The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-07-13
NEWS ITEMS.


William has abandoned his proposed
trip to Norway.
The eleven-months-old child of Mrs.
VIM. Potter was killed at Columbus, O.,
by an electric car.
The Mexican government has decided
to discontinue newspaper subsidies
amounting to 800, 600 annually.
The training ship left Washington
Wednesday with three hundred appren-
tice boys, to be gone three months
The Spanish government will prose-
cute the mayor of Palafurgel for hid
ing the existence of cholera in that
town.
The Dunkirk IN. W aldermen all
bolted session of that body and the
mayor sent officers after them with
warrants.
Count Rudolph Wrinbina, the father
in-law of Princess Elvira, of Bavaria,
aided at his seat, Castle Hablesham,
Moravia, Wednesday.
Henry Storr and Kid Wilson will be
tried for the railroad robbery near Fort
Smith, Ark, but they are wanted in
dozen different states.
Lieuts. Seaton, Schroeder and T. B.
Mason were examined at the navy de-
partment Wednesday for promotion as
lieutenant commanders.
In consequence of the financial posi-
tion of Spain, a premium of 81 is now
being paid on every English sovereign
at Gibraltar. This seriously interferes
with trade.
Advices from Japan say second
eruption of Mt Asuma has occurred,
and caused the death Of two govern
ment engineers, who had gone to the
mountain to inspect it
The Pueblo Smelling and Mining
works at Pueblo, Cal, were destroyed
by FIRE Thursday morning. The loss is
expected to be 100000 or s4OO,OOO at
least The buildings were all insured.
Comptroller Eckels declared divi-
dend Of thirty per cent in favor of the
creditors Of the insolvent Commercial
National bank of Nashville, Tenn, on
claims proved amounting to s1,254,-
4O6 9h
A judgment has been ordered in the
New York supreme court in favor of
the First national bank, of Chicago,
and against Ex-Gov. James E. Camp
bell in suit brought on promissory
note for $1,000.
Guy De Maupassant the distinguished
French romancist of the naturalistic
school, who had been confined in DR..
Muerish's private asylum for the in
sane, in Paris, for some time, died
Thursday morning.
The London Lancet says there have
been 7O4 deaths from cholera in the
southern part of France since May, and
during the last four weeks 1873 deaths
from the same disease in Marsailles, SO
in Cette and 81 in Toulon.
At Jeffersonville, Ind, while Eugene
Hogue, aged 10, was arguing point on
baseball with some companions near
Bentles place he was struck on the head
with baseball bat and killed. The
lads murderer is not yet known.
The Louisville club will be permitted
to play Sunday games in the future.
The Louisville city council Thursday
night passed an ordinance anneXing the
ball park, formerly in the town of
Parkland, to the city of Louisville.
At Bloomington, ILL.,, Jas. b. Callan
aged SO, proprietor of the Union depot
lunch counter, was shot, probably
fatally, by his step-son, John Farrell.
Callan had been in the habit of abus-
ing his invalid wife, Farrell's mother.
At meeting of the New York cham
ber of commerce resolution was
adopted recommending the appoint
ment by congress of commission to
study the currency question and report
at the next regular session of congress.
1t was rumored at San Francisco
Friday that revolution had broken
out in Australia, and that independence
had been declared. The rumor created
considerable excitement for time, but
little credence, however, was given the
rumor.
Lloyd D. Collett, late consta BILE of
Elkins, Randolph county, was arrested
at Piedmont, w. Va, and was sent
home Wednesday. He is charged with
numerous forgeries. He had been ar
rested, and left Elkins while out hunt
ing bail.
Commissioner Mcdonald, of the
United States fish commission, has
been advised by mail of the arrival of
the Albratross at ST. Paul, Kodiak
island, Alaska. The Albratross is one
of the patrol feet in the Rering sea
squadron.