Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-12-03
General News of the Week.

Mr. Jos. X. Roberts, the newly-appointed
internal revenue collector for the district of
Maryland, has filed his bond amounting to
$4,000, and is ready to enter upon his new
duties.
A carpenter in New York gets $3.50 for
a day of nine hours, and the same sort of
carpenter in Paris gets $l70--a little less
| than half as much--for the same service
And almost all of the necessities of life are
cheaper in New York than in Pars-except
music and red wine.
1t is understood now as matter OF course
that Speaker Carlisle will have to submit To
a contest for his seat in the next House as
Mr.. Thoebe, the labor candidate, whom he
defeated, has employed counsel, who is now
going through all the prcllminaries of con
test.
1t is stated that ia the recent packing
house strike at Chicago the beef butchers
were called out by District Master Work
man Butler, who was Il candidate for Sher.
if of the county, to further his own political
interests, and in violation of an express
contract of the men with their employers
for four days notice before quitting work.
The statement telcgrsphed from Washing
ton 10 a New York paper that Cardinal Glib
bons was in Washington ON Saturday and
that a bishop 10 be appointed for that city is
untrue. The Cardinal has not been in Wash
ington for at least two weeks, and Father
Chappelle, OF st. Matthew's Church, whose
name was mentioned in the dispatch, states
that the report had no foundation in the
least.
Mrs. Margaret Jerome, the widow. OF Gen
Jerome, the dashing Confederate officer, died
Thanksgiving eve, and on the next day her
body was taken To the Morgue, with the
probability that il would be buried in Pot.
ter's Field Mrs Jerome was 70 years old,
and the last few years of her life were spent
in the direst poverty. She died on the top
floor oil the tenement house No. ia Goerck
street, New York.
John Doanc, Of Wagon Wheel Idaho,
died recently and his mother, widow, and
his two unmarried sisters went to the town
TO attend the funeral, aud remained to look
after his property. They We're the only uu-
married women in the place, and before the
flowers had withered on Johns grave the
widow had been married to the Mayor ol
the town, the elder sister to the Sheriff, and
the younger 10 u leading citizen. The three
weddings were held at the same time, and
all of the town attended.
~ 10 NV PNihops 6ShOiuiy huOWu llhl
the stamped envelope enjoys certain very
practical advantages over an envelope with
an adhesive stamp. The latter can be sen,
only by mail, whereas letter contained in
a stamped envelope may be carried "uut.
side OF the mails by railroads, steamboats,,
express, stages and other means of convey
ance." The privileges OF the stamped en
velope may be turned to good account at
times by business men.
At this time the candidates for Guberna
t0rial honors next year are Postmaster Frank
Brown, Of Carroll Comptroller j. Turner.
Of Talbot; Col. l., V. Baughman, of Fred.
erick; Hon. Barnes Compton, Of Prince
Georges; Attorney. General Chas. b. Rob
erts, OF Carroll, and State Senator L Il
Jackson, of Wicomco. There are ais,
others who would be very happy If the
lightning should strike them and they
would win the prize, but it is safe to say
that the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor at the election next fall will be from
among those named.
Representative McComas, who was dur.
ing the campaign in such apprehension
about wlping out OF the treasury surplus.
will no doubt be delighted To learn that
money Is piling up SO fast in the treasury
as 10 be absolutely an embarrassment. The
President and the Secretary of the Treasury
have had several conferences on this matter,
and II has also been considered in cabinet
meeting. The President, in his message, and
the Secretary, In his report, will have some
very decided recommendations 10 make in
the direction OF reducing this surplus, and
while there is now no authority 10 predict
absolutely the nature Of the recommenda
ton, II is believed they will possibly inclu lie
an enlargement Of the tariff tree list 50 as To
embrace certain of the prime necessaries OF
life. II is not unlikely the Secretary will
favor certain internal revenue reductions,
such as the tax on leaf tobacco ana some of
the national bank taxes. But the specific
character OF such recommendations will be
left to the last moment for final determiua
ton. Mr.. Randall, who, like the Republi.
can protcctionists, Is III favor vi free wills
key, pays frequent visits % the Secretary,
and endeavors u impress his views as 10
tax reduction upon him, but 80 far without
much success.