The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-05-02
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The contractors have commenced at Char.
lotte LAYING the irnn on the Western end Of
the Wilmington, Charlotte aud Rutherford
Railroad.
Careful accounts from Maryland, Virginia,
Pennsylvania and Illinois represent the con-
tition Of the growing wheat crops as quite
encouraging, and the prospects good for a
fair harvest.
The testimony. of Augusta county farmers
is that the wheat crop never promised bet
ter yield at this season OF the year; but the
receptions promises Of past years admonish
all to be cautious in expecting great results.
DAVIDSON COLLEGE Alta meeting of Con-
cord Presb, terry. held at Steel Greek Church
10 this county week before last, the following
persons we're elected Trustees Of Davidson
College: Rev y. 4. Pcnick, ST.. Rev. J. b.
Hall. Rev. 6. u. Parks, Rev. $. c. Pharr,
Rev. d. $. Krider. Maj. D. II. Hill, Judge
Osborne, W. ). Harris, and DR.. L. l.. Hun
ter. Charlotte Democrat.
DIVIDEND 1t will be seen by reference 10
our advertising columns, that the Whining
ton 4 Weldon Railroad Company have de.
elated seml-annual dividend Of four per
cent, payable IN and after the 18th Of May
next. VII Journal
INV YoRK TAxRs.-lt is stated that the
New State tax viii exceed S5.2jD,O00, and
that the city II New York will have to paw
more.thsn third OF il.
Since the reduction on duties in France,
paper makers are offering to supply English
consumers With good article OF printing pa.
per al five cents per pound.
ASoTnER CusgT.-M. Bone. Dutch as.
tronomer. snnonees That the famous comet Of
Charles 9Th, Sh;ch was seen in l55s, will re-
appear in August next.
Snow SqraIL.-abnut three o'clOck to.
ias, there was quite heavy SNOW storm
squall. showing the reluctance Of winter to
leave u without sputter, or a groni.
A. y. Express, 2M
Coon News TOR llrsBANps. - In the suit of
a dts gpnd, merchant fur the payment nf a
bill II $3.50. incurred by the wife OF the de.
PENDANT. Judge in New Orleans decided
against the plaintiff. on the gruund that most
81 the articles purchased were useless, aud
he should not have sold them to tile lady.
An exchange SAYS that seven hundred
industrious indiv iduals gam a respectable
livelihood IN the State Of Ohio By manufac.
turing counterfeit money"
There are thirty women missing 10 the
city III New York. whose friends visited
the recently discovered murdered female, 70
see whether she was not one 81 them.
+ Mix cans, il covered With Gotten cloth
soaked in salt water. will. it i. sad, keep
milk sweet ID the middle Of summer, while
iolting over q railroad to maket.
INSANITY RksrLfINu FROM NASrr.--The
Lafayette lind.} Journal says the sheriff Of
that county recently took Young fellow
Ia Tie lunalic asylum from that place. who
Is remarkably handsome, aud ahOse insanity
il believed 10 lave been produced. By NOR.
BID r,elopemeut Of his self cOnseit.
A Mrs. Saunders, residing 10 Isle Of Wight
county. presented her husband, few DAYS
ago, with four pledges Of Affection; all ia
gnud condition.
Judge Magrath Of the U $. District Court
ul South Catoiin4. has decided that thp in.
purlatiun Of Africans Who were not free III
4 Africa, is not an offence against our laws,
7 md j. not Punishable a. piracy that the
\ Act II 1890 Contcmplatrs tic seizure aud
importation u person. Who we're Tree 10 AZ.
riea.
As q specimen Of the awful results oil po-
lygamy, It is related that young English
woman was recently sold TO a man IN salt
Lake City for load d pumpkins.
ISpIAS TRouRLgs IN ARIzoSA-The st,
Louis Republican has a letter from Tubac,
dated March so. which states that Indian
dcpredations are pcrpclratcd all over the
!. TERRITORY, and that some Of The American
settlers we're leaving Cor California, finding
lie aud property two insecure 10 remain
The others were deserving the farms and
moving into The tuwns, tearing Tor their NO.
men and children as we'll as Tor their proper
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One or tic late discoveries 10 The appli
cation Of the Daguerrean att, IS that Of th'