The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-05-17
WEST AND SOUTH.


ATTORNEY GENERAL NASH, Of Ohio, gave
the Secretary Of State, on the 11th, his reasons
why the General Protective Association of
Ohio Liquor Dealers" could not be incorpor-
ated. He says thai the purpose Of the organi
zation, to'protect the rights of its members to
carry on their business, makes the incorpora-
ton Illegal, because it 10 the duty Of the State
to afford that protection
The Secretary of the Army Of Tennessee in
session at st. Louis on the 11th selected
Cleveland, Ohio, rs the place for their ne1t
reunion, which will be held on the Sd and 4th
Of October, 1888, the anniversary Of the battle
of Corinth, Miss. Right Rev. Samuel Fallon,
Bishop OF the Episcopal Reformed Church Of
Chicago, was chosen as orator on that occa-
sion. The Committee on Nominations recon-
mended the election of w. T. Sherman, Pres
ideut; Colonel L. NJ. Dayton, Recording
Secretary; General A. Hickenlooper, Core
spending Secretary; General F. NJ. Force,
Treasurer. Vice Presidents-Colonel G. d.
Munson, Colonel John NJ. Bacon, Major II.
Nell, Major c. Goodbrake, General II. N.
Eldredge, Major A. A. Perkins, Major A. L
Ogg, Captain J. N. Munroe, Colonel George
e. Bryant, Captain Z. L. Bader, General John
W. Noble and General J. D. Stevenson
CoNsIDERABLB excitement was created at
Canton, Ohio, caused by the poisoning of ten
families and about fifty persons by eating corn
beef which had been prepared by a grocer of
that place. All these cases have been re-
ported since the 7th. On the 9th three fami-
lies were taken sick and 1t took the utmost
efforts of the attending physicians to save the
lives Of the patients, and several were still In
q very precarious condi ion, but It was thought
no deaths would occur. Some Of the meat
was given to three dogs by one Of the physi-
clans, and one Of them died and the others
were unable to walk. The grocer cannot &C
count for the poison, unless It was thrown
into the kettle while the meat was boiling.
1t viii be examined by experts.
A FEARFUL cyclone passed over the country
six miles east Of Vienna, La, on the 11th,
sweeping everything beforeit It. An old man and
two children were killed on McLeroy's planta-
ton and several injured. At Arcadia Q num-
Der of houses were blown down, and new
building wrecked, burying the workmen In the
ruins
THE Illinois Republican State Convention
viii meet at Springfield June 2S The basis OF
representation win be one delegate for every
400 votes for Garfield
TIE Farmers National Bank of Springfield,
III capital SIS 900, and the Traders National
Bank OF Fort Worth, Texas, capital $125, zoo
have been authorized to commence business.
"A CALDWELL, Kansas, special says thai
Payne and his company crossed the line on the
10th for Oklahoma He had seven wagons and
fifty men from Wichita and three wagons and
fifteen men from wellington The Oklahoma
Company claim this Is Payne's personal sDter
prise; they are not meddling In It. Its success
they regard as doubtful. The party hope &c
get on the lands before the soldiers receive or
ders to eject them. Then they VIII claim to b
on Government land, and II forced on hope tc
raise the question of title.
Snow fell to the depth ofsix inches at Wash
ington, Iowa, on the 12th.
E.H. BRAUN was convicted at Cleveland