The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-20

Tenth Iowa, and A. X. Barbee in the Fourth
West Virginia District.
THE Army Of the Tennessee commenced
its annual reunion at Lake Minnetonka,
Mimi, on the 18th, General Sherman pre-.
siding.
MRS. +. SHAFFER and Mrs. Andrew
Swinehart, wives of prominent citizens o
Elkhart, Ind, were killed on the 1871
while driving across the Lake Shore track
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were made
as follows on the 14th: Republicans
Ohio, Twelfth District, Alphonso Hart IRE
nominateD; Fourth, Louis B. Guncket
Indiana, Twelfth District, Heron b. Jseat
or. Tennessee, Third District, II. G. Evans
Democratic-Illinois, Tenth District, N. f.
Worthington (renominatei). Tennesses,
Fifth Dis rict, James D. Richardson. Tex
as, Ninth District, Roger Q. Mills (renom
inated); Tenth, Joseph d. Sayers. Pro
hibitionists-Illinois, Thirteenth District
George Harrington.
GENERAL SHERMAN was reelected Pres
idcnt Of tie Society of the Amy of the
Tennessee at its session at Lake Mime.
tonka, Mimi, on the 14th, and IT, was
decided TO meet in Chicago next year OIL
the second Wednesday in September.
AT Emory Gap, Tenn, a duel between
cripple named Staples and drummer
from Cleveland nlmol William IL. Roger.
son, Tough, at o'clock q few evening"
ago, resulted in the death of both.
Mr.. BLAINE telegraphed instructions oil
the 11th to have Tho indianapolis Seatine
prosecuted for Ii ol, that journul havini
charged, in recent issue, that Mr.. Blain,
betrayed his wife, and only married heI
when threatened with death. Senator
Harrison's law firm filed the papers plac.
ing the damages at $4,000.
OK the morning Of the 18th fifty convicti
engaged in a murderous plot to escap,
from the Frankfort (Ky.) Penitentiary,
and during the riot two guards and pris
oner were seriously wounded and thre,
murderers made their escape.
CHARLES DICKINsoN's family, living
near Point Pleasant, W. Va, were pois
oned recently by drinking milk in which
arsenic had been placed. Two Of the vic.
Tins had died, and others were not ex.
pected to recover. A colored servant cir
had been arrested for the crime.
GOVERNOR MURRAY, Of Utah, agair
asked for troops on the 10Th to be used tt
drive back from San Juan County Utes
from Colorado who had killed two men.
burned and destroyed property ano
threatened other outrages. All the whites
in the valley had been expelled by the
marauding Indians.
BLISS & ELLIOTT, Of st. Paul, MINI.
lumber. dealers, failed recently for $40,
900.
On the 18th the following Congressional
Michigan, Fourth District, Julius c. Bur
rows. emocratic-North Carolina, First
District, Thomas G.. Skinner (renom.
inated); Arkansas, Second District, r
Breckenridge (renominated). After TAX.
ing 1,408 ballots in the Second Maryland
District without a choice, the Democrats
left the selection TO the State Central Com.
mittee.
OK May 2s German family Of five por-
sons, the youngest five years, left New
York for Janesville, Wis, carrying their
stores in cart, and arrived at the latter
place on the 18Th, having walked the en-.
tire distance.
NJ. p. WATERS, prominent citizen Of
Manhattan, Kan, few days ago ordered
his son Sherman to shoot a neighbours
dog. The boy refused and a quarrel en-.
sued, whereupon the parent entered the
house, returned with pistol, and fired at
his son, who returned the FIRE with fatal
effect.
TEXAS Republicans will hold a State
Convention at Houston September 9 for
the purpose Of nominating State officers.
THE statement Is made by Oliver Dal.
rymple, the noted Dakota farmer, that he
will harvest $4,000 acres of wheat this
year, and that the average yield will be
about nineteen bushels per acre.
THE death is announced Of Major Ernst
Hoffman, OF Rock1sland. H., who served
under Garibaldi, and IN the Union army
during the rebellion, with diItinction.
A PARTY pursued and killed three ne.
groes who fred at freight train tho 9th
er day at Cass Sta ion, Tenn.
Az incendiary fir, destroyed the bust.
ness part Of Lampasas, Tex, the other
day.
lS the eastern part Of Cincinnati a fire a
few days ago destroyed the saw-mill of
Hinton & Cole, tho cattle-sheds Of the
Miami Road, and ten frame dwellings, the
losses aggregating 100000.