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WORSE EVERY DAY. More Failures at Waynesburg, the Liabilities Being Large. A NUMBER OF FARMERS RUINED. The Norfolk and Western Railroad to Be Extended Into Ohio. ALL THE NEWS FROM NEARBY TOWNS ISPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.1 WAYNESBURG, December 2.-The financial break which started here four days ago is becoming worse and worse. The persons principally involved are members of the Wyoming Cattle Company, which was organized a few years ago with John R. Rush, of the East End, Pittsburg, as one of the principal stockholders. Internal Revenue Collector John Dowlin was one of those who have made an assignment. Dr. D. W. Braden, who had been acting as President of the Farmers and Drovers' Bank, has also assigned. Among the other failures are A. N. Greenlee, of Jefferson; Stephen and Silas Carey, of Washington township; William and John Reese. of Franklin township; ex-Auditor General J.F. Temple, Abner Goge and ex-Sheriff Hemley. These are in addition to W. T. Lautz, cashier of the Farmers' and Drovers' Bank, and ex-Sheriff D. A. Spragg. The liabilities of these men will amount to from $200,000 to $300,000. Wednesday and Friday there was considerable of a run on the bank, but they were able to meet all demands and have since amply fortified themselves against all danger of running short of funds. Three new officers of the bank have been chosen, namely: George L. Wyley, President: A. I. Lindsay, Cashier, and Samuel Harvey. Esq., Director. The new officers were engaged all night in signing notes which had been paid out, amounting to $15,000, and they were then paid out. Many of those who drew out their deposits have since returned them. Treasurer Smith, of the county, had loaned $21,000 to two of the men who have failed and this will cause the failure of that gentleman. The Prothonotary had in four days, up to Saturday evening. received 231 judgments to record. The total has not yet been counted, and about half of them have been entered SO far. A number of farmers have been ruined from indorsing the paper of those who have gone down.
