The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-02-06
WEST AND SOUTH.

The postmaster OF Laporte, Ind, h as re
ceiyed a letter from Germany inquiring for
one George Zinn, H. | stating that he had
fallen heir TO $JO00OO Znn was formerly
an inmate of the county poorhouse at La
porte, but escaped and his whereabouts Is
at present unknown.
An incendiary fire destroyed John Ruth
alls barn near North A lrora, ILL.,, on the
sst ult, together with thirty cows, eighteen
hogs and three horses.
The Phelps Clunce recount In the Fifth
Congressional district Of California was
closed on the 30th ult,, with the result Of
giving the election to Clunce Dem.) by q
majority OF nine votes.
While all other safes In the ruins Of the
opera house in Duluth, Mimi, have been
opened or located, the large one OF Siegel
Levy, the Wholesale liquor dealer can not
be found. II contained notes, accounts and
cash TO the value OF about $4,000.
Richard Gatling, inventor OF the Gatling
gun, says that his latest invention Is police
gun for use in riots. 1t will fire 200 shots
4 minute In any direction.
DIE Larsen. aged seventy-four years,
prominent farmer and pioneer OF Dodge
county, Mimi, was burned TO death In
fire which destroyed his residence near
Kaisson, Mimi, on the 3lst ult.
Advices from Alaska say the winter has
been 80 far very discouraging one 10 the
people OF the territory owing TO the severe
storms The heaviest snowstorm since 1875
occurred this winter.
At the annual session OF the National Fur
niture Manufacturers' Association In Grand
Rapids, Mich, on the 8lst ult, proposal by
one Of the members 70 organize furniture
trust was voted down by large majority.
A fre at Clear Lake, Ia, on the 3ist ult.
destroyed the opera house, the Cerro Gordo
County bank, Groves agricultural depot
and two other structures. Loss, S25,0O0.
AT Baltimore, Nd, on the lst Thomas
Norwood, colored, convicted OF inducing
John Jackson. another colorcd man, TO cast
On illegal vote at the November election,
was sentenced TO hve years imprisonment
and fine Of 81, l,0O0-the extreme penalty.
The town Of Warsaw, ILL.,, is said 10 be
suffering from an epidemic Of black measles,
over 800 cases having been reported. Five
deaths from the disease occurred on the lst.
and the people were becoming alarmed.
@. @. Mandt, editor OF the Sun. q news
paper at Mount Horeb, Dane County, Wis,
was called 10 his door few nights ago and
shot through the lungs. The wounded man
will probably die.
A fire at Graniteville, s. c., on the lst do
stroyed the warehouse OF the Graniteville
Manufacturing Company containing 2,3ig
bales Of cotton. Loss, 800, 900; insured.
A bronze statue, heroic size, OF Stonewall
Jackson, 10 cost 90, 900, has been ordered by
the Jackson Memorial Association. II will
be completed In three years.
The breaking Of an axle on the locomotive
OF q freight train while descending steer
grade on the Rocky Mountains into Beaver,
N. W. T., on the lst, caused the engine and
nineteen cars TO Jump the track and they
were precpitated down the side OF the
mountain. The engine and cars were badly
smashed Fireman G. Fiddler, Brakeman J
| c. Phelan, and five Cinnamon were instantly
| killed.
The business portion Of Carbon, Clay
| County, Ind. burned on the lst Loss, $50,
900; insured.
On the I'd Mr.. aud Mrs. Bollinger lefi
4 their two babies In the house at Spokan'
Falls, w. T., and went visiting. DurinI
their absence the house caught fire and th
! children were burned 10 death.
| A distinct earthquake shock was felt q
| Clarksvile, Paynesville, and other Mlssour
points on the morning Of the 3D.
The bill 10 offer reward Of 5000 for tn
arrest OF ). NJ. Clayton's murderer ha
been defeated In the Arkansas Legislator
on constitutional grounds.
Near Otis County, Ind, on the ID Mr'
James Campbell (whose husband committe
suicide January II as II was supposed b
cause he was $500 short In his accounts wit
his deceased fathers estate) found q roll q
$500 wrapped in a newspaper in the stable
The sales Of leaf tobacco In the Danvill
(va.) market for January aggregated 2,69s
COZ pounds; and for the first four months {
the now tobacco year 6,77S.5l2 pounds,
falling of OF nearly 1000, 100000 pounds .
compared with the same time last year. tn
decrease Is owing mainly 10 the cha1y cha
acter Of the crop.