Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-07-19
BREvITIES.

A correspondent of the New York Sun thus
chronicles one of DR.. Carver's shooting ex-
ploits AT 2 o'clock DR.. Carver stepped into
the field. 1t was raining hard. lie began firing
at the drops, and in five minutes had shot
dry space of half an acre around him."
Philadelphia Times "Give me four regi-
ments and will carry the next election for
the Republicans in Louisiana" qnoth the
jerks, as she rambed around the Postofice
building Mt Washington, on Wednesday,
Send the dear Amazon out to help Howard.
special from Washington to the New York
EUening Post, dated the 18th instant, says !:
"Mr. Hayes yesterday rendered TO Col Mosby
an important Federal Office, but it was de-
clined. A brother of Col. Mostly was ap-
pointed q special agent of the Postofice De-
partment on the lst of Jnly, but he also
declined to accept the place."
Wendell Phillips has an opinion in regard
to the next Presidential election. He thinks
that unless radical change is wrought 10 the
coming year western Democrat on soft
money platform will be the next President,
and some southern Confederate leader, civil or
military, will be Vice President.
Schurzs secretary, who answers his letters
in French, German, Italian, &C., is Miss Anna
B. Irish, agraceful and pretty young Nebras-
kan OF twenty-two, with elegant manners, a
musical voice and determination TO study
hard. She is an experienced linguist and a
good shorthand writer.
Since the recent storm al Uagerstown the
people have kindly feeling for their neigh
bors. On Friday the telegraph operator at
that place sent dispatch to Frederick to the
following effect: Heavy storm approaching
from the southwest. Pull up your awnings
and take in your peanut stands" The pre-
diction was soon verified by heavy rainfall.
ASTONISHING FEArs OF JUGGLERy In Delhi,
India, we saw the celebrated basket trick,
| which is sometimes poorly initiated by pro-
| fessional magicians in this country. native
produced basket aud blanket, and after
permitting us to see that they contained moth
| ing, inverted the basket on the ground and
covered it with blanket. We paid no at
teniion TO his lncantatons, but kept our eyes
| fixed on the basket and the space around il,
resolved that no boy should be smnggled into
1t or out of II without seeing him. What made
the feat still more wonderful was the fact that
the performer stood in a clear space, and we
could look down upon him as he proceeded.
lie went through the customary act of thrust
ing. sword through the interstices of the
basket, when the cries OF boy we're heard as
II in mortal pain issuing from the basket
Turning II over, there was a boy within, ap-
parently unhurt and seemingly enjoying the
fun. Restoring the basket, with the blanket
over It, to its former position, with the boy
underneath 1t, the juggler went through with
some incantations, and then running his sword
under the blanket, no boy was to be seen. So
far as anything could he observed there was
no possible place 10 which the little fellow
could be concealed.
Another feat quite as astonishing we saw
performed In the streets Of Coustantinople.
An iiinerant magician showed US q cane which
had the appearance Of being wood aud very
knoity. This he tossed In The air as high as
be could, and when il struck the ground Il
took the form Of a live serpent, with blazing
eyes and rapid movements. II looked like a
dangerous specimen, and one which no man
In his senses would like TO approach. CATCH
ing mp this monster. the fellow coied II around
bis neck aud fondled II, while II wriihed and
exhibited the most venomous qualities. -
Throwing II high up In the air. II fell to the
ground the same cane which we had handled At
our ease. II was this trick which Aaron per-
ftrmed In Egypt when he turned his rod INTO
serpent, aud the Egylian magician did the
thihg IN Imitation. = Cor. Troy Times.