The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-04-03
TELEGRAPHIC.
MISCELLANEOUS.


MISCELLANEOUS
New York, March 2S.-The following
details have been received of the loss oi
the steamer ST. Michel:
On the night of March 14th, the Hay.
tien war steamer, St. Michel, six guns,
Commander Nadal, having on board part
of the 9th regiment line of graneriviere
with Gen. Montperat, military governor OF
Cape Haytien, on her way from Port Au
Prince to the last named port, came into
collision with the British steamer Bolivar
of the West India s. s. company of Liver
pool near Gonavis, in the bay of the sane
name. OF $50 persons on board the St
Michel, of whom only four were civilians
" were saved by boats of the English
steamer. Among them are the captain OF
the st. Michel, and Gen. Montperat
Among the lost are DIR. Lahens and Mr.,
Albert Francois Joseph, brother of the
late minister public instruction.
Madison, Wis, March 2S-The body CT
Norwegian named Andrew Munson, was
found in the rear of a saloon at Black
Earth, in this county, yesterday. Another
Norwegian named Severson, was arrested,
charged with numbering Munson, but a
coroner's jury discharged him, and gave
ness.
Evansville, Ind, March 2S.- Captain
Paul Boynton arrived here this afternoon
at o'clock, and was met by the steamers
Morning Star and Idlewild, lashed to-
gether, with six or seven hundred people
on board On his arrival here the levee
was densely packed with spectators.
A boiler in Brinkmeyer & Harper's
washboard factory exploded this morning.
One man had his thigh broken, and three
others were badly scalded. The damage
TO property was not great.
Joliet, ILL.,, March 2s.-Patrick Gaugh-
an, was was sentenced to the penitentiary
from Cook county in April, 1877, fer five
years, for manslaughter, was pardoned
yesterday. Gaughan's wife delivered the
pardon to Warden McCaughry in person.
Mrs. Gaughan was formerly a servant in
President Lincoln's family.
A sneak-thief went through the rooms
of the Auburn house yesterday, and gath
cred i'm considerable booty, consisting of a
miscellaneous collection of jewelry and
articles of clothing. The thief was subse.
quently arrested, and claims TO be a Chi
cago man named John Hanrahon.
Nashville, Tenn, March 2S.-Eugenc
Kelly, of New York, chairman of the COM
mittce of Tennessee bond holders, tele-
graphs that the compromise bill to settle
the state debt at fifty cents and four per
cent. interest, which the Legislature pro
poses To force upon the bond holders will
not be accepted by them.
Deadwood. ID. T., March 2S.-Little
Wolf and his band of Cheyenne Indians
numbering thirty-five lodges with two
hundred aud fifty ponies, were captured
(na~ lrxy vx-rfh n
eighty-five men, on Box Elder creek, near
the Yellow Stone river Tuesday, the 25th
instant.
st. Louis. March 2s-A Topeka, Kansas,
dispatch says: The bridge over Sedalia
creek, on the Kansas Pacific railroad, was
burned at 5oclock this morning, suppoe ed
to have caught from a passing engine.
There will be no delay in trains after TO-
day
La Sale, ILL.,, March 27-Yesterday
morning the fact was discovered that the
new German Catholic church at Peru had
been burglariously entered by some sacre-
ligious person or persons, the altar plum
dered of the chalice, wrought of gold and
silver, and valued at $50 to $50.
Columbus, March 2S.-The democratic
state central committee and large num-
Der of representative democrats met here
anu spent uNc uOuIS ulSCuSSlue TIC tliue
and place for holding the next state con
vention. Governor Bishops friends all
favored holding the convention prior to
June 1st, while the friends of General
Rice and General Tom Ewing favored a
meeting here on June 4th., that being the
day the state greenback convention meets
here The state committee is now in exc
cutive session considering the matter.
The democratic convention decided tc
hold the state convention here on June
4th. The vote stood 12 for June 4th, 81,
for May Goth, and scattering.
Chicago. March 27.-Hon. Joseph Wed
ellie, editor of the Chicago Tribune, leaves
tomorrow for California to spend some
months in recuperating his somewha
impaired physical condition.
Cincinnati, March 2s.-Capt. Boyntor
left OwensborO, KY, this morning ant
will reach Evansville about 9 O'Clock. III,
lectured TO large audience last evening
Boston, March 2S.-The woman suffrag
measure was defeated in the house of rep
resentatives to-day by a vote of IS to 50.
Nashville, Tenn, March 2S.- Kno,
Martin, the colored murderer of Johl
Wittenmer and wife, was hanged here tC
day in presence of about $4,000 people
Before leaving the Jail he made a full
confession of the crime. He made n
statement on the scaffold. The body wa
given over to physicians, who attcmpte
in vain to resuscltate him.
Mattoon, ILL.,, March 2S-Peter Hoben,
young railroad man, was instantly kille
by VIM. Weible last night in a saloon i
this city by striking him on the hea
with a car link. Weible was defendin
friend. Hoben is under arrest.
Harrisburg, March 2S.-Hadessa
Douglass, while walking with femal
friend last evening, near Dauphin, WI
SHOT dead by man named Gainor, VIII
then killed himself.
Cairo, ILL.,, March 2S.-On the 18th
. stant, at Hodges park, in this county, OF
Thomas Ross met Charles johnson, an
the story goes that he informed him tn
he was going TO kill him; that he did n
like to do il, but that he had been told
do 50, and thereupOn proceeded to loa
|. his shotgun in 'Johnson's presence, job
5 son supposing that he was jesting, wake
!. away, but Ross fired and brought hi
t down, and then escaped to Missoul
y jackson was taken to Pulaski connt
, where he died yesterday, and Ross is no
reported under arrest. He is likely
!, hang with Glass, who committed mt
: der in this city last Sunday. Johnson al
Thomas are both colorcd men. A WON,
was at the bottom of the troubl' SO it
: said.
Wilmington, Ill.,, March 2S.-DuriI
:. storm this forenoon two horses we
instantly killed and one injured in I
livery-stable of Joseph Kain, in Brai
e wood.
!, Freedom Ind, March 28.-John
v Leonard's large barn east of Freedom,
d the opposite side of the river. burned ],
night with all its contents, including
q large lot of farming implements, exec
d his horses and one wagon. Loss, Isl
q insured for 81 900. Cause, incendiary.
vi Cincinnati, March 29.-The Licki
county (O) court house, a handsome STR
q ture with four fronts, standing in the 81
n ter of the public square. Newark. u
= Just finished at a cost of $20O, 900, cius
= a ra in the cunnla from q gas let used