The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-09-23

,eights Of the House 81 Representatives. AID
have rolled up popular majority FOR Gov.
/ Chamberlain Of twenty thousand"
4 TAccIpRSr TO THE KING or IrALY.-Kirg
Victor Emmanuel recently had narrow
escape from death whilst following a chez
reua in a mountain pass. Suddenly the
king found his progress 'mpeded BY mass
, of rock which appeared lmpassable, Tn.
deferred by lis formidable aspect. Victor
emmanuel put his foot on II, but the snnw
/ with which il was eonyered rested on a
mass Of ice, which his weight gradually
displaced. A shepherd q few yalds below
him. perceiving the sportsman's imminent
danger, scrambled up the rock and caught
him by the back Of his shooting coat. and
thus saved his life from certain destrue.
ton. His Majesty took of his hat 70 the
poor shepherd. and On The spot handed him
1 / 900 scudi. He has since then settled =
pension on him for life.
1Ha WEyrgaN CnRN CRor--The Gin
cinnati Price Current Of "Wednesday says:
The corn crop IS generally represented
very good aud bas completed is growth
il ell good corn land in the valleys 81 Ono
aud mississippi. A correspondent at
fChilicothe. 0hlo. reports the crop in thr
Scloto Valley the best anil largest ever
raised there. and pretty nearly INSURED.
Adyices from Kansas report the rsrn crop
10 that state large. beyond precedent. and
lhc accounts irna Missouri. Iowa and L.
liinois are all favorable. In Kentucky the
corn Is now fully ripe, and unusually gupd,
soithai 1t may safely be conceded that the
year 1868 has produced the largest corn
crop ever produced IN the country. and II
il not probable now that any contingency
will arse 10 seriously iljure nbrlore Il la,
fully malur.d.
: Tux DrFEkEScg.-A case recently fried
|, in une,of nur courts about soundness OF a
horse, in which a clergyman. mt conserssnI
/. with snch matter appraredas witness. H.
. was hitle confasri in giving his e,i
: dence, saa clustering LAWYER win rI
aminrd him II last exclaimed:
1 Pray. SIR. do you know the dlfcrenc,
!, between horse and cow g.
; - acknowledge my ignorance" repite,
/, the witness, :. hardly know the d,ffereuc,
between horse and coz. or buily an
\ buli--unly tha, bnll. am tulh. has horns
! AMI bully tbnwing with mrek respect /
!. The pe,uiosge-1 luckily Tor me has nane.
/. You can retire, SIR" said the la.yer
' I. I've no more questions 10 ask you
: AoESrs OF THg TUnRisH GOVERNMENT .
!. SgaRcH or LnclriuS rnR GoLosy.-
Michael llohannesea and p. III. yarteog. q
q Constaatinopie. arrived in Richmond o
y Wednesday. They are Armsnian-. ~
u come as the agents o. the Turkish govern
n ment in search d lands upon which to sci
le tie a eolony ri sir hundred families a
Il Armeuian Christians. They went Wit
N. secretary the American Agricul:vrI
: and Mineral Land Company u Henrieo
a and viii be shown large quantity o. Al
e. ,ractise lands
ie Quite . number &c southern Past Oh TO-
y have been discontinued in the sovth lrps
= causes which We think can easily be tsmtd
cd.
o The Post Office nrparimrpI desires al
.; vice from patrons II the several Post Ofisr
y discontinued, Of acceptable pcrson. WI
7 can take the oath. Married woman ~
DC minors arc excluded by law from charge q
.. Post Oihees, but can act a. assistants.
90 FAMILY PnnnsED.--An entire family
Il. named Oliver. consisting af father. mnth'
- and FIVE children. residing in Fairfax eoaa
- lty, near tile Great Falls at the Potomac
b. were poisoned last week BY their cock.
lie coIored woman. Luckily the proper ant
on ,loio vas speedily administered, AID il
10 INV ,tou.hi sll are nu' IL danger II
~ woman went oH a. soon AZ she saw II
II, effect other work, and has not vet been al
a rested. ale=. CART.
I'D Several attempt have been made With
de The last few weeks TO throw the passseng'
Iry train or cars on the track Of The Winch.
lie TOR railroad near Chariestown. Va.