The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-05-26
Excitement at Leaveuworth City.

DOrnOOu generally, III L"aNenWOrlu Clll,
Kanzas, on the I'd inst, got together to take
into consideration the propriety of giving
further time TO claimants to come and live
upon their claims. Mr. McCrea, lawyer
of that place, opposed the extension of time
and said that McCrea was Il id rascal
anyway. McCrea went off and got pistol
When he returned, few more words pass
ed, and Clark struck him; McCrea drew his
pistol Clark picked up board McCrea
ran. and Clark pursued him. In the chase,
Clark dropped his board when McCrea
turned, and holding his pistol within foot
Of Clark's breast, fired, and shot him through
the heart. The crowd, greatly incensed,
rushed upon McCrea with sticks and stones,
and began to beat him terribly-knocking
out his front teeth, &c. He ran to the river
and jumped in, but it happened to be a miry
spot, and he stuck up to his arms in mud -
He was dragged out, and vote was taken
whether he should be hanged on the spot, or
sent to Fort Leavenworth for trial. 1t was
decided to send him TO the Fort He was
placed in carriage for that purpose The
crowd by this time had greatly increased,
and it was proposed to reconsider the vote,
which was done. 1t was then, by large
majority, voted that he should hang. A
rope was Immediately sent for, but before it
was brought, gentleman jumped into the
carriage beside McCrea, drew a revolver up
on the driver, and told him to drive to Fort
Leavenworth as fast as possible, or he would
blow his brains out; and he said to the
crowd, that if they hung McCrea they would
have to hang him aso.
81 have not yet been able to learn the
name of this gentleman, but | hear he is
from Virginia or Kentucky. No matter
whence he came, he is "a bold and generous
fellow.
On the next day, viz, on the first day of
this month--day before yesterday-the corpse
of Clark was taken to Weston, Missouri, of
which p ace he had been citizen before his
recent residence a Leavenworth City. The
people there gathered over it and made violent
speeches and passed strong resolutions, one
Of which was that they would proceed to
Fort Leavenworth and take McCrea and
hang him. Friday, the 4th inst, was fixed
upon as the day of his execution. OF course
he will be protected by the officers of the
Fort
"Clark was about thirty eight or forty
years of age, very athletic, bold and self
confident, and was pro-savery man.
McCrea is an abolitionist. He was saved
by pro slavery man."
DETROIT WATER WoRKs-A large reser-
voir is building, covering an area of nearly
four acres, with walls 80 feet high. These
embankments are made Of earth. The top
water line will be fifty feet above the inter
section Of Jefferson and Woodward avenues,
and about seventy-seven feet above the river.
The main inlet pipe is t1Denty.tOur inches in
| diameter and extends 200 feet into tha river
and 30 feet below the surface to avoid all
the filth which floats near the surface. The
pipes are all cast iron-the wooden ones
being taken up. The water is to be elevated
into the basins by Cornish engine of l3(
horse power, and will be capable of forcing
100000 gallons into the reservoir in twelve
hours. The cost will be about half mil
lion of dollars.
1t is computed that the whole number o.