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Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24
Cock Fight.

The main OF chicken cocks fought al the
Great Falls on Thursday and Friday Of last
week between toe Edward Ferry and Great
Falls parties, OF this county, resulted in an
easily gained victory for the former party.
Twelve fights comprised the main, Of which
the victorious party won eight. Ten and
hundred dollars were fought for and but
little money outside of the main changed
hands. Owing TO the inclemency Of the
weather the crowd in attendance did not num-
Der more than fifty persons either day. Muir
ray Brish, OF Frederick City and Hyram
Mckinney, of this county, ptted. Each
party exhibited some fine birds; save the
conquered party had two to show the white
feather. and much to the regret Of the beiters
left.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24
legislative Proceedings.


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Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24
Farmers

Who desire to purchase Agricultural I'm
plements, Seeds, Fertilizers, &c, should not
fail 10 peruse the new advertisement OF Chas
]. Kinsoiving, Of Washington, D. G., in our
issue Of this week. Mr. K has been engaged
in this business for several years past, is well
kuown to many Of our farmers and sells
goods on as favorable terms as they can be
bought in any market in this section Of the
country. Those in want Of a tirst-class farm
wagon should call and see the Loudouu
Farmers Wagon, for which be is agent in
the District.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24
Undoubtedly Kidnapped.

A Champaign, III, special 70 a ST. Louis
exchange, says; Two children ia this coun-
ty, beautiful little girls, aged respectively six
and seven years, claim TO have been stolen
from Knnsas and brought here The case has
attracted very little notice until recently,
when it came TO the notice OF Mr. T Snider,
editor Of the Urbana Republican. Considera
ble excitement has now sprung mp. By visit
ing one Of the children Yesterday, and other
persons since, your correspondent learned the
following facts The children were brought
into the northwest part OF the county two
years ago by an old man and woman over
eighty years Of age each. The woman, hav-
ing fallen sick, was left, with the children, al
the farm house Of Mr. Moutjoy. Homes we're
found for them in different parts Of the couu-
ty. The children talked about their parents,
and said that they were stolen by these ola
people, that they lived in Kansas bad .
large white house that had stairs, and thai
they were taken into Il large covered wagon
while their mother had gone TO get wafer at Q
brickyard ; that the old folks whipped them
to make them get into the wagon, and taai
they never saw their pareuts afterward. The
one visited saws she used TO ride with her pa
on a white horse She says her name was
Minnie White aud her sisters name Ada,
and her pas name Leigh White. Her moth
er's name she does not seem to know They
appear 10 have been well bred. The ola
woman declines TO give any expression At ali
as to how she came by these young children.
| Little Minnie SAYS she wants TO see her ma.
It is said that she has always shown alarm al
tho sight of movers wagon. When the
children were brought here they had very it,
tie clothing One of them is still in a distant
part Of the county, aud the other is now at
Urhana There is a general conviction among
those who have known the circumstances
longest that these brigLt-faeed children were
stolen from their mother.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24
Negro Shot.

lNWSEU tsIUt.
Officer Jas. Lyddane, son of the late Law
renee Lyddane, Of this place, in company
police Of Washington, early on Monday morn
ing last hailed two suspiciouslooking pc
groes carrying basket and bag and ordered
them to stop. The negroes both ran off, the
officers firing their revolyers Mt them, wheu
one Of them fell and il was found that he had
been shot in the back part of the head. lie
was sent 10 the hospital
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24
Circuit Court.

Court convened here on Monday last, with
fnl bench. After calling over the docket
TO going into the trial of the cases pending
little else has been done save be trial Of Thos
Brown, for an assault on one Mrs. Smith for
which he WAS found guilty and mnlcted in the
sum Of FIVE dollars A great many persons
have been in attendance since the beginning
of Court. There seems TO he more business to
be transacted this term than there bas been for
several terms past.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24
L HE SEN TINEL
ROCKvILLE,M MID.
Friday Morning ~. March a 1876.


Ex-senator Harlan is one of The truly good
men who relegaied to private life from lie
corrupting atmosphere Of Washington at a
season when dense cloud obscured the for
tunes Of Christian statesman. Having become
accustomed TO taking on topics Of public in-
terest, Mr. Harlan finds it hard 10 keep quiet
in his enforced retirement, and manages to
make himself heard on public topics although
he is but a private citizen. The ex-senator
has just announced it as his deliberate and
unalierable conviction that emo other people
IN the world have made 50 much progress in
civilization, knowledge and refinement, as our
freedmen" Cheering Intelligence this Some
what surprising. Sdll, none The less likely TO
influence the colored vote in favor Of the sane
timoRious Harlan aud his friends Even
those who may differ from the sweeping con-
clusion of The progress OF the American citizens
OF African descent, nnst confess that as a
class they gained considerable knowledge by
the complete collapse Of the "Freedmens Sa-
wings Bank''-a fiscal institution founded and
engineered by truly good statesmen Of the
Harlan school To be sure, The freedmen
were made to pay dearly for their experience !;
bu, office-holding philanhropisis who take
charge of an enfranchsed race do not, as a
rule, impart wisdom for nothing.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24
Horse killed.

On Saturday last, Mr.. A. f. Boswell, of
this district, lost valuable Red Buck mare
by an accident at The ford at CANDLES Mill
She was being driven in the team across the
stream at that place, when from some cause
she fell over the dam, upon which the road is
located, distance of several feet, and sus-
tained such injuries as to cause her death the
next day.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24
The Wheat prosnecf.

The present season is said by those whose
interest il is to keep 'booked up in such
matters, to be an exceedingly favorable one
for the growing wheat crop. So far as We
have heard, the wheat fields in this county
present very aourshing appearance.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24

The PRESIDENTIAL CAMpNGN.-A prominent
Louisiana republican politician has written a
letter to a republican member Of the House
relative to the attitude Of the colored people
of the South toward the nomination Cor The
presidency. He saws the negroes are all for
Morton. They will control the conventions
and will not permit any men to go 10 Cinciu-
natl as delegates who are not known by them
TO be in favor Of the nomination Of Morton
They viii not be content with the instructing
Of the delegations, but will know the men
they send to be in accord with the controlling
sentiments of the conventions.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24
MANNERS NOTICE.

~
fine undersigned having been appointed
Examiners, by the Commissioners Of Mont
gomery county, TO ascertain whether public
convenience requires The opening OF public
road from point on the Clnrksburq
and Greenfield Mil road near Jerome Thomp-
sons. on PARIS Ridge, at a corner between
said jerome Thompson and Richard Thomp-
son, and runungo on Jerome Thompson 10 the
land OF the heirs Of David Hershey, decd
aud then through a portion Of said land to the
land OF Richard Thompson, and then through
said land to the second portion of the land OF
Daniel Hershey, S heirs ana through said land
on the most eligible roulG 10 tie lands Of Thos
Hodges. and then through said baud to the land
Of James Larman. ard hrough said land. on
or uear the bed OF the Old road to the land OF
Frederick Bowman. and then on or near tbs
line between said p Bowman aud james Lea
man TO The Lard of j Spricg Poole, then
through said land to The land Of VIM Dade,
through said land on or near the old road 10
the land Of the heirs of Thos. L. Jones
through said land TO the land of +. s Poole
and then through said land crossing the
bridge over the Metropolitan r. r., and in
tersecting the public road known as The Darby
road, leading to Selman's station:
HEREBY GIVE NOTICE 10 all interested
thai tbey will meet at SeIlman's Station, on
TUESDA J, Tie 25h dag Of 4prl, 1876,
al the hour Of 10 o clock, A NJ, to execute
the commission as aforesaid.
TH0S Wins,
r. W WILLIAMS,
JAMES PEARRIE,
mar 24-td Examiners.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24

INVESTIGATING PIERRspoNr.-Th St. Louis
Times Of Saturday says
''AIr. A. G. Buell., Washington correspon-
dent, arrived in this city yesterday, armed
with authority TO summon persons and take
possession of papers for the purposes of the
investigation now pending relative to the con-
duct OF the Attorney General in the lale whis-
key trials. He served suhpenas upon Gen
Henderson, Col. Broadhead, and the editor of
the Times, and summoned District Attorney
Dyer from Louisiana hy telegraph TO respond
sabpena laess feeum. The inquiry will proba-
bly, be extended 10 cover the whole ground OF
the whisky conspiracy as soon AS the particu-
lar feature now under consideration is dis
posed Of. =
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24
Judge Bowies Charge to the Grand
Jury.


10 the career Of all communities, as in the
lives OF individuals, there are periods Of pecu-
liar interest when they should pause o survey
the past, and ascertain their progress in The
scale Of social advance meni, The present is
one Of those cpochs Ia the history Of Ibis coun-
ty which may excuse q brief retrospect a the
risk Of digression from lhe main subject Of
this charge. BY a resolution Of the Conven-
lion Of Maryland, passed The 9Th Of Sepiem-
bcr. ZIG two new counties were created out
Of Frederick county. called Washington and
Montgomery, "the inhabitants Of which shall
have, hold and enjoy all such rights and prisi-
leges rs are held and eaioyed bY the inhabit-
ants Of any county in this State. Messrs.
Naihun Magruder John Mnrdork, Henry
Griffith, Thomas Cramphin, jr. Zadoc Ma
gruder Allen Bowie and John Wilson were
appointed Commissioners for Montgomery
county to purchase u lot Of nGd, not exceed
ing four acres at a place to be selected by Il
maority Of yoiers for the purpose Of building
thereon court houseand prison Tor the county
The first county court was held at the house
Of Leonard Davis. (now Mrs. Russells) on
Tuesday, 20lh Of May, lT77 Present. the
Worshpfal Charles Jones, Edward Burgess
William Deakns, Elisha Williams, Samuel
W. Magruder, JAS. 0iiut aud Richard
Thompson, justices Brooke Beall Clerk F;
Clement Bcall, Sheriff Messrs. Baker john
son and Richard Potts were admitted as AZ
turneys-at-Law. From The list Of jurors re-
turned by the Sheriff the following were Sc
ected as the Grand Jury Alex. Ciaget,
foreman, Henry Clarke, Herbert wallace,
james Simpson, Wm Benson, Richard Hop
kins Benz Harris, jr, Thos. McCubbin.
Aaron Henry. Basil Roberts james Harbin,
John Dnley, Greenbnry Gather Michael Let
ion and James Higgins These were the
pioneers in the organization Of our county,
and our predecessors in the administration OF
justice As fathers Of our municipal rights
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24

very knotty question has been raised at
Tolouse, France. An oyster opener of that
place, in filling a small order for immediate
consumption, found in one Of the oysters a
magnificent pearl worth several thousand dol
lars. She promptly put The pearl in her pock-
ct, but the person who ordered the oysters in
sisted that il was his. The claim he makes
is that shells, juice oyster and everything in
the shells belong to him when he bought the
oyster, and he has asked the law courts to 50
decide.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24

The people Of Great Britain consume on an
average Eve and half bushels of wheat an
nnally per individual. The number to be fed
is about So 100000. The crop lhe past year
is estimated al - o0O. 600 bushels. This
opens a demand for about hundred million
bushels from other countries.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24

Mrs D. A. Doud, of Humboldt, Ia, has
just gi ven birth to her tweniy-sixth child, the
oldest of whom is less than nineteen She
drew two Of kind seven times on her own
deal
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24

The Maryland Inebrate ASYLUM asks an
appropriation of 1000 year for two years
from the Stale Legislature, proposing to give
medical treatment 10 patients from any part
Of the State 10 consideration thereof.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24

II is not supposed at Washington that the
adjournment Of Congress can take place before
the 4th Of July.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24

There are loud calls for Bishop Haven. An
eager country longs TO know if he is as much
Of a third-termer as he was before the Babcock
and the Belkuap scandals. There is no reason
to suppose that .riies like these would shake
ihe devotion Of SO ardent an admirer.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24

The long-expecsel eruption of vesuvius
commenced on Friday night, aud The lava is
flowing towards Pompeii.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24

The Rev. DR.. Newman, the Washington
court chaplain, in address at revival
meeting few evenings ago, said that he had
been secretly praying during four weeks for the
conversion Of sinners This is exceedingly
commendable. DR. Newman has some very
wicked sinners in his congregation, and he
must be very sorely troubled in spirit to see
them grow worse aud worse every day.
What he ought to do is pray in public, and
invite all his congregation TO pray with him
for the regeneration Of the wicked members Of
his flock. lie ought to pray next Sunday for
the President, aud invite all his people to
pray with him that the heart of the President
may be turned 10 the right direction, and that
he may able to SEE how wrong il is to keep
men in office who are robbing and swindling
the government.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24

Mr. Marsh, the runaway witness in the
Beknap affair, arrived in Washington on
Wednesday. We may look FOR the impeach-
ment trial soon
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24


lnthe din and claiter that has been coming
mp from Washington during the last ten or
fifteen days an exceedingly important matter
has been generally overlooked the refusal of
the application Of the sewing machine com
panies for an extension Of the parent for what
is known as the "four-feed notion" The eff
feet Of this action viii be TO largely reduce the
price of sewing machines. which will of course
be direct benefit to hundreds Of thousands
of poor women and Others who have for years
been swindlea most outraeeously to put mon
ey in the pockets of monopolists who long
ago received all the beuefts to which they are
entitled from their Inventions. The Republi-
can committees always reported in their
favor, but the present Democratic committee
on patents has smashed the sewing machine
ring
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24
EXAMINERs' NOTICE.

-GZ
The undersigned having been appointed
Examiners, by the Commissioners Of Mont
gomery county, to ascertain whether the
public convenience requires the opening Of a
public road from the public road leading from
Poolesvilie 10 Barnesyille Al point near the
railr5ad bridge and running on the he'd of
The Old road through the lands of James A.
Boyd, and then through the land of William
Q Sellman to inlersect the public road
known as the Darby road at SellmaE's Sta
tion:
HEREBY GIVE NOTICE to all interested
that they will meet At Sellman's 5 Station on
HONDA 4 tie 24tt day Of 4pra, 1876, at the
hour Of O'Clock, P. n, to execute the
commission as aforesaid
RICH'D C. HARDING,
RICHiD T WHITE,
LAWRENCE A. DARBY,
mar 24-td Examiners.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24

aag~ LUMBER AT REDUCED PRICES w2
SEE
WILLETT Il LtBBEY'S ADVERTISEMENT.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24

A "sad story" comes from the wilds Of
Illinois to the effect that three orphan chill
Of Charles Dickens, have been found there in
such utter destitntion that they have been
taken into the home Of al aged couple to
prevent their being sent The poor house
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24

The Boston -idecrtis,r is honest enough to
admit that lis party carried New Hampshire
by the grossest fraud and corruption. 1t
says ''We learn from persons familiar with
the politics of the State that the corruption
that prevailed on Tuesday last exceeded 10
amount and n openness anything ever before
known ia the State The stake III New
Hampshire was large onefo the Republican
party, and II paid for IT,
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24

The committee on military affairs will next
investigate the management Of the Soldiers
Home, and The National soldiers home The
evidence now at hana shows that ii would be
much cheaper to board all the inmates at first
class hotels, dless .hem in broad.loth, and
give them all the spending money they need
The investigation into the conduct Of those
institutions will show system of proAigacy
against which Washington society viii appear
as pure as virgin rnaideuhood
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24
0 3 ER NIsI.
RICHARD Il. JONES AND EMILY A
TRUNDLE,
VS.
JAS. Il, TRUNpLE AND OTHERS.
In The Circuit Court for montgomery

nRpERED this 2lsl day Of March. 1876,
" chat the Report Of he Auditor iled in
the above cause be ratified ana confirmed +,
nness cause TO the contrary thereof be shown
on or before the 9TH day of April 1876,
Provided copy of this order be inserted in
some newspaper printed and published at
Rockville. in said county, once in each of
three successive weeks before said 18th day of
April, 1876,
Z. B. PRETTYMAM, Crk
Circuit Court for Montgomery county.
True copy-Tost:
mar 24-3t Z. B. PRETTYMAN, Crk.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24

INDICTED. The grand jury of the criminal
court Of Washington, D. c., on Tuesday last,
found true bills against WIN. Tyler, the re-
Gently noted Fifteenth street real estate agent,
for forgery. There are two cases, both for
forging the name Of his father, Dr. Grafton
Tyler first TO a note for $1,000, passed TO
]. II. Sayille on The 9ih of October, 1875,
and again to note Of $500, dated November
10, 1875, passed TO the Citizens National
Bank, Of Washington.
During the past few days numerous private
consultations have been held at the Arlington
Hotel, Washington, D. C., between several Of
the leading Democrats iu that city in regard
10 the 81. Louis nominations. The claims Of
ex-Gov Parker, of New Jersey, have been
pressed by bis friends.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24

PosTofFlcE EcoNoNY.-The sub committee
OF ihe same committee on the posiotfice appro-
priaion bill propose On amendment to pay
for the conveyance of mails on railroads ac-
cording TO the space occupied, and not ae-
cording to weight, as at preeent. They also
propose 10 base the pay Of postmasters on a
graduated per centage Of the receipts Of their
respective Offices and box rents by which a
saving Of three or four hundred thousand
dollars would be effected. The salary of the
postmaster at New York would he Sc, 900,
and the salaries of the postmasters al Boston,
Philadelphia, Chicago, Cincinnati and San
francisco S4, 600 per annum.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24
AGRICULTURAL
IMPLEMENTS.
SEEDS, &c, are offered at the LOW
EST MARKET PRICES.
CIIAS. j, KINSOLVING,
NO.9I3 La. Avenue,

and 916 G ST., bet 9th q 10th SITS,
mar 2f-tf WASHINGTON, DC
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24

NRDBRED this 2lst day of March, in the
year 1876, that The sale made and re-
ported by James B. Henderson, Trustee for
the sale Of the Real Estate 10 these proceed
aforementioned and described be ratified and
confirmed unless cause 10 the contrary thereof
be shown on or before the l0lh day Of April
next; Provided COPY Of this order he in
serted in some newspaper printed at Rock
Vile, in said Montgomery county, once IN
each of three successive weeks before the
said 10th day of April next.
The Report states the amount of sale to be
S32ol So.
e. B. PRETTYMAN, Cl'k
Circuit Court for Montgomery county.
True copy-lesi:
mar 24-st E.B. PRETTYMAN, Cl'k.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-03-24

The rich and extensive silver deposits which
have been discovered on the right bank Of lhe
Colorado river promise 10 Texas an experience
similar 10 that Of Nevada and Montana. The
veins lie in an undnlating, well-wooded and
waleicd country, The climate Of which Il de-
scrihed as perfect More ban million acres
Of land have been locafed this year. and many
shafts have been sunk, which yield from SIS
ION upward and grow richer as they de-
scend. The Galveston and Austin railroad
has been surveyed through the region 10
strike the projected Southern or Texas Pacific
road, and a confirmation Of the presert prom
ise will lead 10 he exploration ofall tie great
territory between the Colorado, Pecos and
Rio Grande rivers.
The recent decision Of the Supreme Conri
affirming the unconstiutonality Of state leg
islatiou, which attempts to regulate Chinese
immigration, has created intense excitement in
San Francisco. Mass meetings have been
called, and Congress is to be waited upon by
committee. John landed thousand strong
few days ago, and lie IS coming by the hun
dred thousand during tie next six months.
This question is Of the grayest Importance, but
how it can he regulated except BY consiitu-
tionnl amendment we eannot see. In short
time he will have crossed the plains aud
climbed over the Aleghanics, and them
Passengers arriving at Omaha from the
West state that the snow fall between there
and California is far greater ihun known for
many years past, and that it covers almost
the entire country. In many places the road
bed is from ten to twenty feet below the top
Of the snow, and it has required almost super
human efforts to keep the roads open at all.
Most Of this snow has fallen within the past
month. Seven inches Of fsuow fell at Omaha
Saturday night.