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monument injured or defsced. The one and
only exception is in the case Of the obelisk
erected BY the British army in front Of the
Redan which is INITIATED by divers visitors
having cut their name in the stone /; and the
inscription on it is also partly defaced--sery
probably. in some drunken frolic. During
our short residence among the Russians we
fonnd them all, whether rich or poor, most
civil and DESTROYS Of obiigiug US. and appa-
rently bearing us no il.wiIl on account Of
our country. In the harbor Of Sebastopol
they are very busily employed, under the di.
rection Of an American. IN working with the
sunken ships. They have rellnquished all
hope Of getting up the large mel. of-war EN-.
tire, and are now blowing them Or. and SO
getting them up by plecemeai but with some
Of the smaller craft they are more successful.
and we saw one small steamer that had just
been raised when We were there. 1t certainly
looked queer affair ; but they said the wood
was sound. and that few repairs would make
the engines all right. The steamer that took
US from Constantnople to Odessa, on our
way to the Crimea, had been submerged for
about year. and. according to the captain.
(whose statement receive with d0ubt,) the
engines recommended working without any
repairs being required. Scotsman
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NEW s ITEMS.

SUDDEN DE.TH---Oa FRIDAY last, Mr.. IA
,id Sliaw. IN old and respected citizen. Va.
stricken with paralysis while IL the store II
his nrire, Mrs. Banks, aud in two hours
brealhei BIS last, ha,in been removed IN tic
meantime 10 tie dwelling 81 Mrs. Banks
Mr. shaw was a native 81 Scotland, bui
had been 4 ciiiEea IT this place sinre 1925.
Ills age was %. Fey. Oi..
An old man named Boon. eighty five years
81 age. aud an inmate Of the poor house 81
I.enOlr county IN this state. j. said 70 have
recently inherited an estate worth $50. 0GO.
lie has wife and three children, who, prior
70 this windlall. we're all in the aims house
at kiBsiou.
While Donati's comet is about recedng
from view, another fiery messenger u un-
folding his tail, and can now Just be seen
with ihr naked eve IN lie constellation
Pegasus. which j. situated ii direct range
with line drawn from the two pointers ~
the Great Dipper through the North sfar.
and Is about as Ear from that body as Arc.
turus. This Is Tuttle's comet.
Miss Amanda Burnley recently sued Mr..
J. S.llis, 10 Atlanta country. Miss. Tor $40.
600. because he promised to marry her, and
didn't. but married another lady. The jury
only thOughthe damaged slO.
Efforts have lately been made 81 Tie Pat.
ent Office. through Mr.. Meade. our minister
TO Brazil, 10 obtain tea seed from that conn.
try, where il has been successfully cultivated
for thirty years.
ExrRaoEDisaRY LosoEurY.-The Bangor.
Me-, Union. records the death, on The 81
instant, Of Miss Edgvrly, al the estraordi.
nary age Of one hundred and trniy .iro years.
Forty.nine Of the camels belonging 10 the
United States are now al Campo Verde, six.
" miles from Antonio. Only one Of those
imported has died, while ten have been ad.
ded by birth.
LInfnaL PRlzE OirraED.--Dr. Thomas u.
Warren, 81 Edenion, North Carolina, Offers
s prize Of one hundred dollars, TO the author
Of The best essay on medical subject, which
may be presented 10 the Faculty IL the Me.
dieal College u Virginia, By any member 81
The Graduating LIass, Cor lie session 81
ls5s-'59.
LotTEaY GAsHLiSs.--The New York sun
says that few days since tie sheriff sold out
the effects Of merchant who has been ruined
BY the purchase Of lottery tickets. IIe bought
for years, bat never gained a prize until A
few weeks ago, and ihs lottery men refused
10 pay 'hr only ~, hc made.
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PRESENT CONDITION OF sEBAsroPoL.

A letter dated Constantinople, August 90.
thus describes the present state Of Sebasto-
pol. regarding which so many contradictory
accounts have lately appeared:
" We have accomplished an excursion 10
the Ctimes, and were much gratifed with IL.
Seb4stepnl was our headquarters for week,
- We had plenty Of time fully 10 examine
the various places Of interest in connection
with the war. Every thing at present re-
mains in we're much tie same staie ~ at the
conclusion Of the var. The town, which ha.
been very fine one, is now but a scene of
ruin and desulatiun. The present population
reduced from 10000 10 5000 mostly live
10 the wooden huts left by the British and
French armies. Some few stone houses have
been rebuilt, but very few and OF very
common sort. The magnificent locks remain
in the state Of total ruin 20 which they were
reduced during the occupation Of the town
BY the allies, and heaps 81 stones are the on
y Indications Of the positions Of the forts on
the suuth side of the harbor. Bot on the
north side the forts are 10 az efficient state az
ever. IL being perfectly ludicroBs to observe
huw little damage they received from the
bpinbardmeut gwen them. The trenches,
batteries, snd other earthwnrks remain as
thew we're during the war, with merely the
slight alterations caused By wind and wealth
er; and even AZ this distance 81 time, cannon
b.lis. shot. powder. cans. broken pieces ol
shells, &C., are found lying on the ground
Especially 10 tie neighbnrhooJ Of the bate.
riesl 10 such quantities ss a. keep men a.
work collecting them for their value as old
irnn, and tsking them Away by carloads.
Even whole UNEMPLOYED shells are yet &c.
casiDnally 10 be met with. We fell in
with one on the very day u our arrival ;
but they are not pleasant to NEEDLE sith,
AZ they Al times explode with 10 very sppa.
reui good reason: and an unfortunate Rng.
liah sailor was blown all TO pieces few
month. ago BY an accident 81 this sort.
remember seeing sone months sga 10 the
Times sofne statement 70 the effect that the
graves in the Crimea were not taken care of.
bot must s.y came 70 quite different
conclusion. | visited most of the English
eemetefieB a. Bilaklsys. Inksrm.n. znd the
Alma. ~ eel Is thDts nearer Sebssiopol.
aud, Nth out exception. did nd see angle
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-10-20

A SNAIK-A SNAIK.--We were on Tuesday
shown perfect monster in the shape Of a
Rattesnake, which made our flesh fairly
cra,ci to look at. His snakeship was caught
on the plantation Of Mr.. William Waters.
about six or eight miles from town, by ne
gro belonging to Mr.. W., in the manner
we shall describe. The negro saw the snake
on the ground, and wishing to take bis enc
my alive, he cut him a crotched stick which
he gently inserted across the neck Of Mr..
Rather. and. with shove, pinned him Sc
curely To the ground. Never without twine
in his pocket, he takes that article and. ma
king loop, slips II over the yarmint's head,
and leisurely drags him home to his master.
The snake was on exhibition alive, for a
few hours only. at the drug store Of Walker
Meares, Esq, who, not having great fancy
for the firing curiosity, and thinking he
would look much better in bottle, put him
in bottle, with a goodly quantity Of alco-
hol and the animal is new visible at all
hours of the day to those who have curiosity
enough 70 look at him. lie measures feet
4 inches long about as large round, We sup
pose, as a mans ARMAND had on the end OF
his tail Is rattles and button. He was
killed BY chloroform.
This is the second or third snake Of this
species taken alive by The above negro, who
evidently has talent that way.
Wilmington HeraH
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CLERGYMAN KILLED ny LienrSiNc.-The
Rev. s. \. Evans. pastor Of the Presbyterian
church at Lane. DE kaIb county. Illinois.
was instantly killed by lightning. few yards
from his own door. on the S0ih uItimo. He
was struck on the head. the fluid tearing his
hat in pieces. crisping the hair around Iii.
neck. passing out under the chin, then strik
ing the breast aud descending TO The ground.
The form % KEY he carried was distinctly
impressed on the pocket, and a hole like a
bullet hole was pierced through the sole Of
the shoe.
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The London Fines, in an able article on
the power Of the Press. says that the poten-
cy of a newspaper lies in the fact that it is a
newspaper, and not sheet If tales and es-
says like the French Journals. 1.-The pub
lie Press" says the Times. "has purchased
the right to express its opin,ons by the ia
cilities which il has given every man for
forming his own" As to the lasors which the
Press can confer. the Times says: What
is the Red Eagle or the Legion Of Honor to a
paragraph Of praise which is repeated in hun
dreds Of daily, weekly and monthly sheets,
and makes some humble name a household
word from Cornwall to Shetland, in Toronto
and Melbourne, in Calcu,ts. and Hong
Kong
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-10-20
RILLsBoRoUGH, N. G.
Wednesday, October 20, 1858.
state Elections.

PsSSsYLvAsIA.--The Hon. John NJ. Read, Of pha.
dephia the Peoples candidate for Supreme Judge, is
elected over Hon. VIM A. Porter the Democratic can.
dida.e, by a very large majority probably not less
than twenty-five thousand, and il may be more than
that. VIM L. Frazer the Peoples candidate for Ca.
nal Commissioner, is elected by like majority over
Wessley Frost, the Democratic candidate.
The Harrisburg Union tDemocrat) In referring 10
the election, says the Republican majority /" will be so
large that there TO be interest ID asceriainr
ing H."
down as Opposition, an,i-Lecomp,on Democrats, and
regular Democrats.
Onio.--The Republican State ticket is supposed 10
he chosen by large majority.
OF the IL Congressional Districts heard from, i2
are Republicans, and 5 Democrats.
INDIASA-The returns from the several Congres.
sonaI districts Of Indiana show that the election has
resulted in the choice Of seven Republicans. Anil.
Lccomp,an Democrats, and ? regular Democrats.
souru CAaoLRA.-No regular opposition was offer
ed 10 either Of the present nrumbenis and they were
all d course reelected, with the exception a Mr.. Orr,
who declined 10 he a eundlJste.
FLonpA-Tbe Hon George $. Hawkins has been
reelected by large majority. The Legislature will
be largely Democratic.
BatrnoHE.- The election ia the city Of Baltimore
has resulted in he reelection Of Mayor Swami. and Of
nearly all the American nominees Tor the ciiy Coun-
I'll.
Mayor Swans majority ia 1856 was only 1854
ia il now l0,i4a.
The American says the day passed % wilhou, any
serious io,ns, though there was some disorder dis
played il The vicinity Or lhe polls. and drunken men
and boys were By far too numerous eserywhee.
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suBxEReREE ARrnlERY. "A couple ri
weeks ago some residents Of Long Branch
(N. j. while surveying in the vicinity Of the
beach. at an unc0mmunly low state 81 the
tide, found five large brass cannons Of Span.
i'll manufacture. II is thought they were
either lost or thrown overheard during the
Revolution. There is neither record nor
tradition u the loss Of any war vessel in that
neighborhood.
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them III this and other States. are unquessi
tonably patriotic and praise-worthy. They
are prompted BY hostility to the narrow and
sectional doctrines Of the modern Republican
party, and laudable desire to uphold and
maintain in all their integrity, the character
aud spirit Of our form of Government.
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The eelebralIon a ,lales,lIle.--n


Ing bern favored with free ticket uron the road. We
TOOK advantage Of il. and bad Inc pleasure ~ sinins
the numerous company Of The citizens Of Iedsli aud
The surrounding county IN iheig 81 pressions u gra
cation at the accomplishment o. a work % important
20 lhem. the extension of the North cat0Ina Rail.
road 10 the pleasant u s,atssiie. They are now
within twenty onr hours d Beaufort the beet hafbOf
N orr Atlantic coast. and ], Is indeed no common
csuse ~ rejoicing, ihai they are new enabled 70 con-
,ey With and rapidiiy the products q their .riIs
fields . the markets u Ill ire world.
The gentleman who had been appointed 10 address
The meeting wss unable 10 attend in consequence Of
sickness. and Gosetnor Moteh,ad supplied his place
IN q his effective ef.hand speeches. lie was 'oI-
lowed ~ Gen. John A. Young, q chadoiis. who
stirring Of the Revolution Nhic. have immor.
lsIled various localities in that regor Of our STATE
The presence d the several Bands and Military
Comprehensive ifedsil Blues. of s;a,esse. the Row
an &c Guards and the Rowan Artillery. Of sastury,
The Hornets Nest Guards, 81 Chuiois, and our own
Orange Ggaris- greatly enliyene5 the srene.
We took occasion, while si staiesyill, 20 visit the
femaIe Collegs there and pleased 10 sec he
der aud neeine.s which we're visible in al lis surround.
ings. We kindly csael By IL AbIe President.
Ptof z. W. Fsueeiie. native of our county. and hal
The graiaeaion q ,ie~ine from il. eupon the PEAK Of
The PiloI Mounisip. The les elevated TOP q Kings
Mountain, and other interesting views Of the noun
tain scenery.
We we're much salhsd with our TIP and bore i
will not b long belore We shall have occasion % 20.
lice The celebration u re completion u smother long
.isp. We should b. glai % hail the completion Of
The North Carolina Raifsad from to Atlantic 70 The
Mountains, and know hat il shall prove what !,
originally intended % b.. link 70 hind together the
Interests y he Eat md West, md make ssi iha;
We arc 81 North carolnisns. and proved that
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The Uniyersiiy.--a gtos. sni covs,lly out.
sge and destruction Of The furniture 10 ihs re.
citation IN ihr night lime. uss recently commit.
tel d our University " which Tboma. r. Land.
anlsnt from The stale Of Lousisns was The lsader II
%, The pnnripal actor N consequences u which
special meeting q The Board o. Trustee. VS. held asd
y an unanimous tois The ssd Thomas T. Iina ws-
expelled from The University II was also resolved.
that the President Of The University 10 anihernsd sni
requested . iu.suis such proceeding. IN tie Superior
cgur q Ofangs county. on behalf u The Trustees.
q will lrsd % the detection and eriminsI pahi.hHrpt
Of 81 The guilty confederate. ii said rio, ard susgs
snd " recovery d damages The property destroyed.
u reference 70 ihi. aIlir correspondent ~ The
Raleigh STANDARD write. from Chapel Hill under date
q The lllb. - iollowsi
Msssas. Epuow The publication IL youg
last paper Of the proceedings Of the Board Of
Trustees - eapelling Mr.. Land. 10 oonnec.
ton with the exaggerated rumors Of The et.
tent Of The outrage, may possibly lead 70 the
misapprchensiun abroad III the condition OF
things here, and thus DO injustice 20 a large
majority af the students. II Is we'll known
here that only a small number 81 persons
were engaged 10 the disturbance. and that u
met with the decided disapprobation Of The
great body IL their fellow students has been
clearly manifested BY what has been under.
stood TO have bced since done BY the two
Literary Societies The act Of the Board OF
Trustees was eininent'- proper, and will no
doubt, be approved By public sentiment. The
impression here !. that there will be ne me-
costly for similar ac, II discipline foe
inng iime ~ Chnie. y.
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rHE PRorEcrlYE pol.IcY.

The National lnielIigeneer. regarding il
a. generally assumed that the doctrine of q
protective tariff, after being Tor some time
dormant. has a. length revived" and fear.
ins tina; che Northern Dcmocraos, from ,hc
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A NATIONAL 0RoASnaTIoS.-Ex Governor
Washington Hunt. distinguished New yark
Wing. has written letter urging the neces.
sity ola great "nationsl organization" before
the next Presidential election of III who de.
SIRE reform 10 the administration of the
General Government lie SAYS 80 be ef.
ieetiye Il must be based upon national pria.
eiples. which shall unite all PORTIONS Of our
common country By the ties nf fraternal and
patrioiie sentiment A movement oi ibi.
character j. demanded BY high con,idcrs.
tions of duty. and trust the time il not dis.
tsnt when u may be inaugurateh under IA.
,orabie auspices. sud prosecuted 10 sue.
cessinl aud glorious issue"
This manifesto from Governor Hunt. says
the Journal 81 Commerce, may doubtless be
regarded as declaration on the part of the
friends Of Mr.. FILLMORE, of their continued
hostility 10 the dangerous doctrines OF sena.
tor Seward and his friends. and Their deter.
mination 10 repress the aspirations Of that
gentleman for the Presidency. The letter
Is understood 10 indicate the views Of Mr..
Fillmore, Mr.. Granger, and many other gen.
tlemen heretofore prominent IN the politics
Of the State and country. The mDti,es Of
thrsr gentlemen and u those who srl 'giih
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-10-20

THE YELLOW FEyCR.-The Howard Asso-
Cation OF New Orleans announce that for the
past week the epidemic in that city shows no
abatement IN fredericksburg fed BY the
daily arrival Of strangers and unacelimated
pefs rs.
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rnE cnINEsE LIZ 81 TIEN.Tsiy.

A Letter yrit.en the zsth d isne On board
H. United States ffigats Pcwhsiaa, thea q,
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Cnmberland Agricultural raIr.-ou,

thlnt. ais due i ID, Executive Commune 81 The
cumbeisad County Agricultural society. for an in,i.
a,lon 70 fheir snanal Rsis snd for badge d mem,
bersbip. u would give u. much pleasure 10 ausni u
We could mikc Il convenient. The Pair Is 10 be he'd
% ihe u. 4ih md s,h az. u November.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-22
AUSTRALIA.

The intelligence from Sydney u tothe 18th Of Jan1-
~ and hom Melbourne 10 The loth.
Shipe bearing upward Of l2o 90 ounces Of gold had
sailed for Epgand during TIE latter par. Of Decembef
ard the Commencement: OF January. .-
The total shipments OF geld for the year io''
amounted 70 ,OT ounces.
The haIves; was progressing favorsoly ard PROM
ised TO be most abundant.
Large stocks OF imports continued TO depreS' the
Melbourne market.
Exchange on England wac .. par
The banks had raised their rates of discount! TO On
average Of one Per cent.
Wool was all and tending devrvsrd.
Nicholas Riordan had failed Tor E200, oco, with ss-
sets of El33, ,0U0
Dennistoun Il Co. Of Melbourne would be able! 70
meet sll demsLds.
Talow lad declined & 20 f2 per ton.
The Pariameu: Of New South Wales Was dissolved
on the l9th of December, ard preparations for new
election were il progress
An Education bill hsd been read second time n
the Assembly OF Victoria BY vote OF 50 20 IL; Oae
compulsory.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-22
GREAT BRITAIN.

The members Of Parliament who had accepted Office
ndeI Lord Derby being reelected to their seats
and gereraly without opposition. In their sddrosse.
20 then constituents they throw bVt little light upon
the Ministerial programme.
The Parliamentary Committee nfnen.cd to invest
gate the charge OF bribery Lease Bat, in
connection with the affairs of Ameer Of Scinde had
concluded their lsbors and agreed 10 report 70 the
Hopse Of Commons resolutions amounting 70 IN se-
suntal
Tie partissns Of the Constitutional party IN Italy
Asd Lsen holding Conference from day 10 day IN
London, for the purpose OF bringing more proopentl
before the pase the present position oi Italy, and -
epaesvor 70 revive the agitation for national league
~ confederation Of States subicc; 10 the direction
~ central power ut resolved 10 prepare OF AZ
Sfen to The yanoss Powers OF Europe setting br,A
tho claims 81 Italy 10 have her wants Considered.
ira Dds!S Nets says q London Committee had
beer formed for the purpose Of organizing ConstG.
<enal epporSicn throughout the ooIntTy 10 any At
tsmpt which mss be made to alter the laws ia regard
te sonsp;rscy.
"Grtai Exhibition" for 1861 10 spokea Of aud
TA< Dsuy htr, . Informed ttAt spec .. no.e.lIg
be Coalci oi the sccie:y Of AFts has been samuonc
p The IN ri onsids rsoS " the cs4si ~ wLe:h.T tie
BssSp anal 2: opCe sHaesrss ~ I.sslaACb g dGest
New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-22
MISCELLANEOUS.

Mr. Disrsen as leader Of the Ministerial part of the
House Of Commons, has issued circular TO TIE con-
-trya'ive members soliciting their attendance OF
the l2th II is understood tnat there viii also De
strong muster of Liberals on the occasion. Mr. ohn
Bright M p. has addressed q letter to Mr.. John
Cowen Of Newcastleon-Tyne 10 reference TO the late
Ministerial crisis. Mr.. Bright says:
the very worst that have known. The hlnstry
which has succeeded may be deemed transition MIN
isry to be followed by more entitled to tue con-
dehce of the great Liberal party in the country,
par,y which includes vast msjority OF the nation.
In reference 10 the question ot great Exhloltion
for 1861 TIE Times believes 1t expresses the generai
feeling II the public when il says toat a saficient U ne
bss not vet elapsed and will not in the year 1901 nave
elop.ed. for any renewal of this great effort. 1@e
T',a,s makes some comments on a passage IN Tue
election speech of Sir John Pakington, N when be
claimed support for the new Government on the
oroupd that the Opposition did not GEEK the over
throw Of the late Cabinet but could not resist Mr.
Milner Gibson's amendment simply because It sp-
proved the truth.
tue On the sth Of February, when affirmed by Mr.
KMglske a. on the 18th, wnen affirmed BY Mr NJ ln'
Gibson, and yet that proposition the Opposition de-
MED on the fret day. and affirmed on the second.
A dispatch from Madrid dated yesterday, states
that Espartero las resigned his rank as Senator.
Sir John PakDgton has selected Albert Murray,
esq., Of the Queens Treasury, TO be his Private Sec
retary at the Admiralty.
The death at Rome of Lord Clifford, - announced.
IL. second son is the Roman Catholic Bishop of
Clltor.
Lord Mas, Chief Secretary for Ireland in his cleo
ton speech al Cockernouth said that in Ireland there
was much to be changed, much that needed reform
there was considerable skull required to prevent party
spirit taking the place Of sound and solid Judgment,
and there was ample opportunity for any one wishing
20 do So to serve bis country WELL
Yesterdays Monitenr contains an Imperial decree
granting silver medal of honor Of the first class to
James Doyle, master of plotboat, and Robert
Byrne. master Of 6shirg-smack, Of kngston, Ire
land for saving the lives OF three sailors OF the crew
Of the French merchant ship France aud Brazil