The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-05-23
STATE NEWS ITEMS

WoRKMEN excavating beneath whsre
an old house had just been torn down In
the southern part of Columbus, discovered
q quantity Of gold and silver coin. A
misorly old woman formerly owned the
place. 1t Is thought at least $40, 600 was
dug up.
The President made the following ap-
pontments the other day Amor Smith, 3r,
OF Ohio, to be Surveyor Of Customs for the
port Of Cincinnati; David W. McClung, OF
Ohio, to be Collector Of Internal Revenue
for the First District of Ohio
GEORGE DUNCAN, a wealthy farmer of
Pickaway County, is mysteriously missing.
THREE persons were fatally and one SO.
riously burned by gasoline explosion at
Cleveland.
| AT Tiffin Esther Bly, was seriou, ,ly in.
jured by natural gas explosion.
| w. ID. SEWARD, q carpenter, was seri-
ously injured by the breaking Of scaf-
fold, while at work on an additi on to the
residence Of ex- President Hayes, at Fre-
mont.
cent new library building 1t will be do
mated to the city by Benjamin Warder,
Esq, senio. member Of the firm Of Warder,
Bushnell e. Glessner.
W. r. CoMINGs has been reelected su.
per,ntendent of the Norwalk schools.
e. H. STILES, superintendent Of the New.
ton Timber Mills, Warren, while assisting
In adjusting pulley, was caught in the
machinery and wound up In 1t. He was
SO badly crushed that he fingered only .
short time. DeceLse was brother Of Cap
tain Stiles, superin ten dent OF the Girls In.
dustrial Home at Delaware.
GREAT excitement prevails at North
Baltimore over an oil we'll drilled in the
town which filed an eight hundred barrel
tank In one hour and spattered half the
town with OIL 1t is undoubtedly the
largest oil we'll in OHIO, and lots in the
town have advance from $125 to $1,C00.
MRS MARY DAMON, Of Cleveland, carried
lighted lantern into her cellar, the other
day, and a can of gasoline exploded. She
was fatally burned.
THIEVES raided Bowling Green, the other
night. securing 1850 and gold watch at
j. j. Overley's residence and small
amounts of money, at the Russell House
and OTIS millinery store. At Overley's
the inmates of the house were chloro-
formed
AT Springfield, Mrs. Kate Winger was
attacked by vicious COW and seriously
injured.
The President has appointed Edward H
Hosmer pos master at Youngs own.
The sem.-annual report of the State
Sinking Fund Commission for the six
months ending May 10, has just been com.
pleted. 1t shows u balance in the treasury
of $145,5492S which is subject to drafts.
tnta Ioxl loIk Il
was Sj,046,665
IRA G. BENTON was killed at Cleveland
by Farrell j. Mccarthy, a saloon. keeper.
The parties went to the rear Of the saloon
to settle grudge, when Mccarthy, being
the most power full Of the two kicked BEN
ton to death.
COLUMBUS gets the Republican State
Convention, but 1t was after q very hard
fight. Cleveland was after It, and 1t took
six ballots to knock her out The date of
the convention was fixed for June % and
20, and Colonel w. G. Cooper, Of Mt Yer
non, was selected temporary chairman,
and Emil Rohse, of Hamilton County,
| secretary. with Alex. Caine, Of Perry, his
assistant
The Postmaster General has ordered the
establishment of free delivery system at
Urbana.
WIN. CADwALLADER was Jailed at Tiffin,
on charge Of destroying shade trees and
other property along the g., &. 6 c. rail.
way.
| w. E. BUNDY, Of Wellston, was elected
Colonel of the Sons of Veterans.
ANOTHER railroad project Is being agita-
TED at Sandusky-the construction of a
line to the southern part of the State, and
which Is to be known as the Sandusky,
Columbus, Lake Erie aud Southern road.
The stockholders met in Sandusky on tho
17th and elected the following officers:
President John KcKeivey; vice. presi.
dent, Chas. II. jenkins; treasurer, Edward
II. Zurhorst Chas. A. Logan was ap-
pointed TO take charge of the engineer
corps, and was instructed to Immediately
begin tho survey of that portion Of the
proposed line between Sandusky and Co.
lumbus. The company expects to have
the road in operation to Columbus by July
/, 1890.
JOHN WALDRoN, a carpenter while re-
pairing cars at Urbana, was fatally
crushed by box car falling on him.
TRUMAN LEWIS, a patient at the New
burg Insane Asylum, cut his throat with
q piece Of iron hoop of a wooden pail
which he had secured and sharpened.
The survey Of the Mercer County reser-
voir. made under supervision of the State
Canal Commission, is about completed and
the maps will be turned over In q few
days The result when officially an.
nounced, will be a great surprise, since IL
adds several thousand dollars to the valu.
alton of the public works. 1t 10 ascsr-
tanned by the survey that about eight hum.
dred acres Of land at present occupied BY
private individuals belongs to the State.
This Is Of far greater value than ordinary
farming land Besides the fifty or more
buildings that stand ON the States prop.
erty, there are three oil wells and two high
pressure natural gas wells FH'r
Rev. HINES SMITH, retired minister
was thrown from bis buggy at Obsriia
the other afternoon, sustaining serious
and probably fatal injuries.
Ar Columbus scolorsd man named VIM.
Evans attempted to commit suicide By
hanging 1c s1 8i stH'