The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-03-28
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
TIE bill prohibiting the acceptance of
sailroad passes bye the Penn sylvania State
officers passed It's third reading In the Senate
Of that State on the 2lst.
JOHN KANE, . leader of the MOLLY
Maguires," OF Fayette County, Pa, was shot
and killed by +. C. KeiehlY, Superintendent OF
the Youngstown Coke Works, situated about
on the 2lst Kane had been lately dis
charged from the company's employ FOR or
ganixinx force OF strikers and driving men
out OF the pits, and was ordere 70 leave the
company's house in which be was living. This
90 enraged him that he threatened TO take
Keighly's life and went 70 the company's
store and attacked him for that purpose.
Instantly. Kane was one Of the men arrested
some months since for the murder OF Maurice
Healy, q nou-union man, but was afterwards
released.
Two workmen, Patrick Foley and
Thomas Burgoyne, were severely burned at
the Bessemer Steel Works, Cleveland, Ohio, on
the 2lst, by the overturning Of huge con-
yerter containing seven tons of melted iron.
They were not expected TO recover.
COLONEL SIDNEY MAXWELL, Superin-
tendent Of the Cincinnati Merchants Ex-
change, has made an elaborate statement Of
number Of hogs packed in that city from
November up 70 March /, to be 42o 400; an
increase over the previous year Of 4o.5 Sc. The
aggregate yield OF lard, l5,77qO6 pounds;
increase Zoo, 700 over the previous year; an
increase Of the aggregate cost OF hogs,
81, ,214, ,254; barrels Of pork produced, 1897.
CHRISTIAN YoDER, a farmer, living
near Wooster, Ohio. fell from his hay-mow,
on the 10th, and was>instantly killed.
TIE rainfall in California during the
first half of March was very light and fears
were entertained that unless there were plenti-
full showers before the middle of April the
wheat and barley crops would be almost total
failures, except In several of the coast coun-
ties, which may be aided by fogs. The fruit
and grape crop, however, promises TO exceed
that OF any previous year.
The Grand Lodge of knights of Pyth-
las OF Ohio will hold It's annual session at
Cincinnati commencing 21st of May next.
HON. CLARK IRVINE, Chairman of the
Ohio Democratic State Central Committee,
has issued . call for the Committee to meet in
Cleveland on Wednesday, April 19, to fix the
time and place for holding the next Demo-
cratic State Convention.
The Tennessee Legislature on the 21st
passed q bill TO pay pension OF ten dollars a
month to Tennessee Federal and Confederate
eOlQlcrB WHO lOfL an eve OF eyes curing the
late civil war. The Governor signed the bill
to pay the State debt at 1fty cents on the dol
lar and three per cent. interest
ADvICEs from various points in the
Yellowstone country up to the Goth, indicate
that the past winter had been favorable for
stock men and the loss from exposure and
cold weather was estimated az not over five
per cent for the entire Territory of Wyoming.
The house of Duncan Doles, one mile
north of Byer's Staiion, jackson County,
Ohio, was destroyed by fire on the 18th. Doles
was ninety-eigh years old and occupied the
house alone. When the fire had partly sub
sided the neighbors found the dead body of
Doles under q bed with n rope around his
neck. II is believed that he was strangied
and placed there and then the house frei.
considerable gold and silver coin and some
melted money was found in the ashes. He
was known to have bee1 in the habit of keep
ing large amount of money about the house,
as he was man Of considerable wealth.
The residence of Mrs. James Rudolph,
occupied by DR.. Charles Fisher and Mrs. Mum
gam, at Newport, r. L, was destroyed by fire
on the morning OF the 21st. All the occupants,
save a servant girl named Mary Barry, escaped
The charred remains OF the latter we're after
wards found in the ruins Mrs Mangam's
lare husband was for many years Charge
d'Afairs in China and DIR. Fisher was for
about fourteen years Vice Consul at China and
Japan, anu IlclT COt0OlucQ cOueCtlOQb OF DrlC-
a-brac, which were large, rare and valuable,
were lost In the flames. DIR. Fisher also lost
his valuable library and all the inmates their
| personal effects.
A LITTLE boy named Charley Thomas
died at Gloucester, n. j., on the Goth, from
fright. 1t had been reported through that
city for weeks that q ghost was making
nightly visits on the streets and, IL is al
| legged, that q week before his death, while
going b me, Charley encountered the
'sghost." When be arrived at home be
related what be had seen and then went into
commissions and remained in them until he
| died. II has since been learned that the
"ghost" was young man named William
Haworth. who had wrapped sheet around
him and went out to scare couple that were
| sparkling.
The Commissioner of the General
Land Office issued an order on the 22d open
| ing to settlement and entry, under the home
stead laws. lands withdrawn for but not needed
| in the final adjustment OF the grant made e
the State OF Arkansas in aid OF the Little Rock
| & Fort Smith Railway.
The steamship Burgundia from Mar
seilles, with the remains of John Howard
Payne, the author of 'Home, Sweet Home, y
| on board, arrived at New York on the ed
The body was placed on q catafalque in the
Governors room In City Hall, where it wa;
| viewed by thousands. The remains were taker
on q special car to Washington on the 24tf
| and delivered to the authorities OF Oak Hill
| Cemetery, where they viii be held till the 9Th
of June, the ninety-hrst anniversary of the
| poets birth, when the final ceremonies viii
take place.
| HERBERT EATON shot his brother
Joseph and man named Samuel Kelley, a
| Calais, Me-, on the Goth. He gave himself VI
and was admitted to bail.
| j. G. SANCHEs, a member of an old
Spanish family OF the state OF California, en-
tered the National Concert HaIl in San Fran
cisco on the 2lst ami shot his mistress, whC
was waiter girl there, and then killed him
self. Her wounds 4 was thought were fatal
Jealousy was given as the cause.
AN explosion of gas occurred at Parker
colliery No. 9 Of the Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany at Lost Creek, near Shenandoah, Pa, OF
the 22d, by which Martin Torhey, John Muir
ray, William McAndrew, James Litchman
William Litchman and Polander, -whos'
name was unknown, were severely and per
haps fatally burned. The two Litchmsni
were the most seriously injured.
TIE Eureka cotton mills at Mount
Airy, N. c., were destroyed by fire on the I'D
The loss was estimated at 1900; insurance
s15,0O0.
A FRAME barn belonging to Edward
Meaiyard, at Shipman, Ill, was destroyed b,
FIRE on the 21st and 1876 head Of cattle burnes
to death.
JOHN s. GRAY, State Harbor Master
OF San Francisco, has absconded with nearl,
800, 900 of the States money.
The West Hamilton flour mills, a
Hamilton, Ohio, were burned on the 22d. Los
$4,000; insurance, 1850 on the stock bu
none on the building.
SUMNER G. HoLcoMB, an attorney
shot and killed John Aleshire, q night watch
man, at Butler, Bates County, No., on tn,
2lst, while under the influence Of LIQUOR
Holcomb belongs to one OF the best families
of that county but for years has been terro
when intoxicated. He was arrested
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