The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-08-28
WEST AND SOUTH.

mediately. He was in bed and his young
wife was awakened from her sleep by the
report of the pistol.
General Mine Superintendent Andrew
Nicoll, Jr., of the Delaware & Hudson
Canal Company, and four workmen named
Daniel Williams, Richard Mason, John
Marvin and John Jones were fatally burned
by an explosion Of gas in No. shaft at
Ohphant, Pa, on the 22d. The gas had ac-
cumulated after cave-in which occurred
few hours before.
At Shawneetown, Ill, on the 22d Emanuel
Brooks shot and fatally wounded his wife
and then shot himself twice in the head,
but these wounds not killing him instantly,
he ran 100 yards and jumped into the Ohio
river and was drowned.
w. Z. Denny, the absconding assistant
postmaster at Bonneville, Ind, has been ar
rested at Kansas City. BE confessed to
having embezzled 5000.
An epidemic Of Hux has prevailed in
Charleston and Kanawha County, W. Va,
during the past thirty days. The disease is
virulent and has proven fatal in about fifty
cases. Deaths are more prevalent among
young children.
Fire at Middlebury, Ind, on the 22d de-
stroyed the Masonic Hall and large por-
tion Of the business section OF the town.
Loss, $4,000.
Scruggs az Whaley's three-story nouring
mill at Dallas, Tex, was wrecked on the
22d by boiler explosion. All the employees
except the engineer had gone TO dinner. The
boiler was deposited 800 feet away, while
the engineer was shot out with the debris
and landed aoainat n nile of yood 90 feet
away, without sustaining serious injury.
Hoag's Touring mill at Manchester, Ia,
burned on the 23d, together with the cleo
trio light plant. Loss, $4,000; no insurance.
j. r. Cunningham, the postmaster at COZ
feysburg, Mo-, who absconded with SS,OOO
on June l last, has been arrested at Benton
vile, Ark, after long pursuit by detect
ives.
Jim Mccoy, the noted desperate OF soutn
western Texas, was hanged az ban antonio,
Tex, on the sd, for the murder OF onerin
Mckinney on December 70, 1880.
The report OF the committee appointed oy
the county commissioners OF bucnanan
County, MO-, 10 invesugate the accounts Oh
ex-Conector randy d. lrice, SHOWS ms nc
counts 70 be SD,Oeo snort Irlce claims
credit OF $S4,OOO which the committee would
notallow.
Conductor Frank Parker OF the chicago
Milwaukee a ST. Paul railway had an en-
counter with crooks at Wadswortn, III, on
the 80 ana snot one OF tnem deaa. Inc
vicum, whose name Is Unknown at'acAeu
the conductor with pistol
On the 80 an accommodation ualn ana
special east-oound train carrying Baltimore
q Ohio officials, collided on a curve oil the
Baltimore q Ohio railroad between re-
troleum and silver Run, W. va, whiie go
ing at speed OF thirty-hve miles an nour,
wrecking both engines and baggage car
Both engineers and nremen We're killed, an
official OF the road named Hunter was
fatally wounded, and several other persons
badly hurt Inc accident was caused oy
wrong orders being gwen 70 the engineers
The final report OF Banker W. @. Deshler,
Of Columbus, in relation TO funds collected
in the smaller towns OF Ohio for the Johns
town sufferers forwarded TO the Governor
Of Pennsylvania, shows the total collections
TO have been s73, l2s.b.
The committee recently appointed by the
San Francisco chamber OF commerce 70
Investigate the feasioiity OF laying an ocean
telegraph cable from tnat point 70 Austraha
has reported In favor OF tne project ana es-
Inmates the cost OF cable line from ban
Francisco 70 new Zealand py way Oh HOMO
luiu ana iutuiia ~ sio,VoVVo. Az 10 urBee
that the line would DC paving lnvestment
At Louisyine, KY, on tne S'd young
man named W. Y. harriman voluntarily
surrendered 70 tne autnorlues ana con
fessed 70 having emoezzieo w In boston,
MASS ne was en- route 70 Coiorado' nae
spent All MS money and got SICK
HAIRS hotel ana hvery stapie, nve ousi
ness oiocks ana seVeral resiuences N rAir
mount Ill, were burned on tne "a LOST
s0Wo
Inc mourning mn oi ncOiure o. hyan, ~
Loulsvile, ny, @ ourneu On inc @a'n' entaii
ing loss Oh sso,Vo
Apnonso ImuPsi PIomnens souIe
lawyer OF Ne" orIeans, nas spsoohueu, uk
ing WIN hinn hshuI i'ie IN s'' 0usouy =.
cnents amounnng @ II n,s ~ saiu, 70 Oe.wcel
e,o,vo rs M s .ar,, p. rps. vas =. oo,a o.
ol tue neAoan LVsy oP e a
oer Oh .ne heslslaoue, a"u nau '"' 0'nn
uence Vi 'ne ooiHn,un'y'
MOSCOW, ", aVniage Oh oV lnnaoitanu
on the onlo river, mas an epidemic Oh diph
tnera' Ihere nave alreaoy oeen seventy
six cases reported mostly cnldren, an'
Twelve deau1s. Inc horrible sanitary con
dition OF the viiiage IL said 10 nave causet
the epidemic
eamue, hosenoaum, one OF .ne pes
saa Known u1y sGOoS Soa Dae;en rh IN ne "es. ,S