The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-11-21
STATE NEWS ITEMS
oHlo.s OFFICIAL VOTE.

tiles OF the other Republican Candidates
on the state Tlcket-Result on tho
Amendments.
The following is the footings Of the
vote cast for the several candidates on
the State ticket at the late elections:
Governor b. Foraker, 36S, ,551; j.
Z. Campbell, $40, ,424; Campbelrs plural
ity, 1O,s78.
Lieutenant-G t-Governor.-E. L.. Lamp
Don, 375,O9O; w. v. Marquis, 375,06s;
Lampson's plurality, %.
State Treasurer. G. Brown, 377,-
1O2; VIM, L. Boden, 373, 100; Browns
plurality, 3,6s6.
Supreme Judge.-F. j. Dickman, 376,-
COS; M. d. Follett, 378,S95; Dickmans
plurality, 2,763.
Commissioner Common Schools.-John
Hancock, 377, ,1O7; c. E. Miller, 373,391;
Hancock's plurality, 3,716.
Attorney-Ge General.-D. X. Watson, 877,-
1870; j. M. Lewis, 373, ,338; Watson's plu-
rality, 3,sO3.
Clerk. Supreme Court-U. II. Hester,
377 7,O21; I. y. Shumaker, 1878, ,447; Hester's
plurality, 3,574.
Board of Public Works-W. M. Hahn,
377,O59; Frank Reynolds, 372,6 $50; Hahn's
plurality, 4,480.
The Prohibition candidate for Gov
crnor received 28,5O4 votes, and the
Union Labor candidate 1,04S. The vote
for biennial elections was-Yes, 257, 1858;
No, 254,215; majority for, 3,44s. This Is
not majority of the total votes cast in
the State, AMI under the precedent 1T
would be declared lost. 1t Is under
stood. however, that the Supreme Court
will be asked to pass upon the question.
The other constitutional amendments
failed to receive majority of the votes
cast. Taxation amendment-Yes, 245,-
43s; No, 273,276. Legislative districts
Yes, 245,345; No, $50. 420.
MRs. JEANNETTE Brown was burned
to death at Hillsboro.
The Shaker settlement, near Cleve-
land, established in 1882, has been
abandoned.
CONRAD DRATHMAN, aged eighty-one
years, was killed by cars at Delphos.
Mrs. SARAH GRANT, eighty-one years
of age, cut her throat at Cardington.
JOHN MACK committed suicide at Ra-
VIENNA, by shooting himself.
SAMUEL LOCKWOOD was killed by cars
ut Martins Ferry.
THE biennial election amendment, IL
declared carried, will extend the term Of
Governor-elect Campbell and the incom-
ing Legislature from two to three
years.
JOHN KREPsER, a recent convict in the
Ohio penitentiary, is under arrest at
Millersburg, for threatening to kill Mrs.
Catherine Lautenschlagel and burn her
property.
A FoUR-YEAR-OLD girl named Rogers
was accidentally killed by her brother
near Outville.
A BIG deal in the Ohio oil fields has
been consummated, by which j. G. Nc
Kinney, of Titusville, Pa, and New
York and Philadelphia capitalists Sc
cured 10000 acres of territory. The
company will erect refineries and oper.
rate as an independent concern. The
land is situated in Findlay and vicinity.
HENRY HOOPER has been appointed
| Second Assistant District Attorney at
Cincinnati, vice Harlan Cleveland re.
| signed.
STATE LIBRARIAN DoANE has handed
in his resignation to Governor Foraker
to take effect December 1.
Mrs. RUFF, an old resident of Marion
County, slipped off step-ladder and
broke her neck.
| Mrs. THOMAS GLADDIsH, colored, aged
forty-three, dropped dead suddenly al
Mason. Heart disease Is the supposed
cause.
ED LITTLE, farmer, suicided at his
home south of Van Vert by hanging tc
o tree. He leaves q widow and eight
children.
WHILE hunting rabbits near Dennisor
David Hite accidentally shot VIM. Nor
ris. The charge Of shot entered Norris
breast and abdomen, and there is little
hope Of his recovery.
THE real strength Of the Labor party
in Cincinnati is shown in Mr.. Steven
sons vote. Mr.. Stevenson was the Ma
tional candidate for State Senator. HI
was given 1857 votes, although but Id
votes were cast for John A. Rhodes, th'
head of the State ticket. The Prohibi
tionists polled 1888 votes.
CRIMINAL BAILIFF BOWMAN left Gin
cinnati for Columbus penitentiary,
few days ago, with thirty-nine prison
ers, the biggest batch ever receive'
there in one lot. A special car was char
tered. Their crimes were from murde
down to criminal assault and grand Lar
ceny.
WHILE hunting near Mt. Gilead, viii
Hildebrand was shot in the face b.
Herbert Levering and dangerously in
jured. He will lose one or both eyes.
JOSEPH MOORE, aged three years, wa
drowned in feeder at Newark.
MOORE Bros, of Poland, had $4,0O
stallion burned to death.
JAMES BOOTH was killed by the acc
dental discharge Of a gun while huntin
near Washingtonville.
UPoN the expiration of his term Go'
ernor Foraker will renew his legal prat
tice in Cincinnati.