The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-01
WEST AND SOUTH.

WEST AND SOUTH.
0S the banks of the Poplar River, Mon.
tana, two horse-thieves were hanged on
tho oath, making thirty-three the total
number hanged by vigilantes this season.
AARON BOSWELL and Charles Boswell,
brothers, of Talladega, Ala, had for soms
time paid attention to the same young
lady. Each was jealous of the other,
which resulted In a quarrel few days
ago, when Aaron drew pistol and shot
his brother through the heart, killing him
instantly.
On tho Santa Fe Road freight train
was wrecked and burned recently near
Lawrence, Kan, causing loss of $4,000.
TEXAS Republicans met in State Conven.
ton at Dallas OH the oath and nominated
Judge A. B. Norton, of Dallas, for Gov.
ernor, and John Hayes, of Webb County,
for Lieutenant Governor.
The other day D. N. Gardner, Of Cleve-
land, o., Police Clerk for several years,
made an attempt to kill bis wife and him.
self with revolver, but neither were
dead.
THE death of Mrs. s. A Clark, aged
forty five, occurred the other night at Bal
timore. Nd. The corpse weighed 6s2
pounds, and but short time before her
illness her weight was 623 pounds.
A. NJ. WEBSTER has boon nominated for
Congressman by the Prohibitionists Of the
Tenth Michigan District.
The Democrats OF Colorado held their
State Convention at Denver on the Oath
and nominated Alva Adams, Of Pueblo, for
Governor.
THE other day Carrie and Bessie Water
pan, aged twelve and fourteen years, re.
spectively, resi!ing at Ottawa, Kan, in
cited by hatred Of their six-year.old half
brother, tied a rope about his neck and
then beat him to death with sticks. They
were held on the charge of murder.
Hon. JAMES W. NEsMITH, who was
United States Senator from Oregon from
1861 to 1867, has been placed in an insane
asylum at Portland.
THE drought in the Miami Valley, Ohio,
was dispelled by heavy rain on the oath.
There had been no rain there since Au.
gust g.
THE county jail at Meadville, Miss, was
surrounded by mob q few nights ago,
which took out four prisoners, and hanged
them to trees In the yard. Two Of the VIC
Tins were charged with murder and the
others with outrage and arson, respect
lively.
NOMINATIONS for Congressman were
made on the 18th as follows: Republican,
Kentucky, Sixth District, J. ]. Landrum.
Democratic - Illinois, Sixth District,
Thomas Butterworth; Iowa, Fourth Dis
trict, d. o. Aker; Montana, Joseph X.
Toole. nbackers-Illinois, Sixth Dis.
trict, U. o. Meecham.
A BOILER exploded In the saw-mill oi
Willis Hall, near Lincoln, Ala, few days
ago, killing Hall and John Crimp.
THE Republicans of South Carolina met
In State Convention at Columbia on the
2jth and nominated d. I. Corbin for Gov
ernor and d. A. Straker for Lieutenant
Governor.
COLORADO Democrats held their State
Convention ut Denver on the Goth and
nominated Casimir Barclay for Governor
and Andrew d. Wilson for Lleutenan.-
Governor.
In the Shawnee (O.) district striking
miners were on the 3jth killing cattle be-
longing to farmers for food. They slaugh'
tered them In the fields at night, and car.
ried Off the carcassos.
THE offices Of the Bankers & Merchants
Telegraph Company in Chicago were or.
dered closed on the 25th by the attaching
creditors, and all wires were disconnected.
THE corn and tobacco crops at Peters
burg, Va, were suffering greatly on the
25th, owing to protris,ted drought.
THE Eleventh Michigan District Repub-
licans have nominated Seth G. Moffat fol-
Congressman.
THE other night Miss Welton, wealthy
young lady Of New York, was frozen to
death In snow storm on Longs Peak In
Colorado. She assembled the mountain
with guide, but the storm coming on he
went for assistance, and when he returned
found her dead.
THE death of John W. Garrett, Presi
dent Of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
occurred at Deer Park, Nd, on the 26th
after lingering illness. He was In hi
sixty fifth year.
OFF Michigan Island, Lake Superior
the schooner Golden Rule capsized few
days ago and two persons perished. M
trace of the craft had been found.
A FEW days ago Samuel Hayes, cashie
Of coal company at Chattanooga, Tenn.
was shot dead and robbed on the railroad
track.
A SECTION Of the trestlo-bridge acros