The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-01-16

/ pressing regret that illness prevented his at
tendance. Speeches we're made by Gov.
Bishop, Hon. George Hendleton, and Generals
AT Jonesboro, Craighead County,
Ark, a few days ago, a man named Henri
Dierk, while attempting to make a balloon =
cension fell from trageee upon which he ~
killed.
The scarlet fever is prevailing to an
alarming extent at Mitchell, Ind, and ali OF
the public schools there have been closed.
On the 9th of December a mail car.
rier named Casey left Sun River, NJ. T., in 6
mail cart for Fort Benton. Not reaching the
| next station, and as n snow storm was pre-
vailing at the time, It was supposed that he
had been lost. Search was made, and on the
| 5th inst. Casey was found seated in his cart
which the horse vas drawing slowly along
about twenty miles north of Springs Station
During all that time he had wandered on the
prairie in nearly circle, camping out nights
and without particle Of food. His feet were
badly frozen, but it is believed he will not lose
his limbs.
SIX or eight persons were more OF
less injured in a railroad accident on the Ohio
& Mississippi Railroad, near Springfield, Ill,
on the 9th.
The Republican members of the
Colorado Legislature have nominated Pro.
fessor N. II. Hill for the United States Senate
The Legislature will elect on the 14th.
The Ohio State Central Committee OF
the National Greenback party held a meeting
at Columbus on the 9th, and adopted a resolu.
tion expressing their unalterable opposition
to coalition Of the Greenback party with
| either Of the old parties.
WrrvrANy Drrpvr. of Tolado Ohio
formerly Deputy-Sherif, but later a brake
man on the Lake Shore Road, shot his wife
and then killed himself, on the 10th. The
woman lies In precarious condition. Domes-
tic trouble is the cause assigned.
P. WLsoN& Sons extensive carriage
trimmings and saddlery establishment, Of Gin
cinnati, was entirely destroyed by fire on the
10th. An unoccupied building adjoining was
also burned. Loss on the former, $4,000;
on the latter, $4,000.
The Nevada Senate, on the 10th,
adopted a jsint resolution asking the Con-
the passage Of a bill to check or prevent fur
ther importation of Chinese.
A CONFLICT of jurisdiction has taken
place in Tennessee, where State Judge McCon-
mel persists in trying cases against the reve-
illegal arrests. Judge Baxter has ordered him
to appear before the United States Court,
Feb. 8, and show cause why he should pro-
coed to try these cases when they have been
transferred to the United States Circuit
Court.
SITTING BULL is now camped on
Little River, near the United States bound
ary. He wishes to return to the States and
has sent runners to several agencies in the
Tarrtnries with the inform af haf
people are willing to surrender their horses
and arms and submit to the agency rules If
the Government will guarantee them protec-
tion.
A. o. P. H. SEBRoN, Past Grand
Master of the l. o. o. F. of Tennessee, and
d. c. Howell have been detected in a conspir-
acy to defraud the society of insurance money.
They had already secured $4,000, and were
scheming to defraud the Benevolent Society
of Chicago and the United Brotherhood of
Pennsylvania out Of $1,000.
A DISPATCH from Pendleton, Wash
ington Territory, dated the 10th, states that
the two Indian Chiefs, White Owl and Quit
Triumph, convicted for killing whites, were
executed at 3 O'Clock on that day. A strong
guard of regulars and militia was on duty to
prevent possible rescue, but nothing of the
kind was attempted.
The ice in the Ohio River broke up
on the 18th, and considerable damage was
done to boats and barges at various points; a
number of the latter being crushed and sunk
by the floating ice.
. WASHINGTON REIFsNYDER was in
stantly killed, William King fatally injured,
and John Betzs had his feet crushed in a rail-
road accident on the Marietta & Cincinnati
Railroad, near Mineral City, Ohio, ON the
night of the 11th.
The Military Court of Inquiry into
the responsibility Of Major Reno for the Gus
ter massacre convened at Chicago on the 18th.
AN earthquake shock was felt at
Jacksonville, Fla, on the night of the 18th.
The shock continued about thirty seconds.
No damage was done. The shock was felt in
the interior of the State and for some distance
down the Gulf coast