The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-01-15

Hobbs, Glidden & Co., Of Boston, ex-
tensive dealers in building materials,
have failed for S15o,OOO, The assets are
nominal.
On the 10th, while workmen in the
Lucy furnace at Pittsburgh were drill
ing out some scaffolding, the molten
metal broke through the taps and an
explosion followed. Thomas Welch was
instantly killed, Michael Welch fatally
injured, and number of others seri-
ously burned.
The bodies of three more victims of
the great Johnstown (Pa.) food-two
men and one woman--were recovered on
the 10th. One of them was identified
by the clothing as a German named
Voeghtley. The other two were SO
badly decomposed that they could not
be identified.
For the seven days ending January 10
the business failures throughout the
country number for the United States
1884; for Canada 80, total 1878, as COM
pared with 1882 the previous week. For
the corresponding week of last year the
figures were 351 in the United States and
80 In Canada.
On the 10th John Drake, aged seven
teen years, was cleaning a revolver at
his home in Homestead. Pa, when the
weapon was accidentally discharged.
The bullet entered his mothers head
back Of the ear, killing her instantly.
The deaths in New York City for the
seven days ended on the 11th numbered
1,9O9, against 1,424 the week previous.
Employees in the Haverhill (Mass.)
shoe factories insisted on deciding
methods and prices Of work under threat
of striking. The employers would not
have 1t and on the 11th the nine great
shops shut down, throwing 5000 men out
Of employment.
S. A. Hubbard, for twenty-three years
managing editor of the Hartford Cour-
ant, and sixty-three years old, died on
the 18th.
Both the partners in prominent busi-
ness firm Of Newark, N. j., recently died
bno oohc uaJ VI Ao BiippC'
Some time ago two bars Of silver bull
lion were stolen from truck on Broad
way, NewYork, by three ex-convicts, who,
thinking it tin, sold one Of the bars for,
S14. On the 11th the men were caught
with $500 Of the metal.
M. T. Quimby & Co., manufacturing
jewellers, Boston, one Of the largest
firms in its line, have failed.
The Connellsville (Pa.) coke opera
tors, during 1889, marketed 8,206, ,220 cars
OF coke, aggregating b,s95, 900 tons. The
average price Of the total output was
about si.4o per ton, at which rate the
spot value of the yearly output would
be about SS, 150, 900. The output for 1888,
was in round numbers 100000 tons, Of
the average value Of S1.20, making q
total value Of S6,O00,0oo.
f.. Cornelius Vanderbilt has purchased
from the Earl Of Dudley the famous
picture ''The Grand Canal at Venice"
The price paid for the painting was
R20, 900. yf %
b. Herman and John Bradley were
crossing the railroad track at Lyons, N.
Y, on the 18th in buggy, when an en-
gine struck the vehicle, smashing 1t
into fragments and fatally injuring both
men r4t
AtlTarentum, Pa, Coroner Mcdowell
has concluded the inquest on the muir
der OF Mrs. Rudert, and the jury re-
turned verdict charging the three
men, Griffin. Conroy and Killen with
Mrs. Rudert's death. Warrants we're
issued for their arrest.
II Is stated that combination is being
formed between some of the principal
oil producers Of Pennsylvania and
foreign capitalists, looking TO the con-
struction OF q system Of pipe lines rival
ing that Of the Standard oil trust. The
foreigners, it is stated, are purchasing
$40, ,OO0, 900 worth Of wells outright and
making friendly alliances with the own
ers Of others.
DR.. John Ryan, popular physician
OF Dover, N. H., suicided on the 12th by
shooting himself. He had been suffer-
ing from pneumonia for week, which
no doubt affected his mind.
The weekly statement Of the New
York associated banks, issued on the
18th, shows the following changes: Re-
serve increase, 81, ,25o, 700; loans increase.
1857, roo; specie increase, SO, 255, 200; legal
tenders increase, s9,2s0, 100; deposits in
crease, IS, ,102, 900; circulation increase,
$4,000. The banks held se,015,7 700 in ex-
cess Of the twenty-five per cent rule.
The local committee having charge OF
the arrangements for the National En-
campmentof the Grand Army Of the Re-
public, to be held in Boston next August,
have issued an address to the people
appealing for the cordial cooperation
Of all patriotic men and women in OK
tending to the visitors genuine Mas
sachusetts welcome. The committee
expect 100000 Grand Army men in Bos-
| ton during the encampment.