The New York herald., 1866-09-26
IN DIA NJ A.
OLA luplANApuLls CORRESPONDENCE.


Qua INDIANAPOLIS CORRESPONDENCE
The Flood Mt Indiana nnpoIIs-Bridges, Houses
md Railway Tracks Swept Away
100000 Dnmage-Severnl Lives Lost
Acres of Crops Submerged and Railway
Communication Interrupted-Thc Recent
Riot Openly Justified by the ePress-Prepara-
tiOns for the Reception Of BrOwnIow-A
Musical Critic MaItreated- portation of
Arms for the "Grand Army Of tho Repub-
ISptAsAroIIs Sept 20, 1885,
The city OF Indianapolis is built on level pain-a
gravel bed fact-evdently having been at time
the bed Of White river Fall creek other streams in
the neghborhood Skirting the city on the cast. and
running through It the south, is little, filthy,
crooked, ragged sreamlet. known as Pogue's run,
nearly dry in summer which discharges Its waters
through aqueduct into the canal This Insignificant
little vuet is the receptacle Of the greater part Of the
water Which falls in the street, carried or by surface
drainage, All is spanned by bridges and cu
vers slightly uilt and Of insufficient capacity For
weeks 1t has ra'.ed almost necessarily, and Monday
night the fall OF N,ter terribly heavy probably
greater than was ever knswn in this latitude since the
ane-diluvian era The detesable little stream which has
been standing Joke since te city was Grst laid out
was swollen to tho dimensions of a foaming torrent
Bridges and cuverts swep. Of railroad tricks
washed away, and hundreds OF acrs thickIy built
up with business and dwelling houses par
TALLY submerged. Cellars stocked with. valuable
merchandise we're hled and the walls OF ho,ses were
sapped and gave way. Hundreds OF families dw,llno in
the overowed region placed in the most imminent
danger Women bearing children in their arms, we're
seen wading through the raging torrent which swept
through the streets up TO their armpts in tho
Rats and boats hastily mprovsed out of hogsheads
tubs were brought into requston for the purpose
saving life and property The damage has proved he
heavy, and foos up in the neghborhood OF $500 600
But the most serious feature of the visitation tho loss
OF life. Henry G. Cols foreman of Corell Knights
man to save her household goods Cois was navigating
vessel made OF half hogshead and had made several
successful trips, when his fra bark foundered and
himself drowned He was young Of grea, pro
mise and had been lieutenant in the army. Jason
Smith, engineer Of Ruschs grain house, lost his life in
the attempt to catch miserable little pig which
drifting helpessly by He waded beyond his depth,
swept beneath pile Of driftwood and bridge tim
bers, and I'd shared with the pig watery grave A man
run, about mile from the city, and looking out the
wild waste OF waters disregardad repeated warnings
that the bridge was unsafe and swept away with
1t. He has not been heard of since, and undoubt
edy drowned Several other persons reported miss
The rain still continues at intervals and there are no
signs Of the dove and olive branch There heavy
fall last night and It raining this morning. From all
quarters have disastrous accounts OF damages which
must amount to millions, throughout the States. Hun.
dreds Of Of corn submerged The potato crop
will probably be ruined. Railroad communication is
generally interrupted
Political feoIing continues to increase In intensity
Since the dsgacefu riot in this city, the occasion Of
President Johnson's reception" the of the radical
is incendiary than The riot is openly
exaperated and most deploabe state o! things exists
all around The signs OF the times really omnons OF
power during the rebellion are Ioath to lot 20 and return
To tho old principle OF purely intellectual contest II
10 much easier for party which has bayonets to pat
down another which has them not that they reluctantly
return to ballots
The Grand Jury now engaged in the farce Of in
vest sting the riot That body like the City Council
the police the State House snd the courts is purely par
tiran. and will work for partisan purposes.
The proposition Of the Democratic Central Committee
for Division Of the election boards throughout the
State has finally been accepted by the republicans and
will exercise material influence in the suppression Of
become lnsamoas The IspnoSans considered the mat
were forced to by the pressure Of public opinion md
fear OF exposure Many persons who were VITA them Ia
against them now. and threatened exposure. Governor
Morton bitterly opposed tho division Of the boards TO
the last, but he Is losing his influence with the party
In few years. II he lives long, he will be cast ASIDE
as worthless hulk, which has ouved its usefulness.
Great preparations are benc made BY our radical
troupe There will, doubtless, be immense gather
ing Dnculty has been apprehended but there will be
mona unless the radicals begin H. The leaders OF tho
WILL until they that civil is ineva-
BILE, continue to counsel peace and moderation.
The dramatic aud musical critic OF OF our local
papers received terrible hrashing Monday night in the
green room Of the Metropolitan theatre at the hands OF
leresng and beautiful daughter between nine and ten
cars Of age and s alleged that the critic attempted
improper liberties with this child The little girl told
her mother The mother informed the father, who
went into the critic on sight end polished him OF In
The handsomest style Of the p r. Tho critic after
wards ignominously kicked out by the manager He
few weeks ago publicly cowhidcd in the strect by
! brother journalist.
Arms are being continually shipped into this State.
They come by way OF Cleveland, nicely boxed aud
marked with diamond inside Of which is q capital &c
Nothing about them indicates from where hoy
10 whom they consigned. In handling the boxes at
Delphi, few days since, one OF them fell and was
burst disclosing number q second hand Enfield
,r them, and will hold them until some
one calls for them. The State authorities
hero dsavow any knowledge Of them. The democracy
and conservatives know nothing Of them and they must
intended for radical friends There shadow
OF doubt that these intended for the po
ltica organization known the Grani Army OF the
Republic Whatever may be the nature OF this organza
tion In other States here Is purely partisan
izatlon controlled by the most reckless radicals OF the
state
INFORMATION or voTEps
nice little radical acheme for importing voters into
Shelby county has just been exploded Shelby is demo-
cratic In politics. few days since a smooth oily
gentleman made his appearance In Shebyvle,
purporting come from w. H. Talbot and other leading
democrats OF this city, and proposing to import two hun
dred men from Kentucky TO vote the democratic ticket
The imported voters were TO be known by peculiar
badge aud TO be permitted TO vote unquestioned
Mr. Talbot heard Of the matter and that he
had never authorized such villany, Immediately
peced radical trick. He cornered the scoundrel and
made him confess that 10 q scheme gotten up by
Of tho 'smart radicals OF this city get hun
dred foreign radicals TO vote In Shelby county That
gamc eectually blocked, and tho democracy will 20
to tho polls with their eyes open.
QUA RICHMOND WAl CORRESPONDENCE.
Base Hall at Richmond -Dainc.s Of Bust.