The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-05-02
STATE NEWS.

ried In Augusta, 1874, TO the daughter oi
Chang Bunker. one OF the Sinniesc twins
is u teacher Ia the institute for the deaf
dumb aud blind In Raleigh, Nc. He
has two children, both Of whom can hear.
The Raleigh Observer says. The
sheeting has been placed on the roof of the
government building aud the work ei
stating will he commenced this week. The
contract for the stating has been awarded
to Washington City firm for S.. 100. The
copper work to he done on the roof was
also given toa nrm In Washington at
about the same figures. As soon an two
more chimneys are erected. the large der
rick will he removed and the work on
tile building will be hastened 10 conn
pletion.
The Wilmington Star says: From a
gentleman who arrived here from Point
Caswell, Pender county, yesterday. We
learn that the Presbyterian Church at
that place WAS destroyed by fire ON Mon.
day night last, about 10 o'clock, surprised
% have been the work ~ an iDcendiary.
The building was new one. the finishing
touches having just been placed upon Il.
and was the result Of much hard labor
and earnest Efforts ON the part Of the
n,eniberslip and their frien,is, especially
the ladies. The loss. under the circuin-
stances, Is very severe one, the original
cost Of the building being about 81 500. II
Is thought that the aet of the Legislature
prohibiting the sale Of spiriiuous liquors
within two miles Of the church had some-
thing ts do with lis destruction. II Is
hoped that a strenuous rtiart will he made
TO discose. the incendiary.
The Raleigh Mescs sayT A gentleman
Ia this city has cat possessed with =
l,snchant which. r%rllaI,s, never seized
any previous cat. She has morbid aud
unquenchable desire COZ '.seiiing," like a
hen. ON nest full of eggs, and N she can.
NOT get whole nest will square herself
down upon one egg, wherever she can
tind u. and there stay until she ~ driven
or Even then she goes of aud hunts up
another egg aud proceeds TO business
again with the easy confidenceo of cat
who has M ,loubt of The inai success of
her endeavon 10 hatch out kitten. II Is
y right curious case. The mental quail.
ties Of the cat are evidently somewhat
impairsd.
The Albemarle Times says: The catch !
of fish this Spring Inns brvn very small. !
In fact we have heard nfnD Fishe-y thai
has made much money. Prices will Of
course be correspnndingIy high. We
hear that there are several seines fisbed /
near the Ialet. II this be 50 we ran un.
derstand why 50 few fish ATE caught.
Herring at s. Thousand aud shad NJ zen
cents price would gladden. the hearts Of
the hungry maIti,udes. but alas the pro~-
pect for such happy state of things u
gloomy.
The Raleigl. Nesps says: A letter, re-
criycj inihis city day or two ago from q
North Carplinian In New York, states
that Capt. wm. II. Finch. formerly o.
this ely. aud whose mysterious disalr
pearance has already i~rn chroniclrd 10
the NEWS. " stili missing. aud there Is
still no clse 90 his whereabouts. His wife,
who Is very 10, has been renewed 20 a
hospital. where she Is being Kindly cared
for by The Sisters Of Charity. Her cons
dIlion Is very critical.
The revenue raiders will be overtaken
by justice aud be n'a.is TO ray the penal:y
cf their crimes against the psnple. Tue
Pufriof says: Detective Wagner with his
posse of deputies who have been fur -oine.
time making arres.s In this rectiun. were
arrnignrd before Justice Eekel, Monday,
ofthe charv. of false imprisonment aud
OF prisoners. and hound
over 10 appear before the Superior Court
The Wilmington Sor says: We regret
tO learn ~ the death ln Charleston, y q;
of Rev. w. N. Flemming, ID. ID; pastor
VI The Bethel NJ. Il Church South, % that
city. and latlssr.inlaw ofthc Rev. w. y.
Black, Presiding Elder ofthe Wilmington
DlstrIci Of the North Carolina Annual
Conferences.
The GIcancr ssya We learn of The
drowning one day last week. Of child of
Mr. oearge Faucets, In Faucett's .pwn-
shIp. n was subject TO fiis. aud being
missed vas tracked TO Jordans creek, aud /
In Il was fund drowned. The child was
some ten years old
The Mc,c5eraiaa says Capt. Abott, Of
n. C;in letter toColIrcior
Henry, refcrsingio the late storm. says.
during his long residences on the island
lie has n~ver bsfars witnessed iideso
high 10 that vicinity, and that the entire
Island wss at me time covered BY wsisr
10 ll,s dep,l, Of two fsst
Salisbury Winchmaa The negroes In
Ills s~csisl, uss heap of cod fisli. They