Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-07-17
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The Post Office Gdzetc for July summarizes
what the new posi-oflice bill accomplishes, as
follows: l. Prepayment of newspaper post
age after January /, 1875. Q, Gives free de-
livery TO all newspapers, 10 subscribers only,
daily ,scmi-wcekly, weekly, monthly, or quar-
terlr, within the county in which they are
published, from July |, 1874. 3. Makes a
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CONGRESSIONAL AspIRANTs. From presentap-
pearances there will be lively time in this
district in the next Congressional canvass
The Office is worth $4,000 each year, and some
members say not profitable one at that We
think SO, considering the trouble, and the wear
and tear of conscience--if conscience has any
thing to do with politics Mr.. Lowndes went
into Congress by majority of ZOO votes, not
withstanding he voted for Mr.. Richie but two
years before, while Mr.. Richie was defeated
because he thought ii best, under the circum-
stances 10 vote Cor Mr.. Greeley for the Pres-
dency. Mr.. Lowndes walked over the course
then, but now Fred. Douglas, the recognized
leader Of the negroes, tells his colored friends
not to support any man for Congress VIII vo-
ted against the Civil Rights bill. And so there
there seems TO be trouble brewing for Mr.
Lowndes, politically, il the advice of Douglas
he followed. We said the times will be lively
this Fall-and so they will be. There are n
good many "Rchmonds in the feld' eager
for the fray On the Republican side the names
Of Hon, Lloyd Lowndes, Judge Pearre and
Ifopewel Hebb, Of Allegany, rancis Darby,
Of Washington, and Francis Miller, of Mont
gomery, and DR.. Lewis II. Steiner. of Freder
lex, are presented and either gentleman is pre-
pared to accept the nomination if rendered to
Him. On the Democratic side Hon. John
Richie, of Frederick, Montgomery Blair, Geo.
Peter, and VIM. r. Dove, Of Montgomery, and
Hon A. X. Syestcr, Of Washington, are spo-
ken of. The trouble will be in making choice
on either side, Of one upon whom the vote of
the party can be united. This will call into
exercise the wisdom and prudence Of the Con-
sen,ions that are TO make the nominations. 1t
will require prudence in the primary meetings
the proceedings of which must be watched and
scrutinized by the voters, so that even-handed
justice be done unto ALL both in the primaries
and in the Convention. This will insure har-
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theconiest with the spirit that insnrcs success.
In n published Card Mr.. Lowndes has since
declined denomination, assigning rs a reason
the neglect of his private affairs while engaged
in the public service.
The Life Insurance Companies have their
troubles like other people. Hardly week
passes without n notice OF some fraud being
attempted by which the amount of the policy
may be recovered while the parties are vel
living. This time il is in Indianapolis, Ind. :,
and the mans name is D. X. Boswell He in.
sured for Sl0, 900 in the Franklin Life lnsu.
rance Company OF that place. Boswell conclu-
ded 10 drown himself, and either jumped OF
fell from the Deck Of a steamer into the Missis-
eippi. Every effort was made, but the body
of Boswell could not be found. or course Mrs
Boswell wanted the $40, 900, the amount o.
insurance upon the life of her husband, and
applied to the Company for payment, which
,hc Company declined making. Mrs. Boswell
Instituted suit and al the trial gained verdic
which the Judge set aside. The Company did
not believe Boswell was dead, and detective;
were put on the track. And now Boswell
turns up in Northern Michigan, having borne
several names while resident in that region :
lie was interviewed by the detectives, who
identity him rs the Mr. Boswell who was
drowned in the Mississippi some months ago
though Mr. Boswell himself thinks there is
some doubt about the matter, and whether he
is a married man or not. On this point he and
the detectives differ. He says he remembers
falling into the Mississippi, but he remembers
nothing else. He is now in Jail in Indianapo.
lis, and Mr. Boswell will have some trouble in
satisfying a jury that he is not the same Mr.
Boswell that was drowned in the Mississippi
Judge 7. J. Mackey, of South Carolina, has
been on visit TO Washington, and in an in.
teFyiew with the President, he says General
Grant asked him sharply :: "Why don't you
convict Moses ~ and when he replied that hi
could not get him into Court, the Presden
denounced the assumption that President OF
a Governor is above The law as monstrous. II
a subsequent conversation the Judge represent!
The President as saying here must be tru,
reform this fall or the Republican party would
ut once repudiate the so-ca;lcd Republicans o
South Carolina. The Judge thinks the Presi
dent will hereafter pursue broader policy 10
wards the South, and says he hopes that b.
the aid OF the Administration and the labor
OF honest men in the State, ana an honest can
didaie for Governor, Moses and his corrup
allies will be defeated This is very fine talk
aud we hope The President will stick TO ii
The Administration could long since have rem
defcd mw,erial aid to the suffering South
Carolina people, but never word has Deer
said until now, when they are overwhelmed
with taxes and overrun by thieves. Verify
the Republican party of South Carolina ough
TO be repudiated. A day of retribuiion viii
come.
The WEATHER IN JUSg.-According to the
Meteorological report from the Signal station
IN Baltimore, for June, the number of clear
days was nine, cloudy twelve, fair twelve, and
the number of days upon which rain fell wa;
ten. The hottest day was Tuesday, the 9th,