Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-03-05
General News of the Day.

Chicken cholera is raging in Wicomico co
A colored woman ll6 years old died in
Easton, Md, recently.
The Legislature Of North Caro- lima has ex-
PEELED j. VIM Throne, "a member from War
rem county, for atheism.
A rifle costing $500, richly mounted and
stamped with The coat of arms Of Hawaii. has
been completed by Providence firm FOR King
kalakana.
The wife Of VIM. Harvey, one Of the judges
OF the Orphans Court OF Garrett county was
killed on Tuesday by an engine while on the
railroad track, at Deer Park.
A young man. Gordon Claude. of Annapo-
lis, with an intelligent mind and Of fine social
standing, now a cadel engineer, WAS ordered
10 fence with the colored mdshpman nj the
Naval Academy, and refusing to do so has
been expelled.
The negroes are beginning to exercise their
rights in Richmond, Va. under the civil
rights b lis. Several parties have called at
various restaurants, barber shops aud the
bar-room 10 the Exchange hotel, and demand
ed to be waited upon. They were refused
Nothing has yet been done BY the parties
G. W Bultz lawyer, who figured in Vir-
ginia during reconstruction time, and who is
now II solicitor al Charleston, s. c., was shot
twice 10 that city, few days ago by col
ored detective, on whose hail bond Buliz had
refused to go. The wounds are slight.
James Murphy, Jr., a giant who had been
keeping restaurant in Baltimore, died on the
26th, of consumption. He was horn in Ire
land, and stood eight feet in his stockings !;
,hriy-tise years OF age aud unmarried. He
Travelled three years with Barnum as one Of
the living curiosilies of the world.
In New York, on the 25th instant, the con
gregAton of st. Andrews church, while as
sems at evening vesDers met with sad
accident Adjoining .the church were bare
walls Of a crockery store, which was burned
shortly before the occurrence of the accident
The high winds which prevaled with the
heavy rain storm battered agaiat these un-
supported walls. and about eight O'Clock the
west wall gave way and went crashing through
The church roof, over which it topped falling
on the east gallery. which at The time WAS
crowded with people, killing some and meim-
ing Others Fortunately The gallery stood the
severe shock otherwise the loss of life would
have been much greater Assistance was SION
rendered, and those who had received injuries
were sent TO Park Hospital, those who suffered
death sent to the morgue.
THE GaAvr OF GsxERAL LKK.-As has been
heretofore noticed The Lee Memorial Associa-
ton design erecting NJ Lexington. Virginia,
a mansoleHm fer The reception of Valentines
monument Tor the grave OF General Lee =
With view to enlisiing sympathy and pro-
curing mid in the project meeting of ladies
WAS held in Baltimore. on Saturday afternoon
last. al one o'clock in the ladies parlor. al The
Carroll,on Hotel. The meeting was well at
tended. and TIE following were selected as
officers: President Mrs. john Hanson Thorn
as; vice president Judge George W Brown
secretary, Mrs Geo W Lay; treasurer Col
H. h. Lewis After consultation it was de-
tprmined to give cenreri at the Academy Of
Music in aid OF the fund after Lent, and
committees were appointed to arrange the
details Of the proposed entertainment.