The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-04-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters
DOMESTIC.

Gently for rembezzling money from James
r. Brewer, of Cleveland, o., was on the
1Ath held in S4, 900 for the superior Grim
inal court
A FREIGHT train on the Asheville &
Spartanburg railroad collided with
work train between Iron City and Mel
rose, N. c., on the 14th. Five colored
train hands were killed and several
others hurt
A DEAL whereby the strongest five
tack and wire nail concerns In the
country are combined has been con-
summated. Thomas j. Lathrop, of the
Taunton Mass tack works, is the
general manager, and Mr.. Parks, Of
Parks & Loring, Plymouth, the finan-
cial agent.
THE Eddy Creek breaker at ohphant,
Pa, belonging TO the Delaware Il Hud-
son Canal Company, was burned on the
18th. Loss 100000.
AMDLAND freight train went through
bridge two miles west OF Mt. Sterling,
O., on the 18th. Four men were dam
gerously hurt and several fine blooded
horses were killed. The loss TO the COM
pany is fully S50,0OO.
Ar New York, on the 18th Addie E.
Davis was granted an absolute divorce
from Charles Davis, the theatrical man.
ager.
AT Benton, Ark, on the 14th the
family of James Henson were poisoned
by the colored cook pouring rat poison
into the coffee pot. Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
son and their three children were taken
violently ill and physicians were sum
moned.
AT Bloomfield, n. j., on the 18th
three explosions of gunpowder occurred
in the house of John Huntington at 200
Glenwood avenue. The house burst into
flames and the families in it were taken
out by the fire department The flames
then spread and burned six adjoining
houses.
THE tailors, cutters and pressers Of
New York, Philadelphia and Boston
formed the UNITED Garment Workers
OF America" at convention closed at
New York on the 18th.
TWENTY-FIVE buildings at Piedmont,
Ala, were burned by an incendiary fire
on the 14th. The loss will reach $780,.
900, on which there is only s5O.OOO in
surance.
AT the Locust Gap colliery, near Ash
land. Pa, on the 18th John and Phenix
Keroskie were perhaps fatally, and
Thomas Farrell, Frank Stahl, Peter
Duppy and Matthew Bonish seriously
injured The men were riding up the
slope and when $50 yards from the bot
tom the gearing shifted, precipitating
the cage TO the bottom.
AT Dover, n. H., ex-President T. Mar
tin, Of the Dover Shoe Company, on
complaint of Adolph Meyers & Co.. OF
Boston, was arrested on the 14th,
charged with embezzling stock OF the
company TO the amount Of $4,000.
THE Todd Touring mill and elevator
at Dallas, Tex, were burned on the
18th. Loss, sos, 900; insurance, $4,000
THE steamer Oregon, which arrived
from Liverpool on the 18th, had fifteen
passengers only, having landed nearly
500 immigrants at Halifax, most Of them
coming TO the United States by rail.
They stopped at Halifax to avoid the
immigration law which makes neces.
sary an examination on landing and q
capita tax Of fifty cents.
AT Covington, Ky, on the 10th fire
Rutted Goldsmiths doll and baseball
factory on Russell street. Loss s4o,oo
RUFUS EAsToS, colored, was shot FIVE
times and instantly killed at Peoria
ILL.,, on the 10th by Johnny Detwig.
Easton had threatened the life Of Det
wig many times and at the time OF
meeting had butchers cleaver under
his coat.
A DISPATCH from Scottdale, Pa, or
the 10th reported that the striking coke
workers were gradually breaking from
the ranks and going back to work AlsC
that secret ballot was TO be taken OF
the question Of continuing the strike Of
resuming work
AT Montgomery, Ala, on the loti
Willie Mendheim, a l3-year-old boy, be
came angry with his mother and hum
himself before her eyes. His neck wa
broken.
MICHAEL Posi-, ex-treasurer Of Shell
by county, Ind, was indicted on tn
10th for embezzling $4,000 Of the coun
ty funds The bondsmen are pushin,
the prosecution Notwithstanding Pos
turned over 81, 900 or $1,000 Of propert.
TO indemnify them.
SEVERAL hundred Italians employs
on new railroad at Lawrence Junction
Pa, struck several days ago and thei
places were filled with Americans. o
the 18th the Italians raided the Amer
cans, driving them from the work an
throwing the foreman into the river.
AT Cambridge, Mass, on the 10th
was discovered that Peter A. Donahoc
amissing grocer, had forged notes an
checks 10 the amount Of $1,000.
AT Chicago, on the 18th while Joh
Iron, clerk, was carrying sma
showcase into the store he accidental
iostled passing pedestrian who Stable
Iron 10 the heart, put his knife In h
pocket, turned up his coat collar IN
sauntered around the corner. No or
knew the murderer.
AT Purdy Station, N. Y, old Jes'
Lockwood, who, while insane from u
grip, dubbed his aged wife TO deaf
and who has been confined 10 his hon
under the charge of a deputy sheri
ever since, committed suicide on u
night OF the 18th.
AN artillery company for servi
against Italy, was formed at Highlar
Falls, N. Y, on the 10th. One hundr'
and twelve men have already ioine
Andrew Munro was made captain ai
one Of the lieutenants is the well-knoy