The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-03-26

showed that at the close OF 1889 the de-
partment had 17S posts and 9,346 mem-
bers, gain of 1874 during the year.
The United States cruiser Newark,
the first vessel designed under Secretary
Whitney's administration Of the navy
and the last Of the steel cruisers built
by Cramp & Sons, was launched from
Cramps shipyards, on the Delaware, on
the 10th.
JOHN f. PLUMSfER, Albert +. Plum
mer and w. II. Darling, dealers in dry
goods at No. 345 Broadway, New York
City, made an assignment on the 10th.
Mr.. John +. Plummer also made an in
dividual assignment. Liabilities, 81, ,OO0,-
900, and assets nominally the same.
SCHEDULES in the assignment of G.
N. Simpson & Co., manufacturers of
piano legs at Springfield, Mass, have
been filed. The liabilities are S6l 200
and the proposition Of the firm to COM
promise at ten cents on the dollar will
probably be accepted.
AT New York on the Goth, in the suit
of Miss Isabella Brady against Thomas
Miskill to recover $4,000 damages for
an alleged breach Of promise to marry,
the jury returned a verdict for the
plaintiff for six cents damages.
A FREIGHT train on the West Pennsyl-
vania railroad ran into rock near
Bagdad station, Pa, on the Goth and
several cars were thrown into the river.
A number of the trainmen we're injured,
but not fatally.
FRED JONES, aged nineteen years, a
Crayon artist, was arrested at ST.
Joseph, NO., on the goth for counterfeit
Ing United States fve-dollar Treasury
notes. Jones method OF counterfeiting
was peculiar He used no dyes. but
made crayon copies Of the genuine
notes. The counterfeits are pronounced
by the officers to be exceptionally de-
ceptive.
THE entire business portion OF Mays
vile, Ca, was destroyed by fire on the
10th, causing loss Of from $4,000 to
$40. ZOO.
c. A. SEARLEs and W. C. Paine we're
arrested at Missoula, Mont, on the Goth
for robbing the Northern Pacific express
Office at Brainerd, Mimi, Of $4,000
about year ago. The men have been
living at Missoula for six months and
were tracked by detectives.
EDWIN COOPER, ex-treasurer OF the
town Of Greenfield, Wis, on the Goth
pleaded guilty TO murder in the second
degree and was sentenced to twenty
years in State prison. He killed his
brother Peter last November.
A FIRE in the Pullman Palace Car
Company's works at Pullman, Ill. on
the 10th destroyed the trip-hammer
shop and a large amount Of valuable
machinery, causing loss Of $4,000.
JUDGE HAGEN, for many years one Of
the most prominent figures in public
affairs in California, died at San Fran.
cisco on the Goth.
AT recent meeting Of the stockhold-
ers Of the Postal Telegraph and Cable
Company It was voted 10 increase the !
capital stock Of the company from S. |
000, 900 to $40, 900, 900. Millionaire John !
Mackay is president Of the company.
A FIRE on the Goth destroyed two
blocks Of buildings in Lavilla, suburb
OF Jacksonville, Fla, and q boarding
house In the city proper, causing loss
OF nearly sl25,ooo, largely covered by
insurance.
The Illinois Supreme Court has re-
fused TO grant 4 rehearing in the case OF
the Chicago gas trust. The effect OF the
decision is to declare that the trust is an
illegal organization.
The business failures occurring
throughout the country during the seven
days ended March 90 numbered 265, as
compared with total OF 260 the pre-.
vious week. For the corresponding
week Of last year the figures were 249.
AT jackson, Miss. the district at
torney on the 21st made affidavit
against ex-State Treasurer w. L. Hem
ingway, charging him with embezzle.
ment Of State funds. Hemingway was
arrested and gave $4,000 bail for his ap-
pearance.
MORE than two hundred moonshiners
are reported to have established for
titled camp in franklin County. Va,
and openly defy the authorities. They
have over one hundred illicit stills in
operation and are producing thousands
Of barrels Of whisky on which no duty is
paid.
AT Joliet, Ill, on the 21st Tommy
Wineman and Bert Polhamus, aged
twelve and eleven years respectively,
got into q quarrel while playing mar
bles, when the Wineman boy drew a
pistol and shot his little playmate dead.
THE New York Court OF Appeals has
affirmed the decision Of tho lower court
In the case Of William Kemler, sentenced
10 be executed by electricity.
The large country residence Of N.
Key, near Franklin, Ky, was burned on
The night Of the Goth, and James
Rhodes, a visitor who was sleeping in
the second story, perished in the flames.
JAMES A. SLocuM, the base ball player
Of the murder Of his wife at
New York, was on the 2ist sentenced TO
death by electricity on some day during I
the week beginning Mays. IL
AN Anti-Lottery League has been ,,
organized by number OF prominent i
'itizens OF New Orleans, for the pur.
pose OF preventing, II possible, an OK.
.ension OF the charter OF the Louisiana
Lottery Company. IL
AT Reading, Pa, the committee of '
minister's investigating Bishop ]. ]. L.
csher, Of Chicago, arrived at verdict
IN the 2ist. The committee found him
,uilty Of all the. charges-falsehood, !
lander and reviying old difficulties for 9
he purpose of creating dissens,o,s a., =