Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-11-21
Items of General Inter est

In religion Mr.. Cleveland is Presbyte-
rian.
The negro who killed policeman Fowler,
in Washington, has been sentenced to be
hung.
Rev. Ii. w. Beecher is in favor OF CON
tinuing the Independent split as party in
the future.
Senator German, from the position he
held in the late campaign, believes that
Gen. Hancock carried New York State and
was cheated out of it.
President Cleveland will visit the pleasure
club, Baltimore, shortly. His mother was a
Maryland lady. He will not be "at home to
office-seekers while in this State.
On Sunday last Gov CAROLS barn, near
Ellicott City, was burned with 1900 bushels
of oats and wheat The fire broke out from
children playing with matches
The Catholic Plenary Council is still in
session in Baltimore and the proceedings of
which will not be made known to the pub
lie until they are sanctioned by the Pope.
Mr.. Blaine attributes his defeat TO the
"intolerant and utterly improper remark of
DIR. Burchard, !" rum, Romanism and rebel
lion (which was quoted everywhere to my
prejudice"
1t is rather an off year for all the Logans
The young scion of the house fares as badly
as his father, having just resigned his cadet
ship at West Point after brief and stormy
career
Tho amman IrPeyt of tho Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad shows a fairly prosperous
year, though not so prosperous as last year,
and still better than previous years, The
President and other officers will be elected
this week.
A respectable lady in Baltimore and
an oaiceholder at Washington committed
suicide from depression by the late election,
and negro man in the South killed him
self from fear of being returned to slavery
by reason of the result of the election.
Gov. Cleveland received 26,726 votes more
in 1884 than he did 1882, when he got about
100000 majority for Governor Ignorant
Republicans boast of decrease Of the Demo
cratic vote in New York when they compare
the maiorities of the two elections
The knowing ones are busy making cab-
nets for Mr. Cleveland, just at this time.
No two of these compare, and amongst them
all the prominent Democrats have been men
toned, we believe, with many Independents.
Mr. Cleveland will attend to this matter
himself after the 4th of March.
The Democracy went out of power with
bachelor President and has come into
power with a bachelor President Mrs
Hoyt, sister of Presdent.elect Cleveland,
will be the lady of the White House during
her brothers administration. She is re-
ported to be plain in her manner, though
polished.
The Democrats and Stalwarts in the New
York lpuiclotnrp tallyi of mi
and electing Mr. Conkling to the United
States Senate Without such q combination
the Democrats would be powerless to effect
anything in this election. They have moth
ing TO lose in assisting the election of Re
publican and gain the advantage Of electing
an honorable and intelligent one in the per-
son of Mr.. Conkling.
On Friday last a Washington Jury rem
dered verdict of damages against the b. &
o. railroad for $4,000 in favor Of one Elan
merry. He was assaulted on the train aud
the damage given TO him was compensa-
ton for the neglect of protection on the part
of the agents OF the road due a passenger.
Dorchester and Allegany counties each
had a jurynian taken sick in the course of
the argument by the counsel in late murder
trials. Somerset county had a juryman TO
die under the same circumstances. Is legal
sophistry becoming SO sickening and dead
ening as to bring about these terrible results.
Reform is needed.
The board of canvassers completed the
canvass of the 7l2 election districts of New
York City last Saturday evening. Blaine's
vote in New York City was S9,977, Cleve.
lands 1903, Buffers 1876, and st. Johns
1,160 The total vote in the State was:
Blaine SCI 1888, Cleveland 562 ,061, Butler 49,
045 and st. John 25,075. This makes Cleye-
lands plurality in the State 1918.
Mr.. +. M. 0wnbey, of Bakerfeld, Cal, is
making arrangements at st. Louis for the
transportation over the Northern Pacific
Railroad of LOO colofpd men from Chat
tanooga TO California TO work on the farms
of that Safe The purpose is TO displace
the Chinaman, who insists on $25 u month,
with the colored man from the South, who
is glad TO go for $l2 month and board.
Some 300 have already been colonized by
Mr.. Ownbey, and they succeed well under
superintendent in farming, picking fruit
and raising cotton. Orders have been re-
ceived for 10000 colored hands, and the
migration promises 10 grow indefinitely.