The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-01-15
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

company, smut OOWn Jne Otner uay 1Or
an indefinite suspension, throwing one
hundred men out Of employment. The
works were formerly owned by the
Kearns-Gorsuch Company, and this is
the first time they have been idle in
two years.
j. w. HARMON, of Lima, while return
ing from Criderville was attacked by
highwaymen, shot twice and robbed of
seventy-five dollars
JOHN McCAsKEY, a prominent farmer
of Crawford township, Coshocton Coun-
ty, was killed by falling tree. His
skull was crushed.
HENRY WEHRLE, the man who muir
dered James Boothe, at Post Boy, Tus-
carawas County. on Christmas morning,
was bound over to the grand jury, q few
days ago, without bail.
PATRICK BIRMINGHAM, a veteran of
the Fifth o. v. L., was found near SAM
dusky frozen To- death.
BRADFORD McGREeoR, o mechanical
expert of Cincinnati claims to have sue
ceeded in uniting aluminium and glass.
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL honored requi-
sition from the Governor of Illinois for
George Williams, wanted in Chicago
for forgery, and under arrest at Cincin-
natl.
THERE are 10000 standard silver dol
lars, so, 900 half dollars, $4,000 quarters
and $4,000 diu,es IL the Sub Treasury at
Cincinnati.
TaGSS convicts escaped from the Ohio
peniteDtiary q few days since by seal
ing the wallA
DR.. P. M. BIeNEY has been elected
president Of the Law and Order League
of Cincinnati
BURGLARS broke into the clothing
store of G. Pfisterer, at Nevada, and car
ried away 5000 worth Of gents furnish.
ing goods.
ROBERT MAcQUEARY, q brakeman on
the B. & O., living at Newark, was
knocked from west-bound train early
the other morning, near Barnesville,
and seriously, if not fatally, injured.
The grand jury at Sanduslxy, has re-
turned tho following indictments:
Thomas Ferguson, robbery; Frank
Curran, arson; Jerry Corrigan, burglary
and larceny; Charles Schwein, assault
with intent to rob; H. Bacher, forgery.
THE other day the magazine of
the Bradford Nitro Glycerine Com
pany, located between Prairie de-
pot and Bradner, Wood Coun-
ty, about twenty-five miles south
of Toledo, exploded with stun
ming report that was heard over wide
area, and was mistaken everywhere for
an earthquake shock. No one was in or
near the magazine at the time, hence
there are, fortunately, no deaths to
record. The force of the explosion was
80 terrific that the trees over many
acres are torn up by the roots, and the
ground is torn up for half mile on
every side Of the yawning chasm which
now occupies the site of the magazine.
The scattered farm houses in the neigh
.borhood had their windows smashed.
4 The shock was felt plainly at Monroe,
Mich, twenty four miles north of there,
and hence it must have been distinctly
perceptible over a circular area Of at
least100 miles in diameter.
FRED. w. GEBHART, a rising young
lawyer of Dayton, died the other night
of typhoid fever after brief illness.
A REMARKABLE instance Of the prom
the case of Mr.. Thomas R. Wingate, q
merchant in the little village Of Cataw-
ba. Mr.. Wingate wears No. hat and
No. boot; he has brothers and sis
ters; there are members of his own
family; his age is times Z, or So; weight
16 times Z, or 112; the number of letters
in his name is times 2, or 21; he also
wears No. IA collar, times z; and q
No. IS coat, times Z; he has been in
active business 8 times z, or 43 years.
DAVE RUSH was instantly killed at
Redwood few evenings since. He
was walking on the railroad track while
intoxicated, and paid no attention to
the danger signals, and was struck in
the head with freight engine. he
leaves widow and several children.
AT Newark, VIM. Clew, charged with
arson, was bound over to court in the
sum of $500, Royal Kasson going on his
bond.
MRS. ELIZA STANBURY, relict Of the
late Jas. A. Stanbery, Of Newark, died
ut the advanced age Of 10 years.
THE grand jury at Portsmouth arose
the other night. Indictments were found
as follows: John Wallace and Arthur
Cottle, giving wine to female under IA
years Of age, with intent, ETC.; James
Newman, of Rarden, assault with intent
to kill; Fred Cramer, burglary and lar.
ceny; VIM. d. Scurlock, assault with in.
tent to kill; Ella Spence, keeping house
of ill-fame; Isaac and Henry James,
murder in the second degree; VIM
Rockwell, assault with intent to rape
John Pally, forgery and perjury; Geo
Rose, forgery.
AT Dayton Harry Griffin had hil
nose bitten off ~ horse he was teas.
ing.
CoMMoN PlNas Judge Buckingham
Of Newark, Is sued for $4,000 bacl
taxes.
A SERIOUS mistake occurred at Okey
q Sons drug store at Caldwell. J. A
Mccoy was securing poisonous liquid Il
use in his dental work, while Gordon
Hutchins was purchasing other medi
cine. In some way the packages wer'