The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-12-20
WEST AND soUTH.

TIE Hall Block, the finest business block In
Tolsio, Ohio, was destroyed by fire on the
night of the l4th- The building was occupied
on the hrst floor by numerous jobbing houses,
and the upper floors by law and insurance
Offices. Theire originated In the music hall,
a room used for public entertainments. The
losses are very heavy and fell principally
upon q few wholesale houses. Taylor. Rod
gers & Co., wholesale boot, shoe and
rubber house had stock worth $500, 900, upon
which the loss will be ov $500, 900; insured
for $3.50, 900. L. s. Baumgsrdner, wholesale
ancy notion house, stock $75, 900, saved prob
ably $4,000; insured for $4,000. Wood &
Acklin, wholesale grocers, lose their entire
stock, valued at between so, 900 and $50, 600
insured for 50 900. The Ohio Central general
Office and the Wabash local Offices were en-
tirely DESTROYED; loss estimated at SIS, 900:
insurance s., 900. The loss of attorneys, archi :
tects and other occupants foot up so, 900; half
insured. The total loss was about s650, 900;
insurance $500. .000 The building was erected
In 1874 at cost q $225, 900.
SIXTY buildings, nearly all Of which were
occupied by business firms, were destroyed by
fire at Newpmt, Ark, on the 18th. Los.
$3.50, 900; insured for $l50,000.
Two boilers in the agricultural works OF
EaTlAu O OFcnuOTu, NJ SduIOQ, ILLINOIS, e1-
plsded on the 10th, killing William McCamey,
engineer; Louis Hunnicutt fireman; w. c.
Henderson, Joshua Oldham, William Miller
and Hiram Palmer, employees Samuel Bell
and C. 8. Armstrong were severely injured, but
It was thought not fatally. The brick engine
house was completely demolished and the south
wall Of the main building blown down. The
adjoining buildings were injured.
The prinof,al hu.fpa.s ror4fon ~ uo1l-In.
Village, Allegan County, Mich, was destroyed
by fire on the morning OF the 10th. Loss
$50, 900; insurance not given.
O'NEILL & Co.'s drug store, P. A. Sauus &
Sons warehouse. H. Franks clothing store
and several dwellings were burned at Gallipo-
lis, Ohio, on the 10th. Loss s25, 90; partially
insured.
THE old Michigan State Capitol at Lansing,
that State, was burned on the 18th. II was q
large frame structure, two stories high, with
an attic, built In 1S4T, and had been occupied
by Pratt Brothers, handle manufacturers.
The First Presbyterian Church at Fort
Wayne, Ind, was burned on the 10th. Loss
SIS, coo; insurance $l4,' o.
THE Missouri Pacific freight house, with al
its contents, and the State line elevator, with
20, 900 bushels OF grain, at Kansas City, NO.,
were burned on the 10th. Loss $4,000; in.
surance about s65, 900.
A RICH tin ore mine was recently discovered
on the farm Of Henry Flemings, near Win ers
Vile, Jefferson County, Ohio. The ore is said
to rival in quality that OF the famous tir ore
mines OF Cornvsll, England, and preparations
are being made to work the mines OF large
scale. There Is also 3 rich vein Of coal and
deposits of limestone In the same vicinity.
Hon. GoDLovE ORTIZ, member Of Congress
from the Ninth District OF Irdiana, died a
indianapolis on the night OF the 18th. Hi:
disease was blood poisoning.
JOHN SCHPENGLER shot and killed his wife
at Baltimore on the.l5th, while she was lyins
asleep in bed with three little children by hel
side. He then shot himself.