Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-02-19
General News Of the Day.
Intensely cold weather al over the coqDl

|
There is some cemmoiion in Chester, Con-
pecticui, over the marriage Of an old white
farmer and young colored woman.
| Congress has concluded not TO make any
appropriation for the erection OF new post
Office nj Baltimore, this session.
Denver" Baltimore ihree-year old coli,
| won the mile dash in l:404. at the Augusta,
Ca, meeting on The 10Th instant.
Every newspaper in the country, ndepen-
! deni, republican and democratic, not in gov
eminent pay, is down on the Presidents
| Arkansas message.
Some people have peculiar constitutions. -
/ Mark Twain once complained, after a long in
| ierga of ideness: 's'rhis working between
meals is killing ne'
G. w. Jones. democrat, Of Florida was
elected United States Senaior on the twenty
| fourth ballot The result was received with
great demonstrations Of rejoicing.
| The BOSTON Pilot is informed that The Pope
| has raised The dioceses OF Philadelphia, Bos-
/ ton, Milwaukee and Santa Fc, 10 the dignity
Of arch dioceses, aud their respective Bishops
to the rank OF Archbishops.
The case OF George w Cornelius, indicted
| in Baltimore county and removed to Baltimore
| civ for assault with intent to outrage Eliza
| beth Hunt. an employee in the Mount Vernon
| Cotton Mills, was concluded on Friday last
| by verdict guilty, but not yet sentenced
| The suit between the steamers Louisiana and
Falcon ia The United States District Court
| which arose by the collision on the l4ih CT
| November last, WIS concluded on Tuesday
Owners of The Falcon are TO pay one-half Of
| the damage 10 the Louisiana. TO be ascertained
when the latter vessel is raised.
Jesse Pomeroy, the hoy murderer, is 10 he
hanged for his atrocous crimes Objection
might be urged on account Of his juveniliiy,
| but two courts, one the Supreme Court OF
| Massac hnseis, have considered The case and
have reached The same conclusion. which is
that the safety Of society demands that he
should suffer death.
Miss Caroline NJ Burnham, of Philadelphia,
| has applied for permission 10 praclice law be-
| fore the Supreme Court OF The District OF
| Columbia Her application has been referred
| TO an examining comniitteet'y The Court in
/ General Term. The Court having admitted
atie lady To practice, Il is probable thai che
| VIII not be denied adniittance if her examina-
lion is satisfactory.
Dan Rice, the veteran Snowman, has just re-
penied his usual annual exploit Of ascending
the financial spout. In Pittsburgh formida-
BILE document was received from Grsrd, Pa.
which proved 10 he Mr. Rire's voluntary petit
lion in bankruptcy The Liabilities run up to
eighty-five thousand dollars. Dan pnts down
his entire assesio be suit OF clothes valued al
seventy We dollars. Even that, he claims, is
exempt under the laws of the State
4 THE Annual report o. the Directors Of the
Maryland Penitentiary for the year ending
| November 30, 1874 has been published, and
gives flaiiering and interesting account OF
H.. IL. AZ. Ne
earnings Of the institution amounted TO S73.-
l6l az and the expenses of the prison aggre-
gated S73 .48 leaving the sum OF $40 81
over and above the expenses. In the expendi-
lures are included many articles which il will
not be necessary TO repiase for sometime 10
come. because Of the quantity on hand. The
Directors say thai it is gerry gratifying to be
able to state that the prison is now self-sup-
porting. The last Legislature appropriated
Sl2 900 for additional buildings. which have
been erected nj a cost OF Sli 1865 80. leaving
an unexpended balance of S544 AZ. The i'm
provements add greatly ioihe general facilities,
and in the means for bathing the convicts. -
BY the report Of the Warden T. S. Wilkin-
son, il appears hal there remained in, prison
November 80. 1873 GA prisoners, and That
there were received from December l, 1873.
10 November &c, 1874 inclusive, 236, making
u total Of $50. There were discharged by
expiration Of sentence. Ill! discharged under
the United States commuiatiou law, /: par
dnned by the President OF the United States,
L.: pardoned ny Gov. Whyie, 10; by Gov
Grooue, Ia died during the year, 49,; re-
maining in prison, G37; total, $50 Of the
238 prisoners received during the year IA
where white males, white females, l34 black
males, and "a black females. The general de-
preston In business throughout the country
was not without its effect upon the prison.
The receipts for the fiscal year ending Novem-
her 30, 1874 were S73 l6l AZ as against SILL
100 so for 1873 being an increase of ST, go :
o. The expenses for 1874 were 81 $50 06 in
excess of 1878, hut the fact is easily explained
The amount OF over work by the convcts for
the year was Sc, 020 The table showing oc
cupaton prior 10 conviction shows that 81
were farm hands and 2l5 lnborers, and these
are the largest numbers of any occupation.
The largest number of prisoners convicted
Of n single offense are confined for lsrcenr.
278 being there on that charge; 10 were con-
vicied of rape. and II for attempts TO rape
II were convicted OF murder in he frsi de-
gree and 80 of murder in the second degree !;
prisoners are under sentence OF life. OF the
637 prisoners 1876 cannot read or write, $50
can read and write. 90 can only read and 10
received a good education; sc were left or
: phans, Maryland furnished 434 of The convcis
and Virginia so; Ireland 6 and Germany 81
The report of the physician. DR.. BOYLE, shows
that the sanitary condition OF the insttu-
ton during the year was excellent
A SUBMARINE Tunnel really seems pos
sihle that the much talked of tunnel between
, England and France may become a reality
. Al least the thing is 10 be tried. Two com.
panes are to lie formed One French, ont
English. each with capital Of f4O0, O0O--for
, the purpose of making an experiment. The
English company is 10 start from Dover, and