The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-08-22


brated by picnics, excursions and addresses |
by the local clergy, at Bennington, VT, on |
the 16'h.
Hon. GEORGE MARsToN, late Attor-
ney General of the State of Massachusetts,,
and member of the law firm of Marston
& Cobb, died at his residence in New Bed
ford, that State, on the. 18th, in the sixty
first year of his age.
JOHN L. COOP, who established the
first brewery in Summit County, Ohio, died
at Akron on the l3th in the sixty fifth year
of his age. He was born at Strasbourg,
Alsace, in 1918 and came to the United
States in 1888.
DR.. E. r. HAwN, Secretary of the
State Board of Health and ex-Secretary of
State of Indiana, died at his residence in
indianapolis on the 14th of apoplexy, aged
fifty years.
SEVEN houses on the northeast side
of the public square in Rushville, Ind,
were destroyed by fire on the 18th. They
were partially insured.
WILLIAM GARwooD, the man who
was recently tarred and feathered at Lex
ington, Mich, for marrying mulatto girl,
was lying in a critical condition on the
18th. The plank on which he was ridden
fell and broke two of his toes.
THE new postal notes will be ready
for circulation on the Sd of September next.
They are being received in books of 500
each, and will be distributed through the
Registration Division Of the New York
postoffice to postmasters throughout the
| country.
THE Bennington, VT, Battle Monu-
ment Association on the 18th adopted the
design submitted by Professor Where. 1t
will cost about 100000.
THE Glen House, at Watertown,
Mass, was destroyed by fire on the 18th.
1t was a large hotel and chiefly patronized
by western cattle men.
THE failures throughout the country
| for the week ending the 18th number 17O,
compared with 1S2 the previous week. They
were distributed as follows: New England,
%; Middle States, 21; Western, 81; South
ern, %; Pacific II; New York City, 8, and
/ Canada, 81.
ANTHONY RosKI, Pole, seventy years
of age, was caught between two piles which
were squeezed together by a ferry-boat at
Detroit on the 18th, and instantly killed.
The Second National Bank of War
ren, Ohio, closed its doors on the 18th, and
Bank Inspector Ellis, Jr., of Cincinnati,
took charge of the books of the concern.
| The failure was caused by the cashier,
| Kirkland NJ. Fitch, using about $4,000 of
the banks money in stock speculation in
| New York. The Inspector stated that the
depositors would all be paid in full within
thirty days but that the stockholders would
only receive from thirty to forty
per cent. The capital stock of the company
was 500, 700 and Fitch's bond S20,e The
Trumbull County Treasurer had $4,000 of
the county's funds on deposit in the bank
Inspector Ellis says that when he made his
| lnG 90 aNa tr.nf Inn IL
were all right, aud that Fitch must have
lost the entire SS0, 900 within the past ten
months.
The long strike of the Brotherhood
of Telegraphers came to an end on the
I7th, the men in many places returning to
work at their old salaries. At New York
ifty-seven operators were taken back and
at Albany eighteen. The following tele-
gram was sent to the different Brotherhood
assemblies throughout the country from
headquarters in New York City on the
17th: 1.-THE Executive Board of the
Brotherhood regrets to say that the strike
is failure, and all members who can may
return to work immediately"
The Mount Sterling, KY, accommo-
dation train going to Lexington, ran into
the rear car of a train on the Kentucky Gen.
tral at Winchester Crossingon the morning
| of the 18th, and 400 kegs of Giant powder in
the car exploded with terrible effect. The
depot was wrecked and the engine blown to
atoms. Van Martin, the yard-master, was
killed, Conductor McMichaels had both his
ewes blown out, and the body of the engl-
, neer, Schuyler, could not be found. Several
others others were reported seriously in
jured.
DURING the prevalence of a terrific
wind and rain storm at Briggsville, KY,
on the 18th, lightning struck the platform
at the railroad station on which several
| nd Iny
killing the agent, w. s. Ashby, and pros
trating the others. Not a thread of Ashby's
clothing was damaged, and only by some
; blood marks on his neck, chest and body
| was il known where the fatal bolt struck.
A PROMINENT Congressman stated al
Washington on the 18th that it was very
evident that Congress would be called
, upon at the next session to legislate in re-
gard to the question Of the control of the
, telegraph, with many indications in favor
of the adoption of the postal telegraph
J system which has been working so success
fully in Europe.
JOHN CoRCoRAN, a saloon keeper al
: Mont Clair, N. j., was arrested and com
) mitted for the murder of his wife the
3 18th. 1t is alleged that he pulled her from
: bea, jumped on her and kicked her in the
chest, sides and stomach, from the effects
I of which she died.
> ting Oil Company's works at Franklin. Pa.
3 exploded on the 18th, and the oil catching
: | fire the flames soon spread through the
entire lower part of the works, consuming
seventeen small tanks, all filled with re
fined and other finished oils. The oil in tht
q tanks boiled over and running down along
the railroad tracks burned several carr
a filed with oil and other goods. The pump
4 house, adjoining the refinery was also de
e stroyed. The loss was not given but it wa:
heavy.
JOHN W. PATTON and E. II. Hart
$ sock, sub-professors in the Virginia Mill
: tary Institute, were arrested on the 18th OIL
4 suspicion of being about to engage in duel
= and were bound over to keep the peace.
DIR. THIcKsTUs, a physician of con
I siderable prominence in the State of Penn
I sylvania, died at Erie, Pa, on the 18th
from injuries sustained few days befor,
v by falling through the Lake Shore bridg,
j, at Angola. The train stopped on the bridg,
{ and the doctor, thinking it was the depot
stepped of the platform and fell through
on to the road below. He was President o
y | the Erie County Medical Society and ais,
/ of the State society.
! TWELVE stores and six warehouse:
were destroyed by fire at Crawford, Miss.
: on the 18th. Loss 100000; insured fol
J, $4,000.
SECRETARY FoLGER stated on tn,
o 18th that the United States Government
o would satisfy all proven Canadian claim
n for the returning of the ten per cent. Gus
e toms duty illegally levied at the borle
h from ex Porters of hay into American terri
70 tory during the several years past. Tn
q aggregate claims from this province alon
q will amount to a quarter million dollars.
t PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
~ HON