The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-05-30
STATE NEWS.

The Raleigh Ncms says. An unfor-
tunate difficulty occurred on Fayetteville
street yesterday between Mr.. VIM. +.
Peil, steward Of the Deaf and Dumb Asy-
lum, and alr Stanford Nichols, deaf
muie, brother of the late superintendent
Of that institution. II appears from rnmor
that some ill-feeIing had sprung up be-
tween the parties connected with the
municipal election, and yesterday MIR.
Nichols met Mr. Pell at Galtis & Jones'
grain aud feed store and demanded, by
writing on sipof paper, M apology for
something that had passed before. Mr..
Pell took out his pencil to write an an
swef, and. while in the act Of doing so,
Mr.. Nichols drew raw-hide whip,
which he had concealed about his person,
and commenced striking Mr.. Pell with it.
The assailed party drew his pocket knife
aud commenced cutting at his asSailant,
inilIcling wound on tile breast, two in-
ches and half helow aud to The right of
The heart, but not very deep. At this
innc;ure tile parties We're separated Mr..
Nicliuls was taken home aud his wound
was attended to by DR.. Fab. j. Haywood.
Jr; Who does no: consider it, from present
symptoms, necessarily dangerous.
The Near North State says: On ycster-
day about halflast two o'clock. tile
Sumac Factory of. IL. Bryant & Co;
located IN tho building known as the Fate
Factory, tTok fire frnma spark which
fell on the roof from the stack. The buil-
ding was entirely destroyed. Ms was also
tie whole nf the uu maEufac.uIed stock,
| probably footing up snne forty five to fifty
tons Of SitHiac leaves, the Sumac Mill and
all lhe other cDmbusiible n,aciInery at
iached 10 il. The loss isa large one, but
is insured To some extent. One Of the
managers. Sir. Charles Z. Mccormick
was seriously burned In the face in his
endesyors 20 put out the fire when first
discovered.
The Danville Times says: We saw at
Graves warehouse yesterday, Mr.. ] $.
Anderson. the FIRST farmer that ever
brought his tobacco from Clay county Y.
c; and Mr.. w. A. Brown. the first, from
Jackson.
The Danrllle Times snys: Mr. William
Finley, Of Henry county. recently at
tempted to cross Smiths river. near
Rolling Ford. and came near hping
drowned; mis- horse was, and lis buggy
was carried down the stream and lost, we
presume. The gentleman, who had never
learned the aH of swimming, saved his
life 10y caieliinu hold o. The bmb ola tree.
Wilmington Star says: On Sunday
night last, during services at tile camp
ground at piney Blufi. some thief broke
into Tie preachers tent aud stole haver-
sack, containing about fifteen or twenty
dollars 10 money, which had been taken
" hy collections during ihe services Ia
the forenoon. The hnyersack heinc
locked, a slit vas made Ia Il with knife,
the funds al,simeied aud tile sack thrown
away. a man aud woman we're susptc-
ted of the then, but nothing definite has
a. yet traIspirvd.
Tile Raleigh 0jsrper says: Father J..
D. White, tie new pastor of the Catholic
church. of this city, is working IN earnest
forillc eariy completion Of tleneM church.
He j. known A. tie .busincsS priest" aDu
Bishop Gibbons said when un his last
visit 10 this parish that there was no one
Of his acquaintance better atlej for pusll.
ing the work through than Father White.
lie lias a really Ieceive,i several han,lsnIn,
donations, among the numOcr gift uf
1860 feet uf lumi.r from Dr. Rufus
i Monk, or Sampson county. who Is a
recent eunyeft 20 the Catholic fuilli. The
new building will be loo feet long, IS wide.
aud % nigh, hayiuga basement of Stone
twelve feet high. The rcnaiudcr will ~
brick, and WHEN completed will be The
largest and bandsomest church in uis
ciiy.
The Charlotte Homo says Mr..
Frederick NaShhas been lc.eleclrd Clerk
and rrtasuwrOf Charlotte. witlia salary
Of 500. Mr.. G. W. Alexander was re-
elected City Marshal. They are both
efficient aud acceptable officers, and the
ciiixens ARE glad hat thero has Ueeli lo
change.
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Whom we're walking sticks irst msntiaa-
ID u The hblel Ans. When I've PIE.
,sbisd .Ajam With .i.sls CAN,