Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-07-22
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The ONLY Son OF HIS MOTHER. A
of the New York Evening
Post. writing from the seat of war says.
"One sees on all sides the blue trowsers
md white jackets of the Austrans, who
Tell here in great numbers. In one place
saw eight Zouaves lying close to each
other in small raviue near the railroad
Around the eight dead Frenchmen |
the bodies of two hundred and
three Austrians. This will give you
some idea of the dreadful slaughter that
was made of them. The bayonet is the
arm they dread the most. While under
cover or firing at distance, they stand
well the attack; but the moment they
see that the French troops are about to
attack them with the bayonet they at
once retreat This accounts for the i'm
mense number of them that are killed. (
Alas, it is sad thing to see the sacks
and other equipments of the dead piled
up, Letters and many little tokens of
affection are taken in charge by some of
the officers appointed to that duty; but
still, when so many are killed, many
things must necessarily be overlooked
picked up one of the sacks that were
in piles near the sacks of the French sol
diers that were killed yesterday, and found
1t was most atlectionate letter from
mother to her only SON She concluded
by hoping that the Almighty would allow
her to see her only child ere she died.
| dropped the letter with heavy heart,
and rejoined my companions, who were
ready to continue our journey on to Ma
genta. where the great battle, the event
of real Importance, had occurred"
A BIG MuLE-DEcIDEDL The Gin
cinAati Commercial trots the following
mule story out. 1t iseither decidedly
big story, or most uncommon big mule
"The largest mule ever produced in
the world is now in this city. 1t is a
mare mule, nineteen and @ half hands
high, and weighs eighteen hundred and
hirty-t'co pounds. This extraordinary
animal is the property of Charles Frost,
of Waine County, Ind, recently pur-
chased near Lexington, Ky
Hot WEATHER AT CINcINNATI.--Thurs-
day last was the hottest day of the season
at Cincinnati, the thermometer standing
in the shade, in several localities, at 100
and 101 degrees, and in the sun at 1875
and 1870 degrees. Miro persons were
Frustrated by sun-stroke, and four died.
Several horses fell dead in the streets
from the effects Of the excessive heat
In one case, both a man and his horse
fell dead.
A Novelty. Mr.. T. Vansant, of
Kent county, Nd was last week enga-
gcd in thrashing wheat by steam. The
Kent News says: A gentleman who has
witnessed its operation informs us that
it works admirably, and expresses the
opinion that in time it will be more gem
orally used 1t requires two feeders and
about thirty hands, and thrashes and
fans from 600 to 800 bushels per day.
The CANAL REPORT. The annual re-
port of the president and directors of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
shows that the receipts from tolls for the
year ending December last amounted to
$i7l094 81. being in excess Of the for
mer year by $7S,282 81. The aggro-
gate tonnage is also in excess of that of
the previous year by l57 ,063 tons.
Es- Queen Victoria gave the first
State ball of the season few weeks since.
Among the persons invited were the
United States minister, Mrs and Misses
Dallas, Miss Burgywn of Virginia; Mr..
W. II. Delaney, jr., of Geneva, New
York (; Hon. VIM. II. Seward, and Cen
eral Morgan.
From VENEzUELA.-An arrival at
Philadelphia brings important news from
Venezuela. The negroes of the villages
in the vicinity of Puetro Cabelio have
risen and committed horrible outrages,
requiring the employment of troops to
put them down aud restore order.
B4y- An opposition paper says "thc
breach in the democratic party is widen
ing" tits only to let the opposition into
the chasm, then and when the sections
unite in 1860 they will crush their enc
mics into atams.
CoyyIcTED Walter Hancock, aged
about Il years, has been convicted At
Port Tobacco, Md, Of an assault with
intent to kill Daniel Thomas, and SEN
fenced to tho penitentiary for two years.
AMERICANS IN ITALY.--A letter from
Rome Of the 25th Of June says: "Mrs
Ross, Of Bladensburg, with her two
daughters, was staying in villa near
Pcrugia, during the assault upon that
town"
Ey- The revenue on the entire line of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal for the
month of june amounted to S27 800.
Che Mlarkeis.
BALTIMORE, June 20, 1859.
GRAm.-The offerings Of wheat this MORN
ing amounted to u, 900 bushels, and prices Of
prime and choice grade white fell of sac etc,
and fair to good do BAT cts per busbe me-
dium to fair white selling at 81 lOal 20, fair