Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-11-07
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
THE RIoroUs ANN ARBoR sTUDENEs.

! themselves in such q bOisteIOus man
ner. pushing and croWding citizens from
/ the sidewalk, that it was found neces-
sary bv the police to raid them. Dur
/ ing the fracas several students had
their heads battered, which so exasper-
ated the others that they threatened re-
/ taliation. For the campus" " shouted
the leaders. LET US organize, and
clean out the officers; and away they
marched. When the grounds were
reached the number had increased to
seven hundred. In the meantime
| Mayor Smith was consulted by Chief
/ johnson as to the best course TO be
pursued. 1t was decided at once to
deputize a force sufficient to preserve
order. A call was made on citizeLs,
who responded, and in less than half
an hour one hundred and fifty stout.
able-bodied fellows congregated in
the basement of the opera house await
ing orders. In their haste to pre-
are for business they selected all kinds
pf weapons for defense. Some were
ormed with revolvers, and others with
4 aanes, clubs, or aXe-helves, fully deter
mined to prevent a repetition OF Thurs
I day nights occurrence. 1t was an easy
matter for six hundred men to attack
Rapalje's bagnio, but they were COM
pletely cowed over the fact that they
would be warmly received last night
if they ventured on another
raid The students sent scouts out,
who, learning of the full preparations
that had beeu made, carried the news
back to the campus, when the crowd
soon dispersed, and scarcely student
ventured on the streets after 9 o'clock.
! Should an outbreak occur the fire bell
will be rung. calling the citizens to-
gether if their presence is needed to
assist the police.
MURDERED BY TRAAIPS.
A dispatch from Sedalia, Mo-, Nov.
4th, says: Thos. @. Cockrill, nephew of
U. S. Senator Cockrill, this state, was
found murdered last Friday morning in
the store of NJ F. Staltz, at Ridge Prai-
rie, Saline county His skull was
cracked in three places and throat cut.
The supposition is he was murdered by
uamps during Thursday night as the
victims pockets and the money drawer
of the store has been rifed. COckrell
was clerk in the store and slept there.
TRAFFIC IN DEAD BODIES.
Says a Chicago dispatch of November
3rd: The TIi6une'S KeOkuk special
say it has been discovered that a
| Mackey of that city has been receiving
bodies of recently buried people, the
! graves having Ueen a.oLUGd at Deacon,
Iowa, and the bodies barreled and
shipped. Two barrels were consigned
to Mackey Thursday, but the railroad
agent becoming suspicious and open
ing one of them found the body of
John Hines who had been recently
buried near Beacon. Mackey has been
arrested but declares he is innocent.
His declaration is discredited, as under
his directions the first barrel was taken
to the medical college of KeokJk ana
! is still thee e. The authorities at the
college disclaim any knowledge of the
source from which the barrel came.
HEAVY STORM ON THE LAKES.
Very heavy gales were reported on
the lakes Nov. 1st. Four vessels were
beached near Grand Haven, while it is
supposed several small crafts foundered.
The loss of life was not large.
THE TERRIBLE TRIAL OF A BANK DEFAUL-
TER.
An indianapolis telegram of Novem-
Der 2nd gives the following particulars
of an exciting case: George Hazard,
the defaulting president of the First
National bank of Auburn. ILL.,, whose
affairs have attracted SO much atten-
ton lately. went to L0gansport, yester
day, to procure some papers which two
endorsers on one of his notes held.
They efused to give up the papers till
certain money was paid. Hazard then
had them arrested on charge of lar
ceny, which failed before the examin-
ing Justice Then Hazard offered to
pay and counted out his money on the
table and the desired papers were laid
alongside. Hazard grabbed both
money and papers, and with a friend
from whom he had borrowed, with
drawn revolvers escaped from the room.
Hazard was arrested and jailed on a
charge of robbery. Shortly after mid
night four persons came to the jail, and,
signing a bond Tor his appearance, he
was set free. On the outside he was
seized and thrown into an omnibus and
hurried away. Hazard says they had
a rope and told him they would hang
him. He, however, managed to cry for
help, which brought the police who re-
turned him to Jail. To-day other bonds
men appeared from Anderson with an
acceptable bond and when claiming the
custody of Hazard to secure them
selves the officers from Auburn pro-
claimed right to arrest him and take
him hence. Hazard fears being
mobbed if taken to Auburn, and the
sheriff at LoganspOrt, as q precaution-
ary measure, again took him in Gus
tody, where he is tonight Jas. Haz-
zard, the cashier of the Auburn bank,
was in Logansport, last night, looking
after his brothers interests, when he
was gobbled and taken to Auburn on
warrant charging him with forgery.
ANOTHER CENTENNIAL SCHEME.
SAYS New York dispatch under date
of November 1st: A meeting of prom
inent merchants and others was held
tonight to considerable question of in
viting delegates from all states to as
semble at this city on the 30th of April
next, the Goth anniversary of the inau-
guratlon of Washington as president
of the United States, and to consider
the proposition of holding an exhibi-
ton of the industries of all nations in
New York city in year 1889 or sooner.
A resolution passed authorizing the
4 chairman to appoint an executive COM
mittee in charge and arrange for a pro-
posed meeting.
ALL FEARS OF FEVER REMOVED