The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-09-15

suicide. It is thought the preparations at
there. - - : -
ERIE COUNTY, Pa, has suffered to
the extent Of thousands of dollars from forest
nres. A fierce gale on the 11th blew the fires
30 near Erie that portions of the city were In
danger. At numerous manufactures in the
stantly at work branching the premises.
A TERRIFIC storm passed over the
northern part of Dallas County, Texas, on
the night Of the sth. Churches, residences,
school houses and other buildings were blown
to pieces. A large amount Of iafm property
and crops were destroyed and number of
persons injured. One whole family, named
Humphreys. are reported drowned. =.
DIR. 8. A. BoINToN, in letter to the
editor of the Cleveland Sunday Foies, dated
September 10, makes the following statement
In regard to the Presidents condition: 3" At
the present time the President 10 sleeping
quietly, and his pulse Is 12L For some weeks
bis pulse has ranged during the day time from
ia to 118 and during the night from liz &c
12z; An increase of temperature accompanied
by an acceleratiou Of pulse commences each
day about seven p. M, and begins to
the fever has disappeared, the tempera-
ture is then nearly normal and the
pulse correspondingly low. The giandulaT
trouble has pretty much suosided. About
ten days ago lung trouble made Its appear
ance.and Ia now the most serious feature In the
case. BIS cough is severe and troublesome,
he expectorates considerable quantities of
present lung trouble, but should there be
other developments Of the same nature in the
lungs or other vital organs, his case would
become almost hopeless. The possibility Of
cry still doubtful. While am hopeful cam
not shut my eyes to the fact that new dangers
may arise at any time. The President is
very weak, and has never had an appetite
fair amount of nourishment. His stomach
gives him no trouble. He was gradually
losing ground prior to his removal from
Warrington. The air here is a fine tonic to
him On last Thursday and Friday he made
satisfactory Improvement. During the past
twenty-four hours there has been neither
gain nor loss. For the past few days there
has been gradual Improvement in the con-
dition Of the wound should the continued
effects Of the blood poison develop no new
complications the President will recover.
am hopeful but anxious.n The President
had an increase of fever on the 11th and hfs
pulse, temperature and respiration were high
o. than at any time since his removal to
Long Branch It was feared an abscess had
formed In the lungs. His condition was con-
sidered very critical
UP to the 11th more than 200 victims
Of the recent forest nres in Huron and sanilac
Counties, Mich, had been buried and moro
bodies were being found daily. More than
fifteen hundred families are reported to be
utterly destitute. They huddls In barns,
schooihouses and in their neighbor's houses,
scorched, blinded and hopeless. Some still
wander half craxed around the ruins Of their
habitations. vsinly seeking their dead More
than ten thousand people, who only one week
ago occupied happy, comfortable homes, are
to-day helpless and homeless sufferers, Il -
SECRETARY KIRKwooD has decided
to furnish the Governor of Arizona at once
with Q supply Of arms to be distributed among
people In that portion of the Territory throat
ened with an Indian invasion. ,.-. s.-
SERGEANT MASON when relieving the
guard at the Washington jail on the after
noon Of the 11th, shot at Guiteau through
the window Of his cell and came near killing
him. The ball grazed Guiteau's head. Mason
was arrested.
ACCORDING to q careful account the
number OF White Mountain Apaches out on
the war path 10 75o, all told.