The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-12-05
STATE NEWS ITEMS

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sewer trench at Sandusky, was blown to
pieces by the explosion Of dynamite
cartridge which he was ignorantly at.
tempting to force into hole In rock
by striking It with tamping iron. Both
hands were blown of, both eyes were
torn out, his chin and nose were carried
away, and the scalp removed to the
crown of his head.
A PECULIAR trade was made at Woos.
ter, the other day. The articles ex.
changed were red-hot stoves, and they
wore moved while full of fiery Goals.
AT Mason. Albert Dumford, aged
twelve, shot his little brother Willie,
aged seven. The ball entered the head
through the right cheek. He will die.
y.m.dE suits aggregating $4,000
have been brought at Columbus by per-
sons injured by falling into open natural
gas trenches.
THE Sunday-shaving ordinance at Co
lumbus has been declared invalid.
JAMES FARRAN has been appointed
smoke inspector of Cincinnati by Mayor
hosby.
FOURTH-CLAss postmasters were APP
pointed on the 20th as follows: Cole
rain. Belmont County, Wilson Lennon;
Damascus, Columbiana County, T. II.
Israel; Greenford, Mahoning County, w.
!. Hahn; Hills, Washington County,
VIM. Mitchell; New Buffalo, Mahoning
County. p. +. Rothgib; Wakeman, Huron
County, VIM. IL. Pierce.
JAMES DEwAN, aged about twenty
five years, employed as brakeman in
the railroad yards at Alliance, while en-
gagged in switching some cars the other
morning fell under the wheels and sus-
tanned injuries that resulted in hisdeath
ut noon.
a YOUNG woman in Butler County
secured divorce from her husband and
fell in love with q man who robbed her
of S6, 500 and deserted her on their we'd
ding day.
EDWARD O'CoNNELL and his sister
were poisoned by eating cheese at
Tiffin.
AT Carrollton Maud Saunders was
|'Civen verdict of $500 against DR..
Daniel Gardner, OF Massillon, for breach
OF promise to marry.
Two more cases Of smallpox are re-
ported at Duanquat.
Hoo cholera is prevalent in Seneca
County.
WILL CURRY, of Middleport, brake
man on q freight train of tho Columbus,
Hoo king Valley and Toledo road, was
run over at Gallipolis, and had his left
leg horribly crushed.
GEO. BowsHER, IN oil we'll pumper for
the Lima Oil Company, was badly scald-
ed at Hume, while taking out hand.
hole in boiler, probably fatally.
AT Conneaut, in drunken quarrel,
John Mcdowell was shot by Swede
named Alexander Martinsen. Mellow
ell will probably die. Martinsen is un-
| dor arrest.
WIN. OsTENDoIF had his right leg
broken the other evening by the kick Of
q horse in Makeley's blacksmith shop,
Dayton. He was assisting to shoe the
horse when kicked.
DURING heavy gale on the lake the
steamer Bessie, bound from Huron to
ST. Clair, broke her machinery and was
driven on the rocks seven miles from
Sandusky and pounded heavily and
sunk. All on board took TO small boats,
and after several hair-breadth escapes
reached shore.
A PosT-oFFICE has been established at
| Arlington Heights, Hamilton County,
and Frank Mulhoiiin is postmaster.
A FoUR-yEAR-oLD daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rollin Hufford, of Belle Vernon,
during the temporary absence of hel
| ~ ~, hn
and her clothing becoming ignited she
was burned to death.
w. +. DERR, State Veterinarian, re
ports chronic glanders prevailing al
Moorefield, Harrison County. He or
dered four horses killed that were af
flicted with the disease.
The parafine works being built by the
Standard Oil Company, at Lima, to be
operated in connection with their solal
refinery, is ready for business and will
be started at once with large force Of
men.
The safe Of E. Binn & Sons, at Day
ton, was cracked by burglars early the
other morning, but they only secured
S5.77.
THE potato crop in this State is full
average in quantity and quality.
| AT Bucyrus, Henry Heist, aged "a
was operated on by a number of physi
clans for case of strangulated hernia
and died from the effects. He was for
merly citizen of Gallon.
LAFAYETTE FRoUTz was cut and kill
ed by Reuben Gardner, at West Mil
Grove, the other night.
MARY MULLARKY and Annie Nc
Donald were killed, and Anthony Ryal
was seriously injured, by C. & O. trail
at crossing in Cincinnati.
THE Ohio School Examiners will holt
their next annual meeting at Columbus
December 20.
THE store of w. Fl. ii. Francis & Sons
at Nashport, was broken into and good
to the amount of about 800 taken. NJ
clew.
HATTIE SANG and Minnie Snyder ar
under arrest at Wooster for burglary
They confessed
HENRY WOLFE was instantly killed a
Fremont, by the accidental discharge o
gun.