The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-03-20

All tho six imprisoned miners at Black
Diamond colliory, Shomokiu, Pa, were res
cued alive and well on the 10th.
The eleven oolllerics operated by the Le-
high & WilkcSharre Goal Company In the
wilkes6arre (ral region, which have been
ii,e since February - resumed work on the
18th. The resumption gives employment TO
nearly 60O0 men and boys
The sale OF the Rarthelomay and ,Roches-
ter IN. W brewcrics 10 the English syndi-
cate was completed on the 18th by the sign
ing OF the papers. The sum paid is about
SSoOO0ol.
On the 18th the directors Of the New York
Central Railroad Company declared the
regular quarterly dividend Of ono per cent
The statement, for the quarter shows on in
crease In the net carnin IS OF $3.50, 232
Business failures occurring throughout
the country during the seven days ended
March 10 number for the United States 223
and for Canada IS, or total OF POI, as com
pared with total of Isl the previous week
and goS for tho corresponding week OF 1883,
From the edition of George P. Rowell &
Co.'s American Newspaper Directory, to be
published April 1, II appears that the news
papers and periodicals of all kinds issued In
the United States and Canada, now number
l7,l0I, showing gain Of 7g7 during the last
twelve months and 1859 in ten years.
The trial Of THOMAS B. Kerr the New
York ex-Aldermau, on the charge Of bribery,
ended at New York City on the 18th with
verdict OF not guilty.
At n meeting of the several passenger
agents Of trunk lines in New York on the
10Th, resolution was adopted agreeing to
stop paying commissions on trunk line
tickets after March 20 and to stop paving
commissions TO all other points on April ].
A fire In tho leather district OF New York
City on the 18th did $50, ,0o0 damare to the
stocks Of Josiah II. Tubby, II. H. Disoway,
A. II. Reitlinger and II. L. e. G. d. Will
lamS
Charles III. Phelps who recently robbed
the Norwood IN. Y b mlS has boen decl red
insane and taken 10 the Utica asylum.
Clark Bros machine shop at Belmont, N.
Y, burned on the 10Th entailing loss Of
$40 900; insurance, ~ 900.
The following chan res are noted In III,
weekly statement Of the New York asso-
ciated banks, issued on the 10th: Reserves
decI ease $i47 425; loans increase, 90, ,3a5 700; (;
specie decrease, S4il, 400; legal tenders
increase s59, 100; deposits increase, A.9l4,-
100; circulation decrease S70,9DO. The banks
neld IS 07O,ST5 in excess Of the twenty-five
per cent. rule,
The Lehigh & Eastern railroad was sold
at sheriff's sale on the 10th to syndicate
Of New York CAPITALISTS for s19O00O The
road runs through New York and Pennsyl-
vanla.
Upon reaching his home at Fall River,
Mass, on the 10th Edward Mcmahon found
the house full OF smoke and his wife, Maria,
ared iifty-eight years, burned 10 death, lying
under he bed. II is not known how her
| clothing took fire.
The exports OF specie from the port OF
New York during tho week ended March l8
amounted TO S2,ili,930. Imports Of specie
for the same period amounted to s165,9i6.
Complete returns OF the New Hampshire
election show that oil the constitutional
amendments ara adopted except the pro-
hibitory amendment and that striking out
tha word protestant" from the bill OF
rights.
The total amount subscribed up 10 date In
New York City TO tho Chinese famine fund
is tl209a19.
George s. Rees, the foreman Of the squib
factory at Plymouth, Pa, by the explosion
OF which ten girls were killed, made con-
fesslon before dying that 1t was he who
caused tho explosion. He was smoking a
pipe In the basement when spark few into
! powder key. The coroner's Jury had re-
} turned q verdict that Katie Jones caused the
accident by throwing squib in the steve