The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-05-07

al tiiC IcCcllU OulO VI. IA. w. ILuCttIup-
ment held in Steubenville the follow
ing officers were elected: Department
commander, Maj A. M. Warner, of
Cincinnati; senior rvice-commander, ] ohm
s. Pearce, of Steubenville; T. w. Prem
tice, of Putnam, Junior commander;
medical director, DR.. Stevenson, of
Manchester; chaplain, Geo. Munson, of
Alliance,
A NEW life-saving station is to be es-
tablished at Ashtabula.
SENATOR SHERMAN has returned to
his Mansfield home for the summer.
A TERRIFIC rain, hail and wind-storm
visited Bryan the other afternoon.
Hardly single house escaped without
some damage. 1t is thought the peach,
pear and cherry crops will be ruined
FRANK Ross, of Jellaway, was crush
ed to death the other morning under
falling beam in barn which was be-
ing erected.
Gov. CAMPBELL has commuted the
sentence of Isaac Smith to imprison-
ment for life on the ground that newly
discovered evidence shows there is
doubt as to his guilt.
A SUIT has been brought in the Ohio
supreme court to test the recent reap
portionment of the state for legislative
purposes.
Gov. CAMPBELL has reappointed all
the members of the board of pardons,
Messrs. Malloy and Koons for two
years each, and Messrs. Kennedy and
Baughman for four years each.
THREE attempts have been made to
blow up Springfeld's fine city building
valued at $s25,oOO by tampering with
the engine boilers.
A LOCOMOTIVE on the Dayton and
Michigan railroad exploded near John
sons station. Fireman John Fooly was
killed, and Engineer Jacob Eick and
Brakeman o. M. Wood badly injured.
THE Farmers alliance of Adams
county has decided to put county
ticket in the field this fall.
BY concurrence in the report of the
conference committee the Alexander
dog bill is now law. 1t was consider
ably changed in committee, and is be-
ieved to reasonably satisfy both the
haters and lovers of dogs. 1t provides
for the killing of all dogs on which the
tax has not been paid, but makes prop
erty, the same as other life stock, Of
those dogs on which the tax has been
paid.
JULIUS BAKER, Butler county con-
vict, out on parole. has been returned
70 the penitentiary for violating the
conditions of his parole by getting
drunk and fighting. He is serving a
two years sentence for assault to rape.
In the senate, Mr.. Munson's bill to
make sheep-stealing an offense equal as
to punishment with burglary and grand
larceny, was defeated.
THE miners and operators Of Ohio
have adjusted their difficulties on the
basis of 70 cents for mining IN the
Hooking Valley and a nine-hour labor
day. Tho scale for machine mining
was left open for future adjustment be-
tween the operators and miners inter-
ested No strike or trouble Is antici-
pated in Ohio fields for tho next year.
ALBEIT STEWART, porter at the Ar
cade hotel, Springfield, was married q
few days ago to Miss Nora Wright. He
had been counting Miss Leedy Carter,
who became very Jealous when. she
heard of the wedding. Stewart boards
at that house, and on returning home
the other night he discovered two suits
Of clothes on fire, which was caused by
sulphuric acid being poured on them.
THERE was . frightful crash of en-
gines In the Baltimore and Ohio yards
at Newark, resulting in the demolish-
ing OF both and serious injury Of Engi-
neer John Rapinger and Fireman John
Mitchell The collision was due entire
" to the carelessness Of yardman, and
by It the company viii loose about $l0.- :
600. @-fi -
Ar Fl Recovery, while syoung lady
by the name Of Miss Icy was about re-
turning home from school she attacked
and killed q large snake measuring
seven feet in length. The reptile was
Of the blue racer species
Macy cATHABINE EesLEsToN has
sued the Scioto Water Co. At Marion for
%, 1000 damages for an injury resulting
from being thrown into IN open trench
and badly injured, no signal being out
PETER WALSH, . local democratic
politician, while returning to his homo,
about four miles below Chillioothe, the
other night was struck By train and
killed. he leaves wife end several
children.