Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1886 — Page 6

HORRIBLE CRIME.

Five Persons Most Foully Murdered and Cremated in Georgia. Viie Author of the Demoniac Deed Con* fesses and Is Boasted at the Stake. [Atlanta ,’Ga.) special] News has reached this city of a terrible murder committed in Franklin County in which five lives were lost, and the perpetrator was subsequently lynched. Under flie law of Georgia when misdemeanor convicts are only fined they have the privilege of selling tteir services if any one will pay the fine and take them. It was thus that John Swilling, a substantial farmer, made the acquaintance of Frank Sanders, who was in jaff. Sanders had been but recently a resident of the county, coming from South Carolina. Swilling agreed to take him, and made him one of the family. On several occasions Sanders has attempted to escape the task of wdrkjng out his fine, and thus the gratitude which he should have felt toward Mr. was turned into bitter hate. Wednesday Mr. Swilling took some cotton to 'Soceoa, where he disposed of it On returning home the family, consisting of Swilling, his wife, and three chddren, retired at an early hour in one room. Sometime before daylight Thursday morning Sanders, who slept in the house, resolved to secure the money and escape. Taking the ax with which he worked he noiselessly entered, but as he reached the beside Swilling sprang up. He was given a blow on the head which went crashing through his brain. Another blow killed Mrs. Swilling, while asleep. Having got his hand into the bloody business, Sanders then deliberately went to the three children and drove the poll of his ax through their skulls. His murderous deeds accomplished, the next thought was for concealment. A lamp nearly tilled with oil was on the mantelpiece. This Sanders took and poured the oil over the bedclothes. He then applied fire, and, putting the stolen money in his pocket, sallied forth for the purpose of giving plau<bility to the deed. He ran to the house of George Swilling, brother of his victim; and told him of the fire. George hurried back, accompanied by several neighbors, while Sanders continued in another direclion. Unfortunately for Sanders, the house was not completely burned when the party reached it, and the fixe had not yet touched the body of Mr. Swilling. It was thus that the wound on Swilling’s head was discovered. Then the absence of Sanders was noted. Search was at once made for him, and before the day closed he was caught and confessed the bloody deed. The citizens took him from fire officers, and hurried him to the ruins of Swilling’s house. When the mob reached the scene of the tragedy they made Sanders describe in detail the whole crime. As soon as he had finished the narration they gave him five minutes in which to pray. A fire was built on the spot where Swilling’s body had lain, and into it Sanders, tied head and foot with chains, was thrown. When the pile had burned away, leaving nothing but charred bones, the party separated. Sanders was a fugitive from South Carolina, where a charge of murder was hanging over him. At the age of 16 he committed forgery, and therefor served an imprisonment of five years. Upon his release be married an unsophisticated country girl. He quarreled with her in January last and Cut her throat. He disappeared that night and had not been seen or heard from until the particulars of this terrible tragedy were made public.

MANY LIVES LOST.

Wreck of the WhaUng-Bark Atlantic Outside of the Harbor of San Francisco. [San Francisco special.] The whaler bark Atlantic was driven ashore a mile and a half below the Cliff House, and went to pieces in a few minutes, not a spar remaining standing. The wreck was strewn along the beach for three or four miles. About twenty-five men are believed to be lost. The captain and mate, with eight or ten mtn, were Saved. At the time of the disaster a dense fog and heavy sea prevailed. The Atlantic ielt here for a cruise in the South Pacific, after which she was to proceed north. She was an old vessel, having been built in 1851; was 251 tons register, and was owned by J. & W. R. Wing, of New Bediord, Mass. She was commanded by Capt. Thomas IN Warren. Following is Captain Warren’s statement of the wreck: “There was a heavy head swell and no wind. The currents were so •Strong that we could not get out of the «well. We let go both anchors, but the s,a fiwei t the decks, and was so heavy that the anchors could not hold. We dragged ashore and struck at 1:30 a. m. Men were being washed off during all this time by the immense waves‘which washed over us. The vessel went to pieces an hour and a half a'ter she struck. There was a very heavy -fog, and it was pitch dark. We succeeded in lowering two boats, but both capsized before g ttii g two boat-lengths from the «hip. The first boat contained Z. H. Doty, first mate. Anton Perry, third mate, and four or five of the crew. That was the last we saw of t iem. In the • econd boat were myself, second mate, Ring, and five men. When we were swamped the sea carr ed us in till we to ached bottom, when we dragged ourselves ashore. We made no signals of distress, as it was too foggy for any to be wjeen.” As soon as the captain reached the shore fie made his way in an exhausted condition to the life-saving station, a few hundred yards away, and gave the alarm. Th • apf>aratus was immediately got out, but owing to the darkness and fog it’ was some time before the wreck could be locat d. A line was then shot over her, but proved of no «eivice, as it became entangled in floating wreckage, and the vessel shortly went to The ve sei was valued at SIO,OOO, and her outfit at $15,000; insurance, $5,(0i1. The captain and crew numbered forty-two persons, and up to now only eleven are known to be saved.

SCIENTIFIC BILLIARDS.

Schaefer Defeat* Slosson in the Second Championship Game at Cushion Carroms. Some Fine Playing—Scenes and Incidents in the Crowded Hail. Central Music Hall was packed from pit to gallery, Friday evening, with people who had assembled to witness the great cushion-carrom match between George Slosson, of Chicago, and Jacob Schaefer, of St. Louis, the two billiard champions of the world, says the Chicago Daily News. Among the assemblage were many ladies, and the private boxes presented a fine display of elegant toilets. After a few moments 7 delay Mr. John W. McCullough, of St. Louis, stepped forward and introduced the champions with a few timely remarks. The speaker briefly announced the conditions of > tne game—cushion carroms, 500 points up, for $2,000 a side and all the gate receipts. The men lost no time in getting ready for play. Both stripped off their coats and appeared in dark knit jackets. A moment later they were banking for the lead. Schaefer won by an eighth of an inch. In the eighth inning Scha fer made the largest run of the game—4B. Beginning with the balls in the upper left-hand corner of the table, he rattled up the counts at a surprising rate of speed for cushion carroms

JACOB SCHAEFER.

Some of his shots barely moved the balls, and yet they all went to the cushion in order to make the count. His delicacy of play surprised even the most knowing ones, and a murmur of admiration ran through the crowded auditorium as he kept on counting. For a while Slosson seemed a little rattled, but after a few singles and a miss or two he began to creep up.

GEORGE SLOSSON.

Slosson would keep plodding along until he was within hailing distance of Shaefer, and then the latter would wake up and go speeding along, leaving Slosson behind him. But the game was not stupid, by any means. A great variety of shots were shown, even if the men did not move along very fast, and there were frequent bursts of applause when any surprising venture resulted in a count. At the end of the forty-fifth inning the score stood 200 for Schaefer to 136 for Slosson. Thus far in the game Shaefer had shown himself the stronger of the tw i. His specialty seemed to bo to get the balls near the rail and then, by delicate nursing shots, knock out double figures nearly every time. Slosson, on the other hand, depended more on open-table play, and seemed unable to take advantage of the very positions which netted the most points for his antagonist. In his eighty-first inning ichaefer made a run of 37. During the spurt he gave the finest exhibition of cushion-carrom playing that was ever witnessed in public His delicate mastery of the balls was perfectly marvelous. Men who had been used to see cushion carroms played in hammer-and-tongs style were astounded. The game at that time stood : Schaefer, 416; Slosson, z 59. In the face of Schaefer’s run Slosson rattled up 22 points before he missed on a difficult single-cushion venture. From that time on the game became exciting, as Slosson steadily gained on Schaefer, who seemed unable to play even an ordinary game. For twenty-seven innings he never once reached double figures. He missed easy shots, made a couple of miscues, played in bad luck, and altogether frightened his backers in a most painful manner. In the meantime Slosson was playing much better than he had been doing during any part of the game. After a dozen innings devoted to this staggering duel, Schaefer suddenly s-'omed to recover, and, as easy as if ho were rattling peas in a cup, he knocked out 15 points. Slosson followed with a goose-egg, whilo Schaefer added 7 more buttons to his string. Then Slosson pulled himself together for the last effort, and with many a brilliant shot he collected 17 points, every one of which was worth a $lO bill to him just at that time. Whet/ he at last missed at the 43uth point, just by the width of a hair, Schaefer - chalked his cue, set his teeth, and then, marching up to the table, ho ran up the ten points needed to make game as easily as if nothing were at stake. When the winner scored his five hundredth point Slosson tossed his cue aside and shook Schaefer warmly by the hand', and the next instant two or three hundred excited mon rushed forward and fell on tho little Dutchman. They shipped him on the back, cheered for him, and tried to carry him out of the hall on their shoulders, and would have succeeded had not a friend rushed np and rescued him whil" another friend presented him with an elegant gold watch and chain of Tiffany’s make. Following is tho score: Schaefer—o. 1,0, 2,0, 3,3, 43, 7, C, 0,0, 0,3, 91, 0, 17, 0,0, 0,6, 1,0, 2,0, 0. 22, 4,0, 4,2, 0,0, 3,0, 0, I, 1,6, 28, 9,0, 0, 11, 12, 1,1, 6,0, 1,2, 6,0, 7,1, 3, 0, 15, 0, H. 16,2,2,0,0,0,36,0,0,0, 0,0, 0,0, 36, 0,0, 0,0, 0,0, 0,9, 7, 29. 12, 37, 1,1, 2,7, 2,2, 0 0, 1. 3,1, 0,0, 1,0, 1,0, 8,4, 3,4, 1,0, 1, 4. 3,2, 15, 7, 10—500. Slosson—l, 0,0, 2,3, 14, 2,1, 1,1, 1,0, 5, 15, 17, 4,2, 0,12, 0,0, 2. 0,3, 0,0, 1,12, 0,3, 0,3, 0,6, 0,0, 0,3, 5,0, 3, 0. 1, 13, 0,5, 3, 7,11, 2,6, 1,1, 0,0, 1, 11, 0,1, 1> 0, C. 3,2, 1,0, 1, 17, 10, 2,0, 3,0, 0,5, 3, 6, 3. 10, 0, 22, 1,1, 2, 15, 0, 14, 17, 0,0, 10, 5, 15, 0, 10, 0,6, 4,1, 6,1, 0,6, 3,9, 4,0, 2,0, 17—130. Schaefer—Average, 4 50-111; highest runs, 36. 37, nd 48. Slosson—Average, 3 100-110; highest runs, 17. 17.82.

PERISHED IN THE FLAMES.

Many Lives Lost in a Burning Stumer on the Mississippi River. The J. M. White, Destroyed Near Bayou Sara, La.—Thrilling Scenes and Incidents. [New Orleans special.] The steamer J. M. White, on her dowr trip from Vicksburg, caught fire at 10:30 o’clock on Tuesday night while at St. Maurice Landing, in Pointe Coupee Parish, four miles above Bayou Sara, and was entirely destroyed in a few minutes. The fire originated near the boilers, and spread with such rapidity that the flames enveloped the boat before warning of their dagger could be given the passengers and crew. One of the mates was the nrst to see the fire from the river bank, and by the time he reached the cabin the-smoke was so dense that he could only awaken the occupants of a few of the staterooms in front and escape with the rest of the officers to a place of safety. All the books and papers in the clerk’s office w’ere destroyed. Capt. Muse was sick in kis room at the time, and was notified just in time to save his lite. All the passengers in the forward cabin were saved, with one exception. Those in the ladies’ cabin were shut off from retreat by the flames, and were burned in their rooms or were forced to jump into the river, where only three were rescued. Washington Floyd, Captain of the Will S. Hays of Louisville, was aroused in time to save himself, but rushed back into the ladies’ cabin to save the occupants, and was himself destroyed. J he following is a partial list of the lost: t Mr. Spafford, Superintendent of the Natchez and Vidalia Bailroad, wife, and child. Captain Wash Floyd of the Will S. Hays. Miss Agnes McCaleb of West Feliciana. Two women, names not known. Two white men from the West. There were twenty-one colored, including several of the boat hands, and two negro preachers, who were also killed. Chief. Engineer McGreevy says: “There were four kegs of powder in the magazine, and the moment the fire reached them the flames shot up about one hundred feet high. The sight was the most heartrending one ever witnessed by a human being. The shrieking of women and children for help was awful. I saw the superintendent of the Vidalia route railroad standing outside the ladies’ cabin, throwi' g his two little daughters into the water. He stood there and burned to death with his wife. There w’ere in the cabin nine lady passengers and about eight men. At New Texas twenty deck hands were taken on board. All are supposed to be lost.” The J. M. White was built in 1878, at a cost of $225,000, and was regarded by many as the finest and fastest boat ever run on the Mississippi River. The boat was owned by Capt. John W. Tobin. She carried a cargo consisting of 2,100 bales of cotton and 6,000 sacks of seed. She was valued at $100,000; the cargo at $90,000. The insurance on the boat is $29,000; the cargo is doubtless fully covered by insurance.

JOHN E. OWENS.

Sketch of the Famous Comedian, Whose Death Was Recently Announced. JohnE. Owens was born in Liverpool, England, of Welch parentage, in 1823, but was brought to the United States when only three years of age, by his parents, who first settled in Baltimore, Md., but after a residence of ten years in that city, removed to Philadelphia,where Mr. Owens, pere, established himself in business. He made his first appearance under the management of the late Wm. E. Burton, at the National Theater, Philadelphia, where Charlotte Cushman was then start-

ling the public with her manifestations of a powerful genius. On the 20th of August, 1846, Mr. Owens reappeared in Philadelphia at the Museum, in Masonic Hall, as Jack Humphries, in “Turning the Tables,” for the benefit of D. P. Powers. In 1849 he became joint manager of the Baltimore Museum with Haun, and in the succeeding year assumed sole control of the establishment. In 1852,at the earnest solicitation of John Brougham, Mr. Owens consented to inaugurate with his performances Brougham’s Lyceum, New York, then newly built, and met with a cordial reception. On the 26th of June, 1852, he for the third or fourth time sailed for Europe, and, declining a flattering engagement at the Adelphi Theater, made an extended tour of the continent. In 1854 he again entered into the management of the Charles Street Theater, Baltimore. In 1859 he conducted the Varieties Theater, New Orleans. In 1863 he filled a most successful engagement at Wallack’s Theater, New York. In 1865 he visited England, playing “Solon Shingle.” Returning to America he made this part peculiarly his own, playing it in all the large cities. As a comedian he ranks with the highest, and is as great in his parts as Jefferson and Clarke are in theirs. Charlie (gloomily)—You forgot that your father injured my tenderest feelings last evening when I was leaving. Mabel— Yes, darlinu; but he wore his carpet slippers at the time, and now his foot is done up in a bandage and he goes on a crutch. Come in, darling.

McQUADE CONVICTED.

The Broadway Boodler Pronounced Guilty on the First Ballot. The Convicted Man Unmoved by the Result—The Judge's Charge to the Jury. [New York dispatch.] Ex-Alderman McQuade has been convicted of selling his vote for the Broadway franchise. He received the announcement of the verdict without sign of emotion It was a dark day for the ex-Alderman. Col. John R. Fellows drew pen-pictures of the br be-takers from morning until the great chandeliers were lighted in the evening. Then the Recorder reviewed the testimony, and laid down the law in double-shotted sentences that swept away all hope of escape. There -were moments of fearful denunciation during the summing up for the people by Col. Fellows, but there were still more fearful moments in the solemn charge that

M’QUADE.

fell mercilessly from the Recorder’s lips. The announcement in the morning that Col. Fellows would make the great speech of the day drew hundreds of would-be spec, ators to the courtroom, only to find they could not get near the guarded doors. McQuade appeared resolute, almost cheerful, but his brother Barney was pinched and pale. He looked more like a man accused of the great crime and en route to Sing Sing than any other man in the room. It was difficult to tell how the jury stood until Col. Fellows began to sway them with facts garlanded with eloquence. Then it was plain that he held their most profound attefition. The points made by Col. Fellows were afterward covered in the judge’s charge—namely, that the Lyddy injunction should be taken official notice of ; that the office of the Broadway Railroad syndicate was in the office of the company’s counsel —Robinson, Scribner, and Bright; that these lawyers knew from Clerk Ma oney that the Aidermen were to hold a special meeting and pass the franchise before the order for the discontinuance of the injunction had been obtained, and before Maloney had sent out the calls to the Aidermen to meet at nine o’clock on the following morning ; that there was an agreement, because the boodle lawyers and the Broadway Railroad people know it; that five of the Aidermen, including McQuade, met at McLaughlin’s house, because the unimpeaehed servant girl, Kate Metz, saw them go and come from McLaughlin’s house; that McQuade did 'a large business, and used checks, except about just after the boodle transaction, when he was seen with SSOO and SI,OOO bills in his possession; that, while the witnesses disagreed as to details and dates, they all substantially agreed to the chief facts in the case as stated by Fullgraff and Duffy, and corroborated by other witnesses and documentary evidence. Col. Fellows scored a point when he told the jury that the public and press were watching them, and they could never hold up their heads again if they allowed bribery to go unpunished. Recorder Smyth reviewed the case at great length. He pronounced tho testimony of the servant girl, Katie Metz, to be direct, unshaken, and worthy of much weight. It was in the nature of things, he said, that crime should be perpetrated in secret, and, therefore, the testimony of accomplices was olt m necessary. Because a man had once committed perjury, it must not be assumed that he would always perjure himself. It was for the jury to decide whether Duffy and Fullgraff’s testimony had been corroborated.

Complete Expose of the Half-MiUion Steal —Duffy and Fullgraff’s Confession. On the trial of ex-Alderman Arthur J, McQuade, on charge of being bribed to vote for a license for the str et railroad in Broadwav, exAldermen I uiolph A. Fullgraff and Michael Duffy came to the front with confessions and asto mding revelations <.f fraud, • iving a complete story of the scandalous jobbery. Ex-Al-derman Fullgraff said an informal meeting was held in May. 1881, after the l o ird had adjourned. Eight cr nine members were present, of whom McQuade was one. The subject discussed was the fact that it was necessary to have thirteen votes to pass a bill for the railroad. The first meeting was held at Fullgraff’s factory. This was before the bill was passed. Thirteen Aidermen were present. McQuade was one. Mr. Nicoll asked who else were present. Witness named from memory Kenney, Sayles, Waite, McCabe, Duffy, and Jaehne. McLaughlin was Chairman. De Lacy was also present. It was agreed that the thirteen members present would hold together on any question that came before the Board. Nothing was said about the Broadway Railroad. It was agreed to meet again one week later at McLaughlin’s house. Witness attended the latter meeting. McLaughlin was made Chairman again, on Duffy’s motion. The first business was the question of the Broadway franchise. It was said that other companies and a cable road wanted a franchise. Jaehne, De Lacy, and others spoke, saying that the Broadway Cable Road Company had offered t 7 >9,000 for a franchise—one-half cash and one-half bonds. Witness did not know who the money and stock were to go to. It was said that the surface road had offered $500,900 cash. Witness said that the offer of the cable road was considered unreliable, and the other was considered the best. It was decided to accept the offer of t.ie Broadway Surface Road by a unanimous vote. Witness voted for it. The next question discussed was who should be intrusted with the money. Something was said about the amount. Twenty-two thousand dollars was to go to each member. One member thought the amount should be $25,009 each. It was said that the lawyershad concluded to pay only $22,000, and that amount was decided upon unanimously. McQuade voted aye. Another meeting was held at McLaughlin’s house, but twelve out of the thirteen were present. The question discussed was to select a member to hold tho money. Witness thought that McCabe and Maloney might not be trusted with so large an amount. Duffy suggested Keenan, and he was selected. DeLacy then said he wished to have the members present go to Keenan and assure him it was all right. Witness said the possibility of a veto was considered, and in that case it was decided to leave the work of getting a two-thirds vote to Maloney. After the veto another meeting was held at McLaughlin’s house to discuss it. As more votes were necessary, it was decided unanimously to cut down each man’s share to $20,000. Ex-Alderman Michael Duffy, who also turned State's evidence on his indicted fellow Aidermen, testified that the thirteen Aidermen were to receive $22,000 apiece. Duffy testified in conclusion: “I didn’t get any money until about a month after election, and then I got $10,00). I met McQuade on the north side of the City Hall a few days after, and he stopped and talk d. He said, ’Did you get your money from the Broadway Road And I said, ‘Did you get yours ?’ And he said, ‘lt’s all right; I got mine all right.’ ”

USEFUL INFORMATION.

M. Brouardel bae ’•eported to the Paris Academy of Medicine upon the mummification of the body of a young woman which was found in a heap of straw in a cellar. The cellar had not been opened for eight months. The body was in a remarkable state of preservation. The mummification was due, according to MM. Brouardel and Megnin, to myriads of acari of various kinds whose eggs were embedded in the tissues. Honey is, according to Mr. Miltons, who published a treatise on “Bees in England,” a universal specific, and among its other valuable properties, he declares that it prevents consumption, and states that that destroyer of human life is not known in countries where honey is regularly taken as au article of food. Those who have less fa th in the specific, may perhaps attribute the cause to difference in climate rather than to honey, 'lhe Italian singers, it is also affirmed, are greatly indebted to honey; but their practice is to sharpen it with a few drops of acid, though they sometimes take it in a pure state. The small plant commonly known by the name rupturewort, made into tea, and drank frequency, is a sure cure for diarrhea, rupturewort grows in nearly every open lot, aud along the roads. It is a small plant, throwing out a number of shoots in a horizontal direction, and lying close to the ground, something similar to the manner of the pusleyweed, and bears a small darkgreen leaf, with an oblong purple spot in the center. When the stem is broken, a white milky substance will ooze from the wound. It is very palatable, and infants take it as readily as any drink. This is an old Indian cure, and may be relied on. The botanical name of this plant is Euphorbia maculata.

Mode of fixing pencil drawings: Dissolve pale resin in spirits of’ wine; lay the pencil drawing on its face upon a sheet of clean p iper, and brush the back of the drawing with the solution. This penetrates through the paper in a few minutes, and as the spirit evaporates the resin is deposited as a varnish on the drawing. This has the advantage of not cockling the paper, which aqueous solutions will do; and as the brush only passes over the back of the drawing none of the pencil marks are in any degree removed. This process will not answer with drawings on card, or any other substance too thick to be penetrated by the solution. In this case a weak solution of isinglass may be placed in a shallow dish, the drawing being passed through it so as to wet every <jart without touching it with a brush.

The following table shows the amo nt of $1 per week —$26 every six months—whi h is brought in as an addition to the principal, with compound interest at the rate of 7 per cent, per annum: For five years $304.96 For ten years. 735.15 For fifteen years 1,341.97 For twenty years 2,193.91 For twenty-five years 3,15.37 For thirty years 5,108.56 For thirty-five years 7.511.08 For forty years 1 0,9 io’o7 For forty-five years 15,680.59 For fifty years 22,423.98 There are very few persons who do not, i'opiishly, spend more than the sum of $1 per week. The saving of that sum would be an abundant pro ision for them m old age. Those now in their prime of life and vigor of manhood would do well to profit by the knowledge of the facts which the foregoing table discloses, and provide for “a stormy day” while they are ab e to do so.

The Island of Barbadoes is the most densely populated part of the earth. This island, with an area of 100,600 acres, contains a population of over 175,000 souls, that is to say, an average of no less than 1,054 people to each of its 166 square miles of territory. The Chinese province of Keang-u, which was at one time ignorantly imagined to be the most uncomfortably crowded district under the sun, contains but 850 moon-eyed celestials to the square mile, while East Flanders, in Belgium, the most thickly populated neighborhood in Europe, <an boast of only 705 inhabitants to the square mile, Coming nearer home, Westchester County, New York, with a territory three times as large, has only four-s.evenths as many people as are packed upon th s thronged, man-rid-den Caribbee Island. If the Empire State were as thickly settled as carbad oes it would boast a population of 60,000,003. Of the 175,000 souls in this island 9 per cent, are whites, and 91 per cent are blacks or mixed blood.

Thackeray at Charleston.

Thackeray during his stay in Charleston met the famous Mrs. King, the daughter of James L. Pettigiew, a . great Unionist, who, on being questioned after the secession of the State as to what he intended doing, replied, “Well, the Stale is going to the devil, and I’m going it.” Mrs. King was at that time one of the leaders of society. Thackeray remarked, w th rather more brusqueneds than elegance, on his introduction to her, “I understand, Mrs. King, that you are very fast,” whereupon the Ipryiiant woman, whose forte was repartee, replied, “Ah, mr. Thackeray, we must not place too much confidence in what we hea ~ for I was informed that you were a gentleman.” It is said that the proud Englishman never forgot this" retort of the high-spiri ed Southern woman. Brooklyn Magazine. On a dark night, with four clotheslines stretched across the back-yard, the most sensitive part of a man is his high hat.