Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-05-13
GENERAL NEWS.

Re- Hon. D. e. Sickles left Wash
ington on Tuesday last for the east.
Ey In North Caroline the wheat crop
is reported damaged by rust.
| EE- The King Of Siam has son ma
med in honor of General George Wash
ington.
E9s- On Monday 225 bushels of white
wheat were sold in Alexandria, Va, at
81 per bushel.
EE Henry Nixdorff, Esq, ar old cit.
izen of Frederick, Md, and defender
of Baltimore in 1914, died on Wcdnes-
day.
RE- A little son Of Capt. James A.
Ridgaway. of Talbot county, Md, was
burned to death last week by his clothes
taking fire.
EE- On Wednesday last little son
of Mr.. Albert Bond, of Laurel, Md,
strayed away, and is supposed to have
been drowned
Es- Some of the Wanderers Africans
have been taken to Memphis. Three of
them were sold and brought respectively
$3.50, $40 and $515.
A MONSTER. The Easton( Md Ga
zette states that a sturgeon about seven
feet long was caught in the Choptank
river on Thursday last, by Mr.. Samuel
Williams. while fishing for shad.
RIPE CHERRIES. The editor Of the At
ianta GA. American boasts Of having
feasted on fully ripe cherries on the 2Sth
of April. The variety spoken of ripens
at the north about the Both of May.
RE- The trial of Hilleary Hutchins
and William Jones, for the murder of
Jack Ennis, was commenced in the Dis
trict Criminal Court on Monday last.
The evidence had not been got through
with on Wednesday.
Es Ellie Beatty, Esq, the venerable
cashier of the Hagerstown, (Md.) Bank,
has resigned that Office, which he has
held for SO years. VIM. M. Marshall,
ESQ.,, was elected to fill the vacancy.
Mr.. M. has been teller Of the bank for
many years.
\ HoN. LYNN BoYD.-This gentleman,
who is the democratic candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor of Kentucky, is still
lying very i'll in Philadelphia. There is
no prospect Of his being able to leave
that city for some time to come, If indeed
his disease does not prove fatal.
GY- Senator Seward sailed for Europe
in the Ariel. A number of prominent
Republicans accompanied him as far
as Sandy Hook; among them Senator
King, who said in the course Of speech
that lit was his opinion that Mr.. Seward
would be their next candidate" The
expression was heartily checrcd.
| DEATH OF A RIcm CoxvrcT. few
weeks ago man named Thomas Nor
gan, wealthy citizen of Scott county.
H., was sent to the penitentiary at Alton,
for assaulting a man with intent to kill
Last Tuesday he died from excessive de-
preston of spirits, caused BY The dis
grace of his situation. He was worth
$4,000.
AFFRAY AT THE FoUR LocKs.--A few
days ago two men were committed to Jail
for rioting and threatening the life Of
Greenbury Eichelberger, at Four Locks.
There names are John McGurg, of Cum
berland, and Rench, of Berlin, Nd. One
of them has five wounds from butcher
knife, being stabbed in several parts of
the body, and very severe wound in
one of his eyes, from which sight may
be lost The other was stabbed twice.
-Hagcrsto,cn Nal.
COINAGE OF SILVER DOLLARS. Silver
dollars have become exceedingly rare.
: A letter from San Francisco states that
their coinage is soon to be commenced at
the mint in that city. This is thought
matter of considerable Importance, as
it is hoped that the Chinese can be indu-
ced to take the American dollars instead
of the Mexican, which are at premium;
, and that by that means the discount on
E over s., 1000, 900, which amount Of sill
yer is annually exported to China, may
be saved to the merchants of this coun-
try.
Arrival OF SEVENTY FudIrIvE SLAVES
IN CANADA.--The Detroit Advertiser of
Saturday says: 1--WE learn upon reliable
authority that seventy fugitive slaves ar
rived in Canada by one train, from the
interior of Tennessee. This is probably
the largest number that ever escaped in
one company. But week before a
company arrived, and are now nj the de-
pot near Maiden. Nearly the same time
one of. seven, and another Of five, safely
landed on the free soil of Canada, max
ing ninety-four in all, worth at the pre-
sent market price the handsome sum of
1914, 000p
LOTTERIES. Our ncighbor, the Amer
lean, opens battery of hot shot against
lotteries in general, and the management
here in particular From indications
which cannot be mistaken, there is reg
ular war brewing against the managers
here, and they may expect pretty severe
ordeal before the next Legislature. II
is rumored that these lottery managers
are already intriguing for the election of
a ticket favorable to their views. They
may succeed in this city but they can't
carry the State, and they will need the
help of all their friends to shield them
from the storm that is gathering. Bull.