The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-02-23
THE WEST.

Frank James has been taken to Davies
County, Mo-, where he stands indicted for the
murder of Capt. John Sheets while attempt
ing to rob the Gallatin bank on the 9TH Of
December, 1869. .'. - -
A few weeks ago John Sheffield q dissolute
character living near Madison, Wis, quarreled
with his family and left them. One morning
recently the house was set on fire and two Of
his daughters, one aged fourteen and the
other an infant burned to death. Mrs. Shelf
field barely escaped in her night-clothes. 1t
is the universal belief that he fired the house.
Reports from the Indian Territory state that
General Pleasant Porter, commander of the
Government party of the Creek Indians, left
Okmulgee on the 9th with 400 men, bound for
the camp of the rebel faction under Spieche.
Efforts were being made by the Indian agent
to effect compromise and settlement Of the
trouble between the two factions, but little
hope was entertained of success as there was
bad blood on both sides and disposition to
fight the matter out.
Cincinnati was thrown into great excitement
the 18th, by the report that both the freight
and passenger depots Of the Cincinnati
Southern Railroad were undermined and fell
into the surrounding water, carrying down
large number of people into the food
Both sides of the ill were covered with water
from thirty to fifty feet deep. The earth had
become SO soaked as to melt, and the catas-
trophe was further hastened by the breaking
of the sewer, which sent the current along the
bank. A great crowd of people were looking
at the food, and when a small building near
by, went down, the crowd rushed over on
the platform of the depot to see what was the
matter, when suddenly the depot collapsed
and sank in the water. The track was at the
same time depressed, and cars standing close
ran into the depression, covering the people
who had gone down with the fallen building.
The number drowned was not definitely
known, but three boys, two freight handlers
and four members of Coup's circus persisted.
Daniel McKever, a farmer of johnson
County, Mo-, while recently hauling logs to
saw mill had one of his legs caught under
heavy log by the overturning of his wagon.
He was held in this position for over an hour
with no one near to extricate him. In his
desperation he took out his pocket knife and
attempted to cut his leg off and by this
means free himself. He was found several
hours afterwards with the limb fearfully
lacerated, and exhausted from pain and loss of
blood. His recovery was improbable.
The Ohio River flood continued with in
creased fury the 14th. At Cincinnati the
river had reached hight of over sixty-fye
feet and was still rising. The damage at
Louisville and other points was also great.
Fourteen boys we're reported as having been
drowned by the Cincinnati depot disaster, and
itseemed impossible *, get full details of the
affair or the number certainly lost.
A collision recently occurred on the Cincin-
natl Northern Railroad few miles from Gin
cinnati, between Avondale junction and Idle
wild, in which John Roberts, colored, was
instantly killed, and Isaac NJ. Knight, Russell
H. Manning and Daniel Andrews seriously, if
not fatally injured. The latter is a well
known merchant.
In late heavy fog two freight trains of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy road collided
on a curve between Plano and Sandwich, Ills.
Two engines and fifteen or twenty cars were
wrecked Engineer Roberts was supposed to
be buried under the wreck. ......,- g.. ..I
Two Minneapolis, Mimi, boys, Swan Hoorf-
son and Albert Williger, quarreled and fought,
recently when MORRISON drew a pocket knife
and stabbed Williger to the heart, killing him
instantly. Both of the youngsters were under
twelve years of age. r.... r-.
Jacob Vincent, prosperous farmer, was
found dead in the woods few days since, four
miles from his home, at Campbell, Dunklin
County, Mo. The body showed that deceased
had been shot from his horse, then Drained
with the breech of rife. The theory is that
Vincent was murdered for his money. A
warrant was issued for the arrest of
James Vincent, cousin of the deceased, and his
step son-in-law.
The passenger train that left Kansas City on
the 18th, over the Wabash road was reported
to have been,wrecked at Foristell, fifty miles
| west of St. Louis. The engineer and fireman
were both reported killed outright and the e1-
press messenger badly bruised about the head.
The passengers were considerably bruised, but
none were seriously injured. rs....
Young Ballard, who robbed his sick and
helpless father a few weeks ago near Des
Moines, Iowa, when arrested, disclosed the
| fact that there is a large and well organized
gang of robbers engaged in all kinds Of out
lawry in the Northwest. 7g sl..'Ho sT'1
The Indiana Legislature appropriated
$40 900 for the Lawrenccburg flood sufferers.
The Indianapolis Board Of Trade reported
subscriptions to the amount of SIS, 600 for the
| same object. #-#,E. uF. .r.
The passenger train going west on the
Grand Trunk Railroad was wrecked by q
| broken rail few days since near Flint, Mich.
Mrs. Halda Lehman, aged seventy-four was
killed instantly. Her daughter, Mrs. Hill,
was injured badly and became insane. Thos.
Lindsey was injured badly in the chest
VIM. Maynes, of Waterloo, was slightly in
| iured in the head. Mrs. Chester Miller of St
Allan's, Ont, had her nose broken and was
otherwise badly hurt. Some ten or twelve
Others were injured.
Lem. Harbaugh, at Omaha, '.just for fun
pointed gun at some school children when
| the piece was discharged wounding three of
the children. He was jailed. .i.H
The business failures the past week were
254, against 215 last week, the reduction being
81. They are distributed as follows: New
England States, 10; Western, 80; Southern,
"a; Middle, As; Pacific States and Territories
g; New York City, z; Canada, H. aa...
Isaac Knapp, of Fremont, o., a life prisoner,
pardoned by the Governor, was re-arrested
January p, on the ground that his pardon was
secured by fraud. Habear corpus proceedings
were instituted. The Supreme Court decided
that hsbeas corpus could not inquire into the
validity of the pardon, and tine prisoner was
discharged, Judges White and McElvane dis
senting. 1t is the first case of the kind in
Ohio.
The latest advices from the indian Territory
say that the previous announcement that
General Porter, commander of the Constitu.
tional party, had left Okmulkee with 400 men
for the camp of Speiche, was premature.
He has not yet taken the field.