The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-07-11
STATE NEWS ITEMS

one exploded In his right hand, blowing
all his fingers on. Pieces struck him
in the neck near the jugular vein, mutt
lating him badly.
ERNEST, the six-year old son Of John
Snyder, Of Akron, fell into pond In tho
| rear Of the water-works station and was
drowned.
An eightyear-old boy was seriously
injured at Circleville by the accidental
discharge Of Flobert rife.
JUDGE DAY has declined the appoint.
ment Of U. 8. District Judge for
Northern Ohio on account Of i'll health.
sanford MoNJAR was found dead on
the railroad track at South Bantam.
SAMUEL M. ALLISON. book-keeper,
was arrested at Columbus, on a charge OF
embezzlement
JUDoE J. r. JOHNSON, was thrown
from buggy, at Youngstown, and
seriously injured.
DAVID WISE, farmer, was struck by
lightning and killed, near Mogadore.
A BRAKEMAN, named Smithson, was
killed while coupling cars at Cam
bridge.
A MAN named Stuter was killed by cars
at Delphos.
The monthly report of operations in
the Ohio oil-feld, furnished by the
Standard Oil Company, is as follows:
Monthly field report, the Buckeye Pipe
Line, the following reportfor the month
OF June: Wells completed during June,
so; Lima District, 10; Findlay District,
Q; North Baltimore, 81; st. Mary's, i;
Gibsonburg, none. Total, "a.
NEAR Gallon, Frank Post aged nine
teen, while out cunning, pulled his gun
over fence and accidentally shot him
self, dying in forty minutes.
A CURIOUS walking-match took place
In Portsmouth between II. Brochmeyer,
q notion merchant formerly Of Cincin-
natl, and Charley Blair, a courthouse
clerk. 1t was to decide which should
win q fair young lady, to whom both
gentlemen have been paying their at
tentions. They walked five miles,
Blochmeyer winning by fifty feet.
JOHN GIRToN, farmer, committed
suicide at Westboro, by hanging himself
to the rafter of barn.
THE State Union Labor Convention at
Lima, was presided over by John Seitz,
with Z. A. Weier, of Cincinnati, as Sec
retary. A platform was adopted similar
to that of last year. Home rule for Gin
cinnati was demanded and thanks rt.
turned to Labor Statesman Fassett. The
most important resolution passed was
that changing the name Of the Union
Labor party to the National party. The
following ticket was nominated: For
Governor, j. H. Rhodes, Of Sandusky
County; lieutenant G. L. Rice, of Cuya-
hoga County, for Lieutenant Governor;
Grandson Cupples for Supreme Judge;
Michael Krunem for Auditor; d. /.
Marvin, Secretary Of State; VIM. Baker,
Il Attorney General, and Oswain Diets,
State Board Of Public Works. Charles
Jenkins, Of Mahoning County, was
recommended as the choice of the con-
vention for U. s. Senator.
THE jury in the Britton case, at Hills
boro, returned verdict Of guilty Of
murder in the second degree.
LEW WYMER, who six weeks ago stole
four hundred dollars from a Youngs-
town saloon-keeper, has been captured
in the West.
A CHICAGO syndicate has an agent at
Dayton, buying up the breweries in that
city.
The soldiers monument at Circleville,
was dedicated on the Fourth by Groce
Post, G. A. r.
Ross BOwERsoX was so badly injured
while firing anvils at Mt. Cory, in honor
of the Fourth" by piece OF broken
ring shattering his left limb, that ampu-
tation between the knee and hip became
necessary. The shock was too severe,
and he died next morning. He was
twenty-three years old, and was to have
been married in few days.
AT Cleveland, Mrs. Catherine Arnold,
an aged woman was burned to death
while trying to start a fire with kero-
sene.
EDWIN CONGER, recently convicted in
Cincinnati, Of wife-murder, has been
granted new trial.
The Academy of Music at Cleveland,
was gutted by fire early the other morn
ing.
MARION PRICE, young man formerly
of Nevada, this State, twenty-five years
old, was drowned at Larue late the
other afternoon while bathing. One Of
his companions nearly lost his life in
trying to save him.
AN Allen County farmer named Roe
buck was drowned in the canal while
bathing.
MRS. LUDWIG BELKE, arrested at Ak
ron for disorderly conduct, tried to hang
herself in q cell.
GOVERNOR FORAKER has commuted
the sentence of Frank Morris, the Cleve
land murderer, to imprisonment for life
A coLoRED boy named Updegrove wa.
drowned while bathing in the river al
Columbus.
II The Secretary Of the Treasury hal
appointed Geo. B. Russell and Thos. d.
| War gaugers at Cincinnati.
CHAs. F. JOHNSON, Of Cincinnati, hal
been appointed Consul to Hamburg.
MARIETTA is now lighted with cleo
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