The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-01-06
EAST.

Tor many years prominent Democrat
n Massachusetts, politics. occurred at
Boston on the goth ult.
The Broome county court house at
Binghamton, n. Y, burned on the night
of the 2Sth ult., causing loss of $780,
200.
Isaac Zulxer, convicted of arson in
the first degree at New York City, on
the goth ult. was sentenced to SO years
in prison. The extreme penalty is 40
wears.
SecrN service agents arrested Anton
Schucklat Brooklyn, N. Y, on the 3Oth
ult. on D charge of making and pass
ing counterfeit five and ten cent pieces.
He was found at work molding coin
and counterfeiting plant was seized
in his room
About 800 persons, men women and
children, arrived at New York on the
10Th ult. by the steamer Kaiser William
IL, from Bremen. They are destined
for colony near Helena, Ark, which
was established by the late Austin
Corbin.
The death of Major Truman N. Bur-
rill occurred at his home in Brooklyn,
N. Y, on the 8Oth ult. He was chief of
the bureau of engraving and printing
at Washington in Arthur's administra-
tion.
The death of Gen. Peter ]. Claasen
is announced at Brooklyn, N. Y. After
the war, in which he served with dis
tinction, he became a director of the
Sixth national bank of New York. In
1890 the bank failed, he signed false
statements with regard to the banks
condition and was sentenced to six
years in prison. In 1898 he was par
doned by President Cleveland.
Andrew SWEET, aged rs years, who
with Samuel Adams founded the Adams
Express company, died in Bcnsonhurst,
L. l., on the 1st.
The New York board of estimates
has passed the budget for that city for
1897 The total of appropriations is
$40, ,29T, The general fund will
amount to $S,SO0,o 900, leaving the net
amount to be raised by taxation S45,-
500, 297. I'll 3 Is an increase of S10,623,-
Os9 over the budget of 1894, the last
year OF Tammany rule.
According to the Railway Age "a
railroads, with 6,441 miles of line and
capitalization of $975, ,6OO,O joined the
list of railways operated by receivers
during 1896. Compared with 1899, 1895
and 1894 the record is favorable.
The immense factory of the Bruno
Ioe Cream Co., of Salem, N. j., is in the
hands of receiver. The enterprise
vas established nearly half century
ago.
In his annual report Adjt. Gen. Nc
Alpin says there are about 100000 mer
IN New York state subject to enroll
nent for military service who woulC
be fit for such service. The nationa
yuard consists of s61 commissioned Off
,ers and 10, $50 enlisted men.
After an idieness of nearly three
months the mills of the Bethlehem
PAL Iron Co. started on the 2d. The
.ompany's ordnance works will con
sinue running day and night. Nor,
han 1000 men are employed by thil
company.
The missionary. society of the Metho
dist Episcopal church has issued al
appeal for contributions in aid of suf
terers from the famine now prevailing
in India
At New York City on the I'd the fiftl
intercollegiate chess tournament be
tween the students of Yale, Harvard
Columbia and Princeton was finished
Harvard again carried off the honors
The Lowell Manufacturing Co., @
Massachusetts, manufacturers of Brus
sels and ingram carpets, have starte
Up again in all departments after tw
weeks shutdown. Between 500 an
500 men are employed.
A mortgage given by the Philade,
phia d Reading Railroad Co., on Jul
/, 1sTA, for S6O,0OO,OoO. to the Fidelit
Insurance, Trust & Safe Deposit Co
Of Philadelphia, and recorded in Nom
gomsry county, was cancelled at Nol
ristown, Pa, on the I'd.
Two young children named Williar
Lichenberg and Jacob Lichenberg wer
found dead in bed on the 8Oth ult, q
Their residence in New York City
Thek mother and father, who slept i
the next room, were found unconscioui
The cause is supposed to be coal ga
whinA escaped from the kitchen stow