The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-22
WEST AND SOUTH.


CoNGREssioNAL nominations were made
on the 18th as follows: Republican
Louisiana, Second District, Michael Hahn.
mocratlc-Kentucky Second District,
Polk Luffoon; Wyoming, Morton e. Post
(renominated).
A STRUGGLE took place few evenings
ago while Vigilance Committee was at
tempting to arrest two desperadoes at
Uniontown, Ind, during which two men
and two women were fatally wounded
The desperadoes escaped.
A FIRE few mornings ago destroyed a
section Of the business part Of Lawrence
burg, KY.
In attempting to prevent prairie fire
near jamestown, D. T., few days ago
Mrs. Carl Schroeder and three-year.old
child were burned to death.
SOME persons unknown recently threw
poison into the we'll Of John Gaumer, near
Coshocton, O., and the entire family, six
persons, drank of the water. They were
prostrated on the 10th, and none Of them
were expected to recover.
A WAGON containing three persons was
struck by a train few days ago at Elk.
ton, Nd, all being instantly killed, and the
horses and wagon destroyed.
THE failure is announced of Heidmeyer
& Stieslitz, Of Chicago, large wholesale
dealers in woolens, with liabilities Of about
$2JO,OOO.
A HEAVY frost was reported in Virginia
on the night Of the 18th, which damaged
vegetation.
The other morning the steamer Defiance
and five hundred bales of cotton were
] consumed by fro at Newbern, N. o., ths
total loss reaching $4,000.
JAMES KELLY and George Swami, both
colored, quarreled about political matters
/ at Cincinnati on the 18th. Kelly stabbed
Swami and Swami shot Kelly, their wounds
being fatal.
The other day Matt B. Perklnson rode
TO the house Of Derby P. Payne at Deer
| Trail, forty miles from Denver, and be-
cause Payne could not pay $50 he owed
him, Perkinson shot him dead and surren.
/ dered.
The Republicans of the First South
| Carolina District have nominated William
N. Taft for Congressman.
/ AT La Crosse, Wis, while Republican
| procession was being formed on tho even
/ ing of the 10Th +. A. Burton, President of
the Blaine and Logan Club, was shot dead
/ by man known as "Scotty," but no mo-
tive for the murder was known. The GRIM
inal was taken to jail, but wasiisoon after
secured by party Of citizens and hanged
to a tree.
BY the explosion of q coal.oil lamp at
Crisfeld, Nd, on the 10th conaagration
was started which destroyed forty build
Jugs, mainly oyster packing houses, the
losses aggregating 100000.
THE dispatches OF the 18th from Ohio In.
dicated that at the recent election General
Robinson (Rep.) received q plurality Of
about 1900 for Secretary Of State. The
Prohibition vote was about 6,000 The
Congressional delegation would stand
eleven Democrats and ton Republicans, as
follows: 1st District, b. Butterworth, X.
(Rep. gain); I'd, Charles Z. Brown, r.
(Rep. gain); Cd, J. E. Campbell, D.; 4th,
e. NJ. Anderson, D.; 9th, B. lie Fevre, d. /;
9th, w. d. Hill, d.; 7th, @. Z. Seney, D. ;
9Th, John Little, r.; 9th, W. G. Cooper,
r.; 10th, Jacob Romeis, r. (Rep. gain) ;
llth, w. w. Ellsberry, D.; 18th, A. O.
Thompson, r.; 18th, J. H. Outhwaite, D.;
14th, G. H. Grosvenor, R.; 18th, B. Wilk.
ins, D.; 18;h, @. W. Geddes, D.; 18th, A.
J. Warner, D.; 18th, Isaac II. Taylor, r ;
10Th. Ezra b. Taylor, R.: Goth, William
Mckinley, R.; 21st, M. A. Foran, d.
On the 18th J. r Williams, q lawyer ct
David City, Neb., abscondod, and his de-
talcations were placed at $4,000.
In Alabama and other parts Of the South
the drought had continued for elevon
weeks on the 18th, ;and cattle had 10 b
driven long distances to procure water
Tho cotton and other crops were burnt up,
while turnips, the main staple for stock.
feed, were complete failure
NEAR Batavia, O., . passenger train
won't through bridge on the 1Tth, falling
Q distance Of forty feet. Knginssr Wiibur
and Fireman Jones were instantly killed,
two passengers were fatally injured. and
several others were badly bruised.
y. T. WARRrn has BEEN nominated for
Congressman by the Republicans Of Wyo-
ming Territory. ~.
A yxw days ago the aged father Of Mrs.
Henry Curtis, Of Lafayette. Ind, who had
been extremely deaf Iforayears, was star
tied by loud peal Of thunder during .
storm, and his hearing was completely rs-
stored. , AL
On the 17th the returns from the recent
election In West Virginia Indicated the
success OF the Democratic ticket by about
s,ooo majority and the election Of the four
Democratic candidates for congrsssmsn.
TEE Coreletas ranch, near Laredo, Tex,
was visited by highwaymen the other
night, whoStois SO, 900 belonging TO Man
usl vidauri, the proprietor. No arrests.
J. BwATyoRp, 4 Btate Senator, was shot
and killed In street nght with Monroe
Hudson, the jaiier at Sparta, Tenn. . fsv