Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-08-17
BREVITIEs.


Col John A. Joyce, the last Of the St.
Louis whiskey ring chieftains under the Grant
regime, was let out of the Missouri penlen-
liary Monday.
Governor Hampton, Of South Carolina, on
Friday deposited in bank $40, 600 for nmedi-
ate repayment of the loan effected by him in
New York on the occasion of his recent
visit.
Important results are expected from the in
iernntonal law congress which shortly meets
in Antwerp Mr.. Coudert. representing the
United States, sailed from New York on We'd
nesday.
Returns from the late election West Vir-
GINA seem TO indicate that Charleston has
been chosen as the PERMANENT capital Of the
State BY law the seat Of government will
remain at Wheeling until 1885.
NJ. j. Murtagh, proprietor Of the Naional
Republican, was assaulted with a cane Monday
near 6isesliCe IN Washington, By r Whea-
ley, Of HarrodsbGrg, Kentucky, on account
Of articles which appeared in that peper re-
| ilecting upon his private character. Mr.
Murtagh, il is stated bears no outward marks
Of bodily injury from the attack.
In Mr. Conkling's speech 10 his friends in
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short tour in Europe, he draws an interesting
parallel between the workngmen in France
and England and those of the United States
! He tells them bow the land in England is for
the most part divided up into large laEded
estates, and how the poorer classes of the
population have no voice in the government
of the country. In Paris he had an opnortu-
nifty Of witnessing the thrift OF the French
working people, who, whilst living on wages
that ours would scorn, yet saved small sums
TO invest in government securities rs a reserve
fund for old age.
The Democrats OF Maine have nominated
! Hon. J. II Williams for Governor Resolu-
| lions in The convention were adopted re-af-
| 6rmng the principles of the ST. Louis platform
of June, 1876 declaring the reversal of the
verdict Of the people electing Tildeu and
! Hendricks in November last the most nonsrous
political fraud recorded in history; that Democ-
racy submitted 10 it in the interests of peace (;
that it must not be repeated, and demanding
a constitutional amendment which will render
Its repetition impossible, and consign con-
spirators attempting it to condign punishment.
and that the restoration to common rights Of
of citizenship of the people of the Southern
States, long kept subject to military occupa-
ton, is a just acknowledge of the wisdom
OF Democratic principles that the Democratic
party makes no actious opposition, and OPP
poses only what is wrong in the admnistra-
ton in possession of the government.
The following is the conclusion Of Major
Daniel speech of congraulation at Lynch
burg, Va, on Friday evening last, after his
defeat by Col. Holiday in the Richmond Con-
vention
'But there is to me, and doubt not to you
| all, another cause of congratulation. A man
| has been nominated for governorship Of Vir-
| gnia who will be worthy successor of the
| illustrons men who have filled the executive
| chair. | know some Of you don't like the
rather curious way in which the thing was
done, and cam say that ! fancy it pariicu-
| larry myself. But if there was ANYTHING
wrong about it, | undertake to say that he
was neither party TO or privy in it, A soldier Of
the old Slonewall brigade who left his right
arm upon battle field which bis heroism had
helped to make glorious; comrdde who
would rejoice ut another's success, aud take no
part in his disappointment lawyer who has
never prostitnted his talents or attachments 10
any ringmasters service a gentleman in the
sense that tina; word was known in better DAYS
than these; "A man who will sioop to no low act
and who will guard the honor Of his State
with ceaseless vigils, Frederick W. NJ Holli-
day, Of Winchester, isa noble leader Of the
Conservative party Of Virginia As such
here give him my allegiance. Let US turn this
gathering into The first ratification meeting
held in the Commonwealth. Let us send
word TO old Winchester that Lynchburg is
with her 10 spirit now, and will he with her
10 power on election day in November. Aud
let me again thank you for your generous
marks Of esteem, aud close my poor remarks
by proposing three cheers for lloliday-lhe
next Governor OF Virginia"