The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-08-28
STATE NEWS ITEMS

was killed instantly by striking the
ground.
JOHN L. KENT has been confirmed
postmaster at Circleville.
IT is said that Texas fever is in Ash
tabula County.
The Republicans Of the Sixth Con-
gressional District nominated Colonel
j. H. Brigham, farmer Of Fulton Coun.
ty.
A SMALL tornado struck the south part
OF Fostoria the other morning. The
carriage display building Of the North
western O.io Fair Association was lift
ed from Its foundation and carried twen-
ty feet away, being totally demolished.
The main hall and art hall were both
damaged considerably. The roof OF the
main building Of the Calcine Glass
Works was also blown of.
ANDREAs KUNKLER's barn at Cartha-
gena was blown down . few nights ago,
killing two horses. An oil derrick ON
Blazhimer's farm, Chickasaw, was turn
ed over. The platform in front OF Fields
Hotel, Chickasaw, was carried 100 feet
away.
WIN. CHHIsToPHER, while cleaning out
. we'll at Holmesville was overcome by
fre-damp, but restoratives were applied
and he may recover.
AT Tif1n, JOS Gillaum, peddler,
whose wife testified that he had starved
twelve horses in the past ten years, was
sent to jail and fined five dollars and
costs, at tho instance of the Humane
Society.
The Republican campaign in Ohio
will be opened at Urbana September 90
The State Board Of Pardons has re-
fused to interfere in the case Of "Brocky'
Smith, the Cincinnati murderer. There
is belief that the Governor will COM
mute the death sentence.
A GAS explosion took place in Kautz-
enmeyer's store, at North Baltimore.
The two-story frame building was wreck
ed and large stock Of groceries badly
demolished. The front Of the building
fell on two little girls who were pass
ing. They were seriously but not fatal
ly injured. M. b. Waldo, cashier Of
the bank, smelled gas and struck q
match to find 1t. causing the explosion.
He was quite severely burned.
The House passed bill restoring
Mrs. Ruth Stewart Byron, Of Stewart, to
the pension roll as the widow of Captain
Charles Byron, Third Ohio Volunteers.
A WILD engine collided with switch
engine at Springfield, the other day.
The crews Of the engines escaped by
jumping, but it took six hours to clear
the track.
CHE State board OF pardons refused
to recommend the commutation Of the
death sentence in the case of Otto Leuth,
the Cleveland boy murderer, and Elmer
Sharkey, the Preble County matricide,
and both will have to hang on August
e9
AT Doylestown the clothing Of .
three-year-old child of Frank Myers
caught fire at an open fire where his par
ents were making soap, and he was
burned to death before The eyes Of his
parents.
The farm residence Of Michael Shee-
~. six miles west Of Wooster, was en-
tered by burglars the other night, who
bound and gagged the inmates and So
cured nearly "a, 900 in cash. Suspicion
attached to local talent.
MRS. MILLER, Of Findlay, sold all the
furniture and left on the train with her
children while her husband was at work.
Mr.. Miller can assign no caused for her
sudden departure.
The residence of John Hutchinson,
near Red Lion, was entered during tho
absence Of the family, and jewelry and
clothing to the value of one hundred
dollars stolen. Mr.. Hutchinson returned
in time to see two men leave tho house.
He fred on them, but without effect.
ONE Of the earliest frosts known has
visited the New Haven Marsh, north
east Of Bucyrus, and large portion Of
the corn has been killed.
AT Guthrie, "Kid" Shaffer, during
quarrel over o contested claim, shot
and fatally wounded Theodore Hess
mann.
CORPORAL MORGAN, Company H, First
Regiment o. N. G., has been dishonora.
bly, discharged for disobedience of orders
and insubordination.
The tenth annual reunion OF the Sew
enty-hfth Ohio Volunteer Infantry will
be held at Franklin on Wednesday, Sep
tember II.
AT Bloomingsburg Henry Baker, aged
five, was bitten by rattlesnake as he
stood on the veranda OF his fathers
house On the 10th he was still living
The decomposed body Of an unknown
man was found in clump of brush near
GAINESVILLE, the other day. The body
had evidently been there q month.
CoLoRED militia complain that the
laws Of Ohio don't allow them enough
blue coats and brass buttons.
THE oil exchange at Lima Is sue
cess. First days sales were 4G3,OOO
barrels.
AT Newark little child of Conductor
James Idle ran fork in his infant SIS
ter's left eye, putting it out.
HURON COUNTY yields 1875, 600 bushels
Of wheat this year. Last year tho yield
was 600, 600 bushels.
FINDLAY now boasts of an oil ex-
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