Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1876-02-04

The NoRrnw ESTEEM lluRRlcANE, which came
down from the direction Of Lake Superior
during the earlier hours of yesterday morn
ing, was one Of The most violent aud extern
siye atmospheric disturbances that has ever,
perhaps, Leen recorded in this country. Ex-
ceptional Instances have occurred Of lacal
storms and lornndoes Of greater force, bat
cases are com paraiiVely rare of hand storms ex-
lending over vaster area Of territory, and
maintaining throughout so great maximum
of violence. Some adequate idea of the effects
of this great hurricane may be obtained from
the accounts published this morning of its
desirucliveness here and elsewhere. 1t will
be seen that in Baltimore alone upwards OF
three hundred and fifty houses were unroofed,
besides damage inflicted TO other property
Great damage 10 churches and other buildings
in Frederick City and county, Nd, are
ported in our special dispatch from Frederick
City. In Washington city, where some fifty
houses were uuroo.ed, the steeple Of The Met
ropollan NJ. Il church was displaced and re-
mains in "a leaning position. At Cohoes, n
Y -, seeple containing set OF chimes vas
demolished also IA steeple in W cbsler. Mass;
Catholic .hurch was destroyed ia W oonsOck
e., X. D.; a stage upset on the road near
Pallsburg. n. Y, and IA dwelling house in
Atlantic City, n. j., demolished, In New
York and brooklyn the storm vented itself
mainly upon the roofs. Al! along the path of
the storm telegraph wires we're Frustrated
AT one time there was but one wire unbroken
between New York aud Washington city.
Considerable damage is reported at Philadel-
phia, including injury to the towers Of Agri-
cultural Hall and The New York building on
the centennial grounds In the extreme
North and Southwest binding. driving
snow added to the dread grandeur Of the
'emptest. So far but little damage al sea has
beeu reported. = Baito. San Of Thursdoy
A DESPERATE CRIMINAL. - Beajamin Brown
of Lancaster county, Pa. recently successful
ly pracliced the forger's role, raising S8l5
thereby, from notes on which he had forged
the name OF his steJ-fniher, W s. While.
Two Of those notes, amounting to 500, were
discounted by the Rising Sun Banking Com
pany of Cecil county Nd. When The notes were
exhibited TO Mr.. " bite he pronounced his name
a forgery. Warrants were issued for Browns
arrest and two Coustablcs and assistants sur
rounded his house. On knocking at The door
Brown appeared, when he was confronted
with revolver 10y one Of the party and told
that if he tried to escape he would be shot.
He instantly closed the do4r, and after few
minutes the party outside heard terrible
scream. The door was broken open, and, The
party rushing IN, found Brown up stairs
Wing on his bed. covered with blood with
his throat cut almost from ear 10 ear, the
wound having been Inflicted with razor. The
wounds, however, are not consi dered fatal
All persons " no aspire to beauty OF person.
al appearance should not neglect that natural
accessory The hair. BY many il has been
neglected until the hair has become THU, gray
ar entirely fallen of Messis Hall Il Co..
Nashua, n II . haze produced effectual
remedy, called Sicilien Hair Remover, which
cnres all diseases of the scalp. This wonder
tu preparation acts upon the glands which
support and noursh the hair, restores gray
hair 10 It's orig inal color makes the scalp
white aud clean. removes and prevents the
formation of dandruff aud all cutaucous erup
lions and, by ils tonic aud nntri1ive prop.
critics, restores the sraip to healthy stale
and creates new growth. As dressing. il
is unsurpassed, giving the hair that hrlliancy
so much admired by all.-BoSi0H CoBSmeycai
The Montpelier lottery swiGdle has again re-
vived and This time making a disuraceful ex-
posure Of u Virginia Legislator aud county
judge. Capt W. II. Fowle, the representative
from Alexandria, had been entrusted with the
checks and bonds OF the lottery and whilst
in Richmond met with the gamblers, Judge
Stevens, Of Nelson county, and George Hill,
who relieved him OF his possessions The
former won a chcrk Of $500 aud ten $500
District OF Columbia bonds the latter won
eight $500 bands. Mr.. Fowe became .uer-
vons and excited nj his loss and got his friend
Alex. Hunt0n 10 act as iuternuncio, VI hen h.
repaired to the gamblers usual place Of re-