The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-07-21
STATE NEWS.

WO negroes tried IN Wilmington before
Judge McKoy fora deadly assault upon u
white man were acquitted .Ail the Jurors
were negroes. The injured party was a
while man. Judge Mickey ieprimaaded
the Jury severely, telling them the eyi-
dence was 50 clear and strong they could
not possibly have brought ia verdict Of
!" not guil'y" unless they had been I. tally
unfit for their duties. He ordered their
names to.be struck from the list of jurors
Two negroes were subsequently arrested
and committed for tampering with the
Jury.
Judge Mickey held the first Court III the
new County Of Fender last week. The
session of the Court lasted twenty minutes,
There was no business before the Court.
Six Negroes were broughtup from New
Hanover County last week 10 tile Peniten-
tiary, -all for larcency, and sentenced to
terms offrom twenty years down to three.
The Charlotte Democrat has just entered
upon lis 18th year
MS. Robbins Esq, Of Randolph has
been called upon to fill the vacancy oc-
casione, by HE declination Of DIR. Craven
To run for Convention.
DIR. w. j. Hawkins was reelected on
Thursday last President ofthe r. Il. q. X.
II. He has been President for 10 years.
on Tlmrday morning. the room OF Mr..
S. "A. Parhanl or Raleigh was entered
while he was at breakfast and his valise
cut open, and coat, containing wallet
with SlioO carried or Mr.. parhan had
Just returned FROM Il collecting tour M
clue 10 the thief has been founA Mr.. Par
ham oilers Il reward ofSiOO.
Mr.. White of Bethel Township, CaLar'
rus 60, brought into Concord lra Week a
lump of guld a large n hen'segg.
Tile Greensboro Pailln: says there u an
apple tree on tile farm Of NJ. X. smith
which is fourteen feet Ia circumference,
and Is d never failing bearer.
Charlotte has eleven stores in process 81
construction. That looks us II Charlotte
was filling IT, destiny.
$500 water melons Were landed in Nor
f,lk one day last week BY sioop from
North Carolina.
The Salisbury Waterman says crops Of
al kinds III Rowan are line.
Mrs. Grant aud Miss. iitchcll. daugh'
lers af tile late Prof Mitchell will take
charge Of the Sinlunton Female College
NJ statesville thi- fall, They have beei
teaching al Oxford
Mr.. a. NJ. Rigsbce IN the town Of Dur
ham raised 40 bushels Of wheat from sis
bushels sowed.
4 negro boy standing on the railroa,
track at TIomasviiIc was struck by th'
Engine aud killed. His own fault.
The Hotel building ii Durham j. beinl
removed TO give place toa large aud hand
some house.
Augusta AIRLINE road has heenextende'
Is miles snulh 1T Sanford Co a station ralle'
Cameron. il complimentary l.. C,CameroI
ESl, IL Hillsboro.
The printer. on the Wilmington Jour
nal struck last week because they woul,
not subnlittDa reduction % payiconse
sequrnily tile Journal came out. as a hal
sheet, the next day. The Journal hassin
been supplied with npn-Union printer
and d guing on all right. Long life an
success 10 tile Journal.
Sir. Jas. ID. Num-. an oil aud goo
citizen u Raleigh, died on Tuesday.
/ MAJ. RoLt. bingham lecturcdin ilalcig
on Wednesday night, on " Higher Edu
cation.
Coleman, n trucker, near Morelead city
ships 8 900 n,ciuns 10 New York to-day.
The Raleigh Light Infantry will cell
Lralc tile anniversary of their organization
/ by mi excursion 10 kitlrell's springs, 2
the 18th lust.
Rev. DIR. Craven declines The nonlini
i ton gnr Convention ~ Randolph ~ ~
1 tcr, part Of which reads: ~ believe
no mielslrr IL the Gospel, or President !
/ u college should beapolitician. The pulp
/ tie hustiugs aud the rostrum are unite
| III Interest, Tut not III discussion. THU
| no man has se, succeeded ~ doing goa
work il MI VI them.
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