The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-08-31
N Z w S ITEM s

Governor OF KESTucKy.--The official ma
Jority Tor Magallin, dem, for Governor q
Kentucky, is 9.is2. He will he inauguate,
on the 50lh inst.
The Opposition in Tennessee propose 1,
have grand celebration Of their recent Con
gressional victories, at Nashville, on the 3Otl
Of the present month.
Bishop Davis, of South Carolina, has be
come almost totally blind. His genera
health Is however good. aud his vigorous men
tal faculties IRE unimpaired.
A letter from Havana says that "eyer,
thing that can render The people of Cab,
happy and contented. appears to be done al
present BY the Spanish Government
DErALcArios.--Mr. French, assistant en-.
gineer IN the Treasury Extension, Washing
ton, has been arrested and held tu bail IN the
sum Of $4,000 for an alleged defalcation.
WouLns'r Go Thirty emancipated slaves
from Western Virginia, en- route Tor Libe-
ria, under the contrvl Of the agent Of the
Colonization Society, had started for Nor
iolk, by way 81 Petersburg. Only twelve
arrived. the others escaped. prelering slave
W to freedom. Petersburg Iatelliy,aoey.
HosTiLE MEErIscs.-rhe public are fast
loosing their interest in. or care for, the pri-
sate Engagements Of prominent politicians.
leading 10 hostile meetings. These matters
are c"ning TO be generally regarded as in.
teresting only TO the parties Immediately
eoncsfheu. dkr Gaseiie.
MEDICAL EssAr-Dr. O. r. Manson, nf
Granville. at the last annual meeting 81 the
N. Z. Medical Society, offered a Gold Med.
al az prize Tor the best Essay upon any
medical subject. Competitors are required
TO be members Of the Society, aud the rom.
positions must be forwarded 10 Drs. sum.
mercil. Whitehead and Ramsey, Al Salisbu.
~. by the 18th Of March next.
GEsEkors G,rTs.-A few Years before the
death Of the late Rev. Jas. W. Alexander, Of
New York, his congregation raised his sala.
~ from $4,000 TO $4,000. lie, however, re.
fused 10 accept the increase, and his charge
were iurcrd To- take The money and make
fund Of II. which they did. Al his death this
fund amountek TO sl2,O 900, and last week the
congregation made il 81, 900 aud gave II 10
his family.
SPONTANEOUS CoxBrsrioS FROM RrsTY IRoS.
MIR. Marsh, an able chemist. found that
Iron long under water, when reduced 20
powder. invariably becomes red hot and ~
mites everything IL touches. A knowledge
OF this is important. and il accounts Cor ma.
ny spontaneous fires. A piece &c rusty old
iron, brought into contsct with bale of cot
ton IN warehouse Or on shipboarJ, NAV &C.
casion much loss Of life and property.
A Paris correspondent SAYS of Napoleon.
he is BY race an Italian, BY birth DOtchmsn,
BY sehosl education German, BY military
education a Swiss. BY political studies an
and BY his crown Frrnchmsn
WAR WILL TINE ABoL,rIoSisTs SAY To
fmHi-ilr Bayou Sara Ledger Of the 9th
has the following; The Carney negroes
sent from Feliclana, shipped IRON Part llud.
son 10 Cincinnati Few months since, re-
turned few days $50 on the steamer Jrsse
X. BELL. They state thst they would rather
be slaves 10 Louisiana than free in Ohio."
A locksmith 10 Frank.on.the Main has biz
upon the ingenious idea Of constructing
strong box without any keyholc al all, and
which even the owner himself cannot open.
Inside j. cloekwork, the hand Of which the
owner places al the hour and minute when
he again wants 10 have access 10 the box.
The elockwmk begins TO mnve rs suon as the
I'D Is shut, and opens The lock from the in.
side AZ the moment when the hand indicates.
NOHTH CAROLINA LlSp. - W. II. Myers,
SAYS the Charlotte Democrat, sold ten acres
u land last week for 500 per acre. Ten
years ago the sane land changed hands II IS |
per acre.
MuRDER on THE ssocEsrs.--Last weeks |
report Of the deaths In New York tells ter |
rible tale 10 parents. Out ni the seven hun.
ifed deaths about Eve hundred (four hundted
md ninety.seven precisely were Of Children
under five years Of age. No less than three
hundred and eighteen we're swept OF 10 the
hrst year Of their age.
The North Carolina Christian Advocate
states that five missionaries from the South.
rrn Methodist Church will sail for Japan 10
including Row. NJ. l.. Wood Of
lhe North Carolina Conference Rev. Mr.. |
Allen, Of the Georgia Conference; and two
ministers from the Memphis Conference.