Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-03-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


~" '0'W dHd pressure.
The people of Kansas town have given a
ball TO raise money TO pay their minister.
A true American is loo proud to beg and
too honest to steal. He gets trusted.
The Massachusetts Legislature have reported
in favour Of woman suffrage.
There il female gambler in New Orleans
who cleared over $40, 900 last winter.
Texas has 3, 900, 600 of cattle ready to be
converted into beef
About 1000 acres are cleared Of timber each
week day in this country.
Commodore Vanderbilt has given $500, 600
to found Methodist University in Tennessee.
Gov. Dix, of New York, positively refuses
to interfere in the case of Foster, the car-hools
murderer, and he will, of course, be hung
The execution takes place to-day, 2lst
Rev Dr. David Winters, of Dayton, Ohio,
has sclemnizcd 1895 marriages. The last
couple made happy was wealthy farmer,
aged TO, and maiden of so years.
The Louisville, Ky, Medical College turned
out fifty new, fiery and unnamed doctors upon
the community few days ago. The faculty
have used up so many sheepskins for dipio-
mas of late that they dare not look spring
lamb in the face.
GONG ASoUYD THE WORLD The Rev. Dr.
Newman, it is reported, will not re-enter the
active ministry of the NJ. Z. Church the pre-
sent year, but proposes to take trip round
the world, and has been appointed by the
President an inspector Of consulatcs for that
purpose Nothing like having friend at
Court. Salary S., 900.
A long-lost husband made his appearance
in Brunswick, N G., the other day, and with
tears and SIS, 900, induced his divorced wife
10 kick her husband down the back stairs into
a pig-pen. The tears might have failed, but
the second argument brought n food Of love
into that womans heart that she could not
resist
COL ARRESTED FOR RoBBERy Colonel
Daniel Meyer an officer of the New York
State Volunteers during the rebellion, was
caught in the act of robbing the Erie railway
freight cars in Buffalo Saturday morning.
On visiting his private residence several thou
sand dollars worth of property was identified
as having been taken from the cars at various
times.
An epidemic similar to that which ragged so
extensively among equines short Time ago, is
having lively run among humanity, and
quite number Of business men in Springfield,
H., are confined to their houses by it. The
throat swels and is badly inflaned, and n
hacking cough, caused by the irritation of the
bronchial tubes, makes the matter worse. A
general feeling of asstude and debility ac-
companies these symptoms, and the doctors
are doing thriving business.
SIMPLE RULE Railroad men and iron deal
ers can ascertain the number of tons Of rails
to mile by simple calculation BY multi
plying the weight of the rail per yard by II,
and dividing by I, the correct number Of tons
required to lay one mile of track is correctly
and quickly secured. As an example, take
rail weighing 80 pounds per yard; 3oxll-
holds good for iron of any Weight, and is one
of those singular mathematical workings which
puzzles US to know how they were ever dis
covered
Virginia politics are already becoming very
lively, in anticipation of the coming State
election, and as il will be holly contested by
both parties, both sides will, no doubt, aim
to bring out the strongest men. Col r. W
Hughes is the most prominent candidate for
governor spoken of on the republican side
Including many popular gentlemen who are
mentioned for conservative nomination is Rob
b. Lee, Jr Among those spoken of for con
is William Kilgour, commemorative attor-
ney at Alexandria.
UNCLAIMED NALUABLES.-A very eXtraordi
nary incident is reported from Orel, fertile
grain producing province of Russia A lady
was stopped on the road near village by a
man in sleigh, WHO demanded her money
Greatly alarmed she proceeded to comply with
his requirement, when in doing so, ten
rouble note blew away. The man rushed
after it, when the lady, with great presence of
mind, jumped into the sleigh, dashed the hors-
es, and was very soon at her own door. In
formation was at once given to the police,
who, on searching the seigh-a very hand
some one-found purse containing six thou
sand roubles. Notice has been given but no
application for either sleigh or purse has been
made; probably both had been stolen.