The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-11-23
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ueO. w. OlIyer, wealthy planter npa
oxford. Miss. was convicted last week ,
manslaughter, for killing one of his slaves.
man falls in love just as he falls dow
stairs. Il u an accident, perhaps and YER
probable misfortune; something which n
neither Intended. nor foresaw, nor apprehen
ded. Bat when he runs in love, il Is A. whe
he runs ~ debt; il is done knowiDrIy An,
Intentionally. antlyery often rashly aud fool
ishly even \ not ridiculously, mserably an,
ruinously.
National CONVENTION. -. Ios,o Of III,
Baltimore sun, says that at is stated Ina
the time Tor holding the National Democrat
ic Convention at Charleston will be liked fol
The 10th OF April. The Republican Conyen
non VIII, perhaps, as heretofore, be fixed fol
June; and the National Old Line Wing Con
yention, II one should be held, will be sum
moned early in July.
II is reported in the fashionable circles OIL
Rome, that the prince OF Wales, during ri.
recent visit, then at the Palace Cafarelll. the
king o. Pfussia's residence, he opened llr-
tation with the Kings niece; the Princess
Alexandria OF Russia, which is likely 10 re.
sui; ~ a matrimonial alliance.
VIGOROUS 0LD AGE.-The Rev. James Ho.
bert 81 Berlin, VI, aged 81 years, walked
from that town to Washington, distance Of
IS miles, on Friday. the 7th ult., as he had
an engagement to preach there the next sun
day.
vigilance committee has been formed in
Barbour county, Va, and rumor saws that all
aboliilonists are earnestly invited To leave
the county in thirty days In Alabama, a
similar warning has been given at all the
/" crossed" places on Browns map, and com
mlllees are forming IN every directoa.
The work on farms il Minnesota is being
performed nowaways by about hall as many
females as males.
a physician 10 81. Paul asserts that 900
babies were born last Winter, and that the
crop the coming Winter will be still heayi.
er.
young msn stated that. al one period Of
his life, he had been nearly BETRAYED into
principles Of infdelity. but" he added"
there was one Argument 10 favor of Chris
tIanity which cnuld never refute--the con.
sistent conduct Of my own father Z"
The Worcester, Mass. SPY, denies the
story that the Hon. Charles sumner i about
70 resign his seat in the Senate, marry wife
aud take up his permanent residence ii Eng
land"
Com. Mcintosh has closed All the grosge.
ries at the Navy Yard in Florida. good
move that.
The Supreme Court OF Massachusetts,. in
it, session at Boston, has heard seventy five
appeals IN liquor convictions. u has, ID near
~ all these cases. oVerruled the exceptions
and remsndcd the parties 10 The lover Court
iar sentence.
John 9. Fremont headed tie list 81 sub
scribefs in California, for the monument TO
the late Senator Broderick. lie gives $500.
PERsoSAL.-lt Is estimated that Hon. Fever
Burnham made SO 900 a wear While acting
as State Liquor Agent fr Massachusetts,.
The 81. Louis News estimate. the lnss ol
Mssouri by runaway negroes at one hundred
thousand dollars year.
BAprsH At Az ADVANCED AcF. - Mrs.
0la'k. Of ihis county. lady ninety.two
wears old, was bapiised Or tie last Sabbath I
40 Oct. by Rev y g. Foster.
Mlaisaa sGr) lisisr. Mr. ION +
The latest account hon CERT Smrh /.
that b., maady EXHIBITS the worst symptoms.
lie constantly suppnses that IL i undrr ~.
rest Il Hafpar's feas. II j. sid that be !.
constantly mringng his haul. AMI hempan-
lng The tate II poor Brown. aud accusing him.
srll with having BEEN instrumental in bring. i
IN his friends into their present sore trou.
blcs. When the hoax was circulated that
Gov. Wise had issued ftquisition upon CIV.
Morgan Tor him as fugitive from Justice,
he seems 70 have become 30 frantic that III.
friends saw no other hope Than to send him
70 an asylum.
The New York Journal of Commerce has
learnch lrnm Forbe..s own lips fiat he i'd
unfold 70 Senator Seward last wear al about
BroWn's intended insnrrection al Harper's
Ferry. This Is the kew % the " irtrprcsslble
conflict speech d Seward. and 10 the conse.
hient absence ui that person from this coun.
try.
KrNrroKl.-I'he Opposition in Kentucky
are preparing FOR State Convention. Al
they atcd IS pull together, aud they can
carry the State next Fall for the Opposition
candidate for President, By 10000 majori.
~. So il is said.
The Annual session u tie Grand Division !
Of the sens Of Temperance in North Caro-.
lima. will convene 10 Raleigh, Oh Wednesday,
the slli Jay Of December next, at 10 o'clock,
"A. NJ. +.
LiBrL Srn.-Mil,on Whitney, The State
Attorney for Baltimore. ha. commenced Ii. i
bel sait agains, The American II Inst city,
Tor publications charging him with fraud do. j
ring The late election.
Tnr Cons CRor.--An Indiana journal says
That competent judges estimate tie rorn crop
II the United States. Tor the present year. al 9
300 .OOO, 400 bushels, which III 40 cents per i
bushrl. woald be worth 100000. 900. Il
An official census taken IN China twice 10. il
ring the present century. 1t an interval of c
oriy years. gives the following results: The D
irst. taken 10 1879 BY nrier II the Emperor b
Ma King. gave The number Of inhabitants at I
100, 27g ,507 and the sccond. in 1859. under I
~, rstfrn auI hv ntflar ~ ~. IL.