The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-08-26

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London. August 2l.-Despaches were
received in this city to-day, giving the par
ticuIars Of heart rendiag calamity which
occurred IN North Wales yesterday alter
noon, whereby twenty five persons lust
their lives.
A train Of cars from llolyheat, contain
ing passengers and mails from IRELAND,
which was proceeding toward liverpool,
at the usual rate Of speed, met with a sad
accident at the little town Of AbssgeIo, 10
the county 81 Denbigh.
4 long train 81 loaded petroleum trucks
had just been switched OF On the siding, 10
make way for the Irish mail train. but The
awitchman had neglected to replace the
switch. A dreadful cullsinn vas tie can
sequence. Sesen persons, passengers on
the Irish mail train. wrre killed ouirlrht,
sn,l mrny others buddy injured. The cars
in both trains we're reduced to ! shapeless
mass. The concussIon prGinced an explo.
sun VI the petroleum. which instantly en-.
NrInpe'l bMh trains in flames. Before the
ire Gould be subdued eighteen persons had
been literally burnt TO ashes.
BoRwARD. gIansries af the West.
We ate glad ~ see. are 10 lie largely poured
into the lap Of tbs great centre 81 trade
and emmetee. We hear. since the bar.
vesting commenced. If large shipments of
gram from the Ilner., by lie lakes aud by
rail, to New iork, and the expect.tion i
that no small quantity of all this will lie
forwarded 10 Europe. a fair cmtun crop
--ssy 2,uOO,00O bales--and large shipments
" biesdsiulis, with pork. hay, aud uiher
articles. Ia 20 forward. sill tend la keen
dawn the pstce 81 gold. But for the cx.
Iravagsnce and folIirs m Congress, We
might at least hope To keep our debt from
increasing. \ u Express.
SURPRISING B,RnsRpUs RIrgs.-A SUI.
tee, or the burning OF widow alive on the
funeral pile ~ Ter husband, has recently
been attracting great attention in India.
The British government, however, has
shown - determination Ia punish all the
rarilcIpal0rs IN such barbarnns rites. Oh
the trends 81 the widow who we're present
on lhe occasions, fourteen we're transported
Tor lille, thirty Tor Ten Yeas, aud eleven
Others WeFe II b. Imprisoned for five wears.
kESTuCKY ELgcTias Returns from all
hut tive small counties la kentusky, far
Governor, show The result 10 b.. For
Sievensnn. democrsU Ill ISL, aud tlnr
Barker, republican, $3.50; democratic
majority S7.9aj
IMPORTANT lsygSrinN S0ulherner is
now 10 Boston who has inyeuirI a machine
ior reducing tie cane Of the Florida cane
brakes 70 tlbrc, snL this fibre IeI thinks lie
tan put d0wn ~ Boston 1T two cents
pound. II Is claimed 10 be equal To cotton
rags Tor the making II paper. and superior
I" Manila hemp Ter the manufacture Of
r0fdsn.
STATE ~ MINNESOTA. Recent cxplora.
lions shows northern Minnrsn,a 10 be one
III The most remarkable slate regions in the
"ntd. The slate ridge issnInc twenty odd
miles 10 lrngih, AID slx 10 width.
GolNc EAsr.--A stove merchant oT TROY.
New falk, has received m order from The
VIE Of an american missionary in Siam.
ter hrsi.class cook. stove, 10 bc sen, "a
that distant county for the use Of one ~ the
prIncesses oi that kingdom.
Two droyes Of cattle that we're purch,s.
Ell last summtr. ia Texas, and driven ali
The way 70 Loudoun. 10 be postared, pass.
ed through Leesborg last week, on their
way TO The Baltimore market. They were
~ excellent condition. and averaged over
twelve hundred pourds head.
The British cruisers captured eighteen
sllsefs on the coast OF Africa ;ast ,ear
"'iil three hundred and thilty. three slaves
TN board.
In Michigan, recently. IS men went in.
toa harvest field to cut grain. Abou, 10
y. ~, not less than I6 Of them had been