The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-01-22
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

The four-year-old daughter of Fl.
Boyer, of Morgantown, was standing
before an open fire, when her clothing
took fire, and before assistance could be
rendered was enveloped in flames. She
died several hours after the accident.
CovINGToN was,> startled the other
morning by the intelligence that Mrs.
VIM. Hill had suicided by hanging her.
self in the wood house, using for rope
a silken sash belonging to one of her
children. Her mind was affected by
ill-health.
JACOB ORTIZ, a well-to-dc farmer liv-
ing near Delphos, was drowned in the
canal the other night. 1t is supposed
that he was endeavoring to cross over
on the ice and broke through.
The President has sent to the Senate
the following nominations for post
masters: VIM. Ii. Gibson, Tiffin; VIM.
A. Hunt, st. Clairsville; johnson
Brown, Bridgeport; w. Howard Ander-
son. Barnesville; Mary s. Mong, Min
erva.
SUMNER Bros, Cleveland jewellers,
were mixed in the Dueber failure, and
assigned for $4,000.
R. S1BLETT, colored, Pullman car
porter, was knocked from the platform
Of sleeper at Bellaire while the train
was passing over the B. & O. bridge at
that point and was instantly killed.
The body struck the bridge and rolled
off to the ground one hundred feet be-
low.
B. F. SAVAGE and wife were terribly
injured in a runaway at Bucyrus.
The council OF Cincinnati has passed
an ordinance making the giving Of pub
lie exhibitions of hypnotism punishable
by a fine of $500.
DAVE c. JOHNSON and his two sons,
w. P. and Harry, were arrested in Gin
cinnati, charged with violating the anti
lottery law by mailing lottery circu-
lars.
AT Hamilton Viola Groshaus commit
ted suicide on account Of the failure of
Joseph Steffen, with whom she has been
living as wife, to keep his promise to
marry her.
The Annual Convention of the Ohio
Agricultural Association was held in
the Senate Chamber, a few days ago.
The most interesting feature of the
meeting was the address of President j.
g. Russell. The convention in tho
evening elected five members of the
State Board of Agriculture, as follows:
A. H. King, of Marion County; A. j.
Clarke, of Guernsey; w. H. Miller, Of
Erie; j. G. Bower, of Athens, and Geo.
Lewis, of Van Vert. The State Board
met Immediately afterward and organ
lied by electing J. NJ. Black, president;
A. II. King, treasurer; L. N. Bonham,
of Oxford, secretary, and J. w. Flem-
ing, of Columbus, assistant secretary.
AT Cincinnati John Turner, for the
murder of Schmidt, was sentenced to
the penitentiary for life.
DIR. MAXWELL and Charles Schott
were indicted by the grand jury at Cam
ton, for attempting criminal abortion,
by which Lille Borden lost her life.
To PROMOTE Mansfeld's interests the
board of trade, acting upon suggestions
of citizens, has written to Senator Kerr
and Representative Gaumer, requesting
them TO prepare and introduce in the
Legislature bill authorizing the Mans
field board Of trade to issue 500, 900
bonds for the purpose Of using the
money thus obtained In encouraging
and aiding new manufacturing concerns
to locate in that city.
JOHN BAH, an insane farmer from
Darke County, committed suicide at the
insane asylum, Dayton, by hanging
himself with q window cord.
The janitor at the opera-house at
Millersburg the next morning after Q
recent performance, found a pocket
book on the floor, containing notes,
certificates and money, amounting to
over 81, 1000. A search disclosed that
they belonged to Jacob Uhl, a stock
buyer and farmer living near town.
OHIo's banksN during the past year
drew drafts to the amount of $772, 069,-
028.
COLUMBUS was without single natur-
al gas fire on the 18th, and numerous
sases of inconvenience were reported on
account Of the sudden cutoff OF the sup
ply. The flow was stopped at $3.50 in the
morning and 1000 fires went out The
company says that in all probability
the gas will never be turned on again,
rs the supply will not be sufficient for
practical use.
THE annual meeting of the Ohio Wool
Growers Association was held in the
Senate Chamber the other night, Presi-
dent David Harpster being in the chair.
Judge William Lawrence, of Bellefon-
taine, delivered the principal address Of
the evening, which was adopted as the
sentiment of the association. The fol-
lowing resolution, offered by Judge
Lawrence, was adopted: Whereas,
The Association of Wool Manufacturers,
by its secretary, expressed the opinion
that modification Of duties on wool
may be expected, and by SO doing has
intimated that such modification is nee
essary and proper, this association does
unanimously Resolve, That such ex-
preston is unjust, unfriendly and in
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