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


us torn ana presSure
Hereafter Congressman s pay win be $50
a day.
The last representative of the Lord Balt
more family was an inmate of the debtors
prison, in England for twenty years.
A man in Bowling Green, Ky, on resetting
ing $4,000 in gold.
tits said that an Adams county farmer will
shortly liberate about 300 partridges which he
has sheltered during the winter.
Two hundred cases of horse influenza nre
reported in Los Angeles, Cal, and the disease
is spreading rapidly. The disease is raging
throughout Southern California and Northern
Arizona.
An old lady and little girl were murdered
few days since in Cole county, Illinois. VIM
L. Langston, the son of the murdered woman
has confessed TO the horrible deed. lie gives
as his excuse that "his wife persuaded him"
What kind of cattle do they have ont in
GAINESVILLE, Ohio A man there advertises
that he wants a woman 10 "wash, iron and
milk one or two cows" Washing may do
cows good, but we don't think they will like
ironing.
bill to abolish capital punishment was
defeated in the lower branch of the Ohio Leg
islature yesterday by most decided vote
OHIO is not yet ready TO dispense with the
gallows.
The Boston Traveller intimates that Senate
Sumner has declared that he will not again
put his foot on the soil of Massachusetts until
the resolution of censure of the last legislature
has been resciuded.
A fight, to show 81 cocks each, and fight all
that match, $500 the fight and $4,000 the odd,
is being arranged between an Alabama party
and the Westinghouse. The fight to take
place within 100 miles of Memphis some time
this spring.
Two boys in Spencer county, Ky, named
Davidson, aged II aud 10, while out hunting
few days ago, drank of pool of water in
the woods. Returning home, both became
violently ILL., One died that night in horrible
commissions, and the other is not expected to
live.
Joseph Thomas, a colored man 90 years old,
died on Thursday week. For forty years he
had lived on the lands of Col. W r. Hugh
lett, in Talbot county, and was thoroughly
honest and industrious. Since he has possess
ed the right of suffrage, he has always voted the
Democratic ticket, asserting that he did not
desire to vote against those who were always
ready 10 assist him.
The Macoupin (Ill.) Inquirer says that
Greene county young lady, who is worth $780,
900, recently refused TO marry clergyman
because she thought she was unfit to be the
wife of a minister. He then aban doned his
sacred calling, and proposed again. The Sc
cond time she declined his offer, on the ground
that she was too good 10 marry a man who
would throw away his clerical robes to win
womans hand.
WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD EXTENSION
The unfinished portion of the Western Mary
land railroad between this place and Williams
port was on Thursday last put under contract,
and work will be resumed in the course of
week or ten days, and vigorously pushed to
completion. The contractor is Mr. Grcenbury
Watkins, Of Montgomery county, who has had
large experience as a contractor, and has the
necessary financial and executive ability TO
make short and sure work Of his contract
Before fall we hope 10 be put in communca-
ton by rail with our Williamsport friends
Hagerstown Daily.