The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-08-09
STATE NEWS.

bhiusnoro messenger: we are palneu
to learn that Mrs. Fannie cogdell, the wife
of our friend mi. John Cogdell, and
daughter Of C J. McCullin, Esq; was
killed BY liehtning on Friday evening u
last week, while sitting neara window
Ia her residence, III Grantham township.
Herdeath was almost Instantaneous, aud
her dresses We're SGT on fire by the fluid.
The baby, which she had on her lap at the
time, was in no way injured.
The Ashevillc Citizen says !: Tho glorious
old stars and stripes, captured FROM the
radical party Monday, wins raised on the
court house Tuesday by our riden and
Vance boys 70 tho lofty altitude Of l47
feet. Hurfaii for d United and free peo-
pls
The wife Of DIR. Pinnix, of Lexington,
Fwho shot himself some time ago, was fired
ut through the window OF lier house, last
Tuesday night, and shot through the arm.
The Milton Chronicle announces the
death fIOnl poison Of lad about ~ years
old, named Jellieys, of Dan River Town
ship The unfortunate boy twas taking
arsenic to keep or chilis and'on Tuesday
morning heseeIns tn have nadea mistake
In some way and taken Too. Iarge dose.
Shortly after swallowing itliecomplained
To liismothci Of strange and bad feeling
audiropped dead while hcwss complains
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The Goldsboro Messenger: A friend
from Johnston county. thoroughly poslcd
ON political status oftIat county, assures
US that Major. Smith c,lllllot vote one
fourth OF the white men who supported
him four years ago when he ran for Con-
gress. Major. Smith will help Settle moth
ing IN Johnston. BY n,caiis Of mol,ey
and inIiaiidliion smith swiIl probably get
some white votes for himself only, but not
one-fDurtll Of what lie received IN 1862.
Johnston Is all OK. for Vance and Jarvis
The negroes from Warren, Lcnoir, era
ven, Halifax and other counties ARE very
much dissatisfied about the way tile
nomination OF Brogdcn was manipulated.
The, change openly that money has been
used, and several gf The white Republicans
were dee,nlly cuss,d out hy tllese chhg-
rincd darkics. There is a;so much dis
satisfaction ia Halifax county at tile
nomination of O'IIara for EIector. A
leading white Republican of that county
said here publicly that O'Iiara stood char
ged with dcfrauiing Halifax county aud
would loose, 900 Republican, votes IN HALL
fax. 50 says the Messenger.
The Charlotte Observer says: A friend
writing from Lilcsyillc, Ansoa county,
under date Of July 3ist, states That large
ridden, Vance and Steele Club was
formed there on lust Saturday. EveTy-
body in Arson Is hopeful, enthusiastic
aud earnest In the belief thai the conser-
Native ticket viii get heavier majority
In Anson than at any election since the
war. Throughout the Pee Deeregion the
prospect Is quite as cheering. We will
have flag raising, accompanied by
speeches here at an early day. Dame
Nature has given us fine rains here with
iyi The past day or two, aud the prospect
now for good crops Is extraordinary fine'
The Observer says: On Saturday night.
the attention ofthe reporter was attracted
TO the Southern portion of trade street, by
what lie took 20 be les Of distress, and on
repairing "a the scene from whence tile
sound Issued, found two men engaged in
dragging drunken woman on lhegDund.
All OF the parties were colorcd, and II was
one of The most distressing spectacles We
ever witnessed. They tried FOR SOME Time
To coax tile woman Ia walk, but ,she was
too drunk TO stand. They then caught
her each 10y an arm and dragged her like
they would lave dragged u dead animal.
still SHE had both feeling and couciousneSs
enough, LEFT tocry for help. Happily, few
witnessed The sickcning scene. A dark
cloud had appeared upon the heavens aud
cllarilal,ly hid Il from sight.
lilo wilmington pilcts tttOlu he ueash
~ MIR. q. w. II. Rnnge, a prominent and
influential merchant OF that city.
The Raleigh Sentinel says. Yesterday
the nuIicals of the 5lh congressional dis
trict held nominating convention at
Rei,lsyillc, Rockingham county. james
4. lloyd, Of Alamance couniy. received
the nomination. This Is Ku-klux Jim:
General Scales will walk away with him
with more ease than lie did Windy billy
Henderson,
The ToIsnot Transcript says: There
has boon large quantity Of peaches ship
ped from this point this season. The fruit
crop has been better Than for many ycars
past. The apple crop has been especially
good.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: Til,lenand
Vance cIuIs are being organized all over
the good old county 81 chatham. We
learn Of two being organized saturday.
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