Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-03-20
GENERAL NEWS.


Ex- New Corn in the vicinity of New
Orleans is said to be quite a foot high.
Es- Hon. j. Clancy Jones, of Penn
sylvania, has returned to Washington,
improved in health.
ES- Tuesday last was to have been
observed as day of humiliation, fasting
and prayer at Toronto, Canada, in con-
sequence of the late terrible railroad ac-
cident, in which about seventy lives were
lost.
EE The work of repairs to dam No
5 Chesapeake aud Ohio canal is rapidly
progressing, 300 men working Cay and
night.
E1- An idea of tae amount of letter
writing in the United States may be in
ferred by the number of postage-stamps
sold, which, during the last year, was
one hundred and fifty millions.
ES A resolution to amend the Con-
stitution so as to allow colored persons to
vote without property qualification, has
passed the New York Senate by vote
Of q yeas to S nays.
A VIGILANCE COMMITTEE has, it is
said, been formed in Nebraska to protect
the squatters in their rights against spec
ulators, several of whom have already
been compelled to yield up claims to
original settlers.
ES At Reisterstown, Baltimore CO.,
Md, Mr.. Thomas X. Haughey is APP
pointed postmaster, vice Amos A. Har-
ryman, resigned.
EE- The dwelling Of Mr.. s. Forson.
in Charlestown, Cecil county, Md, was
consumed by fire on the 9Th instant.
ES Gold mines, richer than any yet
known in California, are reported to have
been discovered in the State of Chihua-
hua
ES- Thomas s. Bocock, Esq, is a
candidate for reelection to Congress from
the fifth congressional district of Vir-
ginia.
FATAL ACcIDENT-Mr Elisha Trice,
residing in Dorchester county, some
eight miles from fredericksburg, Nd, was
accidentally killed on Wednesday last by
the sudden falling of a chimney he was
engaged in taking down.
| APPOINTMENT DECLINED. despatch
to the Cincinnati Commercial states that
Hon. JAMES B. CLAY has declined the
mission to Berlin, rendered by President
Buchanan. rf
ES~ Lord Napier, the new British
Minister, was on Monday last. intro
duced to the President by General Cass,
and presented his credentials as minister
from the Court of st. James
DAMAGES. AT the late term of the
: Orange county (va. court DIR. VIM. II
NJ. Howard, of Bradford, was mulctnd
in the sum of 81, 400 damages, in NAL
, practice. in not perfectly setting frac-
tured leg. 80 e.
PARrRIDoEs. The Maryland Sports.
mans Club of Baltimore city purchased
one thousand live cartridges the past
; winter to be turned out in the spring
Their object is to preserve the breed
hundreds having been killed by the cx-
cessive cold weather of the past two win
tiers.
ECLIPSE OF THE SuN.-There will be a
, total eclipse Of the sun on the 25th inst.
! 1t will, however. take place about or u
little before sunset, and therefore will be
visible only about two or three minutes.
E1- The New York Tribune is now
: printed on shavings. very good for kind
ling fires with but very treacherous il
one attempts to use it for any other pur-
pose.-N Y. Mirror.
EE f. Y. G. Judson, known as Ned
Buntlinc, and the father of Know moth
ingism, has been converted and reform
. ed by spiritualism A spiritual paper,
. giving an account Of the conversion says
. HE was brought to his knees, and
melted like child" Ned will make an
excellent apostle of the new faith.
SLAVES GONG SourH. Mont.
gomery Gala Mail Of the 9th instant,
, says: For the last week or two the
5 number of slaves carried by the Ala
bama boats down the river, for New Or
leans, has been large beyond all prece.
dent. These negroes come over our
railroad, mainly from Virginia and
: North Carolina.
RESIGNATION OF Gov. GEARY.-It il
said that the President has received a
telegraphic dispatch from Gov. Geary,
dated st. Louis, informing him that he
, bad resigned the Governorship of Kan
, sas, to take effect the last Of this month.
The President, however, it is thought,
will endeavor to persuade Gov. Geary,
; when he reaches Washington, to recall
bis resignation and return 10 the territory
, which he has governed with SO much
skill and success. ss-A 98ts4l 81
The BLACK SHEEP IN UTAm.-Brig-
, ham Young. High Priest and first Pres
ident Of the Mormon Council of Latter
Day Saints at Great Salt Lake City, and
holdover Governor Of Utah Territory
thus endorses the bad character Of some
Of his followers:
awe can pick out elders in Israel.
right here, who can beat the world at
gambling, who can handle the cards, can
cut and shuttle them with the smartest
rogue on the face Of Gods footstool.
can produce elders here who can shave
their smartest shavers. and take their
money from them. We can beat the