The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-08-01


County, and Mrs. Cline, of Cincinnati, the
only two surviving pensioners of the Revo-
lutionary war now living in Ohio, were at
the ex-soldiers and ex-sailors reunion at
Columbus on the 26th. T.iey were escorted
In the parade by company of soldiers in
Continental uniform.
THE extensive Howe Sewing Machine
works at Bridgeport, Conn, were almost en-
tirely consumed by fire on the night of the
26th. The loss on stock, buildings and ma
chinery will reach about $3.50 900; insured
for $2I5, 900.
Mrs. ELIZA WARD, doing business as
the Ward Iron Company, at Niles, Ohio,
made an assignment on the 26th, of all her
New Philadelphia. Robert w. Ratciiff
and John NJ. Stull were appointed as
signees. The liabilities are thought to be
about S5O0,000. James Ward, the son of
81, 400, 900, but his wife, who was of a
wealthy family, saved something out of the
wreck and Ward resumed the business
under his mothers name.
THE bridges of the Detroit, Grand
Haven & Milwaukee; Chicago & West
Michigan, and Grand Rapids & Indiana
railroads, at Grand Rapids, Mich, were
carried away by floods and a log-jam on
the 26th. Over 100000 900 feet Of logs,
which were in the jam, foated away. The
lower part of the city was flooded. 1t is
impossible to estimate the damage but it
will reach over $2,00O,000.
The jury in the case of ex-Treasurer
Polk, of Tennessee, who had been on trial
at Nashville for embezzlement, brought in
a verdict of guilty as indicted on the 26th,
fixing the penalty at imprisonment in the
penitentiary for twenty years and imposing
q fine to the full amount of the embezzle-
ment-
A FARMER named Amos Floyd, living
near Rushville, Buchanan County, No.,
who was suspected of stealing horses, was
taken from his house on the night of the 23d
and hanged to q tree. 1t was done so quietly
that none knew of the occurrence until his
body was found. The farmers in the ad-
joining counties had been missing horses
| for some time, and as Floyd was suspected
of belonging to the gang, he having sold
horse which was known to have been stolen
| from st. Joe, the neighborhood was aroused
and he was lynched as stated
THE Secretary of the Treasury gave
notice on the 26tE that the bonds herein
after indicated would not be accepted for
surrender and exchange into three per
| cent. bonds, and that the principal and &C.
crued interest would be paid at the Treas
| ury at Washington on the 1st Of November
| next, and that the interest on said
bonds would cease on that day, viz:
All registered bonds of acts July IA, 1870,
| and january 20, 1871, continued during
| the pleasure of the Government under
the terms of circular No. so, dated May u,
| 1881, to bear interest at the rate OF three
| and one-hah per cent. per annum from
August u, 1881, and which constitute the
/ residue of those issued under the acts of
July IA, 1870, and january 20, 1871, known
| as continued 5s, and which have not hereto
| fore been called, or which have not been Of
| fered for surrender and exchange into three
per cent bonds of the act of July IL, 1882.
The bonds embraced in this circular are
| those last dated and numbered, as required
| by Section 3, of act of July IA, 1870, and in
/ clude those which have been issued on
| tranfer since the 10th call was issued. The
amount of the bonds embraced in this call
is about S31, 100000.
| The failures throughout the country
for the week ending the 27th ult. number 100,
compared with 16S the previous week. They
were distributed as follows: New England,
33; Middle States, 81; Western, 81; South
| ern, 20. Pacific States and Territories, 20;
Canada, 81, and New York City, 8.
The body of Carl Muninger, Ger
man, sixty-seven years of age, of Cincin-
natl, was cremated in the LIE Moyne Gre
matory at Little Washington, Pa, on the
9th u1t. Rev. Edward Vass, pastor of st.
Paul's German Evangelical Church, Gin
cinnati, was present and ofhciated In the
funeral services.
A FORCE of workmen began work on
the grounds opposite Wormley's Hotel,
Washington, for the erection of the build
ings of what is intended to be the great
| University of the National Capital, and
which it is believed by its friends will be
one of the greatest Universities of the land.
The buildings will be new abiding place
for the Columbian University, which has
hitherto occupied buildings nthe outskirts
of the city.
A LOCOMOTIVE struck market
wagon containing Henry Welsh and wife
and Miss Alice Swartz, at Mt. Joy Man
helm road crossing, Lancaster County,
Pa, ON the 9th ult., killing them instantly.
| A TERRIFIC explosion caused by hot
gas coming in contact with cool air in the
receiver at Grace furnace, owned by Tod,
Shambaugh & Co., Brier Hill, Mahoning
the 9th ult., fatally injuring the engineer,
BENJAMIN Jones. Several others were
struck by flying missiles but tnone seriously
hurt. The engine house, large brick
structure, was completely demolished.
JOHN WoRMsTRY, peanut vender at
Fremont, Ohio, shot himself with pistol
in the park at that place on the morning OF
the 27th ult. and died a few hours after
wards.
AT a barbecue given at Satarlia,
Yazoo County, Miss, on the 26th ult., q
Mr.. Warrington objected to the way in
which his son was cutting up a sheep. This
| so enraeed the son that he attacked the
father with knife, emitting his body almost
in two, killing him instantly. The son es-
capped.
HENRY STAATz and George Keisel
were killed in the pit Of the Central Goa
Shaft, at Carlenville, ILL.,, on the 2Sth ult.
by the falling of a large amount Of slate
and coal.
NINE prisoners escaped from the
Niles, Mich, Jail on the night of the 29tt
ult by tunneling under the cells. Two
were captured.
JUDGE ALLEN overruled the motion
for a new trial in the case of ex-State Treas
urer Polk, of Tennessee, at Nashville, or
the 2Sth ult., who was convicted of embez
element of the States funds, and sentenced
the prisoner to twenty years in the peni
! tentiary. The case was appealed to the
Supreme Court and his bond raised to $40,
600, which was given.
THREE little girls, Susie and Annie
Hamilton and Maude Shrader, sitting on 6
rock on the edge of the Hudson River al
Yonkers, N. Y, on the 10Th ult. fell into the
. stream and were drowned.
WILLIAM BURGERDoFF was killed
, and five others seriously burned by the ex
, plosion of mass of molten metal at Gar
rison's foundry, at Pittsburgh, on the 2Stf
ult. The men were engaged in casting a 10, ,0O'
pound roll for rolling mil, when, through
: negligence, a quantity of water was allowed
to get in the pit, the result was an explosion
which sent the molten metal in all direc
tions. Mr.. Burgerdoff was almost com
pletely enveloped by the hot metal and dieC
! in a few seconds after the explosions Thret
of the others were not expected to recover
: A TERRIBLE railroad accident oc.
Cured on the Rome, Watertown & Ogdens
i burg Railway, at Carlyon Station, Or
: leans County N. Y. on the night of tn,