The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-05-14

nois will resume operations with a full
force Of men.
The Kings Daughters and Kings
Sons, in annual meeting at New York
on the sth, determined that the organ
ization should be maintained non-sec-
tartan.
The New York World publishes what
purposes to be an expose OF extensive
frauds in the construction Of the new
Croton aqueduct. The work left undone
and charged for is stated to amount to
SIC, 100000
THE Episcopal Diocesan convention
in session at Charleston, S. c., on the
Sth adopted an amendment excluding
colored members from seats on the floor,
with proviso that the only present col
ored member shall retain his seat until
his privileges are lost by death or resig-
nation. The convention, however, re-
tains the power to admit colored dele
gates at any time.
BRIEF and simple funeral services
we're held in the First Presbyterian
church at Lexington, Ky, on the Sth,
over the remains OF the late Senator
Beck, previous to final interment. He
was buried beside his wife and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Corcoran, within the shadow
Of Henry Clay's monument and close to
the graves Of John G. Breckenridge and
General John II. Morgan.
AT San Francisco on the Sth George
G. Platt, the employe of the California
Insurance Company who shetland wound
ed L. L. Bromwell, president OF the
company, last July, was acquitted.
SWIFT & Co., Of Chicago, have sued
the Erie railway for $500, 900, the Chi
cago & Grand Trunk for 100000 and
the Grand Trunk Of Canada for 500, 900,
for alleged breach Of contract in refer
ence to shipments of dressed beef.
AT New York Judge Fitzgerald has
dismissed the two indictments for brib-
cry against James P. Heating, ,ex-warden
Of Ludlow street Jail, and Deputy Sheriff
David McGonigal, on the recommended
tion Of District Attorney Fellows, the
plea being that the indictments were
insufficient.
THE New York Court Of Appeals has
handed down decision in the case OF
Dilworth Choats, the New York re-
porter, affirming the judgment OF the
courts below sentencing him to impris-
onment for contempt Of court in connec-
tion with the Flack case.
THE Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has contributed large sum, said to be
s275, 1000, 10 the worlds fair committee
Of Chicago. The vouchers for the amount
were made out at the general Office Of
the company in Pittsburgh on the 9th,
and the worlds fair committee notified
that the money could be drawn upon at
any time.
AT the general conference Of the
Meth odist Church South in st. Louis on
the 9th, Il was decided, after long dis
cussion, that the laity are entitled to
vote at all church trials.
Ex-STATE TREASURER ARCHER, OF
Maryland, has been indicted by the
grand jury for malfeasance in Office.
BUSINESS failures occurring through
out the country during tho seven days
ended May 0 number 200, as compared
with 211 the previous week. For the
corresponding week Of last year the
figures we're 227.
A TRIPLE tragedy occurred at Mazeppa,
Mimi, on the 9th, the principal Of which
was Constantine Shaeffer, farmer liy
ing at Chester. He killed his wife and
child, after which he ended his own life
Temporary insanity is the supposed
cause.
MAsURY g. SoSs' paint works and the
Atlantic starch works at Brooklyn, N
Y, were burned on the 9th. causing I
loss OF 500, 900; fully insured.
w. II. PoPE, the defaulting bank telle
OF Louisville, KY, was captured by de
tectiyes near Duluth, Mimi, recently
on board boat bound for Canada. Pop
was teller OF the Louisville City Ma
tional Bank, and absconded last Marcl
with about $40, 900 OF the banks funds.
| Tx Simpson dry-dock at the United
States navy yard in Brooklyn, N. Y.
was opened on the 9th in tho presenc'
Of several hundred visitors. The docl
has been in course OF erection abou
two years and q half and cost over hal
a million dollars.
THE New York Supreme Court rem
dered decision on the 9th reversing
the Judgment Of the special term Il
equity that George Rice, OF Marietta
O., was entitled 10 the rights OF share
holder in the Standard Oil trust becaus
Of his having become possessed by pur
chase OF certain trust certificates.
THE Washington Shoe Company, o
New Jersey, has failed for $4,000.
THE schooner Mary Ellen, from Nc
bile, Ala, for Benicia, Fla, oapsiIe'
during q gale on May and two Of th
crew were Rwept away. After clingini
TO the wreck twonty-four hours the res
Of the crow were rescued In an OF
hausted condition by a passing vesse
and landed AZ Apalachicola, Fla.
THE New York Legislature adjourne,
sine die on the 9th.
The Erie canal tonnage Tor the FRS
week Of navigation, 1890, is 232, 455
against 100, ,22s In 1890 10.
THE Postal Telegraph Cable Compan.
has increased its capital stock from Av
TO ten millions
DAVID SToKEs, Rockingham Count
IN. C.) colorcd man, recently struck a
cat, when the enraged animal few a
him and fastened Its teeth in his wrist
The cat held on so tenaciously that IL
head had 10 DO severed before its gri
could be relaxed. Stokes was taken sic