Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1888-10-05
Death of Collector JOS X Roberts.

Mr.. Joseph X. Roberts, Collector of Inter.
nal Revenue, died at his home at Upper
Marlboro, Prince Georges county, Monday
night last, after an illness of two weeks
While his death was quite sudden, it was
not unexpected by his family and physician,
the immediate cause being bilious dysentery.
He had not been at his Office in Baltimore
for over two weeks. Mr.. Roberts was a
native of Prince Georges, and about 4S
years of age. He was graduated from st.
Johns College, Annapolis, and was a law
yer by profession. Upon the breaking out
Of the late war he crossed the Potomac and
entered the Southern army, serving with
return to Maryland he resumed the practice
Of his profession, and at once became
prominent member of the Prince Georges
county bar. Later he was associated with
Mr.. Fred. Sasscer, Jr., as the editor of the
Marlboro Gazette. He served as member
of the Democratic State Central Committee,
and at one time was States Attorney. In
1879 he was candidate for the Legislature
and was elected, taking his seat in 1880.
In the Legislature he served ON the most
important committees, and participated in
all the prominent debates He retired from
public life until November, 1886, when he
was nominated by the President for Colec-
tor of Internal Revenue, and was confirmed
by the Senate, succeeding Col. j. Henry
Selman, of Anne Arundel county. Shortly
after assuming charge of his office he be-
came prominent on account of the contest
waged against him by the civil service league
for some of his appointments. Mr.. Roberts,
besides being lawyer and an editor, was
also planter on an extensive scale. He
married daughter of Gen Thos. F. Bowie.
Mr. Roberts was well known in this coun.
ty, having twice conducted the tedious and
laborious "wash. out" case between Blaine
and Brady, removed from Prince Georges
county, in the Circuit Court for this county.
High Breadstufis.-Septem wheat
sold higher last week than it has for eight
years past in Chicago. A Spectator by the
name of Hutchinson made corner" on
Thursday of last week and continued it to
the close of the month. During that period
wheat reached $160 per bushel, and Hutch.
inson made on the last day $500, 900, and
other days previous averaged 100000
Other markets were comparatively undis.
turbed. Though wheat has been advancing
in Baltimore one cent daily until Wednes-
day it reached $116
The latest accounts inform is that the
Chicago market is yet ieverish, the market
bobbing from ella to $11S for October
and November wheat.
The general impression by NIL hands is
that the price of wheat will be On the in.
crease.
The meantime flour and corn both have
been steadily advancing in price. A dis,
patch from Minneapolis, dated the end inst.
says:
Flour ha. advanced here So within two
months, and it is pretty clear that it will
touch $40 barrel. Charles A. PilIsbury,
the head Of the largest milling firm in the
world, said to-day: 1--WE have had quite
little squall in prices, but that is nothing 10
the cyclone that is coming later. My reason
for this is the fact that there is not enough
good milling wheatin this country to supply
our local demand for good hours, to say
nothing of the foreign demand, which cuts
no figure on the present crop, as no matter
how much they would offer for our flour
our home trade must have it at higher
prices"