The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-04-18

Death 81 ssRossss Tweed 6
The telegraph on Friday evening
announced that the notorious William
NJ. Tweed died at precisely twelv'
o'clock that day in Ludlow street jail
New York, after several days Illness
His death resulted from 4 complies
ton of disorders, bat was caused di
rectly by nervous exhaustion ani
clogging Of the action of the heart
He was delirious the night previou
and early in the morning, when HI
was attended only by his servant. HI
was attended by DIR. Carnochan also
Foster Duvey, his Secretary; Mr.
Douglass, his son-in- law and Edelstein
of his counsel. All hope of his reeov
cry was abandoned soon after III, wher
DIR. Carnochan announced a eloggine
Of the heart and complete nervous ex.
haustion. At the time of his deatl
there was no struggle, as he passed
away in sleep, with his head lying up
ON his arm. Keeper Herman was hur.
riedly summoned three minutes before
noon, and reaching Mr.. Tweed's room
the noon signal rang out and the long
prisoned old man dropped back dead
in his bed. ..af. ~ =
His last words to DR.. Carnochan
were: II have tried to do some good
if have not had good luck, am not
afraid to die. / believe the guardian
angels will protect me-" The an
nouncement of his death spread rapid
ly, and q crow wd of curious people soon
assembled outside the jail, peering
eagerly into the half-closed windows.
William Marcy Tweed was born in
New York April 3, 1928, and thus at
the time of his death was fifty five
years of age. He learned the trade OF
chair-making, and later in life was
admitted to the Bar. In 1888 he
was Alderman in 1886 member
of Congress in 1856 Supervisor OF
city, and Chairman of the Board in
1856 81 School Commissioner; from
1861 to 1867, Deputy Street Commis.
sioner, and from 1867 to 1871, State
Senator. In April, 1870, Tweed was
partment of Public works, and while
he held this Office the mammoth Tam.
many Ring frauds were committed.
Tweed was arrested October %, 1871,
in civil suit and on charges of NAL.
feasance, and gave bail In 81 ,OO0, 600.
In the following November the party
of his District reelected him TO the
State Senate, but Tweed did not dare
take his seat in the then excited state
public feeling. December 18th of the
same year he was arrested on criminal
charge, and furnished 5000 bail. The
first of the suits against him was
brought to trial January, 1873, and the
jury disagreed. November 18th he
was found guilty on Q charge of fraud
and was sentenced to twelve years
imprisonment in the Penitentiary and
to pay q fine of $12,55O. He was re-
leased by order Of the Court Of Ap-
peals after an imprisonment of fifteen
months, but q civil suit to recover &c.
100000 had previously been brought
against him, and he was confined in
the Ludlow street Jail, in default of
$6,O0O,OO0 bail. His subsequent es-
cape from Jail and flight to Spain, and
the many efforts made to secure his
release from imprisonment, are famil.
lar to the public.
Five Hundred Souls Lest AZ Sea ON
q BuRning steamer. The HI.
Fased Sphinx and Her Cargo Of
Circassians. T .1a3
By Cable to the Eng uirer .l..s
LONDON, April 14.-Lloyds agent at
r s,.
March 18th, furnishes full particulars
of the b0rning of the Austrian Lloyd's
steamer Sphinx, near Cape Ella, in the
carly part OF last month, by which
500 Circassian refugees lost their lives
1t appears that the Sphinx was ON her
way 10 Lattachia, from Cavalla, with
about 1900 Circassians on board.
On the 5th of March, At TAO a. M,
she was doubling the Klito Rock Of
Cape st. Andrea, with a strong wind
from the south east, with the intention
of going to Fumagusta to wait for
better weather and take in provisions
for the emigrants. About 8 p. M,
there was strong gale from the SOUTH
east. which shifted to the west, then
to the north, returning at last 10 the
At that time the ship
would no longer obey the rudder, aud
q heavy sea striking the vessel, washed
forty refugees from the forecastle.
The vessel could not put back to Alex
andretta, as the matches were open and
being afraid that the sea would gil the
hold, coupled with the fact that the
Circassians would not allow them to
be closed for fear of being suffocated.
At 6.45 smoke was seen coming out
of the fore hatch, and the vessel was
heavy seas. A little later
she grounded on q sand-bank; one
heavy sea drove her on the coast, and
she sprung q leak. There was no
the engines. Meanwhile the
fire increased, and the confusion and
cries of the Circassians are said to
have been something awful.
Seeing the fire could not be put
down, the matches were closed with
the consent of the Circassians, and so
upward of five hundred lives were
sacrificed to save the rest. During the
night attempts were made to e4tin-
guish the fire, but without success.
On the 9th the surviving immi-
grants were landed. The Captain and
crew fed from the wreck, as the Cir
threatened to murder them.
The Circassians had fires, it is said, in
the hold to keep themselves warm and
to cook with, and it is not surprising
the fire originated from the accident
at the upsetting of one of their stoves.
Heavy Defalcati0n.
Angler Chase, Treasurer of the
Union Mills, at Fall River, Mass, is
with being a defaulter to the
of over half million of dol
lars, which annihilates one of the
largest print mill companies in that
region, and to some extent cripples
some of the Boston banks. The mill
employed 500 operatives and it's week.
y pay roll amounted to $13, 500, and
its annual product was IL, ,5OO, 600 yards
of what is technically called print
cloths. The process of embezzlement