The Hillsborough recorder., 1875-09-15
sTATE NEWS.

The WilmingtOn Star details the esq
cape ofeighl prisoners from the jail Of
New Hanover on "Wednesday evening.
The jnlIor vent into the Jail to take d pris-
oner into tl,e Court fitnse when, he was
set upon by two powerful negroes. and
overpowered, and as said eight escaped.
There was a hot chase through the streets,
aud across lDts, and five were recaptured
aud two are now besieged ~ . swamp;
The excitement in regari to the Hays
wood homicide has altogether subsidized.
II il thought case of muder cannot be
made out against Thomas Strange, Mr..
BridgeTs declines 10 be hailed, preferring
TO share the captivity ofhis friend.
The Journal Of Commerce OF Newbern
l. IL be published daily after The ist Of
October.
The Editor Of the Goldsboro Messenger
has this year raised a quantity of the Afri-
can Ivory wheat. whicl, IL Is clainied win
| yield from rs 10 100 bushels 10 tile acre
ana weights 20 lbs 10 the bushel. Its
said that one pint viii plant an acre.
The Boyden House At Salisbury Is having
4 new aud handsome fron: put toit. We
thought il did well enough outside as Il
was But friend Badly II progressive,
and Is not content with nIedlucrity. and
by the Nay Mr., Boyden is entitled to high
4 PFsise fur the pious care with which he
iias preserved the wreck of General Jack
sons office whicl. alalnlsan llusiglitiy blot
orllle Lcauiiful yard Ia front of Mr. BIS
h0tlse. ~. -.
The Pee Dee Herald publishes In full
picked up letter, dated Hillsboro Aug.
1873. IftlIsre were any secrets conveyed,
tile bad spelling has preserved them.
Sheriff Murrell of Onslow, while attemp-
ting toaEfp,l Nv psspes uIrl4r legal ipro-
cess wis e6nIpellc,l 70 shput both, wouA-
ding neither seriously. One escaped tile
nther captured.
The nieibber cftho CsnNentloa ffuhl
HeriG,ri, Mr.. Horton, weighs $40 pounds
The Wilmington Cotton Factory has
made IL first shipment ofits fabrics y
bales of caIico cloth, which Is sent "a
Philadelphia where II Is printed. Th'
factory Is doing 80 well that i Is about Il
double The number Of its looms.
III Mad Basil Manly has l,ecn elected Mayo
of Raleigh 70 lIIItlle place ofJcs III Sc
park, deed -i
. The Rev. Dr Pritchard has returne,
from The mountains and lie virgEnii
i Springs. considerably improved In lie'.lil,
: The Charlatte Observer says judy
schenck Of this circuit, hns rece ived a let
, ter FROM Judge Buxtnn, asking him ohol'
. Stanley Court, wIlch. Lcglus II Albcr
Z ma fla on Monday week, Judge BuxtoI
3 Il member fthc Convention, and wishe
To put In a substitute 10 attend to his re
guIar business while that body isln session
!, Judge schenck. however, has written dC
I cIining to hold the Court, since lie has 4
!, hnld Polk Court this week, and R.ither
!, ford Court week af,ernext.
il The Southern Home says, Il sgenerall
! Thought that Hon. Edmund Ruiiiip d
i Virginia. fired the first gun "A Fort sum
2 ter. Tile Rev John Dcugas, of stee
n Greek, tells us that this Is mistake. III
was residing at that tinie On james lsian
/ and heard the nrst gun. II was fired y
|. Capt. GeoEge James from q little SAN
\ battery on james Island. he tuspt' ].
II wa. killed aftsrwarsi at GettysbnIe. 4
!, second gun ,,was fired hy LIEUT.. ws,l
!. iI,anpton 8a,bcs. aSe from JaIhcs 1sIash
4 Tie third Was fired by Mr. Ruiiin frOI
Il Morris Island, The fonrth Euriwas ftnl
NJ suIllvwn's Island. and tlvi iillh was froi
AZ the Iron Batlery,