The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-03
the Senate, and comesup III the House in
In a day or two. C.

III u uuy ors Two. 4s4 e,
Judge Kerr delivered an address IN the
Chapel ofthe Graham high School on
thenight q the l7lh. ss Vt
Says the Shelby Aurora: we learn
from apfivatc letter, that Iiveof Git high
way robbers, who have been iufesting
portloas Of South aud North. carolina,
were captured near spartanbdfy, $. q.
one day Inst week. 1t seems that there Is
regular organized band of robbers ex-
tending from the Atlantic to the Pacific
coast; and from their mode 81 procedure
one would think that the notorious land
pirate JOHN A. Murrell, had come to life
and begun anew his reign OF terror
The travel over tile Wilmington & We'll
don Railroad Is said to 10 larger pow than
atany time since the war.
Tho post office heretofore known as
HaruettC. Ii. has been changed to Lii
lIngton.
Several. Boston families are winterins
In Asheyille. ~
Three brothers of Rocsfisf. Toysnsh,n
Doplin county, Mesrrs r. y. d. H. ana
>. A. Williams, are now lending twenty
one children TO school.
The Legislature hs', passed a law abof..
isl'ing Lotteries FAD Git Concerts and
Giftenterprises IA this State.
Mr.. W.. p Jylin has .old out Ills inter-
est "a the " onros Enquirer to his partner
Mr.. W.O Wolfe, who announces thathe
VIII cor .tinue the publication of that pa
per " it'll increased facilities.
The Charlotte Bulletin has been pur-
chased BY Mr. J. Mcsween, formerly Of
the Fayetteville Eagle, who will hereafter
issue It as daily.
The PITT county jaiiat GreenvilIe was
discovered on fire on Tuesday night Of
last week. The Register says:
"When first discovered a volume OF
smoke was seen issuing from the upper
windows where the fire evidently caught.
The three negro prisoners were the first
to find II out. rs a matter Of course, as We
are confident thatthey applied the match.
though some suppose il caught from the
stove. After some delay the jail keys
were found and the prisoners who. were
crying most Justify, were taken from the
burning building aud placed In the enclo-
sure where they were guarded. The
work 10 extingulsh the flames was not so
easy M saving the prisoners; as 1t was
burning between the walls; but after some
hard work and frequent application Of
water the fire was put out. We have not
yet ascertained the amount Of damage,
but suppose II will not amount to more
than four hundred dollars, this will be q
little addition 20 the large amount the
county Of Pitt has already payed to keep
up this trap. fronl which the jail birds
make their escape whenever they please.
Goldsboro Is planting shade trees.
Col. w. II. Harrison Of Raleigh was
stricken down with paralysis, on Tuesday
S3rd Inst.
The Southerner calls on the Senate 10
Impeach MADISON. the negro Senator from
EdgecomLe, for ineendiary language re-
eently used la TsborD ia addition 10 his
general bad and degraded character.
Sunday morning last the store OF Nj
I. ". Sparknan, which 4 located nc Bur.
,aw, IN this county, was forcibiy entered
~ pfying open the window aud about
$50 worth Of goo d. were taken away. MIR.
J. left his store ON Sunday morning and
oolf after bis departure the robbery took
place. Mr.. Moore, agent oftlfe Wa w
Railroad ut that point, took possession OF
be store on fiuding il open aud kept
:harge u Il until lhs arrival Of Mr.. spark
nan, who was ielegraphed Tor.
A search for the goods was ut once in.
tiiuted by officer J. II. Brown aud most
fthem were found. David Stewart and
anirs McWillians. the alleged guilty.
ariies exposed themselves. Il Is said. Nv |
citing intoxicated with whlskey, which
ias part Of the plunder. 20 II
The defendants were arraigue ed before
!. y. Jordan, J. Y; aud In default or 500
ach, Justified bond. were yesterday
roughi to this city aud lodged In jaIl.-
tar
Jesse Leggeit, O Robertson coanty has
cen ou.lawed.
The new Charter Of wllmlngton Is to bL
onsiierei before Judge Bond, al Raleigh.
A new county called Pender, In honor
Gen. wsD..Pendcr, Inns been created
ut ola portion o. New Hanover. III
Nc. Samuel HUT, nldicr ofthe war
{ lSl2, died In Rowan county few DAYS
90 ai the advanced sss q s. years.
Roulhac & 60, composed Of those wen
nown tobaceonist, Roulhae Lipscen4oe
nd Dowd. succeeds Webb, RosIhac and
o; In the tobacco business al Durham.
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