The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-02-04
WEST AND SOUTH.

At Muscatine, Ia, the Signal Servic,
standard Thermometer marked 34ii degrees
below zero on the 2Sth ult. This the low
est registered there in twenty three years
Charles J. Rogers, tho Penitentiary war.
den Of Portland, Ore, who murdered Ster.
ry. another warden, in October last, wa,
hanged on the Goth ult in the jail yard al
that city. fsefl
Mrs. Mary Dooley committed suicide al
Des Moines, Ia, .onthe 20th ult. by taking
opium. She also administered the drug "a
her two children, one Of whom, boy aged
five years, is dead. The other, ten-year-
old girl, will recover. She was in destitute
circumstances and divorced from her hus-
band, which is assigned as the cause.
The Ohio Encampment G.. A. r., in ses-
sion at Akron on the Goth ult., adopted
resolutions fayoring the passage of the
Mexican Pension bill; providing for an
nal reunions in April or May; backing
General Sherman In his controversy with
Davis and declaring that treason must be
putdown; favoring placing Grant on the
retired list; changing rates Of representa-
instead Of seventy-Hve. II. N. Brown. Of
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, was chosen Department
Commander,
The deadlock in the illinois Legislature
was finally broken on the 10Th ult. by the
election of f.. M. Haines as Speakers; Hon.
Charles L. Fuller, the Republican caucus
nominee voting tor him for that place. 9
G. M. McCreary, distinguished educator
and ex-President Of the vincennes Ind J
University, died at his home at Akron, o.,
on the nth ult. OF consumption. trt. ga
In the case Of T. j. Young, president, H.
B. Parker, vice.president, Thomas White,
cashier, and J. c. Drake, director Of the
d9funct Planters and Mechanics Bank,
Petersburg, Va, who were charged with
conspiracy in submitting to the stock
holders false statement as 70 tho condition
cf the bank the jury on the 30tlI ult. rem
dered verdict Of acquittal and the accused
were discharged. .tt
A fire at Wellsburg, W. Va, on th, 9Oth
ult. destroyed G. NJ. White a. Co.'s shoe
store and number Of other business houses
on Main street; loss $4,000. ~
Father Sabin, who died recently at
Sycamore, H., had been in public life for
over half q century. He had charge Of the
church In his town for fifty-three years,
was member OF the House and Senate OF
Vermont, Secretary Of the State Of Ver-
mont and member Of Congress from that
State. He wns In his ninety second year.
The committee appointed at the session
Of the Silver Convention at Denver, Col,
on the 3oth ult, to formulate plan for
National Association, made report
recommending the formation OF a BIZ
Metallic Association with headquarters at
Denver.
a large herd Of cattle were inoculated
with pleuro- pneumonia on tho farm Of
Mr.. White, at New Castle, Del, few days
ago, by State Veterinarian Rowland and
Federal Officers. Dyers and Miller. The
herd inoculnted At Edgewood are doing well,
the. virus having taken. Hsygg 81
The State Miners Union has lssied IN
address for reduction Of ten per cent MI
over Ohio in coal mining. This practically
brings the rate at sixty cents In the Hock-
ing district and fifty cents In most Of the
districts Of the State. l3t
General James Chestnut, United States
Senator from Sorth Carolina at the tune
the State seeded from the Union and
afterwards member OF the Montgomery
Congress, died at Camden, 8. c., on the
LIST. AGED seventy.