The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-01-02
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Mayor Hewitt says his expenses In the
recent election were 40pO0.
Hon. James t. MatfeA member Of Con-
gress from the Twenty.eighth Pennsylvania
district, has been Admittedlto the asylum ht
, North Warren, Pa, as apriA Aate patient The
difficulty seems to be excessive nervousness
which was brought on Blythe arduous labors
Of the recent campaign
Two young ladies named Smith were
drowned at Hillsville, Pa, on the 26th. In
company with another girl and two young
men, they were crossing the Allegheny
river in q skiff when it sank with them.
The rest of the party were rescused in an
exhausted condition.
Fully 5000 people attended the funeral
services of Rev. Father Isaac 7. Hecker, in
New York on the 26th Archbishop Corri-
gan celebrated the mass Many church dig
nitaries were present.
Executions were issued on the 26th against
Robert c. Totten of the firm of Totten &
Co., iron founders and machinists at Pitts
burgh for $l140O0. The cause of the embar-
rassment is not known. 1t is claimed that
1t will not affect the firm.
The famous elephant Bolivar" was pre-
sented as Christmas gift by Adam Fore
paugh to the Philadelphia Zoo. Bolivar is
twenty-six years old, and said to be the
largest elephant in captivity.
Jay Gould is said TO have made Christmas
gifts to each Of his children of $100, 600 in
railroad bonds.
Mrs. Edith Schoonmaker. the young Brook
lyn (N " woman who was shot by her
husband, Henry d. Schoonmaker, few
few days ago, died at the hospital on the
18th.
The failure Of Douglas Henry was an
nounced on the New York Stock Exchange
on the 26th.
Governor Hill has orde red an extraordin-
ary term Of Oyer and Terminer TO be held in
New York City, Judge Daniels presiding,
and to continue until the criminal business
is cleared up. 1t is understood this court is
ordered for the purpose of trying the Doodle
aldermen.
At Boston, Mass, on the Goth the credi-
tors OF William d. Forbes voted TO request
MIN to settle his affairs in insolvency. He
made no offer to the creditors. The liabili-
lies are $364, 900 and assets $4,000.
During the progress Of a Christmas en-
tertainment at East Prospect, Pa, the
building col apsed and three hundred
people were hurled with the broken tim
bers from the second to the first floor. A
large number were badly bruised and cut,
out fortunately there were no fatal casuali-
ties and only few were seriously injured.
The Norwegian bark Alf, Captain Bach,
with crew OF fourteen men and a cargo of
1000 tons of bag sugar, sailed from Dem
erara October %, bound for Philadelphia.
Nncpnlo fbnt laff fhirfu off ha,. ho
arrived, but the ALI has never been seen or
heard from since, and all hope has been
given up.
Mershon g. Co., of Philadelphia. con-
signees of the Philadelphia schooner Annie
Hall, Captain Queen, which is now out for
forty days bound for Moorhead City, have
given upall hope Of her ever arriving.
At the recent annual communication OF
The Grand Lodge OF Free and Accepted
Masons of Philadelphia, held at Philadel-
phia, the following grand officers were in
tailed: r. W. Grand Master, Clifford p.
MacCalla; r. W. Deputy Grand Master, ].
simpson Africa; II. w. Senior Grand
Warden, Michael Arnold; R. w. Junior
yirand Warden, M. II. Henderson; R. W.
Grand Treasurer, Thomas X. Patton; r. W.
jrand Secretary, Michael Nisbet
The New York Central railroad directors
have declared quarterly dividend Of one
per cent; the Michigan Central semi-an
nual dividend Of two per cent; and the
Canada Southern semi-annual dividend oi
one and one-fourth per cent.
The late Sylvester Bowman, Of Newton
Mass,, provided by viii that upon hisg rand
sons' death the Massachusetts General Hos