The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-07-01

Rev. DR.. Scott pastor Of Presbyterian
church in San Francisco. receives for his
services the handsome salary Of si2.oO0 per
annum.
Three COO panies Of U. s. troops left New
York On Tuesday Esd for Utah.
PoPuLArinN OF CALIroRNA.---A careful es-
innate, based on the latest returns Of the To-
cal assessors, makes the population of Cali
fornia 1907, Of whom s32,s89 are Amc-
rican, 81, 900 Indians, sc, 6s7 Chinese, ZOO
French. 5000 Mexicans, 10000 Germans,
10 900 Irish, 1000 English, and $4,000
other foreigners. besides 4,ooo colored per-
sons.
LORD NAprER.--It would seem that the
new British Minister will be one Of the most
popular diplomatists ever resident at WASH
ington, not even excepting Mr.. Bodisco.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Commercial Advertiser says Of him
that he makes good impression not only
upon the Administration, but upon Washing
ton society.
A GREAT CouYTRy.-Jeiferson Davis, in
his late speech at jackson, Mississippi, men.
toned. as Nh illustration at the yastness OF
our ational domain. the fact tina. during tie
four years IT the late Administration, more
land was coded by The general Government
fur internal imprm eneut and other lrgii-
mate purposes than third III France, aud
sull we retain public domain equal TO the
entire area ol Europe!
j A Cesar RAILROAD ESrwRpRisE.-A line of
railroad is projected torough Turkr, I" pass
through thu valley ol the Eaphraics. therce tn
India. whlcl, will b. 5000 mIies long. When
compleictl. passenger, can yet into a train on
tie shore II the Mediterranean. aud travel
without change of cars 10 Calcutta.
The rick IN the Blue Ridge Funnel isays
the virs,r.a Jriter.onan) Is n"w quite cot
oni. aud person ean see thraugn tue entire
innnri that y. . persea AT the eastern end
can see the lisht shine ihrnugl. Al the seslern
rnd. Preparation. are ~ progress To enable
the carstu pass through the tunnel early ~
Jnl,, aud sisD 4, ran the twenty milrs west
Of the present terminus Of tie road.
/ iiuRoLARy.--The jewelry store Of w. W.
Adam, in Alexandra, Va. was broken open
on the nighteof the 23d ultimo. and every
thing valuable taken out OF i,--estimated al
over s2a,oO0. No clue was left TO trace the
robbers.
The " Great Eas,era" is expected to be
launched ~ August. II will bs the largest
Vessel IN the ao,ld.
TERaIBLg foRSaDo.--A hurrirane on Sat-
ur,iay, the 18Th ull.. passed over Psna. llli-
no,, and blew dawn thirty three buildings.
One child was killed am, seven person. badly
wounded. Upward Of $4,000. IN property
was DESTROYED.
A Preacher name,i finkler. has been fined
o.. 900 for ob,,ruciIng the U. $. mai spring
field. illnos. lie had torn upa rail firm the
, rsiI-ruad trark, because COW Of his had been
killed by the tain.
Ii il said that Commodore Vanderbilt has
issued writ for the arrest IL Gen. Walker.
f charged with having combined with ether
parties to break up the Accessory Transit
steam ship line.
{ Ii - stated that on the first day Of June
there were masses 81 frnzen s.,ray and snow
lilly ieet IN solid thickness, under the Aiserl-
eau side 81 the Falls at Niagara. A heavy
RICK thrown upon them make. no more i'm
/ precision than upon hard ice.
The New Orleans Picsyune. of the 18th
! Junr, saws that fine peaches have been brought
10 Nes ORLEANS lar sale. the finest arr Iiam
the orchard VI Col. Washington. VI Hands
: burnagh. Miss.
The Charlotte anil Souih Carolina Railroad
. Company has declared ,lisidrnd Of ~ per
sharr. aud the South CaruIina Railroad Com.
pan, dividend 81 IS Per share.
d.. Kane's heirs have been paid s97 900.
lor the s.Ie u ,he :. Arctic Expedition"
r Aunt Till. a slave belonging 10 Capt. Lewis
I'isseli, Ui this neighbariioud, died the 9th
. ultimo, nj the advanced are 81 $50 years.
Such an instance of longevity has not ro,ne
under our observation Tor many years.
81. Louis DemoeTaf.
81 BRlDeE Barnt.-fhc new bridge ser.ss
' Jamrs ti,sf III New Csnton, wa. totally de.
.lroysd by hfe. on last FRIDAY night. The
!. ioss j. s5O. 600 insurance sib.uO0. The ori.
4 g'n u the hire ~ attributed To an incendiary.
: AwARDEp.-The Secretary Of the Treasury
] his awarded 10 J.hn waikrr. IL Petersburg.
!, Va. the c"ntrsri lar ihr construction of TIE
. marine hospital at Wilmington. N. car"lna.
b.. bid 1928 .96s. 23l having been the lowest
] offered.
t;TSEEnus Girr.--A member II the Rev.
d.. phillip,' church. New yms. his con-
: irbaied $4,000 I" sndOw proIcs.o, .hp ~
the col, ~ u New Jersey, II PnpcruR.
A subscriber writes 4. AZ Ametiran edi.
!. tor ~ the Vest: :" 'lon't wanf ,nnr paper
any Hunger 10 WHICH lhr ttner replied |:
~ Mp'lan make II any longer y s"a did !;
its present Irngtb suits me very 1rll.''
ilELp NgAR AZ IlASp.-Wr learn that in
. Cabarras co.., The wh.at harvest las com.
! menerd. aud the price u earn aud bacon is
noe rapI,li, declining THUS j, od news.
i = the lofnrr prices demanded inr these
nrcessariss II lie were 30 rxnrbit4nt that
placed them oui II TIE reach ii The t.,nr.
SaiabWg Baane.
/ The wheat crop 10 South Csraiips. il Is
sam. will be the largest this seasan ever bar.