The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-11-06
STAT]E NEWS ITEMS.

vid T. Logan, the wife of farmer liv-
ing about five miles from Pataskala, in
Licking County, and her daughter, Mrs.
w. H. Meade, while driving across the
track in buggy, were struck by Pan
Handle passenger train No. 81 and in
stantly killed.
A TELEGRAM from Ogden City, Utah,
announces that the body of Detective
Murphy, of Columbus, who so mysteri-
ously disappeared from there a month
ago, has been found near that place.
CLYDE SnEARER, nineteen-year-old
boy serving three years sentence from
Washington County for assault to rape,
on the 31st was lying in the peniten-
tiary hospital in the last stages of con-
sumption. The prison physicians ex-
pected his death hourly, and although
he fully realized that he was at deaths
door, between his gasps for breath he
declared his innocence of the crime OF
which he was convicted, and charges his
conviction to man who owed him $140
for work performed.
PETER SAWYER, an engineer on the
Cleveland and Pittsburgh railroad, was
instantly killed, the other morning, at
the depot, Alliance, by being run over
by an engine. His body was horribly
mangled, being strewn on the track for
several rods. He was a single man and
lived at Bedford.
WHILE Bessie Culp, four-year-old
daughter of G. G. Culp, was playing
about the fire at her home, seven miles
west of Lima, her clothes ignited, and
before the flames could be extinguished
she was burned to death.
NEAR Akron Harry L. Cass cut his
throat on account of sons death. He
may die.
MICHAEL FRIEL, unmarried. and
about 80 years old, was killed at Zanes-
vile, on B. and o. switch.
! The date of the next State Fair has
been fixed for the week of September
ID to 10, providing it does not interfere
with the circuit Of large fairs.
THE body of Mrs. Tucker, colored,
was found with bullet in her head at
Youngstown, and her husband was ar
rested.
The post-office at Clifton, Clarke Coun-
'ty was robbed of $101 the other night.
FOURTEEN young men from the Four
teenth Congressional District, few
days ago, were examined for appoint
ment to West Point. Six failed TO pass
the medical examination. G. Roscoe
Rowland, of Oberlin, was the success
full candidate, with ]. Edgar White, Of
Norwalk, as alternate.
SAMUEL BORN, aged eighty-two, while
crossing a bridge on the c., s. and G.
railroad at Kenton, was struck by an ex-
press, killing him instantly.
ANOTHER appeal has been made to the
Department OF Justice for pardon for
e. L. Harper.
Mr.. HEADLEY DAWSON, Of Glenroy,
who was crushed the other day by fall
ing slate, died searly next morning. He
had intended 70 quit mining few days
before his death, having followed it for
twelve years
A FIRE broke out in the basement of
the new school-house building at jack
son, causing quite commotion among
the scholars. A few pupils were slight.
ly burned. The fire caught from the
heaters.
AT Columbus, the jury in the case OF
Fox Anderson, indicted for eating to
kill and wound, the other day night re.
turned verdict of guilty of cutting to
kill, the penalty for which is from one to
twenty years in the penitentiary. Ander-
sons attorney gave notice that he would
move for a new trial
ISAAC WHITE, farmer aged about
sixty years, living near Alliance, lost
both hands by the accidental discharge
Of his gun while hunting.
CAPTAIN JAMES s. WISE died a few
days ago at his home near Delhi, after
an illness Of several months.
VIM. STANNocK married Springfield
girl. and Immediately after the mother
of another girl he had Tilted called and
blscked his eye.
FRANK CATO was shot by FeaAk
Cruse near Steubenville, and @ both
are italians there is talk that the Malta
hadsa hand In II.
Asna At AnAevsr destroyed eighteen
plssss Of business. TIE loss is $4,000,
sae-haH covered By insuFance.
JAsas A. BHAA, for twenty-hve xeasa
p1y warden Of tho Ohio penitent6asy,
&Sd ne othef moruing sftsr three
yeas1 Illness Of paraiysia.
l. IoUrs REIMDI,M, y. w. Dsahsua aud
VIM. Montgomery hsve applied to the
superior court to enjsin the mayor OF
Cincinnati from appointing the new
Board Of City Affairs. Judge Hunt heard
the case, and every effort will be made
to get an early decision from the State
Supreme Court
JOHN THORN, M. II. Buckley and M.
7. Tarleton. on trial at Tifiin, for kill
ing quail, we're discharged
GAME WARDRN SMITH was arrested al
Tiffin for pulling q gun on John Thorn
while arresting him. He was placed un-
der bond.
DANIEL CLICK. while returning to his
ONE, near Tinin, under the influence
of liquor, fell from his buggy and frac-
tured his skull
| The other morning at 3 o'clock the
body of John Mclean, . wealthy far
mer living on Swearing Hill, was dis
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