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

leo. is dead.
A rich diamond field discovery is re-
ported from Idaho.
Mat Bailey, aged 8, was suffocated by
earth in cave-in at Niles, o.
ThesLake Shore railroad has granted
its engineers and firemen an increase in
pay.
The treasury department Friday pur-
chased 400, 900 ounces of silver at 90. S405
and so. s410.
DR. Graves, the convicted murderer,
in jail in Denver, COL, will, it is be-
lieved, get a new trial.
The German Sunday Co. has discov-
cred rich coal and gold fielis on the
northern coast of Borneo.
Mrs. George Carter, of GAINESVILLE, o.,
has become a maniac through grief over
the death of her daughter.
The National Association of Builders,
it has been decided, will hold its next
annual meeting in St. Louis.
Geo. A. Prout, of Detroit, aged 81,
blew his brain out because Miss Carrie
Wright would not marry him.
At Bluffton, Ind, Amos Shuck, while
killed by tree falling on him.
The southwest silver convention, at
Ell Paso, Texas has organized the
pan-American bimetallic association.
The report that Mrs. Maybrick was
dying in the working prison, in
England, is true. She has made a con-
fession.
Robert Cory, of Syracuse, Ind, died
Friday morning of hydrophobia, brought
on by bite from mad dog over a
year ago.
Frank Kerner, under twelve-years'
sentence for wife murder, committed
suicide in the Berks county (Pa.) jail
by hanging.
Four persons were drowned by the
upsetting of skiff Tuesday night in
Bayou Vcrmillion, near Rose Hill plan
tation, Louisiana.
The grand trunk railroad has been
attached at Rockland, Me-, for $685.
900, it is supposed for the state tax, as
it is in litigation.
i. g. NJ. Lamberton, of Lincoln, Neb.,
has been selected for appointment as
assistant secretary of the treasury to
succeed Mr.. Nettleton.
Col. John Ryan, who fought with
Sam. Houston for Texas ''independ-
ence," died as pauper in the city hos
pital at Kansas City.
Judge Pickett ct New Haven, Ct,
has ruled that the disturbance by the
Yale freshmen in breaking up thcat-
rical entertainment is riot
Wallace Ogden, custom-house bro
ker in New York, has been arrested for
making false entries by which the gov
ernment was defrauded of $4,000.
1t has developed that Prince Bismarck
is interested in the Milwaukee street
car lines to the extent Of $4,000. Henry
Willard is authority for the report
The council of Haughville, Ind, has
demanded Marshal Smiths resignation.
The indianapolis gamblers have located
there and Smith won't drive 'em out
William H. Hale, the American quack
doctor arrested in Liverpool for de-
frauding number of persons, has been
sentenced to eighteen months in prison.
Representative Caldwell, of Ohio, is
the author of bill introduced in the
house to reduce postage on first-class
mail matter, except postal cards, to
cent per ounce.
The pier for the railroad bridge al
Point Marion, w. Va, are above high
water mark, and it is thought that
trains will be running through to Pitts
burgh by October l, 1898.
The dress of Mrs E. S. Alnutt, of Elk.
celsior, Mo. caught fire from a stove
and she was burned to death. Hel
sister was fatally burned while attempt
ing to extinguish the flames.
Joseph Skinner is in jail at Chicago
charged with numbering Walter Fay
formerly of Cincinnati, on November
IS. Skinner admits the shooting, bu
says he acted in self-defense.
Doc Taylor, the murderer of FIVE peo
| pie ut Bristol, Tenn, including Moon
sinner Ira Mullins, has been granted |
| new lease of life, and the execution o,
December 18 will not take place.
A bill was introduced by Senator Hill
Wednesday to repeal the Sherman
silver purchase act of July IA, 1890. I
excerpts the fifth and sixth sections
which do not relate to silver coinage.
An attempt was made to wreck al
East High street electric car in Spring
field, O., Thursday night by placini
| rails across the track. The car wa
filled with people coming from tn