The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-11-13
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

an politician OF Knox township, Holmes
County, became violently insane the
night after the election, and imagined
an army was after him, and ran away
from home in his night clothes. He was
taken home, and fingered for two days,
when he died. Brain trouble was the
cause of his death.
The post-offce at Delhi was robbed of
800 the other night.
BATKER Cook, brakeman on the G.,
II. V. & T. railway yards, at Nelson
| vile, fell between the cars of moving
| train and was instantly killed. His
head and arms were entirely severed
from his body.
PATRICK KELLY a prisoner indicted
for stealing copper from the Incandes-
cent Light Company, pleaded guilty to
| petit larceny. On learning that he
would be sent to the work house for six
months, Kelly went into court and ask
cd to change his plea and pleaded guilty
to grand larceny, stating he preferred
being sent to the penitentiary than to the
work house. This request was granted.
and Judge Gilmore sentenced him to a
year in the penitentiary. Kelly stated
he was acquainted with the work house,
and preferred the penitentiary.
| A RABID dog created a sensation in
Hamilton, few days ago
The cornerstone of the new Jail at
! Fremont was laid, few days since.
NEBRAsKA's new Democratic Gov
ernor, James E. Boyd, was former
resident of GAINESVILLE.
SHAwHAN's Opera-house block, Tiffin,
| y e., NaO n
Rouse, who intends to remodel and i'm
prove it extensively in the near future.
RUDOLPH GILGEN's business place,
New Philadelphia, was raided by
burglars, and cash and many
articles of value carried off. The bur-
glary occurred during the funeral of his
wife, the thieves knowing he was alb
sent.
AMONG paroles granted by tho peni-
tentiary managers the other night, were
those of Fred II. Braggins, the Cleve-
land editor, sent up for eight years for
forgery, and John II. Simons, treasurer
of Darle County, convicted of embez-
element and sentenced for six years.
THERE is diphtheria epidemic at
Hamilton.
Fort RECOVERY has typhoid fever
epidemic.
THREE small islands in the Maumee
river, near Toledo, have been found to
belong to the State, their value being
about So, 800. They are now occupied by
private parties.
JOHN G. BISHOP, a farmer of Dudley
township, Hardin County, was killed by
, his team of horses running away.
HARLEY DOVER, eleven-year-old boy
of Washington c. H., was horribly man.
gled by circular saw.
THE youngest member of the next ma
tional House of Representatives. will be
r District. He is twenty-eight.
Jos. SHRocK and five children, of Can,
ton. were poisoned by eating tainted
cheese. Condition not serious.
, BENZ. MILLER, of Lima, lost three
children with diphtheria in two days.
MILLER, the bigamist got out of the
Van Vert Jail the other day, but was
, soon recaptured.
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL attended an en-
tertainment on the night of the 9th, and
upon returning home was taken with
severe vomiting spells, which contin
| ued throughout the night He was con-
' fined to his bed all next day, but al
night was somewhat better. The Gov
ernor contracted a severe cold at Mays
vile, KY, where he addressed polit
T. ical meeting Saturday night before the
/, election, and narrowly escaped a case Of
pneumonia.
, HARE's official majority for Congress
over Foster is 1T. The official vote by
8 counties Is as follows: Seneca $50, Ma
+ rion 500, Wyandot 7Os for Hare; Han
cock 500, Union 1,os1 for Foster, max
ing Hare's majority 1T.
BIG FoUR freight train was derailed
r near Sidney, the other night A tank
' car full of oil was destroyed.
ENGLIsHMEN have invested $4,000, O0(
in Ohio iron industries in the Mahonine
valley.
. electric railroad is being pushed witt
1 vigor.
CHARLES BLYTHE, the colored mur
q derer Of DR.. A. e. Jones, died the othel
\ morning in the penitentiary hospital, o
consumption.
THE two-year-old child of HIGHLAND
!. Hecker. Cincinnati. drank from bottle
4 Of morphine and died.
4 MRS ELMIRA SHAFER one Of the pion
y eers OF Oberlin, and mother Of Presiden
Shafer, of Wesley College, died at Ober
|. lin, aged eighty-four.
THE six-year-old son Of Fred Diebold
Lima, ate whole box of worm lozenges
supposing them to be candy, and died II
i convulsions.
Q Ex-CIrY CLERK JOHN s. ROLLER, o
r Youngstown, has been sent to the peni
/. tentiary for two years for embezzlini
/ public funds
CINCINNATI is q wire center, ani
. claims to make among other things 90,
q 600 bird cages, $4,000 rat traps, 100, ,oo'
fly traps and 800, 900 sieves annually.
w. II. SHULocK Is bad when drunk
. He took possession Of ST. Mary's Churcl
r at Portsmouth after service, drubbet