The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-09-05

from Vera Cruz.
A CONVICT in the Southern Peniten-
tiary at Chester, ILL.,, named John Coil, cut
the fingers of his left hand off on tine Goth
ult. to escape hard work.
For the third time within a year
year disastrous fire visited Petersburg,
Ind, on the Both ult. Tho principal square
of the town was burned. Loss, $4,000: in
surance, $4,000.
The distribution of the new postal
notes among the postofiices OF the country
commenced at Washington ON TIE Both,
and curiosity seekers all over tine country
are anxious to get the first number of
these notes.
FRANK BURES, a colored burglar, was
shot dead at Atlanta, Georgia, on the 18th
ult. by Police Officer Green, whom he
| furiously assaulted with a dirk.
A SHOWER of wheat straw rained
down for five minutes from cloudless sky
at Big Spring, Meade County, Kentucky,
on the 29th ult.
THE Fairfield, Conn, chemical works
were destroyed by fire on the 3lst ult.
Loss, 100000. Thirty Western Union wires
were destroyed.
THE business failures throughout the
whole country for the week ending the
31st ult., numbered 1856, against 165 the
previous week, an increase of u. or these
the New England States had 26; Middle,
26; Southern, 81; Western, 52; Pacific
| States and Territories, %; Canada and
Provinces, %; New York City, 1.
ANOTHER oil well was found at Canon
City, CAL, on the 31st ult., at depth of
LOGO feet. The oil is a heavy, pure lubri-
eating.
AT midnight on the 31st ult eleven
Norman horses, recently imported, were
smothered in a burning barn at Blooming
| ton, Ill.
NAT M. SMITH, of Nashville, re-
ceived a box of wedding cake by mail from
Annie L. Sullivan, New Albany, Ind, on
| the 31st ult. He ate two pieces, became
| quite i'll and was restored with difficulty.
/ The cake contained strychnine. He did
not know Annie L. Sullivan.
THIEVES blew open E. j. Olds &
| Co.'s safe in their dry goods and grocery
store, at Mt Clemens, Mich, on the night
Of the 31st ult., took twenty-five dollars in
| cash and loaded wagon with about 81 900
| worth of the most valuable goods.
| JIMMY BURNS, with several aliases, a
notorious bankrobber, escaped from Jail in
New York City on the 31st ult.
A NEW telegraph company, called
the Citizens and Telegrsphers' National
Union Telegram and Cablegram Company
with capital of S, ,OOo, 900, was Incorporated
| at Boston on the 3lst ult. The shares are
SIS, snd no person can hold more than $780,
| 600 worth. Every employe and operator
| must be a stockholder.
THE Texas cattle fever broke out
in Detroit, on the 3Oth ult., in she herd
of a milkman in the western part of the
city. The whole herd of twelve cows are
infected. Several have already died. A
Genessee County farmer for feeding some
| two weeks ago, have also been attacked by
disease and five died.
SOME excitement was caused in Mil
waukee, Wis, on the 31st ult., by a case of
cholera being reported to the health office
| by DR.. Belowski. He has had experience
| in Turkish hospitals, and declares the case
to be genuine cholera.
MACK MARsDEN, who is notorious in
Jefferson County, Mo-, as murderer, thief
and generally bad man, was shot from am
bush while riding along a road in that
county on the 31st ult.
ONE million feet of lumber and a
planning mill belonging to Eldridge & Sons,
of Fort Howard, Wis, was burned on the
31st ult. Loss, Sa0o.000. Five railroad cars
| were burned at the same time.
OVER five miles of woods were burned
between West Deer Park aud Farmingdale,
L. l., on the 1st. Several families were
driven from their homes by the flames.
A STEAM engine attached to a thresh-
ing machine exploded in grain field six
miles north of Frankfort, D. T., instantly
killing five persons and injuring five
| others, four of whom are in a critical con-
dition.
AT the town of Logoo, near Calves
ton, Tex, on the I'd, while services We're
being held IN the principal church there was
a severe thunder storm, during which light
ming struck the building, killing the priest,
four men and little girl.
STEPHEN RAYMOND, alias Marshall,
a noted forger, was captured in New York
on the 1st while attempting to dispose of
altered Union Pacific bonds which were
stolen from the Northampton, Mass, bank
in 1876, when 8, ,0O0, 900 in money and bonds
| were stolen. This is the same man who
disposed of S750,0O0 of forged Erie and Buff
falo bonds in 1872, for which he was sem
fenced to five years in tie penitentiary.
THE drought in eastern New England
during the past month has greatly injured
the crops. Farmers are feeding their cows
on winter hay.
GEORGE PooLER, an old resident of
CORY, Pa, was found dead at his home in
that place on the I'd. His family were
away visiting and it is thought that his
death resulted from heart disease.
WESLEY MUNNand John Mabin, con-
ductor and engineer on the Northwestern
Railroad, and tramp were killed in a col
lision near Crescent City, Iowa, on the I'd.
AT Marshall, Tex, on the 1st, con-
siderable excitement was raised by a diff
ficulty between whites and blacks. About
100 negroes assembled in hall to organize
a military company, and party of whites
went to the negroes rendezvous, intending
to observe the proceedings of the colored
men. The house was found guarded by a
dozen blacks, one of whom after calling
out to the Caucasians to halt, Immediately
fired both barrels of his shotgun. General
firing then began, the negroes shooting
from the house and behind trees. No one
was killed. EAZ
The schooner Yankee Blade, loaded
with iron ore, foundered off Skillagalee,
Lake Michigan, on the Ist. She sprang a
leak and sank fifteen minutes latar, the
vessel bursting open with a report like a
cannon, and the mainnast being throw n
completely out. The crew had barely time
to escape in the yawl-boat, and were picked
up several hours later by the steamer
City of Grand Rapids.
Two express trains on the Central
Vermont Railroad collided at Colchester,
Vt, on the 1st. The engines and tenders
were wrecked and baggage cars teIescoped
Thirteen persons were badly injured, but
none killed.
COLONEL Z. B. WHITMAN, a promi-
nent Free-Soiler in ''border ruffian" times,
and later having charge of National ceme-