The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-01-03
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of SPECIFICS men, who were previously re-
ported as having crossed the Arkansas River,
passed through that place on the 25th in full
war paint, under command OF the uotorious
Dick Glass They went west in pursuit of the
band of Chicate's men who had killed
one of their party the day before,
but returned in the evening, not having found
them. United States Agent Tufts notified
them that he would disarm them II they com
init ed any act OF war, A company OF United
States troops had arrived at Muscogee from
Fort Gibson to pro ect the lives and property
of citizens there and another squad will 20 to
Okmulgee. The Chicste party are reported as
having seized and were guarding all the ferries
on the Arka sas River to prevent reinforce
ments from the northern party of the interior
joining Specific. TIE dispa chs give no e1-
PLANTATION as to why these Indians are roaming
about in armed bands.
The Marquis and Princess of Lorne
arrived at S nta Barbara, Cal, on the 26th.
There was large crowd at the landing but no
demonstration.
CHARLES II. SIMPSON, a well-known
and highly respected citizen of Northboro,
Mass, was thrown from q runaway horse on
the Goth and instantly killed.
A BOILER In Mason & Sons sawmill
at Hartwell, Mass, exploded on the 26th, kill
ing two employees.
JOHN Flynn, aged forty-nine years,
committed suicide at wnliamsport, Pa, on
the 25th, by swallowing a large quantity OF
Paris green mixed with whisky. He was .
stonemason, and since the death Of four OF his
children from diphthe IA, which occurred about
a year ago, he has drank hard and quarreled
with his wife. When found he was lying on a
lounge dead, his wife having been previously
driven of. The poison was found spilled on
The table and sprinkled over his beard.
Witherin & Co.'S mach ne wo ks and other
important industrial establishments at Ches-
ter, Pa, were closed on the 23d f.r a time on
aceouni of the depression in trade. Large
numbers OF people were thrown out of en-
ployment.
A WONDERFUL scientific case has Just
been scovered n the state Asylum for In
sane at Buffalo, \. Y. A German, thirty
years OF ags, un Ter delusion that the Lord
has commnn Ted him to sleep, has been asleep
and unconscious for over q y ar. The at
tendants fe him on IN TX. He never speaks,
but DR.. Granger, ass slant medical surg on,
aroun hm. Tn case WI attract wide
spread interest among scientific and medical
men.
THE President issued an executive or.
der on the Goth setting apart certain lands In
Dakota Territory for the Turtle Mountain
band OF Chippewa Indians and such other In
dams of the Chippewa tribe as the Secretary
of the Interior may see fit to settle thereon.
THE large barn of John R. McGovern,
just outside the ely limits Of Lancaster, Pa,
was burned, together with his last seasons
crop of tobacco, by an incendiary on the 9th
ult.
CHIEF JUSTICE PARK, of New Haven,
| Conn.,, decided on the 9th ult. that the black
ballots used by he Democrats at the late city
election of that city were illegal and void
| This decision will give the entire municipal
| government to the Republicans.
TIE main building of the Somerset
Fibre Company, at Fairfield, Maine, was de.
stroyed by fire on the morning Of the 9th
ult. huge digestor, filed with chemicals
heated by the iames, exploded with terrific
| force, throwing the machinery in the building
in all directions and filling the air with debris
| John o Ter, who was anding several rodt
| away was killed by falling piece OF iron
| The building and machinery were new anC
cost $4,000; insured for $4,000.
ABonER in A. B. Payne's saw mill
Black River Falls, Wis, exploded on he 27tl
ult., killing Thomas Remer, the engineer, In
I stantly, and severely scalding one OF the EN-
ployes. Three persons in a neighborinE dwell
ing were badly injured by fragments OF the
boiler.
A TALLAHASSEE, Fla. dispatch of tn,
9th ult., says: "A sloop capsized in th'
s ream near the mouth OF Bayou Toxar, an'
six hunters, Alexander Dantz, BIZ Howard
Noah Sanders, Pete Sanders, Bob Duncal
| and j. Jones, were drowned"
THE Spanish-American Claims Com
mission adjourned sine die on the 9th ult
The Commission had been in existence clever
1T -. ia ,1ra1
| forty claims were considered, representing
! about $20,0OO,000. Awards were made Il
twenty-eight cases, aggregating about 81,
| 100000. Eight cases still remain In the hand
of the umpire for decision. These claims ag
gregate s4,04S,6Oo.
The Commissioner of Agriculture a
Washington has presented a revised tabl,
showing the grain production OF the Unite'
States for the year ending December l. 1t
as 70 lows: Corn, 1,635. .oOO, 900 bushels; wheat
$4,000, 900 bushels: oats. 470, 000, 900 bushels
barley, 45,O00.O00 bushels; rye, 2 ZOO, 90
bushels: buckw heat, 12, ,000, 900 bushels; total
9, 692, ,000. 600 bushels.
The warehouse of English & Hugue
Minis, at Macon, Georgia, containing 2,25
bales OF cotton and 4 large amount of guanc
and tn. grocery OF Henry & sherwood, ad
Joining were burned on the 9th ult. Los
$l10, ,O01; insurance $S5,OOO.
The Lumberman's Exchange, at thei
session at Chicago on the 27ih ult-, decided u
continue the old price list, except for jolst ant
scsntling, two by six inches, and twelve u
fourteen feet, which were reduced in price on
dollar.
SERGEANT RUFUS SoMERLY, of tn,
Sixth Cavalry, committed suicide at For
Lowell. Arizon =, on the 9th ult. by shooting
himself wi h 4 carbine in the presence Of tn
company. He was graduate OF West Poin
and was formerly Lieutenant OF the Sixtl
{ avalry but was compelled to resi- n on &C,
count of drunkenness and misconduct. Tn
suicide Is attributed 70 drink.