The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-12-19
STATE NEWS ITEMS

mute printer. near Steubenville.
A PRISONER named Kelley was shot In
the right foot while trying to escape
from policeman at Canton.
A BIO gas we'll has been struck near
Bloomdale.
PRoF. j. w. KNorT, Of Tifin, has
been appointed member Of the State
Board of School Examiners.
THOMAS WooD was seriously injured
by cars at Hillsboro.
CHARLES L. CRrpPEN, being suddenly
aroused from sleep, at Lancaster, leaped
from fourth-story window and killed
himself.
A NUMBER of torpedoes were exploded
in school-room at Mt. Vernon. Dis
like Of the principal, H. A. Weld, is said
to be the cause. The matter will be in
vestigated.
A STRANGER entered the mills of the
Akron Iron Company and took two big
Swallows Of sulphuric acid from Q
pitcher.
"BRoCKY" SMITH has confessed, but
claims that he was crazy when he killed
Mrs. Byron, at Cincinnati. He will
plead insanity.
The Cincinnati Board of Public Works,
in their annual report, strongly oppose
canal abandonment in Cincinnati.
DURBIN w. HoLLwAy, Of Akron, who
was injured in 1883 in wreck on the
New York, Lake Erie and Western rail-
road, has compromised his $50, 900 dam
age suit against the company for $500
and the payment of costs by the COM
pany.
THE Standard Oil Company is build
ing four large brick buildings near its re-
finery at Lima, to be used as scooper-shops.
Employment will be given to two hun
dred men.
AMOS TEUMBo was caught in the
act of burglarizing store at Fostoria.
He started to run, and was shot and
dangerously wounded. George Mason,
who was implicated in the burglary, has
been arrested.
HATTIE SANG and Minnie Snyder, six
teen-year-old girls, have been sentenced,
at Wooster, TO two years each in the pen
itentiary for burglary.
A CONFESSION made to the coroner was
produced during the trial of Otto Leuth
for the murder of little Maggie Thomp-
con, at Cleveland.
THOMAS OsBoRN, of Licking County,
was given ono year in the Ohio peniten-
tiary for opening a letter addressed TO
his brother and stealing therefrom a
Government warrant calling for S77.
f. d. OUTLAND, heavy agricultural
implement dealer at Bellefontaine,
made an assignment for the benefit of
creditors. Assets and liabilities un-
known.
The State horticultural Society, in
session at Columbus, the other day,
elected the following officers to serve
during the ensuing year: President, G.
M. Campbell, Delaware County; vice.
president, N. A. Albaugh, Miami Coun-
ty; secretary, w. NJ. Farnsworth, Lucas
County; treasurer, N. Dinner, Mont
gomery County.
THE following fourth-class postmas-
ters were commissioned the other day:
Atlanta, Pickaway County, d. e. Parks;
Clarks, Coshocton County, w. w. Dun
can; Ellsworth, Mahoning County, U. A.
Hanna; McDonaldsville, Stark County,
S. G. Chreiner.
In the United States Court Geo. Hor-
ton, United States soldier, entered
plea of guilty to sending obscene
matter through the mails, and was fined
800 and sentenced to the Montgomery
County Jail for six months.
THE report of Supervisor of State
Printing Hirsh, submitted to the Gov
ernor q few days ago, shows the total
cost Of the public printing during the
year to have been $32, 741. 30; S32, 900 for
printing and S30,5oO for binding are the
amounts asked for next year.
GOVERNOR FORAKER has pardoned
Samuel Wanamaker. of Youngstown,
sent up for fifty years for forgery.
WHILE Jacob Haney was making some
repairs on top Of the boiler at tho Now
Philadelphia Paper Mill the safety-valve
was thrown of and the escaping steam
nearly cooked him to death.
BRIDGET BYRNE, an aged widow who
was butchered in Cincinnati, few days
ago, was undoubtedly murdered for her
money. The evidence against "Brocky"
Smith, charged with the crime, is very
strong.
PHILIP II. LEsbsE was bound over at
Newark for burglary.
Gro. M. RUSSELL was struck by train
Mt Westville and killed. =
JOHN KosKI was killed in mine near
Nelsonville.
Mrs RICHARD HOUSE, one Of the pio-
neers of Morrow County, died suddenly
few days ago at her residence, in Mt.
Gilead, aged S4.
RAY STANLEY and Murray Embry-
the latter just released from the peni-
tentiary-were arrested at GAINESVILLE
for burglary.
Mrs. ENGLEMAN, of New Philadel-
phia, in fit of dependency, severed an
artery in her wrist. Her recovery is
doubtful.
The commissioners OF Holmes County,
ut their present session, allowed claims
for sheep killed by dogs amounting to
$494.40, including witness fees.
CAPTAIN j. G. EDMoNDsoN, of Belle