The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1872-12-25

bugg II The aye u. He was man cf
greet abilities, well educated and very
sselous:in The cause Of his church, and his
IN viii - seriously hit
TN crop n silver of the United States
~ 1871 = ruaeIsly estimated At q. 900. Coc,
ald Il = tIsosGhs that u 1872 will reach
doubls thst amount. Nevada furnishes
The lngSot ppFtion.. With all this album
d~ece of the precious metals. II SEEM
dpu6tfnl whether this generation will eyer
a11G ksar tho charming jingle 81 coin.
Qpal. Sherman was recently examined
bef6ss ne American and British claims
colnmi&Aon In regard to the burning OF
CN1umbIa. He denied Issuing any orlers
tsssiiat efrct. but admitted thai Ills nwn
wsss highly ~xaspemted, particularly Nv
III, firing Into his command by Genl.
Hampton night or two previous. A let
tot ~ exhibited from GenL HaIleck de-
rIFins Sherman 10 destroy Columbia, that
40 n,orc. qualification or secession might
esww tlstSs. 70 which letter sherman had
ref1Ird that COLUMBIA would soon DO In
htt hands, and llslieck would have no
cn,ae to t,mipialn Of his work. sherman
Admitted the genullen,ss Of the eorrcswi,-
sllncc. He stands committed by his own
slidwing ofil,e full responsibility OF that
,wisisn and terrible deed.
Ddryea, policy dealer OF New York
was stshled and killed by another Of the
sairl tripson the night ofthc 10Th. Mur-
der seems d, be the pasliine Of tie city and
nobody "puIis aeinl'."
The investigation, Into the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel fire shows that II most probably
originated IN ono Of the servants rooms
and was caused by one oflhc occupants step
ping on a match, AMI igni.ing her clothes
which however smouldered until the I'M
fortunate woman fell asleep. When she
whs an'ie,l by the flames she leaped from
the bed irsNing the bed on DIE. che gave
the alarm, but by tho time this was done,
the servants doimiiories were fille,l with
smoke and flame, carried up through The
elevator. IL was thought that the pocr
creatures were sulfcat,d hy The smDke
before the flames reached them, though
this can hardly be rrronciled with the
expression OF horrible agony expressed on
the coununanccs ofthc deid.
The cupiial Of West Virginia is hence
forth to Wbc hceliag.
The propcrt. ofthc late g. n. Pike Is
estimsied vi ss.a0,o0r
The second trial o. Stoke, for the mar-
der Of Fisk l,as commented In New York.
The accused Is sanguine ~ aciuit.,l, ard as
money wins In that city all as lie had
ample time for preparation and bribery,
It Is likely he also will escape his deserved
doom.
Judge Bolsscan Of The County Court Of
Dlnwildls and one Of the most prominent
aud influential citIzens Of the county, died
Suddenly ii Jsrntts Hotel In Petersburg
on the lStk, Inst. l+
An infant son Of Mr.. Clements. Post
Master Ut Portsmouth Va, was burnt TO
death few nights nso. The mother piac-
ed the child In crib, and returned IN her
own bsd, leaving candle burning ON the
bairsau near by. In the morning the
child was found on the floor dead, It's night
clothes burned of'and the bedding in Its
ed, destrcyesi' Es'lLer IT, cries nor the
smoke aroused tirlmothcr from her SUM
BEN. How the house escaped destruction
lssu.rvellous, aud the whole affair has .
aRt 1kidEs and snnaslr ! air.
apsseipis or cottan ~ faf At all the ports,
ilsi,poa against !, s,s,5ll. Pricesin New
yyrt saturday, sOl for ppIands. 81 for