The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-02-17

railroad was wrecked on the Nashua
river bridge at Aver Mass, on the 11th
Twenty-four cars were thrown into the
river and Conductor Connors was buried
under the wreck.
NEAR Cameron, W. Va, on the 11th
two sisters named Essie and Georgiana
Criswell were walking along the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad tracks and at
tempted to cross in front of west
bound train, when Essie stumbled and
fell Georgiana attempted to rescue her
sister, when she, too, stumbled. Both
were struck by the locomotive and in
stantly killed.
THE grand jury at New York on the
11th returned an indictment for for
gerry in the second degree against Ed
ward NJ. Field. 1t is alleged he forged
the name OF L Moore, master of the
ship Dolcott, to bill of lading for
1889 bushels of wheat.
Gov. PATTIsoN, of Pennsylvania, has
issued a proclamation relative to the
Russian famine, asking tho people of
the state to contribute supplies.
AN appeal to the Grand Army of the
Republic for contributions to aid in the
erection of statue in Washington TO
the memory of W. Il. Sherman has
been made by committee appointed
by the Society of the Army of the Ten
nessee.
AN investigation of the books of
Elijah Todd trustee of Polk township,
Munroe county, Ind, who died sud-
denly few days ago, disclose short
age Of $1,000.
The trustees Of the Edison General
Electric Company met Mt New York on
the 12th and elected the following Off
GERS: President, Henry Willard; first
vice president ]. II. HerricS; second
vice president, Samuel insult; secretary,
A. Marcus; treasurer, f. s. Hastings;
controller, J. p. Ord
THE indictment against Ludwig Full
graft, the doodle alderman" of the
board of 1884, was dismissed at New
York on the 12th. Fulgraff, who is
said to be prospering in st. Paul, Mimi,
is the last of the boodlers 1t was he
who, with Michael Duffy, turned states
evidence, and thereby escaped trial
CAROLINE GARDNER, the l5-year-old
daughter Of coal miner living near
Pittsburgh, Pa, was frightened to death
a few nights ago The young girl went
to the coal sheds shortly after dark,
when two men who were coming up
tho road started after her She ran
into the house, fell on the floor in con-
vulsions, and soon died. The men, who
were miners, were arrested and held
ior manslaughter.
S. j. BURNS & Co., proprietors Of the
St Joseph mo. oat meal mills, have
failed. Liabilities, sos, 900; assets about
half that sum.
THE ways and means committee of
house of representatives will be petit
toned TO prepare bill invoking the pa
ternal condemnation of the government
upon the cigarette habit
THE trial of ex-Mayor Pearson, of
Allegheny, Pa, on the charge of en-
bezzlement OF commitment fees ended
abruptly on the 18th, the prosecution
being unable to produce evidence to
prove their case The jury returned
verdict of mot guilty, the county to
pay the costs"
The worst snow storm known in
years prevailed throughout northwest
ern Pennsylvania and western New
York on the 18th. On the line of the
Rochester & Pittsburgh railroad be-
tween Bradford, Pa, and Rochester,
snow is piled up to height of ten feet
A PLOT by which a number of soldiers
Of the late war were to attempt the res
cue of fellow soldier named Edward
Mcmillan from the county Jail at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, has been discovered.
Mcmillan is under sentence TO be
hanged next month.
SEvENTY-sIx new cases of typhus
fever have been discovered in various
parts of New York City. The victims
are nearly all Jews, who recently ar
rived from Marscilles.
The trustees OF the New York Life
Insurance Company on the 19th elected
John A. Mccall president, vico W. II.
Beers, resigned. With the election of
Mccall the ruinous war between the
three largest companies will come to an
end.
FIRE at Monmouth, H., on the 18th
destroyed n block of business houses,
including the opera house Loss $780,
900.
BUSINESS failures occurring through
out che country during the week ended
February IL number for the United
States 23s and for Canada Al, total Of
276, as compared with totals of $40 the
previous week. For the corresponding
week of last year the figures were 29Z
AN engine on the Toledo & Ohio Cen
trail railroad drawing a train of cars
loaded with merchandise jumped the
track near Pleasantville, o., on the
18th, instantly killing the engineer and
fireman and fatally injuring brake
man.
FIFTEEN members OF the Mississippi
Valley Lumbermen's Association have
been indicted by the United States
grand jury at St Paul, Mimi, and war
rants issued for their arrest for form
ing lumber trust
PERSONAL Nd POLITICAL.