Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-11-19
TweEp's FAIrupuL Wyr.-Tbev wer,

TwEED's FAITuFuL WRE.-They were
married when the man was achair-maker.
and they might have had happy career
had the former remained honest. They
lived in n plain manner, mingled with
merchants society, and were the parents
of two boys and two girls, good looking
and healthy children. The era Of mere.
tricious splendor has come and gone like
dream. The girls are married. Each
had a diamond wedding, and each has
sunk into obscurity and poverty Tho
two sons once held fine appointments
in the service Of the Ring, but thcy are
now only lounging around the CITY Hall.
The mother is in widows dcsolation
The ill-gotten wealth is almost all gone
A million and u halfhas passed into the
hands of her lawyers, and her husband
is still prisoner A secdy and cor
pulent old man, inhabting pair Of
rooms in Ludlow street Jail, is all that
is left of one who has been alderman,
congressman, chair-makcr and LAWYER
commissioner of parks, public buildings
ana docks, state senator, and seven years
the autocrat of this city. The only re-
deemlng feature is the faithful wife. who
is reducing herself to poverty in hone Of
obtaining her husbands release.
ELECTION BErs. In big cities wheel
barrow bets are not at all unusual at I'M
portant elections, but we do not rcmem-
Der to have heard Of one before in any of
the rural districts, and therefore give
place to the following us an item of locoI
news Mr.. VIM. S Jarboe bet Mr.
George Balm that the whole Democratic
ticket would be elected loser to for
felt $50 or wheel a bag of -four from
Forestyllle to this place--a distance of
eight mies.g Mr. Blain has lost. and
we learn will start with his load as soon
ms the road get drer. A crowd will
probably accompany him, and our citi-
zens will make due preparations for his
reception here. One of our enthusiastic
Democrats in Nottingham offered to bet
Republican there that Baltimore city
would 60 Democratic by 5000 MAORI
ty.. The stakes We're to be paid in corn.
and they kept doubling until each had
bet bis entire crop, and now that Rad
Will miss his hog and llomny this winter
and our little Democratic champion will
get t.-4haHb@'oagh Prince Geyqiun.
CONSUMPTION OF Ivory. An immen
quantity Of ivory is daily consumed in
the workshops Of Europe and this coun-
try, though short supply and cores
pondlngly high prices. both for the crude
and manufactured article, have now for
many years characterized the industry.
Great as is the quantity of this materil
now employed in different countries;
the continent of Africa furnishes seven
elghts OF all that is worked up by the ar
tlsans OF various nations-such MS orna-
mcnts, toys, and crucifxes, in Frnnce
heather gods, boxes and fans, in India
and China billiard balls, boxes. mimi
ture plates, chessmen, keys for piano.
fortes and various other musical instru-
ments, fans, combs, folders, doninoes,
and multitude Of other things, in Eng
land Germany, and the United States.
Though ivory and India are commonly
associated together, it appears, in fact,
that very little Of the former comes from
the latter, 1t is said that the most cost
ly tusks, or portions of the tusks, arc
those which are used for billiard balls,
and the latter has of late become very
important item Of manufacture in this
country. A tusk of ivory weighing
seventy pounds and upwards is coasid.
cred by dealers as first-cass.