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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-04-14

A BAD BUSINESS Caedfed both Ways.--
Uncle Sam. the great goose, is terribly pluck
ed. One set Of the public servants embezzle
the public money, aud another set line their
pockets by" investigating the frauds Of the
other. Ii appears 10 be SORT of partnership
business--looks very much as il there was
a bargain that public money should be stolen
not only for the benefit Of the rogues, bnt in
directly Of those who have scrnples against
downright stealing. The investigations"
might very well be dispensed with. Nobody
is convicted and punished, and the govern
ment is decided loser. il we may believe
such statementsa as the following, taken from
the Washington correspondence Of the Rich
mond South an Administration paper, and ire-
quently made In others: Fay. 05serper.
rThe chiefperson benefited by these inves.
legations is the Sergeant. at Arms, who sum,
mons the witnesses. | understand that the
calculations Of this official show that for sum.
moning witnesses to attend these committees,
he has been coming money at the rate Of thirty
cents minute. These fees are the most
plundering sort Of charges that can be con-
ceived Of. The Sergant.at- Arms is allowed
ten cents mile for his travel TO and fro in
serving subpenas; he constitutes as his de.
putty some one who is glad enough to travel
with his actual expenses paid for, and with
out fee; and where he summons very large
number Of witnesses from the same spot. he
has had the audacity TO charge mileage. and
has managed 10 get il for each witness. Thus,
in the Fort Smelling investigating Committee,
tVeaty-sir witnesses were summsned from
Fort Smelling, for each nne Of whom the
Sergeant at Arms charged hi. mileage both
ways, making snug lltile fortune out Of the
single operation. although the fact was that
his messenger had only performed the journey
twice, 1t is enormous that this punderlng
practice should be allowed. and that too, IN
the very course Of investigations which are
aimed at fraud"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-04-14

A PLEAsASr STORY OF NAPOLEON The
last little story, TOR rather truth,) which is
AID Of him is, that. in yesrs past. when he
was in tile days of his surveillance and adj
versity, soldier had il in his power to insult,
mortify, and degrade him. However. time
rolled on and released him, not only from the
hand Of his brutal enemy. hut placed him on
The throne Of France. In The meantime, the
soldier had gone to the Crimea, and there
showed sufficient bravery to warrant his
name being put on the list as candidate for
the medal. This list wss Of course submitted
TO the Emperor, and when he recognized the
name OF his former tormentar. he directed
that he should be brought before him.
The man approached, not without fear and
hesitation, for he, as well as the Emperor,
had not forgotten what had taken place
/" WELL" said the Emperor. q do you remem-
Der when | was in your care how you treated
me r. The colder bowed abashed. !" Very
we'll" continued his Majesty, "your name IS
on this list-telI me il our situations were
once more reversed, would you forget and
forgive the past what would be your OBJ
ject in summoning me, as have done you,
with reprOaches Of a punishment even more
crule than that!' "Your Majesty" replied
the man. 81 cannot hope for your forgiveness,
and we're our situations reserved, do not
think could grant pardon, and therefore do
not expect from another that which ! could
not accord myself. You have doubtless sun
moned me before you to overwhelm me with
disgrace. But Ibeseech you, Sire. tn remem.
Der only did my Duty" And not on that
occasion only did you perform yonr duty"
rejoined his Majesty, for you have acted
bravely during the war, and ! have sent for
you thai might place this medal with nv
own hands on your breast. Never shall il be
said that Louis Napoleon permitted personal
feeling TO withhold well earned reward
from brave soldier"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-04-14

The Patent. Law. Reform bill, INTRODUCED
into the Hnuse BY Mr.. Taylor. % New Yo,k.
lsronklyn.) and reported back in substance
By the committee on Patents. provides that
models may be returned 20 tie Inventors,
aud that they may be dispensed with sltOge-
Their where dressings are sufficient. The
passage Of such bill will be good news 10
many worthy but poor inventors. but avery
objectionable feature ~ The osiended bill i.
that il takes away The right Of appeal from
the decisions 81 the Commissioner 81 Patents.
II IS 10 be hoped that this liberal and saluta.
~ judicial resort II Inventors will be pre-.
served 10 the new law.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-04-14

WESTERN EXTENSION RAILRop.-we invite
atteniipn 10 The proceeding Of the bo.ri Of
Directors OF the Company. at their meeting
held 10 Statewide. on the 18th instant, pub.
llshed 10 another column. The Board resoly.
Ell to open Books II subscription at Salisbury i,
siatesyille, Newton. Morgant1n, Marion,
Lenolr aud Ashevllle, for $500, 900 Of add.
tional Stock IN said Company.
As the road Is progressively rapidly. 10 lis
westward course. IL is very desirable that the
whole SUN might be taken up in short while,
" the cOunIIrs Immediately interested {:
and those Who before have stood aIoof a NJ
withheld their aid from this great enterprise,
should now embrace another opportunity and
lend helping hand TO extend the Road 10 its
destination at an early day. There is no
gaInsaying the proposition that The farther The
road can be extended and the sooner. infinite.
" larger will be the benefit that will inare 10
the Stockholders Of the Cebtrsl Road, 10 the
people Of the West, and to the trade of our
seaapOrts and The trade Of the State.
In short time the Road will reach this
place. and the desire Is for il 10 pass ahead
Tor the benefit Of other sections. Those ri
our citizens who have aided IL bringing The
Rad thus Ear, feel their reward already, in
The apprecisting value Of property and en-.
larged activity Of The industrial pursuits of
The country. which will be quckened set
more when the neigbIng Of the lion horse
shall echo among our hills and valleys.
bsdsn Exprea.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-04-14

Mr. CiImer.-We have received from The Hon.
John A. G,lmer copy Of hi. speech. delivered 10 the
House Of Representatives the 3Oth Of March last
on the Kansas question: and intend 70 spread !, be.
fore our readers 10 neIt ISSUE Asihe Demo.
cratic papers out ia pretty strong terms against MI.
Gilmer Cor his sction on the Kansas BILL a. connected
with the LeeomPon constitution, II i bui simple act
ou'ties that be should be permitted 10 explain 10 the
people bis views upon the question at issue, and the
principles which have governed bis action This mea.
sure q justice DO not feel at liberty to withhold.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-04-14

LANDLORD AND rsSAST The following II.
gal decision, gwen IN Philadelphia Court.
will be interesting TO those leasing real es.
tate:
Grove IS. Hughes This was an seton
tried before JUICE Strong. a. Nlsi Prius. the
facts 1T which are these :--Wm. Hughes had
leased To ID. p Grove for seven years the
premises. l02 Nprth Eighth street, al tie an
aual rent Il $4,000. THESE premises. were
burnt il about one year from the commence
ment Of The lease. They were insured, and
policy was held By the landlord, wha drew tile
insurance money. and did mt rebuilt. The
tenant did rebuild, and having paid his rent,
brought this acton or recover the amount ex.
pended 10 rebuilding. Judge Strong held
that 10 case 81 lease containing no express
covenant on the part Of the landlord to rebuild,
that the fact Of b.. receiving insurance crea.
tel no obligation 10 rebuild that the rent
was not suspended BY the destruction Of the
premises, but the tenant must continue to paw
Il and that since the lease provided that at
expiration the tenant shngld surrender il e in
gnod order, reasonable wear aud tear except.
ed, }" 4 was questionable whether the tenant
was not himself AZ all events bound 10 rebuild.
The Judge therefore directed nonsuit.
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Deatr or Col. Benton.-The Hon. Thom

Hart Benton died at his residence in Washington city
Saturday morning last at twenty-five minutes before
eigh, o'clock in the 10th year Of his age. Col Ben
ton, for near half century, has occupied distinguished
positions in the councils Of the nation, and his
has been identified with amos, every great measure
which has during that long space Of time agtated the
country. In industry and ability. few have exceeded
him.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-04-14

MnRR SocIALIss.-Another meeting 81
German end French Socialists was held in
New York on Sunday {! evening last. at the
Steaben House, in the Bowery. The rooms
were filled with people Of many nations, and
after a banquet had been discussed. toasts and
speeches were introduced. In the course Of
mex, reo,latio6 should fisSat'tesG SfiR rfe 'ptOe
secution and execution Of despnts, but ques-
fions Of labor should be settled, as already
had been projected in 1913, when the reyolu-
ton at Berlin and Vienna occurred.
One Mr.. Allen spoke in the name Of the
American Socialists. After the triumph OF
freedom in the eightleth year Of the last CEN
turv. he observed, the triumph Of Socialistic
IDEAS must follow. The same sword that
fought Tor political freedom must fight the
battle between labor and capital. Here The
speaker shook a sword which he held IN his
hand. snd there was greatapplause. Eiwd
KEPT said that a future resolution would
abolish the distinction between rich and
poor. The speaker proposed three cheers
f,r 0risini, his associates and successors"
These we're given with will.
Mr.. CRUDE spike Of the heroe. Of the Aneri.
can Revolution, the fathers VI the Republic,
and upoH freedom and equality. He praised
Jefferson, but was opposed TO Buchanan, and
demanded the emancipation 81 white as well
~ black slaves. Mr.. fIuhr gave q toast on
tie approaching end" Of Frederick William.
and wished an early termination Of the reign
q Ftaacis Joseph, o. Austria.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-04-14

THE LAsr OF rHE MoSuLs The old King
of Drlhi, the lastof the Mogul Enperors. has
been condemned BY the British authorities to
be transported to one &c the An,laman Islands.
aud ID be held there az convict for the few
remaining years e his life. III co,nplirity,
as the nominal head Of the revolt in India.
the a,owed purpose Of which was the restura
ton Of the Mogul dynasty, and his mere ter.
rible completely IN the massacres and fortunes
Of the British women and children Of Delhi.
would have amply justified bis condemnation
10 death bit il appears that Capt. Hndsnn.
of the British army. who ELECTED his capture
under very difficult circumstances, promised
to spare hIs life; and the British judicial au.
thoriiies hpnor,bly respected that promise
The Andsman Islands are situated ~ the Bay
Of Bengal, about half way between Cape Ne
grais and the Nicnbar Islands. Thsir total
area j. about 5000 square niles They are
inhabited By couple Of thousand Malays. II
The most savage character, aud are supposed
to be one Of the principal resorts d the pirates
of The IHdien Seas.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-04-14
STATE ELEcTIoNs

Rhode Isiand.-The annual election IN III.
State Of Rhode I'lan took place on the 7ih inst The
American Republican, elected the entire STATE ,icks,
Governor. Lieutenant Governor, Secretary Of State
&C. and large majority in both branches Of Tho Leg.
islaiure.
The new Legislature vill elect Uniied States Sens.
ior % succeed NJ. Allen, whose i.m viii s1pr. on IL.
9Th Of ysfeh nori
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-04-14

The SfATE GEoLooI.T One Of our citizen.
inquired the other Jay i We knew where The
State Geoogist. Pfoi. Emmons, was, and
whether lie was expected 10 this quarter Of The
State som. We told him We we're not posted
as 10 the Professors whereabouts, --didn,.
know what others expected, but as for our.
selves, Individually and collectively" we
didn't expect 70 see him here at Ill. Some
years since be visited this country, passed
rapidly through nv counties, and or again
towards Raleigh, inanifesting as much ankle.
" 70 get away as man would who bad acci.
denisliy stumbled into a small pDf hospital.
We intend % have BIT introduced IL
lhe next Legislature 10 repeal The law Great.
lhs tHs once istsriHk kstcs
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-04-14

CorsrERFEr N0TEs.-There are a great
many counterfeit notes in circulation m this
community, some Of them 50 well executed as
ID deceive very readily. These notes are made
BY photographic instruments, aud almost in
sariably paler than the genuine notes. Ten
dollar spurinu. notes on the Merchants Bank
Of Newbern. y. e., are quite current. The
,ignetie on The right corner 81 these is very
indlstinet. These on the Wheeling Bank are
most likely to deceive. being admirably exc.
cuied. Counterfeit EDS on the Farmers
and Droyers' Bank. Pennsyl,ania. are also in
circulation. Persons 20 whom notes on any
of ih,se banks are offered, would be wise To
examine them very carefully.
Saunion Spectator.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-04-14

AS EsnassY TRoH JaPAs.-A Paris CORE.
spondent 81 the New York Journal of Con.
meree says: - gorgeous embassy from ia.
pan IS expected. After visiting our capital,
London, and perhaps Vienna, these Princes
and other grandees u the Monaghan race will
cross the Atlantic 10 learn what the United
State are. and what Repsblie means"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-04-14

The Grand Jury 81 Philadelphia have fund
true bills against Mr.. Allibnne, late Presi.
dent. and Thomas A. Newhali, late director,
d the Bank of Penns,lyani.. charging the N
with conspiracy 10 certain transactions which
have resulted 10 a loss 10 the institution of
some two hundred aud lorty thousand dollars.
They have been held TO bail in The sum Of
ten thousand dollars each TO answer the
charge.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-04-14

FRos kassls-fn the Kansas constitution.
Al convention schedule has been reported,
which provides for the submission IT Tie con.
stitution TO the people on the third Tuesday
IN May. All laws nat repugnant 10 the con
si,tuilDn are TO rrmain 10 iorce. Tie bill
u rights is identical with that Of the Topeka
constitution. A renonslrsnce 10 Congress
against the Lecompton constitution has been
read aad ordered 10 be Immediately forward.
I'd to Washington.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-04-14

MARROW EscAPE.-A prescription was pre-.
pared the other daf, SAYS The Cincinnati En-
quirer. al a Main street apothecary's. BY an
experienced clerk. iDf young lady residing in
Fpurth street, and cent home. Some Thirty
minutes after, The regular prescription clerk
called. aud was putting up tie bottles. when
De observed jar Or stfiehnine il tie place of
some harmless preparation, and called atten.
tion 10 u. TIE young man who had pat up
The medicine, tgrned PALE a. death when the
discovery va. made, ani sid Great God,
have just . * th4t To SIR. -, % Fourth
street" Not ! moment VS. 10 Be lot, aud
inlsej great probability was that tie
poison bal bern alieIly t.ken bit the clerk
determined 70 make ~ effort. seized his hat
and rushed fran,ically through tie street. %.
I'll lie came 10 tie house, aud without wait.
Ing 70 tiUg the bell. ranup stsirs asked where
Miss ---'s loom aas, u lady be met In
the hall. She va. slammed al bis manner
but a. be told her lie and death depended
upon his knowing Immediately, she pointed
10 The door from which sic lad just istueJ.
lie entered nnbidJen and just as the young
Iady's mother Vas sbOlt 70 administer me of
The powders which was prepared in 4 spDon.
nearly 81 her daughter. lips.
I" Hold fof GOds sake. MI5an. That /.
poison Give il to your daughter, and you
are her mBfderessy
The wilJness Of The clerks manner fright.
ened both u iies--ihe spoon fsli upon The bed.
aud The daughters already pallid cheek bleach.
ed until u was .. colorless a. bei night robe. 1
Ire druggist was thought to be insane, bot
lev words u explanation revealed ali. and
flle tragedy was eItingaished 10 Tie light of
JOY 81 the prc,identiaf escape.
The Druggist returned, and relieved tie
poor clerk from his awful suspense, by telling
him n the happy result d bis effand, when /
The clerk swooned away. Tbs little sketch,
though i msy sound dramatically, ia simple
transcript ~ On occurrence Of the "inaef
he" " . dug store.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-04-14
Isrsarsrrso TO sLavsuoLDrss.-we men

lsrEaEsrISs TO SHAREHOLDERS. We men.
toned yesterday The conviction oi q white
man for the murder u slave, which took
place recently 10 Georgia. Another cas-. has
just transpired 10 vicksbure, Mississippi. A
man named Davenport, charged with killing
= slave, vas convicted Of manslaughter and
sentenced TO seven years hard ls6ur in the
penitentisry. The yicksburg Wing says:
This was case Of some importance 10 the
shareholders. The accused was an oyerseer,
and pleaded in his defence that the slave wa
resisting his authority when he gave the blow
causing death. We learn his Honor, Judge
Yerger, at the instance Of the State, charged
the jury TO the effect. that the slave when his
life was threatened or endangered By the in.
Fiction Of cruel and unusual punishment, had
a right TO resist, even the master, aud that
bis resistance under such circumstances would
be no Justification 10 the accused for killing
him.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-04-14

Connecttcnt. LII this State alao che Rspub-
cans have largely triumphed. They have elected the
Governor by over 5000 majority, and have large
majority in both branches ofthe Legislature.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-04-14

The Missouri Republican, publishes letter
from Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation, dated
March 18th, containing the following inter.
esting informationi
"A party Of Cherokees. sir in number,
that LEFT the nation 10 November last, on
Trading expedition 70 the plains, reformed
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-04-14

~ The l66th session Of Orange Presby terry win
commence at Hawfeld church. in Alamance county.
on Thursday the ped instant, at ~ o'clock, NJ.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-04-14

The SouTH SH0rLD Reject IFcnNPr0S.--
The Louisville Democrat, in very able ar
ticle, contends that the South " ought to have
been the first to reject Lecompton. She
ought TO have said. we want slave State. but
we shall have nothing 10 do with this ap.
parent advantage, we see 1t is accidental,
and that it is surrounded with shameless
frauds. We shall not touch it. You have
our bond. freely given, that constitution Of
the Territory Of Kansas shall be made by her
people, acting through the legally and fairly
expressed will Of a majority Of actual resi-
dents. We see that this Lecompton affair
is not as it is written in this bond, and we
shall have nothing TO do with it. This would
have given to the South moral influence in
this Government, that would have lasted half
century. It would even have overwhelmed
Northern agitators. But the South seems
otherwise disposed, as far as she has spoken;
and, If she perseyere, she must count the
cost. What does she propose to gain! Not
credit, or friends; and no; slave State, as
she well knows. But, It is said, we just
want to have an experiment made; we want
test we want 70 see if a slave State can be
admitted. Well. have not all tile friends Of
the South in the free States said, from first
to last, that they would admit slave State
i a majority Of her people desired it' Have
people sustained them-and have they not
now the power TO do it, Bur. saws the
South, we want the test; we shall not trust
professions. We have this only TO say
!. those who treat friends after this fashion.
are not likely to have any long"
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HILLsBoRoUGH, N. 6.
wednesday, April II. 1858.

TT Richerson Nichols, Esq, is our authorized
agent in the county of Orange, to collect arrearages
due for subscriptions to the Recorder and for adver-
Using.
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Tar STREssrm OF THE GRsAr PowpRs.-

The STRENGTH OF THE GREAT Pow gRs.-in
view of the probability Of the general war in
Europe, resulting from the present compli-
cations. we deem the following statement Of
the financial resources and military and ma
val strength Of the Great Powers Of especial
interest:
Countries. .7nnaal Rerenue. Debt
Great Britain, e70.O00,000 $500. 100000
France, 62,000,OO0 275, ZOO, 900
Austria, 25,000,00O ls0,OO0,O 900
Russi, 55.000,O00 170,000,000
Prussia, l5,0UO0O0 $4,000, 900
The military strength Of Great Britain,
France and Russia, has been materially mo-
difed Of late, and it is difficult to state il
with precision Just at this time. Great Bri-
tain is obliged 10 maintain an immense army
in India and her other dependencies, so that
she could not bring any nsiderable military
force TO bear upon the Continent without the
aid of subsidies. Her strength there lies in
the arms Of the liberal party Of every nation.
France has compact and efficient army Of
about 100000 men. Russia claims an army.
5jd men, Rn" he var H2!gRS S RgmRRf bo I %sf
footing, numbers go, 600 men that of Prus-
sia about So, 1000. But neither Austria nor
Prussia have resources sufficient to maintain
such armies in active service.
There are but three great naval powers.
Ia December, 1854, the British fleet 10 com
mission and actual service consisted Of I42
steamers and 1O4 sailing vessels. with IS,
900 men. Since that period it has been
largely increased. The navy Of France is
stated TO include more vessels than that OF
Great Britain, and il is certain that since the
establishment Of the Empire il has been
greatly strengthened. During the Crimean
war, however, as we all reeollect, the force
Of the French navy was found to be much
exaggerated, and il is certain that France has
not the seamen, who. after all, make naval
power. The Russian feet in 1854 consisted
VI So ships Of the line, 4s frigates, and 81
smaller vessels, with $4,000 men.
Philadelphia Journal
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Military SChOOi.--The citizens Of Charlotte
have subscribed $4,000 to found Academy ofhigh
grade on the military principle The town, by vote
Of It's citizens has subscribed $4,000. being the amount
required to complete the sum needed.