The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-01-09
DOMESTIC.

HE American Timed Plate Associa-
tion, which has it's headquarters at Pitts
burgh, is in receipt Of a number of letters
from the manufacturers of canned goods,
including many in Maryland, who were the
bitterest opponents of the tariff at the ses-
sion of the last Congress, promising CO.
operation with the association in securing a
protective rate of tariff on timed plate.
They now see that tariff to encourage
competition in this country is the best way
to reduce the present advanced prices Of
tinned plate charged by European manu-
facturers.
AT a meeting held at San Francisco
on the 4th to make arrangements for hold
ing worlds fair in that city in 1887, twas
resolved to provide a guarantee fund of q
million dollars. The feeling was strongly
unanimous to carry the project through.
The meeting represente $3 900.
The residence of Milton Higlan, at
Mechanicstown, o., was burned on the 4th,
and two children aged seven and four
persisted in the flames. An older sister
was badly burned while attempting to
rescue the children.
The Immaculate Conception Con-
vent at Belleville, ILL.,, burned on the night
of the 9th and twenty-eight women per-
ished in the flames. The fire started in the
basement and the flames spread so rapidly
that in an hour the building was consumed.
A panic seized the inmates and many in
their fright jumped from the windows and
were either killed or badly injured. Twen-
ty-two pupils and five teachers, including
the Mother Superior are known to have
Jeen lost.
The funeral of the victims of the
recent railway catastrophe at Toronto,
Canada, took place on the 9th and were at
tended by en- immense multitude. Business
was entirely suspended, and the fronts of
number of establishments were draped in
mourning. The procession was one hour in
passing given point.
The employees of the Post-office De-
partment have been notified by the Post
master General that the purchase of lot
terry tickets will hereafter be regarded as
sufficient cause for removal.
The coinage of the various United
States mints for the calendar year 1888 was
$6O,092, ,749, of which $2S,47O,039 was stand.
ard dollars.
AT Philadelphia on the 9th Henry
Morris, convicted of participating in the
Kensington bank robbery in 1871, was
granted new trial. 1t was conclusively
shown tnat the bank watchman, who
identified Morris, made q mistake. The
prisoner was not one of the robbers.
The large tannery firm of Putnam &
Phelps, of North Leominster, Mass, made
an assignment on the 9th. Liabilities,
$275,OO0; assets, $220,0OQ.
A FATAL shooting afray occurred in
Baltimore (Md.) saloon on the night of
the 4th. James Hare went to John Scan
Ions saloon and fred twice at the latter,
one shot taking effect in his stomach and
the other in his arm. Scanlon returned the
fire and shot Hare through the head, killing
him instantly. Scanlon's wounds were
believed to be fatal.
A BALTIMORE (Md) policeman
named Charles w. Fisher was found at
daylight on the 9th frozen to death at the
South Street wharf. He was lying upon
his face and tightly frozen in the ice, with
his club and hat by his side.
THIRTY-sIx policy dealers were ar
rested in New York recently on the infor.
nation of reformed dealer employed by
the police.
The following is the statement of the
associated banks for the week ended the
9th; Loans increase, $3,S19, 300; specie in
crease, $2,4OS,9OO; legal tenders increase,
$l,343, 700; deposits increase, 80 1855 200; cir.
culation decrease, $750,1O0; reserve in.
crease, 81 100000 The banks held SS,2i1,.
$50 in excess Of legal requirements.
A BROKEN rail on the c.. c., g. 81
road near Shelby, o., caused the ditching
Of eighteen cars of stock on the 9th.
THE Haytien consul at New York has
authentic information that Jocmel, follow
ingthe exampleof Jerome, has surrendered.
This virtually ends the rebellion.
The thermometer at Charleston, S.
C., registered 10 below on the morning Of
the 9th. Said to be the coldest known there
in lS5 years.
The court house and jail at Jersey
vile, Ill, burned on the night Of the 9th.
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