The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-07-10
NEWS SUMMARY,

Mimi Walton, the actress, died
at san Francisco.
The steamer Glen Logan has tbeen at
tached by Tkoiton H. Cook. of Liverpool,
who holds a mortgage for $4,000.
The supreme court of Ohio, took a va
cation Saturday for the summer, which
will continue until the 22d of September.
A dispatch from Elkton. Md, says Med
ford Waters was sentenced by Judge Stump
for the murder of Jenkins Whaley, to be
hanged.
Burton Tower fell upon circular saw
at his mill near Leavenworth, Crawford
County, Ind. and died from his terrible
injuries.
A wealthy silk manufacturer in Stat
fordshire, England, has been sent to prison
for refusing to maintain his wife and
children.
Secretary McCrary will spend the sum-
mer in the District of Columbia, occupy.
ing house at the soldiers home, near the
President.
1t is rumored that several eastern editors
have escaped from their labOrs and credi-
tors, and are resting at the popular sum-
mer resorts.
was fined $50 by Justice Kelley Saturday
and sentenced to three months in the
work-house.
A three-year-old child of Willis Buck
ner, living near Plainfield, Indiana, was
fatally injured by falling out of second
story window.
Why should not America be proud when
she can beat England on the race.ti ack,
| L. hos axr-d rcf .rv,r 10 o.rh
in the pulpit,
For the killing of Mrs. Foster near
Memphis last April, William Parker (col-
ored) has been found guilty of murder in
the frs. degree.
The seventy-fivebour walk at Chicago
between O'Leary and Grassland was Won
by O'Leary, who made $50 miles, Grassland
dong 225 miles.
The award for publishing the Ohio
codified laws was given to II. w. Derby
at 81, 40 vollme, that being his bid for
the work in bulk.
Matthew and John Guy Vassar will
| shortly erect at Peughkeepsle a handsome
and convenient building to be used as a
"bome for old men,,
| The number of hogs packed in Chicago
during the present summer season IS ,OOO
900 against 1,10O, ,0OOO for the correspon.
ding period last year. s-
| II is a curious coincidence that Mr..
Forepaugh was the keeper at the Phila
delphia Geological Gardens who cut the
tigers toe nails lately.
The Belgian government has submitted
TO the chamber of Representatives, bills tax
| ing the cultivation of home and importa
tion of foreign tobacco.
| An engine, while running to a fire in S,
Louis upset while running turning q
corner. falling on Jacob Kaltenthaer and
instantly killing him.
The trustees of the sportsman's challenge
cup say it must be rOwed for ON the Thames
cor Tyne, and will not surrender it to
Hanlan to take to Canada
| The President has nominated Colonel
Horatioi G. Wright Chief of Engineers
with the rank Of Brigadier- General, vice
General Humphreys, retired.
Lord Beaconsfield is said to have taker
a house at Clapham, London suburb
hither to guiieless of coronets and giver
up to evangelicalism and banking.
In aspiritualist meeting at Willimantic
Conn, man set between two of his wives
and third was Just behind him. There
seemed to be no enmity in the party.
Senator Gordon's sheep ranch in Geor
gia comprises 10000 acres. Negro con
victs will enclose it with stone wall
seven miles ofwhich have been completed
The German Government, it is said, i
to nominate Bishops, subject to the Pope
approval, and the Bishops nominat
priests subject to the Governments ar
proyal.
Several Vassar school girls were foun,
fencing in the gymnasium with broom
sticks A professor told them that sucl
an accomplishment would not help then
to secure husbands.
Just as the neighbors had gathere,
around the body of Mrs Weir, in Memphis
and begun to talk abont the good qualItie
of the dead old lady, she sat mp and join
ed in the conversation.
William NJ. Tweed's heirs are unabl
to secure that 80 900 insurance held on hi
life. His running away to Spain withou
giving the insurance companies notice, j
the ecause of the forfeit. 49,
In Paris the editor of the Tribouiet ha
been sentenced to six months imprisor
ment and 5000 frances fine for caricatr
ring president Grevy, ministers Ferry an
Lepere, and NJ. Gambetta.
Count Leopold Lazansky, of Bohemis
has started an opera-house Of his own, i
: which he feeds, clothes and pays his al
fists, and, like the King of Bavaria, enjoy
their performances in solitude.
Swarms of grasshoppers are repOrte
to have invaded Dakota Territory,
portion of Southwestern Minnesota an
Northwestern Iowa. doing great damag
to the whest and other crops.
The cost of the late Durham strike i
England is estimated at 100000: nearl
half is borne by the men. Without reckon
| ing interest, it is computed that it WI
take 94 years to make up the sum lost.
| A former hotel manager writes to Vier
ma paper that 80 per cent of the name
given as of guests from America, japan
India, &c. in German leading hotels, ar
false announcements, made with view
gain CUSTOM
Blanqui, the superannuated French col
spIrator, has lived for several years e,
clusively on bread and milk. His geners
health is said to be good, in spite of hi
long imprisonment, though he is subjeC
to heart disease.
Two blacksmiths working togethe
at Cronin's Store, Lake County, TenI
fell out over ten pounds OF iron, armc
themselves, md fired until both fell dea
leaving two widows and several orphan
to mourn their folly,
A picturesque picture lately attracte
attention in Flcet street, London. 1t wa
an. equestrian, clad in white breeche.
black riding boots, blue coat, profusel
adorned with gilt buttons, with a larg
sombrere on a cantering mustang.
Tho total average attendance of eacl
pupil in the Chicago public schools
toniy 410 days; yet the system of instrut
ton contemplates a course of twelve year
Tbasfacts are said tn he about the same Il