The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-01-30
THE East.

A New York court mas SET hslue the NV
signment OF Burger, Hurlbut & Livingston,
sugar refiners, who lately failed with liaDili'
ties OF $i50,0O0 and assets amounting to
$3SO,0O0 II. A. James was appointed re-
ceiver.
The suit brought by Miss Bessie Hubbell
against DR.. Charles Bliss for $50 900 damage
for breach of promise OF marriage was dis
continued in the Supreme Court at New
York City on the oath on account OF the
DOCTORS DEATH he having been killed the
day before by fall.
A bold attempt was made on the night OF
the 25th to rob the Connecticut River Ma
tionnl B;nk at Charlestown, n. II. The
brick walls surrounding the vaults were
torn away by an explosion, but the granite
vaults proved impenelrable. An attempt
to drill the steel locks also failed. The bur-
glars then left the bank and broke into the
post-office, where they obtained S25 in
money AID stamps
Business failures throughout the country
during the seven days ended January 20
number for the United States 3l0 and for
Canada 32, ora total of 3i2, as against
total Of 9S7 the previous week and 3,2 the
corresponding wook of last year.
The Park Place, Centralia. aud all the Le-
high and individual colleries in the Shenan-
doah (Pa.) region have shut down owing to
their markets being overstocked With coal,
enforcing the idleness Of about 900 men.
A large quantity Of vel executed coun-
terfeit silver dollars are ahoat In Reading,
Pa. B gus dollars have also been distrib-
uted at Norristown, Phenixville, Pottstown
md other Schuyltill noints
Charles A. B. Shepard of the firm Of Lee
& Shepard, tho we'll known book publishers
Of Bos on, Mass, died on the 25th, aged
sixty years.
The diphtheria scource at Emaus, q small
town near Allentown, Pa, almost annihila-
ted the family Of Owen Serner Two
children were the first victims, and soon
after the father, mother and another child
succumbed 10 the disease. A young child is
the sole survivor of once large family.
A Joint stock company OF Waterbury
(Conn.) cipita lists, who have been boring
for oil at Southbury are rejoicing over the
discovery OF oil ut depth of 1900 feet. The
drill runs through vein of earth at $50 feet,
In which thera Is much silver.
The weekly statement OF the New York
associated banks. issued on the Goth, shows
the following changes: Reserve increase,
sl,915 30; loans increase, 50 400 4O); specie
Increase, 81 SSl so: legal teu1ers increase,
1900; deposits increase, S,iS7 900; circu
lation decrease, S9O3)J. The banks held
s9C,Ol4SOO in excess OF tho twenty-five per
cent rule.
Mrs. William James. m1ther OF ex-Post-
master General Thomas l. James, died at
k,. ha, L., " tho O-th afra1
eighty-,wo years.
The expor OF specie from the port OF
New York during the week ended January
20 amounted to 81, l,5O4,G29. The imports for
the same period amounted to 1856.
Henry 8. Ives and George H. Stayner
were arrested at New York on the 10Th on
an order issued by Judge O'Brien, Of the
Supreme Court in the suit Of the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton X Dayton Railroad Company.
They are charged in the suit with ,misap-
proprating the funds OF the company. Bail
IN each case was fixed at S2j0,000. and the
prisoners were committed 10 Ludlow street
jail.
st Adelbcrt's Polish Roman Catholic
church. at Eat Buffalo, N Y, was destroyed
by fire on the 10Th entailng loss OF Si0,-
90; half insured
The Central Stock Yard Company's hog
abbatolr, ut Jersey City, ~ j., burned on
the 26th, causing loss OF 800 001 Over
1000 live hogs were In the building at the
time, and only few OF them escaped.
It is said that a syndicate COMPOSED OF
wealthy Now York capitalists Is being or
ganized the object OF which Is TO quietly
buy up in France enough OF the shares Of
the Panama Canal Company 10 give them
control OF It, when they will reorganize II
and push the work TO completion.
Jos ph Deming, colorcd. was convicted Of
murder In the first degree at Pittsburgh on
the 26th. for killing Special 0fficer Miller In
September last. or thirty-four murders
committed In Allegheny County the past
two years this Is the only verdict OF first
degree.
A. r. Cazauran, the we'll known play
wright, died at New York City on the 2Sth
aged sixty.nine years, He had been q suf
ferer from dropsy for two years