The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-27
DOMESTIC.

SOME years ago 1OunB stephens, u uluruf
er of Trimble County, KY, left his home
and did not return. His wife married
again last July. On the Goth inst. Stephens
returned, and his wife embraced him. The
new husband became jealous and killed
her instantly. Stephens then shot his sue
cessor fatally, but not until he himself was
mortally wounded by the last husband.
FIFTEEN raftsmen became involved ina
drunken fight near Mount Sterling, KY,
a few days ago, and Elijah Lee was shot
dead and six others were seriously wound
ed.
BY boiler explosion the other day at
West Carlisle, o., two men were killed
and several others we're injured o
SHAwNEETowN, ILL.,, was on the 2lst al
most entirely abandoned by its inhabit-
ants, owing 20 the terrible destruction Of
property by storm and food, and 1t was
said that several years Of prosperity would
hardly put the town where it was before
the food. Uniontown, KY, and Metropo-
lis, ILL.,, were similarly afflicted. At other
points the waters were receding, and the
worst was considered over.
SECRETARY FoLGER on the 21st issued a
call for three per cent. bonds to the amount
OF $4,000, 900, interest to close May l.
A BILLINGS (Mont.) dispatch Of the 2lst
says that five Piegan Indians made raid
and stole fifty ponies. They were followed
and overtaken by white men, when o
skirmish ensued, during which four Of the
Indians and two Of the whites were killed.
The ponies were recaptured.
ADvIcEs Of the 21st state that the recent
wind.storm wrecked hundreds Of sub
merged houses in the district around
Evansville, Ind, besides drowning mum.
bers of hogs and cattle. An immense
amount Of corn was also lost. Many per.
sons were taken from trees and hills where
they had taken refuge, by the relief boats,
some Of whom were badly frozen.
IT was stated on the 2lst that the wheat
and fruit crops In Southern California
would be greatly benefited by the recent
floods, and farmers anticipated q golden
harvest.
NEAR Glasgow, o., early the other morn
ing John Brehmer prevented his father,
who was drunk, from numbering his wife,
when the old man shot his son, inaicting a
mortal wound.
Two REVENUE officers on the 21st killed
three men and wounded another in Mitch
ell County, North Carolina.
A FIRE at Cortland, N. Y, few days
ago destroyed Garrison and Union Hall
blocks, valued at 100000.
THE annual report Of the Chicago Board
Of Trade, issued on the 2ist, showed the
shipment Of farm products for 1880 to have
been $685., ,763,0OO.
water, Me-, was burned few nights ago
and Mr.. Burns and daughter, aged four
teen years, perished in the flames.
IT was discovered on the 2lst thai
Beverly Taylor, an aged colored man, ant
his wife and granddaughter, OF Avon
dale, O., had been murdered by negroes
and their bodies were found in the dis
secting.room Of the Ohio Medical College
at Cincinnati.
HARVEY CHAPPELL, aged seventy-eigh
years, a wealthy farmer living alone neal
Lebanon, Conn, was found murdered oil
the 21st, and the house was robbed OF al
yaluables.
The United States Smelling Company o
Philadelphia failed on the 21st for $4,000
FURTHER advices Of the 22d gave the los
Of life by the recent Southern cyclone a
follows: Alabama, go; Georgia, 200
North Carolina, 10; South Carolina, 20
total, $40. II was thought that these d2
ures would be largely increased as new
was received from sections with whic
communication was difficult. The loss o
property was also immense. Whole VII
lagos were swept entirely away and plar
tations and farms donuded Of evorythin
valuable. Livestock In great number
. were also slaughtered.
]. w. WATTS and Henry Wilson becam
engaged in fight few days ngo on boar
q steamer near Chattanooga, Tonn., and |
tho struggle they both fell overheard an
were drowned.
THRouGHoUr the United States and Car
ada tho business failures during the seve
days ended on the 2ld numbered 25i, againi