The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-02-15
THE EAST.

AT the regular monthly meeting of the West
ern Nail Association at Pittsburg on the sth,
the card rate of $40 was reaffirmed. Stocks
are light and the demand very heavy, but q
further advance at present was not deemed
advisable.
Two men were killed and a third badly in
jured by an explosion of giant powder at New
burg, n. Y, on the sth. e
Az International conference in behalf of Sab
bath observancei In the United States and Cana
da will be held at the First Presbyterian Church,
Pittsburgh, commencing on the 2Sth day of
March and lasting three days Able writer's
and speakers viii be present from all parts of
the continent, and q general attendance is de-
sired of those who VIII act for the integrity of
the Christian Sabbath. Correspondence
should be directed to 1919 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, international Sabbath Associa-
ton.
JOSEPH HoGrE, well-known broker of New
ark, n. Y, has been arrested for aiding and
abetting the corresponding clerk Of the Me-
chanics' National Bank In defrsuding the in
stitution.
of the Hamburg MAgdeburg Fire Insurance
Company, New York, killed himself, on the
9th, while riding in Central Park. Koehler
had been connected with the Hamburg -Magde-
burg Company for twenty-five years in Ger
many, and assumed control Of the business in
New York In 1872 The accounts are said to
be all right
FAILURES continue to diminish, the report
Of R. G. Dun & Co., of mercantile agency,
showing but l31 for the week ending 9th,
against 14l the previous week. The Eastern
States contribute 10; Western, 40; Southern,
"a; Middle, 2S; Pacific coast, 5, and New York
City 5. The principal failures in New York
City were those Of p. L. Frenead & Co., in
cloth business, and W. r. Preston q Co.,
grain and cotton commission. The latter firm
Is reported to have loss $500 900 or s400, 600 by
decline in cotton and grain within q week.
Il is not known yet how much their liabilities
are and how they win come out Looking at
failures as whole, critically, 1t is evident that
they are resolving themselves more and more
into two kinds, viz: Those caused by specula-
on more or less illegitimate, and those which
are directly fraudulent and collusive.
A SPARK from q locomotive on the Buffalo,
New York & Pm ladelphia Railway, set fire on the
18th to the little pools Of oil in the low ground
near Olean, n. Y, where the United Pipe
Lines have q number of tanks located. The
flames communicated to three iron tanks con-
tanning los, ,050 barrels Of oil, which were de-
stroyed.
The Railroad House at Olean, N. Y, was de-
stroyed by fire on the morning of the 18th.
GEORGE R BAIS, former merchant Of
Meadville, Pa, but lately representing New
York wholesale house, dropped dead in front
of the Colt House, Meadville, on the 11th. He
was aged ffty-fve years and leaves family.
THE postofice at Cory, Pa, was burned on
the 11th. 49,.
NUMBER of dangerous criminals escaped
from the Monroe County, N. Y, jail, on the
18th. They dug hole through the dungeon
cell wall on the east side Of the prison.
TEE Greenback State Committee of New
York, meet at New York City on the 29d to con-
slider call for National convention and other
business.