The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-01-16

Luther Tal'ma1. nj Fal"pnr'tlN. Y,s
dealer in scels a,tl ietsil aar4 while re
turning TO his hotel Il. m tbs 3iieater al
Detroit Mich, an the tL wt' held up uy
two mcn aud l3btei u $.5D IN cash and
$1,000 in drafts. tllJrc u no clue to the
highwaymen.
The will of the lnie j. o. II. Phillips de.
vises his immense collection II block cuts OF
Eliznbethnn and SIlakespCarean devices,
maps, plans, charts and ornaments, which
he had collected in the course Of his forty
years OF research, TO tue hakespeare So
ciety Of New York.
An Italian named Antonio Boggie1 lately
keeper OF u pr at ,tand at.A nsterdam. N.
Y, has fallen heir 70 an eighth OF fortune
OF $50O,0J0 left by a relative in Italy.
The coroner's jury AZ Reading, Pa, inves-
tigating the case of the men who lost their
lives at the railroad paint shops, found that
the five men might have been saved had
fire hydrant been maintained in the building.
The executive committee Of the American
Newspaper Publishers Of America have Sc
lected New York, February l3 as the place
and time for holding the annual convention
of the association. An exhibition OF type
setting machines will DO given in connection
with the convention.
II is said Prof Friend, of the electric
sugar swindle, was pronounced insane by a
physician who was called to see him last
, February.
Lawrence Phillips keeper at the New
York Tombs when William j Sharkey, the
murderer escaped, has been adiudged in
sane. Phillips imagines he has s., 900 which
was given him by the murderer, and thinks
| people are trying TO get 1t away from him.
| Sergeant Albert A. Thurston, Of the Buf-
falo IN. " police, while making his
rounds on the llth, was struck and killed by
an engine at the Seneca street crossing Of
the Western New York & Philadelphia rail-
road. Both legs were severed from the
body.
Charles Meredith aud Peter Rhone became
exhlarated with hard cider at a serenade in
Stony Point, Pa, a few nights ago, and Mer.
edith pounded Rhone to death during a
! quarrel This is the fourth murder in the
comfy in FIVE months.
j. Belden Morrison, prominent Pitts
burgh dentist, suicided at his Office In that
city on the 1lth by shooting himself Illness
from dyspepsia was the supposed cause.
Business failures throughout the country
during the seven days ended January II
number for the United States S5l, fol
Canada 30, or total OF 3Sl, as against 9
total OF 3S7 the prevlons week and 219 fol
the corresponding week Of last year.
Rev. Frederick N. Knapp, of Plymouth
Mass, secretary of the Sanitary Commis
sion during the Rebellion, was stricken
with paralysis few days ago and dieC
shortly thereafter.
Mrs. j. Gould. who had been seriously II
some months, died Mt her home on Fifth
avenue, New York City. on the 18th. Sh'
was the daughter OF Daniel s. Miller,
former wholesale grocer Of Brooklyn, N. Y
Irwin & Snow, Boston Mass boot an,
shoe dealers, have failed for $4,000.
Jacob Bassett's moldng mill at Brooklyn
N. Y, burned on the 18th. Loss, S5c,0OO.
The body of Rev. w. l.. Parker, rector o
Christ Episcopal chu ch Oswego, n. Y.
who mysteriousy disappeared on Novembc
30 last Immediately after holding service
at his church, was found on the lake shor
near that city on the l2th. 1t is now certai
! that the unfortunate man committed SUI
eide.
The one hundred and fifty girls, feathe
. workers employed In the establishment
,, Hanson & Greene, New York City who n
, Gently struck for the enforcement Of III
4 scale OF the feather workers protectiv
union, were notified on the lItll that the fir
a had decided TO sign the scale. The CIR
!, have returned to work
/. Knight, Loomis 4 Co, New York Cit
II publishers OF Sunday school books, made
o general assignment on tho 18th to John
y Jewett oprelerences.
j. A. Kimbal the confidential boo
: keeper Of the firm Of NJ. Doherty & Co
; Wholesale liquor dealers, Of Boston, Mas
is under arrest charged with embezzlemeI
r Of s. 900 Of the firms money.
4 The shoe factory and jobbing house {
}. Smith. Pratt e. Herrick, Of Albany, n. Y
I was destroyed by fire on the 18th. I'll
c stock, which had just been inventoried, WI
d valued n $4,000, and Is almost a total los
Loss on building, $1,000,
; The safe In A. Swinton's store at Milbur
|, Mass, was robbed by burglars on the nigl
> OF the 12th OF a $1,000 registered bond ar
n 1900 in money. There is no clue TO the
. Identity