The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-05-22
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

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EARL BARLOW, aged nine years, was
killed by cars at Portsmouth.
SPENCER HUsToN was bound over, at
Portsmouth, for the murder Of Jamos
Mall, the charge being murder in the
second degree.
Mns. CuRRAN BLUE, Of GAINESVILLE. has
subscribed $1,000 to the hospital fund
being raised by the GAINESVILLE ladies.
A YOUNG man named Chas. Schunk
was run over by freight train at Piqua'
and injured 80 badly that he will prob
ably die.
CONTRACT for the erection Of the Mad
ison County courthouse, at London, has
been awarded to Doerzbach & Decker, OF
Sandusky, for st27,0oo.
AFARMER named Staver committed |
suicide near West Alexandria by hang |
ing to beam in his barn.
JACOB BuRKLEY, Of Gallon, has been
appointed superintendent Of the Work.
ing Home for the Blind at Iberia, and
]. C. Tressel, the former superin-
tendent. will be salesman for the insti'
tuition.
SADIE PREssLEY, young girl OF
Youngstown, attempted suicide by
swallowing iodine, but was restored.
She says her young man had deserted
her.
DR. II. A. ToDEY has been reelected
superintendent OF the Toledo Insane
Asylum.
AN Allen County man, named Mcguire,
was bunkoed out Of $1,000 by two
sharpers.
THE Board of Pardons has recon.
mended Communication Of the sentence
| OF Chas. Blythe. who murdered Colonel
Jones, OF Cincinnati, to life imprison-
ment
WM. McKINNoN, o prominent farmer
and cattle dealer, was assaulted near
| Bellefontaine, and robbed Of $500. War
| rants have been issued for the arrest Of
his assailants.
| COMMISSIONS were issued the other
day from the Adjutant- Generals Depart
ment to Frank G. Jobson as First Lieu
tenant and Adjutant and Geo. Hopf as
First Lieutenant and Quartermaster Of
the First Regiment, Cincinnati.
SECRETARY OF STATE RYAN has paid
into the Ohio State Treasury $40, O,o55.5s
fees collected during the last quarter.
Tue Columbus board Of police COM
missioners have increased the salaries
of the force as follows, to take effect
June /: Superintendent, from $4,000 to
81, 500 per annum; captain, from $1,000
to $1,000; sergeants and detectives, from
81, 900 to $1,000, and patrolmen from se5
to $40 per month.
TIE village of Harmar and city Of
Marietta, lying on the two sides of the
Muskingum, have been annexed accord
ing to law. The water works, electric
light, natural gas and police systems Of
Marietta will be extended to what was
Harmar.
CHARLES CoNGLEToN, aged twenty
eight years, while standing on a moving
train. on the Valley road. near IMMORAL
Point was struck by q bridge and had
his neck broken.
CURL & GLoNNER's clothing house, at
Cardington, was entered by burglars the
other night, and larg amount Of cloth
ing and jewelry was taken.
The commencement exercises of the
Cardington High school were held the
other evening Ten graduates received
diplomas
PAUL HAUsER, bookkeeper of dry
goods firm at Columbus, is charged with
embezzlement
A WHITE coon, captured near Zanes-
vile recently, was sold the other night
to Colonel e. p. Jones, Of Covington,
Ky. The price paid was $500.
BURGLARS entered the residence Of
Rush r. Sloane, Sanduslky, the other
night, and stole 81, 200 worth Of jewelry
belonging to Mrs. Sloane. The most
valuable article was cluster diamond
wedding ring, valued at $500. Other
articles were diamond collar-button,
pair of bracelets, pins, etc. There is no
clew to the thieves.
JAMES MAULT was killed at Ports
mouth by the son Of woman he was
beating
The Emory Candle works, OF Cincin-
natl, have been sold to an English syn
dicate for $500, 1000.
WIN DoDDs, aged II, was thrown from
horse near Bellefontaine, and dragged
quarter of a mile. His injuries will
; prove fatal.
; HARVEY BAKER, o brakeman, was
killed on the Toledo and Ohio Central
railroad at Thurston, while coupling
cars.
AT Mansfield the Prohibitionists nom-
mated for probate judge, w. Fl. Funk;
county commissioner, James Paul; in
firmary director, Thos Bradley.
WHILE gathering water-lilies the 9TH
+ or day Frank Holyoake, tho twelve
year-old son of Joseph H0lyoake, of New
Philadelphia, fell into tho river and
was drowned. His sister plunged after
him and would have been drowned also
had she not been rescued by some pass
! ers-by.
the suit Of the heirs of Martin Calm
against the Toledo and Ohio Central
) Railroad Company resulted at Bucyrus,
/ In o verdict for $4,000 in favor Of the
plaintiffs for the killing OF Callin year