The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-08-01
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OALIs STATUE uf JEFFERSON. - Letters
from Florence state that he Virginia artist.
Gait, j. giving the finishing touches 10 hi,
statue 81 Jefferson. Ii will be ready for
shipment to Virginia BY the middle Of Sep.
tember. and will be formally rnausuratrd in
the to,unda Of the University Ut Virginia.
on the aOth d April next.
P. McD Collins. United States consul ia
Tie Amour. i now III Washington. Mr. Col
lins's recent mission 10 IT. Petersburg was 10
procure sanction and corporation u tie
imperial government iii the construction u
ielegrsphlc communication between Russia
and the United states. via Asiatlc Russia,
crossing to america b. or near Behring's
STRAIT. 10 Or By the aleutian island.
MissoraL-- Major Rollins, who was defeat.
I'll In the last gubernaiorIai contest about
two hundred votes, has taken the stump Tor
Bell and Eyerett--tilnsell a candidate Tor
Congress. In recent speech lie declared
that Bell and E,errtt Would carry Missouri
By twenty thousand majority.
sTiLL Infi CoaE.--rhe TaIiapaosa Ala
Times HOSTS the flag u Bell and Everett.
krNTursy. - 4 gentleman writing TO the
Nashville Patriot, On business irum Ballard
county. ~. SAYS !. Bell aud Everett have
many warm friends IN This county, and their
popularity il increasing rapidly. III one ppr.
tian II tue county there has been complete
revolution IL political sentiment.
III Philadelphia there la recently been
organized Young men's Bell and Everett,
club. composed exclusively 81 those who
have heretofore been Democrats. Iii Pitts.
burg and that vicinity, The recruits from the
ranks II Democracy and Repbiicanisn IN the
BELL and Everett Clubs besiu TO Outnumber
the original uninn men.
The District Attorney 81 the United States
at New Orleans las been instructed 10 ap.
peal tile fases Of the prize steamers Mira.
mnn aud MARQUIS 81 Havana, recently he.
cid.d by Judge Mrcaleb against The claims
ii the ,apiuf.. IL il reported that IN these
cases Mr.. Suale, WHO conducted the defence,
is IL receive, ~ has received a Ice Of ten
thousand dollars.
= POISONED IRON DniNkiSu BrfrEa. MIX -
Yesterday evening. Nj. Sylvester Psttawas.
his vile. twu children aud negro buy. we're
taken deperatcIy sick very suddenly. aud
but for tic timely arrival 1T 4 physician.
must have resulted fatally TO The whole Of
them. TN examination II was found to be
caused lrom drinking batier.milk II dinner.
The parties have an recovered and were
doing we'll this morning.
This il tile sixth o. seventh family that
have been prostra,ed recently from the same
rausc. Wilmington Journal
Etrncrs % lirAr. - There were thirteen
fatal cases II sun.stfOke al 81. Louis On Fri.
das the isih. including Peter Gallagher. n
notorious prtxr.iighter.
Nav UAlras. po.r OrficE.--No appoint.
mrnt has vet been made IN the place Of the
lcfautting postmaster AZ New Orleans. The
amount u driatratian npon The books i some
| fifty lhnusand dollars, but The securities are
ample.
ApMSruL IiEcoRp. According 10 Edward
Everett. HE use ~ alcoholic beverages cost
!. the United States directly IN ten Yeats sl2O.
100000, has burnt ur otherwise destroyed
s5.0UO.OO0 worth ii property destroyed
100000 lives; sent 100000 70 prison, and
100000 children 20 The poor house; caused
| Is 900 murders, and 5 900 suicides and be
quea,hsd 70 The country l,OOO,ouo orphan
children,