Evening star., 1896-12-03
UNDERWRITERS.
ROCKVILLE,

The November term of the circuit court closed its
session Tuesday. after The transaction Of
USUAL amount of business. Previous TO final ad-
turnment the following business disposed OF
by the court: State axt Perry Alcoru upon a plea
Of guilty Of mansaughter was sentenced to ten
years in the Maryland p-niten;iary. Archie VI
Hopkins Chas. Hopkins. Samuel Budd and Henry
Hopkins, guilty OF manslaugh,er: each six ycars in
the I'enitentiary. John A. Brown. assault; not
guilty. Albert Luter. assault with intent to kali
guilty. two years In the penit.ntiary. State agt
fasco Carter assault; year the hous. OF cor
rection b:aien Busey. assault; six months In the
wears in the peniten,iary. VIM. Scales larceny no.;
guilty. VIM johnson, larceny; guilty state
State ayt. Charles ii. CauIn iarreny; one wear in
house of correction. Hanson Luckett. Larceny: two
no, guilty charirs Jackson assault thirty days IN
jail Mort. Dorsey. John Budd and Chas. Toogopd
receiving stolen goods: not guilty.
The meeting OF the county commissioners Tues
day was attended 10y Large numoer OF persons
a1ra e lasting M dns ns snrs day and
following bills were passed and ordered DE paid
slnsrs% sn sD1d,a. rDsd account. s.s7S Asn,
snnd $50: John f. West assessor. s6le: W. s
ing, sio5: " Kisner. pitins ss5s: 'a;t, Geo. pif E
Trsmne road .lSs" sane IL RI1in sg MSlSn, rs
xt E TO- n,t;na Elias u, IL E E,ehson assessor SIPS
II. Waters. rod 34s5: John d. white. rikine,
$I.2O: X. Z. Warfied. dentist BILL IS: Philip r
Suder, bridge $50: Mt. HOPE Retreat. of
p Lsi"ner. $3.50: Albin Castell pikinS. $40. 10;
Mtrtgonicry Press. election printing, 500 ~, Al.x-
auder Hrown, constable. S16:s0.
Mrs. Laura Gott. wife OF ]. T. Ciott. promnen.
farmer residing near Boyds Station, Is reported rs
dangerously III from the effects of black roison
supposed to have originated from a wound on
one Of her feet.
Mr.. VIM. W. Russell. secretary to the United
States legation at Caracas. Venezuela, who has
been spending some weeks at HIS home this ulace
left Tuesday afternoon for New York where he
will take steamer for his post OF duty. Mr. Rus
Sell is much pleased with the country wh,re he
has resided for some time and expresses the opin-
Ion that soon the British boundary quest ion
Is definitely settled American capital will be large
ly Invested In Venezuela In the developing of her
rich gold mines and in works Of internal improve
ment- He says no foreigners popular ip
that country than citizens of the United States
Although the democratic primary elections for
the nomination OF candidates for various county
offices and members OF the Legislature in
Guiding a state senator. do take place until
of candidates mentioned. For the Office of clerk
of the circuit court quite a number of names are
nentioned including the present Incumbent. Capt
James Anderson. Oliver II. T. Clark. David Grit
fifth. John w Collier and others who might take
the field under certain contingencies. For register
c. Dawson. present incumbent. A. +. FairaII CIin-
ton Alnutt and Others who vet keeping In
the shade For sheriff there also a numhcr of
supposed asl'lrants, including Horton c. Thomson
Jos. y. Bailey. s T. Aiullican and a number of
others. So far the Legislative ticket is concern
ed there have been no definite developments. hut
the opinion seems to prevail that many conres-
sions will he offered TO delegati ion favor
able to the reelection Of Senator German. How
far this game VIII work remains TO be tested.