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

A SNOW slide near Ontario Mine,
Park City, Utah, ON the 18th destroyed the
house of William Rich, killing his three
children and fatally injuring his wife.
The slide also struck the house Of John
Harris, killing his wife and seriously
wounding him. The snow is deeper at Park
City than ever before known.
A HEAVY snow blockade prevails
throughout the mountain districts in
Southern Colorado. Business of all kinds
is suspended in Silverton, and at Ouray
and other mining camps snow is six feet
deep on a level. In some canons where
the roads run it is fifty to sixty feet deep.
Snow slides are of frequent occurrence,
but as yet no loss of life is reported.
ELI MADLoNG, a quack doctor former
ly of Freeport, H., was hanged by mob
near Denver, Col, on the 18th. Madlong
had prescribed medicine to one OF his pa
tients which resulted IN the latter's death,
whereupon the patients friends organized
vigilance committee and hanged the
"doctor."
BY the explosion of a keg of gum
powder in the store of Hobbs,, Osborne &c
Hobbs, at London, Ontario, on the 18th. the
building was completely wrecked and
three clerks named Donald Smith, Percy
Ince and Frank Shaw were fatally injured.
The clerks had been smoking, and 1t is sup
posed the powder was ignited by one of
their pipes.
TEE President on the 18th sent the
following nominations to. the Senate:
Emanual G.. Swantown, Of Minnesota. Re-
ceiver Of Public Moneys at Duluth; Zachary
T.. Burton, of Montana, Receiver Of Public
Moneys at Helena; William r. Wheaton,
OF California, Register OF the Land Office
at San Francisco.
The Chicago City Council has passed
an ordinance in conformity with the
Harper bill making the license for the sale
of spirituous liquors $500 and malt liquors
$3.50. 1t goes into effect April ].
THE Chair laid before the Senate on
the 18th preamble and joint resolution of the
Legislature of Ohio relating to the exclusion
| OF American pork from France and Germany
| A bill for the admission of the State of Dakots
| into tho Union on an equal footing with
and referred. Bills were passed: TC
provide agricultural lands for the Southern
/ band of Ute Indians, and providing for theil
| removal from Colorado to Utah; fixing the
! terms Of the United States Courts In the East
era and Northern districts of Texas. The Sen
ate resumed consideration Of the bill providing
! for the National bank cir2plation, but withou
action the executive se4Son adjourned /;
IN the House Mr.. Belford introduced o resolu
tion calling on the Secretary OF State for in
formation whether Prince Bismarck has sen
I his department any letter touching the resolu
tiOn passed by this House concerning th
death OF Of Herr Lasker, and il 30 to transmi
/ ncupy of the same, and inform the House o
any advices he may have OH the subject Bill
were introduced; Granting go acres of tn
jublc lands to the survivors OF the Mountai
fcadOw massacre; appr0prlating ShO0,00J 70
abe relief of sufferers from the food in tn
over Mississippi; tofresulste tho traffic Z
,lihoeds aided liy G 0vernment bonds. Pent
ag discussion OF the Mexicgn Pension bill th
| House adjourned,