The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-05-15

At Scranton, Pa, on the 10th notices were
posted announcing q reduction Of ten per
cent IN the wages Of all the employees Of
the Dickson Manufacturing Company, Of
that city, TO take effect May 10. The reduc-
tion affects about 9O0men.
Henry Hsrdie, the. bookkeeper who.
forged a check for 5000 on his employer,
J.. Fitzpatrick, who fed to Halifax, whore
he was caught, was arraigned before Judge
MARITIME at New York on the 10TH The
Judge sentenced him to seven years and six
months in State prison.
At the recent annual meeting Of the bu-
reau of information and distribution OF the
Delawa b Fruit Exchange at Dover, ex-
Congressman Martin said that this years
peach crop, If all reports were trse, would
be SO large as to require all the agencies OF
distribution TO enable growers TO realize any
profit. .tt', f,'f f@N."
Lyman K. Bass, formerly law partner
OF ex- President Cleveland In Buffalo, N. T.,
died at New York City on the llth.
Five negroes and seven whites were pub
icly whipped at New Castle, Del, on the
11th. The whites received forty lashes each
and one hour in the pllory for burglary,
and the negroes took twenty-seyen lashes
each and one hour in the pillory for horse
stealing.
The 250th anniversary Of the settlement Of
Newport, r. l., was observed quietly on the
11th by the decoration Of public buildings
and historical addresses by prominent citi-
Zens. -o.gra v a..s4
Hon. Henry A., Foster died at his home In
Rome, N, Y, on the 18th, In his ninetieth
| year He was the senior ex7United States
| Senator, having been appointed in 1874, one
year before Simon Cameron, OF Pennsyl-
Vania- Mr., Foster was the last surviving
member Of the albany Regency" which
for many years controlled the policy Of New
| York State. .,,.t. ....lg, .. ....
The count OF money In the Sub Treasury
at New York was concluded on the 1lth and
the money found TO correspond with the
statement made by tho late acting assistant
treasurer on April 49, The amount found
In the treasury was tl7s,394, ,743.75.
The three ton boat Liberdade, in which
| Captain John Slocum with his wife and two
children left Paranagila, Brazil, on June n
last, arrived at New York on the 18th, after
a voyage Of over 1000 miles Captain Slo-
cum reports that though many severt
storms were encountered, the trip on the
whole was most enjoyable one.
James ID. Fish, ex-president Of the Marine
bank, was released from the Auburn IN
~ prison on the l1th. He was in good
health and refused 10 be interviewed.
DIR. Frank l.. Vincent, brother Of Bishop
Vincent Of the NJ. Z. Church, was fount
dead in his oflice al Clifton Springs, N. Y.
on the 18th. He had been suffering from
nervous troubles and was testing the tripot
suspension treatment on himself, and evi
IDENTIFY became helpless in self-reatment
and died while in the act of testing thu
remedy.
During the progress OF storm at Ridge
way, N. Y, on the 1ith the wife and thre'
children of William McNall became fright
ened and took refuge in the cellar. Shortl!
after bolt Of lightning struck the hous'
and killed them. Neighbors were attracteC
To the spot by the wailing of month oil
infant lying unharmed In its dead mother
arms.
Andrew Cavenash and Stephen Goodlash
Hungarian laborers, were killed on the l2tl
by being struck by train on the Pennsyl
vania railroad at Tllytown, Pa.
The Albany Brewing Company, Of Al
bany, N. Y, Adolph Hupfel, Of New York
Peter Hauckin, Of Harrison, N. j., and Gott
fried Krueger and Christina ThrefE, Of New
ark, N. j., have consolidated their interest
with q total capitalization Of 5000, ,00C
There is a small proportion Of English capi
tai in the combination.
Thomas A. Edison has entered complain
In equity in New York court against K
Gililand, an electrician, and alawyer names
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