The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-04-15
WEST AND SOUTH.

A. Dimmick, charged with setting fire
to the town of Weston, Ore, year ago
when 100000 worth Of property was
burned, was discovered in Gervais, that
State, on the Sth. The Sheriff, with a
posse OF six men, made an unsuccessful
attempt TO arrest the fugitive. The Sheriff
presented ble-barrelled shot gun and
ordered Dimmick TO surrender, but the
latter sprang on him, tore the gun from
his grasp and covering the crowd with it,
escaped. ...
The Commercial block at Martins Ferry,
O., together with one brick and two frame
houses adjoining, were destroyed by fire
on the sth.
win II. McGillen, a young attorney of
Cincinnati, and confidential secretary for
ex-Judge NJ. II. Tilden, has been discovered
in presenting TO business houses forged
checks, purporting to be drawn by his EN-
ployer.
War rpmors sent flour up one dollar per
barrel in Minneapolis, Mimi, on the 10th.
c. A. Pillsbury made a deal Of $500, 900
barrels, realizing profit Of $4,000. Wash
burn & Crosby made deal OF 2,G00,0
barrels with profit OF 100000.
Muller g. Scoeff's woolen mills at Belle
fountaine, o., were burned on the 10th.
Loss 81, 900, fully covered by insurance.
Coroner Jones, Of Baltimore, Nd, was
indicted by the Grand Jury on the 10th for
malfeasance in office. 1t is alleged that
the Coroner, while examining the clothing
Of Patrick Rogers, a resident OF Kansas
City, who was suffocated by gas at Balti-
more while en- route 10 Ireland, distracted
the deceased's pocketbook containing $3I0
In cash.
Colonel s. G. Mower, one OF the editors Of
the Milwaukee Sunday Telegraph, shot
himself in the head on the 10 tn with sui
cidal intent, and died two hours afterward.
All the public gambling houses in Gin
cinnati were closed on the night Of the 10th
under a notice from the newly appointed
Police Commissioners. Resolutions were
passed by the Commissioners instructing
the Chief Of Police to raid all houses found
open after seven p. m.
The daughter OF Rev. Daniel Kerns, liv-
ing near Fremont, o., aged nineteen, sui
cided by jumping into the river near that
city on the 8th.
The Secretary Of State Of Michigan has
received reports, representing 6ij town
ships, OF the condition OF the crops for the
month OF April. The reports show that
the condition OF wheat in the southern four
tiers OF counties Is l02 per cent. OF the con-
dition one year ago. The present acreage,
as estimated in November, is l,454,0J9, or
about five per cent. less than was harvested
In 1884.
The face OF the returns Of the Chicago
municipal election show the election OF
Carter Harrison (Democrat) Mayor, by S3i
plurality. The Republicans claim the Of
fetal count will show that Smith tRepubli-
CAM Is elected by small plurality.
The State Live Stock Commission OF
Kansas has recommended TO the Governor
the subjection TO quarantine for ninety
days OF cattle from the following States
Connecticut, Pennsylv ania, New Jersey,
Delaware, Maryland, Distr let OF Columbia,
Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois,
Kentucky, Tennessee and four counties in
Missouri, Collaway, Boone, Audrian and
Montgomery, to guard against danger from
pleuro- -pneuinonia. H.
At meeting Of ex- Confederate soldiers
at Chattanooga, Tenn, on the 10th, resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted rendering
sympathy to General Grant In his affiic-
tion. Oh. l.1i lNIH tI
Governor Hoadly has issued proclama-
tion designating the Oath Of April as "Arbor
Day" for Ohio, and recommending that
that day be devoted by the people 10 the
planting OF forest trees.
Tho Stillman House on Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, o., q seven-story building oc-
cupied as a combination hotel and apart
ment house, was damaged by fire on, the
18th 10 the extent OF $4,000. The fire
originated in the upper story, which, TO-
gether with the roof, was almost entirely
destroyed. AL the inmates escaped IN
safety. The loss on furniture is estimated
at $4,000. i,
J. Henry Shaw, Representative In the
Illinois Legislature from Bssrdstown, was
found dead In his, room at the Palacs
Hotel, Springfield, on the morning Of the
18th. Cause unknown Shaw was DEM
ccrat. Governor oglesby will call a new
election immediately. The Democrats viii