Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-04-04

complished. Let us take no step backward.
A RAILROAD WAR.-The two 'mighty cor
Poraiious,' the Pennsy lvania Central and the
Baltimore and Railroad Companies, are at war
about the ownership of a piece of road that
connects with The Mount Pleasant Branch of
the Connellsville Road at Fountain Mills, in
Ohio, we believe. This Connellsville Branch
was leased for ninety mine years by the Bali-
more and Ohio Company and when the South
western which is but the Pennsylvania Cen
trail, completed its track to Fountain Mills, n
connection with Connellsylle was desired, but
objected to on the part of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company. Accordingly the
latter corporation massed a large force of men
at the Mills and checkmated the operations of
the Southwestern Company. Finding that ii
was impossible to carry their point, the latter
Company ran their track across the Mount
Pleasant Branch down to the terminus. But
though the Southwestern Company were
worsied in this encounter they were not de-
feated, and kept sharp look out on the Con-
nellsvlle Company, in order, if possible, to
catch the latter of guard This they succeed
ed in doing on Thursday of last week. Pre-
tending. the lease annulled on Wednesday night
the directors of the Southwestern, after wait
ing till the down train had passed from Mount
Pleasant, proceeded to tear up the connection
at Bradford. The gang worked earnestly I'M
til after dark, when the last rail was displaced
and the branch disconnected with CARROTS
road.
Il is Believed an effort will be made to re-
gain. possession of the road and repair the
damage done. If they obtain possession it
will be by force, which must result in blood
she'd. This conflict is between two Of the
greatest railroads in the land. The one under
the management of Tom Scott and the other
under John W Garrett
The Baltimore Sun of W dnesday last, says
this is highly sensational matter.
EocAL OPTION IN PENNsYvANIA The returns
from the elections in Pennsylvania for and
against ''local option" in the liquor traffic,
show that the measure has heeu defeated by a
large majority. This result has been produced,
no doubt, not from the desire to continue the
traffic, as from determination on the part of
the people not 70 allow themselves to be hedg-
ed in BY stringent legal enactments. Local
option, itself, is right, giving the people the
privilege to adopt or reject it, but such a mea-
sure is not likely to be successful when the
laws governing the same are too stringent and
volative Of personal rights. The Maine liquor
law never did any good, and the advocates of
Temperance should rely on moderation The
evil sought TO be remedied is a grievous one
and has employed the best ntellects Of the best
men Of the age, and yet it increases. Slrin-
gent legal enactments seem not to be remedy
Vice President Wilson declines receiving the
back pay, lately allowed to members of the
Senate and House of Representatives, and af-
ter deducting for mileage, returns to the Trea-
sury about foar thousand four hundred dol
lars, TO be appropriated towards the payment
of the national debt Now if the Credit Mo-
bilier men would gather up their stealings
from the government, and others who have
made their pile, and throw all in the same
channel, heavy portion of that debt could be
liquidated-but this will not happen.
APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY OF STATE. Gov.
Whyte has rendered the Office of Secretary of
State TO Hon. Richard c. Holly of Talbot
county, who signi6ed his acceptance of the
same by telegraph to the Governor on Tues
day last. Mr.. Hollyday will bring to this
office rare experience Under two Admins
traiions, those of Governors Philip Frank
Thomas and Oden Bowie, Mr.. Hollyday held
the Office of Secretary of State. He has also
been member OF the Legislature and of the
State Convention.
John II. Gibson has been appointed Post
master at Clarksburg, vice Mary L. Powers,