Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-07-02
General News.

On Monday last fire broke out in silk
factory at Paterson, N. j., involving loss of
5000, 900.
The nc Austrian minister to the United
States in place of Baron Schwarz Senborn is
Count lloysprenzenstein.
The Hazleton, Pa, collieries are at last
about TO commence operations, and the strike
in the whole Lehgh region will by next week
be practically at an end.
The Japan Mail of May 22d announces that
Gen. Capron, who for four years has occupied
the position Of commissioner Of the COLOMBIA
ton or development" department OF the
japanese government is returning to the
United States.
Fred. c. Grosh, assistant postmaster nj
Funkstown, Washington county, Maryland,
was arrested for robbing the mail, and on his
way TO Hagerstown, whilst under arrest,
jump from car window without receiving
the slightest injury. The car ran one mile be-
fore its swift motion could be checked Grosh
was re-captured and taken to Baltimore
Rhinehart Peters, aged thirteen, of Wash
ington county, Nd, was instantly killed by
lightning during thunder storm whilst hoe
ing potatoes. lie was struck on the left side
Of the head. The fluid passed down, making
his hat and shirt to pieces, and ripped his
pants entirely from his body.
The grand jury Of the Court of General SEES
sions, New York, yesterday, presented six
new indictments against VIM. ~ Tweed,
Peter b. Sweeney, G. A. Woodward, and 9th
ers, who have not yet been arrested. 1t is
said thai the new indictments are for obtain
ing money by false pretenses from the city
treasury, the amount involved being about
$50, 900.
very singular affair has recently trans
pired in Delaware Daniel McConaughy had
been confined 10 an insane asylum six years,
and last week q jury found that he had not
been insane. He had been so confined at the
insiigation Of his two brothers, William and
Thomas, who owed him considerable sum
Of money. Monday the two bad brothers be-
came violently insane and were removed in
irons to a lunatc asylum.
DEATH OF FRENCH ScuLPToR.-Antoine
Louis Barge, the French sculptor, died III
Paris Monday. He sculptnred wild animals
almost exclusively, and his reputation was
started by and is especially based upon his ia
nous bronze group of lions in the garden Of
the Tulleries at Paris. He sculptured also
''jaguar feasting upon hare" and few
mythical and historical figures. lie was born
at Paris, September "a, 1895.
Many stories about Messrs Moody and San
key are running through the London papers.
Here is one of them Mr.. Moody WAS waited
upon by the agent of a life assurance office,
who desired to effect policy on his life.
Mr.. Moody, in a very sanciimonious manner,
assured the agent that he never took thought
about such worldly affairs, but if the agent
could insure his soul he would be very pleased
''Im afraid there would be a little difficulty"
said the agent blandy, 'as ours is not IA IRE
Office
The New York World correspondent writ
ting from Wilmington, Del, under date OF
June 10Th. says Notwithstanding the
numerous adverses which were met with
during the spring, the peach crop Of the Della
ware peninsula bids fair TO he larger this year
than ever before. Throughout the peninsula
the trees are profusely laden, aud the crop Will
be of such large proportions as 10 compel The
growers to open. new markets in order 20 dis
pose of all the fruit. In 800, when about
three million baskets were shipped TO Phila-
deIpha and New York, the growers thought
thai the crop of the peninsula had reached lis
height. But this year the expectation OF the
most saneuine have been more than realized.
THE DEATH OF 'DoEsTIcXs. - Mortimer
Thomas, better known rs "Doestcks, who
died in New York on FRIDAY, was born near
at the Ann Arbor University, in Michigan, ana
afterwards entered jewelry shop in New
York. While serving as clerk in this estaii-
lishmcnt he wrote his first "Doesticks letter,
which was published in the Detroit Advertiser
lie raised himself into prominence by this and
similar achievements, and in Il few years he
became one of the best-known newspaper
writers in New York city His liking for the
stage led him TO cultivate the acquaintance OF
actors The first published book of Thomas
was entitled "Doesiicks-What he says
He afterwards published burlesque on
s'Hiawatha," called ''Plur. bustah," ''Thr
History and Records of the Elephant Club, y
and ''Nothing to Say Satire on Snohbery.
Mortimer Thomson's first wife, Miss Van
Cleve died some years ago, leavinga son. HIS
second wife was Grace Eldrdge, daughter of
"Fanny Fern aud niece of N. p. Willis.
She also died, leaving daughter.
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