The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-07-04


and died from the effects in few moments
afterwards.
MAJOR CHARLES G. JACKSON, a re-
tired Paymaster of the United States army
for the past twenty-five years, died at De-
troit on the 2sth ult., aged sixty-nine.
THE eighth annual Yale-Harvard
eight-oared four-mile straight-away boat
race was rowed at New London, Conn, on
the 2sth ult., the Harvards having virtually
a walk-over, winning in the slow time of
24:4SK.
THE Board of Aldermen of the city
Of New York on the 2sth ult. voted to re-
ceive from the Virginia Military Institute
the flag of the 164th Regiment, N. Y. ",
which was presented to them by that city
when they entered the service, but was
captured on the 18th of December, 1868, by
General Rosser's brigade Of the Confeder-
ate army. The presentation VIII be made
on the 4th Of July in the Government room
Of the City Hall.
The Cincinnati Price Current of the
2sth ult. published the result Of an ex-
tended investigation through the produc-
ing States of the West concerning the corn
and wheat crops. It places the aggregate
of wheat at 40, ,O00, 900 bushels, against
504, 900, 900 the previous year. The corn
crop is reported good generally, the acre
age being CONSIDERABLY increased ana the
condition above the average.
VALENTINES recumbent figure of
General Robert e. Lee was unveiled In the
mausoieum of the Lee chapel at Lexington,
Va, with imposing ceremonies on the 18th
ult. General Jubal A. Early presided and
Senator Wade Hampton acted as Chief
Marshal. The Grafton was delivered by
Hon. John w Daniels. There were q large
number OF distinguished visitors present,
including Mrs. Stonewan Jackson and her
daughter.
A SPECIAL from Lampasas, Texas, on
the 18th ult., states that Mrs. c. II. Ross,
wife of prominent citizen of that place,
took pistol from under her pillow the
night previous and shot herself through the
head, dying instantly. Her husband hear
ing the shot entered the room and
blood, exclaimed: aThis is the way she
killedherself, y putting the pistol to his head
through his brain and he fell dead beside
her. Mrs. Ross Is said to have been q NOR
| phine eater and her husband was trying to
break her Of the habit, and It Is supposed
that she preferred death to its relinquish-
menk.
MAUD LENNON, q young daughter of
John Lennon, of Lockport, N. p, died in
commissions on the 2sth ult. from blood
poisoning, caused by the prick of a tack in
her forehead q week before
JOHN KENNEDY, of Layton Station,
Fayette County, Pa, was stung in the
three hours afterwards.
TwENTY-THREE collieries at Ash
land, Pa, were flooded by the storm Of the
2Tth ult. and all work was suspended. The
damage to the mines was considerable.
The Pennsylvania State Senate on
the 18th ult. passed the McCracken Repub-
lican Congressional Apportionment bill
and the House Democratic Legislative Ap-
| portionment bill.
THE last will and testament of N. L.
Dukes, who was shot and killed by young
Mutt at Uniontown, Pa, was probated on
the oath ult. 1t was made on the 18th OF
December last, the first day he made his
ing of Captain Mutt, and the day OF
| the hdbeds corpus hearing. It is very
brief, and is written on the back Of O
| letter which he had In his pocket. To Miss
Mary Beeson, to whom it is reported be
was engaged to be married, he leaves - 600
4 and the remainder of his property he gives
/ to his mother. He does not specify what
| property he owned at all. James II. Hoov.
| Recorder of Fayette County, were witness
Les to the will. 49,
The President on the goth ult. ap-
pointed Frank d. Conger Postmaster al
Washington, d. c., vice Parker, declined
| QUARTERNIAsrER GENERAL INGALLS,
has requested to be placed upon the retired
list of thearmy from the 1st of July.
HIRAM BLAIR, of Keithsburg, H.,
shot his wife on the 27th ult. and killed
himself. There were some hopes Of his
| wife's recovery.
As result of quarrel about some
chickens between the Grant brothers and
Manning brothers, at Danville, Va, George
F. Grant slipped up behind J. w. Manning
on the 2Sth ult., while he was working in 9
field and shot him, and then escaped. CRAM
was urged ON to the deed by his mother.
A DOCK containing 100000 feet Of
lumber fell into the lake at Muskegon
Mich, on the 18th ult., drowning three Hol
landers and killing q small boy.
A BOILER in Ives & Halls saw mill
at whittlesey, Wis, exploded on the 2stl
ult., killing Donald Gerish, the engineer
John Spencer, the fireman, and Q laborel
named John Stoner. The mill was totally
destroyed.
As q freight train on the Northwest
ern Railroad, drawn by two locomotives
was crossing the iron bridge near Norwalk
Wis, on the 2sth ult., the struct ure CAV,
way, letting both engines fall into the creel
below with three cars on top of them. Al
bert Getthing, fireman, was scalded to death
ana w. II. Hallenbeck, the engineer, wa
slightly injured The other employees
jumped into the water and escaped.
Il ALIrTLE daughter. of J. s. Jeffers
aged twelve years, was smothered to deatl
in q wheat bin in the elevator of Detroit &
Jeffers, at Shelbyville, Ind, on the 29tl
Il H.. a. L. -
with wheat when the spout which led from
the bin to the cars was opened and tn,
whole mass Of wheat commenced to move
carrying her down as In Q whirlpool anc
burying her six feet under the grain.
TIE massive stonewan inclosing tn,
mill-race at Dixon, H., gave way on tn,
18th ult., carrying great blocks Of ston'
and timber far out into the river and un
dermining Fletcher Rros.' extensive plan
ing mills and Mageworthie's Touring mill
| The extensive iron mills and dmanufactorie,
of that place win be compelled to close fol
want Of water until the repairs are made
II PROFESSOR ARTHUR F. TAYLOR, Dem
onstrator of Chemistry In the Case Schoo
of Applied Science, at Cleveland, Ohio
died suddenly Of heart disease on the 29tl
ult., at New York, in the thirty-sixth yea
Of his age.
. TIE five Cinnamon who conspire,
: against Lung Poy, at Paterson. N. j., 70
cutting down laundry prices, were con
victed on the 18th ult. and sentenced to pa,
$500 fine each and costs.
EIGHT bodies of drowned person
were found along the shores of Statel
Island, N. Y, during the week ending tn
, 29th ult.
ISAAC A. BRIGGs, broker, Wesle,
, Lyon, lawyer, both of New York City
\ and Emil Rria n lawver naarlv eavart,
years old, of Stamford, Conn, were ar
, rested on the 18th ult. on the charge of sell
{ ing forged Missouri bonds to Edwin r
! Kirk, q resident of Hoboken, N. ]. Mr.