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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-09
LITTLE JERRYs DEATH.
The Wonderful Boy Volcano Totally Con.
sumed by Self Combustion.
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''''' New Orleans Times Denc crut.l !
Some time ago the Times. Democrat re.
porter gave a full description Of the won
derful boy in the vicinity Of the Fair
grounds. For three years this monstrosity
had been burning curiosity, of which
the public had been in almost total igno-
rance until accidentally disc verel by the
reporter a2l na
As soon as the case was published |, the
medical societies directed their attention
toward IL, and the boy was exhibited to
several OF the most eminent physicians of
the city. The faculty differed as to the
cause of the singular phenomenon. The
various arguments were scientific, ponder
GUS and covered pages Of manuscript, but
no solution was arrived at 9ba.v., \.
The boy, however, settled lis own case
yesterday by total combustion. His
mother having to come up town on i'm
portant business, left his aunt, who is q
stranger here and unaccnstomed to the pc
culiar ways of little Jerry, in charge Of
him. His aunt accordingly proceeded tC
dress him up, when he at once broke out
iniflames. She not knowing what to do
screamed Justify. This brought in thu
neighbors, who, in a frigat, began throw
ing water over the boy. As a natura
consequence, the blaze increased and fec
on the stream OF water cast over him unit
the heat became SO intense as to caus,
Jerry to double up in agony. As soon a
this connection, made by the touching O.
his head and feet, was contaminated, h'
was Instantly and entirely consumed
The scientists Of New Orleans claim tha
the coming together of tho positive an'
negative currents occesioned the only nat
ural result that could possibly foliow--tha
Of entire destruction. Mrs, HILBERT, hi
mother, is In great agony at the loss Of he
son, and regrets having left him with on,
unused to his ways His charred remain
were inurned In the garden Of his parents
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-09
The Cunning Partridge.

4
Walter was walking il the woods
with his father. Suddenly partridge
flew uIpneaf them, and lighted almost
at their feet. L.
sssSheracted very strangely, bristling up
her feathers, and running first toward
Walter and then from him, but dodging
SO that the boy could not catch her. =
When Walter walked theNbird went
slowly and when he ran, shewould 90
Just fast enough toskeepsout of his
reach, and at the same time lead him
on. They went in this way for some
; distance, when the partridge rose in the
air and few out of sight.
= q "What made her-act- SO strangelyr'
asked Walter, as he returned to the
place where his father was standing.
Il thought she must be wounded So
she could not fly; but she went fast
enough when she got ready"
This would answer your question Il
you knew her ways,'' said the father,
as he showed Walter a tiny partridge
which he was holding in his hand.
"Oh, where did you get that2' asked
Walter, in delight, as he took the little
creature and gently smoothed its tiny
feathers.
81 picked it up just as you started to
follow the, mother-bird. .. / think there
must have been q dozen of them, but
they hid so quickly that | could get only
this one. - ','.- r., r.
"Why, 1 did not see any of theml"
said Walter.
mo. for the old bird took your whole
attention, which was Just what she want
ed to do. When she had called you far
enough from her young, and had given
them time to hide, she was ready to fly
away. had seen them act in this way
SO otter, that I knew what it meant as
! soon as Isaw her That was why l was
able to catch this little one"
.'Can not take it home and make q
!, cage for itan A
s,19No; Think you had better let, IL 60.
You could not tame it, and 1t would die
in q few days." 3
,.tPoor little scared thingl would
not like to cause its death" said Wal,
ter. as he carefully placed it on the
ground. hh8 IgAotkl 4a3l
As soon as he was released 1t ran ,intc
Q thick clump Of bushes and hid, and
Walter could find neither the old bird
nor any of the little ones. Our LittE.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-09
MARRIED IN BED.
Rheumatism, Although Opposed by Escu.
lapius and Cupid, Was Nearly Able to
Indefinitely Postpone Wedding Cere.
baltimore Americana

mony.
Baltimore Americana s, o.
A wedding, as unusual as it was roman.
tic, toook place on Saturday at the board.
ing-house of Mrs. Adams, No. 81 North
Charles street. The participants are both
well-to-do and highly connected. The
groom was Mr. Grey, one of the most es.
timable young men of Charleston, s. g.
The bride was the daughter of wealthyipa.
rents who usually reside in Savannah, Ca,
but who recently went to Poughkeepsie, N.
Y, for the summer. The courtship of the
two began in their Southern homes, and
there it was they became engaged.
1t was arranged for the wedding
to take place the middle Of last
week at Poughkeepsie. At the first
of the week Mr.. Grey started North to
claim his bride. He stopped in Baltimore
to see some friends who are boarding at 81
Charles street, but just after his arrival
here he was seriously Frustrated with
rheumatism, being unable to move from
his bed. He at first hoped that the attack
would soon pass away, 80 as to enable him
TO get to the city on the Hudson in time
for the ceremony in which he was 30
much interested. But, rheumatism re.
mained in spite of the efforts of Esculapius
and Cupid, and Mr.. Grey was obliged to
telegraph the condition of affairs to Pough.
keepsie, necessitating postponement OF
the marriage. In the meantime full ar
rangements had been made for brilliant
event at the summer home Of the bride,
and everything was in readiness for the
ceremony except the groom, news of whose
illness came as an unpleasant cloud on q
very bright sky. For the next day or two
his condition did not improve. The young
lady then determined to come to Balti.
more. She started from Poughkeepsie on
Friday, accompanied by her father. She
had forwarded news of her intention, and
the ladiesbat the boarding-house' kindly
and elegantly fixed up the room of Mr..
Grey for the occasion. On Saturday the
young lady arrived. The groom was
pfopped up in bed, and in the presence OF
| the BRIDES father, the, marriage ceremony
was performed by Rev. w. I. Murkland,
pastor Of the Franklin Street Presbyterian
Chdrch. The bride is very bright and
beautiful, with blonde features and en-.
ngaging manners, The groom does notlook
| asif he could be so easily overcome by
rheumatism, He is rather tall, good-look'
ing and agreeable. Matrimony seems to
have baffied disease, as he was well enough
yesterday to walk around. Mrs. Grey's
father went back to, P Poughkeepsie af5er the
| wedding.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-09
b BURIED ALIVE.
The Terrible Fate of Young Woman at
l4 ~ Wheeling, W. Va.
Wedding,
[Chicsgo Tribune spsclal.l 'A

The Terrible Fate of a Young Woman at
i11 W Wheeling, W. Va.
[Chicsgo Tribune Speclal.l i.
One Of those ghastly stories of inter
meu5 before life has become extinct,
which cause an Involuntary shudder OF
horror to pass through the reader, is cuc.
rent in this city tonight. The victim, SO
the story goes, is a young married lady OF
twenty yeafs. In Mayloe last year, three
months after her marriage, the lgdy was
taken violently i'll, and alter lingering ior
ten days, apparently died. There were cet-
tain pecullarities about the appearance Of
lithe supposed corpse, however, which
caused suspicion in the mind of the al
tending physician that his patient might
be in q trance, but after keeping
the body for four days with no signs Of
returning life the remains were con.
signed to the grave, temporary inter,
ment being made in the family lot ip
an. abandoned graveyard, A day or two
ago the body was disinterred prior TO re.
moval to another cemetery. To the sur.
prise OF the sexton the coffin1lidp showed
signs of displacement, and on its being
removed the graye-digger was horrified Ia
find the remains turned face downward,
the hand filled with long tufts Of 'haft
torn from the head, and the face, neck and
bos ON deeply scratched and SCARED,
| while the lining OF, the ticoffin hall
been. torn into fragments in, the desper
ate, efforts Of the entombed victim TO es
cara frn,,, har u o,.vfhla fata GinCa the
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-09
FAk1Se CARE or BABY.

Gertie had serious tronblesa atasGhool.s
She had mo head for figures" as they
say, and we know that heads have "a
great deal to do with figures. They
danced Aand scut ,caperS thf0ugh her
brain till she could hardly remember
their names.& She Always forgot
whether "quotient' or "product" be-
longed to multiplication or division;
''plus, ~ tminussp the sign of t''equal-
ity," and all those puzzling things
were hopelessly mixed up together. e
sSShe was bright enough in her other
studies, but poor, little girl! twice she
had failed to "pass" in arithmetic, and
had been put back to drag through the
same dreary old lesson. There were SO
many other little ones in the family
that no one had time to think of Ger
ties troubles, or advise her about
them, and she began to think she was
going to be Ounce all her life.
But one happy day Uncle John came
from Boston on a visit. 1t did not
take him long to see, by the pitiful
droop at the corners Of the mouth and
forlorn. look in, her eyes, that something
was wrong. M r-i ~ se'
Uncle John always had time. He
listened to all Gertie had to tell, and
comforted her by assuring her that the
smartest woman he had ever known,
who had written, he couldn't. tell how
many books, knew only enough arith-
inetic To- count up her money when she
went shopping. 849s 4
" Spite Of all this, though, the fact re-
mafned that it was Gertie's duty to learn
arithmetic. y Uncle, John thought she
might be ableto try harder than ever
before If she had something pleasant to
lo6kfOrward to3 sohe promised her that
ifshe passed next year, he would send
/ heTfh6 prettisst present she Ehadlever
seen.
And she did. Anditcame. What do
you think is the incest present little
girl can havep
"-- In
a Uncle John thought 80, too. And Il
was the loveliest one you ever saw! A
sweet, bright baby-face in the most del
icats wax. Blue eyes, that moved, haiI
not all braided and frizzled and fused
up with bows, but the dearest little
silky short curls exactly like o baby's
and q long white dress with arobe front.
It was almost big enough 10 be twin
utster 10 Nellie, the slre-epough baby
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-09

For fear. Of relapse, that slipper should hang
! --Eleaaor a. Hunter, til Golden Dogs.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-09

An old nurse says ,Ackcr's EngIisl
Remedy is best for coughs, eiJEp, dypthe,
ia, or bronchitis. Sold by Wooster /
Adams.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-09

1t is said there ore seventeen re-.
tired ministers who make theirhomes in
Newark, WsYne County, N. x.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-12

the secretary of the interior for the
names Of all persons with whom con
tracts have been made for furnishing In
dian supplies; also resolution calling on
the secretary Of war for similar inform
alton relative to Indian supplies. The
house then took up the legislative APP
preparation bill, with amendments re
ported by committee of the whole. The
amendment prohibiting committee
clerks from performing work OF pri-
waite character for members was re-
jccted. After some other slight changes
were made the bin passed
WEDNESDAY, JUNE, 4.
Saaute-The senate was not in ses-
sion
House-rhe Oregon central land grant
forfeiture bill, coming over from yes
terday as unfinished business, was taken
up and paSsed-yeas 1873, nays 90 The
senate amendments were non-ConCurred
in to the bill esta blishing a bureau OF
Labor statistics. The senate amendments
were concurred in SO the jointresolution
making an additional appropriation for
the relief of sufferers in Louisiana frora
the overflow OF the Mississippi A bin
was passed amending the act 10 exclude
public lands in Alabama from the oper-
alton of the laws relating to mineral
| lands. The provisions of the bin We're
extended to the tates of Alabama Flor.
ida and Arkansas. Mr. Heuley, of Cal
ifornia, then called up the bill fMfeiting
lands granted TO the California 4 Ore
gon railroad company except such lands
as were granted for that portion of road
which was completed before the first
of July, 1880 After vigorous remarks
by Mr.. Cobb Qnd.), in support of the
bill. vote was taken on its passage.
1t stood yeas 1873, nays l3-uo quorum.
The house then adjourned.
THURSDAY, JUNE 3
Senate The senate was not in ses-
sion.
House The house Of representatives
passed bills 60 forfeit the land grant of
the California and Oregon road to
bridge the Cumberland river at Nash
sspe le and the Missouri at Leavsnworth
and to repeal q land grant 60 the Iron
Mountain road from Pilot Knob to
Helena. On the strength of a letter, the
signature to which was forged. being the
name of a man VINO has been dead
| four years, Mr.. Broadhead. of Missouri
presented resolution in the house yes
/ terday asking for an investigation of all
| the New y orlS national banks The reso-
/ tuition, upon Mr. Hewitts objection to
I immediate consideration, went TO the
proper committee. out the matter created
a decided feeling in New York City.
FRIDAY, June 6.
Sendte-rhe Senate was not in ses-
sion.
H0Hse-rhe House as usual on Friday
spent the day on the private calendar,
and disposed OF a number Of pension
] NlnimR
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-12
A Suave as Il "BunkO" Nan
New York Times

A mild-mannered man OF middle
age, who is in the wholesale oil bust
ness on Cedar street, got off a Jersey
City feryboat the other day and
walked briskly along Liberty street
toward Broad way. Just as he cross
ed Church street he was approached
by a respectably-dressed young man
of suave manner and pleasing address.
MY dear Mr.. 5 -, said the young
man, grasplng the merchant warmly
by the hand, 'how do you dor Fine
day but for the rain. You remember
/ met you at my fathers some time
ago2 The old gentleman is not feel
ing very bright to day, so | came over
in his stead.
The merchant, who reads the papers
every morning regularly at 1880
o'clock, and whose mind has been
troubled by the operations of the bun
ko men, turned upon the sleek young
man like an enraged prize fighter.
"Get out Of this, you Internal bunke
scoundrel" he shouted, making pass
with his left hand and throwing up
his right as a guard. Get out, or I'll
lay open the side of your head
Take me for a Jersey farmer do
your
The young man lodged the blow
and bolted across the street, followed
at long range by two boys and a po
liceman. An hour later the oil-mer
chants agent rushed into his count
ing-room, in a state Of high excite
mcnt What have you been doing
TO young MIR. Dodson2' wildly inquir
ed the agent. Said you tried To
knock HIM down in the street
Il did try to knock the head of a
bunko man, said the merchant turn
ing INTO a cold sweat.
"Bunko man be That was
young Dsdson, son Of our best Gus
TONER come ovel to give us an order
for oil ~
1t is hoped that a note Of apology,
which was sent last night, and bas
ket Of Pommery sec, which will be
sent today, viii soothe the young
mans outraged feelings.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-12

4 General John a. Logan, the nom
inee for President, is essentially
a Western man, who claims Chicago
for his home. His father. DR.. John
Logan, emigrated from Ireland i'm 1928.
and settled in jackson County, H.
His mcther was Elizabeth Jenkins,
"a native of Tennessee. He first saw
/ light Of day in jackson Comfy H.,
on Feb. Q. 1926. He spent his early
DAYS in Jackson County Here he
received a partial education from his
| father and such teachers as happened
/ TO be in the district When the Mexi-
can war broke out he volunteered and
was chosen Lieutenant IA com,
pany of the First Illinois Infantry
He became adjutant of his regiment
and did good service. He returned
/ to his home in 1913 and commenced
/ the study of law with his uncle, Al
eXander NJ. Jenkins, az one time
Lieutenant Governor of this state. In
| November, 1919, he was elected Clerk
of jackson County. In 1851 he en-
tered into practice with his uncle
| The next year he was elected Prose
cutting Attorney of the Third judicial
District, and later TO the State Legis-
lature, being re elected three times
/ In 1858 he was chosen a member of
Congress from the Ninth District by
I a large Democratic majority AT the
conclusion of his term he was re-elect-
ed. He was an ardent supporter Of
Stephen A Douglass in the campaign
of 1860 He was present at the called
! session of Congress IN July, 1861, He
! joined the military forces at the front
aud was in the first. battle of Bull
/ Run He returned home and helped
to organize the Twenty-tlrst Illinois
IHfantry and was commissioned as
colonel lie took part in the battle of
! Belmont IN November and gave evi-
dence OF superior military ability
He was in the battle of Fort Donelson
and Shiloh, and on March 3. 1862, was
made Brigadier General He was an
active worker during the siege of
Nicksburg. General Grant selected
him for consultation in consideration
of his services, and on July f. 1868,
he led the march into Nicksburg.
He improved his record during Sher.
! man MARCH 10 inc o'ds anu wis ne
roically brave under the most peril
GUS circumstances. When General
Mcpherson was killed Logan succeed
ed him in command of the Army OF
the Tennessee. His exploits We're al
ways bold and fearless throughout
the long campaign.
When the war was over General
Logan declined the position of Minis
Ter to Mexico, and in 1866 he was
elected 10 Congress from the Slate.at
large in Illinois by a majority of So,
9S7. In the Fortieth Congress he was
one of the managers of the inpcach
ment Of President johnson. Ia 1876
he was elected by the Illinois Legisla.
ture to succeed Richard Yates in the
United States Senate. He was defeat
ed, however, at the close Of his term
Toe Hon. David Davis being his sue
cessor; bat in 1879 he was agair
elected TO succeed Oglesby. His ca
reer since then has been sufficient!
well known not TO require furthe
mention.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-12

ton, every republican who kept away
from the polls for fear of being murder
ed would be aenied representation.
ThS expression of the convention was
almost unanimous against the PROPOSE
ton.
These are some of the evidences of
the substantial progress that the repub-
lican party of the Union has made in
one week. The work of the great prosi
dental campaign begins to-day, and it
begins auspiciously A better cicket
was never presented to the American
people since the party was organizes,
ard better platforp1 was never written.
II is a ticket aud platform that will
win Chicago Journal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-12

had bIed ON a hundred hard-fought
fields was mustered out of the service
under the very shadow of the capitol
building, which ne had left four years
before as member of congress to go
and fight the battles Of his country.
/ When the war was over and general
psace VIGOROUSLY returned he was
again honored by his fellow citizens to
the councils Of the nation. Ina service
of twenty years in both houses of con
gress. he has shown himself to be no
lass able and distinguished a citizen
than he was renowned as a soldier, con-
servative in the advocacy Of issues in
volying the public welfare, ready and
el0ouent in debate, fearless-yes, | re-
peat again, fearlt ss-in defense of the
rights of the weak against the strong
He stands to-day-and | say il without
disposition to take one laurel from the
brows of those men whose names may
be presented TO this convention
Il say he stands to-day, in my Judg-
ment, closer TO the great mass Of
the people of this country than al
most any other man now engaging pub
lie attention. Applause No man has
done more in defense OF those princi-
pies which have given life and spirit and
victory to the republican party than has
John a. Logan, Of Illinois. Applause. |
In all that goes to make up IA brilliant
military and civil career and TO com
mend a man to the favor of the people
he whose name we have presented here
tonight has shown himself to be the
peer of the best We ask you, there
fore, TO give him this nomination b.
cause he would not be assSiled, and he
is not assaiiable We ask you 10 nomi-
date him because his public record is so
clean that even political calumny dare
not attack it. We ask you TO nomi-
ate him in behalf Of the hundreds Of
thousands of grey veteran volunteer
! soldiers who are tonight over this
broad land standing around the tele-
| graph offices waiting to know whether
| that gallant leader of the volunteer
| soldiers of this country is to receive the
nomination at your hands. APP
| plause We ask on to nominate him
| in behalf of the white and colored re-
pubIicans of the south who are here by
| the hundred, black ahd white, appeal
ing to our grand old party, to give pro-
lection and to vindieate them in their
rights in the south. Applause.
| Now, my friends standing in the
midst of this vast assemblage of repre-
sentative citizens of this grand republic
aye, in the sublime presence of the
people themselves, represented here to-
night in all their majesty-we offer you
the name Of the tried hero and patriot,
the sagacious and uncOrruptible states
man, the man who, though defeated,
never skulked in bis tent-we offer you
General John A. Logan, and ask you to
make him your nominee. Loud ap.
plause.
If you do so, he will give you a glori-
Gus victory in November next, and when
he shall have taken his position as presi'
dent of this great republic, you may be
sure you will have an administration in
the interest of labor in the interest OF
education, in the interest Of commerce,
in the interest of finance and in the n
terest of peace at home and peace
abroad, and in the interest of the pros
Perity of this great .eople. Applause
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-12
CONGRESSIONAL
MONDAY. JUNE 2.

OBNUAtt y DRh Is
Senate Sen Sherman presented a
memorial request from the board Of
directors Of ths Cincinnati industrial
exposition for an appropriation Of S25,-
900 to aid the work Of the exposition
Sen. Mcmillan, from the committee on
commerce, reported favorably, and on
motion Of Cameron, Of Wisconsin, the
senate read a third time and passed the
house bill authorizing the construction
Of bridges abross the Wisconsin, Chip
pewa and St. Croix rivers, in the state
Of Wisconsin Bills were read a third
time and passed as fellows: The house
bill fixing tho rate Of postage on mail
matter OF second class when sent by
persons other than publishers or news
agents. The bill was passed in the
shape 1t came from the house, except
that the newspaper limit Of weight for
one cent postage was extended 70 four
ounces.
House Under the call Of states the
following were introduced and referred
a resolution by Stockslager calling on