Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-01-22

praised another husband.
The residents of Montana are hopeful
over the prospects for the admission Of the
Territory to the Union as State.
Mr.. Villas opposition to Sunday mail de-
livery in Baltimore by carriers meets the
approval of the ministers of that city.
The recent constitutional amendment lin
iting the issuing of bonds is causing embar-
rass ment in New York and Brooklyn.
The interstate commerce bill offered in
Congress. provides for an interstate COM
MERGE commission to regulate railroad mat
tiers.
A Congressional bill provides for the ap-
preparation of 10000 for the erection Of a
monument to Francis Scott Key, in Balti-
more.
Abraham Roth, of Sellersville, Pa, who
was married Saturday last, was struck by a
train on Monday and instantly killed while
driving.
A dwelling house belonging to Mr.. Frank
Gosch, at Hyattsville, Md, was destroyed
by fire on Monday last. The insurance
was $4,000
Dr. Zukertort, successful in his late con-
test with Stenitz, for $4,000, winning three
of the four games, is the champion chess
player of the world.
In Germany a fallen sack of flour burst
into cloud of dust, which gnited with a
gas jet, followed by an explosion that
blowed the mill roof off.
George Hassel, newly arrived English
man in Pittsburg, was lately picked up by
an alleged officer, taken to an unfrequented
street and robbed of $500.
A six year.old child of Spottsville, N. j.,
died of hydrophobia, on Monday last, in its
worst form. Twenty one days elapsed be-
fore it died after it was bitten.
Congressman Cole, of this State, has Of
fered bill making eight hours days work
for government laborers and prohibiting the
employment of convict labor.
The Boards of Trade of the cities of Vir-
ginia will urge the passage of bill through
the present Legislature creating railroad
commission to control traffic affairs
Mrs. Anna Maria Greene, daughter.in-law
of Gen. Nathaniel Greene, and granddaugh-
ter of Samuel Ward, colonial Governor of
Rhode Island, died Sunday, aged 102 years.
The Supreme Court of the United States,
on Monday, in the decision of liquor case
from Michigan held that State tax discrim-
mating against the products of another
State is unconstitutional.
On Monday Charles Bertrand, lawyer,
committed suicide, in Brooklyn, N. Y. A
friend who was on his bail for $4,000 sus-
pected that he was going to decamp and
had him arrested On his way to Jail he
shot himself.
| Henry Moore, colored murderer, who
escaped from Green county, Va, Jail by
burning his way through, last July, was
recognized by citizen of that county In
Richmond last Monday driving a coal cart,
arrested and taken back for re.sentence.
A romantic story comes from Philadel
phia to the effect that James Wright, Ellen
Ann johnson and Jane Trip, of that city
are heirs to $1,500,000 worth OF Baltimore
property, which was transferred by Cheva-
| lier d'Amiens, rich Frenchman, to Rachel
Stevenson, mulatto servant.
James Marshall shot and killed ]. H.
McKenna 10 his club house In Vickshurg,
Miss, on Monday last, over a game Of cards.
McKenna was on bail at the time awaiting
a new trial for killing man named VIII
son. In the first trial McKenna was con-
victed and sentenced to be hanged.
Noah Mitchell, colored preacher, has
been sentenced to two years and six months
imprisonment in the penitentiary by a Bal
timore Court, for obtaining money under
false pretenses, in representing himself as
an agent Of southern educational institu.
ton for the colored youth empowered "a
make collections
Relatives of John Mercer, lessee of pro.
perty for so years, worth millions of dol
lars, situated in New York city, are being
looked up to inherit the same, the lease hav'
ing expired. It is thought this is a conf
denoe came devised by Western sharpers tc
defraud those supposed to be interested o.
money they. might advance
The public schools of Garrett county
closed lsst Friday, and will not probably
be opened before September. An unexpeci
ed indebtedness Of e. 900 of the old board
has been discE ed and 70 Gear up this
debt the schoola ,iase been closed. Some
OF the teachc 0ccupy the school buildings
scapdpsii ug gfyate schools.
". Benjamin Currey, the farmer
nd aboltionist of ante.bellum
bis home, at Shrub Oak, near
on Saturday evening, al
of 81 years. Mr.. Currey
people noted for thei
her and mother were 9C
grandfathers SO and 81
lively, when they died
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