The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-08-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
A General Summary of Events at Home
and Abroad.
Compiled from Daily Reports up to the
Hour of Going to Press.
DOMESTIC.

ended In a most undignifed manner. Very
little harm was done by the insurgents be-
berry of regimental and municipal monies.
1t is doubtful whether the movement was
even serious. 1t is stated in some quarters
that the outbreak is only part of the pro-
tion, induced by certain clique, which
for q long time has been making extraor-
dinary efforts to destroy the improving
credit of Spain.
The tinware factory of Matthias In
grant & Co., Baltimore, was destroyed by
fire on the Sth. Fourteen adjoining build
ings were damaged and one house wrecked
by falling walls. Loss partially covered
by insurance.
SENIOR COvERUBIAs, of the Mexican
legation at Washington, stated on the Sth
that there was no truth in the rumored Of
fensive and defensive treaty between
Mexico and Germany. The treaty with
Germany, he says, is only commercial, al
most similar to that pending now before the
United States Senate. 1t is not secret
one and will be published in a few days.
THE Western Nail Association met at
Pittsburgh on the Sth, and after a full inter
change of views on the condition of trade,
it was decided to order a general resump-
ton of the mills for four weeks from the
18th. The suspension OF the previous four
weeks had resulted in greatly diminishing
the stocks. Thecardrates were unchanged.
Mrs. FANNY SPRAGUE, mother of eX-
Governor Sprague, of Providence, R. l.,
accepted the offer of the company, which
bought her homestead, to lease it to her
during her life at one dollar per month.
She accepted under the advice of her coun-
sci, Governor Butler.
THE ice houses of Charles Dolan &
Son, at Bangor, Me-, with 5000 tons of ice,
were destroyed by fire ON the Sth.
A TERRIBLE rain and hail storm
passed over Council Bluffs, Iowa, on the
sth, doing much damage to the crops. The
tail end of the storm passed through por-
tions of the country, beating corn and
growing vegetation into the ground. 1t is
regarded as one of the severest storms that
ever visited Western Iowa. Mrs. Lanson,
living near Adelphi, was killed. Hail fell
to the depth of five inches. Damage will
amount to 500, 900.
The reunion of the survivors of the
battle of Wilson's Greek, at which General
Nathaniel Lyon was killed, was held at
Springfield, No., on the Sth and 9th.
Several thousand were present, in
cluding the veterans of both Union
and Confederate armies from Missouri,
Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Texas and
Louisiana. The address of welcome was
delivered by Ex-Governor Phelps and
speeches were delivered by General Blair,
Of Kansas; Colonel Merritt, of Iowa, Sens-
torW alker OF Arkansas; General Pierce, of
Texas, and several other distinguished
citizens. A visit was made to the battle
field ten miles distant.
The planning mill of Long, Hubbell &
Newson, at Manistee, Mich, and several
adjoining buildings were burned on theSth.
Partially insured.
Trrr ,0hbarS opd xubo1aS,1a daalarS
in glass and crockery ware met at Pitts
burgh ON the Sth for the purpose of
forming q National Association. Dele
gates were present from New Y ork, Pitts
burgh, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Chicago, st. Louis, Minneapolis, Leaven-
worth, st. Joseph, Omaha, st. Paul and
Davenport. A temporary organization was
effected by choosing ". X. Warcers, of
Boston, President, and +. Hughes, of Pitts
burgh, Secretary.
TIE Kentucky Distillers' Association
held secret session at Louisville on the
sth. Forty-one distiuery companies were
represented. A committee from the West
ern Export Association, consisting of Fl. b.
Miller, of Springfield, ILL.,; ID. s. Rush, Chi
cago; Adolph Woolner, Peoria, ILL.,; James
Walsh and Edwin Stevens, of Cincinnati,
mittee of seven whose duty it will be to
meet and confer with the committees ap-
pointed from other States upon all matters
arising, with full power to act as their
Judgment may indicate and make every
reasonable and honorable effort to bring
the whisky trade into united action. Res
olutions were adopted approving of a fair
and equal distribution of distilling capa-
city between the leading States, and if that
would be found impracticable, they
recommend the execution of tie
pooling resolution adopted at Lexing-
ton in 1882, with the view of limiting the
ff
mate wants of the trade; that in considera-
ton of the Western Export Association
agreeing on its part to use its best en-
deavors with Congress at its next session
to secure an extension of the bonded
| period on distilled spirits in bonded
warehouses at the time, the Distillers As
sociation of Kentucky, who have hereto
fore made a gin whisky, will not manu-
| facture distilled spirits to be put upon the
market within one year from September l,
1888, in the shape of highwines, alcohol OF
neutral spirits.
A MEETING of the creditors of the boot
and shoe firm of Charles w. Copeland s.
Co., of Boston, which failed a few days ago
was held on the 9th, at which the following
statement of the firms affairs was made;
Direct liabilities, s., ,461 200; contingent liza
bilities, 1854 $50; total, s., ,l0l $50; assets
cash, machinery, stock and real estate
| SIS, 800; due from Shaw Bros, S616, 100
open accounts and notes receivable, Sd3, 100;
total, 81 ,603, 100. A committee of five, in
| cluding one from New York, was chosen tC
examine into the affairs and ascertain the
best method of settlement. The meeting
was harmonious throughout.
A NEGREss living six miles south Of
Austin, Texas, became enraged at her one
year-old daughter a few days ago, anC
picking the child up dashed it headfore
most against a tree several times. She
then carried the mangled form to the house
| and threw il on the floor, jumping on the
| body several times, breaking in the breas
! bone. She sent out another child to tel
a neighbor of the death of the child
| with instructions under penalty of being
killed, to say that death was caused from {
| spider bite. A doctor happening to be il
| the vicinity and hearing OF the death of tbs
child, went to the house and found tha
death was caused as stated above. He haC
| the woman arrested and she was placed II
| jail to await the sitting of the Grand Jury
| The colored folks living in the neighbor
/ hood where the murder occurred were very
| indignant, and if they could have go
| hold of the inhuman mother would hav'
| lynched her.
IT was rumored at Washington on tn,
| 9th that the court martial which tried Lieu
tenant Colonel Ilges on the charge of dupli
eating his pay accounts, found him guilty
and recommended his dismissal from th'
service.
POSTMASTER GENERAL GRESHAM ad
dressed a letter to the Director General o
Posts in Mexico, on the 9th, in which ht
| asks his cooperation in securing for th'
/ international correspondence, now ex
| changed exclusively by sea, the advantage
/ of railroad facilities wherever possible.
EXPLORERS recently discovered a cav
at the base of Lookout Mountain, opening
at the lower water mark of the Tennesse'
River, three miles from Chattanooga, anC
developed a wonderful cave of unknown
depth. At the extreme point of the explor
alton a very large lake was encountered
into which a fall of one hundred and fifty
1 feet high poured its water with a noise lik
thunder. Other waterfalls and inter sstine