The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-02-27
DOMESTIC.

AT Albion, ILL.,, on the 2lst, the pub
lie schools closed by authority of the
school board, because of the spread OF
diphtheria. Several fatalities were re.
ported.
THE Lawson flag bill, forbidding the
display of foreign flags on public build
ings was passed by the senate at Al.
bany, n. Y, on the 21st and now goes
to the govern or. The vote was 90 to 6.
THE jewelry establishment of NJ. Fox
& Co, New York City, was robbed on
the 21st of a package of diamonds worth
$4,000. The thief was arrested and
the gems recovered.
BELLE MosBY, aged 80, who until a
few days ago, was the only living
horse that had gone through the civil
war, was buried on the 21st at Library,
Pa, with military honors Belle Mosby
had been owned by Joseph Phillips for
thirty years. She was captured by him
from Jubal Early's command in the
Shenandoah valley in the spring of 1865.
CHARLES SHEPPARD and William
Grosscross, leaders Of a gang of coun-
terfeiters, were arrested near Omaha,
Neb., on the 21st by United States Off
GERS. A large quantity of bogus dol.
lars were captured at the same time.
The business portion of the town OF
Hamilton, N. Y, was almost entirely
destroyed by fire on the Goth. Loss,
100000
NEAR Pekin, ILL.,, on the 21st, Albert
Wallace, dissipated young man, who
lived with his sister and her husband,
o. b. Bobby, shot his sister, her hus.
band and boy living with the family
The wounds are thought to be fatal.
The assault grew out of feud caused
by the disinheritance of Wallace by his
father.
The California legislature has passed
bill imposing fine of $50 for wearing
hats or bonnets in theaters or other
places of public amusement.
DANIEL f. SHEA, a prominent met.
chant of Elliott City, Nd, was found
murdered in his store on the 2lst. Rob.
berry was evidently the motive for the
crime.
The savings bank at Thomaston,
Conn, was entered by burglars on the
night of the 2lst The safe was blown
open and large quantity of cash Sc
cured.
BUSINESS failures for the week ended
February 20 numbered 3O2 in the United
States against 2ss last year, and in Can
ada SO against 81 last year.
THE government customs receipts for
the month thus far have been only So
431, 10s, and internal revenue Sc, 2s6, sO5
and the total receipts being S5, 27s, ,347
less than expenditures.
SECRETARY GRESHAM has decided that
he will make no further effort to in
duce congress to pass the bill appro-
priating $425, 600 to pay damages sus.
tanned by British sealing vessels seized
by our naval ships and revenue cutters
in Bering sea before the making of
the modus vivendi.
JOHN MANNING, aged 30 years, came
to st. Louis, Mo-, few days ago from
Quincy, H., to see his sister, stole $3.50
from her and fed On the 22d his
corpse was found near the railroad
track at Ashley, Ill, sixty miles east of
st. Louis. There was bullet-hole in
his head, his throat was cut and his
pockets rifed. When last seen alive
he was in company with three tramps.
The French expedition which left
Marseilles some months ago, under
Commandant Monteil, for service in
the interior of Africa, was surprised
and sanguinary conflict ensued.
Three hundred men, comprising half
Of the force of the expedition, are said
to have been killed.
THE body of another victim of the
recent fire at Albany, N. Y, by which
the Delavan house was destroyed, was
taken from the ruins on the 22d.
AT Chicago on the night of the 92d
Nanny Barker. an expressman, shot
and instantly killed his wife, Cherry
Barker, aged 20, and fatally wounded
Harry Barner. The tragedy was caused
by jealousy. Mrs Barker was shot
through the heart and Barner through
the head. The murderer escaped