Montgomery County sentinel., 1875-04-02
General News Of the paY.

In circles polite, with little delight, the
Brooklyn fight is discussed
John Welcker, the wel-known Washington
restaurateur, is dead.
The Hon. Senator Dennis expects TO visit
Mexico at an early day.
II is announced that Louis Amedte Eugene,
the French author is dead.
The Ohio Senate has rejected the House
compulsory education bill by six votes.
During the past week, there were six hun
dred aud four deaths in the city of n. Y.
yice-President Wilson is to start for England
on the 18Th OF April
Philip F. Thomas, of Easton, Mi, has been
admitted to practice in The United States
Supreme Court.
The thaw has cleared the Susquehnuna Of
the ice gorge, aud no further danger is appre-
hended.
Cremation of the bodies Of the dead has
been officially licensed in the State of Oaxaca,
Mexico.
The Portuguese minister nj Washington has
been notified Of her acceptance Of the invita-
ton to participate 10 the centennial exhibition.
Canadian merchants are complaining that
the laws in force in the Dominion are forcing
Canadian imports of lea and coffee into the
hands Of the Americans
Wilbur f Story, editor of the Chicago
Times, has been sentenced TO ten days im-
prisonment for alleged contempt in rejecting
upon The grand jury OF Chicago.
An official decree has been promulgated pro-
hibiting importation into France OF American
/ potatoes. The object is 10 prevent the intro
| duciion Of lbe Colorado beetle
The residence of VIM r. Byrd, near Girls
field, Maryland, was burned Monday night
last with its contents. Two children, aged
and years, persisted.
A Louisville Lodge of knights of Pythias
| has been sued by Margaret Lamarind, who
alleges that her husband received fatal injurics
on his initiation, and claims $50, 900. The
| Order sets forth that there is nothing injurious
| in the initiation.
The Delaware Legislature adjourned on
Saturday last sine die The bill passed sever
al days before TO meet the Civil Rights bill,
became law. 1t does not mention color,
but provides that hotel keepers, railroad COM
panies, steamboat owners anG others may pro-
vide separate accommodations for any class OF
persons obnoxious to their customers or PAS
seneers.
! The steamship Nurnberg, Captain Jaeger,
4 which arrived al Baltimore on the 28th nit,
from Bremen and Southampton, brought ten
men who were rescued from the jaws of death.
Of thirty -four men belonging TO the fishing
village Of St. Mary's coast Of Newfoundland,
who were engaged in an adventure to rescue
| au abandoned vessel in the ice, thirteen were
frozen TO DEATH ten reached Baltimore, three
were on a schooner bound TO Bermuda. and
the other eight were taken on a vessel bound
| to Newfoundland.
Colonel Frohel United States.enqinecr whc
is engaged in the survey Of the proposed linz
of the Atlantic aud Great Western watel
route, will indicatsin his report ronie con
Meeting the Mississippi river with the "A tlanlie
commencing at Cairo, H., and ending at Da
rien, Ga. The distance is 900 miles, 900 o
which are navigable rivers, leaving only l0t
miles Of artificial water ways 10 be mad
through country presenting no engineering
difficulties.
Josie Mansfield some time since obtained {
Judgment in New York city against the esat
of JAS Fisk, Jr. of which Lucy p. Fisk i
The exeeutrix, for So 600, on two promissor,
notes given BY the deceased An application
was made for new trial on the ground o
newly discovered evidence, On Monday Jadg
Van Brunt in Supreme Court gave length
opinion, denying the motion for II NV trial.
He MusT REFORM OR Die "A few evening
ago prominent Congressman called briet
upon Grant. He happened TO be aceompan g
by Dr. Brown Seqaard-there was subse
quent engagement the two were to ill togeil
err GAS favor said the eminent law
maker, +" make a quiet optical diagnosis 0
the President and tell me what you thin
when we come out The interview was 500