The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-30
West and South.


Morrow; Fifth, Charles N. Fenton; Sixth,
N. H. Markham. West Virginia, Third
District, ]. W. Davis. Ohio, Third Dis
trict, II. L. Morey. emocratlc-Indiana,
Tenth District, Thomas j. Wood, renomi'
mated.
The firm Of Wear, Boogher g. Co, dry
goods dealers at st. Louis, made an as
signment on the 23d. The liabilities we're
$45O,OOO, and the assets greatly in excess
Of that sum.
A PROMINENT farmer named j. M. Griffin,
living near Marshall, Mo-, had occasion to
correct his son William, aged seventeen,
a few days ago, when the youth fatally
stabbed his father with pocket-knife.
ADvIcEs Of the 23d stated that seven
persons were killed near Sioux Falls, d.
T., by the recent great storm, and four
lives were lostinear Luverne, MINI.
| THE secret-service officers in Chicago
were on the 23d shown by Philadelphia
gentleman twenty-dollar Treasury note
made wholly with pen, its execution be-
ing so complete as to deceive a keen ex-
! pert.
AN explosion Of giant powder on the
22d, near Gunnison, Col, killed John
Lynch, John Morris and j. W. Olsen, and
wounded several other men.
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS has been
placed at the disposal Of the Governor Of
each of the States and Territories by the
managers Of the Worlds Exposition at
! New Orleans.
The greater portion Of Lookout Noun
tain has been purchased by Colonel Il. W.
| Cole, Of Nashville, Tenn, who intends to
set engineers at work on a railway from
Chattanooga to tho summit, after the
model Of the Mount Washington Road.
THE Prohibitionists in National Conven-
tion at Pittsburgh on tho oath nominated
John p. st. John, of Kansas, for President,
and William Daniel, Of Maryland, for
Vice.President. 1t was decided that the
name Of tho party should be the "Prohibi-
tion Party" The platform adopted favors
the abolition Of internal revenue on liq-
uors and tobacco, and declares that the
ballot should be placed in the hands Of
1 women for her protection.
EIGHT Presidential elctors were chosen
at the California Republican State Con-
vention at Sacramento on the 2Ith and a
platform was adopted which alilrms the
principles of the National Republican plat
form; favors protective tariff on wine,
raisins and hops; the restoration Of the
wool tariff OF 1861; donounces the Demo.
cratic candidate for.Presdent as q monop.
olist; approves Blaine's attitude on the
Chinese question, and favors pensions for
the Mexican war veterans.
The explosion OF steam thresher near
Rushville, Ind, on tho 2ith killed three
men, fatally hurt another, and four others
were seriously scalded or wounded.
AN oil can, used in starting q fire, ex-
ploded at Plano, Tex, a few days ago,
and two children of John Ransdale were
burned TO crisp.
In indianapolis on the oath two Prohibi.
tion State Conventions we're held, one fac
tion being opposed to the nomination Of .
State ticket, while the other placed Il. s.
Dwiggins in the field for Governor.
THE defaulting Leadvillo (Col.) banker,
Frank DeWalt, has been sentenced to ten
years in the ponitentlary.
THE Illicit disHllery conducted by q
moonshiner named Polk West, in overton
County. Tenn, was seized on the 2lth by
the revenue officers, who destroyed one
thousand gallons Of beer and a still OF one
hundred gallons capacity.
JOSEPH AsHLEY's three children, aged
nine, seven and five years, Of Suamico,
Wis, went out to pick berries on the oath,
and were drowned while bathing In the
river.
WEST VIRGINIA Democrats, In conven'
tion on the oath at Wheeling, nominated
e. Willis Wilson for Governor, and In.
dorsed the National ticket and platform.
The Court Of Appeals has declared un-
constitutional the act OF the Virginia Leg.
islature prohibiting school Superinten'
dents from taking part In politics.
THE following Congressional nomina-
tions were made on the oath; Republican
Illinois, First District, r. W. Durham,
renominated; California, Second District,
A. s. Larettet; Minnesota, First District,
Milo White, renominated. Democratic
Ohio, Eleventh District, Leo Ebert; Mis-.
souri,, Sixth District, John 7. Heard; Ken
lucky, Third District, J. e. Halsell.
OK the 25th Victor Elroy, q wife-mur.
derer, and Hendricks Holland (colored),
who killed his mistress, were hanged al
New Orleans.
COLONEL GILBERT A. PIERCE was sworn
In as Governor OF Dakota on tho 25th, al
Yankton.
FIRE few days ago at Tacoma, W. T.,
destroyed two blocks comprising thirty
two business buildings. Loss, $4,000.
THE drought on the 25th In the Ohio Val
ley had resulted in serious losses TO farm
ers, who were On the alert 10 prevent theiI
parched fields taking fire. Hay was six
teen dollars q ton and advancing, tobacco
was badly injured and corn was threat
encd
On the 25th John p. St John accepted
the Prohibition nomination for tho Presi
dency.
ON the Rio Grande Railroad few days
ago three laborers were killed and several
others were injured by the explosion Of
box Of giant powder.
TIE Chicago Health Department on tht
10Th reccived warning that physician o.
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