Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-01-02

was found Dy farmer ana Drought TO
her home in this city where she now lies
: unconscious.
A PEORIA, ILL.,, dispatch of Dec. 29th
saws: Charles L. Otto, who reported
Thursday morning that his jewelry store
had been burglarized, has confessed that
he did the JOB himself. The money
was found concealed in the dome of
the court house, to which Otto had a key
to for the purpose of taking care of the
town clock, and box containing the
balance of the goods was found behind
lumber pile two blocks from the store.
His creditors have attached his stock.
A LONDON cablegram of Dec. 2Sth
says the steamship Emily B. Souder.
which left New York on the Sth of De-
cember, for the Turks Islands and San
Ia Domingo, foundered at sea two
days out from New York. This news
, reached London from Jamaica tele-
graphed by Lloyd's agent, who states
that two of the crew just landed at
Kingston. What became of the pas
sengers, officers and remainder of the
crew is not known, but the seamen
picked up believe all the others on
board the steamer have been drowned.
Capt. G. Kuehl, pronounced an accom-
plished seaman, commanded the Sootder
crew. numbering 81 men.
A TERRIBLE murder was committed on
Rolton hill, near the town of Norwalk,
Ct, Dec. 9th. The victim was Mr.
Schultz, wealthy gentleman residing
on the hill. 1t is believed the murder
was committed by tramps, who were in
formed that Schultz carried large sum
of money on his person, and had con-
cealed in his house fifty thousand dol
lars, and was in the habit of having
large sums SO concealed in preference
to the safety of the bank vaults. The
murder was committed near his resi-
dence, and his servant, William Buck
halz, was also attacked at the time.
The murdered mans head was cut open
with a hatchet, and a small wound, ap-
parently made with knife, was found
under the left ear. Great excitement
prevails.
A New YORK telegram Of Dec. 28th
says: The Importers and Traders bank
messenger, while on his way to the
clearing house, between 1890 and l
O'Clock this afternoon, lost a pocket
book which contained the exchange
with the clearing house. The particu-
lars, as narrated by Mr.. Perkins, CASH
ier, are, that the regular messenger
being absent, this man, who has been
in the employ Of the bank for twelve
years, was called upon to carry the ex-
changes to the clearing house, corner
of Pine and Nassau street. He put the
pocket book under his coat, but not in
| hn 1ot loF fho Io,
companied by a special officer of that
institution. The messenger states that
ne felt the package as he was passing
the Astor house, but when he got to the
clearing houseit was gone. The officers
story corroborated that Of the mes
senger, and he further states that he
saw no suspicious person near. The
book contained clearing house certiti-
Gates amounting to 100000; gold GER
tifcates, $4,000; $6,755 currency and
$67 gold. All except the clearing house
certificates can be used. The actual
: loss is about $4,000.
THE fend S. d. Richards, when on
his way to trial in Nebraska Christ
mas, confessed having committed nine
murders within the last three years.
One man, whith whom he had an alter
cation at Sand Hill, Neb., (name un-
known to him) he shot through the
head; next that of Mrs. Harleson and
three children. last October, at Kearn-
ey, Nebraska. This murder was COM
mitted for the purpose of obtaining
possession of her larm, but the neigh
bors discredited his story, that Mrs.
Harleson had gone to Texas, and
searched for and found her body under
straw stack. Richards, however, had
escaped to Ohio. He also murdered q
: Swede named Anderson, who he was
assisting to put up q house at Kearney.
The sherifs of Kearney and Buffalo
: counties, who were conveying Richards
to Nebraska, state their belief that
Richards belongs to a gang of outlaws
and cut-throats that infest that region
A KINGSTON, Jamaica, dispatch of
Dec. 3Oth says: The following details
have been received of the loss of the
steamer Emily B. Sduder: The leak
was discovered at 9 o'clock on the
morning of the 10th, and the deck load
) was thrown overheard. AT II the
: crew began throwing overheard the
: cargo in the hold. At 5 in the evening
the wind was blowing a half hurricane
and saving the vessel became hopeless.
. -Four boats were got out. One was
: found useless. The first boat. contain
l ing the first mate, Jno.. Christen,
< George Scan and five passengers
: was swamped alongside. The sec
: ond boat in which were the engineer
: Booth, 20 of the crew, one baby
2 and several passengers drifted away.
The third boat, containing the purser
!, and others, also drifted clear. At 10
o'clock life raft was constructed and
the captain, chief engineer, second
! mate and two passengers left the vessel
I on it. OF the six persons remaining,
I Theodore Stinert, 0. A. Anderson and
, one passenger left on the floating hatch.
leaving two cooks and one passenger
E whom it was impossible to help, as the
, steamer disappeared three minutes
afterwards. At daybreak on the 11th
! Stinert and Anderson were alone, no
! boats nor bodies in sight, nothing but
the floating cargo The two men saved
were rescued at five in the evening by
: a schooner bound to Jamaica.
WASHINGTON.
# ADMIRAL HoFF died in Washington on
S Christmas.
Z. L. PIERCE, of Boston, has been ap-