The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-08-02

When confronted with the evidence he ad-
mitted the facts and said he had lost the
money In speculations In oil. The stoekhold-
ers raised 500, 900 TO meet the demand of the
bank. Croft was known rs one of the ex-
emplary men of that place, and his action has
caused considerable excitement He was
lying sick at his home threatened with brain
fever, and was not arrested ..tt
THE mortality for the week ending the 10th
nlt, OF the city of New York, reached the ap-
palling figure of ], ,2l7-the largest for a single
week in the past ten years. One-third of the
victims were children who succumbed 70 chol-
era infantum due to the intense heat.
G. w. HARE & Co.'s furniture factory at
Cory, Pa, was destroyed by fire on the 29th
ult. Loss $40, 900; partially insured.
The foot-bridge over the canal at Manyunk,
Pa, while crowded with people witnessing a
tub race on the Goth ult., fell, seriously injur-
ing number of persons.
! The following weekly statement Of the Asso-
ciated Banks of New York was issued on the
Goth ult.: Loans increase, s2,441,6Oo; specie
decrease, 1854, 100; legal tenders increase,
s124, 100; deposits decrease, s3,1o4, 100; circu-
lation increase, $50, 500; reserve decrease, 81,
71T,Sz5. The banks now hold 1881 ,o25 in
excess Of legal requirements.
WEST AND SOUTH.
AN East Tawas, Michigan, special on the
9th says that forest fires we're raging in that
vicinity. They extended from Glendam TO
within . mile Of Tawas City. The farmers
were driving their cattle and removing their
families TO the lake shore. The loss win be
very heavy. ... .s....,.-r
AFoRT HOLDEN, Dakota, special OF the 27th
Tnli
Canada have crossed the line and ordered of
the white settlers and refused to pay the Gus
tom assessed against them by the PembinA
Agency. They claim right to the lands and
deny the legality of any laws levying taxes on
them. Their Chief, Little She'll says: . We
recognize no boundary line and shall pass as
We please" At least seventy-fve have moved
over and all are pugnacious." as
The Chicago Board of Trade refused to re-
peal the anti-eorner rule by q vote Of 5o3 to
1SS on the 9th ult. M
The indianapolis & st. Louis Railway was
sold at Indianapolis on the 2Sth nit. to the
Cleveland, Columbus. Cincinnati 81 Indianap-
oils Railway Company for 81, 1885, 900. Notice
was given of the intention of q contest Of the
sale by the holders ofsecond mortgage bonds
THE Millers' Association at Minneapolis,
Minn., on the 29th ult., decided to establish
two grades OF hard wheat on the coming crop,
viz. No. hard and No. 2 hard, in addition to
regular Nos. ], 2 and s. This viii work with
great advantage to the farmers Of the North
west while adjusting millers' grades with
those of Chicago and Milwaukee.
ADIsPATcH on the 10th ult- from Guyamos,
Sonora, by courier from the District Of Sahua
hua, i. T., reported that at the .Cunioral the
Apaches had killed twenty citizens, and were
depredating and massacreing the Inhabitants
General Reis had left Hermosillo with larg'
force Of regulars, and gone toward Elvas
where 1t was said band OF one hundred ant
fifty Apaches were preparing to make raid
I'm Hermosillo, to hberate their squsws capt
ured recently by Colonel Garcia. I
TRR Executive officers Of the Brotherhood
OF Telegrsphers of the United States an(
Canada and the United Telegraphers OF North
America held q conference at Cincinnati OF
the 29th ult and effected complete consoli
dation, thus ending a sharp rivalry that fo
some time has existed between them The
consolidated organization has q membership
OF from six to eight thousand, and is strongly
protective in its features.
STACY & KNIGHTS smelling works at Crap,
Greek, Colorado, were destroyed by fire on th'
10Th ult. Loss, $4,000; no insurance.
SIXTEEN business houses, including tn,
nhTOr newspaper Office, were destroyed b.
6re at Hillsboro, Mich, on the 29th ult- Loss
$4,000; partially insured .i' .e5-a.
GEORGE MILLER and Hiram II. Hartle,
were killed by lightning at LOOMS, Illinois
on the % h ult