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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-27
A Suicidal shark.
ISan Frnnclscn AlIa.l

Judge Rix and Charley Dahl, we'll
known as veteran sportsmen, are telling
thrilling fish story at present. Last Sun.
day they visited "1he Bird ;es" on duck.
Ing expedition, and finding the sport bad
deserted the gun for the rod and began
paying attention to the finny denizens of
the tide-water sloughs in the locality.
Judge Rix's first ca ch was two.foot
shark. and noticing the dorsal fins OF sew.
eral others Of the species around the boat,
Dahl rigged shark tackle out Of bit of
copper wire and hay rope. With the in.
side Of sandwich for bait, he speedily
fastened a man-eater some five feet in
length, and after hard struggle managed
to land him in the boat. Judge Rix weighs
300 and Dahl 175 pounds, and when to this
weight was added guns game.bags and
other accoutrements, and a very lively
piece OF fish meat, the burden for light
shooting-boat was trine preponderous.
His sharkship's first play was to kick his
Honor in the stomach with bis tail. Then
he chewed up rowlock, and made a
cheerful attempt TO bite Dahl,5 nose of
SIMPLY because Cnarley was trying to
knock him ou. with an oar. A second
later he had full possession 'ol the boat, In
which he noundered about until he got
DahPs cartridge belt his jaws. He tam.
pered with 1t for fully minute before the
event Of his life transpired. Then his Jaws
closed convulsively on a cartridge In such
a manner that one tooth caught In the per.
cussion cap and exploded IL. A small
handful Of No. shot traversed the sharks
innards and secured an exit TO the ou,es
O ir somewhere near The tai, after which
the bunters relinquished the spors ami
thoughtully pulled ashore. 7 6 inu lat.
ed fish is nailed TO one OF The bridge. ia
corroboration OF the story, "and II You
don't believe it," says Mr.. Dahl, "you can
70 down there and see It yourself"
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-27
A BUcoLlc STORY.
An Old Farmers Adventure with nm En-
ragged Bull.
[Blnghamton Republican ]

[Blnghamton Republican,
One day last week there occurred IL the
town Of Brookdale, Su u.quehanna County,
Pa, one OF the most exciting incidents we
have been called upon to narrate. Charles
Adams, an elderly but still powerful
farmer of that place, with his son, lad
seventeen years of age, was going along a
lane some distance away from his house,
leading by ring and a rope a bloodsd
bull, which, though three or four years Of
age. had always been considered perfect.
ly docile. Near the end of the lane is a
hay barn, and as they passed beside 1t
father and son chatted together, when
suddenly, with a hoarse below, the bull
turned, and catching the old gentleman
on his horns pinned him against the barn.
The boy was almost frightened out of his
wits, but the old man'kep, cool.
The angry animal, when 1t turned and
caught him, had, instead Of goring him,
pressed one of its long horns on either side
of his legs, just below the hips, and, with
deep, reverberating bellows, fla hing
eyes, waving tail and curved
9pihSt ohooh pressing ITO hudIp uOfu5
deeper and deeper into the boards at the
old mans back, while the hard earth be.
meath its feet was torn up and thrown far
to the rear by it, furious efforts to crush
the object of its blind wrath. Thus mat
ters stood for ten seconds. The frightened
farmer did not expect to escape alive, but
the board held, and he shouted to his son
TO run to the house for the gun. The boy
started few steps, but as the house was
\ quarter OF a mile away the old man
called him back and told him to run to The
back OF the barn and get stout .ork
there. He ran aud coming back, went up
o the LEFT side Of the struggling animal,
placed the FORK tine as near the region of
the heart as he knew and as the father
gave the signal pushed with might aud
main. Deep sank the sharp tines and the
animal dropped TO its knees, and with
gasp OF agony, rolled over on its side. The
tine had gone through its heart. Toe old
man hoObled to the house saved, but
bruised, weak and faint. The boy lay
down aud cried.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-27
The Latest Slang.
philadelphia Press.l

"Ah, therep said young man attired
in a pair of trousers tight.htting at the
knees and very loose at the lowest ex-
tremities, an exceedingly short coat and q
narrow-brimmed hat, as he passed another
youth similarly clad, at the corner Of
Eighth and South streets last evening.
"Stay therev laconically observed the
person addressed, and then both men
laughed heartily.
"What does that meanp asked Press
reporter Of policeman who was standing
on the corner.
"Thaps the latest slang, but blest IL I
know what IL means" responded the off.
GER "a haven't heard anything else for
the past two weeks, and IL makes me sick.
The girls are worse than the men, for they
have regular string Of IL. Just stand
here for few minutes and you'll get on
10 it,"
At this point youth who might have
been brother Of the other two men, judg.
ing from the similarity Of his cos ume,
came along and passed a young girl at
tired in all the splendor of red Jersey, a
white dress and pink bonnet with green
ribbons.
"Ah, there, darling" said the boy.
"Stay there, and when want monkey
I'll call there" responded the girl In
shrill voice, ending in shrek of laugh.
ter.
"Did you ever hear anything like thatrr
said the disgusted policeman to the re.
porter. "of all the nonsenslcal slang,
that's about the worst I wish they'd give
us orders TO collar anybody that said IL;
we'd have every station-house in the city
filled with toughs in three hours. So
long" and he moved away, gripping his
club savaRely.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-27
cucuMBERs AND RAILROADS.
A Sidewalk Vendor Philosophers on tho
Subject .of Pickles.

a Sldewalk vendor Philosopmzes on the
Subject .of Pickles.
IN. Y. Tribune.l
"Givo me q pickle"
A man OF comfortable build fumbled In
his waist-coat pocket, and fishing up a
penny, snapped it down on box top be.
hind which sata vender of briny cucum'
bers. The dealer, whose stock was ranged
in kits and half barrels and bottles upon
the sidewalk of busy street downtown,
promptly passed firm, fat-looking Gu.
cumber to,the customer and smiled to see
him attack its vinegary constituents with
out a grimace and walking away smack
ing his lips.
"Reg'lar custmer," said the open air
merchant, as he gave some floating pickles
a shove that sent them under their vine.
gar, and pocketed the coin that lay upon
the top counter.
"Ben eatin' fat meat fur dinner" he said
after while.
"Who's thatP"
"Reg'lar cusvmer. Been eatin' fat meat
or butter. Always makes a man want
pickle, you know"
"Indeedp
"Cert'nly. Acid in the pickle cuts
grease out OF yerimouth an settles yer
stomich."
'Do many people buy one pickle at
timer"
"Right smart lot of 'em."
"What kinds sell besty"
swell, cowcumber always takes, some
folks loves onions, some likes beans, some
cabbich, some caulihower, some"
"Gimme er couple er beans an er
onion" said n messenger boy, throwing
down cent, and getting his moneys
worth he hostened slowly along, as
is the custom of messenger boys, with
the stem end Of a snap bean hanging cut
Of his mouth.
"Been eatin' bad candy" philosophical
the pickle vendor. "Picl;lo unsharpens the
teeth, yer know, when they git on er
edge. Always eat pickle when yer teeth's
er hurtn' yer, specially cowcumbers."
"Why cucumbersW
"Bacause the seed slides about yer gums
and tickles 'em like"
"How's busines,"
"Slow, powerful slow. No money in the
country. People ain't able to buy pickles
as they used ter be. Guess things III
pcarten up cr bit in the fail. undersan
tn 'y've quit buildin' railroads too%
ayes, | suppose so for time. There
will be another boom some of these days.r
81 know pickles is goin' ter git better"
and the philosopher of cucumbers and rail.
roads gave a spoonful of vinegar TO ba.
mana ven Ter to drive the fl es from hi,
irui. Flies never bothered him.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-27
ELM Trees Wanted.

We want a few good elm trees.
Parties having them for sale will
do us a favor by leaving word at
our Office
w. R, SANTLEY & co.
26tf
Stated by II. B. Cochran, druggist,
Lancaster, Pa: Have guaranteed over
$40 bottles of Burdock Blood Biters for
dyspepsia, :ouI stomach, bilious attacks,
liver and kidney trouble.
Some remarkable cures OF deafnes,
are recorded of DR.. Thomas Electric
Oil. Never fails to cure earache.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-27

"WArTRR, did not SEQ your thumb IN
this soupas you were bringing itfomer
"Yes. sir; 10 thumbfimes happcns.r
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-27
Notice.
THE STATE OF oHIo,tl IN THE COURT OF
LoRAIN COUNTY, ss. )tCoMMoN PLEAS,

THE STATE OF oHIotl IN THE COURT OF
LoRAIN COUNTY, ss. )tCoMMoN PLEAS.
JOHN W. PENNINGTON. ......... Plainbg
VS.
ALICE PENNINGTON Defendant
PETITION FOR DIVORCE.
U1he defendant Is hereby notified that the plain
L tiff above named, filed, August 7th, 1884, in the
divorce charging the defendant with being will
fully absent from him for more than three years
last past. He also asks Tor the control OF his
minor children. Said charge will be for hearing
at the next term OF said Court, which will be
holden at the Court House in Elyria, on the 10th
day of October next. =
HERRICK & RICHARDSON,
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Fair printing of every description at
this office. Good work and low prices
Call early
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-27

Earrings are not worn in the day
time atsummer resorts. Y. GraDhio.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-08
Criticisms of ocean Racing.
New York Herald.

new YORK Herald,
A shipping man of prominence in this city and
a graduate of Annapolis, though not now con-
nected with the United State naval service, said,
in commenting on the occurrence [the failure of
the City of Rome to answer ignalsl and the news
already in the possession of the public: "There
should be an exact accounting given by the
officers of the City of Rome for their neglect in
not bringing in full particulars from that sailing
craft. There is altogether too great a laxity
about observing the old time rules of the cour-
tesy of the sea. 1t seems that in this case the
Rome rushed by without making any response to
the signals.
Look at that abstract of the log filed there, .
said the officer, as he pointed to the abstract on
the rack at the Maritime Exchange and indicated
particularly the entry, in large figures. that the
trip had been made in so many days, hours and
minutes. There are too many 'greyhounds'
now afoat. Every line must have its pet racer,
and whether there are bets or not on the races it
is pretty certain that the captain who is the best
on the 'whoop-her-up' business is the one who gets
the easiest berths and the most consideration on
her arrival. 1t is easy for the Rome officers to
say that a haze obscured the signals, but | guess
the real haze was the blue cloud of wrath which
would gather about that captains head if he
spent an hour even in Stacking up and learning
whether the sailing craft needed help"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-08
Tho Death of Clarence Howerton.

Clarence Howerton, which is the right name
of the young man that took the overdose of NOR
phine in Crone's saloon last week, and not How
ard, as frequently printed, was born near Law
renceburg, Feb. l, 1860. AZ the time of his
death he was living with his sister, Mrs. Darling,
on West street. He left his home on Sunday
morning, and the family expected him back as
usual, but, as he was in the habit of staying
away over night sometimes, they were not
alarmed about him until they heard
of his death. They are inclined to
think that he did not taxi the
fatal dose with the intention of committing sui
eide. He had often told his sister that he could
take fifteen cents worth of morphine without
hurting him and that he once took a dose that
put him to sleep in the evening and he slept
twenty-four hours. He came to this city, with
small fortune and it had slipped through his
hands, and if suicide was intended that is the
supposed cause. His mother and two other
sisters arrived here frsm Lawrenceburg Wednes-
day morning and the funeral services were held
at his home on West street, at 1 o'clock in the
afternoon. His remains were Inferred at
Crown Hill cemetery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-08
Notes and Personalities.

SPECIAL to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, May Harry R. Wysor and
wife, of Muncie, after an extensive wedding
tour South, have arrived here. They will
start to their home, via the Baltimore 6 Ohio,
tomorrow.
Glen Studebaker, of South Bend, delegate
to the general NJ. E.. Conference at Philadelphia,
is here.
The Post, of this city, the Democratic organ,
is very desperate in its abuse Of the f~orty-one
Democrats who voted to strike the e%nacting
clause out of the Morrison bill. 1t prints their
names in black type this morning, and d~enounces
them as renegades.
Dr.. VIM. Boyden, of Muncie, who is here at
tending the meeting of the American Medical
Association, lost his pocket book containing
about $40 cash and railroad tickets for d trip
down the Potomac and home.
The President has appointed Colgate Hoyt, of
New York; Edmond L. Joys, of New Jersey;
Fl. L. Merriman, of Iowa; Frank Colpetzer, of
Nebraska; and D. r. Anthony, of Kansas, as
Government Directors of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company, to serve until the next regu-
lar election of said company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-08
An ANALYSIS of the Vote.

Washington Special.
An analysis of the vo tie shows that the follow
ing Democrats voted with the Republicans on
the motion to strike out the e~nacting clause:
Arnot, Hutchins, Muller, Spriggs, Vanalstyne,
and Wemple, of New York; Boyle, Connolly,
Curtin, Duncan, Elliott, Ermentrout, Hopkins,
Mutchler, Patton, Post, Randall, and Storm, of
Pennsylvania: Budd, Glasscock, Sumner, and
Tully, of California; Converse, Foran, Geddes,
Jordan, LIE Fevre, Murray, Paige, Seney, War
ner, and Wilkins, of Ohio; Eaton, of Connecticut;
Terrell, Fielder, and McAdoo, of New Jersey;
Findley, of Maryland; Finerty, of Illinois;
Hunt, of Louisiana; and George d. Wise, OF Nlr-
sinia. The changes from the vote taken when
the question of consideration was raised on
April 5, were: Lamb, of Indiana, and Bar
bour. of Virginia, both Democrats, who went
over to the free-traders, and Anderson, of
Kansas, and James, of New York, both Repub-
licans, who to-day acted with their party. The
four Republican votes for the bill were from
Nelson, Strait, Wakefield, and White, all OF
Minnesota, all of whom voted or were paired in
favor of the same side. There were but four
pairs to-day, Bennett, of North Carolina, and
Ochiltree, of Texas: Muldrow, of of Mississippi,
and Valentine, of Nebraska; Riggs, of Illinois,
and Nichols, of Georgia; Wood, of Indiana, and
White, of Kentucky. The first named in each
case being for the bill, and the last named
against it. Mr.. Barr. of Pennsylvania, Repub-
hcan, and ''Richelieu8 Robinson, of New York,
Democrat, both voted against the bill a month
ago. but were absent and not paired.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-08
ANOTHER COLLISION.
Additional Particulars of the Sinking ofthe
Romano by the Nevada.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., May captain Bremmer,
of the steamship Nevada, of the Guion line,
gives the following additional particulars of the
collision with the Romano:
"On Monday, the 4th, at moor, in latitude 42o
5V, longitude 40 %, while on the way from
New York to Liverpool, four days out, we col
lided with the Romano, of Hull, belonging to the
Wilson line. We struck the ship on the port
side abaft midships, bursting into the engine
room The. Romano sunk IN less than an hour.
Her passengers and crew came on board in
their own boats. The weather was calm
at the time, but there was a heavy swell
Our collision compartment filed with water, and
our bows were beaten in from the ~forefoot to the
deck. When the cargo had been shifted and
temporary repairs effected. we bore up for st.
Johns. On Sunday we fell in with the st. Lau-
rent, and transhipped the passengers of the Ro-
mano, two in number, her crew and our own
passengers to that ship.
The agents of the Wilson line at Boston state
that the steamer Romano. sunk by the steamer
Nevada, was valued at 5000, 600. The Wilson's
are their own underwriters. The cargo was a
general one, and not exceptionally valuable, con
sisting mainly of small lots, insured by ship
DerS,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-08

practice of investigation into medical science by
the use of animals. Such, restriction is not
desired by medical men, and would interfere
with medical progress, and the resolution pro
vides for the appointment Of a standing commit
tee to oppose such legislation by all legitimate
means.
DIR. Dalton. of New York, said this movement
originated with an anti vivisection society, and
the object of the proposed legislation would be
to stop vivisection in colleges and
schools; a professor would be unable to
show his class the process of digestion
or circulation of the blood in a frogs foot. This
result was certainly not desirable. A further
object of the society, to prevent needless cruelty,
would find cooperation in the medical protes-
sion. The resolution was referred to a commit
tee.
DR.. Atwood, of st. Louis, offered a resolution
which set forth objections to medical colleges
advertising so generally as tending to increase
the number of schools and lowering the stand
ard.
DR.. Benjamin, of Maryland, followed with a
resolution urging upon all medical colleges the
necessity of elevating the standard OF
education, at least so far as TO require
preliminary examination fol. u three
years course, a register of attendance, and prac-
teal demonstrations of dlagnostlc skill. lie
said a medical student could now obtain a di-
ploma without ever having felt a mans pulse.
Everybody wants to elevate this profession,
and if we can do it by resolution, let us do IT,
called out a delegate, and thise evoked a hearty
burst of laughter.
DR., Henry, of New York, rose to speak on the
question, and was expressing his opinion in
rather an emphatic way about the disgrace
which medical colleges were bringing on the pro
fession, when he was interrupted by a motion to
lay ON the table, which the presi-
dent put and declared carried. DR..
Henry called out that every time
this question had been brought forward, it was
squelched in the most uDdigniGed manner.
A delegate called attention to the fact that
he had only put this motion to lay on the table
on the way. The chair put the motion again,
and the result of the viva voee vote being doubt
full, a rising vote was called for and the associa-
ton refused to table the motion by a very large
vote.
DR.. Henry then resumed the floor and ex-
pressed the opinion that the medical. colleges
were responsible for the discredit which had
fallen upon the profession on account of incom-
petent doctors.
This remark was greeted with applause, and
some misses were heard. There is no use hiss
ing" exclaimed DR.. Henry, with considerable
warmth. II am an old soldier, and l know that
the men who are Kissing have some private AK to
grind" He then continued his remarks, urging
the necessity of elevating the standard of educa-
ton in the profession.
DR.. Robbins, chairman of the section on the
state of medicine, said he intended to report q
resolution in regard to medical colleges before
adjournment of the association. The resolution
of DIR. Benjamin was then adopted, and the as
ISOLATION adjourned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-08
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
Largely Increased Attendance-The ReguIa'
ton Row Among. the Doctors.

Largely Increased Attendance-The Regula-
ton Row Among the Doctors.
WASHINGTON, May THE second days SEES
sion of the American Medical Association opened
with IA much larger attendance of delegates than
was present at the session yesterday. The list
this morning contains about 200 names. The
body Of the church was entirely occupied with
delegates, and many were compelled to find seats
in the galleries.
President DR.. Austin Flint called the associa-
ton to order. and Rev. W. A. Bartlett, pastor
of the New York-avenue Presbyterian Church,
offered prayer.
The president announced the death of DR..
Gross. the eminent surgeon, and a committee
was appointed to draft resolutions Of respect in
memory of the deceased
The various committees were named, and the
committee appointed to report upon the resolu-
tion for securing a more competent medical san
itary service on transoceanic passenger vessels
made a report. 1t stated that after due consid-
Grafton "a bill had been prepared and placed in
The hands of Mr., Slocum, member of Congress
from New York, who had introduced it in the
House, and it had been referred to the commit
tee on commerce. The report was accepted and
tn committee continued
DR. !. Y. Shoemaker, of Pennsylvania, chair
man # the section on practical medicine, read
Il report in which he traced the history and
praci. e of medicine, materia medica and phys
inlpcv. He referred in severe terms to the ten
deaey manifested on the part of specialists to
form cliques and exclude the rest of the profess
sion from their deliberations. An attempt was
. thus made to create an aristocracy in the most
democratic Of professions. These structures
were received with general applause.
The next address was by the chairman Of the
section of obstetrics and diseases of women,
DR.. T. A. Reamy, of Ohio, and Drs. BuffoRd
and Stevens, representatives of tie Canadian
medical association, were invited to seats on the
platform and made honorary members.
An invitation was read from the managers of
the New Orleans Cotton Exposition for the 1850
citation to hold its next meeting in one of tie
rooms of the exposition building.
DIR. Henry Smith, of Philadelphia, offered a
resolution which rscited that an attempt was
GOV being made to restrict, by legislation, the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-08
THE LOST STATE OF FLORIDA.
concluded from First Pase.1

from the icy cold water, though the sea was calm
nevertheless they did not lose heart. One of;
their number, a man named Donaldson, was
underneath the capsized boat until they were
picked up by one of the other boats,
in the morning. When she capsized he kept his
hold and went over with her, and remained on
the inside talking to himself and moaning until
he swooned. His companions on the outside were
unable to assist him: In the morning, when
they were picked up, the bottom of the boat
a horrible appearance. from his long exposure
to the waves and lack of fresh air. A few
days afterward, however, he got all
right again. During the thirty-fve
hours they were afoat, they had not a drop of
water to drink. and were beginning to feel all the
horrors of extreme thirst when rescued by the
bark Theresa, of the kindness of whose officers
and crew, and those of the Louisa. of Cardiff,
and of the Titania, the survivors all speak in
the highest terms of gratitude and praise.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-08
y MENTION.

Mr. Phelps Fears His Utteranees Might Be
Mistaken for Those of Blaine.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May 1T appears that the
part that William Walter Phelps. the New Jer-
sey congressman, has taken in the Blaine-Ed
munds squabbIe has affected him a good deal.
Phelps is a member Of the House committee on
foreign affairs. On Saturday last, during the
discussion of the bill to further restrict Chinese
immigration, some one approached him or the
floor and inquired:
"You will speak 10 The question before tho
House, Mr.. Phelpsf
well, no sir he replied, 81 would like 10
speak on this measure, bat whatever L might