The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-20
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EXPORTS Of breadstuffs during January,
1884, were valued at $l2,2S4,7S1, against
$15,S35,577 for the same time in 1888; for
the seven months ended Jan. 81, 1884, $780,
256,207; for the same time last year, $780,
,133.
TEN Mormon proselytes, five of whom
were girls, from Cleveland County, N. c.,
passed through Atlanta, Ca, ON the 14th,
en- route for Utah.
ONE of the most comprehensive coin col
lections in the United States was stolen a
few nights ago by burglars from the office
of DR.. H. G. Brainard, of Cleveland, o.
THE Central Bank of Upper Sandusky,
O., failed on the 18th, with liabilities of
100000. Speculations by John s. Rappe,
President, caused the failnre.
DURING the seven days ended on the 10Th
the business failures throughout the United
States and Canada numbered 3l9, against
26O the previous week. The distribution
was as follows: New England States, 81 !;
Middle, 81; Western, So; Southern, 45; Pa
cific States and Territories, 81; Canada
and the Provinces, 66.
WHILE John Beatty was attempting on
the 10Th to convey his wife and three chill
dren and two young ladies named Weather.
ford across the backwater near Newburg,
Tenn, on the Tennessee River, the skiff
was dashed against a log by the current
and upset. Mrs. Beatty and all the chill
dren and one of the young ladies were
drowned.
The rear wall of two adjoining buildings
In Pearl street, Cincinnati used as board
ing-houses, and occupied by thirty-fve
persons, collapsed early on the morning of
the 18th, resulting in the drowning and
crushing to death OF ten persons. The
search for other bodies would be continued
when the water lowers.
1T was announced on the 10Th that the
Indians were starving at the Poplar Creek
and Wolf Point agencies, in Dakota.
The Employment Bureau Of the Young
Mems Christian Association of Chicago re-
ported ON the 10Th thirty thousand to forty
thousand men and boys unable to procure
work, which was twenty per cent. more thar
usual. The applicants came from every
walk in life.
IT was reported on the 18th that Treas
urer Mason, of Jay County, Ind, was {
defaulter to the amount of $4,000, ant
suit had been commenced against his
bondsmen.
NEAR Rogersville Junction, Tenn, OF
the evening of the 10Th Mrs. Carrie Hun
ter, the young and beautiful wife of Jane:
M. Hunter, wealthy stock-raiser, wa!
shot and instantly killed while sitting neal
window. Who committed the crime, ant
for what cause, was unknown.
THE wife of Bivens Percefield, livinl
near Bloomington, Ind, left her littlC
daughter alone in room with an open fire
place few days ago, and when she re
turned the child was lying on the foo
burned to death.
AT the hanging of Thomas Benton, il
Plaquemines, La, on the 18th, some of th'
women in the assemblage shrieked anc
many tainted.
MISS EMMA ROGERS, beautiful younI
lady of Chattanooga, Tenn, was fatal.
burned the other night by her clothe
catching fire from CRATE. She had bee
nursing sick brother for week, and be
ing overcome with sleep sat down near tn
fire.
NEARLY one-half of flock of six thor
sand sheep on the Dakota bad lands, owne
by Marquis Demores, having died this wir
ter, the belief was expressed on the lot
that they were poisoned by his enemies.
A FIRE a few days ago destroyed tll
O'Neil wagon-shops at Cortland, N. Y
valued at $4,000.
w. r. MILLER was found murdered o
the 18th near Marietta, o., and his wife an
. brother were arrested for the crime.
was said the woman threatened to kill he
husband because she loyed his brother.
Tie entire family of Albert Hamme
ling, of Minneapolis, Mimi, consisting !
his wife, three children aud wife's siste
were poisoned on the 10th by eating ra
ham. Mrs. Hammerling had died, an
the others were in a critical condition.