The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-11-05

that during the past fiscal year his
Office examined 27,S5S accounts, involv-
ing the sum OF 50, 32S. 42S, ,9sL
Postmaster RITcmE, ofLeavenworth,
Kan, recently excluded from the mailc
the entire mail edition Of the Leayen-
worth Times because 1t contained list
Of articles won at rattle at Catholic
church fair during the early part OF the
week.
POSTMASTER VAN CoTT, Of New York,
makes the announcement that the act
Of Congress excluding lottery matter
from the mail prohibits not only the
mailing Of lottery tickets, circulars, etc.
but also newspapers or other publica-
tions containing any advertisement OF
any lottery or gift enterprise OF any
kind offering prizes dependent upon
chance; also that advertisements OF
European lottery bonds are held to come
within the provisions of the new law
A CALL has been issued for conven-
tion OF the retail clerks Of America to
be held in Detroit, Mich, on December
next for the purpose of organizing
under the American Federation OF
Labor.
The Treasury Department has ad-
dressed a circular letter to all customs
officers in regard to stamping imported
prepared opium. Each officer Is directed,
before he delivers to the importer any
prepared opium for smoking, to affix
custom stamp stating the date when
imported.
BoZEMAN's Touring mills at Wichita,
Kan, we're wrecked on the 30th ult by
the bursting OF boiler. Cyrus Allen,
the engineer, and R. Bozeman. one of
the proprietors, were fatally injured,
and young son Of Allen badly hurt
The police OF St Louis have information
10 the effect that three OF the supposed
Italians implicated in the assassination
Of Chief Hennessy have fed from their
hiding places in New Orleans, and are
believed to be in concealment at St
Louis.
WILLIAM T. TANNAHTLL., q member OF
the New York Cotton Exchange, suicided
at Englewood, N. j., on the Soth ult
by shooting himself. 1t is believed that
he was temporarily insane.
The Pennsylvania Canal Commission
will recommend that the Pittsburgh 81
Lake Erie canal be built The commits
sion has decided upon building retain
ing wall in the Ohio river and thus
carrying the canal to Davis Island dam.
The cost for such wall Is estimated at
about s40O 600
CHARLES L. STRATToN, auditor and
transfer agent Of the northern division
OF the Boston & Maine road, in Concord,
N. H., has been arrested, charged with
embezzling $4,000 Of the roads funds
THE number Of silver dollars in cir
culation June 30. $780, was b6,27s,749
against S. 457, 300 at the commencement
OF the year. while the number Of silver
dollars owned by the people--that is sill
YER dollars andsilver certificates In ac-
tual circulation aggregated $s5S, ,sS4,-
9s7, against ss11,el2, s64 at the COM
mencement OF the fiscal year
AT Westport, CAL, on the 3lst ult.
Frank Mason shot and killed Charles
and Matthew Vann, his brothers-in-law,
and fed to the woods, where, 1t is
thought, he committed suicide. He is
believed TO have been insane.
THE Arkansaw Traveller, edited by
opie p. Read, the humorist, has been
seized by the sherifi.
THE total purchase OF silver for tho
coinage Of silver dollars from March l,
1873, to August i2, 1890, was 32s, 1884, ,575
standard ounces, costing S3Os, 100, pol.
THE business failures during the sew
en- days ended November l numbered
2ls, as compared with 225 last week.
For the corresponding week OF last year
the figures we're POI.
MRS. LOGAN and daughter Mrs. Mead,
were struck and instantly killed by a
Panhandle train near Patoskola, o., on
the 3lst ult. while endeavoring TO cross
the track They did not see TIE approach
ing train until too late TO escape
THE will OF the late Franklin Il Jag
ger has been fled at Burlington, Ia. 1t
buoueaths among other amounts $1,000
to the American Home Mission Society
OF New York; $1,000 to the Iowa Con-
gregational Home Missionary Society;
IS, 900 To the Iowa college at Grinnell,
and 50, 900 to the public library OF Bur
lington la.
GOVERNOR HILL, OF New York, has
mailed letter to Secretary Noble, ask
ing for a recount OF New York City's
population.
OK September 10 John W. Yardloy,
cashier OF the Canadian Express Com
pany at Montreal, absconded, 1t Is
alleged, with upwards OF $4,000 OF the
company's money. He was arrested a'
Omaha, Neb., on the 3lst ult
S. PELToY & Co., Of Denver, Col,
failed few days ago with liabilities OF
Si54, 900, and assets less than $4,000.
The books OF tho firm are now missing,
and stories OF crookedness are In cir
culAtion.
The report recently published thai
Mexico had passed a bill levying in
creased duties on American live stocs
is untrue. The same duties are now II
vogue as have been for the past year.
RoBERT WASHINGTON, colored mar
OF Braddock, Pa, was instantly killed
on the Slst ult from the effect OF al
electric shock received by catching holt
Of lamp in order to show bravado h
his fellow-workmen While standing
in the Carnegie blast furnaces, youni
Washington laughingly said he was no
afraid Of electrocution, and reaching
high over his head he grasped an cleo
trio lamp. Instantly he fell to the foo
dead.