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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-08-12

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The election on Thursday last passed off
with great order and quiclness.
twas AN admitted fact that the nomina-
lions ia this county Werenot ofthe charac-
terto arouse enthusiasm; on tho contrary,
there was in various parts Of tie county a
feeling Of repngnance which was with diff
nculty restrained from open hostility.
Therefore, Instead ~ b,yag a full vote,
or one proporiioned to the increase Of pop
ulatlon. The result shows smaller vote
than that Of 1877
With all the elements of discomfort
which our friends 1t home and aarosd
williundefsiand without farther elabora-
ton, Orange may he said To- have done
well. She has elected her whole ticket
bs decisive majorities. She has given
Capt. Davis majority Of upwards OF 500.
She has given John Kerr majority which,
now that AL the motives acknowledgements
70 the supported Col. Rufinare developed,
may be considered good one. Col. Ruff
fin was among biz own people, with an
unexceptionabIe private character, and 4
high legal reputation. and the ilnputaiion
upon his political integrity did not weigh
With great many Of his friends with
whom personal preferences ouiweighed
the obligations Of party allegiance. Aud
Il is well here TO say that those imputa-
tions originated not with his opponents,
but among his more ardent republican
supporters, md seemed TO have confirms
ton BY his own acts.
Our pesa,le have voniendcd against dis
content, and IabOeed under discouraging
I influences from tile beginning fthe cam-
i paign. They seemed iuciIne TO lose
hope, and abandon effort. Let them learn
from the decisive Iebuke the republican,
/ party has received elsewhere throughout
the State, that il.e Conservative party is
not only not dead, but that Il has again
! lifted up is headas ,lominant power.
/ Let us hear no more Of dlsorganization,
OF giving up the field 10 our opponents.
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hrssa lady called uron one 81 our
merchants Tic other day and asked for
tea cents worth 81 snuE The rnafr gar
handed down. The cusiouler asked for
erc,llt 10 the Amount ofthe pnrrlinse which
was ds,cIiscsl. Well Mr. W" said, wont
yaa lcnd nsy Ten cents To- go somewhere
else aud buy my snnifs.' lie didn't " see
II - aud sha Withdrew wandering how
toEnIeople could beso unaceammodaiing.
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Darham has csseFed hcrAelf with siary.
The incense 81 hss victory i d gratifying
~ tlle pcrinmeof her staple. Durham
iiinche~ from nothing she undertakes. and
Iails In no promises she makes. She sns-
lainsher fame 10 the late election Tier
slid u,,l,rcksn column retrieved l:.e day
aud brought frs-h ccursge 90 fainting
LCaris.
Al Ioaet u Durham. tie banner pre-
einet OF Orange.
- t.sr,lsF statement.
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Tug AuenlcAN FAnurn.

This standard agricultunl monthly Cor
August Is az hand. replete with valuable
information for the farmer and gardener.
The coming wheat crop engages q ;args
share OF nptlce. but not 10 the disadvantage
Of other subjects, every branch Of Garm
work, special. home -nadeaud commercial
mapurer. fruit growing, flower gardening,
the Dairy. the Poultry Yard &c; being
treat I'd NJ length
Published n, s.ANirs SANDS a SON,
No. D North 81; baltimore, Nd; Al $50 4
wear, 8 copies 500. Specimens selit free.
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oIllicrt Wilson once Che servant OF
Thomas wih,on Of Little River died on
liz 18th a. July at Che age o. one hundred
ard three years He was famiiiarly
knowr a. honest Uncle Gilbert, aud after
The death 81 his master managed the pla'i-
lailon businrss 81 l,is mistress Mrs Jane
Wilson we'll and fsitlgnIls. Gilbert was
among the last Of class which will soon
have no existence except Ia tradition.
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rln.rraehe-.

Thomas Green. onr " otf stauncil col-
ored sub-cribcrs. presented a. : few lays
ago with some very fIn6 chlntre Cling
peaches o. his own raising fruit In sttl-
Ring contrast with tho aboFtions which
survived The Spring frosia.
Tom y the only one who has "remem-
bored Tie Edllof.n
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-08-12

This gentleman went ur u tho noun
tains Oh Friday where 10 conjunction with
with Mr. billiard, aud perhaps iss. Gather
Es1. he viii net on lllc part ofthe United
staics ~ arbitrator III The ca-e ~ the
Cherokee indians. Win alIegc fra'ids COM
niited BY tsdveFnn,cnt agcnh IN the dis
tributlon ofanhuiiIcs due the irils.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-08-12

We are glad % see this gentleman a
inong -. resting fFnm his labor-, and
SaJoying the quiet ~ our Lutte town. He
las dane glorious service 10 The lsEllIiant
eanipaIgn " the Sid congressional, and ALI
Judicial di-triet.--a eampslla whsql,
called cot mote istellecspd issecr and
more active exerion than any II sae date.
TO Coz strange xswrll ss - Wsddcll, TO
Davis. Is Bnzsshsrd. and ether Is The
tfiumpksst issue cf that esRlsss due.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-08-12

Our good old friend catlptt a'inuen In
faflAs M that be sowed last ali seven
unarss ~ shai'ullz wlssst fsala TIE ssrIa u
which iiy cIcanei UP sis qsaart-. eQaal %
is bushels.
N.w let farmers take The hint. and
prepare theif land so that they will make
,nose than Eve bushels TO the acre.
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NORTH CAR0LINfAYS LOST

lly the burning of,le steamer Pat, 10
gers on TIE Ohio. Dir. A. NJ BITS. a
North Carolinian. was lost. aud another
North Carolinian. Mr. y. N. Stone, was
badly burned. We are unable to say from
What part Of the State they we're.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-08-12

sHftEI - NlTTT IA D 7 -7r-T-1= 81 80 #fIF w
Wears lsonored Win q vIait fsena ibis
Nes,of 81 as state press. TIE veteran
looks rs u he had received i new lcase Of
lifsflan' The glorious new which llghicns
up every paifiolIe com,.e,sallcs, May he
long be kelt alive aud Vigorous as such
tIdings,
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See Advertisement Of Farm Of the late
Airs Murray fm rslt IN Tire i4tl inst.
This u agrsAtliraUtelneni. tise lsnds being
f-ItlIe. situation l,caltIIy, advantages Of
schools, churches and society excellent.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-08-12

Fewefstransprs IN town than Cor sonie
STEAMERS past, but sn unusual number 81
retanR'l wnnd,rers. trsnsplaiatesl % other
cuhtmumilles, who hsye gftherru ugaiu
under hviF old motives Many hearts are
glsddcHed ~ these happy rssuiOlis.
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Coed nalas

Have yiited ~ during the past week,
aud the corn crop has Been yasay beue-
fitted.
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See men Ad Ell, N. Smith ri: elder
and wine mlll--llsa very Thing iornur
farmers. Ills aun Il begIniAing 70 be
appreciated ~ our people. fos their many
superior contradictions % agricultural aids.
Give them trial.
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BURNING or THE PAT ROGERS.

CrxctSxArf. Aug. 5th. Great excite
mont prevails here over the burning o. the
Pat Rogers. near Aurora. Ind. The Gre
occurred al : a. m.. and not 4. as previous
ly stated. II originated in bale Of cot
ton, and before il was discovered il was
past checking. Attempts were made to
get the boat ashore. but we're unayailiBg.
A panic occurred among the passengep.
and the crew we're unable 10 save them.
selves only. The loss is now estimated at
IS persons, mostly women and children.
The passenger list was burned up.
Among those known 10 have persisted are
NJ. Stuart and Mrs. Smith. both Of Mpdi-
500. lnd !; w. q. Brown. Cincinnati; q.
". Dctmsn. pilo, Charles Snyder and Ja-
cob Light Of tho crew. ~
A passenger Who escaped from tho burn.
ing steamer states that ho &w but fee NO.
men aboard. and that most " them. With
The siewa.dussos. were rescued lisfhiiiks
that but Eve ladies we're Lost. Alneb auz.
ieiy exists here rs 70 tie names " the lost.
--e~vsse---~--- al. = y
We all coslsIdar Iroa The embodiment
oe strength aud powef, hnt. how Few arr
aware that Il Il this eaine clement in the
SYSTEM that gives ~ strength aud yiRof,
aud that nIl insuificiency OH causes weak
ness and debility. The Peruvian Syrup,
n prntoxIsle III irnn, ii preparad nxnfesrly
70 surrly tLis sitalI1ing element.
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~ See ress schedule Of \. c. aud II e b
Ilall-road. Not received In time FOR last
i-ssBe. N
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PERSON. tOnlcial. !

Official returns IRON All The counties in
the District are not received. Reported
maloritics, mostly official, give Kerr is5.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-08-12

.DASyirrE. Va. Aug. sth Reported By
s. II. Holland 4 To-. Receipts full,
market se,isc and las. weeks pdees well
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-08-12

General held Orange Comfy August GtI 1874
desInatedi Republicans designated with asAk
Independents designated with dagger go *
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The county officers are known sum.
cieatly ID The table.
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1851 1873 1853 1919 l7ls isT lsa
New-York tribune., 1874-04-24

with only special sound He mentions. referring to
one OF his discoveries reported In lHE TRIBUNE
last October that these bairce cords are placed IN
reference 10 the pulses striking theD somewhat In tho
relation which the external bris OF the musketo bear TO
wavesurface to which their lengths perpendicular
II his be correct these cords bear TO the membrane
which they attached. the same relation as
stretched strings bear to the vibrating tunngfOrks in
Meldes experiments and therefore "A cord In tho due
of the will vlbrae only half as often In second
as the blsilaT membrane to which II Is fastened.
Prof. Mayer nbe to Illustrate this theory by an
apparatus devised for the purpose. But perhaps the
convincing in support OF the hypothesis
this tunlngfOrk held near the oar causes sen
satiOn responding TO the designated pitch OF the Iok
But the vibrations OF this fork be sent to the inner
through the bones OF the head Now we frst hOd
the fork the and note its pltcn, and then
press II firmly against the temporal Done we should per
ceive a marked difference; We should hear the simple
sound OF the fork accompanied by It's octave by va
rety OF notifications this effect was clearly brought
out, the sound communicated only 10 the internal ear
having ths higher octave or the foik singing
along with its usual note III the external ear DC now
closed the higher octave sounds as loud as the original
note Prof Mayer has the testimony OF an accomplished
musician to the success Of this remarkable experiment
New-York tribune., 1874-04-24
DURATION OF THE SENSATION OF SOUND.

This paper was headed Abstract OF Re-
search in the determination Of the Law connecting the
pitch OF sound with the duration OF Its residual sensa
ton and the determination of tho numbers OF beats
throughout the range Of musical sounds-which pro-
duce the most dissonant sensaons with applcatiohs
of these laws to tho Fundamental facts OF musical mar
mOny. and to various phenomena in the physiology
OF auditon Prof. Mayer gave the particulars OF Sc
res OF experiments by which it was ascertanou w"'
must be the frequency successive sounds TO have tne
blend indIstIngushably together. WORKED out matnc
macay the indicated that the residual sensallon
only occupied one hvehundredth OF second In the case
of 10000 vibrations per second but ln te case ol 80
vibrations To second the residual vibration was one
eleventh OF second He concludes that the WhOe ear
yibrates as mass, and the duraons OF these osc
tons Of the whole tar too snort To remain one
tbireth OF second He thinks that this explains our
inability to distinguish actual pch OF SOUND When
thai pitch exceeds certain weli-knOwn limits.
New-York tribune., 1874-04-24

A.. C.,,.;n. .(,ereral whom all respected IL was
Accommodation sucb ma no other Captain-General had
ever excited on his departure. The u. o. s'ca'o'
Colorado arrived last Saturday and left again on
Wednesday morning for Matanzas. Capt. Ransom
Pav-Inspector Williams and Capt. Perry dined "''n
the CAPTAIN General on Tuesday evening. each one
receiving a personal invitation CohSui "o"o''s
Hall was the only other guest, excepting d 10" VI
the Generals staff The Chinese envoy mas paiu I"
visit to Matanzas and from there mas gone on W
Cardenas He intends visiting most Oh 'he pi"''P'
cities as well as plantations where ohlneSo aio ou
Moved "a laborers before his return to Havana ho
is however very recent, and his opinion about 'nc
treatment of the Cinnamon he keeps to himseu'
The combinations in regard TO the exchange OIL
.;cas ora Incoming more serious. broker VINO mas
beoun suit for damages against the newspapers ana
AGAINST n Government broker will. in all proDaoiily'
no compeled TO close his doors ere long Two others
are also thinking of closing for fortnight IN ordei
TO show the public that they are not the cause oi
the rise in gold II is rumOred that several DEGREES
will be issued by the Captain-Genera one Oh tnoh''
il is said, will fix the price of gold at % PEI ceh'
premium, and any one suspected OF having takeh
nort in any Transaction above this figure will be
tried bv court-martial 1t seems absurd to suppose
that such Tan order can be enforced but everybody
is talking about it, and, as Captain-General Concha
has absolute powers one need De surprised NJ noth
inc. forced loan of S2OOOO0OO is also talked of
as well as the payment of all duties in gold
An English commercial house of this city
some time ago bought about $4,000 sterling
bills on England at "a per cent premium from
Spanish house, one of the most prominent on the
island to be delivered the middle of April either
party having the option of paying the difference
there might be the rate of exchange or of deliver
ing the bills of exchange. Exchange to-day being
1GS per cent premium on England, large sum of
money has become due to the English house. Pay
ment has been demanded but refused, and the
Spaniard threatened that if the English house at
tempted to sue for the claim he would denounce the
Englishmen to the Captain-General as monopolsts
and speculators aiding in the financial ruin of the
island. The Spaniard, finding that the EnglishmeD
were not to be frightened agreed to pay about $780,
600 as a compromise. In another affair where enc
of the chief magnates of the island is afected in
vovng some S2OOOO0 for rent of certain lands, the
claimant wants gold and the courts have so decided.
But Spanish bank bills have been rendered and
refused. All the satisfaction that could be OBJ
tanned was that as soon Concha came, the finan-
cia question would be settled The person owing
this SUN of money has already taken the crop OIL OF
the land but has not sold IT here for paper money
! but sent it to England where no doubt he has
| many other thousands invested
New-York tribune., 1874-04-24
TIE LOSS OF THE EUROPE,

EXPERIENCE OF THE SALVAGE CREW. VESSEL
sIGNALED WITHOUT sUCCEss-REscUE OF THE
CREW BY THE EGYPT
In its issue of Wednesday morning The Bos-
ton Globe publishes letter from Mr.. Frank Alden HILL
dated at Liverpool giving account Of the experience
Of the salvage crew Of the steamship Europe recently
abandoned in mid-oceap. Mr.. Hill was passenger on
the steamer Egypt, which fell in with the abandoned
vessel and rescued the crew. lie says that 1t
was some time after the Greece left the Europe
before connections and apparatus Tor working
the pumps OF the latter could he found. When found
they proved of little Although the crew worked
hard the depth Of water in the enginerOOm steadily
increased and at p 1t found that the ship had
commenced 10 make wafer, fore and AFT At l2t a. ~
Saturday, April 4, the men on the Europe signted
brigrigged steamship, close by, and signaled
her with blue lights and rockets. but 10 no
purpose, she continued on her course. BY u m Sat
urday the water III the engnerOom measured some IS
feet with every prospect OF increasing rapidly and div
At II D. the steamship Egypt hove in sight. Capt
Grosan Of the Egypt at the request OF Chief Officer
Buck, commanding the salvage crew. passed two haw
sers On board the Europe. After towing her a short
time, hawser parted, and, there was every indca
uOn OF Dad weather. Capt GfOgan decided 10 abandon
the vessel Mr. Hill that, while the passengers and
crew felt sad 10 leave valuable and apparently
unnjnred ship 70 her fate they could but commend
the action OF tbe captain ia not enddngering the safety
OF hs own truBty ship, well the lives Of all on
board. Wnen the Egypt left the Europe p. m, II
the Impression Of Capt GrOgan and all on board
that sbs would sink before morning.
New-York tribune., 1874-04-24
CLASSIFICATION OFTHE RHYNCHOPHOR0US
COLEOPTERA.
BY JOHN L. LIE CONTE, NJ. d.


DR.. 10 Coue's paper opened with an allusion 10 the
fact tnat at the January meeting OF the Academy OF
Sciences in 1867 he had opened the subject now under
consideration The group OF insects referred to are eX
ceedlngy complex in their characteristics ana goou
European enomolo gsts had made frequent efforts 70
settle their classification. These attempts were re-
viewed historically and the methods and systems were
detailed OF sehOuherr in 15333i and Prof LlcOrdare IN
1862 the latter being somewhat supplementary; OF Mr.
H. Jckel in 1900 the remarks OF Mr. Suiran in lS7 and
OF the work of Prof c. G.. Thompson in 1866 and the
careful studies OF Dr. George H. Horn 1873 From the
lastnaned work Dr. Lo COnte selects statement con
cerning males OF having eight and the
females seven dorsal abdominal segments and calls at
tenton to the importance and WIDE extent OF this char
acteristc. He has made a series Of dissections OF
RhynchOphorOus insects and makes division OF them
into throe series a. HapOgastra, having abdomen
alike in both sexes; veDra segments not prolonged up
ward INTO a sharp edge. a. Allogastra abdomen dis,
similar In the two sexes: ventral segmenS prolonged
upward forming sharp edge. o. HeterOgastra, aDdO.
men alike in both sexes; VeDtra seSments prolonged
inward to ut into the elytral groove. Many other dis
tinctive characteristics were given, win detailed
description OF the very numerous genera belonging 10
each of 40
New-York tribune., 1874-04-24
TESTS OF THE STRENGTH OF PINE.
pY PROF. w. 4. NORTON OF YALE COLLEGE.

PROF. W. 4. MOTION OF YALE COisLEub'
This paper was exceedingly elaborate, and
gave "a sorios OF experiments the sets
residual dofecons OF pine sticks after having been
subjected to stress In 1869 Prof Norton
demonstrated that tho received theoretical formula for
the detection OF rectangular beams under stress re-
aured the addition OF another term varying directly as
the length and inversey the breadth and depth OF
tine beam Since then no has been more recently ex-
perlmeuting upon residual sets deilectiOns. The
apparatus for testing described at length aud with
great detail. Great was taken to guard against
incidental especially In respect to consequences
of changing temperature during the stress There was
evidence that repeated strains molecular change
took Mace in the wood and the effect OF strain after an
interval rest great extent not only passed awaV
bnt even the stick with less set than II had snort
time be fore great number OF curious aud seemingly
contradictory results obtained in the course of
these very numerous and varied experiments As one
OF the results obtained IL appears hat load equal TO
one-fOurth OF the breaking weight produces perina
pep set aud that repeated applications OF this load
from day to day attended with continually IN
crcasng set 1t results that such wood should never be
subjected In any structure to oneourth or Its breaking
strain.
The proceedings of the day were closed with the
reading of biographical sketch of Prof. Henry
James Clarke.
New-York tribune., 1874-04-24
THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE.
SESSION AT wASHINGTON-FIRST DAY

SESSION AT WASHINGTON-FIRST DAY.
CLASSIFICATION OF INsEcTs-fN AUToMAioN ~
PLAY TIT-TsT-Too-How AND WHY WE HEAR
SOUNDS DWELLING IN THE EAR-FLME PRE-
VENTING SOUND FROM PAssING-TIIE STRENGTH
AND WEAKNESS OF PINE WOOD.
fppoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TUE rRIBUNBI
WASHINGTON. April 2l-The National Academy OF
Science is obliged by the terms of its charter from
Congress TO hold meeting in April OF each year at
Washington II usually happens that the accumu-
lation of papers which the members are anxious TO
put on record is too great to wait for the annual OPP
portunity. and that meeting is called some time
during the Fall to throw off the supertluous load
THIS was the case last year. and led to the meeting
in New-York in October, which was fully reported
AT that time in THE TRIBUNE. But the Washington
meeting is always regarded as the one of greater
consequences; and ss the National Academy is the
highest scientific body in the country, this session
must be regarded as of the utmost importance. To
it the most eminent men in their special pursuits
whom America possesses contribute the fruit OF
their painstakng researches, not unfreqUently en-
bodyng in single paper tho labors, not to say the
aspirations, of months or even years
The meeting is held at the Smithsonian 1nstitu-
ton temple of science which is the fitting repos
tory where from all lands and seas curious and val
liable things have been collected, till now it takes
high rank among the few great museums of the
world. The venerable Prof. Henry, Secretary of the
Institution, presldes the deliberations of the
Academy. Tho limited number who by the system
Of election can bo joined TO our " "immortals' are
more largely in attendance than last year at Column
ba College. There is sprinkling of curious visit
ors, but the Academy makes no bid for popularity
do not see that any Congressman or Senators are
attracted hther. Prof. lie COnte was called upon
for the opening paper. which was delicate compli-
ment to a rival institution as he is the President
elect of the American Association for the Advance
ment of Science. body which has a larger hold on
the popular heart than the Academy.