The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-09-21
NEW Items.

NEWS ITEMS.
The General Convention Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United States Of A.
.merica, will assemble in st. Paul's Church,
Richmond, Va, on Wednesday morning, Oc-
tober 5th. at 10 o'clock.
The Nashua Gazette understands that it
is the intention Of Gen. Pierce to spend the
winter, with his wife, at the Bermudas, a
group Of islands in the Atlantic, about SIX
hundred miles east Of the coast Of South Car
olina, where the thermometer scarcely varies
more than four degrees during the year,
ranging usually from II to rs degrees.
The New York Journal Of Commerce de-
clares that reluctant as the philanthropist
NAV be to admit the fact. the scheme oil
emancipation adopted by the British Go
yernment at SO great cost, in the West
India Colonies, has proved a disastrous fail
ure, pecuniarily and morally. The evidence
on this point is Of too opositiye character
to be rejected any longer"
The agricultural department Of the Patent
Office will have one hundred thousand vigor-
Gus tea plants ready for gratuitous cistribu-
ton within three or four months. II is ex.
pected that American grown tea will enter
the market within five years.
A disastrous fire occurred at Chicago on
the night Of the 10th instant. which destroy.
ed three blocks Of buildings. Total loss es.
timated at half million Of dollars.
The Memphis Inquirer. edited BY Ex.Uni
ted States Senators Jere Clemens and Solor
Borland, is out for John Bell for President.
The late aurora borealis. so brilliant here
was seen in Texas, and the West India ISL
ands.
The project is on foot for the establish
ment Of Military School in Murfreesbo'
rough in this State.
A Young Mems Christian Association hai
been organized in Greensborough.
Rev. Dr.. Heavy A. Rowland, ef the Parl
Presbyterian Church. Newark, N. j.. died
at Boston on Sunday last. The Fayettevili.
Observer says that be was at one time Min
lister Of the Presby terrain Church in that town
having commenced his ministerial life Their,
in 1880. After remaining there for severa
years he removed to New York to take charge
Of church 10 that city.
The Memphis Appeal Of the 26th ul,im,
says: As an Indication Of the feeling il
the corn market in the Mississippi valley
We have heard Of the purchase. recently. b.
Mr. Popham, Of Breckinridge county, Of tw,
or three crops. embracing one hundred thou
sand bushels, at thirty FIVE cents per bushel
TO be delivered Al the river bank below
Cairo"
Il 10 stated that there are 400 building
Of various kinds now in process Of erection a
Memphis, Tenn, at an estimate cost Of s.
900, 900.
During the present season, one indisidua
at Columbus. Ohio. has purchased 100000
pounds Of wool, az a cost uf about $3.50, 900
II is estimated that the quantity bought an,
sold in the State during the season will reacl
10000. 900 pounds.
Four boys who were playing in an ercaya
ton IN sand bank at Dubuque. Iowa. wer,
missed by their parents, when Il was discover
ed that the bank had fallen in upon them
smothering three TO death.
The Swiss government has passed a de
cree expatriating all citizens who enlist IN
der foreign governments. IL imposes fin
and imprisonment upon them IL they return
70 Switzerland. This law has been made ii
consequence Of the acts Of the Swiss Papa
troops in Pemgia.
w. n. Barber, an English lawyer, who
sumo years agp, was transported for forgery
publicly whipped aud kept in chains, wa
recently proved 10 have been the victim o
a conspiracy, pardoned and awarded s25
900, although his legal expenses FOR his de.
fence 10 the English court were double thai
sun.
A most valuable discovery Of diamond
has lately been made al the foot Of the IRA
Mountains, Russia. One consigned 10 Mr.
R, of Batheaston, - specimen. fetched
the lucky owner the enormous sum Of eco
600. There is every reason 10 believe that
mine Of ineShaus;ible wealth has been dis
covered.
SsAEgs.-Mr. Arch. JeTteys, Of this coun
~, informs Us that week before last, while en-
gagged in bis field, q negro man got after moe
casin snake which took refuge in an old hoI
low log. and as this was not the first time /
snake had been seen hiding itself in this log
the negro split il open, when bed Of thirty
i've moccasIns was revealed 10 the eye Of III,
ast0nlshed negro, who, teYror.struck, fed
Mr. Jeareys, however, renewed the war and
srterminated them. They we're Of yariou,
sizes. Million Chronicle.
Only bachelors should belong 10 clubs.
Hercules gave up his club when he married
Dsjaneira. and ali good husbands should iol
low his example.
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SFvERs PRosr.--A killing frost fell IN th.
Glades, Randolph county. Va, on Monda,
night last. 18th inst, destroying the late corr
and utterly destroying the Buckwhest