Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-08
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

John Wynn. an old citizen of Shanesville.
o., was fatally burned in fire in his dwell
ing.
+. ID. Harkrader. editor of the German
town, o., Press, died in the Dayton Lunatic
Asylum.
At Washington C. H., o.. Mrs. Thomas
Dunn died Friday, and her husband Satur-
day afternoon.
Richard McCanless, barn-hurner. was
sentenced at Manchester, o., TO five years
in the penitentiary.
Hon. T. p. Shields, living near Marys-
vile. o., has had about 1870 valuable sheep
killed by dogs within few weeks.
Jas. Thomson, farmer living near Win
chester, o.. has been missing from his home
since Monday, and foul play is suspected.
Sheriff. Beresford. of Hamilton county,
O.. has been arrested for brutal assault,
without just proyocation, ON Henry Loewen-
stein.
Jacob Sharp. laborer in the mines at
Mt Carmel, Pa. is said to have inherited
s125, 900 by tine death OF relative in Phil
adelphia.
A. T. Blessing. prominent young busi-
ness man of Fostoria, o., died suddenly.
Mrs Susan Gorsseh. pioneer Of the same
town, also died.
A. r. Parsons, editor of the Chicago
Alarm. and Christian Samm, a German
socialist. of Cleveland, addressed a meet
ing OF anarchists at Canton, o.
At the celebration Of the eightieth birth
day OF Jacob Hossler, near Tiffin, o., there
were of the aged guests present nine whose
average age was seventy-six years.
The Signal, the democratic organ of
Muskingum county, warmly indorses Gov
ernOr Foraker COR his action IN removing
the Cincinnati police commissioners.
Six of the Poles implicated in the church
riot at Toledo last June were convicted of
manslaughter and sentenced TO terms in the
penitentiary, ranging from fifteen to four
years.
VIII S. Hays, the well known writer of
popular songs, and river editor of the Louis
vile Courier Journal. made successful
debut as a negro minstrel at Louisville, Sat
urday night
A pickpOcket i'm the Hamilton county, o..
Jail, under sentence of three years in the
penitentiary. escaped among a class uf sing
ers from the Salvation Army, permitted to
enter the Jail for Sunday services.
A strange story has been sent from TOle-
do to New York paper to the effect that
the Payne investigating committee is not
anxious to convict the old senator. In this
connection a mention is made of Foraker's S
candidacy for the senate In opposition to
the plans of Ex-Governor Foster, of Cow
gilrs defeat for speakership by Foraker
men. and of the fear that the investigation
may involve the past conduct of three or
four republicans
Butler county democrats, in convention
at Hamilton, o., after noisy and most dis
graceful session, secured a signal victory
over the gang that has been running things
for years. A resolution was adopted rec
emmending that candidates be elected by
popular vote on the day of the spring cleo
ton, under the Baber law, returns to be
made to the county central committee, and
the person receiving the highest number
of votes for any Office to be declared the
nominee.
Congress-
The senate committee on rules has agreed
to report against the consideration of nom
nations i'm open session. The subcommittee
of the house committee ON commerce has
decided TO report TO the full committee a
bill providing for the construction of the
Tehuantepec ship railway. The house
committee on public lands has agreed to re-
port favorably bill to forfeit the Southern
Pacific land grant in part