Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-08-21
Summary Of Current News.


trial.
A Hong Kong dispatch, Of the 18Th, say
that the Chinese Government has givcp Japan
ninety days TO withdraw its troops from 'he
Islana of Formosa. In DE meantime China
| is making neutrality-suspicious. for war with
Japan. which II is generally believed, will
ensue
CoLoRED BEEcHER.- The Salisbury (Md J
Tilton order has furnished gossip for the col
ored citizens of our town the past week.
Preacher Broughton was accused Of taking
another mans wife to bis bosom, and coun-
Gil of colored ministers have been trying the
case 10 the colored Methodist church.
Close upon the best time ever made in trot-
ting a mile-G Goldsmith Maid making it in
2.l4a minutes--comes. the quickest mile ever
made in a running race. Mr.. Belmonfs horse
Gray Planet ran his mile over the Saratoga
course on Friday last in l.424-the best run
ming time for tina; distance on record.
Two men in Shenandoah, Pa, arranged
prize fight to come off last Saturday. The
stake was $lo0, and was placed in the hands
of woman. Father Riley, hearing of the
arrangement went to the stakeholder, took
possession of the 500, and told the fighters
to fight. But they didn't.
The Chicago Times says that Lieut.. Col.
Frederick Dent Grant, U. S. A., is contem-
plating matrmony. He has come to Chicago
and found in the person of Miss Ida Honore,
daughter of H. H. Honore, Esq, the one TO
whom he desires to join his fortunes. The
affair has so far developed as to set apart the
day for the happy event, which will be in the
charming month Of October.
The drinking of blood has long been a
custom at the Paris abattoirs. The drinkers
are almost always consumptires. 1t appears
that the New York slaughterhouses have also
their usual customers for this warm and sick
ening medicant. 1t is said nearly two hun
bred people rise early in the morning and
hasten for their morning blood-dram, just as
regularly as visitors to Saratoga frequent the
springs.
Bazaine has arrived at Cologne and de-
clares that only his wife and brother-in-law
assisted him in the escape The Governor OF
the Island of ST. Marguerite protests his inno-
cence of completely in Bazaine's escape, and
excuses Colonel Viletie, the Marshal's Abide
Camp, of having perfected the plan TO secure
the flight of the prisoner. Eight persons are
now in custody on suspicion of having aided
the fugitive to escape. Madame declares that
she herself planned the escape, and assumes
the responsibility
It is claimed by his friends that the mushy,
gushing, sloppy love letters which were con
stantly passing between Mr.. and Mrs. Tilton
are evidences of once happy home and un-
bounded love and confidence. We dom see it
in that way Married couples, who are true
10 their VOWS, and who really love and eonfde
in each other, don't find il necessary to carry
on in that way every day in the year There
is such thing as protesting too much. 1t
creates suspicion.
Major Wilson, Solicitor of the Treasury, is
expected to return to Washington on Monday.
There is now little doubt that he will soon
thereafter present to the Secretary of the
Treasury his FINAL report in the matter of the
Wilson is understood to have given much of
the time of his absence 10 a careful prepare
ton of this report. Although the nature Of
this report may not now be accurately fore
ehn dowed there Is every reason IN beliaya iha
il will contain some very startling statements,
and that ii will result in considerable reor-
ganzation of the Treasury force.
The Louisville Courier-Journu thinks the
whole Beecher-Tlton crowd have entirely too
much genius, 1t says: "The ways of these
people are inscrutable and incomprehensible
The ordinary tests of evidence all fail when
applied here. The play of Hamlet with the
part of Hamlet left out, it is generally suppos-
ed, would be rather fiat. But what would the
play be if there was half dozen Hamlets or,
Indeed, nothing but Hamets In the Plymouth
drama no one can take part unless he or she
is genius They are all so far above the
common run that they must all meet the not
unusual fate of genius-want of appreciation.
As crowd, they are like Keisler's wife,
Mrs, Kesler was subjected to periodic attacks
met the unfortunate husband looking very
much depressed one day, and inquired how
Mrs, Keisler was doing now. Mine Gott,
gooaned the unhappy Mr.. Keiser, she's one
hell nf a sat ~