The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-01-30

Crogan, conductor; c. L. A. Shepherd, assist
ant superintendent, aud Mike Hollerin, fire
man, and seriously inturing Thomas Luby
oscar Schutt, Al Girside and George Peter
| son.
| West and South.
VIRGINIA Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress have been instructed by
| joint resolution of their State Legislature, *
vote for the Texss & Pacific Railroad bill.
The President, Vice President ani
| Cashier Of the defunct First National Bank o.
| the State Of Missouri have been indicted, b,
| a United States Grand Jury, for misapplyinl
the funds of the bank and with conspiracy II
| declaring dividends when there were no nei
profits. The Jury failed to indict Capt j. B
Eads, there being no evidence to base true
bill.
The Democratic members of the In
diana Legislature, on the Goth, nominated
Daniel w. Voorhees, for United States Sena
| tor for the long term by q unanimous vote
| George w. Julian and Mr.. Voorhees, were put
in nomination for the short term, but nc
choice was made. The Republicans nomi
mated Gen Ben. Harrison for the long term
and Godlove 8. Orth for the short term.
SENATOR VOORHEES, was reelected
to the United States Senate, for both the long
/ duu suOIt tCFuo, Aioni Ahuidud, Ou thC SisS.
The Republicans voted for Gen. Ben Harrison
sSot for the s.1% 19ng s. orth for the
The Illinois Senate and House. on
the 21st, voted on United States Senator, and
Gen. John A. Logan, receiving the entire Re
publican strength Of 1O6 votes in both houses,
was elected. Black, Democrat, received 81
votes; Campbell, Greenbacker, 10; McAuhffe,
Socialist, 4.
A BALLOT for United States Senator
was taken in each house Of the Missouri Leg
islature on the 21st. which resulted In the eiec.
ton of the Democratic caucus nominees
Gen. James Shields for the short term and
Col. George G. Vest for the long term.
A BOILER in q portable saw-mill at
Chase, Mich, exploded on the 2lst, killing
three men and injuring three others.
WILKINSON CALL was elected to the
United States Senate by the Florida Legisla-
ture, on the 2lst, to succeed Conover.
Gov. z. B. VANCE, of North Caro-
lima, was elected to the United States Senate
on the 2lst.
AN attempt to thaw out some dynam-
ite cartridges at The Gun Powder Water
Works at Baltimore on the 21st, resulted in
the killing of John Holson and Michael Burke.
The boiler-house was demolished and the
boiler carried some fifty feet.
The joint convention of the Senate
and Assembly Of Wisconsin, on the 22d,
elected Matt H. Carpenter United States
Senator to succeed 7. o. Howe.
The Sheriff and Justice of the Peace
in Alachua County, Fla, tried for making a
false return in the late Congressional election
s,xx xlaG fnN or,
the 22d. The County Canvassing Board and
two inspectors have been arrested on the same
charge.
In the United States Circuit Court at
Jacksonville, Fla, Judge Settle sentenced the
Brevard County Canyassing Board, convicte d
of making false returns of elections-Lee, the
County Clerk, to three years in the Peniten-
tiary, and Wright and Johns, Sheriff and JUS
tice respectively, one year each.
A RESOLUTION introduced in the
Arkansas Senate on the sd to remove the
portraits of Grant and Lincoln and substitute
those Of Lee and jackson was defeated, IS to 9.
THREE negroes named Alexander and
three white men named Gamblin, living near
Meridian, Miss, quarreled on the oath about
some land. Later the negroes ambushed the
white men, killing one and wounding another.
Fire was returned, and two negroes were
killed and the other fed.
o. p. HULL, residing near the village
of Wassonville, lows, on the night of the 23d,
rose from his bed and with an axe split open
the head of his daughter, aged eighteen, and
then shot himself with a pistol with fatal ef-
feet. No cause Is known for the terrible deed
j. u WALKER was elected to the
United States Senate from Arkansas on the
25th.
The Missouri Lunatic Asylum, near
St. Joseph, burned on the 25th. The patients,
about 200 in number, were safely removed.
The building was erected four years ago at a
cost of 100000. There was no insurance.
The First National Bank of Gran
vile, Ohio, suspended ON the 27th. DEPOSIT
tors will be paid in full.
Foreign intelligence.
The plague at Astrakahan is said to
have terminated.
VENEZUELA is having revolution.
Blanco.
SWEDEN is on the verge of a CONNER
cial collapse. Failures are Of daily occurrence
and many people are thrown out of employ
ment.
GENERAL GRANT and family sailed
from Marseilles, France, on the 23d, in a
French mail steamer for India
The Vatican will shortly take steps
to re-establish relations with the Mexican
Government.
AMERICAN coal is selling in Geneva,
Switzerland, slightly cheaper than French
and German coal.
A LONDON dispatch, on the Esd, says.
Captain Adams, at Cork, reports sighting,
about fifty miles west of Fastnet, q ship on
fire, and q steamer wellmanned in the neigh
borhood. Captain Adams, on going to the
assistance of the vessel was warned by the
steamer to keep on his course or he would
burn too, and not to report what he had seen,
else he had better look out for himself on his
next voyage. %
THE London Times says the United
States four per cent. bonds are selling rapidly
in that market.
The owners of the ship Ralston,
whose Captain is credited with reporting to
the Admiralty the suspicious acts OF an un-
known steamer fifty miles west of Fastnet,
state that the affair is either a hoax or de-
lusion.
AUSTRIA, it is reported, has informed
| the powers that she will not forego the right