The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-07-18
STATE NEWS ITEMS

THERE will be thirty-six Senators and
1lA Representatives in the next Legisla-
ture Of Ohio.
HENRY BERTHoLD was killed by cars
at Hartland Station.
SAM'L COPELAND, q galvanizer on the
Pittsburgh and Western railroad, while
ct work under car recently, was In
stantly killed by train striking him.
His widow has commenced suit al
Youngstown for S25, 900 damages against
the company, and charges that the engi.
neer was intoxicated at the time. "
A GOOD, strong flow Of gas was struck
four miles south Of Bellaire, on the 12th,
by men drilling for water. There Is q
great deal Of excitement.
! The mayor of Cincinnati has directed
the police to enforce the law against
performing common labor on Sunday,
BY arresting all grocers, tobacconists,
ice cream and soda venders, BARRIERS, etc.,
who keep open on that day. The mayor
will permit Sunday newspapers to issue
and streetcars to run, as he deems these
OF public necessity.
The Republican State Central Com
mittee has organized, with A. T. Brins-
made, Cleveland, chairman, and A. w.
kimler, Dayton, secretary. The State
executive Committee is A. l.. Conger,
Akron, chairman; John M. Doane, Co
lumbus, secretary; G. w. Sinks, Column
bus, treasurer; Asa 8. Bushnell, Spring.
Held; George. X. Nash, Columbus; A. G.
Hard, Cleveland; G. ii. Ketcham, Tole-
DO; G. L. Maxwell, Xenia; Amor Smith,
CINCINNATI; 8. L. johnson, Columbus,
and c. l.. Kurtz, Athens.
WIN. GABRIEL has been appointed Col
lector Of Internal Revenue for the Cleve-
land District.
GAS has been found near Bellaire.
CHAs. GRoMME had the third and index
fingers OF his left hand amputated by
machinery at the Hooking Valley Man
ufacturing Company's works, Ian
caster.
The Lancaster Window-glass Com
pany has organized with the following
officials: s. @. Hamilton, president and
treasurer; John A. .Kulp, vice-president;
Charles B. Martin, secretary, and
Messrs. Hamilton, Kulp, Hugh, Nc
Kutcheon and VIM. Kaltenbach, direc-
tors. All are from Bellaire except Mr..
Martin, who is Of Lancaster. a
BORING for gas was begun at Somerset,
few days ago.
The other evening while John Lang,
who lives near Green Bend, Union
County, was moving weeds with q mow-
his little boy four years Of
age got In front Of the machine, and be-
fore the father could stop the horses,
both feet of the little fellow were cut
of.
On the 18th, the condition Of M. Uge,
the clothing merchant of Newark who
went crazy On religion, became SO des-
perate that be had to be confined in the
jail. His wild rawlings attract crowds
OF people. He became SO dangerous
that attendants were not safe with him,
and he had to be kept manacled. An
attack was made by him on his attend
ant, Miller Henry, and he was badly Bit
ten. One of the physicians, DR.. Speer,
was kicked in the abdomen and DR..
Hatch had his shirt and coat torn from
his body. He had to be locked up with
out warrant. There is at present no
probate Judge or common pleas Judge in
the county to hold an inquest of lunacy,
both Judge Reese and Judge Bucking-
ham being North. In place of the man
getting better he grows worse, and raves
The strange religious
beings who have been there, and who
arst started the man, packed their
trunks and departed on the 11th, having
sown the seed which produced the afflic-
ton to this family. Who they are and
where they come from no one knows.
The funeral Of Miss Mary Brown took
place at West Liberty, few days ago.
She was supposed to have been the old.
est lady in Logan County, being over
ninety years Of age. She was very
wealthy and lived very secluded, hardly
ever showing herself. She made will
and provided therein that the trustees
Of Grand View Cemetery, located there,
should have the full benefit Of 800 acres
Of land, to keep up the expenses Of the
cemetery and her lot The family Of
which she was member are all gone,
she being the last one. She leaves no
Her father lived to be LOG
years Of age.
A B. & o. BRAKEMAN named Hardie
was struck by an overhead bridge near
Ffedericktown and instantly killed.
MITCHELL BRADLEY, aged thirteen,
was drowned while bathing, at Kalida.
THos. EWING, aged eighty-three years,
was found dead In bed at his home in
Newark.
EDGAR BRADFIELD, aged seventeen,
while bathing in the Scioto river, at Co
lumbus, was drowned.
BENZ. HATTRAvEN was drowned while
bathing in the river at Ottawa.
WIN. LAMB, o brakeman, was killed by
cars near Bellaire.
NEAR Cedarville dam was blown up
with dynamite.
THE Portsmouth board OF trade has
donated the Wait Furniture Company