The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-03-19

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Of the present postmasters and dates
when their commissions expire:
On1ces. Incumbent. Commission.
Bcllevue...w. q. Dangelyen. january Q. 1894
Chllicothe. Philip Klein. ...December9 1891
Delphos. ..... d. E. Baxter, jr.. June ~, ls02.
Delaware. -. ste phcn Potter. january B, 1902
Eaton. 90. VIM o. Jones...... April IL. 1882 4
Franklin. 80. Patrick Gaynor.. january 1e 1892.
Hiram. -. D. H. Beaumont. Dece' Der 81 1891.
Hudson. ........H Henry BrIstock. June IA, 1892.
Kent.".....S. Rockwell. Febru'y 10, 1904
London ........T Theo. W. Miller. August 1892.
Massion. Felix X. shepley .Febru'y "a, 1899.
Middlotown.James g. Lumlis May 10, 1892.
Millersburg. Allen G. Sprangle April 8, 1892
Norwalk David w. Vail. Dece'ber2 81, 1891.
Oxford ....... Dan o. Corcoran.. February o. 1899.
Salem. ........C B. Downrt. ...Dcce'ber II, 1891.
Westerville.. WIN. Rowe...-... January 10, 1892.
DESTITUTE miners at Rendville broke
open box car and took flour and meat
to save their families from starvation.
THE supreme court the other morn.
ing knocked out the Cincinnati board Of
city affairs on the ground that it is un-
constitutional. Two judges dissent.
The two points made by the B. P. !. in
its suits in quo warranto were that the
B. G. A. law restricted membership to
the two leading parties only, and that it
was special legislation, referring only
to Cincinnati.
STATE LABOR COMMISSIONER MCBRIDE
has removed j. P. Elliott from the
superintendency Of the free employ
ment agency at Columbus and appoint
ed to succeed him Fred Basterdes
The heaviest snow of the season fell
early on the morning Of the 18th at
Delphos, and continued at intervals all
day, attaining depth of about thir-
teen inches, delaying trains and par
alyzing business.
WIN. SoMMERs, aged rs, committed
suicide by jumping into well on his
farm near Delhi.
Gov. CAMPBELL has respited Isaac
Smith, who was to hang March 20 for
the murder of Stephen Skidmore, in
Pike county. The extention of time is
to May 20. This is the eighth respite
which Smith has been given.
| PERRY Ii. HILL, advance agent for
the Partisan folly company, was fined
| 81 and the costs at Lima for throwing
hand-bills on the street.
Miss MARY BURKE sues Mayor Smith,
of Lowellville, for talking $4,000 worth
of damages to her reputation.
B. S. STAPLEToN, a Cleveland cigar
dealer, who has been suspected of deal
ing in lottery tickets, was arrested, a
few days ago, charged with sending
lottery tickets through the mails. The
complaint is made by man living at
Struthers who purchased tickets, send
ing the money by mail and receiving
the tickets in the same way. Stapleton
was held in $500 for hearing.
GEORGE ELMER, prisoner in the
Columbus penitentiary, is supposed to
be the mysterious person known as Tas-
colt, who is alleged to have shot mill
honaire Smell, of Chicago.
BATTERY F, first regiment, o. v. L.
A., was recruited at Ripley, August l,
1861, by Capt. d. T. Cockerill and Lieut..
8. M. Espey, and was assigned to the
first regiment, under the command OF
Col. James Barnett, and was engaged
in active service until the close of the
war, and was mustered out Of service
July 81, 1885, One Of the peculiarities
OF this battery was that it contained
twenty-nine pairs of brothers, and any
company in the U. S. service in the
late war is challenged to beat this
record
The remains Of Laura Keaner, buried
at Mt. Sterling sixteen years ago, were
found with rosy cheeks and lips, and
the boquet of flowers in her hand
fresh as when placed there. They were
petrified.
CHARLEY SCARLNTT, of Carroll coun.
ty, was instantly killed the other day
by & large tree falling on him and
crushing his skull.
MRS. JENNIE JONES committed suicide
the other morning by hanging herself
at the residence Of her sister, in Colum.
, bus, where she had been living since
, separating from her husband some time
ago. She was the wife of Rev. John
Jones, Welsh minister, who had insti.
tuted suit for divorce, which was still
pending. The domestic trouble led tc
the fatal act.
AT Caldwell, Elmer johnson, while
drunk, stabbed Mrs. Melissa Graham ir
the neck with a pocket-knife, death re
sulting almost Immediately. He hat
become abusive and she attempted x
put him out of her store.
. MRS. WIN. BAKER, living i've mile,
, from Fostoria, tried to light fire will
r crude oil, and the can exploded. Mrs
Baker. was SO badly burned she died
Her little child was also badly injured
II POSTAL CLERK w. T. MCLEAN, of To
I ledo, jumped from a wrecked car a
lassillon, and was fatally injured.
THE Cincinnati Iron and Steel Co. ha
! assigned. The assets are put at $50, oO'
and liabilities $65, 900.
CHAUNCEY ANDREWS sues the p, G
4 T. railroad at Youngstown for trih,
of e41, ,045.0l old debt
DIR. w. D. McGREeoR, Steubenville
druggist, forgets his troubles in sleel
!, induced by an overdose OF morphine.
: AT Lima, during '6ght, Ben Wart
t bit of the fore-fnger Of Frank Thomp
/. sons right hand. Ward was arrested
= AT Newark, G. T. Wade had his lef
eye put out by Q piece Of iron whicl