Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-01-28

lllllc ago ldNc llo1 Nbh pS,ii "iNl anu "''o'
backing is quoted higher. 1t should be
attended to Mt once and save time, trouble
and expense to those who have to put on
the shine themselves. 1t seems hard that
we have to tramp through the mud
lust because our yalicnt town authorities
won't lay II few stones in different parts o.
the town for the accommodation of TAX
PAYERS and others. Are stones scarce?
New JAu..-Sherff Sweadcr informs us
says the Frederick Times, that he intends
transferring the prisoners, about ono hun,
lred in number from the old Jail to the
new one, the latter part of this week. The
new Jail is completed and only needs clean
ing out to put it in readiness for the rcccp-
ton of the prisoners, the great bulk OF
whom are bummers. The heating apra-
ratus, however, we regret to learn, docs
not give satisfaction. 1t heats the East
side sufficiently, but fails to pcrform its
duty satisfactorily on the West side.
Mr.. John \. Rooms, one of the members
OF the House of Delegates from this coun-
ly, proposes this week to introduce an or
der instructing the judiciary Committee
to report an amendment to the constitu-
ton to make the judiciary System Of the
State the same as it was under the Consti-
tuition OF 1851, one judge in each Of the
seven circuits, and the Court of Appeals,
to consist Of five judges, who shall have no
other duties but those of that court to at
tend to. This will meet with strong oppo-
sition, but will also be warmly supported,
as there are not few of the mCmncrs who
are of the opinion that our present Judi
ciary system is entirely too expensive.
RoBBERy.-Quitc an extensive robbery
took place at the Sistcrhood, near EmmitS
burg, on Sunday last. Some miscrcant,
whose name we are unable TO learn at this
writing, took from fcllow-workman on
the farm, Il gold watch, palr of pants, coat,
and sor)c other articles, and then made
good his escape, going towards Frederick.
News of the theft was soon spread abroad,
and description of the thief given. On
Tuesday information was received from
Frederick stating that the gentleman had
been captured in that city, and word was
sent to the person who sllS
tanned the loss The thief is now in the
kind keeping of Sheriff Swcadncr, who
will, no doubt, accompany him to Ba'ti-
more some time in April. a watch is Il
good thing to steal but they run awful
slow in the pcnitcntiary.
SUICIDE OF A YoUNG ENGLIs!MAN.-
\ young man named lIuntlcy, supposed to
have been an Englishman, committed
suicide on the track Of the Green Spring
Branch of the \. G. r. r. on Friday after
noon Of last week by shooting himself with
a pistol. AS the train which leaves Balti
molc at $3.50 was approaching Rocklana
the engineer noticed man sitting on the
track. The brakes were applied, the train
promptly stopped and the train hands adj
vanc}d to remove, rs they supposed n
drunkcn man from the track, but on APP
preaching they discovered that the man
was dead. An examination followed
which revealed the fact that tie man had
a bullet hole back of the right ear and Il
similar wound in the left breast, \ small
revolver was found near the body and a
box Of cartridges on the person Of the
deceased
FREDERICK COUNTY JURoRs.-Thc fol
ioWig named gentlemen were drawn on
last Saturday 10y the Clerk of the Court in
the presence of Judge LYNCH tc serve as
Jurors at the February Term of the Cir
cult Court
Gro1d HORSEPOWER Lockwood, Viii
liam II. Norris, John I. Williams, John G.
Riggs, Symmetrical Dorsey, Thomas II.
Hammond, JOHN I. Worthington, S. +.
Thomas, John a. Cookery, W. G. Starr,
James II. lIcrgcshcimcr, Lewis Markell,
John Wolfe, l.. y. T. HORNE, james IL
Trundlc, Fairfax Schlcy, Wesley Bayer
John Cramcr, William II. Ways, James l..
DutroW, Frederick Kintz and William 5.
Hclspcrscr.
Petit JurOrs.-Dayid Arnold, J. Lloyd
Belt, VIM. H. Howard, Thomas Chbaugh
Melvin p. Wood, Luther Shaft, Samuel
EichoItz, Jacob koogle, Samuel Wolfe,
George W. Gardiner, John O. Hays, VIM.
McCatlrcy, Dennis Clemson, William ii.
Hooper of A., James H. GambrilI, Stephen
Il. Bowlus, Christian n. CARRIER, William
J. Cramcr, David Buhrman, Moses Andcrs.
G. W. r. Harley, James llouck, Reuben
Long, Vernon w. Dorsey and Eli Rout.
Zahn.
Tie Rev. James Thomas, Of Rocky
kldgge, as will be seen by his card publish
&, in ,hc CLARioN of to-day, has taken up
the subject of the Signs Of the Times,
touching the second advent or coming OF
Christ, referred to by DR.. Cunning and other
eminent divines upon the Millennium. Rev
Thomas has the reputation Of being well
vcrsed in scliptural lore and the teaching,
of the Bible. He has made theology pro-
found study, and fully comprchends the
scope of his inquiry. Though perhaps not
as eloquent as Becchcr or DR.. Cunning, his