Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-04-08


correspondent at Iowa Point, who has
seen several persons who have returned |
from Pixies Peak, several of whom he
knows to be reliable and truthful, who
concur in saying that all the gold ac-
counts are humbug, and the many favor
able accounts sent to the States cmanate
from town-lot spectators who arc reap
ing a rich harvest from the credulous.
RELIGIOUS PROGRESSION. At the Acad-
envy of the Visitation, Frederick, Md,
on Tuesday 22d ult., in the Chapel of
the Visitation, Sister Clara Agnes Green
made her solemn profession On the
same occasion, Miss Annie Raphel, of
Baltimore county, received the white
veil and habit of the order, with the re-
ligious name of Sister Mary Josephine.
Rev Father Paresce, S. j., oiliciated on
the occasion, assisted by Rev Mr.. Walter.
FIsn.-At Alexandria on Wednesday
the prices were: Shad SIS to $40 per
hundred herrings 80 to $40 per thou
sand rock and perch II to l6 cts per
bunch. Hickory shad $3.50 to So per
hundred
CoSNEcroUr ELECTION The returns
from this State indicate that the Black
Republicans have elected four members
of Congress, the entire State ticket, and
majority in both branches of the Leg
/ islature.
MrRDERERs TO BE EXECUTED Peter
Corric, Marion Crop, Henry Gambrill,
and John II Cyphus, convicted of MUIR
der, are to be executed in Baltimore to-
day,
Isaac Greeland has been sentenced 10
be hung in Fayette county, Ga, on the
18th of April, for the murder of Clai-
borne Vaughan
Mrs Hartung, for the murder of her
husband, and John Wilson, for killing
Petrick McCarty have been sentenced
to be hung in Albany on Wednesday
the 9th instant.
Henry Jumpertz, the man who muir
dered his mistress and packed her body
in barrel and shipped it to New York
Michael McNamee, for killing his wife
and Michael Fam, VIII be executed in
Chicago on the 9th of May.
Burns, for the murder Of a man named
Burke, will be hung in Cincinnati on
Friday, the 9th of May.
Besides the above there are two in
Pittsburg and one in Boston under SEN
tence of death
RE- The President of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company states that
the net earnings and present financial
condition Of the company will justify a
dividend of three per cent. for the fiscal
half year terminating the 3lst ult., and
that the board will doubtless declare il
at an early day. He further states that
as the company is now free from floating
debt, he sees no cause, with judicious
management and no extraordinary dis
asters, to prevent the regular payment
of dividends hereafter.
Tyranny IN CUBA Vincent Castro
son Of Pr Castro, vino is a naturalzed
citizen Of the U. s., was not permitted
+ recently, to land at Havana. He wa,
born in Cuba, but his father was sus.
pectcd of being patriot Young Gas.
tro proceeded to New York. Mr.. As
censio, who was recently arrested, has
been released, our consul having de.
manded to know the nature of the charge
against him. He was suspected of an
intention to abduct some Cuban damscl
? THE New Cent Poisonous. Several in.
stances have iateIy occurred, in different
parts Of the country, where children
have died from the effects of poison
taken into the system by swallowing the
new nickled cent. As this coin is small
and easily swallowed, there is great dan
ger in allowing young children to ha,
them in their possession. The metal
which composes it has had fatal effect,
and would seem to be poisonous. Pa
rents should be cautious.
Discovery or GUANo. --Advicos from
Sandwich Islands to the 18th Of Febru-
airy contain an account Of the discovery
OF valuable guano island by Lieut.. Il.
VI Brooke, Of the United States schoon-
er Fennimore Cooper. lie had taken
/ possession Of it in the name of the United
States The deposit is said to be very
large, and superior to Jarvis island gu
ano. This new island is called French
| Frigates Shoal, and lies in the northwest
Pacific.
CEssIoN or FEEJEE ISLANDS TO GREAT
BRrAIy-On the 18th of September
last, formal deed Of cession Of the Fee
jecn Archipelago to her Britannia Ma
jesty, was executed by the Vuniyalu Of
Bau, claiming supremacy, as Tul Viii
l (king Of Feejeo) over the entire archi.
pelago and its inhabitants. The Ameri-
can government has claims to the amount
Of S45, 900, on these islands. These
are to be paid by England according to
the terms Of the deed Of cession.
Ex,- At the municipal election in An
napolis on Monday last, the Democrats
elected their candidate for Mayor and all
the othor city officers except one candi-
date for alderman The CITY government