The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-12-15
OHIO STATE NEWS.

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LIMA has an epidemic of diphtheria
and several sporadic cases of scarlet
fever.
PHILIP HAUs, serving a twelve-year
sentence at Columbus for manslaugh.
ter in Scioto county, has been paroied.
DENIsoN UNIVERSITY students are
preparing to erect large Y. NJ. c. A.
building at Newark.
ELLSWORTH w. FEIGBY was indicted
by the United States grand jury at Co.
lumbus for sending obscene matter
through the mails.
MORGAN LEE, aged AZ, prosperous
farmer near Chase. Athens county, was
thrown from horse, which kicked him
over the left eye, fracturing his skull.
He died the other afternoon.
SYLVESTER SANDS, quiet, well-re-
spected young man of 90 living with
his parents at Carroll, Fairfield county,
shot himself the other evening, dying
instantly.
REV. JOHN WILSON SIMPSON, d. D.,
the fifth president of Marietta college,
was inaugurated the other day.
SCARLET FEVER has appeared in Coal
ton.
AT Canton, Mike McGinn, lineman,
was working on a pole with rope
dangling from his shoulders to the
ground A cab came along, became en-
tangled in the rope and McGinn was
jerked from the pole to the ground,
dashing his brains out
JOHN UNDERDowN, of Weston, fol-
lowed Dick Orles, feather renovator,
who had called to see his wife, and
stabbed him six times with a dirk
knife. The mans body rolled down q
bank, where it was found by the
coroner. Uutlcrlown gave himself up.
MRS CHAs BESNER; of Oak street,
Columbus. died of asthma, while her
daughter. Cora. played Nearer My
God, to Thee" by request
JUDGE II. l.. SIBLEY, of Marietta,
decided the other day that the civil
rights law was unconstitutional as far
as barber shops were concerned.
THIEVES who stole Mr.. Kochrs tur-
keys at Jeromeville, dropped q pocket
book containing $50 and sl00 note,
but have not called again.
CHARLES EBWGHT, an ex-convict just
released from the penitentiary, was
found at Columbu with lot of stolen
clothes in his possession by Patrolman
Potter. Ehright attempted to shoot
and was luaccd SO badly that he nearly
died ut the city prison. He is still in
dangerous condition.
LAWYER CHARLES Manner married
May Young ut Poland, but before he
had the knot lied he caused the arrest
OF Lucy Daizeil. who wanted to shoot
him because Of an alleged promise to
marry her.
MRs. SIDNEY A. WILLIAMS, mother Of
Deputy United States Marshal Williams,
of Cincinnati, and ex-F:re Chief J. M.
eighty-four. and was the first girl baby
born in Portsmouth.
In Fairmount Cemetery, Jackson,
worlsmcn dug up mass of hibernating
snakes while making grave.
The will Of William Mckinley, sr.,
father Of Gov. Mckinley, has been filed
for probate. He leaves all his property,
of whatsoever nature, to his daughter,
Miss Helen Mckinley, whom lie names
as administrators His estate is valued
at about s4o,0 1000.
THE state dental association the 9TH
eT morning selected the following ex-
ecutive: C. e. Miles, Columbus, chair
man; W. II. Todd, Columbus; T.. Bethel,
Kent: W. II. Whistler, Cleveland; j. r.
Callahan, Cincinnati; l.. z. Custar. Day.
ton.
THE state dental society elected the
following officers the other evening:
President, George E. Wilson, Cleveland;
first vice president, Charles Welch, Will
mington, second vice president, w. II.
Todd, Columbus; secretary, L. b Bethel
Ken :; assistant secretary, Henry Barnes.
Cleveland.
WHEELER COLLINS assaulted Lcmuel
Clayson in Springfield with q club, when
the latter fractured his skull with
monkey-wrench.
Ar Newark, Dan Shanahan, aged 1s,
died from iocak-jaw. caused by rusty
nail wound.
FIRE in the Beaumont & Blanken-
butler mills. GAINESVILLE, did $4,000
worth Of damage.
The governor has pardoned Henry
Guenther, sent from Montgomery coun.
ty on twelve-year sentence for man
slaughter. He killed his wife, with
whom he had lived unhappily and whom
no charged with intdclity. Guenther
is expected TO die at any moment.
MASHED men tried unsuccessfully to
hold up S. G. Houck, station agent at
Durbin, near Springfield
Ex-CsnsF OF POLICE FREEMAN, of Day
ton, has married Maggie May Morrison
Freeman was divorced from his wife
just week before.
AT Chillicothe, the trial of Lettie
McGioglin, aged is, who was under an
Indictment for murder in the first de- :
gree. came to an end, the jury bringing
in verdict of not guilty. 1t was al
legged that she threw her illegitimate
child into the canal early on the morn
ing OF July "a The trial was under
progress eight days, and attracted
pood deal of attention