The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-30
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CINCINNATI, Sept. 23.-The Times
Southern special says: parties who arrived
from Indianola, last night, and who were
there during the terrible storm, fully con
firm even the most sensational reports OF
the destruction OF life and property there.
Out of three hundred and fifty houses only
five were left standing. During Thursday
night. when the storm was at Its height,
the water in the City rose over six feet III
two hour.. The wind was blowing ut the
raIe Of So miles an hour, driving water and
breakers through the city at the rate OF ID
miles an.hour, sweeping everything in its
way, and covering the plain in the rear OF
the city for distance Of ten miles, to a
depth of seven feet. Several small settle
ments, numbering li0 souls, were also swept
out Of existence, making with the 80 lost
at Indianola, total OF 400 lives lost. The
gentlemen conveying the information give
most narrowing accounts OF the destltUliOn
of the survivors. When they left, Sunday
afternoon, ninety bodies had been recover
ed. The stencil in the city ifom the putre-
faction OF these bodies, with the stencil
from dead animals, was most intolerabie.
1t is also stated that a party oil Mexicans,
on Sunday, began robblng the dead bodies
washed TO the plain, four to six miles back
of the city the scoundrels were chOpping
fingers, hands and ears from men and wo-
men to obtain jewelry. As soon as this
was heard of in the city party Of citizens
went out and killed FIVE Mexicans, whom
they caught a. this devilish work"
The Commercials" Fort Wayne special
saws that for some time back 1.-The Jefferson
Street Protestant and st. PauPs Catholic
schools have been quarreling, resulting, to-
day, in a number of Roman Catholic
scholars attacking Hubert Hartman, aged
10, who was kicked, stoned and beaten in
horrible manner. A large hole was knock
ed in his head, between the eyes, which will
probably cause his death. Much feeling,
it is said, exists there tonight against the
Roman Catholics, who are charged with
unfolding their children in the quarrel,
which is attributed to bitter discussion Of
the school question.
The 'Gazette's" Belle Fontaine special
SAYS: Yesterday, Miss LaHghlin, young
lady aged sixteen, accompanied 4 man,
named Schell, and his wife, on an excur-
sion to the reservoir, several miles distant.
Mrs Schell, being an invalid, was left with
the team, and Schell, with the young lady,
started after wild plums. Schell returned
without Miss Laughlin, stating that she
had strayed from him and he could not
find her. An alarm was given and search
made, resulting in the finding OF the body
Of the young lady this morning, nearly
nude, with her throat cut from ear to ear,
the grass showing that terrible struggle
had occurred. Schell, though suspected,
Il ,a+il tl,I. off and
upon examination, a bloody knife was
found on his person. He Is now under az
rest, with a heavy guard around him, To
protect him from the excited citizens.
CINCINNATI. Sept. 24.-The attendance
at the Exposition to-day and evening is es-
timated BY the sales of tickets to be nearly
&c, 600, the attraction being the grand floral
display. Three thousand square feet were
occupied by florists, with beautiful designs
in floral work and cut flowers. The iirst
grand premium, 500, for the be-i general
display OF floral work and cut iOwers, was
awarded to Thos Knott * Son, Of this city,
their floral work being a number OF agri-
cultural implements made Of beautiful flow
ers. Among the display was a fountain
nearly eight feet high, eighteen light chan
deliers, large bell and globe and other
fancy articles
For the best display OF the greatest Num-
Der of varieties OF cut flowers, the first pre-
MUM, SIO0, was awarded to james Wick,
Rochester, y. Y, whose display covered
nearly one-third Of the entire space.
The @Gazette's" Beilefontaine special
savs that Mrs. Schell, wife Of the man ar
rested. Yesterday, for the murder of Miss
/ aughIin, near Bell Centre, on Thur~iay,
was arrested, and testified before the Coro-
ner, to-day, that her husband mad told
her that he intended to ravish Miss Laugh
lin and kill her, and afterwards that their
ride ON Thursday was planned for that Pur-
pose. and that her husband threatened to