The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-08-27

held In tent guarded by soldiers, has
resulted In 300 indictments already,
many Of them for murder and kindred
acts Of violence, and that the sheriff with
a military posse is making arrests in the
mountains.
AN official investigation by the Rail-
road Commissioner into tho cause of the
recent wreck on the Old Colony railroad,
conclusively proves that the wreck was
caused by a lack" having been care
lsssly left on the track by gang OF Ia
borers.
SECRETARY NOBLE has instructed the
Commissioner of Pensions to make
special and thus expedite all claims for
pensions by parties now living in Okla
homa. This action is taken in order to
relieve as far as possible the destitute
condition OF many claimants in that
Territory.
AT Detroit, Mich, on the 21st Fred
j. Crimmins, assistant city editor OF the
Evening Sun, was fatally shot by an
italian fruit vender named Manill.
The italian accused Cri mmins OF taking
one more plum than he had paid for.
This Crimmins laughingly denied, where
upon Manill drew revolver and shot
him through the body.
IT is now stated that Silcott, the AS
sistant Sergeantat-Arms, who some
time ago decamped from Washington
with the cash Of many Congressman, has
been located at Silverton, San Juan
County, Col. .......
B. II. Cooks & Co., Of Nashville,
Tenn, one OF the largest clothing
houses In the South, made an assign
ment on the 21st with liabilities OF
$500, 900; assets estimated at $4,000.
The concern has been established
twenty-five years.
JUDGE BEACH has entered an order In
the Supreme Court Of New York, dis
continuing the action brought by
Colonel J. W. Dudley to recover dam
ages from George W. Jones' as treas
urer Of the Times Publishing Company
for alleged libel in publishing the al
legged "blocks Of Eve" letters. The Or
der was entered by consent Of counsel
BUSINESS failures occurring through.
out the country during the seven days
ended August % number 1872, as COM
pared with 1877 the previous week. For
tho corresponding week last year the
figures were 206.
The business portion Of Groton, 8. D.,
was destroyed by fire on the 22d, entail
ing loss OF 100000.
OK the 22d the Ohio Board Of Pardons,
by q unanimous vote, refused to COM
mute the sentence OF Otto Leuth, con-
demned TO death for the murder OF Mag
gle Thompson in Cleveland some time
ago
FRANK NJ. ALLEN, teller Of the Capt.
tai City Bank Of Nashville, on the 22d
confessed TO . shortage in his accounts
amounting TO $4,000. He has been
speculating in railroad stock with the
banks money.
DURNG the progress Of sham battle
at a soldiers encampment In Athens,
Pa, on the 22d, cannon was prema-
turely discharged, instantly killing
VIII Bosom and fatally injuring James
Costman.
THE first section OF the Barnum &
Bailey circus train was wrecked at
Shelbyville, Mich, on the 22d by
coupling breaking and several cars
flying the track. Three men we're badly
hurt one fatally. ....
But FIVE acceptable horses having
been entered for the Bslch $40, 900 free
for.all stallion race at Boston, the race
has been declared of and $4,000 purse
for stations in the 2:20 class will be
trotted on September II in lieu thereof
MAYOR HART, Of Boston, has issued .
call for public memorial meeting for
September 2, Ito give expression to the
loss sustained by all our people in the
death OF John Boyle o'Reilly," and 70
take appropriate action thereon.
AT the session OF the American Bar
Association on the 22d officers were
elected as follows: President, Simeon
L. Baldwin, OF New Haven. Conn; Sec
retary, Edward Otis Hinkley, Balti-
more; Treasurer, Francis Rawle, Phila-
delphia. This ended the meeting.
THREE men were killed and three
seriously injured by the running wild
OF stone train In the vicinity Of Lyons,
COL, on the 22d The train was on .
down grade when the engineer lost con-
troll OF the engine, whereupon the whole
train dashed down the declivity and was
piled in a promiscuous mass Of ruins at
the bottom.
GEORGE w. Curtis, for thirteen years
bookkeeper for the New England Com
pany in New York City, recently ab-
seconded after emb ezzling q. 200. 10 He
was traced TO Sslsyille,s E.iY., and on
the 22d was arrested and returned, 70
New York City. He has confessed his
guilt 70 Inspector Byrnes, "'' ''"'' ','-
GEoEoE EARLY and Byrd Woods, mo-
groes, were hanged At Rocky Mount,
Va, on the 22d, for arson committed last
October. uii 10 ip agpIf.fHq
THE Grand Lodge Knights Of Pythias
Of Pennsylvania adjourned. at Reading
on the 22d. TO meet next year At Harris
burg. after making noginations for the
following Grand Lodge officers TO be
voted for by the subordinate lodges dur
ing the year; Grand Chancellor, George
w. Buck, Philadelphia; Grand Vice
Chancellor, John J. Davis, Pittsburgh;
Grand Prelate, John NJ. Stratton, Phila-
delphia; Secretary, George W. Hakes
and william Nickel, both Of Pbiladel-
phia; Treasurer, julius Mountenay,
Philadelphia; Grand Master-at- Arms, r.
IL. Jackson. AlleghonY. .-- N