The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-09-04
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

company, Of Lima, was literally blown
to pieces by the explosion of o nitro.
glycerine can in his wagon, near Find
lay. But small portion OF his body
was found. His two horses were reduced
to shreds of flesh, and the wagon thrown
into an adjoining field in small pieces
THE Republican Convention Of the
Twelfth Congressional District Of Ohio
nominated General w. H. Enochs.
AT Woodsfield, Million Redin fell from
balloon a distance of three hundred
feet and was killed. Indications point
to suicide.
THE State will sue for the possession
of 4SO acres of land on which Dresden
Junction is situated. There is defect
in the title of the present occupants.
The pioneers of Crawford County held
picnic in Sandusky Township, the
other day. Over fifteen hundred people
were present, and speeches were de-
livered by prominent people.
Mr.. LEWIS WHITE, while driving near
Sulphur Springs, few days since, lost
pocket-book containing five hundred
dollars in money, and one thousand dol
lars worth of paper.
COLONEL JOHN L. VANCE, of Gallipolis,
stopped at Columbus en- route home from
the Springfield Convention. He was at.
tackled with vertigo at the Neil House,
and falling against washstand cut an
ugly cash in his head. He was taken
home by his son.
FRED ScHELB, serving one-year SEN
tence from Paulding County for arson,
and employed as cook by Warden Dyer,
escaped from the penitentiary about
o'clock Friday morning. Shortly before
the hour named he served supper for the
Warden and other officials, who had re-
turned from the hanging, and while
they were at the table he walked away.
His position gave him access to the
front part Of the prison, and he went in
and out as he pleased. No one dreamed
of his running away, as his time would
have expired December next
AT Tifin, Frederick Lenner died sud-
denly the other day, aged Of years.
JOHN WHITE just 80 summers, and
Julia Dutton, sweet 10, were married at
New Philadelphia.
MURDERER SHARKEY has been respited
unUll SepuemDer 70.
AT London, Ex-Councilman Geo. Xii.
len is under arrest for having attempted
to kill Darius Ladley in a fight over a
watermelon.
THE State Fish Commissioners planted
a large number of black bass, marble
catfish and pike in Big Twin creek near
Germantown few days ago. In the
evening they were handsomely enter.
tained.
GEORGE FISHER, Of Crestline, was
probably fatally injured by the explosion
of cannon which Frank Clemens was
firing in honor of the Deutsch Gesell-
schaft Prince.
THOMAS AMBROSE, a. school-teacher Of
Darbyville, Pickaway County, is under
arrest for raising an order on the town
ship treasury by which he enriched
himself Ss2.
The hands in the employ of the Lick
ing Iron Company, Shawnee, at the time
of the Fidelity Bank failure, Cincinnati,
were paid their claims, few days ago.
Over $4,000 was paid out.
THE Sterling Emery Wheel-works
will be removed this fall from West
Sterling, Mass, to Tif1n.
THE Board of Elections of Dayton has
divided the thirteen wards Of that city
into thirty-six voting precincts.
THE reunion of the One Hundred md
Thirteenth o. v. I. took place at Lon
don few days ago. Addresses were
made by Mayor John T. Johnson, Ser
geant w. Holiday and Captain j. K.
Hamilton. They will meet next year
at Columbus, on the second day Of the
State Fair.
Mrs. RACHEL JOYCE, near Athens,
left her bed in somnambulistic state
at night, and fell headlong down the
stairs at her house, and was seriously in
jured.
THERE are a number Of cases OF scar
let fever at Mt. Vernon. Efforts are be-
ing made to eradicate It before the ap-
proach of cold weather.
AN explosion took place in Peter
Schwabs big brewery, Hamilton. One
employe was badly scalded. A piece of
iron few through the brewery door and,
entering the residence Of Mr.. Schwab,
Immediately adjoining, wrecked a fine
piano.
A CINCINNATI man has an ivory five
inches in diameter. 1t Is said to be the
largest one in the world.
CHAIRMAN HAHN, of the Ohio Repub-
lican Executive Committee, says he will
try to make the campaign this fall short
and spirited.
MAJOR MCKINLEY was renominated
for Congress by the Republicans Of the
Sixteenth District. ct Massillon. At
springfield the Democrats of the Tenth
District nominated john Quincy Smith.
HENRY SPREsN. abarkeeper for Cohen
& Lynch at Springfield, has fallen heir
to pinth interest In e20o, 900 estate in
Cincinnati.
ISAAC SMITH, who was sentenced to
be hanged In the penitentisry annex,
Friday, August 90. has been respited
until October -
MEMBERS Of the Fourteenth ReRi-
ment, o. N. g., complain OF the quality