The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-02-23
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Henry Wise, so years old, Of Lincoln
county, was killed Feb. 2,by his team
running away. s44n
A young German sailor fell overheard
and was drowned ut Wilmington OH
"Wednesday morning.
John Lafrantz, French tailor, Of VIII
mington, has mysleriously disappeared.
II is runlored in Ashssille, that L. Az
Ray. Deputy MartlmlI, was shot aud
killed IL Mitchell last week ny some
whisky melt v m@a
Lightning struck the barn Of Mr. r. ].
West ofSalisbury on Monday morning
last, and destroyed IL totally, with n
quantity ofdry straw alla fodder which
il contained.
Capt John Kirkland, Jr; than whom
few gentlemen are better known or liked
in The State, arrived At the Central Hotel
last night. Charlotte Observer.
The Charlotte Democrat suggests Raleigh
IN the place for the conservative Stale
Convention, the time 10 he after the
meeting vi the National Convention. The
Democrat il for Vance and Cox for Cover
nor and LieuIennant Governor.
Morganton Blade; The Asheville
! Citizen raises tile names Of Vance aud
Cox for Governor and Lieutenant Covers
nor. The Democratic masses nominated
thistick in their minds eye nioreithan
a year ago.
A valuable copper he'd is supposed to
have been discovered within one mile 81
tile tow Of Marion. Tile ore il said 70 be
richer than that orOre Knob, in Ashc
county, aud is thoughttob be inexliaustlbe
in quantity.
John j. Burke. convicted Of highway
robbery, aud sentenced 10 The penitenti-
AIRY lof firleen years, has just escaped fDm
tile Rutherford jail.
Gen. Jaekson's law Office, which lias
been staiding III lie front yara of Hon.
y. iSoyden ut Salisbury y. c; evef since
the General occupied il, has been moved
70 Philadelphia for exhibition atihe Cen
lennial,
The Winston Sentinel says that an
old man, 81 years Of age was burned up
! in his hnuse :ast week. The old man
lived on tile premises ofa son In a house
built Cor him few rods distant from his
son's dwelling. He was he'd ridden. The
house took fire from some unexplained
cause, aud when the alarm was given the
son returned only ,obe helpless specta-
! tor az his fariler's horrible death.
I Mr.. ]. W Etrnhardt Of Lexington lost
his store by fire on "Wednesday night. The
loe was $4,000. NE
I There llas been SOME little alarm about
!. small pix in Wilmington. A vessel arrived
from Matanzas the Captain being III with
small pox. A Mr.. Fleet. of Wilmington
contracted tile disease from tile Captain.
But as tile vessel has lsrm sent down to
quarantine. aud Mr.. Fleet Isolated from
all contact with others. there is no reason
10 fear the disease will spread.
The AsteviIlr Citizen says that Lewis
Ingram charged with the killing Of Mil
ton Lytlr. aud who escaped from Bun
connie Jail twn or three years agn. was ar
i rested lately III Missouri. and has just been
returned 10 HE old quarters.
Tile AsheviIle Citizen says a WOODEN
mill is Ia process Of erection al Viewers
vile. nine Or ten miles north Of Ashe-
vile, aud will soon he at work. Give .
home market fQr wool hy The erection ol
factories. aud then the people will stand
up in good earnest for the protection Of
sheep.
The Citizen says that Judge Henry q
the Asheville circuit has exchanged Will
, Judge Wits of The Wake District. The
latter viii make sort q campaigning
tour. nnd will be the frst 20 apply ill'
match, 10 lie political bonfire.