The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-11-14
FouR mem on a scafrold at Reis Broth.

: Four men on scaffold at Refs Broth
ers' furnace in New Castle, Pa, on the 9th
fell eighty feet to the ground by the sup
port giving way. A man named Egan was
instantly killed, and Mcbride and Troy
were fatally injured. The other man es-
capped with slight bruises by catching at
bar in the fall.
SIXTY head of cattle were lost over
board on the passage of the steamer Bull
garian from New York to Liverpool re-
Gently.
JAMES WARD, who had been en-
ployed by Farmer Charlton, living near
Meadville, Pa, about four weeks, made an
assault on Mrs. Charlton while her hus-
in the right side and face with case
knife. After a brisk chase the villain was
arrested. Mrs. Charlton will recover.
THE City of Peking, from Hong Kong,
landed sixty-seven more Cinnamon at San
Francisco on the 9th provided with the
Chinese Government Grader certificates"
Several innocents acknowledged to having
paid money to the Canton inspectors for
their certificates.
WHILE gathering of colored people
was in public hail at Lourinburg, N. C.,
on the 9th the floor gave way, followed by
the walls tumbling down. A wild scene of
excitement ensued, and two were taken out
dead and six injured.
A DEPUTY sheriff named Joel Fowler,
of Socorro, N. M. after terrorizing those
with whom he came in contact, while on
drunken spree, making many perform all
manner of contortion acts at the point OF
revolver, killed a man named Cole for no
reason. This makes the seventh man
Fowler has killed. He was locked up.
A MAN named Harry Livingston, who
has followed counterfeiting for eighteen
years, gave himself up to st. Joseph (Mo.)
officers on the 9th. He said he wanted to
get out of the business, and that so thor
ough was the organization of the counter
feiter's confederacy that that was the only
way he could do 1t.
A SIX years old Italian girl, who came
from Vera Cruz, died at Charity Hospital,
New Orleans, of yellow fever on the 9th.
The Interstate Commission on Fed
eral Aid to Education in the South, appoint
ed at Louisville in September, on the 9th per-
fected bill to present to Congress.
WILL S. KIRRER, Teller of the Sec
ond National Bank of Ironton, Ohio, who
was reported some time since as an alb
sconding defaulter in the sum of $1,000,
returned on the 9th. He saws that he left
home only because of an uncontrollabe de-
sire to go on big spree; that he knew
1000 reward offered for his arrest; {;
| that he has travelled openly on the railroads,
made no efforts at concealment. spending
three DAYS each in Richmond, New York,
| Boston and Cleveland, besides shorter stays
elsewhere. He wore the same clothes all the
| time, but pawned his fine gold watch. In
Cleveland he met Charles Rikhof, a
clothier, and persuaded him to take him
bone, as he was exhausted by his long
| spree, and Rikhof done so. Kirker was
placed under arrest at once, and medical
| aid given him. He needs very careful
| nursing. Public sympathy is with Kirker,
and his statement that he is not q defaulter
is pretty generally credited. There are
| various surmises as to how the shortage in
the bank occurred, but as yet nothing deh-
mite is known.
SPECIAL from Livingston, NJ. T.,
says the Flathead Indians visited the Grow
agency on the night Of the 9th and stole
| fifty ponies. The Crows pursued, over
| taking the party at daybreak. A severe
/ fight occurred, killing two Flatheads. One
Crow was wounded The ponies were re-
/ captured.
The residence of Asa l.. Biggs, son
of the late Judge Biggs, of North Caro-
| lima, was accidentally burned at Franklin
Va, on the night of the 9th. Biggs per
/ ished in the flames, but his wife and chill
/ dren were rescued with difficulty. Mrs,
| Biggs was severely burned in her efforts tc
i save her husband.
c. S. ULINE was arraigned at Grand
Forks, Dakota, on the Sth on an indictment
found by jury for the murder of Charles
and Frederick Ward, of Chicago, in
Ramsey County, in May last. He was ad
mitted TO bail in the sum of $4,000.
The vote on the prop osition to abo
| ish convict contract labor from the Stats
i prisons in New York State, with but few
districts heard from, gives a majority oi
| 234 ,916 in favor of the proposition.
THE extensive tannery of jaime:
Collery & Co., at Allegheny City, Pa, wa'
burned on the 11th. Loss S100,000.
SIX horses and a span of mules were
cremated by the burning of several stoch
sheds at East Liberty, Pa, on the 11th.
THE District Commissioner at Wash
ington has written letter to the Post
master General requesting that the Wash
/ ington papers publishing lottery advertise
ments be excluded from the mails.
J. r. CARNAHkN, Adjutant Genera
of Indiana, has addressed a letter to tn,
Secretary of War proposing National en-
campment of State troops at Washington
next May.
AT Mirahill, Mo-, on the 11th Home
Bolton beat out his fathers brains with
club. He was jailed. Cause unknown.
FRED DIPPENHAUER was attacked b,
three footpads at indianapolis, Ind, oil
the 11th and his skull fractured with
slung shot. The timely arrival of the Do
| lice prevented robbery.
ISAAC JOHNSON and George Sands
two laborers, were assaulted by highway
on the 1lth and both dangerously beaten.
AN attempt was made to wreck
train on the Northern Central Railroa
near Lock Haven, Pa, on the 11th b
fastening a rail across the track. The er
gine only was damaged.
GEORGE RICHARD, a convict no,
J serving a seven years. sentence in th
Ohio penitentiary for robbing a bank q
. Germantown, Montg omery County, ha
confessed that John Steffin, who was cor
victed with himself and two others for th
} for Steffin's pardon.
BURGLARS broke into Dormstaetter
jewelry store at East Saginaw, Mich, @
the night of the 18th, and finding two me
sleeping in the store shot one of then
William Rosa, in the breast and made
E hasty exit.
II PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
: CHARLES GEHRING and John lsaac'
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