The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-08-19
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! .FsRcR OF HAsIr,-A day or two ago tn.
driver of horse which has been used for
long time In haaling for large commission
house in this city was taken 50 sick afte,
he had driven the horse home and gives
| him his midday feed that he was unabl,
to hitch him up again, and hid to remain
| 10 the house. AT the sound Of Green,
factory bell for one o'clock, however, thu
horse, though embarrassed, came out Of hi,
stable and walked dewa the street 10 hi.
usual. standing place and backed up in from
of the door, where he remained Until thu
same bell rang for six O'Clock, the hour fol
stopping work. when he trotted himself of
home. aat5@'1 ss.E.la Alexandria Gazette.
|! Il Providence, R. L., Aug. ll.-Nelson
Cumlnings. conductor Of . freight train on
The Worcester Railroad. was killed at noon
to-day, as the train was about starting from
the depot in this city. His hands slipped
as he was getting up between two cars;
he fell with his neck acress the rail, and
his head vas entirely cut OF. II .
New York, August 1.-The body found
Saturday in East river proves to be that Of
Charles Enets, iornert5 ajudge in Caliior-
MA, and Tor nine years q member Of the
firm OF .Binninger & Co, of this city.
Wounds were found on his person, aud -four
thousand dollars in money and his watch
we're gene. lie was undoubtedly robbed,
murdered and throwninto the river.
Robert Danisp, late of Auburn, Me-,
died and left behind him 81 .600in United
States bonds. lie willedls4o0 to his wife,
one half OF the remainder to the Baptist
Caarch in Buck6eld. Me-. and the balanc G
to the Baptist Missionary Society. His
wife waved the provisions Of the will aud
asked an allowance. The Judge. after
hearing the case. gave her the whole ST.
600. d. F#.I
Ia Lyme, Conn, the other day, Miss
Ellen Marvin sent to drug store tnr t'nc-
ture OF rhublrb. and taking a dose OF IL, be-
came quite sick, and died next day. Ex-
animation revealed the fact that so,ne poison
probably oxalic acid or corrosive subj.
msu--hsc been mixed with the medicine,
whether accidentally, or by design. is un-
kRown.s .~ .~... 3>"
A Providence druggist, on Monday, pa
up chemically pure suiphuricy acid. instead
Of the aromatic, as the prescription OF the
physician directed. Fortunately. the ply.
stefan visited the patient, a lady, before
the fiery dose was administered, and dis
covering the bluadsr. saved her life.
An act Of the Legislature Of Tennessee
now makes babitual drunkenness a cause
for divorce on the part OF either the hus-
band or The wife.
Two hundred and twenty four unmuz
zled dogs were captured in Philadelphia
burning last week. Twenty Of them we're
redee med; the remainder killed.
Board al Saratoga has gone up enormously
since the races commenced. Sky-parlors
rent for about sir dollars per day.
4 wamsn in Minnesota who had gathered
a qlantity of potato bugs, burned them ir
her cooking s,oye, and while leaning owe,
the stove inhaled poisonous fumes. She
fell 10 the fnor insensible. aud died ia abou,
ten iRlnIies.
Mr.. Seward gave a grand banquet ~ hi.
avn hnuse, In Auburn, N. Y, TO the Chi.
ncse embassy, ON the 5ih inst. ..5a
San francisco. August ts.-The town OIL
Laporte. California, has been destroyed By
1 FIRE. Loss 100000.
4 writer in the New England Farmer
says that he has tried the experiment o.
planting tomata plant by the side Of hi,
! fruit trees. and that 10 NJ case Jet has the
borer troubled such trees.
A ten.acre field OF wheat, near Platte
city, No., recently harvested. yielded SIS
bushels and 20 pounds Of wheat.
Cotswold sheep are said tn be in greater
demand in Rngland now than ever befor,
at late sale fifty-6ve averaged $3.50 il
gold. ---..m----.-.