The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-03-11
WEST AND SOUTH.


an epidemic similar to the scourge which
recently swept away so many persons in
Kentucky and West Virginia. The victims
are first taken with bloody fus, accom-
panied with severe gripings. The plague
first made its appearance on the plantation
of X. W. Draffin, and in few weeks five
members of Draffin's family died. Last
week there we're thirteen cases on the
plantation. The disease is now spreading
TO neighboring plantations. ..
At Akron, o., on the 9th Jacob Snyder
became suddenly insane and tried to
strangle his infant daughter, saying the
Lord told him to kill her. The neighbors
rushed in and knocked him down and bound
him with corls, thus saving the child's life.
He was arrested and taken TO the lookup,
where he attempted to beat his brains out
against the wall of his cell, seriously in.
juring himself. f,f. 90. ....,..
A grocer at Cynthiana, KY, had been
continually mystifed sor some time by the
disappearance Of sliced ham. To find the
purloiner, he saturated the ham with cro-
ton oil. 8. Miller, colarAd, vas the arst
victim, dying ON the 9th from the effects Of
eating the poisoned ham. t..r.
At the Ohio State Miners Convention,
held at Columbus on the 9TH, all the dis
tricts except Mahoning were represented.
The convention resolved TO reduce the price
of mining ten cents per ton TO enable opera
tors TO compete with the Columbus syndi-
cate. The deliberations were held with
closed doors. .rr .... .r f.t
The Ohio Legislature reconvened on the
10th, after ten days vacation. 40
T. p. Spencer, ono of the early settlers Of
Cleveland, o., died at his home in that
city on the 9th. Deceased was postmaster
at Cleveland under the Polk administra-
ton, and was highly respected citizen
His age was seventy -four. Hu,
The postofice and custom house at Biz
marck, Dak., were destroyed by fire on the
9th. ,r.s... r....... ..s
The Minnesota Legislature adjourned
sine die at noon on the 9th. All the import
ant measures were disposed of and but a
few bills were left without action.
Henry Stull died on the 9th at his sons
residence near Marathon, o., at the ad-
vanced age OF one hundred and five years
He was born in Montgomery County, Pa
two. miles from Valley Forge. He served
In the war OF 1872, and was at the battles
Of Lundy's Lane and Chippewa, undei
General Scott. He gave his vote for JEFF
ferson In 1904 He was at the polls In No
vember and voted for Cleveland and Hend'
ricks. He has been for ninety years {
m ember OF the Methodist Church.
Simon Paulin, another Of the gang o.
Mogantown outlaws, who was year age
indicted for arson and has since been q
fugitive, gave himself up to the Sheriff al
Youngstown, o., on the 9th. He was inn
plicated In burning Jacob BuEzard's rest
dence in Morgantown, for which "Fat'
Jake and william Cluse are serving term
In the penitentiary.
Fire on the 9Th destroyed the dwelling
and restaurant OF Alfonso Souler, neal
Cedar Corners, north Of Youngstown, o
Souler was sick abed at the time Of the fir
and barely escaped burning TO death. III
was taken from the burning building OF
his bed.
A lad named Melville Barnett, age
seven years, was found dead few day
ago In an outhouse at Scottsville, Va. A
he had been practicing circus acts II wns a
FIRST thought he had been killed by o fall
Later, however, his cousin, an eight-year
old child Of David Cooper, confessed tha
she had struck and killed Melville with
shovel. II had been her habit 10 whip an
abuse him when he displeased her and b
seemed 10 be afraid 10 resist.
II Bishop Linus Parker, OF the Methods
Episcopal Church South, died at Now Or
leans on the 9th after brief illness. II
was born In Rome, N. Y, In 1920, but ha
! lived In New Orleans since he was sixtecl
, years old. He was preacher at nineteen
In 1882 he was made Bishop. -
At Louisa, KY, n few nights ago fv
! prisoners In tho Lawrence County jai
= oyerpowered the jailer and escaped Tn
, jailer is said to be dying, and the Sherii
with large posse Of citizens are ON tn
trail Of tho fugitives. r. .,.,L d
The Indiana State Board Of Finance
composed Of the Governor, Auditor an
Treasurer, appointed under o resolution o
tho General Assembly to negotiate a tenn
. porary loan, met on the 7th aid accepte,
! the bid OF Walter Stanton, Of New Yor
} City, at IO1s6 for 100000 temporary loal
bonds, redeemable in five years wit
|, interest at 3k per cent. also the bid OF th
] same at I0iI< for S5S5,ooo refunding bond
! 10 run ten years.