The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-08-01
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sHILISBoROCGH, NC.
Wednesday, y. August !. 1853.
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
J o MA T HI AN w y RI HI !,
~ 10 OF RANDOLPH. s II ~.
II The! Rev. ], G. Alexander will preach at
Fairfield on the second Sabbath in August.
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The Amended Constitution Our read.
ers u recolIec, that on Thursday Friday and atur.
day Of this week. polls viii be opened in the several
election recincts throughout the State. for the rsi
cation o. rejec lion Of The amended Constitution.
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success Ofthe Atlantic Cable.--A dis
patch from Cyrus Field, dated .. Hearts Content,
July IS, announces that England and America is
again united by telegraph that the cable is in per-
feet working order. He says I'VE have been receiv.
ing nd sending messages through the whole cable
since the splice on The 18Th. of Yalentia." eve
n The latest intelligence from Europe sell ms to
favor an expectation of early peace.
Broke Jail. -0n Thursday night last week,
two prisoners, Charles Weaver and Dennis Dollar.
freedmen, made their escape from the Jail in this
place. by burning Though the door Of the cage. AMI
posing on, al hole left by the Waisons. who es-
capped afew days before. They wereboth ironed, bul
by some means managed to relieve themselves Of
those membranes. Both Of them before had elect
ed an escape but had been rsesplured.
E n Wednesday nigh. two other prisoners, Guilford
Brown and Robert Young. freedmen. also made their
escape, by tearing away he wall 80 10 Be able 10
press themselves between IL and The cage and opening
place Ia ihe wall which had been recently repair
ed These two ~sre slso ironed, and chained 10 the
foos. By wha, mans they were released IL not
knowA.
wesley watson Captured. -0n Thurs.
day last the sheriff, with posse summoned for the
occasion, wen. pufsui, OF the Wilson's who broke
jail on the night Of tho s2d. They we're pursued sl
day. and At night The refugees wsre osertaken BY
snan squad, and as they attempted to escape they
were fred into, and Wesley Watson Was wounded
though no. captured until the next day. His now
again 10 Pfsou. The wound is very severe, II not
fatal. James Hawks was also captured, and sent 20
Alamancs county. in which jail be 10 now e.n6neJ.
The other escaped prisoners are sill al large.
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AIam amos. "A special Court Of Oyer and
Termner was held in Alamsnce county last week,
Judge Powle presiding. Two important cases were
disposed Of, and The Court sJjourned 90 Tuesday
evening.
Ga Monday negro man. formerly slave Of Lud
wick Summers, vas tried for an ottempi 10 violate
the person Of young white woman, found guilty.
and sentenced to The plIory one houi and . r.ssvs
three different ~hippings Of ,htY mine a'hes each.
in September. October ssd November.
On Tuesday. . neyrs. formerly slave Of Edwin
Ho., tried for rape. found guilty, and sentenced
% Le hung on Friday the I'd d August. These I've
tho unIy cases Tor which the court ras called.
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Godey's LaAy's Book, Ter August. i. %
our liable. IL has rs usual variety Of literary articles
sud numerous rich sngrsvings, the mo.l prsmipsn
Of ~Aieh is representation Of Charlotte corday On
detgoing preparation for her execution.
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MISSOURI CONSERVATIVE CONVENTION
The Conservative State Convention q
Missouri adjourned on the 4th inst, subject
- the call Of The President and MAORI y
/ Of wee presidents. Resolutions were al.
opted requesting Governor Fletcher to retire
the troops which the last Legislature au.
thorized ~ come into service to preserve
peace, on the ground thai it j. uncon ,titu-
tlona u keep troops 10 time Of peace with
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