Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-10-12
BREYTTTES.


The State Election takes place on Tuesday,
November 6.
The recent fire at Providence lighted up the
whole State Of Rhode Island
The present management of the Washington
Republican has the true Ring in it.
1t looks as if Mr. Fulton intended to let
that promssory note given TO Mr.. Hayes go
TO protest.
The Atchison (Kansas) Patriot thinks that
"Mr. Hayes has cast his fortunes with the
Democracy, and he is now, and must be hence
FORTH a Democrat"
Red Clouds head was about level when he
fled his application for good winter over
coat. Many a young man in the country
is about this time on the same terms.
would-be prophet announces that either
Gen. Grant or Senator Conkling will be the
Republican and either Gen. Mcclellan or
Senator Bayard the Democratic candidate for
President in 1880.
Young men who say that they can't afford
to marry are pointed to the example of Big
ham Young, who began life with a sixpence
and acquired, oy strict attention to business,
nineteen wives and SIS 900, 900.
The New York Tribune informs us that Mr.
Theodore Roosevelt will succeed Mr.. Arthur
as Collector Of Customs at the port of New
York, and that Gen Merritt will be Surveyor
These selections are credited to Mr.. Evarts
The new Missouri Senator, Mr.. Armstrong,
came 10 Kents Hill Seminary, in Maine, says
an old schoolmate, on foot, with only twenty
cents in his pocket He worked on the school
farm five hours day for his board, and was
manly, kindly fellow, with great athletic
powers.
Happy thought of the Chicago Times :
Tissue an ulster to every Indian in the West
ern country. In their prouu moment OF
possession the Indians could all be tangled up
in the noble garment and slaughtered without
resistance
Mr. Tweed confesses that he use to love to
lie, but that since his vacation in Spain the
truth surges through his manly bosom so that
he says, al took hack at your municipal
cherry-tree. cannot-cannot-0h, do not
ask me to tell lie. IN. Y. Herald
The yellow fever continues without abate-
ment at Fernandina. Four deaths and four
teen new cases reported since Saturday. DR..
I. P. Walford, physician who went thther
from Jacksonville, is among the sick, and is
reported dying.
Newspaper correspondents are TO be kept
within the Russian headquarters, except on
days Of active opera lions, on the ground that
information communicated by correspondents
has several times compromi sed the success Of
the Russian plan.
Constable Sewel, who arrested the woman
Waddell, OF Fizarrell murder fame, has him
self been arrested in Easton on the charge OF
trying TO seduce her whilst in his custody. II
is further charged that he threatened shoot her
tn har int cnhf
A Mississippi editor defines an independent
as "a cross between mean Democrat and
a NANCY Republican, who cannot be trusted
by either party" This excitement Of feeling
over independent movements is one Of ID,
top-heavy condition of the Democratic party
of Mississippi.
Mr.. Thomas r. Sharp, who has for wears
past been the Master OF Transportation of tht
Baltimore aud Ohio railroad, succeeding the
late VIM. Prescott Smith, has been elected
! President of the Long Island railroad which
extends from Long Island City to Sag llarbor,
ami will enter upon the duties of his Office thi:
week.
Major John H. Huntley, a well-kuown citi,
zen of Frostburg, Md, committed suicide OF
on last Saturday afternoon by shooting him
self through the head and heart with two PTS
| tolls, which he fred of simultaneously. DEATH
was instantaneous. Business troubles AID
consequent depression of spirits are supposed
to have led TO tho act.
President Vanderbilt has just ordered five
per cent advance in the pay Of all the em
ployees Of the New York Central and Lake
Shore roads who were affected by the ten per
cent. reduction Of last July. This goes into
effect November l. and is in pursuance OF Mr.
Vanderblts promise to restore the old wage
as soon as business justified.
Speaking of the killing Of that negro 10y
Cassius NJ Clay the Lexintoh Ky J Pres!
says: "rhosc Of our citizens who recolecI
Mr.. Clays younger days will not be AT all sur
prised at his readiness TO defend himself TO th,
last extremity. His fight with Sam Brown
during an election excitement at Russell Cave
many years ago, in which he cut his opponent
to pieces with a bowie-knile, is still talked o
as al exhibition Of desperate bravery