Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-02-15

Upon the receipt OF The news of her
sisters death, Mrs. CauSehain of Mil
waukee suddenly dropped dead. 1t
was generally supposed that she was
in fair health, and it is thought that
she died from shock.
Thomas Lloyd has been held on the
verdict Of Il c%oroner's jury 1T Mont
cello, ILL.,, charged with the murder
of Frank Sucker. The two men fought
over a small matter. and Sucker was
injured SO seriously that he died a short
time afterWard.
William +. Morrison, son of the late
Colonel J. J.. u. Morrison. fell dead on
the street from cart disease at Nor
risOnyille, Ill. He was elected to the
legislature in 1876 and was a promi-
nent man in that locality.
II. Ackley Sackett. the silhouette
fakir, who eloped with Miss Frances
Davenport. Il rich heiress of Elkhart.
Ind. has been landed in Jail at Topeka.
Kan. He is known to have Il wife and
three children in Jersey iCty.
The plan of inspecting immigrants at
foreign ports before their embarkation
to this country was approved by the
house committee on Judiciary yester-
introduced by Representative W. A.
Stone, of Pennsylvania.
Col. j. Monroe Meek, one Of the
wealthiest capitalists of Knoxville,
Tenn, has assigned to w. W. Woodruff.
Liabilities, $4,000; assets, S2oO,00O.
Inability to make collections and press
ing payments precipitated the assign
n,ent.
Andrews & DOty, commission mer-
chants in precious stones at New
York, assigned. They are the selling
agent of the American turquoise com
pany of New York and Chicago, Of
which Mr.. Andrews is president. No
statement is given.
Some days ago dispatches from De
trOit stated that the schooner Florence
of Holland. Mich, was lost with ali
On board. This report was erroneous,
for yesterday the Florence landed at
CarOlltOn, La. All on board were in
the best of health.
Archibald G.. VOriS of Bedford, Mich.
has been appointed receiver for the
Dark Hollow Quarry company by
Judge Baker at Indianapolis. 1t is
alleged in court documents that the
company has not paid the semi-annual
interest on $40 900 worth of bonds, and
is inSolvent.
that a wholesale dealing in dead bodies
has been going on for some time. A
special committee was appointed by
the county board to look into the
charges against Undertaken hudson,
and it's report makes some sensational
revelations.
Clinton's grand jury had indicted Il
maj named Cook of Dewitt. Iowa, for
arson. John Peterson, who fired at
Charles Meyers, a young companion
who had given him permission to
shoot, and who died from the effects
of the wound received, was also in
dicted.
The house naval affairs committee
has ordered a favorable report OH the
resolution commencing the action of
Admiral Benham to protect United
States commercial interests at Rio de
JaneirO. which was introduced by Re
preventative Money, of Mississippi, Il
members of the committee on foreign
affairs.
Cyrus HoSarth of Akron, O.. has
filed 4 petition for q restraining order
against the director Of the Akron build
ing and cabinet company and asking
the appointment Of a receiver and
misrepresentation of funds are made
against President c.. Fl. Wheeler and
Manager II. G. Viele.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Murray, an
aged couple well known in mining
towns of upper Michigan, have been
held on charges Of larceny, burglary
and receiving stolen property 1t is
claimed that they have taught their
two little children to steal, and sew
eral thousand dollars worth of plumber
was found at their residence when it
was searched.
w. A. Ryan, postmaster at Van
Horn, Iowa, took his own life rather
than submit his accounts to a post
Office inspector for examination. The
office was checked UP and put in the
hands of Ryan's bondsmen. There
were no charges made that he was
short in his accounts. The suicide
placed a revolver to his head and blew
out his brains when a demand was
made for his money-order funds.
Several prominent business men of
Alton, ILL.,, have gone to Washington
with resolutions urging the authorities
of the war department to permit the
immediate completion Of the Burling-
ton bridge across the Mississippi river.
The gentlemen represent the trade and
manufacturing interests Of the city,
and the entire section of country is
anxious that their errand will prove
successful: The department will also
be asked to construct heavy wing
bikes to throw the channel Of the Mis-
sissippi through the draw span on the
Illinois side.
AFTERMATH.