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Morris tribune., 1886-12-22


ates the House with Kerosene and Set
Fire to It-Taken from Jail by a Mol
and Burned to Death-The Crimina
Calendar.
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 20 News has just
been received here Of the slaughter of five
parsons and the terrible vengeance executed
upon the perpetrator by burning him at the
stake. In this state convicts for misde-
lneanor can sell their services to any one
who will pay their fine and take them out.
JOAN Swilling, a substantial farmer near
Toccoa, did this for Frank Saunders, a man
from South Carolina, who had committed
some trivial offense Several times Saunders
had endeavored to escape but was recaptured.
Last Wednesday Mr.. Swilling sold a bale of
cotton at Toccoa and returned with the
money.
Early Thursday morning George Swilling,
the brother of John, was awakened by Saun-
ders, who told him his brothers house was
afre and the family burning up in their beds.
They hastened to the scene and saw the roof
fall in on the family. The fire did not COM
pletely destroy the bodies, and it was found
that the heads of Mr.. and Mrs. Swilling and
the three children had been cloven with an
uA- Ao dIll uOuoo dIoO Deeu
saturated with kerosene from a hand
lamp, Search was at once made for
Saunders, who had disappeared, and be was
captured FIVE miles away. He confessed
Thursday that he had committed the quin-
tuple murder. Friday night a mob took
Saunders from the officers, conveyed him to
the scene of the horror, and told him that
the only mercy he could expect was what he
had shown to his employer. He begged and
pleaded for pity, and made another abject
confession. The mob was quiet but
determined. He was tied to a stake and
burned to death When Saunders was but
a lad Of IL he forged his fathers name, and
served a. term of five years in the South
Carolina penifentiary. He afterward cut
his wife's throat and disappeared from the
country, and until this tragedy had not been
heard from
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22
Montreal,s winter Caruival.

h MONTREAL: Dec. 20.--The executive com
mittee of the. Montreal winter carnival is
sued their preliminary programme Saturday.
fhe dates fixed for the carnival are Feb. Z
to. III tinclusiye. The toboggan slides, the
Victoria skating rink ami the gymnasium
will be open to all visitors There will be a
grand fancy dress skating carnival in which
visitors are invited to join subject to cos
tune regulations The ice castle this year
will be Of an entirely new design, enclosing
an area of 1900 feet, the tower rising over
100 feet. Within its walls win be an exten-
sive exhibition of the agricultural and other
products of the dominion
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22
An Amendment Needed

WASHINGTON CRY, Dec. 20--A commu,
nication from the chief Of engineers was Sat-
urday transmitted by the secretary of war to
the house, urging in strong terms the i'm
portance OF 50 amending the act authorizing
the construction Of a railroad bridge across
the Ste. Marie as to require the drawbridge
to be kept open at all times when trains are
not passing over the bridge.
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22
Arrested for Election Crookedness.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2O.-The arrest of persons
indicted, Friday, for committing election
frauds at the late election, continued Friday
night, and at 10 o'clock eighteen of them had
been brought to the United States marshars
office Fourteen of these were released on
bonds ranging from $500 to $4,000. Four
were unable to furnish bond and were con-
fined for the night in the marshaPs office.
The arrest of others will follow as soon as
the warrants can be served.
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22
Dabbled In Stocks.

ANN ARBoR, Mich, Dec 2O.-Louis D.
Taylor, teller of the First National bank, has
suddenly disappeared, and it is rumored that
he is defaulter, but the amount is not
known. He has been dabbling n stocks 1t
is said that student named l. A. Boyce
wrote Taylor letter demanding S. 90 under
penalty of exposure. Taylor caused Boyce's
arrest for blackmail, but did not appear to
prosecute
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22
Vermont,s War Claim.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. I'm connec.
tion with the war claim of the state Of Yer.
mont against the government for SIT, $50,
the secretary of the treasury has transmitted
to congress letters from the third auditor and
chief of ordnance, alleging: an Indebtedness
on the part of that state to the government
Of s54S, TS0, on account Of arms and equip
meats furnished by the government during
the late war for the protection of its from
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22
Gen. Logan Laid Up.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. Ex-senator
Logan's illness proves to be an aggravated
attack of inflammatory rheumatism in the
laft arm Unless his recovery is rapid he
will be taken to the Arkansas Hot Springs
next week, the waters having effected such
marvellous cure few weeks ago. His arm
is now swollen to the shoulder, and his suf-
ferinos are intensa
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22

NEW YORK, Dec. 2O.-The following was
made public Friday: "By vote of the
joint committee it has been agreed to ad-
vance east-bound rates to the basis of rs
cents on ninth-class and so cents on tenth
class, from Chicago to New York, taking ef-
feet Monday, Dec. 81. Circulars will be is
sued ALBERT FINK.n
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22
Approximation for Cruiser No. 1.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec 20-The house
committee on naval affairs Saturday author
: lied the chairman to report to the house
with q favorable recommendation a resolu-
tion which will comply with the request of
Secretary Whitney that the appropriation
for the construction of cruiser No be made
large enough to meet the best bid; submit
foH
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22
Embezzler Reed Sentenced.

Boston, Mass, Dec. 30 Reed, the en-
bezzling treasurer of the South Boston Rail
road company, has been sentenced to seven
years in state prison. His counsel made an
Intellectual plea for leniency, and some of the
heaviest losers by his operations joined in
the petition. Reed was taken to prison Fri
dav
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22

TERRELL, Tex, Dec. .2O-A destructive fire
started in Portwood & Cowles warehouse.
containing in round numbers ], ,2o0 bales Of
cotton, all Of which, together with two
adjoining frame dwellings were destroyed.
The total loss is estimated at s6O,OOO; In,
surancs, CSC, 900. The origin Of the fire is q
mystery.
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22
A Young Lady Shoots Herself

OLNEY. HIS. Dee. 20 Saturday morning
at $50 Miss Ella Benton, aged %, who lives
on farm with her brother and widowed
mother, three miles southwest of this city,
shot and killed herself with shotgun. She
was an ardent church worker Il-health the
supposed cause.
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22
The Grant Fund,

NEW YORK, Dec 20.-All sources of con-
tributions to the Gen. Grant fund seem now
to have exhausted themselves Less than 81
has been received during the last two weeks
and the whole amount is now SI23, 72921
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22
Five Girls Narrowly ESCAPE Death.

DETROIT, Dec. 90 Friday night escaping
gas in the British-Ameri AN hotel in Wind
sor was nearly the cause of the death of five
girls. They were found unconscious Satur-
day morning, and four of them have recov-
cred, but the fifth, KIttie Kane, may not re-
cover
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22
DefIoiencv Estimate.

WASHINGTON CTTY, Dec 90 Secretary
Manning sent to the house Of representative
Saturday some deficiency estimates for the
signal service. They aggregate s37 900, of
which $25, 900 Is for the observation of
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22
The Illinois Legislature.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Dec. 20-The Illinois
legislature will meet at Springfield Jan. 5,
two weeks from next Wednesday. There is
prospect of lively contest between sew
eral aspirants
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22
Desperate Spanish Forgers.

MADRID, Dec. 2O.--A conflict with revolv-
ers occurred here Friday between band of
forgers and body of police who were trying
to arrest them Several were wounded on
both sides, but three of tho forgers were ar
rested.
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22

MADRID, Dec. 20.-Heavy snowstorms are
reported in the north of Spain. The wreck
age Of steamers and smacks Is being washed
ashore. During severe storm at NORM a
church was unroofed and five persons were
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22
Death of a Psi UpsiIon Veteran

MIDDLkTowN, n. Y, Dec. 2O-Wiliam
Taylor died here Saturday morning i'll his
nth year from paralysis AT the time of his
death was the oldest member of the Psi
Epsilon society.
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22

bonded debt Of the Unitcd States authorizes
the secretary Of ths treasury to receive at
the treasury bonds Of the United States bear.
ing AZ per cent annual interest, and to issue
in exchange therefor an equal amount In
United States bonds Of such form and do
nomination as he may prescribe bearing in
terest at the rate Of 3l< per cent. annually
The other provisions OF the bin give it the
same effect on the bonds as that Of Hewitt
except that the interest Is reduced to 21S pei
cent. instead of 8 per cent
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22

Thinks Depositors Should Be Reimbursed
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 90 20-ComptrolleI
Of the Currency Trenholm was before the
house committee on banking and currency
Saturday morning and talked about his re-
port as commissioner Of the Freedman's
Savings and Trust company. Mr.. Tren.
holm believes that the government should
reimburse the depositors in this institution.
The committee requested Mr.. Trenholm to
draft bin embodying his views on the sub
ject and report it at the first meeting of the
committee in January.
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 20.-The bill In
tl'oducedf by Senator Aldrich Friday to pre-
vide for the redyctiou OF the interest ON the
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22
New Yosrs at Che white HOUSE.

WASHINGTON City, Dec 20.-The Off
cial programme for the presidents reception
on New Years Day has just been issued. The
usual procedure win be, followed and the re-
ception will terminate at 2 p. m. The presi-
dent viii be assisted by Mrs. Cleveland and
the ladies Of the cabinet The programme
announces that Mrs Clsveland's weekly Sat
urday afternoon receptions, from s until
o'clock viii begin on Saturday, Jan. g. and
continue through the season, and that she
will be at home to her friends ON Tuesdays
and Thursdays, from II until o'clock after
Jan }, 1887
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22
VOL. XI. NO. So.
GENERAL DIlsECFORY.

JUDICIAL OFFICERS:
Hon j. IL. BsowS, District Judge.
COUNTY OFFICERS:
Gko. II. MUNRO, Sheriff.
HUGH WWrELEY, Treasurer.
SAMUEL LARSON, Clerk District Court.
GEn. NJ. GILTINAN, Auditor.
l.. II. HELLINGroN. Register or Decds.
JNo. i. GILrISAS, Judge of Probate.
Z. l.. BRowN, Attorney.
II. l.. HURLBURD, Coroner.
D. I. WHEATON, Surveyor.
W. l. CoLTeR, Court Commissioner.
J. \. JoHHsoN, Co. Supt. OF Schools.
VILLAGE OFFICERS:
F. E. NEWELL, President.
.. 4. HANSON.(
A. DEkAY, tCor,c,,or.
II. KERL.
A. =. DYE,
JNo. A. 2tLrITAS, Recorder.
W. J. MUNRO, Treasurer.
szSHS n M{rGq HVrST'S' Justices of the Peace.
D. T. WHEATON, Assessor.
d. KEMP, Marshal.
CHURCH DIRECTORY:
CoNGREaArToN AL, Rev. +. Norris, Pastor.
MErmoDISr. Rev. +. z. Robertson, Pastor.
ROMAN CATHOLIC, Rev. Geo. GaskelI. Priest.
SCASnIN AVIAN EVAN0ELEcAL LUTHERAN, Rev.
|. ]. Anderson. of Scandia, Pastor.
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22
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W. Vs., toWISE, Local AGt.
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22

Arrival and Departure OF tho Malls.
Alexsndrta srase arriYes Aonasyi and Friday;
departs Tassdsy aud satardsgs~ Gtsnwood stage
arrive. Ties lay and Friday; departs HeonesoAy
.ni saturday. Postofice opens st A. NJ, closes
ats P. w. except Sunday. Open Sunday from ls
II. to p. II. VI. L. 1"HfEh' "A
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22
CIVIC SOCIETIES:

CIVIC SOCIETIES:
10. F.. A.. M.-C4olden Sheaf Lodge No
l%oLNerty lst and 81 Saturdays OF each month.
WRIrsLsr,Sgc c. l.. BRowS. W. u.
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8. A. -
q. \. 7. Ova-tol POST. No. 49, nests the
SssDri 4ni FpIrth FrlilyS OF each moRth,
at s O'Clock p. m.
J. D. GILLESPIE, Commander.
w. L. C1LYEa, Adjutant.
A. o. U. W.
Morris L71=e, No. -. Meets each Tuesday
]. D. COOP. NJ. w.
E. ". RANDALL. Recorder.
SELECT NNI,fdC5, y. Q. L. W.
S.as: Lasloa. NJ Is. Meats at Its hall the
irItalI thirI Fril IvS It s9ch npnth.
" p. NORRIS, Com.
l. JOHNSON, Rec.
Morris tribune., 1886-12-22
BURNED AT THE STAKE.
SWIFT JUSTICE METED OUT TO A
NEGRO MURDERER.

He Kills Family of Five Persons, Satur-
Fire to It-Taken from Jail by Mob
and Burned to Death-The Criminal
Calendar.
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Counting a Million.

An exchange has been making one of
those foolish computations that period
ically go the rounds of the press regard
ing the shortest possible length of time
in which very large number could be
counted-in this instance billion. As
nobody outside of an insane asylum has
any intention of counting billion, how
ever, it is of no possible consequence
whether 1t could be done in less than
the time given by the computer, which
is over 5000 years, or not. 1t is, how
ever. a fact that Buffalo family, while
travelling over Europe in carriage
years ago, made test of the matter Of
counting million. Five members of
the family performed the task respect
lively in three weeks, four weeks, five
weeks, two months and six months As
the time was spent entirely in driving
about the continent it was impossible
to put in five or six hours steady count
ing day, and by the use of pebbles,
which were shifted from one pocket to
the other to mark tens and hundreds,
the labor was greatly facilitated. It
may readily be imagined that the count
ing became terrible bore to such OF
the party as were not participants, and
one of the latter admits q recollection of
sometimes in those days finding him.
self counting when he should have been
saying his prayers, so mechanical did
the habit become before the task was
finished.-Bnfdt0 Courier.
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DEATH OF MRS. JACOBS.

Sarah A. Jacobs, wife of Henry Jacobs,
died at 8 80 o'clock this morning at their
residence, No. 10 south Commercial street,
Emporia, Kse., age 81 years and II months.
She leaves a husband and five children,
two sons ndthree daughters, and a large
circle OF friends to mourn her loss. She
has been sick near two years with inward
cancer from which she was a great suf-
ferer.
Mrs. Jocobs was born at York, Pa, re-
moved TO Indiana in 1853, and to Kansas
In 1869. The funeral will take place al
Pleasant Hill cemetery, at 10 O'Clock on
the 18th inst, and friends of the family
are requested to meet at the residence at 9
a. N. The services will take place at the
church at the cemetery and will be con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. Wrightsman of this
city.
This Will make the fourth member OF
the family that has died Since December
last, three having been drowned last
spring by a water spout, of which full
account wAs given at the time In this
paper. One of the three was her daughter,
Lyds, and the other two her sons wife,
Mrs. B. B. Jacobs, and her child.
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when the bombs were Flyine.


Col. John r. Towers, principal keep
err of the penitentiary, aided and abet-
ted IN one of the most cruel jokes of the
war The federals were leisurely firing
shells into some confederate works, and
the bombs were falling aud bursting in
such uncomfortable nearness that the
soldiers had dug holes in the ground
and were hiding as best they could.
The colonel and some friends got hold
of an unexploded shell and stuffed it
full of fuse When the next report was
heard the fuse was touched off and after
q moment the bomb was dropped into
the mouth of one of the gopher holes
where several soldiers were sheltered.
'Zip-zip-zip-z-z-z-zip-ziz-zipP" went the
fuse for several minutes. Howl after
howl went up as the soldiers expected
to be blown to atoms. After time the
suffering fuse burnt out and things
quieted down.
When Col Towers concluded his re-
cital Of the above story private who
was minus an arm remarked:
"One day q boat opened on us with
canister, and the boys were sorter ratt-
led, until big fellow shouted: Stick to
'em boys; their ammunItion's gin cut
and they're shootin' dinner'buckets at
usp'-AtlGntG Constitution.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-09-23

A Birmingham, Conn, man has hit
upon novel plan for the destruction of
skunks that visit his hen-house. He
procured some strychnine and with it
charged several eggs which he deposit
ed on the ground near the opening of
the hennery. The odoriferous animals
have become scarcer since, as from
three to five dead ones have been found
every morning during the past fort
night
George Phillips, of Binghampton, So
lano county, Cal. has Just completed
an, organ containing four hundred
pipes. the longest being sixteen feet
An the pipes are made of old newspa-
pers rolled and fastened with a paste
made of glue and alum. The wood
work was made entirely of old fence
boards. posts. dry-goods boxes. and the
like. He was two years in building this
instrument which is said to have an
excellent tone.
Squatters are said to make clearings
in the heavily timbered lands of British
Columbia by boring one large hole in
the trunk slant1ng upward and another
from a point wen up the trunk and
slanting downward. both meeting in
the heart of the tree. Then the upper
hole will be filed with any convenient
combustible and ignited. The long
hole acts as chimney, and the fire
burns furiously until the tree is destroy
ed.
Martin Luther's home as a child at
Mansfield. Saxony, has just been re-
stored to its original condition.
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IN re1.narEahIa Araz-

Z t1 worked with John A. Rosbling On
the Sixth street bridge in Pittsburg and
on the Cincinnati bridge over the Ohio
river said Louis Yeager. s.NIr. Roeb-
ling was wonderful man. How many
persons, do you suppose. know how the
cables Of the Sixth street bridge are
anchoredp don't suppose that one man
in ten thousand who crosses the bridge
daily could tell It is wire cable
bridge. The cables are composed Of
about five hundred strands of wire. In
the anchor every enc of these wires Is
separately anchored. An iron pin WAS
driven into the stone foundation and
the end Of the cable unwrapped and
each individual wire wrapped around
one of the pins. Over all OF it lead was
poured until the whole was cennented
into 3 solid mass. No matter whas
strain is It upon the bridge the cables
can never be pulled from their anchor.
age. Over ali there rests solid wall Of
stone that fifty heayilysloaded trains
could not lift
ssThe Cincinnati bridge was . worse
fob than the Sixth street bridge" the
speaker went on. 1.-The cribs were ter
rible. A man who had to go into them
day after day would have done well to
make his will It was my duty to super
intend the laying of the piers, and ]
used TO sit in the wire basket feeling the
Rheumatism reaching every joint in my
body, and wonder If il was really ne
cessary that men should kill themselves
for the benefit of humanity. Mr.. Roeb-
ling was one of the most considerate
men that ever knew. Once when I
had one of my fingers crushed in the
laying of q stone he told me to take care
of my finger and let the work go to the
dogs. When he would see me around
the work he would come up and ask me
how felt. and tell me to go home that
I wasn't losing any money. but might
lose finger. and he didn't want it that
way. My salary went on all the same,
and the surgeons bill was paid by Mr.
Roebling, and was given extra COM
pensation for having been hurt. "
81 didn't work on the great Brooklyn
bridge which was built by Roebling's
son, but would like to have been
there. III had been working there
would have objected to young Roebling
spending SO much time in t. pits. He
knew as well as anyone tha5 1t was dam
gerous to his life, but he was actuated
by professional pride, and would not
trust the personal supervision of the
work to anyone. He and his father
were the greatest bridge-builders in
America. Both Of them lost their lives
in their devotion to their art, and it il
not probable that there will again be
found in the United States two men who
will be so solely given up to purpose"
PSttsbuTg Post.
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A PLEASANT GATHERING.

Miss Maud Cunningham entertained a
number of her young friends at her home
on Twelfth avenue, in honor of Miss Flor
ence Crawford of Topeka, who has been
visiting with her for some days. There
were about twenty couples present, who
proceeded in the most approved manner
to enjoy themselves, IN which they were
aided and abetted by their charming host
ess and her friend Miss Crawford, and TO
this end various games and smusements
were introduced. 1t being too pleasant
an evening to spend in doors the party
took possession of the lawn and danced In
the fashion of school children "Around
the Mulberry Bush, ;" "Drop the Handker.
chief" "Virginia Reel" etc, etc.
During the evening Refreshments ;were
served to the guests and considerable good
natured controversy arose over sundry Ia
bles, etc. After supper some of those
present favored the company with instru.
mental and vocal music and of these Prof.
Moss and DR.. FlickInger carried of the
honors.
About 10 O'Clock the party broke up and
after exchanging best wishes with the
hostess and her trend the guests departed.
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KANsAa PATRNTs.

List Of patents granted to citizens OF
Kansas for the week ending Tuesday, Sept.
IA, 1886, complied from the official records
of the United States patent Office expressly
for the DAILY News by W A. Redmond,
solicitor of patents, No. 6S1 + street,
Northwest Washington, d O., OF whom
information may be had:
A. q. CrIley, Fort Scott, wrench.
S.W. Hartman, Allcsville, wire sCretcher
n. V. Hinckley, Topeka, switch stand
} H. Jacobs, Alchison, flying target.
II. L. Jones. OOtfeyville. calf weaver.
II Morrison, Xenis, check row corn
planter.
T. SnAvely, Pontiac, nstiDg cultiVator
r. T. Stokes. Garnett, combined hopple
and tail holder.
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