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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30
Love and Murder.

A letter dated Cuba, n ", April %, says
For some months past Young lrishman named
James Lafferiy, living in Rockville, Allegany
county, has tried to induce the daughter of a
farmer George Vannay, living few miles
from Rockville, to marry him. He was for
mery in the employ Of The farmer. The young
woman, beautiful girl Of eighteen, repeated
ly repulsed him. On Wednesday afternoon
he went to Vannay and entered the sitting
room where the young woman was at work.
He renewed bis proposal Of marriage and was
again refused. He then took a newspaper
from his pocket, aud pointing TO an article
headed Murdered for Love" told her 10
read it, She took the paper, and as she was
looking at it, Lafferty drew revolver and,
leveling it at her, fred. The ball entered
the girls cheek, passed through, and
lodged in the opposite side of her head,
She started screaming toward the kitchen
door, when her mother, alarmed at the report
Of the pistol, came running into the room.
Lafferty Immediately shot the mother, the oall
entering near the right temple, and passing
downward, lodged behind the ear Both
mother and daughter fell to the floor and
Lafferty ran from the house Mr. Vannav.
who was working in the barn, hearing the
shooting, reached the house just as Lafferty
came out with his pistol still in his hand
Vanuav exclaimed, ''What in the name of
God is the matter ?'' and ran toward Latter
ty. The latter fired at Vannay, but missed
him. He Their placed the pistol to his own
head, and fred two shots. blowing the whole
side of his head off, and killing himself al
most instantly Mrs and Miss Vannay are in
a critical condition, but it is supposed they
will recover. The mother Of James Lafferty
was found on Tuesday dead in her house, and
ii is thought she was murdered by her son.
and a small sum of money in her possession
Sfolan
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30
a Dangerous Performance.

Another American has distinguished him
self abroad. His name is Holium, and he has
lately been attracting attention at the Folies
Bergeres in Paris by having a cannon ball
fred at him and catching the ball in his hands.
This prodigious feat was witnessed nightly,
and although the actors present avowed that
there was no trick, Pierre Veron, ofthe Monte
Wustre would not believe it. He said that
the cannon ball must be thrown TO Holtum
from the stage. The latter made bet Of
5 OG0 francs that he would perform the feat
under conditions which left no room for
donbt, and when the bet was taken Veron des-
gnated Mable as the place for the trial. All
the journalists of Paris were invited, and they
found Holtum there before his cannon. twas
examined with minute care and the heavy
ball WAS passed from hand 10 hand. g am
no longer in my own house, said Hotum /;
lyon are master here and You must watch
over all the arrangements. Having care
fully aimed and dashed his cannon, it was
charged, and Holtum took his place against
a plank target some ten yards away. This
was to show that the ball was solid and the
force Of the powder great enough to send ii
through the plank. Holtum got the aim of
his gun, and then placed bis head in a certain
position against the plank, giving the com
mand to FIRE. The ball just grazed the hair,
and broke through the plank, rolling some
twenty yards further on The same ball was
picked up by the journalists, who again
charged the cannon and sent home the ball
and this time Holtum caught the ball in his
hands as neatly as he does nightly upon the
stage. He won his bet, and no one seemed
disposed to accept his offer Of So, 600 to any
one who would perform the same astounding
feat. The physical force required must be
enormous, but Holtum showed his strength
by tossing up cannon balls as if they were so
many oranges. The only precautions taken
are very simple; lie wears very thick leather
gloves, and covers his breast with many
thicknesses of thin paper TO form sort OF
cnrass. This looks like a very dangerous
feat, and particularly the first part Gift, where
IIotum places his head against the target
half an inch below where the ball will proba-
bly, strike If the powder should chance to
be defective, some day there might be an acct
dent, swapping his head neatly off.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30

RAILROAD ACCIDENT. A collision occurred
on the Baltimore and Potamac Railroad at
Washington on Monday afternoon in which
one man was killed. dozen or more were
wounded, and four or Ave hundred were terri
bly, frightened. The Philadelphia express
train left The Sixth Street Depot on time, and
proceeded to the tunnel in the eastern suburbs
Of the city, where it ran on TO the siding, as
is customary, for the New York express COM
iog South to pass. This train was probably a
few minutes behind time. For some inexpli-
cable reason the engineer Of the northward
bound train instead of waiting the required
time pulled oat on 10 The main track and ran
through the tunnel. The train had scarcely
emerged from the tunnel when il encountered
the southwark bound train running at full
speed The engines collided with terrific
shock, and the cars OF both trains were jammed
together in "a way that greatly alarmed the
passengers. The engineer and fireman on
each engine were seriously, though not fatal
~, injured, one passenger was killed, and
many othhers we're wounded. The Company
promises rigid investigation in order to fix
the blame where properly belongs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30
General News Of the Day.

The Louisiana Legislature adjourned sine
die on Saturday. In the Senate the resolution
suspending Auditor Clinton from Office was
postponed by vote of Is to l6. But few of
the reform measures were passed.
On Wednesday the 2sth instant, Rev. Thos.
A. Jaeger, d. d., rector of the Protestant
| Episcopal church Of the Holy Trinity, Phtla.,
was ordained bishop Of Southern Ohio.
VIM. Leilh, a Wall-street ~ Y broker, in
whose possession was found SIS, 900 worth of
bonds taken by Hamilton, the defaulting treas
urer of Jersey City, has been released by
Judge Donohue on furnishing bail in So 600.
There was severe gale at Norfolk, Va,
on the Gath inst, upseting two oyster sloops
by which several persons were drowned.
| Bands of armed Mexcans are reported all
| along the Rio Grande frontier, and there has
been some skirmishing with armed citizens OF
| Texas in the vicinity of recent depredations
above Brownsville.
proclamation has been issued by the Ca
madam government granting pardon TO all
persons engaged in the northwest rebellion ex-
cept Reil, Lepine and O'Donoghu ; the two
former are banished for five years.
All the United States minis have fair stock
of silver bullion on hand. enough to coin six
millions of trade dollars or the smaller pieces.
The minis will be run regularly throughout
the year.
The mill operators at Nstick and Arctic, R.
l., who have been out on strike for a week
or two, concluded on Monday last to go 10
work.
few days ago Daniel O'Leary, of Chicago,
began at the rink in Philudelphia walk OF
/ IS miles to be accomplished in twenty four
hours. He succeeded in The performance of
the feat in twenty-three hoars and eight min
utes, with the addition of a mile over the
required number.
The largast catch of fish made with seine
this season was al Freestone Point, by Jacob
Faunce. who caught A, 900 shad and 1000
herring al one drag.
A dispatch from San Jose, California, re-
ports The burning on Friday afternoon of St.
Josephs Catholic church. Loss $50 900.
The Postmaster General has received official
information of the robbery OF the postoiiice at
Carlo, Texas, on the 18th instant, by Next
cans, and of the brutal assassination Of DR.
Lowell
From returns received by the commissioner
Of internal revenue, it appears that the amount
Of whiskey in warehouses on the first OF April,
was 9. 3l5, 1913 gallons.
Secretary Delano, OF the Interior Depart
ment, is so mad about the recent airocious re-
ports concerning him, that he has determined
TO postpone his resignation indefinitely.
Mr.. Sartoris son-in-law of Grant, is to en-
ter the new banking firm of Sherman & Grant
The Buffalo enat, as the latest plague in the
Southwest is called, has killed off $40 900
worth of mules, horses and cattle within
radius of one hundred miles of Memphis,
Tenn, 10 the past few days.
es- LUMBER AT REDUCED PRICES -@a
SEE
WILLET & LIBBEY'S ADVERTISEMENT
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30
81 Acres, l Rood. 25-1OO Of a
Perch Of Land, more or less.

II is located in Montgomery county, in The
State Of Mary land. near Offutt 5 Cross Roads,
about three miles from the Great Falls of the
Potomac. six miles from Rockville and fifteen
miles from Georgetown, D. G., from which il
is very easy Of access by the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal and the said River Dad, on which
it abuis. 1t is excellent for farming under
good fencing, is in fair state of improve
mept, and is in very eligible and improving
neighborhood.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash on the day of
sale. This sale is made at the risk and cost
of the former purchasers, James r. Norton
and Milton l. Fisher.
W. VEIRS BoUIC,
apr 30-ts Trustee.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30
Mr. BErcHrR's Evrprscr. Noticing the &C

MR BEEcHER's EVIDENCE .-Noticing the con-
clusion of Mr.. Beechers testimony, the
Springfield Mass. Republican says
We think il is the verdict of the great
majority OF impartial observers, and will be
the verdict of history, that Mr.. Beeeher has
failed in the effort to reconcile himself with
himself As the Republican said, when he
took the stand, he has been The chief architect
of the case against himself and he has not
been able to destroy his own work. Accept
ing his testimony as against all The other wit
nesses for the prosecution, be has failed to
break down the two worst witnesses agains'
him-Henry Ward Beecher and Elizabeth r.
Titon-and the fatal evidence OF their ac-
tons and words. Mr.. Beechers pen has
proved itself mightier than his tongue.
Plausible as some of his explanations appear,
bis present theory of his conduct and letters
during he past four ears does not, as whole,
shake the conviction of his guilt which that
conduct and those letters originally made upon
the public mind
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30

A PROFITABLE SOUTHERN ENTERPRIsE.-The
report of the president of the Graniteville Cot
ton Mills, Augusta, Ga, submitted at the
annual meeting few days since, exhibits a
prosperity which should serve as an incentive
to the Inauguration of similar enterprises in
other portions of the South. The capital
stock of the Graniteville company is 5000, 600,
and the net profits for the year were $ll4, 5ss-
50, being over IS per cent. upon its capital
stock. Daring the year 10, $685. 500 yards Of
goods were manufactured, weighing 3. Isl, los
pounds. Despite the fact that many mills,
North and East, ran on short time during the
year, and some of them suspended altogether,
the Graniteville mill has run on full time
and at full ray during the whole year. The
consumption of cotton aggregated a total OF
1876, 500 pounds, or 8, Ill commercial bales,
of the value of S52s, COZ 02--an average OF
II, 35-ioo cent? per pound.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30

Information from Lexington, KY, the home
ton as not so favorable as was hoped with the
approach of warmer weather lie has been
confined TO his room through the winter,
and his friends have at times been anxious as
to the result of his disease. No immediate
serious consequences are feared, but the recent
severe weather has had very unfavorable
effect on his already enteebled constitution.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30
TEIE MARKETS.
Reported ,oeehly for The Sentinel By H. NJ.
r,.,n.r hmm q In. IEornLua,t
MARRIAGES

MARRIED, on April the 9Th, al the residence
of Mr.. Horace Bagley, Georgetown, D. c., by
Rev. D. NJ Browning, Mr.. CHAS. II. SHAW
to Miss MARY Il. FAIRALL, of Montgomery
county, Md.
On the 9th inst, BY Elder S. r. White.
Mr. THEOPIaTS TALBOT to Miss NJ. VIR-
GINA AUSTIN both of this county
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30

PERsoSAL.--The many friends of Richard
NJ. Williams, ESQ.,, in this county and else.
where, will be gratified to learn that he has
entirely recovered from his protracted illness
and assumed the duties of his profession al
this place,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30

CoNTRAcTs AWARDED The contract for con-
structing the new railing around the trotting
course at the Agricultural Fair Grounds has
been given to Mr.. VIM. Council, at $40.
The contract for building the new law offices
of Messrs. Jones and Talbot, in this place,
has been awarded to Mr.. Frank Gator.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30

The Ross CAsE.-All hopes of the recovery
of little Charley Ross have now been almost
abandoned, It is reported that Westerveldt,
Mosher's brolher-in-law, is now locked up
10 Molamensing Prison awaiting trial on
the charge Of being concerned in and having
guilty knowledge of The abduction Of the
boy. The charge is based on certain remarks
that accidentally fell from Westerveldfs lips a
short time ago in New York.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30

TESTED. The Excellenza Soluble Phos-
pha,e advertised in our paper to-day by John
B. Long Il Co, of Baltimore, has stood the
test and come out victorious. This speaks
volumes in its favor. and we advise our
friends to give it trial.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30

Paul Boynton will make second attempt
10 swim across the British Channel This
time he will enter the water at Cape Gresnez,
on the French coast, and push for Dover. The
27thof May is the day appointed for the trial.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30

case of Hope H. Slater, recently convicted in
Washington o. manslaughter, in having killed
ed Michael Hussey at Schuetzen festival two
years ago, and sentenced to four years i'm
prisonment in the Albany penitentiary. The
application for his pardon had been pending
for several weeks
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30
Now and Then.

The vastly different ways in which Wash
ington officials now and in the ante-hellum
days looked upon public property ia well IL
Illustrated in the narrative OF the use Of the
. Harriet Lane" by he Secretary Of the
Treasury during Mr.. Buchanans Adminstra-
ton, and the statements which we have here
totore given of the employment of the Dis
patch" by the Secretary of the Navy in a
Senatorial juuketing cruise. The trial trip of
the g Harriet Lane was used as an occasion
upon which 10 invite number of people to
enjoy an excursion down the Potomac. Blu.
Mr. Bnchanan's idea ofpropriety required that
the expenses of it should not he thrown upon
the people. Now n naval steamer is loaded
with great stores of wines and provisions for
a heightened cruise to foreign country, and
the sense of propriety of the present President
is not shocked at the idea that the country
should pay the travelling expenses ofthis party
OF gentlemen roaming over the world in a
strictly private capacity and without the SEM
blance Of an excuse of public employment or
OF even purpose 10 be accomplished tending
TO the public good. Words cannot add any
thing TO the strong light which these two pic
lures throw upon the difference in the manners
and customs of the high officials of the United
States now and fifteen years ago Then it
was the prevalent belief that the public prop
erty belonged to the whole people and was not
to be used tor individual benefit but now it
seems to be the approved theory that only so
much belongs TO the people as those whom
they have placed in custody of it cannot con-
| veniently appropriate 10 their own use In
those days il was stigma upon a man to re-
tire from Office rich !; now it is a reproach
upon bis character for good sense to leave it
poor. Grant is commonly held 10 have ac-
| qnired great fortune during his presidency :;
| and in this he stands alone among our Presi-
dents. II has never before been charged upon
any of his predecessors and is his sole unenvia-
bile distinction Lancaster Pal Iateliigencer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30

FRUIr. Prom the best information we car
obtain the fruit in this locality is as yet moi
much injured by the late cold weather ant
the prospect for good crop is catering.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30

Lieutenant Henley, commanding two CON-
panieS of the sixth cavalry. attacked bod i
of sixty Cheyennes near Monument Station.
$50 miles west Of Kansas city, Mo-, Saturday
last and cut of tweniy-seven from their POI
MES and demanded their surrender. His answer
was volley, but after desperate resistance
they were all killed. Nineteen warriors, in
GLIDING two chiefs aud medicine man. were
among the dead. The troops captured hun.
drcd and twenty-five ponies.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30

The prospects of another disturbance in
Louisiana over the control of the Legislature
has been averted for the present by the final
adjournment of both Houses which occurred on
Saturday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30

CRIME IN ARKANsAs.-The Little Rock
Ark. Gazette says: "0n Wednesday night
week terrible crime, attended with fearful
loss Of life, happened in Sewer county, near
Nebo church. a farmer, who had sold out
with the intention Of moving to Texas, was
visiting neighbor, and in the night, feeling
presen,iment of evil, in company with a
Texan, returned to his house, where be OBJ.
served light burning. Peering in the win
dow the two men saw four robbers counting
the money which they had stolen. Roth men
being armed with double-barreed shot-guns
they fred upon and killed all the robbers, and
then entering the house, the farmer was
crazed by the sight of his murdered wife and
two children, who had been slaughtered by
the robbers -
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30
AT the request of the parties interested we

At The request Of The parties interested we
insert the following
In the ARRAY between E. O. Edmonston and
B. NJ. Veirs, on the 10Th inst, the correct ver-
sion Of the affair is, Mr.. Edmonston made a
serious charge against Mr.. Veirs, in reply to
which the latter called the former liar and
Mr. Edmonston attacked Mr.. Viers, during
which Veirs discharged the pistol. After
which, through the persuasion of his friends,
and to put an end to the affair." Mr. yeirs re-
tired to the dwelling above The store This
unpleasant occurrence has since been amicably
settled.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30

The prospects for an adequate French, Eng
lish and German representation at the Centen-
NAL Exhibition have been growing very much
sion, under the direction of the Marquis de
Lafayette, hns been particularly active, and a
cable despatch announces that its appeals have
been largely responded to by the French
manufacturers and producers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30

WEBB h BEvERIpeE: Washington, D. c.,
have now in store the largest and best select.
ed stock of Fine China, Glassware, Cutlery
&C., in the District, which they are selling al
prices which cannot fail to give satisfaction
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30

Judge Edwards Pcrrepont has accepted The
Office of Attorney General.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30

The THIRD TERM.--We have not the most
remote idea tina; Gen. Grant has given up his
project of third term He is going to fight
it ont on that line till the National Republican
Convention meets He can command all the
Southern votes in that body, and will need
only few votes from the North TO secure his
nomination. Having got that, the discon-
tented republicans will be whipped in or
kicked out. The carpetbaggers have become
apower indeed in the land, when they can
control the South and make Presidents.
There is no use in ridiculing Grant as a
man Of no capacity. He is neither intellectu-
ally impotent nor week in character. 1t is
the backbone more than the brain that makes
aman. We look upon Grant as a dangerous
person. 1t is never wise TO underrale an
enemy. The. course is to assume that he
is Formidable aud exercise the greatest pru-
dence as well as energy in the coming contest.
-Lynchbury Mws.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30
ns- AN ACCIDENT, serious

Gg- AN ACCIDENT, serious and
painful, often happens when medical aid is
not at hand Edwards & Hutchison's STlM-
ULATING LlNIMENT is a sure cure for
Rheumatism, Neuralgia Spinal Affections,
Chlblains, Sprains Stiff Joints, Bruises,
Enlarged Swelings of all sorts, Sore Throat
Toothaehe, Stings and Bites of Insects; and
a better remedy cannot be found for injnres
in ANlMALS-Strains Lameness, Saddle or
Windgalls, &c.
CERTIFICATES from some of the best cit.
liens of the country furnished on appica-
ton. Prepared and sold by
EDWARDS & HUTCHINSON,
Druggists Leesburg, Va.
JaS- For sale by Candy, Gilpin 4 Co, Bal
timore, Md. [apr Boy
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30

THE PEACH CRoP.-Encouraging reports
gard to the peach crop, and assurances given
that the prospect for full and even unexam-
pied crop, were never better, and the Whining
ton (Del. Commercial says that in districts
where the greatest injury was supposed to
have been done the damage is slight.
An extensive peach-grower near Fairfax
station, Va, who has about 8, 600 peach trees
aRd 1900 Of other fruits recently made Q
thorough examination of his orchards and
found that the peaches, apples and pears were
uninjnred. The cherries, apricots and plums
however, he found almost entirely destroyed
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30
DEATHS

DIED, on 26lh inst, Mrs. ANN S. ROBERT
SON, near this place, in the 5lst year Of her
| age.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30
ORDER NISI.
REBECCA MORRISON,
VS..
TURNER W. WILSON.
In The Circuit Court for Montgomery County
siaiRg as Court Of Equity.

ORDERED, this oath day of April,
NJ 1875, that the Report of the Auditor
flied in the above cause be ratified and con-
frnled unless cause to the contrary thereof be
shown on or before the 18th day of NAV, in
the year 1875: Provided copy OF this order
be inserted in some newspaper published at
Rockville in said Montgomery county, once
in each of three successive weeks before the
said 18th day of May, 1875
E. B. PRETTYMAN, Crk
of the Circuit Court for Montgomery county 1.
True copy-Test:
apr 30-3t EB. PRETTYMAN, Cpk.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30

The strike Of the members of the Typo
graphical Union employed in the Washington
Chronicle Office has resulted in a substantial
victory for the paper the places of the strikers
having been filled with non-U MON men, who
resisted the offers made them by the Union
men not to go to work Congressional Prin-
Ter Capp has issued an order to the printers
employed in the Government Printing Office,
warning them to abstain from any interference
with or exerting undue influence over any en-
terprise in the line of printing outside Of the
Office in which they are employed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-04-30

Confederate memorial day in Augusta. Ga,
on Monday, was observed With tue usual en-
thusiam.