The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-05-20
IhE EAST.

The will Of the late Jane Holmes, Of Pitts
burgh, was filed on the 18th. During her
long life she made generous contributions
to charities, and in her will almost every
Protestant charitable institution in the city
receives handsome bequests, and large
sums are left in trust for charitable enter
prises. Over million dollars are distrib-
uted.
Up to the 10Th none Of the miners en-
tombed at the North Ashland (Pa.) colliery
had been recovered, and there was very
little hope of reaching them for some time.
All the imprisoned men are relatives.
Colonel Charles J. Murphy, of Brooklyn,
N. Y, has volunteered TO go to Plymouth,
to aid In caring for the sick. He became
quite famous for his services In the yellow
fever epidemic Of 1S47 in New Orleans, and
was prominent in the hospital services Of
the Peninsula campaign during the war. Z
Both the Garfield boys, Henry and
James A., will graduate at williams Col.
lege this year, and speak in the Commence
ment exercises.
An explosion Of nitro-glycerine at the
Somerset (Pa.) chemical works on the 18th
instantly killed one Of the proprietors, DIR.
T. Beach, and demolished eight buildings
Business failures reported in the United
States during the week ended on the 18th
numbered l64, against 1917 in the preceding
week, and 1877, 1G8 and 1l6 In the corres-
ponding weeks of 1884, 1888 and 1882, re-
spectively.
There has been a sudden outbreak Of
diphtheria at High Bridge, N. Y, which
seems TO be epidemic In It's form. The
public schools are closed in consequence.
William A. Gilpatrick, charged with
cruelty to a child Of Mr.. Sidney, tanner,
OF Exeter, N. H., pleaded nolle contendere
on the 18th, and was sentenc ed TO two
years in State prison. The Judge remarked
that he was reluctant in imposing 80 light
a sentence, and that had the jury agreed
TO convict on the first trial, under an in
dictment charging cruelty causing death,
he should have imposed the full sentence
allowed by law.
Michael Alderfer, the wealthy president
Of the Herkimer National Bank, at East
Greenville, Pa, hanged himself on the 10Th.
He had been In poor health for some time.
Kate Maloney, seventeen -year-old girl
OF Somerville, Mass, who had visited a
skating rink against her mothers wishes,
was sentenced on the 18th to one years
imprisonment at Sherburne prison, on the
charge Of being stubborn child.
Hon. s. $. Cox, newly appointed Minister
TO Turkey, expects TO sail for Constanti-
nople about the middle Of next month. He
will resign his seat in Congress before
leaving, and the vacancy will not, In all
probability, be filed until the regular State
election IN November.
Charles Rugg, the negro who murdered
old Mrs. Lydia Maybee and her daughter
Mary at Oyster Bay, Long Island, nearly
two years ago, was hanged In jail at Hunt
ter's Point, L. l., on the 18th, He died
without struggle.
The sixty-ninth annual meeting Of the
American Bible Society was held at New
York City on the 18th. The reports showed
the issues Of Bibles and Testaments and
portions during the year were 1,b4S,175, Of
which 50S,7l9 were circulated In foreign
lands. The total issue was 45,440,2 ,206.
Forty -eight new auxiliaries were recog-
nized. The receipts for the year were
$0S7,914.34, and the expenditure $61o, .bs.
For the foreign work OF the society TO be
expended during the coming year $l72,s50
has been appropriated. The sum Of Si42,-
292.5S was paid 10 the society's agents and
correspondents to meet expenses incurred
in translating, publishing and distributing
the Scriptures In foreign lands. A board