The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-01-24
STATE NEWS ITEMS.


age was done by flooding the surrounding
country.
The jury in the Shoots murder trial at
Cambridge returned verdict of acquittal
on the 18th.
CONGRESSMAN WILLIAMS has nominated
Wilson G. Coppock, Of " est Milton, Miami
County, for appointment as cadet to w est
Point.
AMONG Latch Ct nominations sent to
the Senate few days agJ were the fol-
lowing postmasters for this State: N. A.
Hanna, at Cadiz; G. +. Stoelzel, at Lou.
donvilie; I. N Robbing, at Mics; d. Nc.
Donald, at Pomeroy, and +. A. Hart, at
Oberlin.
The Bolton Steel Works, one Of Canton's
leading industries, was sold fcw days
ago to Pittsburg parties for $2O0,000
THOMAS LAWRENCE, an inmate Of the
Dayton Soldiers Home, paid a visit to
Cincinnati, his former home, and was
heeced out of over $500 by two women.
AN application for the communication Of
Mrs. CARROTS death sen tence to imprison-
ment for life was considered by the Ohio
state Board Of Pardons on the 18th inst
No decision was reached Several pardons
were recommended, among them that Of
George M. Oliver, Hamilton County con.
vict
AMONG the measures considered by Q
Joint committee Of the Ohio Legislature
for increasing the States revenues were
a theatrical show and circus license BILL .
bill providing for the payment Of fees for
the commissions Of public officers etc., and
n 0f hA 1al, ..,sAt
to selling or renting the ground to fisher.
men.
JOSEPH livSNsyERGER of Crestline, was
assaulted and robbed the other night Of
$135 aud valuable watch,
SAMUEL LAW, the murderer Of Mrs. Clsta
Larue, was found guilty Of granddaughter
at Bellefontaine.
The case Of Ash Cutler against ClIat
Jarvis ard others, lessees Of the State
fublic Works. at Canton, for the loss q a
canal .toat IN 1868, was decided On the
18th In favor Of defendants. The cSAe has
been on the docket for thirteen years.
WADswoRTH is among the ftiArth- class
post-offices which will be raised to the
Presidential grade oh the dirst of jan
uary.
Ar sandusky, Mrs. J. cleverton was
roDped OF small sacllel containing $50 in
currency, vetiabae gold watch and chain
ana sev eral articles of jewery, valued in
all at ESQ Tho sachel was stolen from her
carr Age
aaS SCHwENN, deputy marshal of
o' 1icvue. comm lifted suicide the other
'Aorniug by shooting himself four times ia
his LETT side with a 32-caliber revolver. He
taaves a wife and FIVE children in comfort
able circumstances.
4 THx post-ofiice at Taylor, Franklin
County, has been abolished.
DAVID JONES, aged seventy, while walk
ing the track Of the New York, Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio railroad, in Hubbard, was
run over by switching train and fright.
fully mangled.
-FOUR Cincinnati players have been sold
70 the Columbus Base ball Club the price
lIpaid for the quartet being 81, 500.
II A MOVEMENT is on foot at Columbus for
the establishment of an asylum for inebri-
ates.
MRS. MARGARET j. MITCHELL, of Cleve-
land, was 100 years old a few days ago.
WV. d. slap, Of Gallon, a brakeman on
an Erie freight train. fell between the cart
and was dragged for more than quartz,
of mile. The body was horribly man.
gled.
JOHN DOYLE, colored, house man at the
Burnet House, Cincinnati, fell through'an
elevator shaft and was probably fatally
injured.
DARIUS WALL, of Talmage, while walk.
Ing on the track of the New York, Penn.
sylvania and Ohio railroad the other day,
was struck bya N. Y, P. and o. express
and instantly killed.
SAMUEL MALLoY, living near Marion, q
few nights since was shot by Dan Fritz, Of
the Fritz House, while trying to force his
way into the place. Malloy willlprObably
recover, while Fritz IL out ON $500 bail.
JOHN TERFLINGER, aged fifteen, land
Chas. Watson, aged fourteen, Of 'Findlay
were found guilty Of stealing and destroy.
ing about $500 worth Of oil-well supplies
and sentenced to the State Reform Schoo
at Lancaster until they reach their ma.
jority.
A BOY named Conklin, aged eight years,
was mangled, dsemboweled and killed by
an Erie yard engine at Gallon while pick.
ing up coal.
THE post-office at Stollburg, Pike Coun.
ty, has been abolished.
STATE TREASURER Brown has com.
pleted his annual report, showing the
condition Of Ohio's finances. Novembe,
10, 1887, there was a.cash balance Of $222,
276 73 In the Treasury. The gross receipts
for the year were $5,SS9, ,23l.52, making q
total OF SO, 121, ,51026; disbursements from
all funds amounted to $8OOl,7s leaving
q cash balance In the treasury November
10, 1888, Of $1a9, ,72h5O. or this balance
$26. 752.71 Is to the credit Of the Genera
Revenue Fund; $1,44s69 to the Sinking
Fund, and 91,124.10 to the credit Of the
School Board. The total receipts from tht
Dow law for six months June collection,
was $225, ,276S8. an average Of S44O, 553. 7:
for the year.
EDWARD CARRoLL'was cut and danger
ously wounded.by Harry Bickel, at Glen
dale.
The jury in the Patrick Hughes murder