The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-02-08
NEWS ITEMS

The Hand County bank Of Miller. 6.
D., has suspended.
The skating rink craze has been re-
! vived at Muncie, Ind
A falling tree killed Willie Manning,
aged 16, near Elgin, Ill.
1t is rumored that George Vanderbilt
and Miss Whitney are engaged.
The public debt was increased 81
$50, 064 during the month of January.
The gold brick trick is being worked
in the neighborhood of Portland, Ind.
| Unknowns murdered Martin Erick-
son in his butcher shop at St Paul,
MINI.
The date of putting the Marblehead
in commission has been postponed to
| March a.
The democratic caucus liquor license
bill was introduced in the Iowa legis-
lature Friday.
VIM. Lott, the designer of grain ele-
vators, was found dead in bed at his
hotel in Chicago
Northwestern threshing machine
men have organized at Minneapolis for
mutual protection.
Archbishop Corrigan, in an interview
Friday, denied that he has been sum-
moned to the vatican.
The schooner Gertie Foster was driv-
en- ashore near Halifax, N. s. Five
sailors were drowned
Bob jones' aged IL, shot his father
to death at Peoria, Ill, because he re-
fused to buy him pair of shoes.
Twenty prisoners in the county Jail
at She boygan, Mich, have been eX-
posed to smallpox, and great excite
ment exists.
There have been number of deaths
from diphtheria at Embery Church,
Ia, and the disease is spreading. The
people are panic stricken.
Mrs. Lucy Carnegie, of Pittsburgh,
had 100000 yacht launched at Balti-
more, Wednesday. There were large
number of guests present
At Columbia, S. c., VIM. Meetze was
shot Friday by John Miller, a witness
in a dispensary case. The trouble
grew out of liquor prosecution.
The president sent the following
nominations to the senate Wednesday:
Postmasters-John Welfey, Decatur,
Ind. Samuel Arnold, New Castle, Ind.
Senator Ohrs bill requiring insur-
ance companies to appoint an agent in
each county for the reception of prem
iums on policies passed the Ohio senate.
Mrs. C. A. Ford, of Madison, Wis,
sued her cousin, Rev. j. F. Bowe, a
Catholic priest in Edgarton, for SLAM
der. Damages claimed, 10000; ver-
dict for s5, OOO
Allen johnson, a miner, was killed
by c. e o. train at St Clair mines,
West Virginia. Johnson was walking
along the track and did not heed the
warning whistle.
Firt Lieut.. Millard F. Waits, Twelfth
, infantry, is detailed as professor of
military science and tactics at the Mem
phis institute, Memphis Tenn, and
, will report in person for duty accord.
5 ingly.
f At Canton O., Philip Finold and AL
len Myers, bridge-worlSers, fought sew
en- rounds Friday morning before forty
I companions. The latter was knocked
t out The purse was 50, with a side bet
9 of 81 side.
. Tom Wadlington, of Newstead, a vii
!, lage in Christian county, KY. was
tampering with a bottle of powder,
|
S sion, when it exploded, tearing one OF
: his hands off at the wrist.
! Two men murdered woman on the
l Pine mountain, in Harlan county, neal
II Mt Pleasant, Ky. For what reason
+ can not be learned. One man named
Baggs has been arrested, the other i:
/ at large Baggs has confessed.
The smallpox scare is growing in al
!, the larger towns in Iowa The state
: board of health is receiving kilograms
from all parts asking for trained nurse!
:. and advice. The board is adopting
=. stringent m easures for general vaccina
;, tion.
!. j. w. Watson, country preacher
:, while conducting a revival at yellow
> Springs, O., was called fool and a lial
by Sandy Pettiford. Watson immedi
ately seized Sandy and pounded hin
all around the church. He was com
i PEELED to desist by the congregation.
The Iowa state board of health re
u ceived telegram Wednesday from the
IS authorities of New Hampton asking fo1
$ trained smallpox nurses. The towI
e is suffering from an epidemic, will
> eight cases and one death so far. Al
: epidemic also prevails at Council
% Bluffs
y Jack LAWN, of Paris KY, aged abou
- S5, was found dead Wednesday morn
- ing on the farm of John Redmon, five
miles west of town. He went to Rud
;, dell's Mills Tuesday to see about do
- ing some painting, and, not getting
, the work, he started home and froz'
: to death.
- At the noon hour Friday, in front o
% % the city school building, Noblesville
- Ind, Harry Pardue, aged 10, was kid
naped by Mart Millner, of Indianapo
lis, and taken away in a buggy in grea
e haste toward that city. This is tn
'e second attempt, and creates great eS
It element
e The Pail Mall Gazette, commentin,
IL upon affairs in Brazil says Brazil
r no more under Cleveland's suzeranit
e than the United States is under ou