The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-06-27


in 1858. and allowing them twenty years
interest on their claims; another related to
the division of counties and the fourth pro-
vided for compulsory assignment Of mort
cages and other obligations.
THE centennial celebration of the
breaking of camp by Washington's army at
the termination of hostilities with Great
Britain, century ago, took place at New
Windsor, N. Y, on the I'D.
FANNIE CoNLEY, on exhibition as the
Zulu giantess with Nathan's circus, was
found dead in her bed at Salamanca, N.
Y, on the morning of the 22d. She weighed
$50 pounds.
A SPECIAL meeting of the Western
Nail Association was held at Pittsburgh on
the 2lst, for the purpose of considering the
advisability of curtailing the production
by the suspension Of operations. After
discussion the matter was postponed until
the next regular meeting in consequence of
some OF the manufacturers desiring time to
replenish their stock: The reports showed
that stocks were light, demand good and
prices unchanged.
THE Mahoning Furnace company,
of Armstrong County, Pa, made an assign
ment on the 21st. Liabilities, S70, 900; as
sets claimed to be about 900.
TIE Crescent Silk Manufacturing
Company, of Paterson, N. J., failed ON the
22d.
RODNEY j. HARDY. & Co., grain,
-four, wool and produce dealers, of Boston,
failed on the 21st. Liabilities and assets
not given. Their Indebtedness was chiefly
In the west. sr
THE National Electric Medical Asso-
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peka, Kansas, on the I'D. The next session
win be held at either Cleveland, Cincinnati
or st. Paul, to be decided by q committee.
The following officers were chosen TO serve
during the year: President, DIR. Younkin,
of st. Louis; First Vice President, DR.. ]. N.
Welch, Of LaCygne, Kan. J; Second Vice Pres
ident, DR.. George Covert, Of Wisconsin;
Third Vice President, DIR. d. g. Beam, Of
Pennsylvania; Secretary, DIR. Alexander
Wilder, of Newark, N. J.; Treasurer, DR..
John Anton, Lebanon.
THE American Institute of Homeo-
pathy met at Niagara Falls, n. Y, on the
22d. There were about 800 prominent physi-
clans from various parts of the country
present. Scientific and practical subjects
connected with medicine were discussed.
Professor j. G. Saunders, of Cleveland,
Ohio, was chosen President, and DR.. ]. c.
Burgher, Of Pittsburgh, General Secretary.
The President on the ed appointed
Robert G. Mitchell, of Minnesota, Receiver
of Public Moneys at Duluth, Mimi, vice
William Spalding, suspended, and James
h. Chase, Register Of the Land ONCE at
Ironton, No., vice George A. Moser, whose
term Of office expired.
EDWARD VERUNULAR, q Belgian Ia
borer, living at Kensington, sixteen miles
south Of Chicago, beat his wife in horrible
manner on the 22d. Fearing that her hus-
band intended to murder her she escaped
from the house and took refuge at O neigh
boris. She stated that he had several times
threatened her lifs and had frequently
made severe attacks upon her. Last 90
tober, she says, Verunular sent her son
This step-son), aged but ten years,
with four dollars to make some small
purchases. The boy returned with forty
cents short of what he thought he
should have had and the brutal step-fathsr
thereupon pounded and beat the boy 70
death, threatening to take the mothers life
II she interfered to save her son. The night
afterthe murder Verunular took the kitchen
floor up and buried the child beneath.
Search was instituted and the body found,
and the murderer was arrested and placed
in jail. There were fears that he would be
lynched, and he was taken to Hyde Park
jail, twelve miles from Kensington.
A TERRIFIC explosion occurred at
Blast Furnace No. 5 of the North Chicago
Rolling Mills, at Chicago, on the I'D. Thir.
ty-five tons of molten iron were scattered in
every direction. Two men were horribly
burned and cannot recover, and fifteen 9th.
ers severelyinjured. It was believed the ac
cident was caused by defective fiue in the
steam blast, which became clogged and
melted.
JUDGE BILLINGS, of the United States
Court, issued q mandamus on the 21st or,
dering the City Councils of New Orleans tc
levy tax to pay Mrs. Myra Gaines her
judgment against that city for 81 ,938, 600
Sixteen of the Aldermen stated that they
would go to Jail before they would levy the
tax. 'a-.
GEORGE McMnLEN, who was to have
been hanged at Canton, Ohio, on the 22d
for the murder Of his wife, was reprieved
by Governor Foster until the 10th Of July
next.
Work was commenced on the foun.
dation of Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty tc
be erected on Bedloe's Island, New Yorl
harbor, on the 22d.
THE business failures throughout the
country for the week ending the 22d mum
beged 1s1, q decrease of five since the pre-
vious week. The New England States had
13; Middle, %; Western, 4S; Southern, 43
Pacific States and Territories, 21; Canada
NOTWITHSTANDING the active efforts
of the authorities of Lancaster, Pa, small
pox has not yet been stamped out of thai
city. Two deaths occurred in one house OF
the I'D, making five in that one family
during the past month and another one wa.
lying dangerously Ill.
ANDREW McHALL, aged thirteer
years, fell several hundred feet down q
shaft to the bottom of Enterprise colliery
at Wilkesbarre, Va, on the 24th, and wa.
horribly mangled.
COLONEL j. j. PICKETT, brother o
the late Lieutenant Governor Pickett, o.
Texas, and a prominent attorney at Gales
vile, that State, took twenty-five grains o.
morphine on the 23d and died q few hour,
afterwards. He was an attorney in q sui
involving a few hundred dollars, which
went against his client. This preyed on hi
mind to such an extent that he went on ,
spree that resulted In suicide.
INthe Supreme Court of Texas in tn,
case Of Holly vs. the State, on the 23d, {,
majority of the bench held that the acts O.
the Legislature in Furnishing the givinj
away Of whisky in districts where loca
option has been adopted, is unconstitution
al, in view of q provision of the Constitu
tion which requires the Legislature to pas
a law to prohibit the sale of intoxicatin,
liquors. Judge Wilson, dissenting, held 4
to be constitutional, but that 1t is no offenc'
to give away liquor unless it is with tn
purpose Of evading the law.
BUD HUNGERFoRD, a farmer hvins
near Cynthiana, Shelby County, Ind.
was killed by premature explosion O
dynamite while blowing up stumps on hi
farm on the 23d.
MOSES STEWART, while fishing neal
Roddy, Tenn, on the 2Sd, with dynamite
was injured by an explosion and fell int
the water and was drowned.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR on the 2Sd ap
pointed Captain s. L. Phelps, of Washing
ton. Minister to Peru, and Richard Gibbs
of New York, Minister to Bolivia. Thes
amendments were made necessary hv th.