Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-12-28
BREvITIEs.
The glass trade is generally dull.


Dispatches from Montana report that Sit
ting Bull has returned from the British Pos
sessions, and now occupies General Miles
battle ground south of Bear Paw Mountain
with large force OF SIOUX and Nez Perces.
Already the killing of man named Valen.
tine is reported, Lame Deer's band OF seventy
lodges has joined Sitting Bull. They are
burning the prairies south of the Bear Paw.
The event Of last week in the blue grass
region was the the purchase By Messrs Baker
Harrison, OF Comslock's New York. from
A. J. Alexander, at Woodburn Farm, KY, OF
the entire produce of his thoroughbred trot-
ting mares for the season. 1t is the first time
the entire lot has ever been sold TO one party.
They numbered Twenty-Five ten colts aud
twelve filies, and are said 10 be as perfect and
handsome n lot of colts MS ever left the State.
Robert g Ingersol has cancelled an engage
ment TO lecture in Richmond, Ind. The gem
ieman having the matter in charge publishes
the correspondence He insisted that the lecture
should not contain anything o! an anti-re.
ligioos, anti-Christian character, that would
not be tolerated there, and insisted upon
guarantee 10 this effect, whereopon Ingersoll
writes him he will not lecture in Richmond
under his auspices.
| Our personal appearance is a matter in
which our friends and acquaintance have
| right TO choice whether we shall inhiet upon
them an exterior uncared for and unatlrac-
tive, counenance marred by a neglected
beard, or crown guiltless of covering. half
covered or matched with white hairs, or
whether we shall in Difference TO our fellows,
pay due regard to our persons and make them
acceptable and presenlable in society. There
are many helps for those who desire to do
this, and there are none among them more
acceptable than Halls Hair Remover aud
Buekinghams dye for the whiskers.
Both these preparations are kept for sale at a II
drug stores, and If any of our friends are
looking the worse for wear we advise them
TO make a note Of it.--North Star, Danuille,
| VI.
The cross examination of Cornelius Wander
bilt was continued in New York on Friday.
lie testified that he did not know DR.. Swazey,
his friend, has employed twelve or fifteen de-
,ectives 10 get evidence for this case that he
used the name of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.,
although his father objected 10 il; that be did
not know that n son Of VIM. H. Vanderbilt
came near being arrested for crimes of Corne-
Illus US, and that be never used his father 8
name wrongfully He testified that he owed
$50 COO when he went into bankruptcy; that
Horace Greeley made him a present Of all he
owed him, about $50, 900, counsel then shove
that the debt was $55, 725 So; that be in
Cured the Greeley debt in keeping up the
honor 1.-THE family by entertainments ia New
York. thata part Of the Indebtedness was
caused by gambling, and that he knew large
number Of gamblers, giving their names. lie
said he pawned his wiie's clothing and jewelry
10 pay his debts, but that he did not remem-
Der having sold them to gamble with the pros
ceeds. His relatives had taken some things
out OF pawn at bis wife's request. Among
the things he had pawned was pear Of
sleeve-buttons given him rs a keepsake by his
brother George. William H took them out
OF pawn and kept them. lie did not remem-
Der stealing gold cup from his brother-in-
law, II r. Clark, and pawnng 1t to gamble;
did not think he did 1t; be might have done
II when he was young. Witness declined TO
tell wha, arrangements he had with George
Terry, bis companion, ia case Of success in
these ssas.