The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-08-30
THE EAST.

The Grand Lodge of Good Templars, at
their session at Ithaca, n. Y, on the oath
unanimously adopted the following: That we
recommend to the friends of temperance
throughout the State to carefully ascertain
how the candidates for.the Assembly and Sen
ate Of the various psftiss stand upon the ques-
ton of The submission Of the Constitutional
amendment forever prohibiting the manufact-
ure and sale of intoxicating liquors bev-
ersRe to a vote of the people, and to vote only
for such candidates as VIII favor such submis-
sion.
The New York Post says q company has
been organized under the name OF the-Great
American s European sh 1T Line Railroad
Company, with Norvin Green president, with
a view OF shortening the sea trip between this
country and Europe. The plan is to convey
passengers by rail to point on the eastern
coast of Newfoundland, when steamers will be
taken TO point on the western coast of Ire
land, distant only $40 miles. It is thought
three or four days will be saved by this route.
The new Erie grain elevator at Buffalo, N.
Y, was burned on the 24th and five persons
were burned to death. The fire was caused
by sn explosion of gas. A large quantity Of
wheat and oats stored in the building was
destroyed. Loss, $500, 600; partially insured.
The business failures throughout the
whole country for the week ending the 25th,
numbered 107, q slight increase over the previ-
GUS week. The Eastern States furnished Is;
Western, So; Southern, 20; Middle, IS; Pacific
States and Territories, IL, and New YorkCity
5. The only assignments OF any consequence
in New York City are W. & ]. struez, shoes,
and Billings & Co., pianos.
T. d. MoULToN, purchaser of Canonchet
estate, near Providence, Rhode Island, late
~ saI
from the property on the oath by the Governor
himself Trustee Chaffee, with his lawyer,
then went 10 put Moulton In possession but
found the place occupied by hired men armed
by Sprague. An anomalous flag was flying
from the house, and armed men were on the
roof. on the lawn and at the various entrances.
After an interview with Mr.. Sprague's boy,
who said the entrance would be resisted by
rifles, gattling guns and mitrailleures, Trustee
Chaffec decided to withdraw and give the
State of Rhode Island chance to enforce the
law.
CAPTAIN D. CHAPLIN, the mine locator Of
New Jersey struck long lost treasure in the
harbor at Erie, Pa, by the aid of a magnetic
rod. For some months past he has been
cruising in that harbor in the hope OF locating
the wreck of the schooner Vermillion, which,
with $50 tons of copper. was sunk in storm
fifty years ago. On the morning of the oath
the magnetic indicator was violently disturbed,
and attested the immediate presence of metal.
Soundings were made, and the wreck discov-
cred in fifty feet Of water. An ningot weighing
fifty pounds was brought to the surface. A
huge diving bell is to be placed over the spot
and men are engaged to get up the long con-
cealed treasure, worth over $150,000.
CHARLES MALLcRY, a well-known steamship
man diad NJ Navw Vnrlr Or, fha he
the owner OF the Mallory line of steamers run
ming between New York and Galveston, Texas.
The Connecticut Democratic State Conven-
tion will be held at Hartford on October 4.
THE home of Lyman Ware, at Walpole
Plains, Mass, was burned on the night of the
26th. Two young men, George L. Ware and
Calvion Gay, were burned to DEATH
The Cliff House, q summer hotel at Newport,
r. l., was burned on the morning of the 26th,
and two cottages, used in connection with the
hotel, were badly damaged. Many of the guests
were in bed, but were aroused in time to save
| their effects.
A DISPATCH from Auburn, N. Y, on the
e6th says that the Texan cattle plague was still
| spreading in that vicinclty. One of the cattle
Afflicted with fever was slaughtered, and it's
| spleen, when taken out, was found to be rotten,
weighing five pounds three ounces. The
spleen of one OF the healthy cattle killed
weighed two pounds one ounce. The Cover
nor has notified that stringent measures are
necessary to stamp out the disease.
The following is the weekly statement of
the Associated Banks Of New York City for
the week ending the 18th: Loans decrease,
81, ,66S, 800; specie decrease, 81, 142, 900 legal
tender decrease, s2l4, 300; deposits decrease,
| SO, 400, 500; circulation increase, en- 100; re-
serve decrease s756, 100. The banks held
81, ,075 in excess OF the legal requirements.
GENERAL CHARLES J. POWERS fell on the
street at Rochester, n. Y, on the 9th, receiv-
ing injuries that caused his death some hours
after. He was a member OF the first regiment
raised in Monroe County at the beginning of
the war, AMI served with distinction. He was
Q prominent lawyer.
d. J. DICKS tannery establishment and two
adjoining buildings, at East Waverly, near
Elmira, N. Y, were destroyed by fire on the
9th. Loss s110,000 with an insurance of
$4,000. Owing to the scarcity of bark in
that vicinity the establishment will not be
rebuilt