The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-08-01

Missouri PENIrkSTARy.-Fifty prisoners
endeayored TO escape from the penltentary
at Jefferson City, by bursting open the gate.
IN the melee that ensued, the Deputy War
den was injured, three Of the prisoners were
Killed. and seven seriously injured. Ali tile
prisoners were recaptured.
The workmen employed in making the
repairs now in progress in the Cathedral u
Nantes. have just discovered. in small
vault. two lcaden boxes, supposed to contain
the heart and portions Of the body Of Philip
Augustus, which. according to local tradi-
tton, were inferred in the choir OF the build
ing The boxes being opened, their contents
were found entire.
The trip across the peninsuiar Of Florida,
from Cedar Keys TO Fernandina, is nov made
~ about fifteen hours, stops included. Before
the railroad was completed, the journey re-
CURED four or five days.
Work as hard as YOU can for your party,
but don't insult others. Spit on your own
hands i you like, but not in your opponents
faces.
Give a man the neeessaries 0t life and he
wants The conveniences. Give him the con.
seniences and he Graves the Injuries. Grant
him the Injuries and lie signs for tile elegan-
ces. Let hun have the elegancies and he
yearns for the follics. Give him all toseth-
er and lie complains that he has been cheat
ed both in the price and quality of the arti-
Giles.
Prom accounts already received, il appears
that the meteor Of Friday night was seen as
far South as Alexandria, Va, and North as
far as Boston. This shuws that it must have
been body Of great magnitude, and much
more elevated than observers generally sup
posed.
The New Orleans (La.) Crescent amour
ces the establishment IN that city OF bro
gan factory where the machinery for making
shoes is impeled By steam.
Nearly every Democratic journal in Cali.
fornia unhesitatingly condemns the action Of
the Seceders at Charleston.
rHg GRAM TRADE. - Twelve vessels left
Chicago last Wednesday, laden with 202, 50
bushels Of corn--upwsrds Vi 100000 bushels
IN one day
Ia the Western country the harvest is the
absorbing topic. and realizes the most san
guine expectations. n. YJ,ur. of Commerce.
Tie neMly-insented rifle cannon, which
il now being tried at Watch Hill, Conn,
has been fired six times. The target (which
il board fence twenty feet long and ten
feet high is six miles distant. The worst
shot that has been made came within six feet
VI the centre Of the target. The cannon
was invented By Gen. James, Of Rhode Is
land. Ii uses but twelve pounds Of powder
TO each shot. Nsm London Star.
WHERE TO STICK rouR LIGHTNING RoDs.-
Prot. Henry, Of the Smithsonian Institute,
in an article On the subject, strongly recon-
mends that Lightning rods, in all cases. in.
stead Of being terminated a few feet in The
earth. should be connected with the gas or
water pipes u the city on the outside Of the
building.
II j. noticed that the gray hair Of elderly
people always sottens and improves their
complexion. Accordingly, dyeing Is the
most stupid Of blundets, unless one prefers
the parchment skin Of mummy. which is
the insariable consequence. How little con-
idence 10 good mother Nature i shown BY
her fdgety children.