The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-09-02
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SU0AR.-Captain StuDOs. OF orig ocean
Spray, recently arrived at Frankfort, Maine,
from Cuba. with load Of sugar, states that
immense quantities OF sugar are held in store
10 Cuba. awaiting the result Of the sugar-crop
in Louisiana, in the hppe that frost will i'm
pair il, and still enable the Cuban specula-
tors to keep up the price. IL the Louisiana
crop turns out we'll, as there is good reason
10 believe, the holders have got 10 let go both
sugar and exorbitant prices, which they
have hitherto controlled BY combination till
the article has accumulated on their hands.
CgsTEsARiAs.--On the | III inst. Captain
Anthony Christy, keep-rof the lighthouse al
the mouth Of the Christiana river, Delaware,
celebra ted his one hundredth birthday BY pub.
lie dinner, which was attended by all his chill
dren, grand children. and great grand-chil-
dren, 70 the number ~ forty. with their hus-
bands and wives. About one hundred and
fifty persons sat down to the table.
Tax BURDELL EsTArE.-At New York YES
terdsy the surrogate submitted long opinion
of about sixty pages, IN the case Of the Bur.
dell estate, deciding that Mrs. Cunningham
is not the widow Of Dr. Burdell and directing
the estate 60 be gwen 10 the bloaJ relative,
Of the murdered doctor. There was no per.
son present when the decision was given, eY.
cept Mr.. Edwards. Mrs. Cunningham's coun
sci. and the representatives Of the press.
WHAr We DRISK.-1be spurious wines d
0porto recently seized by the Portuguese
Government. were made Of molasses, alcohol
aud some coloring substance. Thousands 81
pipes Of this mixture hare heretofore been
sent from England to the continent and else.
where. The wine lately con6srated in Pari,
Was made Of wafer. alum, and elder berries
Bows Our At NiSHr.--we end the loIlo~
ing truthful paragraph in one of nsr exchan
ges. under The caption Of "boys Oat a
| Night"
might running 10 ruinous to the morals Of
boys IN all instances. They acquire, undel
the cover Of night, an unhealthy state u mind
Indeed, il is ~ the street alter nightfall, tha
buys principally acquire the education OF IL,
bad. aud capacity Tor becoming rowdy. disso
! lutte men"
All PRiSTEas.-It is singular fact, tla
not only the two United STATES Senators frou
Pennsylvania. and the State Supreme Ceur
Judge, but the present Speaker. Clerk az,
Assistant Clerk of the House, the Clerk q
the Senate 81 Pennsylvania. aud the Demo
cratic candidates for Governor and Cana
Commissioner. are all practical printers.
THs Csors IN TsSSEssEk.-a emrespon
dent from Memphis. Tennessee. under dat
% August Is, writes a. follows: 9Th
prospect Cor crops this fall was never better
Early trusts may do some damage. bot unde
any circumstances the promise is as good n
we could desire. and 81 course we look for
ward to fine trade"
SPURIous Corr ArLoaT.-The Augusta Coz
stitutionalist says that quantity Of spuriuu
coin. purporting 10 be Eve dollar guild piece
Of Becker's North Carolina mint, were oil
lered az the oiiee Of an exchange broker ]
Augusta a few days since. Inc spuriou
stuff came from Edgefeld district. Sout
Carolina.
One &c uur New York medical journals RI
marks lhat al their public institutions az
unusually fall this season. The Lunati
Asylum, on BlackweIl's Island. is so file
that an additional buiding has been occupie,
The slmshouse buildings, too, are crowded.
/ The London correspondent Of the Ne
York Commercial Advertiser says; "Th
summer continues without single day ,
cloud or rain. and the harvest is eyerywhel
being secured IN the must splendid order"
F.. The whole number of boats now engage
in The transportation Of coal upon the Chez
: apeake and Ohio Canal 10 $50. capable
!. carrying over q, 800 tcns.
. Cotton Factory Is about 70 be establishe
e 10 Houston. TEXAS, aud the sum Of s60, 00
i has been subscribed for that purpose.
. a bill is before the Louisiana Legislatul
TO furnish each family in the State with
!. newspaper q the expense q the State.
: The last nine India mail packets viii,
|, sailed from England took out specie 10 Il
enormous amount of ss4, 100000.