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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-12-04
Notice 10 Creditors.

NOTICES hereby given thatthtsubscrib
IN er has obtainedf from the Orphans Court
of Montgomery county letters testamentary
on the personal estate OF
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-12-04

The Secretary of the Treasury has instructed
the Assistant Treasurer at New York to sell
day during December. The aggregate amount
to be sold is two and a-half millions of dollars.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-12-04

| MEMORIAL SERVICES. On Sunday last. me-
mortal service was held in Bethany Indepen-
dent church, in Baltimore, in memory of the
Rev. John A. Williams, formerly Of this coun-
ty who died in London, in November last
The congregation was the largest that ever
assembled in the edifcc, the aises and entran-
ces being filed with persons who were compell-
ed to remain standing The audience room
was appropriately draped in mourning for the
OCCASION, and there was a large picture of Mr..
Williams hung just over the pulpit and very
elegant cross Of natural flowers, furnished by
Mrs c. r. Baker, was suspended just beneath
the likeness cross of immorteles was also
attached to the pulpit whilst pot of growing
ivy stood in the baptismal font. This was
growth from cutting procured by Mr.. Will
lams from wesley's grave, while in London
some years ago. The sermon, by the Rev
John A. Kern, was full Of beautiful tributes
TO the memory of the departed, and was listen
ed to with marked attention.
REFINEMENT At meeting Of the Commit
tee of Arrangements, in Washington City, the
undersigned were selected 10 give their per-
sona attention to the removal, from their shall
low graves, the bodies of the Confederate dead,
in the lower part of Montgomery county and
the District of Columbia, TO the lot in Grace
church yard, near Silver Spring, on Friday
December IL, at II O'Clock, A. NJ, if fair; if
not, the first fair day thereafter has been Sc
lected. This Committee OF Interment is re-
quested to meet at the house of Theodore Lay,
Esq, on Tuesday the 9Th, with sufficient force
to perform the work of disinterrng the bodies.
Those interested in this commendable work are
respectfully wished to attend.
Committee of Interment: Raymond W.
Burche, DR.. Josiah Harding, 0. H. P. Clark,
Alfred Ray, Alfred Drane, j. NJ. Jackson,
Thos. Cissel.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-12-04

See advertisement of S. Thomas Brown,
Georgetown, in another column.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-12-04
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New-York tribune., 1874-11-11

cred by propositions two and three on the
ballot. No other amendment, it is admitted,
was in the slightest degree affected by striking
out the amendment to Section 4 of Article Ill.
But it is claimed that the provision struck
out is part of several amendments
voted on collectively by the Legislature,
and that according to the strict letter of the
Constitution the exact words ratified by the
people as amendments to Article LII. were not
those adopted by Yea and Nay vote in 1873.
The point will in time be decided by the
Court of Appeals. Meanwhile it might be
well for the Legislature which has just been
elected to pass over again the resolution pro-
posing the amendments to Article Ill. with
view TO the submission of the amendments TO
the people again second time. in case tho
Court of Appeals should decide that Article
ILL., is not already amended.
The question in regard to Article VII. is OF
less Importance. Neither one of the two Leg
islatures, nor the people, voted to retain the
Black River Canal as one of those never to be
sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of, but
in some way or other its name got
into the amendments alongside OF the
Erie, Oswego, Champlain, and Cayuga
and Seneca A mere blunder like this, In the
face Of direct vote of the Legislature OF
1873 refusing to insert the name of the Black
River Canal, can hardly be permitted to
invalidate this portion of the amendments.
The whole question outlined here will doubt
less receive attention in the message of the
new Governor to the next Legislature.
OF the amendments which are thus still in
doubt the more important are those to Article
I'LL, which relate to the Legislature and its
organization. One of the provisions is that
no member of the Legislature shall receive
any civil appointment within the State,
or the United States Senate, from the Governor
and State Senate or Legislature, or any city
government during the time for which he
shall have been elected. The proposed
additions to this Article contained
also provisions doing away with
special legislation by prohibiting the passage
of private or local bills in certain cases. The
proposed amendments to Article VII.
allow the Legislature to dispose of the
Crooked Lake. Black River, Genesee Valley
and Chenango Canals, by emitting them from
the list of canals which the Constitution says
must forever remain the property of the
State, and under its management. Sections 13
and IA of the same Article, relating to the
Sinking Fund, were also amended.
New-York tribune., 1874-11-11
;Nstu'2lorls Daily gribmare.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1874.

Don Carlos Is said to have entered France satur
Carsts from their OF operations and compel them
to take refuge in France surrender. - The Turk
sh authorities Scuar have captured 80 Of the perse
cutors Of the MOntenegrIus.
The Court OF Appeals have affirmed the constitution
ality OF the Police Justices act == The appeal Of
Thomas c. Fields has been sustained ana new trial
ordered In the Safe Burglary further testi-
mony heard impeaching the character OF the wit
nesses for the prosecution - The case of ex-senator
PomerOy OF Kansas called for trial yesterday at
Buriingame. =-= Amos Slmms, the successful oppOsi
tion candidate who killed in self defense In Lou
isiana has acquitted Of blame by colored jury
g. The American Public Health Association begun
It's third annual session in Philadelphia. - Several
brokers OF Philadelphia have been swindled By skill
fully executed counterfeit city bonds - thoroughly
organized system OF smuggling the Canadian border
is said been discovered by the agents of the
Treasury Department.
Francis ID. Mouton pleaded not guilty OF nbeling Miss
Proctor. g. The Eastern Parkway assessments were
opposed by counsel for property owners. - Mayor
Hunter and Park Commissioner Stranahan got into
personal wrangle over the sale OF the East Side Park
lands. g. A firm Of envelope manufacturers failed
- Three phaetons coach and light wagon were
upset by runaway team aud nine persons were in-
iured. The inquest in relation to the electionday
murder was continued the evidence fav0rng Croker in
the main. g. Toe Columbia College crew were COM
plimeuted at a meeting Of the alumni. g Gold, 1lo3
Thermometer, 47o, Gle. 53o
New-York tribune., 1874-11-11
PERSONAL.

Madame Rstori has arrived at Lima, where
she gave her first performance on Oct. 30.
Thomas Paine's grave, near New-Rochelle.
N Y has been completely obterated by the owner Of
the farm in which It was made.
Judge jackson, the American Consul at
Toronto left there yesterday morning on visit to
Washington.
NJ. du Chaillu has just returned from another
Summers visit to the north 10 region, IN Nor
way and Sweden which he has previously visited.
Mr. VIM. T.. Forster has declined the cam
ddature for the Lord RectOrshp Of the University of
Glasgow The liberal students will now unite IN cup
porting Ralph Waldo ncrson.
The Bishop Of Lincoln, England, has sue
ceeded In mpressing upon the Rev. j. W. King Of his
diocese that horse racing ia inconsistent with the cer
cal profession In letter resignng his living MI King
says: my lord with reference to your present letter.
it true that for than 80 years have bred
and had IN training horses Tor the tufi Iey
are horses OF breed highly pzei. which 1 lnhrrtea
with estate aud have becn in my family Tor gen ~
tions. 1t may be difficult PERHAPS TO decide what con
stitutes scandal In The CEurcn; Dut cannot thnh
that in endeavors to perpetlate this Dreedand tour
improve the horses In this country an OBJECT OF gehe
at the present mOmentl have done ah) thip8
TO incur your lordship's censure."
Prof. Bonamy Price gave his impressions OF
what he had seen in this country to reporter OF The
Chicago Tribune recently. Here is the substance Of
them: 81 wished to see republicanism at work. aud
am very much pleased. but rather surprised. at tnt
great conservative strength which and by the side
OF the marvellous progress which the economical condi
tons Of American life enable her to achieve perceive
strong indications OF great practical and political
sapacitv The people seem to me 10 be full OF selhelp
to display remarkable political cohesion and power OF
remedying in a practical manner. what theoretically
might have seemed only the origin Of wlldness. and
possibly OF violence. And. more particularly am pro-
foundy struck blythe absence OF that upseutng ma
chnery called ideas which perpetuay threatening
revolution In Europe find crying out that
property is theft; that land must be divided out In
gui lSla
being capitalist is the enemy OF the working classes
thai the property belongs 10 the man VINO owns tha
fingers that made it, other COmmunstic doctrines IL
seems to there country where tue sense OF the
Improvement OF property for human NE IL more
Thoroughly established in minds and ieepgs OF all
the population than in America; and the result OF II s
to give a political stability which many cOuEtrie5 VI
Europe lameDtably fail in"
New-York tribune., 1874-11-11
THE LESSON OF GRAyTIS,t

The equanimity with which the Democrats
have accepted their triumph In the Fall cleo
tions, and the sense of responsibility which
the result seems to have brought to the lead
ing minds of the party, are good signs for the
future. Here and there among the rattle
Drained and empty-headed there have been
noisy demonstrations, giddiness, and boastful-
ness, and few blatant politicians have talked
as though the results OF the late elections
were vindicatiOn of the course of the Demo-
cratic Party during the war, and sign of re-
pentance on the part of the people who op-
posed it. The men with level heads, however,
do not look that way except to profit by the
lessons of experience and avoid the blunders
and follies by which they first and their op-
ponents lately lost public confidence. The
statesmen of the Democratic Party-and there
certainly are statesmen in it-are looking out
ahead, with grave sense Qt Responsibility,
New-York tribune., 1874-11-11
ARE THE AMENDMENTS CONSTITUTIONS
ALLY ADOPTED?

The question which has been raised in re-
gard to the validity Of. the Constitutional
Amendments is, we trust, of less Importance
than is commonly supposed. 1t is now con-
ceded that the Amendments have been ratified
by the popular vote. The question is, have
they received the approval of two Legis-
latures in the manner prescribed by the Con-
stitutOn The provision of the Constitution
relating to amendments is as follows:
SECTION /. Any amendment or amendments to this
Constitution may be proposed in the Senate and Assem-
by and II the same shall be agreed to by majority
~ .be members elected each OF the two Houses such
n,onosed .endment or amendments shall be entered
on their Journals WITH the yeas and nays taken thereon,
and referred to the Legislature to DO chosen at the
next general election Of senat0rs., aud shall be
published for three months previous 20 tho time
Of making such choice, and If, In th8 log
islature so next chosen aforesaid, such pro
posed amendment amendments shall be agreed 10 by
majority Of all the members elected TO each House,
then II shall be the duty of the Legislature to submit
such proposed amendment amendments to the people,
in such manner and at such time as the Legislature
shall prescribe and II the people shall approve and
ratify such amendment or amendments by majority
OF the electors qualified vote for members OF the
Iepislature voting thereon such amendment amend
menrs shall become part Of the Constitution.
w lUu TekuIu W oCNCu ouI VI tuC tCu
ments, no question can arise. They passed
both Legislatures without change, and have
been ratified by the people. There is, per-
haps, room for doubt in regard to the rest -
we mean the amendments to Articles ILL., and
VII. The Legislature of 1873, in acting on
the amendments to Article ILL.,, substituted
for the fourth section of that article q
simple provision for census in
1875, and every tenth year thereafter. In
the original Constitution the fourth section
contained this provision for a census, and also
a further provision for a periodical rearrange-
ment of Senate districts on the basis of that
census. The adoption of the amendments
would have continued the present Senate dis
tricts indefinitely. To correct the clerical error
of its predecessor, the Legislature of 1874
struck out the proposition to amend Section 4,
leaving the section as it stands in the COnsti-
tuition. 1t is claimed that this destroys the
whole of the amendments to Article Ill. COW
New-York tribune., 1874-11-11
The skulls may not have been pre- Ad.mitc but i is

The skulls may not have been pre- Adsmte, but it is
evident that they belonged formerly to gentlemen
who smoked and boiled their victuals and were par
ticular in their undertaking. Mr.. Tonski may have
preferred water to this miscellany Of bones, pipes
and hardware. At any rate he went on digging.
and soon his perseverance was rewarded by pen-
teous flow of the sparkling element. He then took
a drink. and after ruminating some time over the
skulls and utensils, he thought of his dear father
land and concluded TO box up the whole assortment
and send it to the savants of Gottenberg. There it
will be duly pondered. smoked and lectured over.
to the great increase of theories and of illustrated
folos lie. the reader take courage. Let him. as he
scratches his head thouehfully reflect that four
forty thousand years hence that head, minus hair.
cuticle, and brains, may be exhibited in q lecture
room, manipulated by learned Doctor, and finally
placed with a label IN an elegant glass ease IN
museum! It is not. perhaps, much of a head now !;
but then the scientific may travel hundreds of miles
to see it, and by its aid may scatter as cha opinions
ages old and notions which have been aiiectcnately
cherished for centuries.
New-York tribune., 1874-11-11

" then prepared for specie payments, and that
"the whole agitation was badly timed, and,
cas- the result proves, unpopular" The party
has been beaten by following New-YOrk
advice. There is no public desire for specie
payments. "1he President was deceived into
"a different opinion, but he is not the man to
"persevere in blunder made 80 palpable by
" the recent elections, &C." The article con-
cudes by insolently advising people who are
in favor of honest currency to look to the
Democracy for it.
We are the more inclined to take this aston
ishing statement as authorized by the Presi-
dent, because we doubt if any other brain
exists in the country so richly endowed with
lack of sense and conscience as to have
given birth to such q confession. The utter
lack of moral appreciation is the most remark
able thing about 1.-THE avOwal that the most
important official act of his term was dictated
by "hard-money financial men," and was
adopted because it was thought popular"
Almost equally noticeable is the narrow and
puerile inference that because the party has
been beaten, the veto has been disapprOved
and honest money condemned. Initiation has
been shown in the last six months to be the
most unsubstantial sham that ever misled a
mob of demagogues. Never in the history OF
the country were so many millions lying ldie
as now. Money is drug in the market
in this busiest season of the year. 1t is to be
had for the asking at the borrowers own
prices. And this is the time chosen by the
President and his corrupt little battalion OF
personal followers to deny their own record
and pass over, bag and baggage, to the ig-
nOrant and thoughtless faction which is cry
ing out for more greenbacks. Now when In
flation has ceased to initiate, he has concluded
to try what he can make out of it.
We have no heart to accuse the President
of inconsistency. He does not know enough
of law or politics to see the folly and sin of
treason to principles. But it is time for the
men of conscience and honor still left in the
Republican party to consider seriously whether
they can any longer give even tacit support
to such an Administration. The President
imagines that the late elections have absOlved
HIM from any allegiance to the Republican
party, and set him free to seek his fortune in
other quarters. Just at present he thinks that
rag-mOney and opposition to the Civil Rights
bill are the most available capital to his hand.
Who can foresee what will be the next vagary
of this narrow. selfish, and undisciplined
mindf If he is let alone, he will be compare
lively harmless for the two years and half
which still remain of his administration. But
he is capable of great damage, if the timidity
of Republicans gives to the audacity of his re-
tainers any power whatever in this Congress
and the next.
New-York tribune., 1874-11-11
amnsements ano alestinps.


ACADEMY OF MUsIo.-"L Lucia al Lammermoor' "''
Emma AlbaDi.
BOOTHS TmEArER.-" Rip Van winkle" Joseph 'e"''
- -. n
BARSuM's ROMAN HnPoDRoME. Every afternoon ~
aud evening at g.
BRYANr's OPERA HoUsE.-Minstre,s. -,
DAIY's FIFTH AVENUE THEAfER.-"M MASKS anu avs"
LYCyUM THEATER--English Opera BonHe Sonp""''
"Geneyieye de Brabant" Miss Emily Soldene'
OLYMPIC NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
PARK TuEArER-" The Glded Age" John l. khymonu'
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELs.-Brch and Wampoiu'
sTErNwAY HALL.-Entertanment oy Maccaoe' ,,
Us,os SQUARE THEArER.-"The Hunohbaok.' MISS
Clara Morris.
wALrAoK's THEATER.-" The Romance OF Poor Young
Man."
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR.-Annual Exhibition.
FRrII INTERN ArIoSAL ACADEMY.-At 81 Lecture Dr.
A. j. EOelI.
LYRIC HAIL-Sons OF Temperance.
REPUBLICAN HALL-Far
T,MMANY HNL-Nitionsl Al Billiard Tournament.
New-York tribune., 1874-11-11
THE RAILROADS. And THE GRAIN TRADE.

THE RAILROADS AND THE GRAIN TRADE
The controversy between the railroad com
panies and the Produce Exchange is a subject
of vital interest to every business man, real
estate owner, and capitalist in New-YOrk.
Long ago a conference was held between the
representatives of both parties for the pur-
pose of devising means to facilitate and cheaper
the delivery of grain at this port. Some i'm
provements over the present method were
easily agreed upon, but in one important point
variance was soon developed which has
thus far proved irreconcilable. The
Committee report, adopted by the
grain trade last week, shows that
the railway companies persist in adding to
the regular freight charges an extra three
quarters of cent per bushel for unloading
and that they also discriminate against small
shippers by charging lighterage on all con-
signments less than five carloads. The
produce dealers prove that the tolls on grain
are thus made much higher to New York than
they are to Baltimore and Philadelphia, and
they argue that the discrimination against
small consignments is violation of the first
principles of sound commercial policy. The
merchants encourage shipments of what
ever amount, we'll knowing that single
carloads are pretty certain to bring
larger cOnsignments after them, and that
they have an interest in persuading the
Western producer to look upon this as his
regular market. But the railways refuse to
be influenced by these considerations, and
because it is not profitable to handle small
lots they deliberately attempt to drive them
to other lines. AS for unloading, they say
that the terminal facilities at New-York are
entirely insufficient and they cannot improve
them at their own cost because the Western
tributary roads from which they draw their
business will not share the expense with
them. The extra charge for handling must
therefore be imposed upon the purchaser, and
he in turn must collect it in some way from the
shipper.
In a short time. if this lamentabe conflict
continues between two classes which have a
common concern in the prosperity of the port,
we shall find that the grain trade Is leaving
us. While the trunk lines leading to New
York are taxing the business to the utmost
limit, and purpOsely driving away much of it
which they look upon as troublesome, Balt-
more enterprise is straining all its energy to
take advantage of our blunderS. The Balti-
more and Ohio Road has refused to become ii
party to the freight pooling arrangement made
at Saratoga, and we have now report from
Chicago that the same vigorous company is
about to make still another bid for the grain
trade as soon as its liue is completed
to Lake Michigan. This is nothing less than
the abolition of shortage, by guaranteeing a
full delivery of all the grain shipped. 1t is of
course practicable to construct car which
will carry load Of wheat without spillng,
and it is discreditable to American ingenuity
and thrift that the present custom respecting
shortage, with all its attendant temptations to
fraud and recklessness should have lasted SO
long. When will New-York wake upf
New-York tribune., 1874-11-11
FINANCIAL NOTES.

The cotton traders of Boston will meet 10
day TO elect officers OF the Boston Cotton Exchsnx0'
which has just been formed.
Three and half tons of silver bullion were
received at the Assay ONCE yesterday from San Fran
cisco This is SAID to be the largest amount ever
receIyed az one time IN the Assay once VIII 10
coined into fifty cent pieces at the Pnadeiphia hi
and Is probably destined for South America. ..
The Pacific Mail conference has not yet re.
suited In any measure calculated TO heal the wounds
competition. A communication has been received Irvm %
the Pacific Railroads. by the pacilS Mall Ss ~
COMPANY. and Russell Sage vih cat ~es.ins ah4 W
New-York tribune., 1874-11-11

He digged better than he knew, did Mr.. G.. Tonski.
a Swedish emigrant. who having located farm
in Brown Co., Kansas, concluded about a fortn ght
ago to have well. Fortytwo feet down he came to
q sort of floor of cedar poles, five inches thick.
These with great difficulty he removed and found q
similar floor a foot lower. Removing this he was
rewarded by discovering not water but four
human skulls. one stone Ak. two stone spear
LaQa ono aLona pipe-hoMl aui irA cag.l on kettles
New-York tribune., 1874-11-11
bnsliless NoIlrss

Twenty Thousand Life Policies written, on
Low Rate Cab P.s1-fRAvRLEEs Hartford
EvERDELLs Wedding and Ball Cards, Orders
Dancing Cre Foreign Note Paper 3O2 Broadway
GREAT FIRE AT SELINSGROvE, PENN.
HgRRINGs SAFKs AGAIN TEIUsPHASr.
sELiSsaRoyE Fenn 80 lS74-Mes Farrell Herring Co,
S s07 Cbesiut Plsdepha Two OF 6reprcof safes be
the terrific cohaeaon Of Oco
Der So papers & which preserved
good condition line AMI word lis egbe We cheerfuy
commend safes to public confidence G. H.
SAMUEL PArsT.
than thousand from OF these safes who have
had their property preseo them in fires throughout the country
be HRRaINGs L FARRBL,
Nos. 25l and 252 Broadway New-fork
FAKRRI, HERRING & Co.. Philadelphia
HKRRISGs & FARRELL. Boston.
New-York tribune., 1874-11-11
GREAT FIRE AT SELINsGROvE, PEN
TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE.

DAILY TRIBUNE. Mail Subscribers. $40 per annum.
SEMI WEEKLY TRIBUNE Mail Subscribers. SO per an
WEEKLY TRIBUNE. Mail Subscribers. 81 per annum
Persons unable 10 obtain THE TRIBUNE in any OF
the trains boats or hotels in Which IL is usually Sold WH
The WEEKLY TRIBUNE will be ready this
morning at o'clock in wrappers for mailing Price
New-York tribune., 1874-11-11

hold from five to nine years, must OF necessity
be largely free from the political influences
that overshadowed their predecessors, and we
have reason to hope for a purity and impair
tiality long unknown in their courts. The de-
cislon secures a reform Of the highest impor-
tance.
New-York tribune., 1874-11-11

The trial of the Safe Burglary case was
tempt, have been made to intimidate wit
nesses. Perhaps the most noteworthy occur
renee was the expression of a hope by Judge
Humphreys that the case may be ended some
time i'm December.