The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-03-17
OHIO STATE NEWS.

BIslIoP HoRsTMAN has formally as
sumed control of St Johns cathedral !
at Cleveland.
JOHN HoLTsHALTER, 16-year.old
boy, hanged himself at Buckingham,
near Shawnee.
In quarrel over cards, j. Z. Sims,
Plymouth saloon-lseeper, shot Josh
Turscher
THREE members of the family OF
Henry Witter, of Bucyrus, died from
scarlet fever.
SIMEON SHEcKLER, of Salineville, who
had substitute in the late war, has
the nerve to apply for a pension.
Hon. ALLEN G. THURMAN, the "Old
Roman" rendered reception to the
members of the general assem- bly, at
Columbus.
Mr.. AND Mrs. HARRY SToUT's bounc-
ing 1Spound baby has fallen away in
flesh until it weighs only pound and a
half. The case puzzles Bucyrus doc
tors.
PIERCE KELLY S Co., of Youngstown,
will probably settle with creditors in
| full
FIRE at Cairo, near Canton, the other
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| Christian Fulmer. The post Office was
also burned out, books, letters and
| stamps being lost. The loss will reach
$4,000. Cause unknown.
THERE are rumors of gambling and
carousing in the penitentiary and an in
vestigation will probably be held.
The temperance people of Jefferson
vile put full ticket in the field for
the corporation. The election in the
corporation promises to be an interest
ing one.
A CHASTITY sight was furnished early
passers along South street. Warren,
the other morning where the Erie rail-
way double track runs Human flesh
and other parts of a body were scatter
ed a distance of ten rods. The remains
were gathered up by the coroner on a
shovel They were pronounced to be
all that remains of Tom Lally, of
Youngstown, who essayed to board an
Erie train the night before.
JOHN SMITH, aged about 25 years,
employed as a laborer in grading for
additional track on the Fort Wayne
road, a few miles east Of Alliance.
while riding on one of the dirt cars lost
his balance and fell under the wheels
His right arm and leg were terribly
mangled which, together with other
injuries sustained, resulted in his death
MRS. DIR. DAVIS was severely burned
by coal oil while trying to start fire
with it at Jetfersonville.
WILLIAM TRIPP's two wives faced
him in court at Columbus, each helping
the other to secure divorce.
THREE young men of GAINESVILLE have
entered into an agreement, the terms
of which are that the one who marries
first must give the others a supper. To
make the matter strictly legal and
binding lawyer was employed to
draw up the article, and it was sworn
to before a notary public. One Of the
young men is said to be engaged to q
prominent society lady of GAINESVILLE.
GEORGE BARRMAN was drowned while
skiff riding at Bellaire.
! JOHN HoLTz, an aged resident of Sa-
lineville, a. mining village in Colum-
biana county. while walking on the
railroad near his home fell through a
bridge TO the ice below, a distance of
fifteen feet, and was instantly killed.
THE grandmother of two-year-old
Willie Stillwell. Of Portsmouth, tied
him to q chair near the stove so that
he was badly burned and disfgured for
life.
Mrs. ]. B. SHAAF, wife of Baptist
minister at Bucyrus, preached the fun
eral sermon at the funeral of her old
friend, Mrs. Rachael Jackson.
JONATHAN AMsTUTz, of Bluffton, who
became insane on the subject of faith
: cure, was taken to the Toledo asylum.
, He is total wreck, both mentally and
+ physically.
The officials of the Colum bus Medical
college are fighting over the promiscu.
GUS handing out of diplomas.
S. P. SHUR, a Delaware merchant cut
every telegraph, telephone and electric
light wire in front of his building
PAUL FREY, Wooster saloonist, was
sentenced to one day in Jail for giving
liquor to sick man on election day.
: COMMERCIAL POINT and Columbus are
to be connected by an electric railway
sixteen miles long.
AT Bethel, Albert Young an eight.
year old crippled child, was burned to
death the other evening.
AMOS DOYLE, son of wealthy iron
manufacturer, was arrested for the
many burglaries at Hubbard.
YouNGsTowN's public library was
opened few days ago.
, AUSTIN GILBERT, of Springfield, died
from blood poison, caused by opening q
carbuncle with rusty pair of shears
JOHN DoNALDs, of Loveland, had his
foot cut off while jumping off and on
trains.
THE suit to prevent the levying of q
; taS on Wayne county property to raise
, 100000 to secure the agricultural ex
perimental station, reached the supreme
court few days ago.
j. c. NICHoL, a Bellaire colored
: preacher lost his watch shaking dice
and then squealed.
ROBERT NIEKENs, of Columbus
craZed with drink, was found chewing