The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1886-03-10


With the loss of this crew seventy-fve men
from that port have found watery graves
since Christmas. M KY
William 7. Woodruff. formerly High
Priest of the Royal Arch Masons, of New
York City, and Commissioner of Appeals
Of the Grand Lodge, died at his home in
that city on the 4th.
Governor Pattison and Attorney General
Cassidy, of Pennsylvania, accompanied by
stenographer, began an Investigation on
the 4th of the charges recently made against
the management of Soldiers Orphans
Schools in that State. All the schools will
be visited and witnesses examined.
The jury in the Axtell murder case at
Binghamton, N. Y, ON the 9TH rendered a
verdict of guilty of murder in the first de-
gree, and he was sentenced to be hanged
April 10. Axtell, who is only twenty-three
years of age, on Decoration Day last year,
while intoxicated, demanded admission to
saloon in Deposit, N Y, and was refused.
He began firing into the place, in which
there were about fifty people, and killed
three men.
Horatio King, aged twenty, clerks in the
First National Bank at Bradford, Pa, have
been arrested for embezzling 100000 from
the institution, most Of which they lost in
oil speculations. The bank will lose about
$4,000, the balance of the deficiency being
realizable. The young men, who are OF
good family, have confessed their crime
Business failures throughout the United
States and Canada during the seven days
ended the 9Th number for the United States
207, Canada 49,; total 246, against POS the
previous week. 'H '
The fire losses of February, as estimated
by the New York Commercial Bulletin, were
q, 800 900 in the United States and Canada.
This is about the average February loss for
the past eleven or twelve years. A list of
III fires, in February are given whore the
loss was from $4,000 to $4,000. There
were nine fires during the month Of $780,
900 or more, whose aggregated reported loss
was one-fifth OF the entire fire waste Of the
month.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
on the 9th paid the back tax on its capital
stock called for by the judgment on which
the general offices on Broadway, New York,
were seized by the sheriff short time ago.
The amount paid over was $4,000
At Chester, Pa, on the 9th the jury in the
Sharpless murder case rendered verdict
of guilty of murder in the first degree. A
motion for new trial was at once made
by his counsel.
Sam johnson, negro, aged sixty-fve,
arrested at Eatontown, N. j., a few days
ago for assaulting and outraging a young
white girl, was taken from jail on the 9th
by mob and hung to the grating Of the
jail door.
Rev. ]. r. W. Sloane, d. D., professor
OF theology at the Reformed Presbyterian
Theological Seminary, Allegheny City, Pa,
was found dead in bed at that place on the
9Th Heart disease was the supposed cause
Reports from five thousand correspond
ents Of the Rochester IN. " american
Rural Home, in all parts of the country.
say that the winter wheat crop continues
generally in favorable condition. The area
of spring wheat already sown is small
The ground generally is in good condition.
The winter packing season is over; there
is decrease in the receipt and quality Of
hogs.
Dittmar, Hexter & Co.'s, dynamite man
ufactory at Bay Chester N. Y, was blown
up on the 9TH. Heinrich Henneman, the
watchman, was in the building at the timo,
| but no trace OF him could be found. A
large hole filed with sticks and pieces Of
timber marks the spot where the structure
stood.
The Law and Order Society's committee
Of Philadelphia, appointed TO investigate
the charges recently made that some Of its
members have been bribed by the liquor
dealers to withdraw suits brought against
them for Sunday liquor selling, on the 9th
reported in favor Of expellipg George X.
Snyder who acknowledged having accept
ed money Of a Saloonkeeper Snyder was
one of the most active workers in the soci-
ETY..
JH.W. Cadby, an extensive dealer in
musical instruments at Kingston, Catskill
and Schenectady, with headquarters II
Hudson, N Y, was arrested at Hamilton,
| Can, on the 9th, charged with forgery. The
charge is made by the Farmers National
Bank Of Hudson, and the amount is placed
at $1,000 He will be returned on extradi-
tion papers.
Joseph Leonard, aged eighty-three, a
prominent citizen OF Canton, Mass, and
Representative, hanged himself in his
barn on the 7th.
The weekly statement Of the New York
associated banks, issued on the 9th, shows
the following changes: Loans increase,
81, s62, 800; specie decrease, $2,Gll,0OO; legal
tenders increase, $5Os,5OO; deposits increase,
S3,O47,5OO; circulation decrease, $7S3,6OO;
reserve decrease, $2s64375. The banks held
s23, 1893 in excess Of the twenty-five per