Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-08-08

NEWS OF THE WEEK.


There were six cases of sunstroke in New
York on Saturday.
It's il-brcd to ask Congressman if he has
drawn his back pay.
Vice President was in Boston on Tuesday
looking very well lie says he is improving
fast
China has a new national flag. It looks like
an old bed quilt with Holsters running around
the edges.
Observation-Disclosures
is about the number of flies this year, leaving
out fractions.
The first new wheat received at the Pataps-
co Mills, Ellicott City, was from the farm Of
Frederick Stabler, Of this county. 1t brought
Sl.75 per bushel.
When young lady secs one of her acquain-
tances with new bonnet, she just lifts up her
nose and serenely wonders 'where the thing
| got that fright"
| clerk in the Postofice Department, named
John II. Ripley, committed suicide at his resi-
dence in Washington City, on Saturday night
last.
| "Why do you set your cup of coffee on the
chair, Mr. Jones ~ said worthy landlady
one morning at breakfast. at is SO very weak,
ma am, thought would let it rest.''
The lightning struck house in Kingston,
R. l., few days ago, and took the gilt en-
tirey of a couple Of family Bibles which had
been placed together in wooden box.
The Texas cattle plague is raging in the
northwest counties of Missouri. Several thou
sand head have died already, SO that in one
county the loss amounts to $50, 900.
! Fishing with Ladies' Shoe Strings. Fifty
pounds Of nice bass were caught by picnic
party near Alexandra, Mimi, the other day.
on lines made by tying the ladies' shoe strings
| together.
The estate of Mordecai Englar, of New
Windsor, Carroll county, who was declared
bankrupt or his own petition, has declared a
dividend of 100 cents on the dollar. The as
sets wcre$l7 III "a, leaving surplus of S24s
The young women who will study at Mchi-
gan University during the next college year
number 8s, Of whom will study law, 81
study medicine, and AZ will pursue the aca-
dcmic course.
Beheaded by Circular Saw. In Browns
saw mill, White Haven, Pa, on Saturday
morning, Frank Donnelly fell while at work
near a circular saw, and struck his head against
it. In an instant the whole of his head above
his eyes was cut off.
Two new cases ofcholera are reported at
Carmi, ILL., Five hundred families have left
since last Tuesday. Two fatal cases were re-
ported in indianapolis on Monday. Several
new cases were reported at Columbus on the
same day.
Fatal Mistake. The Farmville IVA. Com
monwealth says owe learn that W. p. Du-
puy, well-known and highly esteemed citi-
zen of this county, had occasion few days
since to administer dose OF medicine to one
Of his children-his only boy--gave it, thro'
mistake, morphine for quinine, producing
death in a short tme.'
Brigham offers to Compromise. 1t is report
ed in Salt Lake city that three Elders Of the
Mormon church have visited Ann Eliza Young,
(Brigham's seventeenth wife, who wants di-
| vorce, and endeavored to effect compromise
between her and the Mormon Prophet. They
offered the house and lot in which she lived
and 900 in money. The house and lot is
valued at $40, 00o Mrs. Young has not ac-
cepted the offer. Joseph Young, his son, de-
MES the story.