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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-14
MAJOR DOWNING

A correspondent Of the New York
American, who had enioyed the adsan-
,age Of an interview with this veteran Do.
llician and linaacier. on his way from
Washington. dorm easi. tnok the coca.
sion 10 sound him on the sub Treasury
scheme. and succeeded, il appear. with
some difficulty, in dra,eing him out. in
regard to that " fasoriie measure Of the
administration" The result Of this ia.
ieresiing interview is thus given:
Regarding the sub Treasury. The NJ
jor earnestly mTed 10 wave tic question
saying that as a political friend Of The
late " reyeFfd Chief at the head of the
government" and his respect for the man
VIM had pledged himself 10 track hi.
footsteps" he did not care to commit
himself; nor did lie care TO be quoted in
The new sPapers, unless in his own parti.
cullr way; but this he would say, and he
had said il several times since the erpe.
riment began. that he did hot like the
specie ciaWS--" that Su5,fftasury WAS
better than no treasnry--lf yOu could on.
ly ca OF lie eIt1cs, but with the spe.
Gle cid,c5, there was no telling villa. wa,
in the Treasury, or what was cIatc'd out
on'I~-ihaI already. Notwithstanding la
mentaGions here and elsewhere" since
the deposiIes was removed fivm where
Congress put them, the "specic ciaaes"
had grabb'd nigh upon tea millions Of
doIlars: buI ihis was a lea bite, compar.
ell TO what would fellow d" tie lnol,t.ns
Of their predecessors" If he SPECIE eiams
were kept in. The conversation here
turned To the SUBJECT Of Revealing
friends and furnishing enemies" and The
Major was asked his opinion as 10 that
matter. HIS answer was, that Us tar as
his experience went. and he had seen
considerable, that Furnishing political enc.
mics didn't amount To much-bu, reward.
ing political friends las about a. expen-
sIve job as he could well figure up, es-
pecialIy. when "the specie claws" were
al work.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-14
ERGM FLORIDA

The Florida papers sllll continue 10
give sceou.ls 'of lndian deaIe,lstions,
murders. &c. The South florldian. pub.
tished al Key West. under date The 7Ih
insL gives The following:
ji2rs Indian NHrders.-By The sloop
Index. Captain Fitch, which atris,d u
tl'is pori on the 81 inst We have intel.
hgence from Key Biscayune - lals u
The eth of September. The Indians
have become hosile again! They haze
killed tao soldiers aud one black inter
prefer. II appears that, on Tie 27,a Ia
slant. they had dance 81 New River,
- - Fail.s 81 The fort. which Il 81.
eupied BY Lieutenant fomrsI5s, aho las
about thirty men under his command, be.
iug detachment from the steamer Puin,
set. all the officers and msn were 10.
EIsed 10 the dance. which was held in
the night. They oil. aiIh the exception
Of the three men above mentioned. de-.
ciinrd The invitation. They obtained per.
mission from. their comm lnding officer 10
attend the dance. leaving the fort about
dark. Scarcely had they sfrisel q. the
place where the Indians we're assembled,
before they were fsllen upon b. those
blOnd.Ihirsty devils, and bu'chered 10
most horld manner. One Of them was
pierced wiih my LaHs. The Other two
most shocsingiy maagled. The Indian,
being .hwarted II their demon.like 10
sign upon al who we're in the lori, Iwho
no doubt would have been served IN the
same manner had they attended, thus
vented their rage uPoa these defeareless
creatures.
Lieutenant rompkins sent an express
To Col. Harvey. q, Key Biscayane. for
assistance, as he did not Know a, wha,
moment he might be attacked hy the ln.
dIaus. Lieutenant Sloan. Of The Marine
Corpse, was despatched Immediately viii
a detachment. BY Col. Harvey. 10 relieve
Lieut. Pumpkins.
We have not asceTtlined what raty
ol Indians il is who committed this dc.
preds'inn. but have no doubt Of tier be.
ing all combined. although some Of them
ouId deceive the whites. under tie pre-
lenre Of briug friendly. Such sad and
repeated prn"is III their friendship. We
think. should teach the whites n proper.
ly appreciate and'guard agais, them.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-14
SILK CuLTURE IN MExIco.

A commencement has been made IN
planting the nosus muliiesplis and the
raising Of elk ia Mexico, and such 10
ihe success in thai fine elImste. that Ini.
mrnse orders are being sent 10 this
country FOR The requisite supply Of trees.
10 Trinidad and Gaudaloupe ihe French
planters are turning their attention 10 ibis
ssbjecgby way Of resusci,a,ins their fn-
iunss. which have been 80 completely
prostrsled BY the advantages that the cuI-
,urs Of the beet sugar possesses over lie
ane. Even ia tie Island Of Jamaica.
the great advantage Of The silk culture Of
the mulberry and tie silk worm over o.
e. branches has attracted their attention.
and The Colonial Legislature have passed
u law granting boSnIy Of Fifty thousand
pounds Sterling toward tie formation of
inul5,rry PlAa1silOns.
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FROM MISSISSIPPI.

n Kgf-haaiei MEASURE. way
The sheriff. ~ Mississippi venture 10 take
the responsibility" should be caution
to al tie other stairs. aud deter them
from The FOLLY Of making their iudiclal
and executive officers eligible by tile
people. The CWcuII Cuur, of Atlala
county. Mississippi, was To have been
holden on the first Monday nf Octuber
the Day fixed By Iaw---bm i, was The
in.eresI Of Ito people to postpone the
administration Of justire few months
longer. IN allow tine for the raising Of
another crop. To carry the popular wI.h
into effect, the following plan was hiI up
on, the success ri whIch The resul, ", II
-h'w. Ga the FIRST day Of the openibs
"f he eou,I, the judge, whose appoint.
ment il was "n the circuH, toua his
seal on the beach a. usual. Aicr DOM
50 in compliance With lhc regular rou.
tine Of business, he ordered the sheriff Ia
open the cnuri. Instead Of obeying The
sc The Cont aud crying out
~ yes. % yes" &c. the afotesaii hi,h
rxecnllve fuuctionary stepped towards
the judge, snI handed 10 hi,n bu vi pa.
rrr, saying "hrTe as nay resignation"
T. j. ise InsJr ned h.m he could no,
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-14

a Dreadful Earihguoks.-A letter
lsom India gives an account Of . dreadful
earthquake. with which the city of Ava
Vas visited on the 23d Of March last.
Alter some preliminary patlc slsrs. the
account proceeds.
The earth was rent in several pls-
css into chasms and.6ssnrss from ten 10
twenty feet vide. rom which deluges
Of water had susbed. aud lsrge quantl.
~ Of gray Garth vas thrown up. covering
the place around several feet deep, and
emitting a sulphuFous smell. The rapid
current OF The lrrawsdi was even reversed
al the time Of the SHOCK. assembled UP Ils
bed for while. The old cities OF Ava
and Tsagain. with their numerous rsgo-
das and other ealicss. have slso been re.
dncrd IN heaps nj ruins, ard their walls
shattered aud thrown down. The towns
aud villages above and below the capi-
tai. have likewise suffered. and i, is re-
ported thai some have even been sWsl-
lowed up and others destroyed by nuada.
tion. The hunter OF persons that perish
cd here, and the surrounding towns aud
villages, amount 10 beiwecn 200 and
800. which number may, 81 course. DO
expected ~ swell as reports arrive from
more distant places. Amongst those Who
died are Mr.. ilarapea,, Ihe wealthy IA.
menian merchant. and Ihrea childsen ol
Mr.Avanese. These were the survivors, oil
family Of six children, and he has nov
been deprived Of them too. We have
indeed, To BE- grateful 10 Providence. that
we have been in the midst Of so MANY
Dangers, aud where so many have perises '
ed, none of US have suffered eitheFiii pet
son or properly. We uwe rsrssln'
escape To the houses belHg hkilt Nav.
same light materials a. The Generality Of
building. here. but We hal Nib beea
swallowed up by some ~ re openings
anl gaps 10 lie EARTH ior some 81
lh,se were eal msny yards rom our re-
silence. 40 ueeesrenee like ,his is not
IN tbs recollection III the oldest ImhabI.
tents 10 this country, nnt is there any
medlioa IA one uf lhsir historical re"
c"rIs."
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-14
From re Hso.Lss s..l.s.


The slssm ship Gresl Western. -,
llosksn. arrived abopi In a'tlsek So,
day evening. Nos. 3: by uhich we ia.
our fall Giles Of Lanlon and Li,,rnool
papers 10 The l9l Or.0ber, The d.y -
sailed from BFilinl.
Tie .ltel!igenes By Ills arrival /. :,
the Whulr favorable. The rrnps n Pas.
land. Ireland. and France, are benz, ~,
Vas feared. The money msrke, ~, .
shade essieri and slihough The priee ar
cotton had not advanced. there Va. fair
demand - existing rates.
u. y. BdEk.-The London Cou,;.,
sIasrs that Mr.. Jauion has made arrsrv..
menis 10 merI al The engagements II he
United States Bank. sLd that Mes.ss
BaFlngs will Re the agents Tor ihss e.
IabllshmeL'. s4 p
United States nsnk shares soll 4. f2O
Oh Ihs 18th Of October.
Prince Albeit, The lUlaTe husband Of
Quesn Victoria. ARMED Al Windsor Cas-.
lie on the 10Th ult. lie j. young man
81 years VI age. Of pleasing stlrcss and
msnntrs.
The cr0Ps.-'rhrouglloul England aud
Scotland. fortunate change in the wea.
iher had greaily miligaiel lie pre,.ous
III prospects Of lire agrirn.iulisis. aud en-.
ablrd them 10 secure large share Of a
pretty fair harvest. II vas brlir,sd lhsl
The cTops would prove neither fol nor
short, bat fair average.
The Eask.-The harvest had general.
~ failed throughout The 0uoman empire,
Of the ine ShsaB in particular. The
price Of grain was increasing Ia The mai.
kels of The Blsrk Sea. The Government
had contracted Tor supply u wheat Il
Tagonrog. a. I'll. The kilogrammr.
Dlseord on The subject Of armed in-
EenGioa bei~sen lie Porte and Mchems,
Ali prevailed among Tie Ambassadors Of
The Five Powen.
Russia has offered 10 place Al the dispa-
sal u tie PORE $4,000 men, IL Ibrshsm
Psehs marches against ConsisnIinople.
The marriage Of lie Hereditary Grand
Duke 81 Russia with lhe Princess Mary
Of Ilesse Dsrmstsdl. seems 10 be deed.
81 On. u..
A marriage bclueen The Duks Dc Me-
mours and the Princess Theonnda ol
l.euchlenburg. daughter Of Prince Ea-
gene. and slsisria.law q EmPssor ~
ehoIss, 70 spoken 81 - Paris.
The King Of Ilellsad ~ss shout ts.s
-...visd N be Coanless 0ulremong-
Ihs h.taais 81 uunlly, IL Scottish
pesr.) has tailed iOt COCO. 600, and reared
10 France.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-14

Auificadis --.Uf tie $4,000 trees ad-
vers,ssd 20 be sold Oh Monday. al Bur.
liagton. New Jersey. sbou. 10000 only
we're sold. al y cents inr small trees, and
IL cents Tor four or Eve feet trees. the
sale Of tie remainder being stopped.
Moras HuLfieauiis.--Mr. Robert Sim
clair. sen. q lew days since made sale
At his nursery. near Baltimore city, Of
four thousand mulberry trees. of The q.
bore species. at 10 cents per foot. They
are designed fur Indiana.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-14
ADVICE TO HOUSEWIVES.

Those who make candles will 6nd il !
great improvement lO.sleep The wicks in
lime xaler and sslI resre, and dry them,
The lame vii be clear and The lsllOw
will mol "rua."
Britannia ware should be FIRST rubbed
gently siih . WOllsn cloth and sweet oil;
then washed in warm suis and rubbed
with soll leather and Whiling. Thus
treated. it will retain lis beauty 10 The
last.
New Iron should be very gradually
heated al first: alter il has become Injured
20 the heat i, il not likely 10 crack.
II is = good plan 10 put new earthen.
ware into cold water, and let il heat gra.
daally Until il bOils. then cool again.
Brown esr.henwsre. particularly, may be
toughenei in this way. A handful Of
re OF wheat bran thrown in While IL is
boiling. will preserve The glazing. go
that il will no, be destroyed by arid or
sall.
Clean brass ke'tls before using il for
cooking, with salt and vinegar.
The ofsener carpets are shaken the
longer they will wear; The dirt thai col
!ssss under them grinds out the lhIesds.
II you wish 10 preserve fine teeth. sl-
ways clean them thoroughly after you
have eaten your last meal al night.
WOolleBs should be washed in very
hot snds. and not rinseI. Lake-warm
water shrinks them.
Do not wrap knives and forks in WOOL
lens. Wrap them in good strong paper.
Steel is injured by lying in woullens.
Sues keeps good all the year round. il
chopped and packed in stone jar, cover.
ed with nslasses.
Barley straw as The best for beds. dry
corn h1sks slit into shreds are beIger than
straw.
Brass sniirons should be cleaned. done
up IN papers. aud put in dry place dur
lng the summer.
10 q pFodig'ons imPrsseHrut " S.,., 80
kim il before you use u. u taNes 10.
,he uu,lra,saG raw ly''e and makes II al
mos, as good as ysar. Where molas-
-. !. used musy/fOr cooking. il is well
q prepare OsvoF Two gallons in this way
Ns,er/loW ashes to be taken up in
waaI n put into wood. Always have
vou. kder box and lamp ready for use
,nEs VI sudden alarm. Have impur.
III papers all soseIher where you can
fsy your hand on them Al oaee, in case
Of Ere.
Use hard soap 10 wash Jour clothes.
and soft TO wash your floors. Soft soap
is so slippery thai it wastes a good deal
10 washing clothes.
II is easy 10 have a supply Of nurse
radish all winter. Have quantity graf.
ed while the roots are in perfection, put
!. in bOIlles, ill it with vinegar and keep
II eOrksd light
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-14

N he less sernpai0ass
..aghI 10 do - much. For
q years IL has been NJ DER
. and unchanged opiaioa. shst 10
.asn could besLoS . greater benefit on
or warking classes than he Who should
devise and Oder ~ apprentices pleas
Ing. popalsr. and essropea resort ior
shsif leisure hours. where they might nol
onlv feel a. home. hul be ous Of the reach
Of iemplslian. and in the way Of mental
improssmeal. II 10 worthy u conside-
ration in our lycenns and msehanaes m
slllules. MEh1Eh.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-14

The Locofnco Editors are enicasorinr
To misleAd their readers, by proclaimine
that even The United States Bank, the
great Regulator" as they term il. has
suspended. What is there astonishing
10 this! Why not The United States Bank
Of Pennsylvania. as well as the Bank uI
the Stale pf North Carolina. They are
biih private corporations. and State lnsii
tauons. The name nf the ftsI is Indeed
more pomppus, sad more importing, buI
hat ranno; eXemps il from The subs;aa;i
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-14

rssfivs i. aNheaeapnn." sara n.
Canton Advocate. .-lLs shenH. y.
are informed. 0bsqsasuiafsd, ana IN
not. - i Supposed. Ls heasd from !,
gain before November. shen. E,r 4.
msfiiOrious discharge u his afici.l d
ties. be hopes % be hon0rsd by ! :.
sleoliOR." This 10 The sse0nd tine a.,
The administration Il jusiire IL he sams
county Was ILuarled b. lhe Trsisn,,;,.a
IL Ihe sheElH.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-14

10 cOrree, Damaged Groia.-Mus,y
grain, ,o'ai;y un6s for use. and which can
scarcely be ground. may. IL is said. be
rendered psrlecGly sweet and sound by
inmersIng il in boiling water and letting
il remain I'LL the wafer becomes cold.
The quantity Of ssisr must be double IT,
iha, Cf grain 10 he purihed. TIE nusty
quality rarely peneTases through the
husk or bran Of Tie wheat. In Tie hot
water al the decsyej or rotten grain
ssims upon The surface. 50 thai The
remaining wheat 10 efeeiusIly cleansed
from all impurities, Without any material
loss. II is afterwards u be driel. stirring
occasionally on The kIIn.
NsV Eag!aad Farmer.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-14

Expenditure efihs Precious !M,tals.-
II Is computed that Al lrasI iiiiy thousand
pounds sterling worth Of gold and silver
are annually employed at Birmingham.
England, for gliding and plating. and
therefore. loTster lOsI 10 the wnrld Is
bullion.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-14

Lieut.. Meade. Of the o.. States big
Washington. has Instituted . sui: Cor
slanaer against Lewis Tsppan. and Laws
his damages a, s5O.00O. The ground Of
the suit is in Mr.. Tappan's assertion that
the Lieutenant sserelsd money found on
board the Amistad.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-14

a National Bnak During the City
years in WHICH the existing system Of the
National Government has been In opera.
lion. we have had. Tor forty years Of that
persoJ, the beneli, of National Bank.
Wishin the same constitutional period Of
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-14

Reasonable Comprehensive only
prisoner ia Ihsl NsnIucksG Jail has given
the sheriff notice that unless The prison
Is repaired so q. 10 guard him :ron the
Inslemsncy Of the weather. he cannot
remain much longer.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-14
RUR.fL ECONOMY.

a Msy Yeur Tleh soll.
Esshsrant. natsre's better blessl g. Poar
Ger every land.s
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-14

II, as the Administration party assert,
the Sub-Teasary scheme was originally
contemplated by The tanners 81 the Con-
siiiuIioh, and is the only Constitutional
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-14

Changing Tms--if there ever was .
rsbid psTmzan for Van Bnren'. Sub-Trea-
sury and hard money currency. il is the
Charleston, s. c. Mercury. Bu, " cit.
cums,anees sller casts" aud lhe mex
orabie editor who had denounced almost
every northern man as an abo,ilionisi aud
rag baron, thus mildly di.eourseIh Nor.
/. in The subaEsd lOaes Of - Peseasi.
Peccayl."
"Those who call upon the Bank Of the
State Of South Carolina 10 redeem is
small bills ia specie just now. are seif.hly
opposing tie convenience Of their fellow
ciIizens lur The sake Of petty gains. and
ought to be discouraged. The BaEk
issues those bills only 10 supply change.
and man Who calls and gets = specie
dollar inslei! Of dollar bill, does 81
evidently mol TO gel change. but TO make
the premiun. II the Bauk was 10 stop
issuing thase ills now. il would be :
great Inconvenience. Il ought not then
TO be annoyed in Ills petty way"
UlIa politicians are poor statesmen.
The fact that small bills are universally
demanded by tie working classes, because
specie cannot. nor never will, exisi in
quantity suil;cien. fur a substitute. proves
eonclusisely thai the credit paper system
IN this country. to certain extent, il
established upon sn i,nmuiahle basis lllaI
no ciamor or iroshy sophisIy can affect.
We take facts for our Argument. Look
al Penn.ylssnia--Iook oil over where
banks have suspended! Small bulls, 10
OF large GiHs OF aI0 aud $50 only. ' ihsti
the poor may be Kept under fOol, are
being universally adopted by scelsma,ion.
Public will is omnipoteat, and sgratisn
I"co Foco pledges aud doctrines will BE-
LEFT in The yocauve sooner " later. Il 10
one thing tn .heosize. and another TO
reason fIon stubborn facts.
Ne,e Icrk STIR.
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Tie French Colony Of .Ngirrs.--Rs.
cent English papers announce. that Pre-.
psraIions are making by the French Go.
ssrnmca, 70 occupy The whole eoss. Of
the Mediterranean. An expedition 70 IN
progress against the hey Of Tunis. ohio
Is called upon 10 deliver Up his frontier
fortress Of kod. the key 10 his wkolo
country. snd 10 pay up the foil arrears VI
the uIbule formerly paid to the Dey Ul
AlgIers. to which his Majesty l.ori.
PHILIPPE seems 10 think himself entitled.
The possession Of Tunis would be vastly
more valuable 10 France than that Of al
gIcEs. Giobe.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-14

II dsfeea that are inridsni d shs whele
class. Instead ~ briag gre4l Rsgsla-
Tor. II . much requires regllaaion = he
osher local Backs Of shs ronnsry. Tor il
has sinilsr ienjeney % Speculation snd
o,sr-isss: and is subjeei % III he frsil-
lies of others. lls name alone makes IL
Ihe prouinsnl subject oG sbsss. snd yea
even his does not ehliiie IL 20 snpcfioTi.
~. - he BAIL ef .7msriea i lsr more
comprehensive. Hhig Hanner.
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.The People sgsinst The Rank. " ill
eonlinnes 10 grace The Editorial columns
nf sundfy LOeoloco prints. nosuilslaad.
ing Tie moEsler Was benhsded nearly four
years ago. Due caution Is observed.
howeEsr. in using The term Bank in The
singular; for the fact Is well established.
that "Ihe Psuy." although opposed 10
Henry Clay and his iifly million Nation
al Bsak. has chartered since The deeease
OF The monster. u least three hnndred
petty stale institutions. with seven times
lhat amount Of capital. They have food
ed The country with paper. whilst they
Intoxicated upon SHE People" The slriel.
esI vigilance against The Bank" and
now xhen their policy is distressing The
~hole eouniry. Ihry raise , ysheo yell
against these fraudulent Institutions. and
ernsure the Wings - berg The authors
Of lhaiT creation. lid.
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hlly years, there haze been ree several
suspensions OF specie psym4 ais- And y
Is fact worthy 81 no,ice. a well BY ihe
friends a. by lie opponents 81 saeh IN
institution. that n0l une Of lhese thEte
suspensions occurred during The existence
Of The National Bsak. The first suspen-
sion occurred some time sllsr The charter
Of The firsl National Bank expired; and
The sccoHd and third suspensions. ailfr
an Interval Of lwenly year,. followed the
expiration OF the charter Of the second
National Bank.
Thus, BY appealing 10 The record. u
appears lha, The existing constitution Of
government las been 10 operation feI
fliy years. During frriy years Of that
tine. "a National Bank" chartered By
CnngIess. has bern tie fiscal agent Of The
GOvernmenl-snd during these forty
wears. there was no such occurrence a.
a general suspension 0f specie payments
by The Banks Of The Union. Bot dcring
The remainder Uf The constitutional Term
shat j.. during lLe ten years that the
country and The Government have been
without The advantage Of . National
Bank, there have been no lees Than three
suspensions Of specie payments.
History j. philosophy teaching By
example. And turning . willing ear 10
her admOnilions-whal Is the reasonable
conclusion. a. 10 The usefulness and con-
servative operation Of = National Bahk,
| from these facts! Bal. Patriot.