The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-20

A FIRE at Prescott, A. T., on the 10th de-
stroyed several business houses, and s. N.
Holmes, proprietor of the Daily Miner,
perished in the flames.
JEvNE's grocery store and Glanz's fur es-
tablishment in Chicago were damaged by
fire early on the morning of the 18th to the
extent of $19O,OO0.
AT Chichester, N. H., on the 10th Thad-
deus Avery killed his wife with razor
and fatally wounded himself, jealousy be-
ing the cause.
GEORGE P. CURRY, banker of Augusta,
Ca, made an assignment on the 10th for
100000, and Clarence Shepard Sc Co., of
Milwaukee, hardware dealers, failed for
100000.
In hotel at Lexington, KY, two intoxi-
Gated men blew out the gas in their room
on the night of the 10th and died in great
agony.
The winter packing of hogs in Chicago
showed on the 10Th decrease of 100000
when compared with the corresponding
period flast year.
GUARANTEEING the indianapolis Qnd.)
Jail on account of smallpox necessitated
the release of over hundred tramps.
They were on the 10th said to be terroriz-
ing the city, and many outrages were re-
ported.
THE Governor of Texas on the 10Th sent
three companies Of rangers into the dis
tricts which had suffered most from fence
cutting, and battle was expected.
BY the explosion Of tank Of oil, which
a boy fired the other day at Bellefontaine,
| o., six children were severely burned.
AT meeting on the 10Th of the cattle
dealers at the Chicago Stock yards resolu.
tions were unanimously adopted declaring
that never in the history Of the country
were our food animals in as healthy con,
dition as at present.
A CONGRESSIONAL delegation visited
Baltimore on the 10th to inquire into the
advantages of proposed canal across the
peninsula, which would require the ex.
penditure Of $3O,O0O,00O.
| THE liabilities of Edward Peck, the bank.
er of Patchogue, L. T., who failed on the
10th and then tried to commit suicide, were
placed at $15O,OOO.
THE Union Pacific Railroad earned last
year $40, 761, 100 and expended $16,670, ,0O0
AT Stoneville, D. T., few days ago @
shooting affray occurred between three
United States Deputy Marshals and band
of cowboys, during which one deputy was
killed, another man had his arm shot off
and two others were wounded. Five pack
horses belonging to the cowboys were shot
In or near the quarantine station a
Deering, Me-, twenty-five head of cattle
were on the 18th afflicted with the foot
and-mouth disease, which was said to hav
sprung from English importations. DR.
I Thayer, of the United States Cattle Com
mission, was on the ground, and was tax
ing every precaution to prevent the spreat
OF the disease.
ONE of the shocking scenes of the recen
flood was a graveyard below Cochrans
vile, o., wherein many coffins had beel
unearthed and several bodies carried dow
the river. Skulls and bones were uncov
cred, and mingled with the driftwood anC
debris of every description. Out Of on
hundred houses in Cochransville only
three were left standing. The resident
were in a naked, starved condition, beini
practically isolated from the world. The,
made rush for the relief boat, and whel
bread was handed out sat down, and, tear
ing the loayes apart, ate with greed an
ravenous energy, eager to allay the terri
BILE pangs of starvation. Women and chill
dren were barefoot, and some were pre-
tected from the cold by their calico dresse
only. Some of the women were ON thei
knees praying in the little storm and food
battered church when the relief came, en-
never was it more welcome.