Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-03-20
within the meaning Of the preceding section. .

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The Courts are cnioined TO coustrue the pre-
ceding sections literally, so as TO prevent The
mischiefs intended 10 be provided against. and
'no person shall refuse TO testify concerning
any gaming or netting. because his testimony
would nplicate himself"
| Finally, all constables and police officers are
required 10 visit all places where they shall have
reason to suspect gaming lnbles are kept, and
to have all persons prosecuted offending against
the laws prohibiting gambling. With laws so
stringent, the evil can only exist, because the
officers of the law connive at it, or public
/ opinion does not sustain them in the discharge
Of their duty.
1 To acquit themselves Of their charge, the
| Grand Jury should not be content with a
mere formal inquiry into the general charac-
Ter Of Public Houses, Restaurants and Saloons,
but should institute a thorough investigation
| ms to all, without discrimination. Those
which are properly conducted will not shrink
| from the inquiry and those which are culpa-
BILE should be arraigned and punished.
| Each member Of the Grand jury is required
by his oath Of Office 10 communicate to his CO.
| jurors whatever information he possesses which
may be ''prima face" ground of accusation.
The county is no longer an isolated rural
community, Of primitive habits, and simple
wants. A great public thoroughfare has been
opened through lis centre, which makes il
avenue of travel and traffic to all the world
Stores, taverns and depots are being establish
ed every few miles, around which Il promseu-
Gus population is gathered. Through this long
dine OF transit vigilance must be.used to pre-
serve the public peace, good morals and order,
and protect human life.
| Within few years we may expect an in
crease of thousands in population, and tens OF
| thousands in production.
| The greatest inducement we can offer 10 res
| peclable immigrants is 4 peaceful, sober and
| industrious community.
| These can only be found where religion,
temperance and frngality prevail.
! The State expends ANNUALLY million and a
quarter of dollars for The support of free
schools. of this sum, nearly forty thousand
! dollars are received by this county for the in
struction of its three thousand children. To
! what purpose is this taxation endured and
! this treasure expended, if the rising generation
are 10 be inoeulated with vicious habits as
coon as they are matnrcl
/ The Court are required By the Act of 1872
to call your attention its provisions in re-
lAiion to the defaults Of Collectors and others
authorized TO receive public monies in the
/ County and State.
| Nothing can more impress You with the ur-
gent necessity of maintaining the credit Of the
State and Counties than the se9ere penalties
/ imposed by that Act.
II will be yonr duty to inquire into The con-
/ ulioH VI lJI2hhdNS. Dfiu2tSi +tIulS HOUSE,
/ Jail and present such instances of mal-ad-
ministration 1T any as may be apparent.
The Clerk viii furnish yoa with list Of
] the committals and recogniZanees.
The eases of those imprisoned should he first
considered, that they may have an early
trial.
Their defeat in New Hampshire has set the
radicals 10 thinking Some say it was caused
| by the snow storm, but the honest papers Of
the party speak out aud say otherwise. Thus
the Boston Adocrtiser says ''The term repub-
lieanism las lost its old time significance, and
instead of being name 10 cenjure by, has be-
come--it is scarcely too much to say-a load
10 be carried" The Coacorl Monitor says ::
I'VE charge the repnlse we have suffered to
the shortcomings, unavoidable in part, there
is no doubt, of the National Government. We
were too heavily handicapped with Sanborn
i contracts" &c. The Boston Journal says ::
4 ''Let il be remembered that it required an
honorable effort TO keep this warning from
New Hampshire from being worse than it isl
We have other Republican authority, but this
is enough TO rebut The story about the snow
storm.
On Monday last The temperance Indies were
nsulied in Chicago. As they approached the
City Council with memorial asking for the
close of the saloons on Sunday, an immense
crowd had assembled in HE street and by boot
ing and bowling, endeavorcd to keep them
back. Indeed, one brute did trip one of The
ladies, but skunk away before the FIST of a gem
tleman standing near The mob followed the
ladies the entire distance back to the church,
yelling every moment like Comanches.
Mn. SUMNER Vice President Wilson said
in Fanenil Hall, Boston, on Saturday, of Mr.
Sumner LESS than year ago, while sitting
with him in his room, giving him advice, sc
easy to give and so hard to take, 10 cease from
labor and take the much-needcd rest, be said
to me with great earnestness ''If my work il
ever completed, and my civil rights bill pass.
led, no visitor could enter my door who woulc
be more welcome than DEATH
A dispatch from Boston says that the contes
, for Sumner successor is narrowing. Tn,
principal candidates are now conceded to b,
Dawes, Adams Hoar and Banks. II is tho
the democrats, who have sercnr-fve vote
: out OF the two hundred and eighty will unit
on liberal republican
LAND SALE.-Mess Il. W Talbot and -Thos
Anderson, Trustees, sold on Saturday last
1874 acres Of land near Colesvile, for So, 45o
cash. Mrs. Sarah P Meachum, purchaser.
RoBBERY We understand the dwelling
house of Mr.. Bernard Manday, who lives neal
Hunting Hill, in this county, was broken int,
, one night this week, and his watch and othe
: articles stolen therefrom. No clue as yet Il
the perpetrators.
THE New TnN-CENT CuaRaNcY NorE. TIL
new ten-cent currency notes does not seem I,
find mueh.favor with the mercantile commu
nifty. Its close resemblance to the ffty-cen
note has of late occasioned many a small los
to the retail dealer. This similarity has beef
taken advantage of By designing persons, AM
\ instances are given where the ten-cent has beer
raised to the fify-note. case is reporle,
F where the ''iifty-cems' from a revenue ciga
stamp was pasted over the figure 10 OF the new
: note, the size of the 80 exactly covering tn
e figure 10.
THE GREAT FAMINE IN INDIA.
CALcuTTA, March 1.-THE distress from