Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-03-02
MARYLAND AFFAIRS We CLEAN the
GLOWING from our State exchanges:

MARYLAND AFFAIRS. We CLEAN the
following from our State exchanges:
The dwelling house of Mr.. Redgravos,
at Galena, in the upper part of Kent
county, took fire last Friday night and
was entirely consumed. Loss not re-
ported. Cause accidental.
A young man named George Whit
aker, residing in the upper part of Har-
ford county, house-ca carpenter by trade,
and much respected in his neighborhcod,
committed suicide few days since by
hanging himself to a bed post this home.
No cause has been assigned for the act.
The particulars we could not learn.
The Circuit Court for Frederick county
is now in session. The Frederick Her.
aid says: "On Wednesday, upon the
affidavit Of Messrs. Baughman and Nor
ris, editors of the Citizen, who were sued
by II. w. Hoffman, for libel, their case
was removed to Washington county, to
be tried in March next"
On Saturday last Constable Thomas
Corbett, of the Clearspring District,
Washington CO., in attempting to make
levy under writ of feri tacias was
shot in the head by the party owning the
property, and severely wounded. The
party fed, and is still at large. On Fri
day last, negro owned by Mr.. Ben
iamin Long, was cut with knife near
townsville. in the same county, which
resulted in his death the next day.
The Uniontown Press informs us that
TIE house of Mr.. Jesse Babylon, near
Uniontown, caught fire on Friday last
from stoyc-pipe passing through the
ceiling. II wss, however, extinguished,
after doing considerable damage. We
learn also, that one day last week, while
Rev. Mr. Ward was preaching q funeral
sermon, tho Sans Greek Church caught
FIRE, but by the timely discovery of the
fire, it was extinguished before very Sc
rions injury was done.
On Thursday evening of last week, a
large meeting was held at Cumberland,
Nd, and resolutions adopted declaring
that the Hon. Henry Winter Davis de-
serves the condemnation of the people
Of Maryland, and of the whole South,
for his desertion oft, in the trying strug-
gle between the enemies of the Union,
aud those loyal to the Union under the
constitution, and that in his vote for
speaker and printer to the House Of Rep
resentatives, he has closely identified
himself with the black republican party .
Resolutions were also adopted commend
ing the course Of the members of the
Maryland Legislature who voted 10 CEN
sure Mr.. Davis for his cratic course.
Speeches were made by Daniel Blocher,
James NJ. Schley, G. b. Thurston and
Robert Bruce, Esqs.
At meeting Of the Democratic Con-
vention Of Allegany county, on Saturday
last, at Cumberland, the following DEM
ocrats of that county, were elected dele
gates TO the State Convention which
meets in Baltimore this mouth to select
delegates at large to the Charleston Con
yention. Dr. Jas. Fitzpatrick, Richard
Fairall, John Morrison, Benz. r. Ed.
wards and Thomas Devecmon.
The American Hotel in Denton, Nd.
kept by Mrs. NIillington, was entirely
destroyed by FIRE on the 10Th instant i
is supposed that the fire caught by some
defect in :; chimney. Nest Of the fnrni
ture in the house was consumed TIL,
building was erected by the late Captain
Joseph Richardson, at cost of abou
| 81 600.
The democratic convention of Ceci
county, Md, has appointed T. S. Crop
per, S. S. Wafit, Alexander II. Brisco1
and James A. Lakeland, as delegates t
the democratic State convention, and G
NJ. Eldridge, John y. Rowan. Georg'
| p Fulton and Andrew Orr, delegates t
the Congressional district convention.