The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-11-11
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The scarlet fever is making fearful ravage
among the people Of Noxubee county, N iss
Within the last three months there hay e beer
over one hundred deaths.
The Toronto Colonist states that yer,
large number of free blacks in Upper Canada
have offered to form regiment for service in
India.
During violent thunder storm on Satur-
day last, forty seven sheep we're killed by
lightning, in the enclosure Of Benjamin Dca,
con, Jr., Of Woodstock, Me.
A married lady of Port JAWS few day.
ago met gentlemen Of that place who had
spoken i'll Of her, and demanded an expana-
ton. but before he had time to reply she dis
charged pistol at him. the ball passing be-
tween his lips. knocking out four teeth, and
lodged in the roof Of his mouth. She then
delivered herself up to the authorities for
trial.
SUIcIDE.-A lady iyIlolmes county, Miss,
hung herself a shLI time since from NORTH.
cation, on account OF her husband having been
caught playing cards with negro.
The list Of vessels lost or partially wrecked
during the month Of October is large one.
II comprises eighteen steamers, forty four
ships. thirty barques. twenty seven briggs,
and seventy schooners; making a total Of
1879 vessels, the estimated loss on which is
S2.2f6,60
Sugars. fair to prime. were quoted in New
Orleans last Wednesday at 4! 81 cents a
pound.
BARBARous.--" dear said loving
husband to his loyal spouse, who was several
years his junior, "what do You say to moving
to the Wests' ooh, I'm delighted with the
idea. You rrcollect when Morgan moved out
there he was as pour as we are. and he died
in three years worth 100000"
A man named John Fee, living near Bul.
locks Creek, (Ala.) in I'll Of anger. shot his
horse and some cattle and hogs, and on Sun
day week set fire to his house, which he had
previously locked Ills three motherless
children, lrom five to fourteen years of aye.
are supposed to have persisted IN the flames.
lie has been arrested.
Costly FUN.--The sum total Of racing
prizes Tor the past year, in England. has been
calculated in Bells Life, at one million and
forty seven thousand dollars. DoncAster
races figure highest, reaching SIS. $50 Good
wood ,515; EPSON $4,000; the six
New Market meetings. 5000. 900. The re-
ceipts of the Grand Stand at the recent Dom
caster races amounted to 1891.
uNcATHoLIc. Several Roman Catholic
priests have been accommodated by the
bishop Of Augsburg, Bavaria, for holding that
salvation may be found within the pale of
other churches than that Of Rome.
A MONSTER INDIAN passed through Chat
tanoogo, Tennessee, few days ago, on his
way To Atlanta, Geo, for exhibition there.
He is said to be leet inches in height, and
g weigh 100 pounds, although only Is years
old.
Rule WITHOUT AN EXCEPTIONAL young
gentleman feeling restless in church, leaned
forward and addressed an old gentleman thus !:
!" Pray, sir, can you tell me rule without an
exception !" +" Yes, SIR lie replied, "a
gentleman always behaves well in church"
MEDAL OF HoNoR.-The French Emperor,
BY special decree, gives medal of honor Of
the first class 10 Capt. Walter Powers, Of the
United States ship Howard, for his activity
aud energy in saving the French ship La Jeune
Anais, shpwrecked near the isle Of ST. Mar
tin.