The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-04-25

styling Themselves Arabs, who arrived
here Thursday ON the schooner Mary
iStctson. from Navassa Island, mention OF
which was made In our last issue, spent
n good portion Of the forenoon yesterday
In the Office Of the City Marshal, where
they attracted much attention. They are
Of very dark complexion. resembling
Mexicans somewhat In this respect. and
their features are OF m exceedingly pe-
culiar cast. as compared with Americana
or Europeanr Their language was aIsa
very peculiar, and It waseyident That they
were unable to speak wnrd Of English
They are natives of Algeria. being known
IN their own country as .'wood-choppers,'
but have for some time past been IN the
Island Of Trinidad. where they have been
engaged In the mining business. Their
religion Is that Of the MaIiommedans. and
and their names and ages. respectively.
are a. follows: Abid 5alim, SO Said
Panallie. As; Hsrnmit Benneia, IS; Rabbi
Aide man, 20; Bomadie Bsloskred, %;
Mohamet Bensditii, IS; Massarout Ber-
mabe, %. They are accompanied py q
native colored youth OF Trinidad, about is
years Of age, nnnied Isaac Adolphus, who
speaks both French aud English. They
are nov endeavoring to get to:heir homes
nu the far Mediterranean. Mayer Cana
day provided for their accommodation al
the City Hall uniil io-day. What the.
dusky Algerian strangers viii do with
themselves afterwards this deponent
knoweth not. They are not provided with
a supsrfiuous quantity Of baggage.
The ReidsvilIe Times says: We learn
the subscription vote IN Milton Township
for fifteen thousand dollars to the Suther-
lin and Milton Railroad was carried last
Saturday py S39 I'm favor TO 30or ~ against.
The town Is jubilant over the result and
everybody la Milton i walking of on
their ear.
The Pee Dee Herald says: Spend your
money where you makeit; buy your goods
at home and not abroad; encourage
your home paper; le. each be for
the o.her; aud for all public Improvement
Charity 6egins al home. Our town first,
others afterwards.
The Wilmington Star says: Messrs.
w. r.. Stca.ns and ID. S. Perkins, mana
ging agents OF the National Fibre Com
psng. having effected the necessary ar
rangemerts, willproceed to demolish the
old buildings formerly used for the Fibre
Works and erect new onesin their stead.
doing away, also. with all the old
machinery and substituting new and Inn
proved machinery In lis place. The new
buiIdings. which will be three In number,
are expected 10 be m ich larger.lhan the old
ones. We are glad to record the conf
mencement Of such enterprises In our
midst.
The Charlotte 0bsTrer ssys. His
Honor Judge Cloud has been the chief in-
strument ~ bringing about some Inn
portant internal improvements In Ruther-
f,rd and Cleaveland counties, and II Was
In reference 10 the bai condition of the
public roads. He related with great
minuteness the difficulties he had In fin-
ding the road from Polk 10 Rutherford>
Ton. Said be: II come 90 two ruads-two
roads-didn't know which one 10 take.
Al last I took the best. it got wone and
worse-worse aud worse. First thing !
knew I buiteJ right squar up agin the
Blue Ridge, aud thar wus."
He then charged the grand jury 10
present every oversesrof the road who did
not have sign boards at every place where
two roads met. When the jury bad
finished their work and tosk the oath
that they had discharged their duty. 10
Gar ~ they knew u, he discovered that no
overseer had been presented, and imme-
diairls sent them back 10 stay I'LL they
did bring some one before the Court for
failure 10 pun up sign boards.
The Wilmington Star says Straw
berries are now selling In this market at
Is csnis basket.
The Raleigh Neps says: Merchants
aud others should uot overlook the pro-
visions ~ sections 81 and 81 Of schedule B.
of the act 70 raise revenue, passed. hy the
late General Assembly. They levy a
special tax upoa merchants aud oil others
a,,io.r q h,,.f f.ss fl,a m. ..f a. t,,,. l.
liable % taxation. and make II inaum-
osnt upon them TO pay the tax before he
ginning business. The sprovisions Of these
ssciions are important
In the Raleigh Military district Capt.
BAIL G. Manly was elected Lieut.. Colonel
and Il. D. Hancock, Major There will
be an sncampmeht at Besnfort on July
sih. The following companies compose
the battalion: Raleigh Light Infantry,
Raleigh; Elm City lslhemen, Newbern;
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