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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-10-06

= Going to law is not very profitable to
complainants sometimes. as MANY have found
out to their sorrow. The senior editor ot the
Fayetteville Observer wfite. from Saratoga,
New York. as follows:
:" An Ex Chancellor Of this State, residing
10 this village. is making !" gnol thing" Il a
law suit which has been referred TO him. II
Is patent case. aud Mr. Seward and several
other eminent Lawyers have heen employed.
These come up here every now then with and
testimony. aud argue The paints before the
Chancellor. whn atiinurns the decision for tes-
timony and further arguments. Hnw long
it has been pending | knaw uni; but :hree
year. ago was walking with a New Ynrk
friend when we met Mr. Seward. WIN stated
that he was then here 10 srgne that Cause.
But about the Chancell n: Two wears aga
he presented bill a - 400 for services. n
part, as referee. Lately lie has presented an.
other bill Of ga 600, al.o ia part. u which
the lawyers demu,red, bnt Judge Nelson 81
III. U. s. Supreme Cnuri certified 10 Tie Bill
as reasonable. aud oderrd il to be pail. sal.
600 TO The referee. and proportional fees 10
the Lawyers, i raylng dear fnr tie luxury ol
law. How much longer will the suit 90 on,
and how much more the referee will &c, oni
81 the bleeding clients. cannnt tel. Per.
haps the Chancellor will act upon the prinei.
pie Of a carpenter. whose son being asked
when his father would iinish JOB lie was en-.
gegei in, replied That he did not knnw: bis
daddy had nu, secured smother job vet
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-10-06

HosEsry I'VE occasionally receive mott.
ces from Postmasters that a subscriber az
their Offices has not taken the paper from the
Office for six months or year, or several
years. And all Efforts 10 get information as
TO who did take IL from the Office are gene
rally fruiiless. Postmasisrs make themselves
liable by neglect 70 inform Editors in such
eases, or BY taking the paper themselves
but they seldom admit their liability. We
have before Us an instance Of honesty ii such
a case that deserves TO be recorded, as an
EXAMPLE 70 some nther Postmasters in like
cases. WIN. d. Farmer. Postmaster at Joy
ner's Depot, Edgeeombe county, N. c..
writes Us that one Of our subscribers at that
Office had not taken the paper from the rffiee
for three years. But Mr.. Farmer eneloses
to Us the amount Of subscription for those
three years. lie has our thanks, as we'll az
the approval Of his own conscience.
Fey. obs.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-10-06
CURIOUS FACTS IN THE BRITISH CENSUS


CURIOUS FACTS IN THE BRITISH CENSUS
Among other facts of interest in the last
census OF Great Britain, it is stated that the
English people in Scotland numbered is,
500 males. and 1924 females; the Scottish
people in England and Wales, 60. 7O4 males,
and 1884 females; Irish people in England
and Scotland, 2l9,597 males, and l99.859
females.
The males in the three Islands at the SOL
dier's age Of twenty TO forty, amount TO s.,
500, 900 men. So that, with a good militia
system, and such degree Of military disci
piine as experience in this country has prov
ed can be attained by volunteers, England
might bid defiance to all Europe in arms.
In Great Britain, 596,OS0 have passed
seventy years; hundred and twenty mine
thousand are over fourscore years; ten
thousand over ninety years; two thousand
and thirty-eight, ninety.fye years; and
three hundred and nineteen more than a
hundred years old. The report gives those
well known " examples Of longevity, Thomas
I Parr and Henry Jenkins-Parr lived l5e
/ wears, nine months-Henry Jenkins, 100
wears. Thos. Carr died January %, 1888,
aged 2O7 years. From the year 1889 10
1880, died forty eight persons. the youngest
aged l50-the eldest lis; also. in 1877, a
mulatto in Frederick Town, n. A., said to
be 1870. In kirby's Wonderful and Eceen.
trio Magazine, mention is made Of two
Hungarians, John Royel. ia his led year,
and Sarah his wife, in her l84th year. .
Their children, adds the account, two sons
and two daughters, are yet alive the young
est son is II6 years OF age. Dated August
25, 1T25.
The picture given Of the mortality Of chill.
dren in the large manufacturing cities j,
frighifGl. Ii is stated that out of 100000
children born in Liverpool. only 44,797 live
to the age Of %, while III Surry that age j.
attained By 70,8S5 out OF the same number
Of children born. The probable life time is
about six years III the unhealthiest towns. In
Manchester, 100000 children born are re.
daced to half that number in six years.
sThe blind are 10 the population as one in
G15; the deaf and damn a. one in 1870. The
deaf and dumb Of Great Britain are said 4
Be more common in the agricultural and
pastoral districts, especially where the eoun'
try is hllly, than in those containing large
amount Of town population. The prisons y
Great Britain, as elsewhere. show but small
proportion Of women--24,45I males, and 4
40i females.
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which has been made Cor the purpose, the
party shortly reached IL with couple Of dogs
and fowls for the purpose Of making expert
ments. On arriving at the top of the noun
tain the party ,lismounled and scrambled up
the hill. at the distance at mile, with the
assistance OF the branches and projecting
roots. When withina few rods Of The valley, Il
strong, nauseous, suffocaiing smell was expe-
rienced but ON approaching the margin the
inconvenience was no longer inund. The
valley is about bali mile Ia circumier-
ence, Of an oval shape, and about thirty feet
deep.
The bottom OF il appeared to be Rat,
without any yegetatlan. and lew large
stones scattered here and there. Skeletons
OF human beings, tigers, bears, deer and all
sorts Of birds, and wild animals, lay about in
prolusion. The ground on which they lay at
the bottom Of tile valley, Appeared to be a
hard, sandy substance, and nn vapor was per-
ceive.l, The sides were covered with veg.
citation.
"It was proposed to enter it, and each Of
the party having lit segar. managed to get
within 40 feet of the bottom, where sick
ening. nauseous smell was experienced with
out any difficulty in breathing. dog was
now fastened to the end of bamboo and
thrust to the bottom Of the valley, while some
of the party with their watches in their hands,
observed the effect.
AT the expiration Of fourteen seconds he
fell of his legs. without moving or looking
around. aud continued alive only eighteen
minutes. The other dog nov left the com
paay and went to his companion. On reach
ing him he was observed To stand quite mo-
tlonless, and at the end Of ten seconds fell
down he never moved his limbs after, and
lived only seven minutes. A fowl was thrown
N. and died in inmate and quarter And
another, which was thrown in after, died in
the space OF minute and half.
| A heavy shower Of rain fell during the
time that these experiments were going for.
ward, which, from the interesting nature d
the experiment. was quite disregar,led. Oh
the upposite side af The valley To tina, which
was visited lay human skeleton. The hea,
was resting on the right arm. The effect o
the weather had bleached the bones as whit,
as ivory. This was probably the remains o
some wretched rebel. hunted towards the val
ley, who had taken sh tier there unrousciou
of its chaIacter."
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THE WoasS OF WARSAW .-Bayard Tay.
.lor's La; letter 10 the New York Tribune
cnniains the following:
" What more interested me than the speed
.nf the horses. was the beauty 81 the Polish
women Of the better classes. nuring iva
years ia Europe. ! have not seen so great
number 81 handsome faces a. saw in an
hour yesterday. II would be difficult 10 FUR
nish larger PORTION from the acknowledged
loneliness u Philsdel phia. Baltimore, or Lpu.
isyiir. heard Of an American marrying a
Polish ladv at Dresden, tie other day, aud
must commend his taste. These maids nI
Warsiw are not onls radiint blondes. whose
ewes aud hair remind you Of corn nnsfrs
aiming ripe grain, but Al.o dark eyed brauiies
with faces 81 = full Southern oval, lips round
and delicate a, ihnse Of an Amurrtte, and q
pure golden transparency of complexion
The connoisseur Of woman's beauty can ~
where better compare these two rival STYLES,
nor have 50 great difficulty in deciding be.
tween them.
Wandering along the streets with threats
foil % dust, we were attracted 10 the sign 81
a Ba,arian beer shop. The proprietor soon
learned that we were strangers. ~ was ,e.
ry de,iruus Of importing negro girl from
America ldr baf-maid. .hauld have all
the mobility II Tie city here sad lie. sh,
would be great curiosity. There is ihtl
w"nan, pastrana. with the hair all over her
f.ce-she made great fortune. they say
There are mol many 81 the kind. and could
not affurd il. but il could get one quite
black, with wonlly head. should make
more money 10 DAY than ! now do il i
lnen,h.' lie WISHED 10 engage me 10 send
him such an attraction, but respectfully de-
cllned.'
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4 POISONED VALLEY.

A singular discovery has lately been made
near Bstten, 10 Jaws, Of poisoned valley
Mr.. Alersnder Iso1dogu sisted il lsst July
and We extract paragraph ffom eommuni.
cation On The subject addressed BY him 10 the
Royal Geographical Society:
ut IL knosn BY the name 81 Ggtys Upas.
o. Poisoned Valley; aud following q path
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-10-06

TsxEs.-Many people in North Carolina
complain that the taxes are high and 80 they
are. compared with the almost nominal taxes
that were formerly levied, when the State
was content with merely lethargic condi.
tion. But when il was wisely determined
that she should keep peace with her neigh
bors ~ the struggle for prosperity and fame.
i was also found that this could only be
done by the aid Of money. and money could
only be raised by taxation. The taxes are
therefore more than formerly I; but that they
are unreasunably high or burdensome, a.
compared with those imposed on " the rest
Of mankind" we deny. See the following,
which We take from a Baltimore paper -
Jaraiion ia The Different Aaifs-Ae-
cording to an Official table, comprising eigh-
teen Of the States, il appears that North
Carolina pays less tar, per capita, than either
Of her sisters, il being only SO cents for zach
individual annualIy--whie the tax of the
State Of Maine. the highest in the list,
amounts 70 - per head. The whole eighteen
States. with population Of u, 500. 722, pay.
annually. se5.Os5. l29-being an average Of
sl72i EACH
Fiiiy.two cents for each individual in
North Carolina, three dollars for each in
Maine. and an average in the eighteen states
u si.72s. Six times as heavy taxes in Maine,
and more than three times as heavy in an
average OF eighteen States.
These facts may serve 70 reconcile our
people to the existing state Of things I; Tor il
Is always eonsoing. when we are in trouble.
70 know that We are not half 50 badly OF as
our neighbors. Pey. OLE.
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HIackwood,. EdInburgh msEarIne,

Tor September. has heen received. IL content. are 1.
cherbourg--The Spectacle a. What viii he DO with
i-By Pissirslus Csrlnn- Part XVI. .. Inspiration
and suGseaiion. g. The Light on The lisGth-Psn I.
8. A Psfoehisl Epic. Q. John compsny's Farewell TO
John Boil. 7. The Commons a. chsrbourg- ono
Of Themselves
Published By Leonard Scot a Co, New York.
Prizes % per snnum idr any one o. The Reviews, Or
Bsskwood o. any iwo Of lhs works, S., for Black.
wood and the four Reviews. $40.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-10-06
A view Plough. : We have had IL. ple.,

A New Plough. - We have had The pleasure
ofersmining Plough. CONSTRUCTED by Alexander DIX
E-l, Of this county. for which he has obtained
patent. Il does the work Of turning and sulsoil
plough in operation. The subsoi attachment can
be taken away, and with simple stock used ., a sub.
soil o. coulter, and the plough as a turning though
siane. Il answers 81 The purposes of plOigh and
coulter. The plough e,n be seen At ST. James Wsbbs
store.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-10-06

H.w ne CARErH ron rnrN.-The Banner
Of the Cross is credited with a paragraph
which relalrs curious and derpls interest.
ing circumstance IN tie condition Of tie
vaudoi. po-tors. When the vau,los we're
80 cruelty prosecuted by Rome. 10 crunwel's
time, the Protector, among III. other acts &c
determined and br,therly Intervention, w0r.
thy 81 Christian poleniata, prnclainei a
general collection u mnnry for their relief.
10 all the churches throughout the Common.
wealth. hran'iy was this proclamation
responded u that considerable surplus came
IN, which could not be directly applied, or
had become unfeeessary, and therefore re.
msined 10 tie treasury. Il was rrsul,ri t.
apply the lanh 10 The permanent support of
the Vaudols pastors, and from il each " them.
sixteen lnhumber, receives at this day. lpriy
pounds sterling per annum, through tie Bank
81 England. IL Is added that when Napoleon
B0haparie conquered Italy, the same great
Providence moved him ID make a,er to tie
Vaatois certain properties conh.eaird frnu
the Chur,ht,I Rnne. l,y the treaty Of vienna,
alter Napprpn's overthrow, this arrangement
was suffered e. remain unii.Iurbed (once
more the baud e Providence visible and The
result !. that raci, IL the pastors nav receives
frnm this source an additional twenty pounds.
Thus the pastors 81 this extremely popr bnt
piUus people. are comfortably supported Tor
them, with an income Of $500 each, which
serve. their simple wants very satisfaetari-
". L seems Ike sbeautiiul taken 81 regard,
fraln tie Lnrd. fur whom they suffered 50
macli--a distinction or marx 81 hpnor, valn.
able beyond price cor its significance and sin.
gnlarty. "ihem that honor me. will hsn.
or" But few people have had opportunity
o. grace 50 to honor God. a. had the Walden.
ses; and tits j. The supple and beautiful badge
Of their fidelity. wrought for them before tie
world by the peculiar Intefposition Of Divine
Providence. ~ " Eramin0.
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The naicIsh standard. I'll

Standard. having employed eonpeient Reporters faf
ihs Two Houses. propose issuing ], three time wr,k
during the approaching session Of the les-luur. end
will furnish 4 duins he ses.on for one dollar per CO.
by; he weekly STANDARD for fy cents. To their semi.
weekly subscribers The ri.weeky will Be sent without
additional charge. Tbs standard will appear IN new
dress lie Gfst week Of The sessiSn.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-10-06

10 boring an Artesian well at Tourn, Lin.
colnshire. spring was struck which throws
the water twenty-five feet from the esrth's
surface at the rate Of 365 gallons per minute,
o. 1871 $4,000 gallons IN twelve months.
Il has only one equal. and the, 10 In Paris
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-10-06

SUMMARY PuSisHngsT.--A man hy the name
ol Murphy grossly insulied lady 10 wades-
borough. Ansnn Couniy. lev days sg,. u,
was mol his flIst offence, so the ruifisn was
arrested. tied to tree. about two hundred
iashe. inflicted upon-his person. aud then rid
den on rail. alter which the application OF
a little tar and Few feathers satisfied the
demands OF justice for the time. and he was
dlsmissed--ihe people accompanying him for
some distance on his way with mosie-the
drum playing the Rosue's March.
WadtstOro' Argu,
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The Rev. r. Post. ID. D.. died in Charles
ton on sunday afternoon. Of Yellow Fever.
Tie was in his eighty -sesenth year. and had
completed twenty years in the pastorate
Of the Circular church and congregation Of
that city. He was for seventeen years pas
tor Of the First Presbyterian church, Wash
ington City.
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rarmers, pnnk. = Th. EIInlelh Q

Farmers Bank. = The EiiEaieth City Pho.
Of the 2lst ssy.: "The ss.els Of the Bank run
Above - liabilities some 100000 Tho. showing IL
perfect solseney. We repeat. there J. steady rrdemp.
ton q is eiteulnon. and 10 necessity Or the
ruinous discount At which the notes o. The Farmers.
Bank are hell.
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A letter 10 the Fayetteville Observer from
Watson's Bridge. Moore county. says: The
farmers in this ne,gtborhouh are Just sbout
done pulling folder. There will be more
corn made than was last year. have never
knuwn il healthier
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Tennessee.-.Ata recent election 10 Tennessee.
90. d 1855 votes cast. soo9l were against con.
senon 10 amend The constitution Of the sisie, and
s,sg7 for i.
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0us UsrIsIsHEp RamHoaps. = There are
II this time three Rail. Roads in progress 10
our State. which are Of great local and ma.
ticnsI importance, and no delay or expense
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-10-06

The sweet name Of Mary. By decree Of
Pope Pho Nino. can no longer be given 10
children, on pain Of decentralization. IIis
infsllibiIiiy reserves IL. hereafter. exclusively
fU the virgin Of immaculate conception,
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Rail- Roads a Source of Revenue. We

hdAt kWduo a 6VuACu VI ACtGuuUs-W ~
believe, but are not positive, that Georgia IS
the only State in the Union that has, a rail
road the exclusive property Of the State Gov
eminent. This is the Western and Atlantic
Rail Road, commonly called the " State
Road" and leads from Atlanta to Chattanoo-
ga. a distance Of 1873 miles. 1t was built at
the expense Of the State, with the object Of
developing a portion of that hourishing Com
monwealth--the Northwest sec tion, familiarly
known in our times as the Cherokee coun-
try" Ii was, prior to the construction Of
the Road, but partially known and sparselv
settled, on account Of its remoteness from
market and its inaccessibleness. Since be-
ing penetrated by this artery of commerce
and travel, II has become the garden spot Of
the South. With genial climate. salnbrious
atmosphere, pure water, and scenery not sur
passed BY that Of Switzerland, il has become
the resort Of thousands from the middle and
ower part Of the State and adjacent States,
for healthful and pleasant residences. 1t is
becoming densely populated with people
who, for all the physical elements of bone,
muscle and nerve, and the moral, mental at
tributes Of honesty and industry. enterprise
and intelligence, will compare with the peo-
pie Of any part Of the globe. The soil and
climate are admirably adapted to the growth
of cereal crops, and in the production Of corn
and grain Of every kind, Georgia has taken
stand with any State in the West.
All this for the country and people has
been accomplished by and through the instru-
mentality Of the rail road.
Let us see what the same road is accom-
lplishing for the State at large. in pecunary
point Of view, contributing TO the support Of
the State Government, and relieving its citi-
zens of onorous taxes.
The Treasurer of this Road, few days
since, paid into the State Treasury s3s.0uC
for the month Of August. This amount, added
TO previous payments. makes the round sum
Of SO, 900 paid into the State Treasury with
in the past six months, commencing with the
LIST Of March last. considerable fund ha,
been reserved to purchase new iron for such
PORTIONS Of the track as require relaying oil
account Of the worn condition of the iron
We learn that the road bed is in fine orde
and condition. For some time past abou
500 hands have been employed upon the re
pairs, and are yet engaged in that service
At Chattanooga magnificent passenger de
lpOt is in process of erection. The work j
being conducted by civil engineer, and pu
up by the hands in the immediate employ
ment of the Road. The expenses OF thi
work are paid monthly, as well as the wage
OF all laborers employed on the Road. and al
, current expenses and debts Of the Road. II i
the settled policy Of the administration tina
no new debts shall accumulate. All the pay
meuts into the State Treasury have beef
made from the net earnings Of the Road AM
/, from no other source. N. o. Bslgssa
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annually becoming heasief AMI heavier, il
they would not be immcnsely benefitted by
the State obtaining her just and righteous
share Of the common property which IS now
rapidly passing away into the hands Of those
ravenous young cormorants, the new sove.
reignties and territories that are multipl ying
so fast in the Northwssti Why. Disuibu-
ton is the game that these greedy Juveniles
are regularly playing under the auspices Of
Democracy. Huge hunks Of land--millions
of acres---are voted to them every session Of
Congress by Democratic majoritles. and vet
we are to be told by the Virginia wing IF the
faithful that Distriaation is not in the cata-
lngue Of things to be tolerated BY the De-
mocracy!
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-10-06

An lSciDESr--A tou ching case wal present.
ed yesterday to the consideration and charity
Of one Of the Gnod Salnafitans who now take
care Of the sick, relieve the destitute. and
feed the starving. A boy was discovered in
the morning lying in the grass Of Claiborne
street, evidently bright and intelligent, but
sick. A man who has the feelings Of kind
ness strongly developed. went to him, shook
him by the shoulder and asked him what he
was doing there. waiting for God TO come
to me" SAT-, he. What DO you mean Z"
said the gentleman, touched BY the pathetic
tome Of the answer aud The condition Of the
boy, in whose eve and flushed face he saw
the evidences of the fever. "Gnd sent for
mother aud father. and little brother" said
he, land took them away to his home up in
The sky, aud mother told me when she was
sick that~God would take care Of me. have
no home, nobody to give me anything. and
50 came ont here and have been leaking SO
long up in the SKY for Gnd to come and take
care OF me, as mother said he would. He
will came, won't he! Mother never told me a
lie.' "Yes, my lad" said the man. overcome
with emotian, che has sent me to take care
of YOU" You should have seen his eyes flash
and the smile Of triumph break over his face
as he said. !" Mother never told me lie. sir,
but you've been so long on the way." What
a lessen Of trust. and how this incident shows
the effect Of never deceiving children with
idle tales. As the poor mother expected when
she told her son s'God would take care 81
him." he did by touching the heart Of this be.
nesolent man with compassion and love I,
the little stranger" N. O. De4q.
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The University Magazine = The number
~ October i on our table. ., make, very god -.
rsssnee; !. pubIshed shout The hra Of each month,
creep, January snd Juy ,saeh number containing lof
eight pages. at 81 per snnum, paid IN advance.
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The n. CnroIIna PIanier.-Th, oetah

the ". Carolina Planter The October
number o. obi. valuable agricultural journal has been
received !, seems 70 improve - II grows older. both
IN sppssrsnes snd IN ussuInss Address A. N. Cor.
mon. Rslsish n. enclosing one dollar and the Plan.
Ter will be cent for one year.