The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-08-12

The breeding Of silk worms and the
manufacture Of silk promises to become
vast source Of profit 10 California. Cocoons
produced there are the bes, now attainable.
The silk worm disease has reduced the an
npal production Of cocoons in France
from 6lty-fye million pounds few years
ago. to nine millions at present.
For debt of $3.50 the Sheriff of Clay
county, Indiana. levied upon the through
freight train to 81. Louis. on Tuesday night,
and kept $4,000 worth Of goods for TWEEN
ty- four hours. The Superintendent Of the
road paid the debt at ten o'clock aud re,
LEVIED the traia. The sheriff chained the
train to the track while the train was
visiting. a@@s = 4.
Berryer's son isa scamp who forged hi
fariher's name to numbefless notes, and
disposed of them to unscrupulous brokers
at fearful discount. Berry has turned the
tables upon the note shayers by promptly
paying the forged notes as soon as present.
ed. and then prosecuting them for usury
A score Of them have gone 10 prison, and
the Senator Is no longer troubled with his
sous paper. '.1 ~e~a '.',t&}H d. T
Four Turkeys were cooped up and fei
with meal, boiled potatoes, and oats fOu
others OF the same brood were treated 10 4;
similar manner 10 another pen. but with {
pint daily Of pulyerized charcoal added I.
the food, and an abundant supply of Jumps
Of the coal. All eight were killed the sam,
day, and those fed with the charcoal were
found 10 weigh about pound aud hal
each more than the others. and to be of ,
M CHI better quality. sagaE4a. - j.
Germany consumes three hundred an,
nineteen pounds Of tobacco per inhabitan
per year. .<s.@@s
Judge Blatchford has decided, in New
York. that a mortgage upon distillery
given prior to seizure Of the premises fo
violation Of the revenue laws. did not ex
empt them IRON seizure. -
A girl employed in the family of Law
renee C,ookham, in Circleville, Ohio. wa,
insanity killed on Friday morning by III,
careless handling of loaded gun in th,
hands Of boy Of the family. the load tax
ing eject in her head.
General Steadman is TO resume the posi-
iion OF Internal Revenue Collector at New
Orleans, the Senate having failed to con
firm any person TO discharge the duties o.
the Office. .NF@4 -.f#z
A Fatal epidemic has broken out among
the cattle in Faye,te county, Ohio. which il
destroying large numbers.
WIN. B. Astor, of New York, is reported
to be worth one hundred and twenty mil
lions Of dollars. He pays a tax on one.hal
Of that sum, and his real estate is wOrli
double its assessed value.
Traction engines. for drawing heavy
wagons over common roads. have been i'm
ported into Canada from England. The,
are found to answer admirably. and to b,
PERFECTLY manageable. They work uI
and dawn hill and turn corners Just a
readily as an ordinary team. -
Il is stated that rats may be driven from
a building b, spriukling their places a
resor, with yell"w ochre, a cheap paint.
| Miss Kate Kpa,hley. the Missouri gianiess
died on Saturday last At her home near 81
Louis. She weighed just Si2 pounds.
II is said there is man in Connected
seventy years.old who has lived all his lii
within fifteen miles Of Hartford, yet hs
never seen that city. + r -
Farm laborers are scarce at the West an
wages high. From three to five dollars pc
day is paid, and enough mea to harvest III
crops cannot be got. ~"
A cargo of corn, measuring fifty. thre
thousand bushels. said to be the largest eve
shipped from that city. left Chicago G.
Buffalo last week.
This sesson the Southern rice crop wi
probably reach sixty thousand barrels. {
nine millions seven hundred and twent
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