Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-02-04

JUICE STUMP. The Baltimore papers
of Saturday last, contain the refusal of
Judge Stump to obey the Court of Ap.
peals, awarding to Ford, the murderer
of Burnham, new trial The Judge
defantly declares that he will not try
Ford again, unless and until the Court
of Appeals points out the Act of Assem-
bly, empowering it to issue writ of error
in criminal case and because, under
the Constitution of Maryland, the Grim
inal Court over which he presides. is not
authorized "to try cases more than once,
unless when for sufficient reasons it grants
a new trial for defects in testimony, or
unfair proceedings" In conclusion he
says to the Court of Appeals: Let
me beg you, Judges, to consult the Gov
ernor; perhaps he will hang him with
out another trial, which l certainly never
will give him until | see your authority
by Act of Assembly. If Ford escapes
by the decision Of your honorable Court,
l am glad of it. You will gain great
credit, like Caesar, for his clomency, and
your Court become more popular than
ever"
FURTHER FROM PARAGuAY.-The ad-
vices from Paraguay indicate considera-
BE opposition to the demands of the
United States. One of the journals
there pronounces our claims as prepostrr-
Gus, and INDUCES in no little denuncia-
ton Of President Buchanan and Congress.
4 correspondent of the New York Her
aid at Buenos Ayres writes:
Lopez always has 10000 men ready
for the field, and there is at the mouth
Of the Paraguay fort which was intend
ed to protect the capital The batteries
command the whole river and mount 10l
guns, and 10000 men are assigned to
the post. 1t is problem whether the
United States Government has done
wisely in sending so small force out
upon the Paraguay expedition. TO try
to reach the capital 10y land would be
prepostorous, and well appointed fort
is hard to pass.
ABRAMS IN BALTrNoRE CouNrY. We
copy the following from the Towsontown
Advocate;
Valuable CaHle.-John Merryman,
Esq returned from New York a few
days since, bringing with him thirteen
head of pure bred Hereford cattle, ppr-
chased from VIM II. Sotham, ESD, the
pioneer in introducing this superior stock
into the United States The cattle
brought down by Mr. Merryman, were
all bred by MIR. Sotham, from stock Sc
lected and imported by himself The
introduction Of a superior head Of Here
ford into Maryland was only wanting to
complete the varieties Of the popular
breeds within our limits.
7 LOTTERIES N DELAWARE. The great
battle in the Legislature of Delaware
over the lottery grant has resulted in the
final passage OF the bill 1t passed tho
Senate by vote of to 4, having pre-.
viously passed the House by ayes II,
nays II, majority of l in each house
1t goes into immediate effect, and grants
to Richard France, of Baltimore, the
privilege Of drawing lotteries and selling
lottery tickets in that State for the perioC
of twenty years, in consideration of which
he is to pay bonus of 1920, 600.
Es5- There is no truth whatever in the
report of the probability of Judge Black
appointment TO the Pennsylvania Judge
ship, made vacant by the resignation o
Judge Irwin, and all speculations as tt
cabinet changes are baseless.
Destruction OF THE STEAMER NoRTI
CARoLINA.-T fine steamer, belonging
to the Bay Line, running between Balti
more and Norfolk, was entirely destroyed
/ by fire on Saturday morning last, below
Smith Island, while on her passage from
Baltimore to Norfolk There were tw,