The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-03-23
NEWS ITEMS.


vices in the schoolhouses along Elk riv-
er, w. Va.
Frank Sherry was burned to death in
the burning Of the City hotel, at Aso-
tin, Wash.
The general assembly of Irish Pres
byterians in session at Belfast con-
demned the home rule bill.
The president has accepted the resig-
nation of Gov. w. NJ Stone. OF Iowa,
commissioner of the general land office,
to take effect March "a.
Yale seniors voted to continue wear
ing caps and gowns after easter One
funny" student also favored crinoline,
but was sat down upon.
Despite his protests to the contrary
Gov. Boies, of Iowa, intends to run again
for governor. He is also laying his
plans to succeed Senator Wilson.
A choleraic disease has been preva-
lent in Lorient, France, for week
In six cases It has been fatal Thurs
day four fresh cases were reported.
Edison has won his suit against the
Sherman Electrical Co at Boston, and
a permanent injunction was granted
to him against both those companies
The Alamo hotel, the second largest
at Colorado Springs, Col, was almost
entirely destroyed by fire Friday morn
ing. Loss, $4,000. The guests escaped
amid great excitement.
At New Castle, Pa, after being out
twenty-four hours the jury found
Michael Tenora, the slayer Of Louis
Demarsh, at Hillsville, guilty of inur-
der in the third degree.
Tuesday afternoon, Hattie Clark,
Negress, suicided by saturating her
clothing with kerosene, applying
match and roasting herself to death. No
cause is given for the act
One hundred towns and villages of
of the candidates were chosen on
citizens or Peoples tickets and political
lines were not closely drawn.
The Northern Pacific steamship Ia
coma arrived at Victoria, B. c., flying
the yellow flag. There were three cases
of smallpox on board among the Chi
nese The steamer was quarantined.
A Berlin dispatch says: If the report
that Chilli and Peru will ask Switzer-
land to act as arbitrator in their dis
putes is true, the head Of the high court
at Lausanne will be entrusted with the
duty.
A little son of Mrs Callie Hubbard,
of Portsmouth, O., was knocked over by
bicycle ridden by Tilton Huels. The
child's injuries are regarded as fatal.
Auels was also injured, but not danger
ously.
Mr.. Gladstone was received with
cheers Friday when he appeared In the
house of commons All the Irish mem
bers and many Of the British liberals
wore shamrocks In honor Of ST. Pat
rick's day.
Ex-Secretary Traey's return to pri-
vate life was formally celebrated by
the Hamilton club, of Brooklyn, Thurs
day night, by . banquet. The new Sec
retary Of the navy, Hilary A. Herbert,
was present
Secretary Hoks Smith has appointed
n. Cooper Pope, Of Warrington, Ga.
chief of the division of lands and rail-
roads, sscretary's office, interior depart
ment, vice F. A. Weaver, of Pennsyl-
vania, resigned.
The Colorado senate Wednesday
morning passed bill abolishing capital
punishment The bill will doubtless
become q law, - Gov. Waite is known
to favor it, and it is almost certain to
pass the house.
Shipments for the Worlds fair are
arriving in New York in large numbers
on every vessel from Europe and South
America They make a very consider.
able addition to the work of clerks at
the custom-house.
Ex-Congressman Blount, envoy of the
administration to Hawaii to look into
the status of affairs there regarding an.
nexation matters, arrived at Chicago at
midnight and left Thursday morning
for San Francisco
Edward Parker Deacon, the slayer of
Abeille, sailed on the Trave from Lon
don Wednesday, with his daughter Gla-
dys, for New York, with the intention of
rejoining his other children at Newport
Gladys is the child whom Mrs Deacon
abducted.
Recorder Smyth, of New York, has
refused to grant new trial in the case
of Carlyle Harris, who is under sentence
to die for poisoning his schoolgirl wife,
who was Helen Potts. There is now
E. I. Al