The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-01-07
The EAST.

A notice has been posted in the Bessemer
Steel Works at Homestead, Pa, announcing
areduction Ito take effect on the 7th) of the
twenty-three per cent, those in the con-
verting mill twenty per cent and laborers
ten per cent. The works employ about one
thousand men. The reduction will not af-
feet the operatives who belong to the ANAL
gamated. Association. These comprise a
majority of the skilled workmen and about
half the total force.
It is said there was less general obser-
walton Of the custom of making New Years
calls in New York City than ever before.
The streets of the city presented an almost
deserted appearance. Comparatively few
of the wealthy families received callers at
all.
Business failures throughout the United
States during the week ending the Sd num-
Der 306, against 27s in the preceding week,
and 2S2, 2j1 and 162 in the corresponding
weeks Of 1884, 's3, and 's2 respectively.
Bradstreet's Agency reports the number Of
failures in New York City for 1884 to have
been 52s, the largest known for six years
past, as against AS in 1888, 500 IN 1882, 30l
In 1881, Az in 1880 and 463 in 1879. The to-
tai liabilities were S71,543,OOO and assets
$3s,6l5,000.
A FIRE at Cory, Pa, on the Cd destroyed
; the large planning and sash factory owned
by the Phoenix Mill Company, together
with three adjoining dwelling houses. Loss
$4,000.
AT Cheneyville, Bedford County, Pa, on
the night Of the 1st Herman Garlic burg
4, lariously entered the store Of Lewis Lookey.
The noise awakened John Gordon, the
watchman, who waited until Garlic had
robbed the money-till and was leaving
with the contents, when he presented a
shotgun and ordered him TO throw up his
hands. Instead OF complying the thief
grabbed the muzzle Of the gun, and at
tempted TO make fight. The gun went off
and Garlic fell dead, riddled with buck
, shot, He was q yonng man, and his repu-
tation In Cheneyville was above reproach.
There is reliable authority for the state
ment that the proposed Naval College viii
not be removed from Newport, but that
measures will be taken In short time 10
put the college in working order with an
able corps Of instructors.
A money belt containing $4,000 In En-
glish gold was found on the person Of an
Arab tramp who was arrested at White
Plains, N. Y, few days ago.
Several children were playing on the ice
few days ago at Machang, Mass, when
they broke through and two girls OF Mitch
ell Vanzandt and son Of Lovi Debraus,
aged eleven years, were drowned.
A commission has been received by the
New England granite works Of Boston,
Mass, for a portrait statue Of General II.
W. Halleck, TO be erected in the public park
at San Francisco. II will be modelled after
the Hampton statue in Central Park, New
York. Conrad, the sculptor, is at work on
the model.
Mr.. j. s.. Crawford, Superintendent Of
the Foreign Mail Service OF the Postoffice
Department, and Judge William I. Otto,
who have been appointed to represent the
United States at the International Postal
3, sailed from New York on the 9th.
Rev. y. H. Miller, Of Beaver, Pa, a super
animated NJ. Z. minister in his eighty ninth
year, was married few days ago TO Mrs
Miller, OF Nebraska, who was his sister-in-
law. The bride is sixty years Of age.
After eight years OF litigation the case Of
William NJ. Lloyd, a banker Of New York
Altoona, Pa, and other places, one Of the
most notable Of bankrupt cases, wns settled
nj Pittsburgh ON the ID, and Lloyd wa'
discharged from bankruptcy. Several
millions OF dollars are involved.
While bending over q stove on the 4th
Peter Beck, nged seventy-fve, Of Linden
N. j., was suddenly seized with paralysis
In falling he struck and overturned the
stove. The Goals ignited the old mans
clothing, and before help could reach him
he was burned 10 death.
George Dana's nitro-glycerine factory al
Windfall, Pa, was blown up on the might
Of the Sd and two men, Charles Thompson
and James Shining, employees, instantly
Killed. The factory was blown 10 atoms.