The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-04-22
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The Pennsylvania House Of Representa-
tives on the 18th, by a vote Of lOS TO %,
adopted an amendment 10 the bill prohib-
iting discrimination in freights and Inn
posing fine not exceeding 5000 on any
person convicted Of violating the law. The
clauses requiring the publicity Of freight
rates and providing Imprisonment for the
offenders, were rejected by decisive vote.
The section providing treble damages for
injuries sustained by shippers through vi
olation Of the law Is retained.
Rev. J. B. Bittinger, D. D., Of the se-
wickley (Pa.) Presbyterian Church, and
well known throughout the country, died
at that place on the 18th after protracsed
illness, aged sixty.three years.
The managers OF dozen roller-skating
rinks in New York and Brooklyn met re-
Gently and organized an association In
tended to promote Improvement in the tone
Of rinks and protect them against legisla-
tion 10 favor OF theater managers and
liquor sellers.
Hugh McCann, blind man who killed
his wife in Newburgh. N. Y, two months
ago by knocking her down and Jumping on
her, has been indicted for murder in the
first degree.
The will Of Mrs. Eliza NJ. Morgan, widow
Of Ex-Governor Edwin d. Morgan, was
filed In the Surrogate's office at New York
City on the 18th. She leaves $3S3, 900 to her
immediate relatives and friends, and $780,
900 for charitable and church purposes, di-
vides her valuable jewels and personal ef-
fects among numerous relative aud friends,
and leaves the rest Of her estate TO her
grandson, Edwin ID. Morgan.
Edward LeGrand, tho son Of wealthy
and respectable family, Of Wilkesbarre,
Pa, and now serving a term In Jail at that
place for forging his fathers name TO a note,
attempted suicide by swallowing a paper
Of carpet tacks and afterwards tried TO
hang himself with sheet. The watchman
rescued him while in the last act. II 70
thought he cannot recover.
During stone-hght In Philadelphia a
few days ago, between rival factions Of
boys, Walter Brown, six years old, was
struck In the head with brick and killed.
Business failures In the United States re-
ported during the week ended the nth,
number 1876, against ia In the preceding
week, and Di5, 100 and 10 In the cores
ponding week Of 1884, 1888 and 1882 re-
spectiyely.
The annual report OF the Union Pacific
Railroad Company, just issued, shows tho
gross earnings Of the entire system during
the past year to have been s25, 100.
The expenses and taxes were Slb,li3,o53;
leaving the net earnings $iO,67s,1B.
Isaac Fultz, well business man
Of South Bethlehem, Pa, committed sui.
eide few days ago by hanging himself In
his stable. He was discovered by his wife
but when cut down life was extinct. Busi-
ness troubles are supposed to have caused
the act.
The well-known negro dialect comedian,
Bobby Williams, died at New York City
on the 10th from pneumonia. He was
thirty years old.
Major Jonas y. Capelle. ex-member Of
the Massachusetts, Legislature, who was
Captain in q regiment In that State during
the war and who Is connected with the
Loyal Legion, q. A. r. and other similar
organizations, was arrested at Boston on
She 18th fm charging from 800 to 500 for