The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-04-30
nGMESTIC.

NEAR Monroe, Ga, Willis Gum, wild
over, went to the house Of his son Jesse
on the 23j to kill him, as Jesse la | just
won and married the girl whom both faith
er and son had been courting. Jesse was
warned, and fired upon and killed his faith
er as the latter was taking aim.
AN official Of the Pension Bureau at
Washington relates the fact that soldier
died while his claim was pending, his wife
expired while the papers were being
changed in her interest, and their two
children were swept off by an epidemic
before their application had gone the
rounds.
A FROST prevailed all over Northern
Texas on the night Of the 23d-heavy in
some sections and slight in others. Corn
and late cotton were reported killed at
many points, and fruit generally suffered
considerably. Replanting would have to
be done by the farmers.
HEAVY frost and ice in the region of Me.
ridian, Miss, OIL the morning of the 24th
would compel farmers to replant.
THE American Oak Leather Tannery at
Cincinnati, the largest in the world, was
destroyed by fire early ON the morning of
the 24th. The loss was 100000.
JAKE WILKINS two children were burned
to a crispin Edgecomb County, N. c., a
few days ago, and two children of col.
ored couple residing near La Grange, N.
c., suffered like fate.
THE United States steamer Bear, the first
of the three vessels of the Greedy expe.
dition, started from the Brooklyn navy
yard on the oath amid cheers from the
three or four thousand people present.
Lieutenant William H. Emory, Jr., is the
Commander.
NEARLY the entire business portion of
West Salem, o., was destroyed by fire on
000.
SYCAMORE MILL, No. l, at Fall River,
Mass, was burned on the 24th, involving q
loss of 100000.
SHOCK of earthquake was felt in Row.
an, Stanly and Davie Counties, North Car
olina, on the night of the 23d.
THE National Mechanics & Traders
Bank of New York has returned to the
State system.
The value of the imports of dry-goods
into the United States during the seven
days ended on the Goth was $l,546,OOO.
SEVERAL mills and bridges in New
Brunswick were destroyed by freshet q
few days ago.
HENRY CURRY (colored) was executed
on the 25th at Monroe, Ca, for the murder
of negro who had aroused his jealousy,
and Charles Wright was hanged at Cen OF
Point, Ark, for participation in the How.
ard County riots, in which Thomas Wyatt
was killed.
THE United States Senate has authorized
the recognition of the African Iuterna.
tional Association, which is opening up tc
commerce the valley of the Congo, and the
flag of the same will be hereafter recog
nized on land and sea as the flag of @
friendly Government.
j. I. LESLIE, farmer near Atchison,
Kan, lost seventy hogs few nights age
by some mysterious disease.
HEcHT & BARCLAY, San Francisco com
mission merchants, have failed for 5000,
600.
DURING the seven days ended ON the
25th there were 1GS failures in the United
States, against 176 during the previous
seven days. There were twenty-one fail
ures in Canada.
Two BURGLARS entered the house oi
Amos Brackenstros, near Berne, Ind, 9
few nights ago, shot Mr.. Brackenstros
dead by his wife's side, and ,decamped
with seventy-eight dollars.
A BOILER in saw-mill at Liberty Cen.
ter, O., exploded the other morning, kill
ing the engineer and foreman.
AMAN named Arlington was arrested al
Pine Grove, Mo-, on the 28th, and impris-
; oned for counterssiting gold coin, large
! quantity of the spurious money being
found in his possession.
LACK Of orders compelled the closing d
the Wheeler hSn Company's Works al
Middlesex, Pa, on the 28th, rendering one
thousand men idle.
JOHN BRADY, while intoxicated q few
days ago fell from tho Cleveland (Ohiol
viaduct drawbrldge, eighty feet, into tht
river, was promptly fished out, and walked
OF uninjured.