The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-01-29

6ranun8 paroles, Dut snail parole prisoner |
solely On his personal record and the recon- |
mendation Of mo prison warden and chaplain, !
wfthin the bounds OF the law; TO require the np-
rointment 10 every county OF o committee to |
visk We penal and charitable institutions Of !
the county; 10 provide that commissioners Of !
counties containing no worix-houses may parole !
indigent prisoners that they may work and
On appropriation OF Il 800 70 be used, with other
sums raised by psivute subscription In the ERGO
ton Of monument 10 the memory Of Captain
John J. Desmond, late Of Company B, First
Regiment O. ~ G., who was killed Ia the Gin
cinnau rots
Houss-severa, unimportant bills were pass.
ed and The following introduced: Reducing the,
number Of certain State reports, etc.; author
izing tho use Of forrets for catching rabbits; sp
propriasing 81, ,ssS, 143 for common schools. Mr..
Coates presented petitions Of citizens OF Scioto
County In fevor Of the Senate bill prov, ding
that farmers should have exclusive owner ship
Of game upon their own landa BY vote o. 81
to tho House ooncarred In the Senate resolu.
tion By Mr.. Oren requesting Congress TO sub
NIT . constitutional amendment providing for
the electton Of u. 8. Senators BY the people d.
rect instead OF by Legislature The Senate
Of pension agents TO two dollars was also oon-
CURED IN.
CoLuNBus Jan. n 21-SENAVR-BiMs passed,
To provide ,hat chattei mortgages given to Sc
cure notes and bonds shall run with the notes.
ana instead Of being reflled annually need be
relied only at the maturity of the note; to re-
peal that part OF the Russell law requiring
hotel-keepers IN Cincinnati to pay licenses
Bills introduced: To preserve the purity of
elections; 70 create tho officer OF State In
spector OF Banksl 10 require that all insurance
agents, whether Of State or foreign associa-
lions shall before soliciting bAsiness, be u.
censed by the State Insurance Commissioner.
The Senate adopted Mr.. Parker's House Joint
resolution collirG on Congress- to abolish the
present syston OF Indian agents
HOUsE.-Bills introduced: To regulate and
legalze primary elections by applying to them
the regular election laws; to provide that
county commissioners shall offer and pay re-
ward of $500 for the conviction OF horse thief;
providing for the bRrial Of widows OF ex soldiers
and sailors; prohibiting the use OF stoves IN
railroad cars; sbolishing capital punishment;
providing that secorup panyinR verdcts OF turies
Of murder In the drst dogree there may be
recommendations TO mercy, and that the court
in such cases may give Nfe instead OF the
death sentence.
COLUMBUS, Jan. e2.-eRNATB-Hon. % Hugh A.
Hart successor to the lato Hon. Jno. thinner
man was sworn In and took his seat. Bills
passed: 10 correct o clerical error In the dairy
law rs 70 allow prosecutions for the sale of
adulturated milki to require the listing OF all
personal property, and TO provide that personal
property 70 the value Of $500 shall be exempt
from taxation; to require millers TO place on
packages OF both meal and -four labels showing
the weight and quality OF the article inolosed
providing that the county board Of equalization
shall deduct from the valuation for taxation OF
real estate amounts commensurate with the
diminution in value OF the land through the re-
rovsl from 1t Of petroleum, natural gas, coal,
ora limestone, fire olay, or other minerals
Several local bills were passed
HousA-Blis passed: Providing for the
- IN AZ
decenniA board Of equalization OF Cleveland;
authorizing the building OF o township house In
Bedford township, Coshooton County; author
izing Ripley to issue y, 900 bonds for fire de-
partment pVAposee; authorizing Beverly
Washington County 10 Issue 1900 natural gas
bouda
COLUMBUS, Jan a8-SENATE.-Bill passed:
10 authofixe a guardian to sch coal iron ore,
limestone or fire clay from the real estate Of Q
ward when + necessary for the support Of the
ward or for the payment Of debt Bill intro
duocd; 10 proviAo that members OF county
boards Of school examiners shall, after being
appointed, receive their commissions from the
State School Commissioner, who must be satis-
ned that thoy possess the necessary QuaifhCe
taons snd have gsod characters, and that 70 be
eligible to membership In Q county board OF
school examiners one must have had Ave years.
experience as teacher, and must within Ave
yesrs, have been actually engaged In teaching
In properly organized school Adjourned un-
til Monday. ..
HoUsB-Bils passed: Permitting the use of
ferrets in hunting rabbits; providing that ex-
ceptious may be taken to the suf1ciency OF evi.
denoe IA trials Of civil cases before Justices ol
the peaoe supplementary to Section 6810. r.
| g., SO as TO require fre-escapes in manufaotur-
| Ing, mechanical, electrical art and laundry es'
tablishments, a. we'll a. printing, telegraph
| and telephone o6hoes.
Mrs. SARAH WOODS was accidentally
shot dead by her brother, Riley Thomp-
son, at Gallipolia Thompson 4s about
nineteen years Of age. He went to his
sisters house and spoke OF borrowing q
gun. She told him to get her husbands.
He did so, and In cleaning 1t the gun
was discharged, shooting Mrs. Woods in
the neck and killing her instantly. The
coroner was called, and YER
dict of accidental death was rendered
Mrs. Woods is the wife OF John.Woods,
engineer on ferryboat at Pittsburgh
Young Thompson Is almost crazed with
grief
AT Upper sandusky the Farmers In
stitute elected officers, as follows: Pree
ident, Noah Stoneburner; vice-presi
dent, G. K. Brown; secretary, 8. P
Kali. and treasurer, Henry Brown.
The Supreme Court has affirmed ths
decision of the lower courts In the cas-
of Wilmetta King vs. the State. VII
meta King was convicted in the PexTJ
County courts of the murder Of her ille
gitimate child, and was sentenced to ,
term In the penitentiary. She was com
mitted, but was released on the order o
the court, until the Supreme Cour
should dispose of her case.
i Ar Findlay Horton Sharl<ey quarrel
ed with his landlady, Mrs. Carrie Aus
i tin, about his board bin, and shot an
killed her.. He then committed suicide
\ FORTY laborers at Jefferson Iro
Works, Steubepville, struck against . n
duction from q 40 70 ~ 20 per day..