The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-11-20

An epidemic of typhoid fever is rag
ing at Clermontville. There have been
already eighty-nine cases, of which
twenty-five have been fataLF At present
forty persons are stricken. Business is
entirely suspended, and the 200 people
who make up the population are wild
with fear.
THE Knox County Savings Bank, Of
Mt Vernon, has been forced into assign
ment on account of the failure of
Decker, Howell g. Co., with whom they
have $4,000 deposits. Their other as
sets aggregate $4,000, and the liabili-
ties S175,0O0.
FRANK HAGG, Mt. Eaton farmer,
was found dead in bed at hotel at Woos-
ter He had been serving as juror in
the court of common pleas. Over $500
was found on his person.
JAS. KELLER, farmer residing twelve
miles south of Mansfield, accidentally
shot himself while examining rifle
with which he intended to shoot chick
en-. The ball lodged in his brain, caus-
ing instant death. He was fifty years
old, and has wife and six children.
THERE were twenty-seven Democratic
Governors, ex-Governors and Govern
ors-elect and nineteen United States
Senators and ex-United States Senators
present at the Thurman banquet at Co
lumbus.
j. b. WILSON, of Caldwell, was sen.
fenced by Judge Campbell to three
years in the penitentiary for stealing
a horse, after which time he will be
brought back to answer on charge OF
forgery.
GovERNoR-ELECT BOYD, of Nebraska,
who came East to attend the Thurman
banquet, arrived at GAINESVILLE, the 9TH
er evening on a visit to his father. An
informal reception was held in the par
lors of the Clarendon Hotel from Z to 0
o'clock. Several hundred of the distin.
guished gentleman's school-boy friends
paid their respects to him, as also all the
leading Democrats Of the city. He re-
mained there several days the guest of
his father.
CYRUS CARSON, wealthy farmer liv-
ing near New Philadelphia, was crushed
to death by the breaking down Of a
bridge.
The hog cholera is doing great damage
in Madison County.
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL. has issued his
Thanksgiving proclamation, naming the
27th inst as the day, the same as named
in President Harrison's proclamation.
SAMUEL CRAWFORD, . farmer living
one and half miles from Butler, took
his wife and child to town on visit
and while in the act Of moving his gun
In the buggy, in order to get out, acct
dentally shot himself through the head
Death was instantaneous.
FIREMAN FLETCHER was killed In q
collision ON the b & o. near Bellaire.
THE mayor Of Findlsy has ordered all
gamblers to leave town. Fifty have
left "ta 1,A lt fs,
CHAs. HuRsEY, Of Gratiot, was fatally
shot while hunting. nv
AIrER lingering in terrible agony for
i've days little Gail Wright, who re-
ceived charge Of shot in the back from
his fsther's shotgun while out huntiag,
near Newark, died from tho effects Of
the injury. tits feared that the shock
has 30 affected the fathers mind that
he will take his own life, hence he has
to be guarded. The mother Is also pros
trated. M.,s9s sasps
IDA ELLIorT, Of Lima, seeks vainly
for William Earbush. who she met on
Western train, welded, and trusted with
her last cent Of cash.
The plurality of Judge Shauck. in the
Columbus Judicial Circuit is 1887 -
Mrs. JULIA WkrzEL, . Marion widow,
was swindled out Of $s5 By an insurance
shark.
| NARROWING valley mine strikers will
return to work st old prices.
Two Fndlsy burglars blew the G., g.
& C. ticket Office safe and we're Just
about to gobble the swag when the agent
came along and gobbled them.
fGEoReR FIsMER. Henry Wyscup and
Charles Burkett were killed by an ex.
piosion Of dynamite. at Custers stone
quarry. Lima Three other men were
injured. asyi
ELMER L. SHARKEY, who was to hang
on the l4th, has again been respited,
this time indefinitely, Shsrkey 10 dis
satisfied, He confidently expected .
pardon.
GEo. IsxIAx, was killed near Wash.
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