Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-08-12

ness, and buffalo robe were stolen from
Joseph Jack. farmer four miles east of
Beloit, Wis. A man driving the team was
seen headed toward Rockford. A reward
for them has been offered.
Col. LIvERING, a well-known citizen of
Lafayette, Ind, has been arrested, tried.
and fined s. for cruelty to a horse belong
ing to himself. He proved that the ''cru-
city, consisted in breaking" the animal.
but the justice found him guilty.
EDWARD A. KELLER, mail route agent
on the Southern Minnesota Division of the
Chicago, Milwaukee q St. Paul railway.
was arrested on the 7th inst, on his train
at Lanesboro, Mimi, charged with the
robbery of mail car of a package ofreg-
istered letters
AN organization called the ''army of Oc-
cupation," now forming in Texas for the
purpose of making a descent on Mexico,
claim that they have five thousand enlist
ed men already. The governor of the
state will issue a proclamation warning
all persons to avoid the scheme.
WHILE making deposit in the Domin-
ion bank, at Toronto, man named Pit
man, clerk of the building and Loan As
sociation, was robbed of $1,000, by two
Americans, who escaped. He laid the
bank book and notes on the counter, while
getting his checks marked On turning
around Il few seconds later, both were
gone.
Mrs. BELINDA MACK, confined in the
Rock county, Wis, Jail since July, 1873,
on the charge of numbering her husband,
George II. Mack, of the town of Turtle,
has been released on bail. The bail was
fixed by Judge Conger at $4,000. b. c..
Rogers. and Arson Rogers, of JanesvilIe
are responsible for her appearance.
A DENVER Tribune Santa Fe special
says: Chief Justice Prince this evening
granted q stay of proceedings and an ap-
peal to the territorial supreme court.
which meets in January next, in the case
of James Allen, the hotel waiter who kill
ed A. II. Morehead, in March last. and
who was sentenced, this morning, to be
hanged on the 9th inst.
A PITTsBURG, Pa, telegram of Aug. 9th.
states that the body of Patrick Corcoran.
aged 24, was found this morning on the
third pier of South street bridge with his
skull fractured and several other wounds
in his head, evidently delivered with a
blunt instrument. 1t is supposed he was
murdered in a house near by and carried
to this point. Detectives have not as vet
obtained any clue to the murder.
AT Ramsey, ILL.,, a squad of five burglars
made Il raid upon the storehouses, last
Friday night, securing from that of Sam
uel Austin 1910. From other stores, hats,
boot, cigars, etc. At Austin's a safe was
blown open, and in such style as would
lead one to believe the burglars were ex-
perts. The thieves We're pursued Saturday.
and three of them captured and placed in
the Nandalia jail Sunday morning. From
the captured $40 OF the stolen money has
been recovered
A CHICAGO Times special of the 9th inst,
tells of the elopementof Mr. Alonzo Parker,
II Wmqsle AZ nt teaeher &C resiNing at Oconomowoc,
Mr.. George III. Vincent, a miller and
cheese manufacturer residing near Wau-
kesha. Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent opposed
their daughters marriage, and thus an
elopement had to be resOrted to by Miss
Vincent and her lover who was formerly
the young ladv's music teacher.
WoODsoN L. GUNNEIs, Il farmer living
near AmericUs, Ga, 1eturning home at 10
o'clock in the evening found his wife and
nine of his ten children in a horrible
sleep from the effects of morphia, admin
istered in lemonade by Mrs. Gunnels. Mr..
Gunnels was married to this, his second,
wife about ten years ago, and has by her
four children. The other six are by
previous wife. Medical aid was immedi-
ately summoned, but Mrs. Gunnells soon
died, and no hopes of recovery are enter
tanned for three of the children. A note
in the handwriting of Mrs. GunnelIs was
found under the norphia, on table, in
which she stated thlt she had deliberately
administered morpiia to the children and
herself, with the intention of destroying
them all, and that she was not actuated by
any domestic trouble.