Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-05-06
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Our readers will find interesting reading
matter in the supplement issued with this
number. Editorial and general miscellany
ON our first page.
Pennsylvania is becoming affected by the
temperance question. The Legislature has
passed three hundred dollar liquor license
bill, and General Butler has been engaged
to contest the legality of the law.
The expulsion of Charles Brodlaugh from
the House of Commons after he had been a
second time elected by the voters Of North
ampton, and had announced his willingness
to take the oath prescribed by law, was an
outrage sure to react upon the heads Of its
authors.
One of the reasons urged for the confrma-
ton of Stanley Matthews is the overcrowded
condition of the docket of the Supreme
Court The business of this body has in
creased fully five hundred per cent. in the
last. twenty years. The country would
glaSy submit to still further delay if by SO
doing they would feel sure of securing an
honest and impartial judge. This they do
not believe Stanley Matthews to be.
Immigration to this country for two years
has been increasing TO a marvellous extent,
and by the close of the present year it will
be far beyond what it has ever been in our
history. Careful estimates made by the New
York Commissioners Of Emigration show
that 100000 to 100000 souls will land on
op~shores this year and remain as perma-
nent settlers From the LIST of January I'M
Ill the 18th of April over 10000 arrivals
were recorded at Castle Garden alone, an
increase of more than $4,000 over the same
period last year. Last week in New York
one German-American banking house paid
out over 100000 in bills of exchange to
Storage passengers on only three German
steamers. This encouraging statement GER
tainly tends to show the importance of per-
suading foreign immigration to our State
and it is matter which should not he over
looked in the future by our Legislature.
The Senatorial dead lock, which has been
pending for so long time, was broken
on Wednesday last. 1t is thought the Re-
publicans will determine to ratily the
Chinese Treaty, confirm those nominations
to which there is no objection, and then ad-
journ sine die. This will transfer the fight
to the coming Gubanatorial election in
Virginia, and that the Malone party will
nominate Riddleberger for Governor, with
Gen. V. d. Groner, of Norfolk, for Lieuten-
ant Governor
During the last session Of Congress, Sena-
tor Anthony, Of Rhode Island, charged that
Massachusetts disfranchised, by her tax and
educational qualifications, not less than
100000 of her citizens. Anthony is regard
ed as authority as he lives in an adjoining
Republican State, which disfranchises by
tax and property qualifications not less than
10000 of her citizens.
1t is matter of pride and interest to the
people of Maryland to learn that according
TO the late census reports the agricultural
interests Of their State has been of rapid
and substantial growth, and particularly SO
with her three great staples of corn, wheat
and tobacco. The yield of the latter in
1880 was over ten million pounds greater
; Ian 1870. The report shows that the acre
age utilized in Montgomery county in 1880
IN the production of cereals is as follows
II dian corn, acres 35,287, bushels 1920
p; oats, acres 1926, bushels 59,537; rye
fes l,785, bushels 17,1O0 wheat, acres
55,67S, bushels 615, 702; tobacco, acres 1868
pounds S06,036. In the wheat crop Mont.
gomery stands third in the list of counties
and fourth in the corn crop
cable telegram announces that Lord
Beaconsfel6 favored Sir Stafford Eorthcott
as his successor This, we think, would be
wise step for the Conservative party tc
take. Few men in history had the power
of guaging mans abilities better than
Lord Beaconsfeld Napoleon possessed i
in high degree, but with him courage and
coolness in danger was all that be took cog
nizance of. Tie history of Ney, Junot, Mu
rat, and Bernadotte show that there are othel
qualities that may rule a mans action be
sides what he shows on the field. Beacons-
fi1id was not man to judge from one
quality, and we venture to say that hi
Judgment in the matter Of the Leadership
of the party will be found correct.
The bed of Alexander the LII is not ont
of roses. The description of his daily life as
given by the dispatches is certainly not one Il
be enved He walks, eats and sleeps in thu
shadow Of death, and the most unfortunat'
wretch in bis dungeon can scarcely do more
Added to this is his domestic affection, botl
The Empress and Czarina being seriously
Ill through dread of impending disaster
Suicide would seem TO he relief undo
such circumstances, but the Car Is not thu
kind of man 10 resort TO such means Of re
lief 1t appears plain. however, that such
condition Of affairs cannot continue long
What the remedy will be can only be con
jectnred.
The Cumberland Times very pertinentl]
remarks: taking into consideration tn
population Of our State. we would ask tn
Governor 10 point out a State in the Uniol
whose annual expenditures are smaller thar
in Maryland The Times may have adde'
with equal force and truth, and where
subsidized press" was more Jealous am
jealous of the interest and prosperity OF th
entire people.
rhos. J. Turner, ESD, after thirty years Q
Journalistic labor upon. the columns OF lib
Prince Georgian, in "A very graceful AM
touching card in tho last number Of that pa
per, fetires from profession which the bcs
days of an honorable manhood has bee
spent in adorning and eleVatiDg. Nj
Turner belonged 10 and laborei with iha
class OF journalists whose great effort ha
been 70 furnish pure standard OF politics
philosophy and 10 direct public sentimen
in a healthy aad vigorous channel.