The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-02-20
WELLINGTON OHIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY

New York, on the 18th, stated that the Fri
Railway Company had leased the Atlantic
Great w estern Railroad, guaranteeing the IN
terest on $7,0OO, ,0O0of Atlantic q Great Wes'
| ern bonds, and making equal division of tn
net earnings of the latter road.
The necessity of thorough inyesti
cation of the alcoholic liquor traffic by Cor
gress was urged at q meeting held in tn
Chamber Of Commerce, in New York City, OF
the 18th. -.
EDWARD r. THOMPSON, a retiret
| Commodore Of the United States Navy, diet
at Philadelphia on the 12th.'
The Shetucket and Yantic Rivers
in Connecticut overfowed their banks on tn
18th, and inundated the country in the vi
cinity of Norwich. The ice in the river brok,
and was piled in huge flakes upon the track
Of the New London and Northern Railroad.
THE extensive COW stables at Bliss
vile, L. l., where pleuro-pneulnonia exists
are strictly quarantined by order of Governo
Robinson. The milk of distillery fed cows Il
destroyed by the Health Oficer whereve
found. The Legislature has appropriated
$4,000 to aid in suppressing the disease.
The New York Canal Board has fixet
the toll on west-bound freight at one-fourtl
mill per 1000 pounds to the mile, and on east
bound freight one-half mill; on coal, iron orr
and petroleum, one-fourth mill per LOO
pounds per mile east or west, the free list Il
be continued.
The SHERIFF of Washington County
Pa, on the 18th, arrested between sixty ant
eighty rioting strikers.
The New York Tattersalls burned or
the night Of the 18th with over sixty horse,
in the stables. Some Of the animals were
valuable roadsters. Two fremen were severe
ly injured. - =.
PRESIDENT HAYES has written a letter
to Gen. Edwin Merritt, Collector Of Custom.
at New York, advising him to restrict the
area of patronage to the narrowest limit, and
that no man be put out merely because he ID
q friend to Mr.. Arthur, and that no man be
put in merely because he is q friend Of the Ad
ministratlon.
A FIRE occurred at Paterson, N. j.,
on the night of the 18th, which destroyed the
larger portion of the Roger locomotive works,
the Barbour fax mills and dye house and many
other minor buildings. The loss of the loco
motive works is estimated as high as s25O, 600;
while that of the fax mills, which were en-
tirely destroyed. is put at $4,000
PRESIDENT GowEN, of the Philadel.
phio ~ isCouiuS IsdhIOdu, Ou tuC 1Otu, pun
lished q letter exposing the secrets of an or
ganization known as the Knights Of Labor,
which has been In existence in Schuylkill
County, Pa, over year. A general miners
strike was ordered for Feb. 16, but . post
ponement was ordered until the 10th. A
who were instructed to burn coal banks and
other property In case Of strike.
A DARING highway robbery was per-
petrated in broad daylight on Fifth avenue,
New York, on the 18th. Mrs. Adolph De-
avenue with q lady friend, when an elegantly
dressed man came up behind Mrs. DeBarry,
caught both her diamond earrings and en-
deayored to tear them from her ears. He sue
ceeded in tearing out one, lacerating her ear
and escaped.
THREE hundred feet of the track of
the Mine Hill branch of the Philadelphia &
Reading Railroad caved, on the 14th, into the
workings of the Richardson Colliery, near
Glen Carbon. It will take several months to
hlt the cavity and have the road in order.
The New York State Commissioner
has directed owners and veterinary surgeons
to report promptly all cases Of cattle disease,
and forbids persons in charge Of well cattle
entering upon the premises where the disease
exists.
EPHRAIM HYsLER's three children
were burned to death at Somerville, Me-, on
the 18th. They were left alone, and by some
means the house caught nre. About year
ago another child Of the same person burned
to death.
The weekly bank statement shows
that the New York City banks now hold sl2,-
O76, 500 In excess of legal requirements.
THE Greco-Roman wrestling match,
tripping allowed, between j. II. Mclaughlin,
of Detroit, and VIM. Miller, of Baltimore, was
won by the former, IN Boston.
IRA STEWART, living near Water
town, N. Y, was shot and killed on the 18th,
by his crazy son George.
AN investigation of the accounts of
the late County Treasurer Conklin, of Oswego
County, N. Y, shows a defalcation of $133,-
OOO
THE Commercial Bank of Saratoga,
N. Y, has been placed in the hands of a re-
ceiver, by order of the Comptroller of Cur
rency.
THE pastors of the Catholic Churches
in Pottsville, Pa, and vicinity. have given no.
tice that they will excommunicate all MEM
succeeded the "Mollie Maguires."
UNION PACIFIC STOCK, which In the
past few weeks has ruled between 66, 81 and
80, opened on the morning of the 18th at 691
and suddenly jumped to IS. It then fell to
15K and again advanced to U1S. Jay Gould
sold 10000 shares at 40.
West and South.
The tenth annual meeting of the
Dairymen's Association was
held at Chicago on the 11th. President Hiram
Smith, of Wisconsin, delivered the annual ad-
future for dairy industry. He stated last
years production in the United States to be
cheese, $50, ,0O0, 900 pounds, and butter 1,5OO,-
600 pounds. The value of the butter and
cheese exported last year was $27, 100000
w. B. FLEMING has been elected to
Congress from the Savannah, Ga, district, in
place of Julian Hartridge. deceased.
A KANSAS CITY, Mo-, dispatch, on
the 11th, says terrible accident occurred
there that morning in q cut being made for
the Chicago & Alton Road. The walls of the
cut, ninety feet high and almost perpendicu-
lar, caved in and buried the workmen and their
teams. There were four teams In the cut at
the time and ten men working at each team.
Desiues THESE tnere were tue foreman, mis-
clerk, and two men working with the pick.
Six persons were killed outright and several
wounded.
OSBORNE, CHASE & SwAYNE, picture
frame manufacturers at Toledo, Ohio, have
failed Their liabilities are placed at $19O, 900;
assets small.
The Reno investigation, held at Chi
cago, was concluded on the 11th. The report
Of the commission will be forwarded to Wash
ington and the contents will first be made
known there.
A RECEIVER has been appointed to
take charge Of the affairs of the late city of
He is instructed to collect the un-
paid tax, amounting to nearly Is, ,0OO, ,000 The
claims against the city aggregate about
q, SOC, 900.