The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-07-10
THE EAST.

While temporary insane on the I'd @, W.
lowe, q Ieadville (Col) engineer, threw
.limself from the window Of the Palmer
llouse, in Chicago, and received fatal In
Iurles
Contracts have been awarded for build.
lg as225,OOO steel bridge across tho Ton.
,essee river at Chattanooga.
Uncle Johnny Hanks died near Decatur,
l., on the lst aged eighty-eight years. he
vas born in Kentucky and was . full cousin
I Abraham Linooln's mother, Nancy Hanks
lincoln. From 1922 until 1880 he was closely
lsssoiated with Abraham Lincoln in farm.
ng, trading and other pursuits.
A party Of four persons were instantly
illed at q crossing Of the New Jersey Cen
rel railroad near Long Branch, N. j., on
~ 5th. The victims were Mrs. Ward,
mother OF Joseph Ward, the well known
ollar and shirt manufacturer Of New York;
'fr. Keating, Wards brother in-law; Elsie
seating, child, and her nurse. They were
rossing the tracks In carriage which was
truck by passing train, crushing the
rehicle and killing the horses. All the
odies were terribly mangled.
During the week ended July business
'l1ures occurring throughout the country
umber for the United States ls5 and
)r Canada IL, or total Of 202 as compared
fth els the previous week The figures
Jr the corresponding week Of last year
ere el4
Rev. DIR. Isaac X. Loos, one Of the most
rominent divines OF the Reformed Church
America, died at Bethlehem, Pa, on the
h.
At East Boston, Mass, on the night Of
'',e 4th large ships signal bomb, which
as being fred in celebration OF the day,
;ploded among a crowd Of children who
.dd gathered TO see the fireworks. Two
1ys were killed and five others frightfully
oerated and otherwise injured.
The annual contest for the Childs cup
As rowed on the Schuylltill river at Phila-
,lphia on the 9TH. The only contestants
ore the Cornell eight-oared crew and the
University Of Pennsylvania eight The
stance was one and half miles straight
way, and the race was the closest and most
citing ever witnessed on the Schuylkill,
% Cornelrs winning by only one-quarter
length.
The Goodyear Rubber Boot and Shoe
ompany Of Providence, r. l., have made
assignment. The attachment placed on
.em by the Sears Commercial Company q
W days ago was followed up on the 9Th
ntilt716, 900 worth Of attachments swamped
iem.
Hon. George II. Watrous, ex-presidcnt ol
70 New York & New Haven railroad, died
lddenly on the 18th at his home in New
aver, Conn.
In fight with tramps who were stealing q
de at Mon6cacy Station, Pa, on the 9th
,seph r. Kaucher and George Wartman
lecial officers in the employ Of the Read
q Railroad Company, were badly hurt
ley were attacked by two tramps
aueher being shot in the head and Wart
IN In the leg. The tramps escaped.
In a communication TO Mayor Grant O
cw York, Governor Beaver states that VI
the 5th the committee had expended
1arly million dollars for the Johnstowi
.ferers in food, clothing shelter AM
rniture No distribution Of money ha'
q been made. Every tlling possible wa
ing done TO give prompt and intelligen
lief.
Frank Hoyt paying teller OF the Firs
ational Bank Of Hoboken, N. j., wa
rested on the 5th on the charge OF being
afaulter 10 the extent Of $4,000.
Mrs. Adams, wife OF President Charlie
!. Adams, Of Cornell University, died 9
haoa, N. Y, on the 9th.
The Grand Army council Of administer
on OF the Department Of PennsylvanI
,et on tho 7th and determined on plan Il
1e distribution Of 900 subscribed by u
"A. n. Of Pennsylvania for the relief I
iembers OF Post No 30 who suffered by u
.ood, Eleven members Of the post lol
elfllves and 1l2 have reported losses Al
;regatlng $4,000