The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-05-06
WEST AND SOUTH.

The boiler in the saw mill of Samuel
Beauchamp, near Oakland City, Ind, ex-
ploded few days ago instantly killing the
engineer, John Cauthorn, and seriously
injurinE two fellow workmen, Jesse
Wester and Jep Collins. Wester's condi-
tion is critical. The engineer was a new
man and inexperienced, and the explosion
was the result Of his carelessness or igno-
rance. The force Of the explosion carried
the fire boxes distance OF 200 yards.
The new Board of Trade building at Chi
Delegates were present from fifty Boards
Of Trade in all parts of the United States,
as well as from Toronto and Liverpool.
Prayer was offered by Rev. De Clinton
Locke. Hon. Emory A. Storrs delivered
an Grafton, and brief remarks were made
by deleg1.e .es from Boston, San Francisco,
Montreal, Louisville, New York, Minneap-
oils, St. Louis and Liverpool.
At Akron, o., on the 3Oth ult. John En-
merling, aged sixty eight, supposed to be
partially crazed by whisky, put phospho-
rus in the family teapot and his wife and
several Of the children were made danger
ously sick in consequence. Emmerling is
In jail. .4..4 .r
Ruperto Lara, convicted Of the murder
Of the Nesmith family over year ago,
was hanged at Las Cruces, N. NJ, on the
10Th ult. He made confession claiming
that he was hired for 81 900 TO commit the
crime. Persons whom he implicated were
brought before him, but he failed to identify
them.
The motion for new trial in the case OF
Lewis Webster, convicted Of the murder Of
Perry Harrington, at Geneva, o., was
overruled on the 30th ult., and he was
sentenced to be hanged on Thursday,
October 1.
The lawyer who obtained for Senator
Fair his divorce from his wife, by which
he was obliged to pay her s., 100000, is now
suing his client for $4,000, the fee charged
in the divorce case.
The next Legislature to be elected in
Mississippi will have the choosing OF two
United States Senators.
A Nebraska jury has awarded $1,000
damages to parent whose eight-year-old
daughter had been aogged in a public
school.
The vicinity OF Pleasant Hill, No., was
visited by tornado on the night Of tn g
Goth ult., causing considerable damage.
Thirteen cars OF Missouri Pacific freight
train were blown from the track. Four
were loaded with hogs, many Of which
were killed. The caboose was overturned,
and of four occupants three suffered severe
bruises. Near Harrisonville high winds
derailed several freight cars, and at Hold
en- one child was killed and much damage
done 10 property.
Naval Cadet William G. Callaghan, Of
Ohio, member Of the third class, has re-
signed from the Naval Academy.
A severe rain and hail storm visited Ca
tawba County, N. c., on the 1st, followed
by destructive cyclone. A large number
Of trees were blown down, and in Hickory
the railroad depot was unroofed. No lives
were lost.
Miss Julia Jackson, only child Of "Stone-
wall" Jackson, will be married June 3Oto
William L. Christian, grain merchant Of
Richmond, Va. The lady is twenty three
years old.
Fayette Brown, receiver for Brown, Bon
mel g. Co., an iron manufacturing firm OF
Youngstown, o., has made statement
showing that the mills in that city have
made profit Of SejO,OOO since February 20,
1888. The statement causes surprise in
iron circles, and will be of assistance TO the
iron workers who are demanding that the
scale Of wages shall not be reduced.
At Huntsburg, o., on the 1st a Mrs.
Barnes gave her little boy box Of pills Ia
play with. The lad carried them TO school
where several OF the boys took them. One
boy by the name of Dewoody took twenty,
as a result Of which he dropped dead in his
seat.
The employees Of the large iron works Of
Brown, Bonnell a. Co., of Youngstown, o.,
have been notified that after May 81 they
would have TO accept a reduction or quit
work The works are in the hands Of Re-
ceiver Brown, who has been prevented by
the courts from signing the scale, though
he agreed to pay Amalgamated prices
The workmen think that that the demand
Is very strange, considering that the state
ment published few days ago, showed q
profit OF over $3.50 900 In two years and say
that the reduction viii be resisted.
A boiler at the fremont Hotel, Calves
ton, Tex, exploded with terrific force on
the morning OF tho Sd, instantly killing a
number Of persons, wounding several
others and doing much damage to the no.
tel and neighboring property. Among the
killed were Lawrence Carr, fireman, An.
dersor Tones and Clara Miller, and severa
children, names unknown.
By the collision Of two freight trains or
the Chicago, Milwaukee g. st. Paul Rail.
road on the Sd, Conductor Albert Brogley
was killed and Fireman Charles Brewel
fatally injured. Both trains were dltchsd
and demolished, and several other EN-.
ployes seriously injured.
Pat Benan, who shot and killed Deputy
Sheriff John Kohl, Of Negaunee, Mich, or
the 9Th Of March last, was captured by q