The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-04-19
FIRST sfEAMBOAT On fHEilUD-

FlKST SfEAMBOAT ON THE HUD-
son. 'ta.,
Tho step,nbost itself / romance i,as1if Il tho h
hudson. Its birth was On its waters, where
/ fhe rude concrpticDs Of Evans mud lsityj, Oh
the .Sghuylkill and Delaware wsre perfected
By Fultop and his successors. How vptrpngc
Is the story ofL its advent. growthl. and ac-
lhievments! Living men rsihentps when
the idea Of steam navigation wssridicpleJ.
They remember. TOO, that when the Eler-
mont went from New York TO Albany
without the use Of sails. against wind and
tide, 10 thirty-two hours, ridicule was
changed into amazcment. That voyage
did more. Il spread terror over the, sur
face Of the river. and eroated wide alarm
along is borders The steamboat Was sn
awful revelation to fishermen the farmers
and the villagers. Ii came upon them, ullr
healded. Il seemed i weird craft from
Pluto srealm-a TRANSFORMATION of Charon's
boat into living ficnd from the internal
regions. Its huge black pipe vomiting fro
and smoke, the hoarse breating Of ,its,. .ep-
gine, and the great splash Of its uncovered
paddle-wheels filled the imagination with
all the dark pictures Of fgoblins that r9nan-
GERS have invented since the fouiidation. .of
the world. Some thought 1t was nm up-
heard Of monster Of the sea rayaging the
fresh waters; others regarded ii as d herald
Of the final confagration at the day of doom
Managers OF river craft who saw il at night
believed that the great red dragon Of the
Apocalypse was loose upon the waters.
Some prayed for deliyerance; some, fpd in
terror from the sore, aud bid 10 the recess
ses Of the rocks, and some crouched jp nlpr-
tai dred beneath their decks. and abandon.
ed themselves and their. .yessela to, the
mcrcy Of the wind and waves Or the jaWsof
the demon The Csefmont was the author
Of some ofthe mfei wokdcrfpl rpnspees Of
the Hudson. and for years she was the We
tim Of the enmity ps ths fsheriner, who be-
lieyed that her noise and agitation Of. the
waters would drive The shsd. and ile. stpr-
geon from the river-Bansop j. Losing,
10 llarpers Magazine for April,
BEAUTIFUL TRIBGTE'To WOMAN.
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We have seen many beautiful tributes
olovely woman, but the following u. one
of the finest we ever read; place her
among the flowers, foster her as q. tender
plant. and she isa thing, of fapcys, way
wardness and folly, annoyed by a. dew
drop, fretted by the touch OF abutterfy's
wing. ready TO faint ut the sound pfa
beetle or the rattling Of window ppne at
night, and she Il soverpowered by tl,e. per-
fume OF the rosebud. Rat let real calamity
come. rouse he- affections, enkipdls the
fires other heart, and mark her ,hen!
How strong Is her hearis-Piaec her in the
heart Of the battle-giye her a ehll5,,s
bird. or any thing to proieet-and see her
III the relative instance lifting her white
arms as shield, as her own bBendcgim-.
SONS her upturned Of head praying Cor her
life to protect the helpless. Trapsplapvl
her In the dark places Of the earth, CALI
forth her energies 10 action, and her
breath becomes q healing, her presence \.
blessing. She disputes inch BY inch the,
strides of stalking pestilence, when nssns
the strong and brave. pale and aftnghtadk.
shrinks away. Misfortune haanis hsF
not; she weares away life Of silent en-
dunnce, and goes forwnrd uiAl sss'
timidity Than 20 her bridal. IpRre<peritS
she Ii bud full of odnrs,. waatng .put Tor
the winds Of adversii, to scatter them
aoroad-gold valuable, but mstrisd1n the
furanee. In short, won m isnaal,l facls.
a mystery, the centre FRO On 3hisl fadjateS
the charm Of existence.
welearn from the lsksvliTs pToneo
that on Wednesday last Taos. Nv. Strange,
Esq; who killed Jam e. Nurray twelve
miles the other side Of wsynfsville, in
september last, WAS d ansssscd frcn The
Jail In Haywood cuunl y hstlis Jail In A.sh<;
Vile. Ills imprison nasut il shargsl bv \
young brother, wns ls,s been with him
most Of The time sin re,,, uhe LoniIssde was
committed' Ills + ,oa1f ~hIsri Is on The
second Hour, south s-enst corner Of tha
building, isnicely { irsished, aud with an
ample supply " q 'oks. aad newspapers.
lie passes oil the lnoBotsasoirs hours In.
cident 70 his stu alios'. His trIsl win
take place " the ~ ,prssslsing term Of the
superior court
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We met On old .egre. ;susrit,r sjo,r ,,,;,t ; 4.
heavy side ot ba con that be had bought.
swinging over bis shepIisr. we,o obsessed,
that be was urser ably ehsl., sud va fsllsor.
~ for him, for y bitter cold wsbd wss Blow.
inc. Wc rsmob s.rated w;ssf him ,Wbv