Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-05-27

the request of "a Montgomery Demo-
crat, we published last week a commu-
nication, over the signature of an CA
A. County Democrat, which appeared
in the Annapolis Republican" of the
9TH instant, recommending GEORGE H.
MoRGAN, Esq, of st. Mary's, for Com
missioner of Public Works. The "Dea-
con, printed in that county, copies the
same communication, and remarks:
We confess ourselves delighted at the
brilliant eulogium pronounced upon our
friend by the honorable gentleman from
Anne Arundel, and we cheerfully give
it place in our columns Nevertheless
We think we smell rat St. Mary's
has put in claims to a CoNGREssIoNAL
nomination, and she has not put in any
claims to Commissioner Public Works.
She certainly cannot get BOTH and to both
she is not entitled To defeat her claims,
then, to the highest distinction, that is,
to the Congressional nomination, no bet
ter scheme could be devised than to
bring forward one of her citizens for the
forrest distinction in the District, that is,
FOR Commissioner Of Public Works.
Now, if ''thc success of the Democratic
party in this district is mainly owing to
the enormous majorities given by St.
Mary s"-if fshe has never been reward
ed for her triumphant victories" -then is
she entitled to the highest reward, and
the proper way to reward her, it strikes
US, is to give her what she is entitled to
and not what she does not ask. The
gentleman from Anne Arundel says,
chat Mr. Morgan is man Of eminent
practical craftsmanship" Well, men Of
''eminent practical craftsmanship" are
the very men 20 send to Congress. How
comes it that the gentleman from Anne
Arundel has not recommended Mr. M.
for Congress st. Mary's, according to
his own showing, is entitled to the high
est honors of the party in the District,
and he describes Mr.. Morgan as a gen
tleman who has already made his mark
in legislation in a distinc: and dstin-
guished manner;" and yet he is only
willing "to award to the Mother of Coun-
ties, and to her talented and favorite son, :"
the very lowest position in the gift of
the District. From the benevolent pur-
poses of the honorable gentleman from
Anne Arundel, good Lord deliver us
DEPLoRABLE CONDITION OF THE Pixies
PEAK EMrdRANTs. "A private letter dated
Pacific city, Iowa, reports that party Of
starving Pixies Peak emigrants had at
tackled and captured one of the outward
bound trains near O'Fallon's Bluff
During the melee, d. G. Oaks, the con-
ductor, was killed, and Mr.. Griffith, the
newly appointed postmaster at Auraria,
en- route to take charge of the Office, was
hung by the desperadoes
The correspondent of the st. Louis
Democrat, writing from Denver City on
the 9th instant, recounts the most deplor-
able condition of affairs on the Plains.
Many Of the emigrants are dying from
starvation, while the others are subsist-
ing on prickly pears and wild onions,
found along the road.
The stage agent reports picking up q
man named Blue, who was reduced to
SIX = from starvation On recover
inc ? most lamentable account
of res He started in COM
I pt swo Of his brothers for the
nj Jne Of them died on the road,
/ ratpoipit,es Turn rryoro CO for how
de- on a starvation, that they ate his
BOD Another died, and he in turn was
nearly devoured by the survivor.
A man named Gibbs had reached the
mines in a starving condition, and ex-
pressed the opinion that his party, nine
in number, had all persisted. Many
graves were seen along the route Much
property has been destroyed or abandon
ed on the road.
The writer Of the letter before referred
to says the number of departures from
the mines is about equal to the arrivals.
About five hundred Of the returning emf
grants reached st. Joseph on Saturday,
all of whom confirm the previous accounts
Of the suiferings and privations on the
Plains
LATER FROM UTAH TERRIroRY. The
New Y ork Times has news from Utah to
the 10Th April. At the final adjournment
Of the United States Court, Judge Cra-
dlebaugh had caused an entry to be made
on the court records, to the effect that
the interference of the Mormons with
the course of Justice had rendered the
administration of Justice impossible, and
that the court, in consequence thereof,
was adjourned sine die. A number of
important afFidavits had been made, set
ting forth the facts Of recent Mormon
outrages. A collision between the Uni
ted States troops and the militia Of the
Territory was expected at last adyices.
The Governor was determined to oppose
the entrance of the troops into the city.
The object Of bringing the troops to the
city Is TO arrest parties charged with
crime. Gov. Cumming contends that
the civil, and not the military power
ehould ho ucod for fho y,,rvoeo aud lo