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To Rent.

A Cnmodious and comfortable Dwelling
II House, with basement apartment
and good out-huillings. The House is
Situated on Washington Street convenient
Tor business. 70 a good tenant il will be
rented low. For terms apply to
J. K. LOGAN.
Suntervilc, Jan. Thu, 1851. lit
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II appearing to my satisfaction that The
above named defendant, Caspar Jones. re-
sides beyond The limits OF the State of
South Carolina:
1t is ordered that he do appear. and
answer, plead or dcmnr to the said bill,
within three months after The publication
OF tins notice, or an order pro-. Conj:ssio
thereon will be entered against him.
Also, ordered That the above order he
published Tor three months in one OF the
.aZrtts of the District.
w. l.. B. II.iYNSNVORTu.
Commissioner in Equity
Jan. IL, lSD ii BIN
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Old Brass and Copper.

The Subscriber will pay l2.2 cents per
pound in cash for any quantity of old Brass
or Copper, delivered at his shops, near the
Wilmington and Manchester r. K. Depot
IN Suntcrvllc.
T. J. COGIILAN.
February IS, 1854 Is If.
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New Store and New
Goods.
DRUGS And MEDICINES.

THE Undersigned has established himself in
tins village. and has now opened large and
we'll assorted stock
Of Fresh and Select Drugs and
.i1cdicihc<, with Paints, Oils,
Dye-StUff>, Window Glass, Var.
n!SiicS, H.crfUihcry, Patent Me-
HiciiieS, Nc. &c. All Of whicl, arc
G' 'i'r best quality. nTd will Ic sold on, accon,o.
dating ter ms a share of the public rr,,ronnr,
* solicited.
, W. G. l.. RICE, VI. u.
i''. - ''''". 9-tr
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From Rev. William Leigh, Past Grand
Master Of the State OF Alabama
Leighton, Ala, I7tli Fcb'y, 1854.
have seen the Oregon PEI growing
and am of the opinion it is a valuable crop
w. LEIGH.
The above Pea can be- sent by mail to
any point specified IN the u. s., at $l per
PM, or $50 per bushel. All orders ac-
colnpnnicd by The CASH, addressed to
John ii. Acock, TuscunIbia, Ala. Price
q. Simpson, South Florence, Ala. ; Rcu-
ben Simpson, DhnviIle, Ala. or A.i.
Bnrlcson s. Co. Decatur, Ala. will be
promptly attended TO.
cartwright e. BAkKULOD.
Agents in Columbia.
March 10Th, 1854 20-Ii.
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We append tic following recommends
tons from Judge Fitzgerald, and other
highly intelligent gentlemen, as hcing
sufficient to establish the reputation ot
hosc p.ac.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-05-10

TRAeIcAL SCENE. The Cleveland
Leader says, in Waupacca county,
Wisconsin, a farmer sold yoke OF
oxen, and received his pay in paper
money. The man who purchased the
oxen, being in hurry to start oft, re-
quested the farmer to assist him in
yoking them up. He accordingly went
to the yard with the man for that pur-
pose. leaving the money lying on the
table. On his return to the house, he
found his little child had taken the
money from the table, and was in the
act Of kindling the fire in the stove with
it. From the impulse Of the moment,
he hit the child slap on the side oil
the head, SO hard as to knock it over,
and, in the fall, it struck its head a.
gainst the stove with such force as te
break its skull. The mother, who was
washing small child in tub Of water
in an adjoining room, on hearing the
fracas, dropped the child and ran to
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-05-10

IMPORTANT. " TRuE.-A Paris COR
respondent Of the New York Times
mentions the following very remark
bic discovery:
"a very remarkable discovery was
announced to the Academy cf Scien-
ses hy NJ. Dumas in its last sitting.
He stated that M. Saint Clair DeviIle
bad succeeded in obtaining from clay a
metal as white and brilliant as silver. as
malleable as gold. and light as as glass.
1t is fusible at a moderate temperature.
Air and damp do not affect this metal. /.
which is called aluminium il retains
il brdliancy, and is not affected by
nitric or sulphuric acid, either strong
or diluted, il the temperature be not
raised. Ii is only dissolved by very
hot clorhyslric acid. Several speci-
mems of this metal were exhibited to
the Academy. and on the proposition
Of Baron Thenard, it was voted unani-
mously that a sufficient sum should be
placed at the disposal oI NJ. Saint-Clair
Desille TO enable him to make ex2e-
rimenls on a large scale"
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REnrpr roR rus Blrr o. a MAD Do.

REMEpy FOR THE BirE OF A MAD Doc,
ASA cry of mad dogs has been rails
ed, the following, which we clip from
an exchange. may be worth a perusal:
"a Saxon forester, named Gastell.
now Of the venerable age of eighty-t two,
unwilling to take to the grave with him
q secret of such import, has made pub
lie in the Leipsic Journal, the means
which he had used.for fifty years, and
wherewith he afiirms he has rescued
many human beings and cattle from the
fearful death Of hytlrophobia. Take
Immediately warm vinegar or tepid wa
ter, wash the wound clean herewith,
and then dry it; pour on then lew
drops of muriatic acid, because mine
raj acids destroy the poison of the sa.
Iva, BY which means the evil effect Of
the latter is neutralized." \
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-05-10
CAuFoRNA WHEAT. Count Mo-

CALIFORNIA WHEAT. - Count Mo-
chontasky, the Russian Commissioner
to this country, and distinguished
botanist, affirms that the long cared
Californian wheat, hitherto supposed
to be Indigenous to California, and
distinct variety, is no other than the an.
cient Syrian wheat, SO greatly esteem
ed throughout Asia. In other words,
it has the seven-bladed cars mention
ed in the Scriptures. There are those,
doubtless, who will seek in this iden>
tty further proof that California was
the Ophir of King solomon. by whose
vessels the grain may be conjecture'l
to have been introduced. Independent.
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TmE Hoxr Morura. - Some one.

THE HoxE M0rHER. - Some one,
writing for the Masonic Mirror. has
drawn a charming picture of a home
loving. ehild-loving mother;
We must draw line. nv. a broad
line, between her and the frivolous
butterfly Of fashion. who fits from ball
to opera and party. deeked in rich
robes, and followed by train as hol
low and hcartless as herself she who.
forgetfiil of the holy task assigned her,
neglecrs thnse who have been gwen in
her charge. and leaves them to the care
Of hirelings. while she pursues her gid-
dy round of amusements.
Not SO our home mother! blessings
be on her head. The heart warns to
see her daily routine Of pleasant duties.
How patiently she sits. day after day /.
shaping and sewing some article for
use or adornmcnt for her little flock !.
And how proud and pleased is each lit
tie recipient of her kindness! How
the little face dimples with pleasure,
and the bright eyes grow still brighter.
as mamma decks them with her own
hands in the new dress she has made !.
How much warmer and more comfort-
able they feel, If mamma wraps them up
before they 90 to school No one but
her can warm the mils and overshoes,
or tie the comIorters around the necksl
There is peculiar charm about all
she does-the precious mother. They
could not sleep, nav, for that matter,
she could not, ii she failed to visit
their chamber, and with her soft hands
arrange them comfortably before she
slept! Her heart thrills with gratitude
TO her Creator, as she looks on those
sweet blooming faces; and when their
prayers are done, she impriDts good
night kiss on each rosy little mouth.
II may be, too, tear will start for one
little nesting, laid in its chill narrow
bed, for whom her maternal care is no
longer needed. 1t sleeps, though the
sleet and snow descends, and the wild
winter winds howl around its head. 1t
needs no longer her tender care! A
mightier.arln enfolds,its! 1t is at rest!
She feels and knows that il is right. and
bends meekly to the Hand that sped
the shaft, and turns with a warm
er love, if il be possible, to those little
ones who are left her to love. How
tenderly she guards them from every
danger, and with what strong un-
firing love, she watches by their bed.
side when they are i'll Blessings
be on the gentle, loving home mother.
Angels must look with lore upon her
acts. Her children shall rise up and
call her blessed, and the memory of
her kindly deeds will cnlold her as a
garment"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-05-10

A PoETIcAL EDIToR.-The editor of
the Fall River News has taken to writ.
ing poetry, as the following will show;
it contains as much truth as poetry:
"Breathes there man with soul so
dead-who never to himself has said
II will may county paper take-both
for my own and famiIy's sake? Ifsuch
there be let him repent-and have the
paper to him scnt-and If he'd pass
happy winter-he, la advance, would
pay the printer"
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the roum whence The noise proceeded.
and was so much terrified al what she
there beheld that she forgo, the little
child in the tub for a time, and upon
her return to the room found the little
one drowned! The husband. after q
Few moments reviewing the scene be-
fore him. seeing his two children dead.
without farther reflection took down
his gun and blew his own brains out.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-05-10

GREAT Loss OF LIFE ny SmIpwREcK.
The loss of the Powhattan recalls
the painful remembrance of how great
has been the loss of life bv shipwreck
during the present winter. The to-
tai number of persons who perished
on the Powhattan, including the off.
GERS and crew, is at least two hundred
and twenty; on board the Tayleur,
wrecked in the Irish channel, three
hundred and seventy; on board the
Staiiordshire, wrecked on Cape Sable.
one hundred and eighty and on board
the Steamship San Francisco one hum
dred and thirty-making in these dis
asters alone, grand total loss Of nine
hundred human lives. The average
annual loss of lie on the Atlantic does
not equal the loss on these four ships
alone within the last four months. In
addition to these there are three pack
ct ships out from New York, whose loss
with all on board may be put down as
certain, whilst of the safety Of steam
strip City Of Glasgow, with her human
freight Of four hundred souls, scarce a
hope remains. The New York Court
er. referring to the loss Of property by
these and other shipwrecks, says the
amount destroyed has been enormous,
reaching in the case of disasters on
the Atlantic, during the last year, to
a figure which even daring arlthmeti-
clans would shrink from-certainly, il
Lloy,l's List aff'nrds any sort of an in
dex, beyond ten millions of dollars.
Baltimore american.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-05-10

The heat Of the earth, below where
the frost usually penetrates, averages
a temperature Of IS degees, or l6 de-
grees abuye freezing; this is the reason
why springs do not freeze, and not be-
cause Of any quality in spring water.
The San Francisco Herald says that
!" for fifty or sixty murders, committed
within the past month or six weeks,
not one of the assailants have been
punished by the courts"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-05-10

SILvER.-rhe government has de.
posted 81, $50, 900 in silver bullion at
the Mint at Philadelphia, and s750,00O
at the New Orleans branch. 1t was
purchased in Mexico at per cent.
premium, and is to be coined, to sup
ply the deficiency Of silver. 1t weigh
ed 8S tons.
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Blacksmith Shop.

rIshE sahsrri.'rr h % nov IN epeziioa one Of
= fhr most erienkirs Smiih Shops ssrr csni~d
on ia The town Of liiilsboresgh- Having pro-
cured lhe services Of Nr. fxxks IA. BaaxKs, for-
sarfiy Of Portsmouth. Va. ss iorrman. sIsh slLrr
god Noshern and seashern worknen. he bsgs
leave 10 say ihai he Is nos prepared 70 execute
all ~sfk in this line Of business in the he'd man.
mar and al 81 m notice. Plantation wak will
slIai Ia shs hsa manner. The iron work on
ra.clses. hasgirs. &c. will be exeru'sd in SUI
rrfiss siyls and with proper rsgsrd 10 lie dars-
hili'r. fsriuriher information call al his shop
ssash ea>i of The Count House.
A. T.. MURDOCH.
January IS. 30
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CARRIAGE MAKING BUSINESS.

THE subscriber having entered into The Car
risse Making Business. al his residence, SIX
miles north Of Hillsborough. is prepared 10 sle-
cute all orders in thai line with which be msy be
favored. He has provided himself with good ma
ierisls. and will keep good workmen. and thinks
he viii lie able 20 please those who may want any
article in his line. All orders will be promptly
sltendsd to. aud his terms will be moderate.
His Wool Carding Machine will be
furnished with new Cards. and put in good re-
pair by the 18th Of June.
LEMUEL WILKINSON.
March 80. 79ti-
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A dentist of Philadelphia has sue.
ceeded in producing entire sets OF
teeth-plate and dentals-oflnd rub
ber, vulcanized apparently to the hard
ness of ivory, and retaining the exact
est possible adaptation to the mouth.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-05-10

The title Scar" is corruption of
the word "Casar," which was origi.
nalIy assumed as a title Of honor by
the grand dukes, and recently assumed
bv the Emperors Of Russia.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-05-10

The New Orleans Price Current OF
the. 90 ult. announces that 1000 hhds.
of sugar had been shipped from that
port to Liverpool, the first shipment
of the kind which was ever made.
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STATE OF NORTH.CAROLINA,
ORANGE COUNTY.
Court Of, Pleas aud Quarter Sessions,
February Term. 1854.
William III. Campbell Us. William, Broekway
and Charles Brock,uay.
Original Attachment.
1T appearing to the satisfaction Of The Court,
that William Brockwsy and Charles Brock
way, the defendants in this case, are not inhahl-
tants Of this State; 1t is ordered by the Court,
that publication be made for SIX weeks successive
ly in the Hillshorough Recorder. for said Brock
ways 10 appear at the next term Of tins Court
to he held in Tie town Of Hillsborough, on The
fourth Monday in May next, and plead, answer,
or ,emur, or the same will be taken pro con- tesso
and heard er parfe.
Witness. George Laws, Clerk Of said Court,
at office in Hlllshorough, the fourth Monday OF
February, A. ID. 1854.
GEORGE LAWS, c. c. G.
March ~. [Pricc adv. 81 50.] 2s-6u
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"rIoney Saved is Money Made."

1sHE undersigned. having formed co-psr-
nership in the Mercantile Business in the
town Of Hillsboruugh, under the style Of
NELSON & PAUL,
ARE NOW RECEIVING AND OPENING THEIR
stock or spring and summer
@5GN 9e
selected with great care in the Norhemmarkeis.
and consisting of almost every s.ticlc usually
kept in country store; all Of which they offer
for sale al very low rates.
Allthey desire Of the public is TO examine
their assortment before purchasing elsewhere.
feeling confident they can please in quality and
price.
or Country -made lanes and aimosiany coun-
try Produce, taken in exchange for Goods.
WM. NELSON,
WIN. PAUL.
April ~. a.
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Caswell Mutual
Fire Insurance Company,

LOCATED AT MILTON, N. e.
VyHIs Company. which has been in suecessfal
- operation for @me months. 10 prepared to
receive spplicsiions Cor insurance against Fire on
Dwelling Houses and Furniture. stores, Work.
Shops. Mills, Factories. and other buildings aud
pessonsl properly. on reasonable terms.
Every ono who insufss becomes thereby q
member of the Company. The risks taken are
generally in the country or small towns, In this
state and vi,gins, that no heavy loss IL Al any
time anticipated. and il is expected that Il will
Seldom il at all. he necessary TO make assessments
on the premium notes.
Applications to be addressed TO James VI. Al
len. esl. Secretary. Milton, or TO the undersigned
at the Post Office in Hillsboroush, who will at
tend 70 taking The necessary survey Of the premi.
ses on which insurance is desired.
JAMES NJ. PALMER, Agent.
November IS. l3--6m
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SPEECH or
Hon. John b. Thompson,

Delivered In the Senate Of he uni.sd States
April Is. 1884.
Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1854-06-15
sCNet dssa bat slsspiney'

Amer their Waterloo defeat l~astfali, itwassup-
posed that the Gsqus were dad. andthat, trick
cry and intrigue would netb be the leading princi-
Pies and main features in elections TO Be held
hereafter, bat, We perceive that the same body Of
political eut-thrOsts are still operating in their
rndsr ground rail road style. and we doubt not.
they will meet with similar success. 2iier the
people compelled the Register to change hands
and Editors, hopes were entertained that honesty
and fair dealing would take the place Of political
intrigue and rascalitykHow far the hopes Of the
people are to be reAlizfds remains to be seen by
farther Developments. We now say, however,
that, the same politicians styled and known by
the sObriquet Of "C7iqEe'' are actively, yet &C.
cretly engaged in fixing outside mattersfors sue
cessful ruse this fall, in hopes Of gaining the as
tendency and again rewarding their particular
friends and Furnishing supposed enemies We
now tell them in advance, they will have o happy
time. pitch "a" Is the word!
Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1854-06-15
LATEST NEWS.
TIE LONG ISLAND MURDER.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
THE ARREST OF THE MURDERER

The details of this horrid catastrophe are
more revolving than lany we have seen for q
long time on the blacklist record Of crime. The
N. Y. Tribune says:
Balm the supposed murderer, was taken by
Mr.. Wickhsm some two years ago as a laborel
from the Office ofthe Commissioners of Emigra.
ton. No employer could be kinder than he
had been to him,
He seems 10 have entered the kitchen win
dow IN his stocking feet, and gone first to the
sleeping room OF the negro boy, Stephen Win.
ston, located over the kitchen, from this room
a small door leads 10 the main building next "a
the sleeping apartment of Mrs. Wickham.-
This door was fastened by a rope. With the
axe the boy seems to have been struck several
times on the head, rendering him insenslble.
He then went down stairs, passed through the
parlor, leaving traces of blood upon the door,
ways, up stairs, 10 the sleeping apartment oil
Mr.. Wickham and his wife. He entered thai
room with his axe 10 one hand and small
lighted lamp in the other, which he had
Brought from the kitchen. From The appeal.
ance OF the bed clothing it is believed that both
Mr. and Mrs. Wickham were awake; and had
sprung from the bed upon the first attempts Of
the assassin. She was heard TO scream. 'Ni-
cholas, don't kill him /! don't kill him; take
what you want in the house, but don't kill
him =" No less tEan twenty wounds are Wis
ible on the face and head of bis victim.
He seems then to have seized Mrs. Wickbam
by the throat with one hand, while he struck
her two successive blows upon the forehead
with the axe, shattering the skull and scatter
ing the brains about the room. Mr.. w. was
found on the floor; with bis head towards the
door, and his wife was lying in the opposite
direction, with her head towards the window,
stript OF her nightsclothing. The shrieks and
cries Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wickham aroused the
two servant girls, who occupied the attic bed
room. Ellen Holland instantly suspected that
it was Nicholas, and aroused Catherine, to 20
and alarm the neighbors.
They effected their escape aswe have before
narrated. Both ran screaming to the road and
called upon Mr.. William Belts. MI. B. called
up Dr.. Carpenter and Joseph Corwin, near
neighbors, and runniaes across the lot soon
came 10 the house. All was still within. The
bedroom window was open, and on listening
there they heard green's. They broke open the
door, struck o light and entered. Upon enter
ing the. bedFoom, DR.. Carpenter saw Mr.. Wick
ham rising upon bis hands and knees, and
exclaiming, 20, my 10, dear p and immedi-
ately sank down again on the floor. These
were the last words he uttered. The Doctor,
on examination, discovered that be had no less
than twenty wounds about the head. His jaw
was broken in three places, and the skull was
broken beh ind the ears on both sides Of the
head In addition to these wounds, his head
and face we're covered with cuts and bruises
Hishands, arms and body exhibited evidence
Of . severe contest with his sssailsnt. in an
inssasibls condition be remained for tweniy
Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1854-06-15
The Martha Washington Affair.

The whole Of the prisoners have been bail
ed. Amasa and Lorenzo Chaplin and Earle
arrived here yesterday morning. Adams Chap
in is by this time at his home in Wisconsin,
and the remainder are on their way up on the
steamer Lexington. Judging from what we
have heard, the whole thing has ended in q
grand fizzle. We are Informed that Albert
Pike, one Of the lawyers for the prosecution,
signed the bond for Earle, and two of the Grand
Jury went bail for a couple Of the other pris-
oners. In fact, it seems that there was no diff.
fcu'ty whatever experienced in procuring the
requisite s~ureties.
While upon this subject, we would state
that the notorious Matt Duffey, who was sent
the day before yesterday TO a three months
probation upon the chain-gang, for swindling
at the ball game. was one OF the principal
witnesses against Kissane in the forgery case.
Gin. Enquirer.
Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1854-06-15
Theodore Parker.

This reverend scamp, who breaches blasphe-
my and Sedition on the Sabbath in Boston, and
incitss mobs and murders on weekdays, is
daguerreotyped by the Boston Times as a rest
less, wordy poltroon, who loves a fuss, if its
hard ticks don't reach his person. He pro.
duces nothing. He creates nothing. He es-
tabiishes nothing. His principal object seems
to be the chopping Of logic with the sharp edge
Of intellectual sarcasm; but even this appears
TO have no ultimate aim, for he would sooner
quarrel with his own statement Of yesterday
than agree with anybody else to-day. He
must have something to fear. If he could es-
tablish any principle, he would take no pleas
ure in it, for his whole delight is to destroy.
Heaven itself would be no gain to him, for
disorder folio ws wherever be goes.
Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1854-06-15
whisky Inspector.

His Honor Judge CAMPBELL, has appointed our
townsman, DR.. J. P. BRookrSs, Whisky Inspec-
tor, according to the provisions of the late law.
The Doctor is a very small man, physically speak
ing, but may be "a very good drinher," but we
don't think he will hold more than halt q pint,
and it will take him sometimet to get around. He
had better go before the dog days commence, for
hot weather and bad liquor is enough to give any
enc hydrophobia. A good manyare getting pref
ty dry, and don't like to drink ~uninspected liquor
contrary to the law made and provided. The ap-
pointment is a very good one, and we hope the In
spector will proceed at once to the discharge Of
his duties.
rs. UlfortunGte.-We learn that Dr.. Brook.
ms tOu not accept. We are sorry.