The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-09
NEWS ITEMS.

cree of divorce has been granted Ed
ward Parker Deacon.
Waldo w. Holmes, the wife murderer,
was hanged at Springfield, Mass, at
1925 Friday morning.
Mrs I. w. Wilson, living near
Buena Vista, Tenn, hanged herself
Thursday afternoon. No cause can be
learned.
The late Com. f. w. Weld, of Boston,
has left 100000 to Harvard university
in addition to like amount given dur
ing his life time.
Hon. VIM. Lindsay, next senator from
Kentucky, Friday resigned his seat on
the Worlds fair commission, to go into
effect February IA.
The West Virginia House resolution
favoring the annexation of the Hawaiian
Islands was killed in the Senate Friday
by unanimous vote.
Jack Dempsey, the ex-middle weight
champion, has decided to enter the ring
again and has signed to meet Billy
Keogh, recently of Nevada, late this
month.
The Countess Marie of Flanders, who
is sister of King Charles of Roumania,
has been robbed at Brussels by bur-
glars of a jewel case containing gems
of great value.
Three thousand steel workers at Es-
ton, Ky, received twenty-four hours
notice that their engagements termi-
mated on Friday, in view of reduction
in the force
Samuel b. Leaf, wealthy and prom
inently connected Tepnesseean, died at
Clarksburg, Tenn, Friday morning of
Bright's disease, aged seventy. He was
one of the largest orange growers in
Florida.
Alarming advices were received from
Bolivia Friday. The Indians in the
province of Santa Cruz, who are con-
stantly sold as slaves, are ready to rise
in rebellion and devastate the towns
near by.
The Columbian paper mill, Xenia, O.,
was completely destroyed by fire Thurs.
day. The fire started in the oil room.
Loss, SIS, 200; insured for SAC, 500. Two
hundred men are thrown out of en-
ployment.
The Virginia supreme court of ap.
| peals has reversed the decision of the
| Hastings court in the Alexandria case
| of Jeff Phillips, convicted of killing
| George Smith, July 20, 1891, and sen
fenced to be hung.
The commissioner of patents has sub
mitted his annual report to congress
! The urgent request for more space is
again dwelt upon at some length, and 9
recommendation for an increased force
of examiners is made.
| Naval officers at the port of New
| York say that if the reports from the
| gun trials of the cruiser Vesuvius con
tinue to be as favorabl as those of the
past three days there is little doubt but
what second dynamite gun vessel will
be built.
The large coal mine at Port Royal
five miles east of West Newton, Pa
caught fire Thursday morning from al
| explosion of gas. Several men were in
| jured and one is lost, John Ceilings, ;
machinist, whose body has not yet bee,
| recovered
1t was learned at Pittsburgh, Wednes
day night, that John Duss, who sue
ceeded Father Henrici as trustee of tn
Economic society, was stricken witt
paralysis, several days ago. He is re
ported much better, and it is though
will recover.
The total collection of revenue in tn
district of West Virginia, for 1892, a
shown by recent report, is 1887, 1928, So
an increase of S42, 1888. 80 over 1891. Thi
is from taxes on malt liquors, distille,
spirits, tobacco, cigars and special take
and licenses.
The president has signed the commits
sion of Elijah w. Halford as majo
and paymaster in the army, but Ma!
Halford will not qualify until March
in order that he may remain in hi
present position until the end of MI
Harrison's term.
At workmen's meeting at Cracow
was voted that a resolution should b
passed calling upon the Russian goy
ernment to grant absolute liberty,
abolish the stamp duty on newspaper
and to provide cheap dwellings for tn
working classes.
A deputation composed of employe
in the military and civilty has waite
upon Lord Lansdowne, Viceroy of Ir
dia, to complain of the losses they hav
sustained, and are sustaining, throug
the depreciation in silver and the fall i
the value of rupee.