The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-04-16
robson SUPERIOR COURT.

ROBSON SUPERIOR COURT.
The case al Brin &c. Daniel Baker.
Esq. Magistrate af This county. was
tried on Wednesday. and excited great
deal Of Interest.
II was an .ciinn on The case. n q plain
iii declaring in Two counts. The first
count alleging ihal The defendant had
slandered The rl.iniiir. by charging him
with stealing his. The defendants. hull.
The second. declaring fnr malicious pro-
secuiion. alleging that defendant ionk oui
awarani against the pla'nnfI. had him ar
rested. tried. and imprisoned in The jailof
Cumberland county.
The damages were laid al $1,000.
The evidence showed that the plaintiff.
very poor but respectable citizen nf Ro-
beson conniy. came 10 The town nf Fay
eiieville some two years since. bringing
with him 10 market beef and The hide.
The defendant upon seeing the hide called
upon MIR. Bolton of This county 10 arrest
The plaintiff. stating 10 him that The plain
iiif had stolen his ball. aud that he was
reriain of il. Mr.. Bolton. moi being an
officer. was ,lepuiisrd for The purpose. and
arrested The plaintiff. The plaintiff was
examined and afterwards PLACED in the
dungeon Of the county jail. There he
remained for three days. On The third
day The defendant Baker made his APP
pealance al the Jail. stated that he had
acted hastily. that his bull had returned
home. and that he hoped the plaintiff
would not try 10 harm him. as he did moi
wish 10 harm anybody. Before releasing
the plaintiff. however. the defendant fnr
his own safety determined to compromise
the matter. and uron the suggestion Of
the jailer. LEFT The plaintiff in jail while he
went To procure legal instrument for The
proposed compromise. On his return he
offered the instrument To the plaintiff 10
sign. which being done. the defendant
gave plaintiff dullar and ibid him TO give
il to the iailer for The jail fees. Plaintiff
was then released. .
The ranse was ably argued by Hon. ].
G.. Dobhin and WIN. s. Mullins. ESQ.,.
Tor The Plaintiff. aud by ]. Winslow. A.
A. r.. Smith. aud j. &. Shepherd. for
The defendant. The Jury in few min.
ute gave verdict FIR the full amount
claimed: but II was afterwards. by consent.
reduced 10 5000. Fay. Obs.
The Post Office Coin. learn from
the Philadelphia Ledger that the die Tor
the three cent piece. ordered TO he coined
hy The last Congress. has been finished.
and that the coinage would be proceeded
with M once at the Mint but fur defect
in the law which makes M pro-. isinn for
procuring The silver and copper 10 CON-
mrnce with. In consequence the coin
age will he delayed unul the proper steps
are taken nv the authorizes here to reme-
DIV the deficiency. The new coin is de-
scribed as decidedly neat and tasty. and
will be convenient substitute for cop
rers. II is one.fnnrlh copper and three
fourihs silver. so that the baser metal af-
feels the color but slightly. In size j. is
between the gold dollar and The five cent
piece. but i, j. 50 much thinner than either
that a blind man can easily distinguish
them apart BY the touch. The face Of The
coin has capital G. with three in hume
rails. indicating lie value of the coin. EN-
hraced within il. Around the edge are
the thirteen STARS OF The original States.
On the reverse is STAR having in its cen.
ire an American shield. and around the
edge /" United States Of America, 1851"
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Nliss0uri.-rhe Governor Of Missouri
having received an official copy Of the re-
solutions Of the Nashville Convention.
his Excellency transmitted copy OF The
same to the Legislature. both branches Of
which ,hereupon passed very strong resc-
luiions agsins, the doctrines Of the Con-
venlion and disunionism in general. One
Of The Senate resolutions is as follows:
Resolved, That, in capacity Of Repre-
sentslives OF individuals we will entertain
no communication from persons who can
80 Ear forget their interests as To claim The
right in State 10 secede from The Union.
believing as We do that such sentiments
only emana,e from deluded fanatics. or
| from traitors TO our country.
The House Of Representatives adopted