The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-04-16
LATER NEWS

EARLY on the morning Of the 14th an
explosion of fire damp occurred in the coal
mine of John A. Wood & Sons, near Eliza.
beth, Pa, instantly killing James Painter
and James Stevenson, and iniuring several
others. They had Just entered the mine
and reached the point where they
work when the explosion occurred,
the fro damp igniting from their lamps.
No other persons were Ia that part OF the
mine. William Kent and a workman
named Simmons, both some distance from
the mine, were seriously injured by the
flying debris, and several others were
bruised and cut. Boys playing In the
mine the day previous are supposed TO
have left the trap door open, which al
lowed the collection OF the fatal gas.
Two farmers named Humphrey
Bunch and Jesse Glover, living near Car
rollton, No., quarreled on the l4th because
Bunch, who Is an uncle Of Glover, refused
to allow the latter's cattle TO feed In his
pasture. Glover went away, but soon
after returned and shot his uncle dead.
The mail steamer Reliance, running
between New York and Rio de Janeiro,
was wrecked near Bahia on the 18th. The
passengers, crew and mails were saved.
Her cargo, including seven thousand bags
OF coffee, was lost. She was built last year
and valued at $780, 900; fully insured.
NEWS has been received Of the death
of DR.. Pogge, the German explorer, which
occurred at st. Paul de Loanda, March II.
The Celluloid Brush Company's
Works at Newark, N. j., were burned ON
the l4th, entailing loss OF 100000.
Schultz & Co.'s box factory and
planning mill, together with offices, stables,
lumber piles and J. Richards dwelling
house and shoe store at Pittsburgh were
destroyed by fire on the 14th. Loss $4,000.
AMONG the petitions and mem orials
nrsentod in the Senate on the 18th were resO-
Iuti0ns from the recent convention OF IN
ventors at Cincinnati. opposing any change
of the patent laws: also petition signed by
Mrs. James A. Garfield and 800 citizens of
Cleveland, o., praying for the passage OF bill
providing for the return OF the Nez Percez
Indians 10 their old homes; also petition
from tobacco dealers demonstrating against
the agitation of the tobacco tax question. AMI
praying that the tax be allowed TO remain as
II Is. Consideration OF the Naval ApprOpria-
tion bill was then resumed and after several
amendments had been agreed TO tse bill
passed. Tho bill 10 establish a uniform Ystem
OF bankruptcy throughout the United States
was then taken up. Pending debate on the
section defining the class OF persons who may
apply Tor voluntary bankruptcy and liking
the amount, the Senate went into executive
session and soon adjourned. .. In the House o
resolution was adopted setting apart Saturday,
April lp.for the consideration Of bills reported
from tho Committee on Labor. Bills were
introduced and referred: To place
various articles on the free list; TO
equalizo taxation; authorizing the
retirement OF John @. Fremont with the rank
of Major General; for the appointment OF q
commission OF seventy-six members two OF
different parties 70 be selected from each
State) TO propose TO the several States the
propriety OF calling a convention 10 meet July
I, 1857, for tho purpose Of proposing amend
ments TO tho Constitution. Tho House then
proceeded 10 the consideration OF District
business. and soon after adjourned.