The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-15
WEST AND SOUTH.

WEST AND SOUTH.
SEVENTEEN persons, most Of whom are
missionaries, left Atlanta, Ga, the other
day for China. Some of the ladies will
organize in Shanghai a high school for
girls.
OK the 7th the straight Republicans Of
Missouri met at Macon and nominated
full State ticket, headed by Adon Guitar
for Governor.
On the Union Pacific Road freight
trair' collided with wild engine at Elk
horn, Ncb.. the other day, and fireman
and engineer were killed and another FIRE
man lost both legs.
A NUMBER Of buildings were destroyed
by fire the other night at Richmond, KY,
including a planing-mill, four-mill and
the city gas-works. Loss, $4,000.
OK the morning Of the 9th terrible
catastrophe occurred in Lake Michigan,
of Hyde Park, near Chicago, during the
most terrific gale Of the season, involving
tho loss of ten out Of fifteen men who were
stationed there in temporary shanty,
pending the construction Of water-worls
crib at that place. FL
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were made
on the sth as follows: Democratic-Mich-
igan, Eleventh District, John Power; Ten.
nessee, Seventh District, J. G. Ballantine
(renominated). Republican-Louisiana
Fifth District, Frank Mori. Prohibition.
ist-Illinois, Eighteenth District, Henry
w. Moore.
A uptnau naor MarysyiiIa Mo n fou
nights ago collapsed under freight train
laden with hogs, nearly all Of which were
drowned. The engineer was killed, and
the brakeman and fireman badly injured.
1T i has been decided by the Indiana
Supreme Court that 1t has no power TO
respite or grant pardon to convicted
criminals. The law conferring that power
was declared Unconstitutional.
On the Sth tickets from Chicago TO New
York were selling at $14.. to st. Louis for
81, and TO Kansas City for $3.50.
The other day barrel Of whisky ex.
ploded at Canton, Miss, the liquid imme.
diately taking fire, though there was
neither light nor fire in the room.
nj JdhesboNHi W. BIeuV eAClJemoHt
prevailed on the 9Th over the discovery
that eleven graves in the cemetery there
had been opened and the corpses stolen. A
reward Of Il, 900 was offered for the ghouls.
At Birdsville, five miles east, and at
South Baltimore violated graves were also
found.
THE Ohio Powder Company's mill No. 9,
near Youngstown, was demolished a few
days ago by an explosion, but no livos
were lost. People for miles around
thought an earthquake had occurred.
A FIRE destroyed one-half the town Of
Alma, Neb., the othe- night
The Prohibition candidate for Vice Pres.
ident, William Daniel, issued his formal
letter of acceptance of the nomination on
the 9th.
In sections Of Kansas frost, with hail,
snow and sleot, fell on the 9th, and cattle
men believing that the Texas fever germ
had been destroyed were preparing TO ship
beef cattle.
IT was reported on tbs 9th that WV.
Coteral, the missing ex.Auditor Of Henry
County, Ind, was on route to Dakota to
procure funds to settle his shortage Of
$500. ml 1lHI @ +Hir uifI
In the vicinity Of Bookings, d. T.,
smallpox. supposed TO have been brought
by emigrants. was spreading rapidly on
the 9th. -Four deaths had already 90
CURED. 3aQqns boz 30 In1 TrH
AT . furnace In Hickman County,
Tenn., an accident occurred . few days
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