The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-02-24

gagged in putting up heating apparatus
by which the comfort Of the congregation
will be much Increased.
Monroe says the Enquirer, has 1900 in-
habitants, twenty stores three churches,
three schools, six lawyers Ave physicians
aud four preachers. a
Among the prisoners in Wadesboro Jail
are two negro preachers.
Robert Mcdonald, negro has been con-
yicted Of burglary at Fayetteville, and sem
fenced TO death. AID appeal y taken 10
the Supreme Court.
Near LaGrsngc an old colored negro
woman was badly burned while having a
III.
A little boy, 5 or s years old, son of Mr..
Parker Moore, Of Macon. county, was
handling pistol thought 20 be unloaded
VIXEN 1t went of, killing his father.
The county Commissioners Of NORTH
ampton has positively refused to grant
any more license for tie sale Of whiskey
In that county.
Al the competition Of orstorical prizes
at Trinity College, Hartford Ct, q silver
medal was awarded to John Haske Of
Fayetteville.
Ephraim Gainey; an old colored man,
died IN Arson county on the 2nd INST.
The Wsdesboro Argus says that be was
supposed 10 be about 49, or III yesrs old.
Only week before his death he carried a
bag of corn 20 mill on his back. He is
said 60 have belonged 10 the family Of
Maj. Gsiney Of Revolutionary memory.
The Journal says, The largest cargo Of
cotton ever shipped from Wilmington u
Liverpool, went out OH Saturday per
steamer Powell. IL consisted Of l,Sj0
bales and was shipped by Williams and
Mlrcllison. E-uniated " Ss0 per bale,
the cargo MAS wsrth sios,5CO
An old colnred man named Enoch Usll-
er, was waking over trestie on tile VIII.
mington and Weldon railroad, within
the city limits Of Wilmington when he
was ovcF,aken By train and knocked
over into the creek. The body has mol
vet been found.-Jourilal.
The Raleigh News says that there have
been Introduced in the senate the present
session go bills. 0fthis number l4ahaye
passed, while large number have been
defeated OF otherwise disposed OF.
Representative Means, ofCabarrus ha.
JecI. seriously III, but is now conyales-
cent.
The Enterprise says, We regret TO learn
that liegro man Was drowned near this
place last Tuesday inoraing, while cutting
ice. We regret To learn tint our young
friend, N. II. Reid, came very near meet-
ing the same sad fatein his heroic effort
10 save The unfortunate negro.
AsIieyil.e Pioneer: There isa woman
| in Cheaokee county Is the mother " Lime
sons. Three ofthen claim paternity ofk
white man, three o. an Indian, and three
Of ncgm. seven 81 the nine have given
bond fpr thei. appearance at the next
term Of the Federal Cour. to answer the
charge OF violations oflhe Internal key,
enue Laws.
The wife Of DR.. Manning, editor Of The
Weldon News, isvery III.
Tile ReldsyilIe Enterprise says: John
Middleton, a prisoner, In the county Jail
was found dead on the morning OF the OH
int. A coroner's jury was summoned
and an inquest held anti alter al examine
ton inlo tie facts and circumstances, froul
view ofihe corpse found that deceased
was chilled 10 death Ly the cold weather
] Robert Brack, shoemaker o. Asheville
recently went 70 Washington City 10 %
tain patents Cor three useful Inventions q
his own, but soon after arriving hi Ill,
city ne became insane. The Asheyill.
Pioneer says that he Is possessed q con
siderable mechanical ingenuity, and hi
models we're not without merit. Ilisnat.
uraIly supposed that lis luuacy was caus.
Cd by lie Intense anxiety for the success.
u his patents.
on Tuesday night "a Mr. w. Al. Harri,
was going 10 his home In the Eastern
/ Ward, he was aecosted by man aud asked
what time II was, and taking out hi
watch 10 give the desired information. tho
fellow enalched II and ran. Harris laid
down box containing some goods h,
had purchased and on returning after AZ
unsuccessful pursuit, to get the box, b,
found thai Il had been carried off.--Ne,gs
Mr.. Nat. Mccain. young man Ia thii
vicinity, we learn took arsenic yesterda,
lbut whether through mistake OF not v,
are unable 10 say, aud for sometime MA
IN quite critical stale. DIR. Brooks wa
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