The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-04-05
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was showed under near Cavilear, Dakota, and
found dead after eight days.
THE Cincinnati and New Orleans packet
Golden City, en- route from New Orleans to
Cincinnati, burned at her wharf at Memphis
on the morning Of the Both ult. Between
thirty and forty lives were lost, principally
women and children. The steamer was
crowded with people from the flooded coun-
try. The fire was caused by the bursting of q
lamp in the hands of colored deck-w watch
man.
TRUMAN DUNHAM, President of the Board
of Water Works Trustees Of Cleveland, was
killed at the Cleveland Linseed OIL Works on
the 30th ult. He had gone into the cellar be-
meath the works to adjust some Of the machin-
cry when he was caught among the shafting
and belts and killed almost instantly. Mr..
Dunham was one of the most prominent citi,
zens of Cleveland, interesting himself in near
ly all the public improvements of that city for
the past twenty years. He leaves wife and
family.
A ST. PAUL special of the 3Oth ult. says;
Since Saturdays blizzard scattered reports
have been received showing loss Of life on the
frontier. The facts are generally concealed,
but 1t is certain there has been much suffering
and many deaths. The blizzard extended from
Southern Dakota to Manitoba, and reports
come from all along the railroad lines. One
man was found frozen to death on the prairie
near St. Vincent, and two near Breckenridge.
Several isolated families had narrow escapes.
A Lieutenant, name unknown, starting on
furlough from Fl. sisselton, Oak, died from
exposure Thursday. He was going to Ger
many. A stage driver named Howard was
found deadnear Lake Wahbow, half mile
from home. Mrs. Long and her ten-year-old
son Albert were found dead near Goodwin,
Oak. They were going to see q sick neighbor.
Fifteen land explorers who started from Abb
erdeen and Watertown are missing since Mon
day, and only two of their ponies have been
found.
DICK LITTLE, member of the James gang
Of robbers, has been captured and has made a
confession that is said to contain startling
facts. 1t is believed the career of the James
boys is drawing to close.
THE Chinese merchants of San Francisco
recently opened Merchants Exchange which
they have been secretly organizing for some
time, and elected officers. The object is for
mutual benefit and protection.
Two notorious cattle thieves, named W. T.
Phebus and Jay w. McGrew, were taken from
the jail at Pueblo, Col, on the morning of the
1st, by sixteen masked men and hanged to q
tree. The lynchers then rode some ten miles
out on the st. Charles road and surrounded
the house Of q man named Reynolds, capturing
three more, 8. P. Chastine, Berry Chastine and
Frank Crosby, who were suspected Of cattle
stealing and also lynched them. Only one of
this gang of thieves is now at large.
TIE Territorial Insane Asylum, at Yankton,
Dakota, was destroyed by fire on the afternoon
of the I'd and four of the inmates were burned
to death. The origin of the fire is mystery.
News from the overiowed district show
that planters are taking every advantage of
the declining waters, plowing and planiin as
fast as the exposed land viii permit, and are
becoming more cheerful every day. The river
at Memphis has been declining steadily, and on
the ID had declined twenty-seven inches from
/ the highest point