The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-03-22
WEST AND SOUTH.

TEE Iroquois Club celebrated the 18th an
niversary Of Andrew Jacks0n's birth by ban
que at the Palmer House, Chicago, on the
18th. This club Is . newly organized body and
comprises some Of the best Democrats in that
city, and this event is the first formal intro
duction TO the attention of the outside world.
THE steam 'wboat Etna exploded her boil
ers on the 18th on the Great Kanawha, three
miles above Point Pleasant. Dune. Anderson,
OF Pomeroy, fireman, was killed, and Captain
Henderson and several others were severely
injured The boat took fire and was burned
to the waters edge.
MISS ANNA MARIA HERMANN, who was sent
to the County Poor Asylum at Louisville, Ky,
In January last, died at that Institution on the
10th from starvation. Miss Hermann was a
lady OF superior intelligence. native Of Ger
many and for q time aughtlanguage in Louis
vile to q few young ladies' In January last
she became violently insane, and was arrested.
She requested the arresting officer to kill her,
as she desired to go to heaven without delay.
When this was refused her she declined to take
any food, and ate nothing up the time Of her
death-sixty-two days.
FIVE boys, aged from nine to eleven years,
lost their lives, on the 10th, by the caving in
Of q playhouse which they had dug in bank
at st. Joseph, Mo.
SERGEANT MASON, who has been sentenced
to eight years. imprisonment in the Albany,
N. Y, penitentisry for shooting at 6uiteau,
enlisted when but eighteen years of age in the
Seventy y-eighth Ohio regiment commanded by
General Leggett- Mason was born and reared
in Brookheld Township, near Caldwell, Noble
County, Ohio. General Leggett has written
letter to President Arthur in the prisoners
behalf, stating that he was . brave, faithful
soldier and widely popular in his regiment.
LIEUTENANT CLARKE, OF the Tenth Infantry.
U. s. A, who was arrested while In charge of
he squad at Garheld's tomb, Cleveland, o.,
and had been on trial at Detroit for some time
past for some breach of discipline, was re-
leased from arrest on the nth and restored to
duty upon q telegraphic order from headquar-
ters at Washington.
GoyKRNoR CRITrRNDEN, of Missouri has
advertised the sale Of the Hannibal & St. Joe
Railroad, because Of default Of the road TO pay
interest due the State. The sale is to take
place from the door Of the court house at st.
Louis, October next.
A HELENA, Ark, special says: "The de-
struction now prevailing in the sunk lands Of
the upper st. Francis has never been equaled
In the annals of disasters which have been vis-
tied upon man. These people, who are al
whites, have received po help Of any kind.
Hundreds Of families are living upon RATS and
eating dead animals. Floating carcasses are
seen in every direction with large slices cut
from them by these starving creatures, who
grasp at everything, no matter how revolving.
The Tyronga, small river running out from
st. Francis, with Little River and other points,
are thicl<ly settled wi whites who are on RATS,
scaffolds and logs. Families are huddled to-
gether like animals, praying for food. For
distance Of three hundred miles no land Is to
be seen
GOVERNOR SHELDON, of New Mexico, re-
ceived q dispatch from Captain Block, of the
Shakespeare Guards. Q Territorial nilitia com