The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-27
West and South.

West and South.
MICHIGAN Democrats met in State Con.
vention at Grand Rapids on the Goth and
made the following nominations: For
Governor, j. w. Begole; Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Matthew Maynard, Of Marquette;
Secretary OF State, William II. Shakes
peare, of Kalamazoo; Treasurer, James
Blair, of Grand Rapids; Auditor General,
Colonel George p. Sanford, of Lansing;
State Board of Education, Rev. Christian
Vanderveen, Of Ottawa.
MICHIGAN Greenbackers met at Detroit
on the Goth and adopted plan for fusion
with the Democrats on the electoral ticket
and nominated ]. w. Begole for Gov
ernor; utenant-Governor, Matthew
Maynard; Attorney General, Francis NJ.
Cook; Commissioner of the State Land
Office, John II. Dennis; Superintendent OF
Public Instruction, David Parsons.
THE Iowa Republicans met in State Con.
vention at Des Moines on the Goth and
nominated Frank d. jackson, Of Butler
County, for Secretary Of State; ]. L.
Brown, of Lucas, for Auditor; Captain V.
w. Twombley, of Van Buren,, for Treasur-
er; ]. II. Rothrock, of Linn, for Supreme
Court Judge, and General Baker, Of Ap-
panoose, for Attorney General.
IT was decided recently by Judge Hoff.
man, of the United States Court at San.
Francisco, that Chinese laborer who left
the United States prior to the passage Of
the Anti Chinese law, and who attempted
to come back subsequently,, was properly
refused readmission.
GOVERNOR IRELAND was renominated by
the Texas Democratic State Convention at
Houston on the Goth.
On the Goth the Governor Of Kentucky
pardoned a horse-thief and a homicide,
who was serving life-sentence, for time.
ly assistance rendered the officers Of the
State Prison during the recent outbreak.
THE Missouri Greenbackers met in State
Convention at Kansas City on the 20th and
nominated Nicholas Ford for Governor.
The nomination Of other State officers was
left with the Central Committee.
THE Anti.Monopolists Of Michigan con.
vened at Detroit on the Goth and nomi-
mated Wildeman Mills for Governor. Mr..
Mills declined, and Governor Begole was
then nominated.
On the Goth Mr.. Hendricks made pnblic
his letter accepting the Democratic nom-
ination for Vice President.
AT meeting of the Northwestern Lum.
berman's Association, representing 500,
100000 capital, held in Chicago on the
Goth, 1t was resolved, after long debate,
that 1t would not be wise to close the mills
before November /.
NEAR Shelbyville, Ind, the other day
Mrs. Celia Victor, an aged widow, her
daughter, Mrs. Trees, and her two-year-old
granddaughter, Maudie Trees, died from
the effects Of eating biscuits in which Mrs.
Trees put arsenic, mistaking 1t for baking
powder.
! THE Congressional nominations made
| on the 21st were as follows: Republican
Nebraska, First District, ]. W. Weaver;
Second, James Laird; Third, @. W. E.
Dorsey. Michigan, Second District, f. p
| Allen. Democratic-Ohio, First District,
John Follett; Second, A. A. Kramer. In.
diana, Ninth District, T. B. Ward. Texas,
! First District, Charles Stewart (renomi'
natod) West Virginia, First District,
join cannon. Missouri, Second District,
| John b. Hale.
II a villa g thirty miles east of Wheel
| iug, w. Va, a fire broke out few nights
ago, and before assistance could arrive
f.r y-six' ouses wero consumed. The loss
would amount 10 $4,000.
TIKI ioiler Of the GGyernmcnt launch
Daphne exploded tho other day at Mem
ph.5, and PGymaster n. Golden was blown
/ oyG board and drowned, ANA the engineer,
pilot and Two oilers were seriously in.
iur'd.
THE official returns from the Frankfort
(Ky.) Judicial District election show that
w. II. Holt, Republican, had 620 majority
over Riddle, Democrat, for Appellate
Judge. The district comprises forty -one
counties.
KANSAS Democrats met In State Conven
tion at Topeka on the 2lst and renominated
Governor Click. The platform adopted
indorSos the action of the National Con
venhon at Chicago; commends the admin
istration of Governor Click; denouncei
the policy Of prohibition and demands
that the Prohibitory amendment DO resub'
mitted to popular vote.
THE principal stores in the village Of
Swayzeo, Ind, were destroyed by recent
fire.
A STATEMENT was made In Chicago OF
the 22d by an Eastern railroad official thai
the Baltimore g. Ohio Road had offered
$23,OOO,000 for controlling interest in the
Illinois Central.
FRANK POWERS is the Democratic nomi
nee for Congressman in the Ninth Ken
lucky District.
AFTER continuance Of three days ant
nights the annual sun-dance Of the Chey
ennes on the Canadian River, Indian Ter
ritory, came TO an end on the 22d.
THE death OF General Leroy Pope Walk
er. the first Secretary Of War in Jeffer
son Davis Confederate Cabinet, and VIII
gave the order for firing on Fort Sumter
occurred at his home In Huntsville, Ala.
on the 22d, after q brief Illness.
COMPLAINT was made by Chicago miller
ON the 22d Of tho appearance Of "smut'