The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06
DOMESTIC.

PATRICK HARTNET, a labcrer in Cincin-
natl, who had long been regarded as in
sane, killed his wifs on the 3lst ult. with
an AK and endeavored TO bids the body
under the floor. When the patrol wagon
arrived he defled the police, AMI they were
compelled to pin him to the wall with a
scantling before he would surrender his ak.
THE Commissioners Of Golden Gate Park
at San Francisco, with force Of twenty
five armed citizens and six policemen, a
few days ago tore down the shanties Of a
lot Of squatters on the beach, where liquors
aud luncheon we're sold in defiance of law.
Denis Kearney was one Of the evicted per-
sons.
DURING the seven days ended on the 1st
the business failures throughout the
United States and Canada numbered 402,
against 34S the previous week. The distri-
button was as follows: New England
S ates, 5s; Middle, 10; Western, 125;
Southern, 63; Pacific States and Terri.
tories, 40; Canada and The Provinces. %.
J. G. D COLLINS was executed on the
1st at Nevada City for robbing stage in
1870, and killing and robbing a banker,
named w. +. Cummings, Of seven thousand
dollars. Simon Bonner was hanged at
Port Gibson, Miss, for the murder Of James
r. Light.
L. L. JOHNSON, agent Of the Northern
Pacific Road at Ainsworth, was arrested
at Walla Wolla ON the lst for embezzling
a package containing $4,000.
THE boiler in Twichell's shingle-mill,
near Blanchard, Mich, burst on the 1st,
killing two persons, mortally wounding a
third, AMI injuring several others.
AT Opeleeka, Ala, on the 1st James
Aberorombie, son of Judge ]. j. Aber.
crombie, stabbed and killed Town Marshal
Henry Hart.
AN explosion Of gasoline on the 1st in
the store Of +. NJ. Orr, at Alliance, o.,
damaged property TO the amount Of S1j,.
900, and killed Mr.. Orr; Elmer Orr, his
son; Mrs. Homer Highland, Mr.. Orl's
daughter; Mrs. Frank Evans and her two
children, aged respectively two years and
four months, and the two-year-old son Of
Mrs. Highland. Nine persons were also
badly injured.
A LITTLE son Of Isaac Kennedy was
killed on the lst at Wheeling, W. Va, by
falling into kettle of bo ling soup, aud
an eleven-year-old daughter Of NJ. Taylor
choked herself TO death at Mayheld, KY,
while playing with skipping.rops.
FIRE on the lst swept away the Denver
& Rio Grande round.house and six loco
motives at Leadville, and six houses and
livery-stable at Pueblo.
AT Bloomington, Neb., the other morn.
ing Henry b. Holmes was burned to death
in his barn. Thirty cattle and all the con-
tents Of the building were consumed.
b. II. LANIER, Of New Orleans, post
office inspector, who recen ly fled to South
America, defrauded seven Southern post.
masters Of considerable sums on the pre-.
tense Of needing 1t to follow up and pro.
scute criminals.
THE public-debt statement Issued on the
lat makes the following exhibit: Total
debt (including interest Of S9,IOS ,3G1), ST.
$40, ,i0s,052. Cash In Treasury, S303 49,.
23S Debt, less amount in Treasury. u ,lSb,.
CS3,719. Decrease during January, $ll,-
D5S,O02. Decrease since June 30, 1883,
s65OO7,4s7.
1T was reported on the lst that the ex-
trcme cold weather In South Carolina had
seriously damaged the oat crop, destroyed
carly vegetables, and killed doves, mock
ing.birds and poultry.
A FIRE at Searcy, Ark, few days ago
destroyed the stores Of r. A. Ward, w. S.
Lay and j. II. Redmond. Loss, S200,000.
A SUIT which had occupied the courts Of
California for seventeen years, involving
lands In the vicinity OF San Pablo valued
a. $2,OOO,0OO was on the lst decided in
favor OF the heirs OF Ex-Governor Alvar-
ado.
MARQUIS DE MoREs reported OIL the 1st a
new disease among sheep on the Montana
ranges, which had carried of six thousand
head Of merinos sent from Iowa and Wis.
consin.
Sixty policemen OF Philadelphia made
descent on cockpit few nights ago and
captured ninety.Ave spectators and seven
ty.two chickens. Nearly all the men paid
fines OF $1l.50 each.
MovINo ice from the Allegheny River
sunk two boats at Pittsburgh on the lst
and set adrift several fats. Floods caused
by gorges had resulted In much damage