The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-08-21
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

A.. No tH W.
A LOCOMOTIVE spark started a fire that
endangered extensive oil plants at
Lima.
THE Republicans OF the Ninth Con-
gressional District representing the
counties OF Madison, Pickaway and
Franklin met in convention and nomi-
mated Senator Thomas B. Wilson, OF
Madison County, for Congress, against
Outhwaite.
The other night the three.year-old
child Of Mr.. Kramer, Of Columbus, was
playing with toy whistle when 1t ac-
cidentally swallowed it. The parents
endeavored to remove the whistle, but
could not succeed, so they hurried of
with the child to the Office Of DR.. Hamil-
ton. He also failed, and the child died
while under the operation.
The mangled corpse Of Charles Davis,
Of Van Vert, was found on the railroad,
one mile west of Delphos.
BLYTHE, the murderer Of Colonel
Jones has been transferred to the peni-
tentiary hospital, the physicians having
decided that he is inclined to rapid con-
sumption and will not live long.
M.ZEPPA RATILIIATo, an Italian organ
grinder, was killed the other night two
miles east Of Coshocton. He sat down
on the track and fell asleep. His broth
or was sleeping on the bank near by.
ANOTHER new big oil we'll at Findlay
flowed one thousand barrels an hour for
eight hours, and is now giving out six
hundred barrels every sixty minutes.
A STATE board of equalization must
be elected next November for Ohio.
JOHN M. LYNN, ox-mayor Of Ports
mouth, is dead.
JAMES BRICE, q young man OF Dol
phos, was seriously, If not fatally,
wounded by the bursting Of shotgun.
THos. J. ODoR, a well-known farmer,
aged 81 years, died at Bellefontaine, Of
that extremely rare affection known as
Addison's disease, from first being de-
scribed by physician of that name. The
disease is SO rare that but few physicians
in Ohio have ever seen bona fide case.
1t is caused by defective action Of the
supra renal capsules and spleen, the lat
ter organ being much enlarged. Great
quantities Of pigmentary substance are
deposited in the skin, the fairest blonde
gradually becoming dark as the disease
progresses, before death, as in the pres
ent case, the patients skin being almost
perfectly black. tp
WHILE gravel haulers were digging in
apt near the Davis Sewing Machine
Works, Dayton, they unearthed skele-
ton Of giant six feet four inches
in height. The bones were we'll pre-
served and are supposed to be those Of
an Indian or mound builder.
MRS. JOHN CHAPNER. widow 60 years
old, attempted to commit suicide at Car
rollton, and severed her wind-pipe with
a razor. There are no hopes Of her re-
covery. Temporary insanity resulting
from la grippe was the cause.
GREAT excitement was caused in the
northern portion Of Huron County the
other night by the mysterious disap-
pearance Of Claude McComas. aged IS
years, the son Of prominent farmer.
The entiro neighborhood turned out in
the search, which revealed him hanging
to tree In o wooded swamp. He was
very bright and gifted boy, and the
cause Of the suicide is wrapped in mys-
terry.
G. DAVID, of jackson County, has
been appointed trustee OF the Athens
Asylum for the Insane for the unexplred
term ending first Monday in April, 1894,
vice A. f. Chapman, resigned.
On the 18th the Insurance Depart
ment turned over to the State Treasury
S4, 235.55 as fees for tho quarter ending
August Is. For the same quarter Sec
retary Of State Ryan turned over to the
State Treasurer $i08, 2s9. 80.
THE Springfield school board has add
cd manners and morals, stenography
and bookkeeping to the regular course.
The village council Of jackson, has
appointed an election to be held Sep
tember 1, at which the qualified voters
OF jackson may vote either for or against
local option within the corporate limits
of the town.
THE soldiers and sailors OF Muskin-
gum and Licking Counties held very
enjoyable reunion at Wickham's Grove,
near Newark. q few days ago.
WIN. N. BLACK, superintendent of
Courtright Kistler & Co.'S mine, near
Gloucester, took earbolio acid by mis-
take and died from the effects in twenty
minutes.
THOMAS VOORHEES,, fourteen years old,
was shot and seriously injured at Zanes.
vile while playing with Flobert pis-
tol.
AT GAINESVILLE, Wildman & Son, car.
pet dealers, assigned to DR.. r. A. Bon
nifleld. They will hardly pay twenty
five cents on the dollar.
JOHN CURRENs, aged "a, was thrown
from horse at Lima and instantly
killed.
The electric battery has superseded
the hose and cold water treatment for
tanning refractory prisoners In the Ohio
1t is reported to be very
efflcacious. r4t.t.
AT Chilicothe Frank Leaman, trainer
and driver, dropped dead on the race
track last evening,