The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-01-31
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The Board OF Supervising inspectors
of Steamboats, provided on the 25th for an In
creased number OF boais to be carried by
river steamers
THE Liverymen's Union and Protect
i've Association of Ohio and Pennsylvania,
held its third annual session at Youngstown,
Ohio, on the cath. President j. w. Nickum
presided. The membership consists OF
liverymen In Eas'ern Ohio and West
ern Pennsylvania and numbers over
one hundred members. Each member Is given
a number on his admittance tn the associa' ion,
which Is placed on his harness and carriages
and thus affords q means OF Identification when
Of % STOLEN % proper,y G had S been recovered in this
manner.
UNIVERSITY HALL, large three-story
brick, completed September last by Professor
A. Holbrook for his Normal School, at Leb-
anon, Ohio, was destroyed by fire on the 25th.
The Gre originaied from q hot-air register.
Loss $50, 900; insurance not given.
The Sandwich, Mass, tack factory,
owned by Heald & Jones, and lately rehtted
with new machinery, was destroyed by fire on
the 25th. Loss heavy; partly insured
WALTER p. FLANDERS, one of the
Oldest pI .neers OF Wisconsin, died at La
| Crosse on the 24ih. He was q native Of New
Hampshire and emierated 70 Wisconsin in
1s4s. He was largely interested in the rail-
roads of that state.
The fiftieth anniversary of "Holy
Profession" OF Rev. Mother Superior Frances
Xavier Warde, founder of the order of Sisters
| Of Charity IN America, was celebrated at the
Convent Of Mercy, Manchester, n. H., on
the "a b. There was a large attendance
Of Catholic clergy throughout New En-.
gland, including Archbishop Williams, of
Boston; Bishop Healy, Of Portland; DR.: Goes
ford. Pontihcal High Mass was celebrated
| by Bishop Healy, assisted by several local and
visiting priests.
The solemn last rites over the unrec-
ognized victims of the Newhan House disaster
at Milwaukee, occurred in that city on the
25th. Nearly all the business houses, all the
city and county departments and banks were
closed, and the occasion was generally OBJ
served as one of deep mourning. Pursuant
| to an agreement OF the clergy OF all confess
! sions, twenty-three bodies were awarded to
Each victim was placed in q neatly trimmed
Imitation rose wood coffin and every
scrap recognized as the remains Of
huma' body cared for. The bodies
assigned to Protestants we're taken to the
Exposition building, which was densely
crowd and services were commenced at ten
o'clock under the direction OF Rev. Lester,
psalms, singing and Scripture reading by
Methodist, Presbyteri N, nitarian and Con-
gregational clergy, the Rev. Freeman, OF
Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, Rabbi M'ses,
/
the independent Uniou Gospel Church, de-
livered short addresses and the ser
vices closed with singing "old Hun
dred," in which the whole audience joined.
Simultane !usly with exercises at the Ex
| position building, the Catholics held
| 8 rvices at st. Johns Cathedral which was
heavily draped in mourning. Fa'her NeoVh
/ delivered the sermon followed by solemn mass
i of requiem by Archbishop Heiss, assisted by
/ all the Catholic clergy OF the city aud con-
| cluding with absolution over the bodies of the
dead After the services procession formed
from each place Of exercise which Joined at a
/ given point, forming line of over two miles
In length. All OF the military bodies, sodalities
and most of the civic societies OF the city par
ticipating. Fully six thousand people were in
line despite the bitter cold weather. The
coffins were Ilaced upon sleighs prepared for
the occasion in q most elaborate AMI appro-
| pirate manner. The Protestants were taken
to Forest Home, the Catholics to Calvary
Cemetery and i"terred in common graves
| under imposing ceremonies. committee OF
citizens was formed for the purpose OF collect
ing funds for a suitable monument to mark
the last resting places OF the victims Of the
| terrible disaster.
The firm of Armstrong & Son, whole
sale leather dealers, OF New York, made an
assignment on the e6th ult. Liabilities s4Oo,
900. The failure was attributed to the long
depression In the leather trade.
HOLLAND, the United States Deputy
Marshal having Frank James, the noted
bandi in charge at Indepea dence, No., took
the prisoner with him to the theater in that
city on the oath ult. The facts coming to the
notice OF Judge White he removed Holland
and appointed another custodian.
DR. CHARLES RYAN. an eminent sur
geon, OF Springfield, H., died on the 26th ult.
He was widely known throughout the West
THE President sent the following
nominations to the Senate on the 96th ult.
Charles n. Barstow, Receiver OF Public Moneys
ct Del Norte, Col; Edward L. Salisbury, Re-
ceiver of Public Moneys at Leadville, Col.
George o. Fay, Register of Land Office al
| Manusha, Wis; Albert X. Osborn, Register
of Land ofHce at bayfield,, Wis, and Samuel
c. Wingard. Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court for Washington Territory.
The Secretary of the Navy received a
telegram from Ensign Hunt dated at Ir
ku SIX the 26th ult., stating that he had ar
rived at the city with the remains OF Captain
, De Long and comrades on their way to the
| United States
The Pennsylvania State Senate, OF
the 18th ult, abolished the Delinquent Ia,
Department Of Philadelphia. The local gov
ernment duties Will now devolve upon the
Receiver of Taxes.
The Fremont House at Atlantic City
D N. j., was partially destroyed by fire on tn,
] morning of the 26th ult. The furniture of the
building was saved.
THE business failures throughout thu
country for the week ending the 2oth ult.
numbered 2T7, an increase OF three compares
5 | with the previous week. The Southern State
, had %; Western, 90; Middle, 81; New En-
gland, 25; Pacific States and Territories, ID
Canada, SO, and New Yo City, 9.
: Ex-PREsIDENT HAYES contributed so
e volumes to the Fremont, Ohio, public librar
on the 26th ult.
, The Touring mill of John J. Kelley
: at Washington, Wis, was burned on the e6t
ult. A large stock OF -four and grain store
inthe mill was also Destroyed.
The wholesale drug house of McMa
8 hon, Albert & Co.; the stock of Meyer
r Raapke, grocers, and Hamburger, billiard I
: werth, restaurant, At Chicago, were destroye,
by Ere on the 18th ult- Loss $4,000.
D The Office of the Evening Express
{ at East Saginaw, Mich, was burned on th
! m,rning of the 18th ult
The Milwaukee College, one of tn
5 finest female colleges In the Northwest, wa
partially destroyed by fire on the 18th ult
n The fire started In the basement of the gym
nasium over the boiler and made . rapid head
: way into the dnrmotories and class rooms o
% the main building. All OF the sixty young lad
IS inmates were saved by the efforts Of the fire
e men and police.
Z The pilot rules for western rivers, q
amended, go into effect at noon on the Sd O
. Sep ember next
Hon. T. NJ. BOWEN was elected :
: the United States nate for the long teri
: by the Colorado Legislature on the 9th ult-
IT SECRETARY HUNT, of the Navy, wi
recommend the passage OF bill to comper
safe the officers and crew of the late steams
IS Rogers for the loss of personal effects whe