The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-08-09
WEST AND SOUTH.

Two Republican Conventions met at At
lanta, Georgia, on the Sd, and received re-
ports from joint committees of conference
looking to an adjustment of their differences.
The Syndicate wing demanded that Pledger
be put out and conference of white men be
allowed to select the State Central Committee.
Pledger's convention refused the proposition
OF the boilers. The boilers elected Benjamin
Conley permanent president. The Syndicate
wing Of the convention adjourned sine die
after nominating the following ticket and en-
dorsing Gartrell for Governor; Congressman
at-large, James Longstreet; Attorney General,
J. d. Cunningham; Secretary of State, W. j.
White; Treasurer, William Barnes; Comp
troller General, Floyd Suelson. Ex-Governor
Conley was made chairman of the Central
Committee. The regular Republican Conven-
ton adjourned after recommending General
5. j. Gartren for Governor, and nominated the
| following State ticket: Congressman-at-lsrge,
r. D. Locke; Secretary of state, X. R. Wright;
Treasurer, F. F. Pulney; Comptroller General,
W. A. Pledger; Attorney General, George 5.
Thomas. A new Central Committee was
created with A. Z. Buck as chairman. The
convention was harmonious throughout.
| Resolutions indorsing the administration were
passed.
AN Austin, Texas, special Of the Sd says
'The Mayor OF Rio Grande City telegraphed
that the yellow fever had broken out on the
Mexican side Of the river and panic existed,
Rio Grande City being overrun with refugees.
He wanted quarantine, and the. Governor
instructed him to use his own discretion until
the health officers of the State arrived.
The viii of the late Governor C. c. Wash
burne, of Wisconsin, has been published.
Among many other bequests are s30O,oo for
an orphan asylum at Minneapolis, and $40, 900
Cor public library at La Crosse. Wis. .l5
THE election in Tennessee on the sd de
feated the call for Constitutional Convention.
The Democrats carried Memphis and Knox
vflle.. ,5eH ~
THE National Dental Association at their
session at Cincinnati, on the Sd, heard pagers
| read by F. NJ. Odell. of New York: DIR. Atkin
son and DIR. w. Z. Barrett, of Buffalo. Niagara
Falls was chosen for the next meeting. The
| following officers were elected to serve during
the, coming year: W. IL. Goddard, Louisville,
President; George J. Friedrichs, New ORLEANS
Z. I. barley, PhilSdelphia Nice Presidents;
A. w. Harllns, Chicago, Corresponding Sec
retary; George II. Cushing, Chicagri, Record
| ing Secretary; George W. Keelcy, oxford, o.,
Treasurer; t.. NJ. OieIl. IT. 4. Moore, =. G.
Perry, G. n. Pierce, W. II. Morgan aud 1. II.
I,ichwinkel Executive Committee. ...-i.
THE paper mill at Elkton, Md, was burned
on the 4th. Loss, Sl0o,00o., The mill was the
property of William Singerly, of Philadelphia
THE last acre of the famous Sullivan farm,
one of the largest in the world, near Decatur,
Ill, has just been sold out to small farmers.
The farm formerly covered $4,000 acres and
employed 600 hands.
THE ex-Confederate Association of Missouri
will hold its annual session at Sedalia, that
State, on the 25th. Wade Hampton and a
| number of others have signifed their inten-
ton of being present.
Mrs. ScovILrE fled, In the courts at Chi
cago, on the 5. h, bill for divorce from her
husband, alleging cruelty on two occasions,
and passionate anger on his part, as the cause.
Her husband claims that she is being in
huence1 by interested outsiders and has no
real grievance.
AT meeting of the tanners at Louisville,
Ky, on the 5th, it was resolved, that owing to
the high price of hides and tannin < materials,
leather could not be made without loss at the
present prices, and it was decided to advance
the price of leather from that date.