Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-05-06
GEN ERAL NEWS.

sto rtcGciAeA, nIu., uieu suauenly on Fri
day last.
1 Es" We regret to sec it stated that
the joint-worm has already made its APP
pearance in some sections of Virginia
Gg~ An infant was born in Baltimore,
last week, having at its birth full set
of teeth.
&c It is stated, that on his return to
New York Mr.. Sickles will take imme-
date steps to procure divorce.
Gg- s. NJ, Whaley, Esq, declines the
commission of sheriff Of Worcester coun-
ty' rendered him by Gov. Hicks.
Eg- Twenty-nine young men in the
college of Georgetown, Ky. are pre-
pairing for the ministry Of the Baptist
Church.
A JUDGE IN JAn,-Judgc Shillbeck,
of Kentucky, was lodged in jail at New
port on Friday on charge Of felony, in
aiding prisoner to escape.
Ee' Bishop Doane, of the Episcopal
Church, died at Burlington, N. j., on
Thursday last, aged 60 years, after a
severe Illness.
&Ss- Rev. John Scys, the Libcriau
Missionary, has been appointed U. S.
Commercial Agent at Monroyia, Africa,
vice DR.. John q. Foney, deceased.
FIRr.-Thc dwelling of DR.. Jacob A.
Preston, near Perrymansville, Hartford
county, Md, was destroyed by fire OIL
Saturday morning last.
EE- The City Council of Salem, Mas
sachusetts, have, by an ordinance, for
hidden the smoking of scgars in the
streets in the evening
Re- Hon. Lynn Boyd, Democratic
candidate for Lieutenant Governor, in
Kentucky, is represented as sinking ra-
pidly under diabetes.
EsyT The Knoxville Wing saws that
Gen. Sam. Houston will again be can
didatc for Governor Of Texas, at the
next election.
G4;- Sister Mary Teresa (Green) who
has been forty-thrcc years sister of
charity, died at St. Joseph's house, Em-
mitsburg, on the 18th ut. in the I'D
year of her age.
GS" At the Charity Ball of the Sons
.of Malta at the Front Street Theatre,
Baltimore, on Monday night, the re-
ceipts were s 1000. 1t was a magnii-
cent affair.
SroPpAGE OF Flour Mills "A letter
from Rochester and Oswcgo, N. Y,
states that nearly all the flour mills in
these two cities have stopped running,
owing to the high price of wheat.
A MARRTAGE.-A daughter of Thomas
II. Clay, and grand daughter of Henry
Clay, was married few days since to
VIM. G. p. breckenridge, son of Rev.
Z. ] Breckenridge.
TIE PEACH CRor. -Accordino to the
Delaware Gazette. the peach crop in the
lower section of that State is almost en-
tirely destroyed. From Western Virgil
ria the accounts are more favorable.
A PRESIDENTIAL MovEMExT.-A gen
cral convention of the colored voters of
New England has been called to meet in
Boston on the LIST of-7August, to take
action in reference to theN Presidential
campaign of 1860.
New ENGLAND IN CoNGREss. The six
New England States send twelve Sena-
tors and twenty-nine members of the
House of Representatives to Congress.
every one of whom at the next session
will be republican in politics
Gx7- The Church Anti-Slavcry Society
at its meeting held in Worcester, Mass.
on the 10th Of March, passed resolu-
ton offering 500 for the hest tract
showing that the Bible gives no warrant
or allowance for chattel slavery.
MURDER nY Sox-IS-LAw.-On Non
day last, in South Wellhect, Mass, Sam
uel Fish shot Mr.. Evan S. Ward, his
father-in-law. Fish then tried to kill
himself, but the gun missed fire. He
has been occasionally insane.
Rts Lord Lyons, the new British Nj
mister, is of American extraction. his
grcat-great- grandfather having been a
native Of philadelphia, who emigratcd
to the Island of Antique, whence one of
the titles of the family is derived.
Ezr During the Sicklcs trial, an ave-
rage Of 10000 words was daily sent by
telegraph from Washington to New York.
Such an amount of Geographic trans
mission never was heard Of in Europe.
and is unprecedented in this country.
Snow AND Ice AT THE EAST. AT the
last accounts the slcighing was quito good
on the stage routes in the extreme east
ern portion Of the State OF Maine, and
the ice had not left the streams. Seven
inches Of snow fell in the Aroostook dis
trict on the 18th Of April.
COULDN'T RESIST THE TgMPrATrox. -
Mrs. Anderson. an accomplished lady of
London, G. W., insured her life for five
tirousni'd dolinrs, for fine benefit Of iier !
son, who last week administered str, CHI
nine to the mother from the effects Of
of Which she died.
SHOCKING MURDER or A GRL by HER
FATHER. On Monday last, at Stand
Lake, N. ", an old man named John
Bcldlng beat out his daughters brains
with hammer. while he was lahorino