The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-04-08
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The glove-Aght between Sullivan and
heCafrey, advertised 10 take place al
Philadelphia ON tho I'd, did not come off
both having been placed under $4,000 bail
10 keep the peace.
Prominent officials of the Amalgamated
Association emphaticGlly pronounce false
the reports that the organization is in
danger OF .disintegration. President
Weihe says the association is inherently as
strong as ever 1t was and yearly becoming
stronger, both in membership and Influence.
Robert L. Mueuch, prominent lawyer
OF Harrisburg, Pa, died on the 81 in the
6fty-fifth year Of his age.
Darius w. Lawrence, formerly a well
known member of the New York Stock
Exchange, suieided by cutting his throat
In a hospital in that city on the 3D.. He
was being treated for chronic alcoholism.
A dispatch of the Sd from Keyport, N.
j., says considerable alarm exists in that
place over tho sudden serious illness Of
scores OF people with symptoms OF poison
ing. The trouble Is thought TO have been
caused by poisoned milk. An iuyestiga-
ton Is going on.
Tho famous Claghorn collection of prints
at Philadelphia, comprising between 30, 900
and 10000 engravines and etchings, repre-
senting all the old masters and all modern
engravers OF note, were sold few days
ago TO Robert Garrett, OF baltimore, for
$1,000. The late James J., Claghorn, IL is
said, expended twice that amount in
making the collection.
The Hazard Powder Company's magazine
at st. Joseph. No., containing eight and
half tons OF powder, was struck by light
ming on the 3D. and exploded. The shock
was terrific. All the houses In the vicinity
were partially wrecked, but no one was in :
jured.
A fro broke out en- the ID In two-story
building at Braddocks, Pa, occupied by
Mr.. Hunter. The flames spread 10 adjoin-
ing property, destroying In all seven dwell
ings, and business houses. The total loss
will reach $4,000. The insurance is about
half tine amount OF the loss.
Zacharinh Cbaffee, trustee for the
Sprague estate at Providence, II. l., has
issued statement TO the creditors, em-
hracing his account from December 2, 1873,
TO August 30, 1884. The total payments ag-
grcgate S5,024,GJI. The receipts for the
same time aggregate $5,sl5,1Ib. ..l
Agnese johnson and Belle Cousley, aged
ninetocn and twenty years respectively,
while returning from Sabbath. school at
Pittsburgh on tho 6th were struck by q
sign which, with quantity OF brick, was
blown from the top OF building. Miss
Cousicy was instantly killed and Miss
johnson can not recover from her injuries.
Mr. Richard A. Mccufdy was unani-
mously elected President Of the Mutual
Life Insurance Company, Of NEW York, to
succeed the late Frederick s. Winston.
A fire at Manohoy City, Pa, on the 9Th
destroyed Joseph Enrich's hardware store
with its contents. Five other stores and
shops were also burned, entailing an ag-
gregate loss Of $4,000; insured for $4,000.
While the two-story frame dwelling
house Of Martin Dougherty was being
raised 70 the level OF the street grade at
Pittsburgh on the 4thit collapsed, fatally
injuring Michael McGlll, and badly bruis-
Ding Mr.. and Mrs. Dougherty. The parties
named were In the house when II fell and
were rescued with difficulty.
The Lardner brothers, William T. and
LOUIS T., brokers, who were recently con-
victed Of embezzlement. we're sentenced on