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The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-13
TWO "GRICE" FOR ONE. Y
Boston Commercial Bulletin. ss.

The Eusllsh language is often puzzle
TO foreigners, and sometimes drives M A
merican hotel keeper into corner, as for
instance in the following experience at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, where wealthy
French guest came to complain at the Office,
aud was then met by the gracious Griswold,
who rose TO explain:
What for, sare. your garcon not present
my demand:'
Your demand. Monsieur sa'ai
Yes, sare. Do | speak Inglis perfait,
sare? DO you comprehend me. sare!'
Certainly. your English is perfectly cor
rect, my dear sir. WHAT'S your desire?'
Wy, sare, you can tell me can have at
my private table wis my freus vatever de-
sire 10 manger--pardon, 10 eat.
Certainly said Griswold; anything
--stewed doubloons and diamond sauce. ii
You wish
'Ah, no, Monsieur, Eat is TOO richie. T
simply desire some grice.' . 4. ~'e Z SO.
Eh some whatS' sevsas e taag4
Some grice. Monsieur Griswold such rs
eat for my dnnay 20 ozer day.
'Ah you mean rice. boiled rice--cer-
taiDly. all the rice you DESIRE
No. sare! IL is not rice. Eat is what
zat premier garcon--head waitare--say. IL
is bird want, sare; want him roast. not
boil 81 s.... ...s
Roast grice! Why, let me see.' said
Griswold, in dilemma. not wishing to ap-
pear ignorant of his guests meaning. L
don't believe there is ; single grice in the
market asaa.. .......s ...s. #....-e ...,
'Ab. you make meestako ven you suy
single grice.'
.Indeed!' @@h- 7" @ ~
Yes. sar. Vat you call leetle ratp
Mouse. suggested the hotel proprietor.
Yes. Zen, two Of zem, vat you call two
mice. chi.
Quite Correct responded the host.
Zen. If one is 20 bird you call grouse,
two Is wha. you call grice, heI' . a
why, not exactly said the hotel man.
struggling to keep counienance; we say
two grouse. just as we say two sheep or two
deer-bat for mouse, mice, and
.Yaas, sare.' said Monsieur. triumphants
ly, 'an Wy not you say two hice for Two
houses, or two louise for two louses. orr
How far he might have continued cannot be
said. but at that moment the head clerk.
Palmer, sanding near. had violent at-
tack Of eonghing, and Carr. the room clerk.
walked off suddenly and slammed on the
big bell. and called for front to do someS
thing. and tnen stuck his own head down
beneath the counter. as the amused host
walked away towards the dining ball with
his guest to order the two grice' for Mou-
sieur's private table. i. ..as -..
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-13
OHIO.
I'm VI. WORTH,
State Treasurer

The Ohio election Goes not take place
until the second Tuesday In October, now
uear Eve months, of. but for all that it has
already began to attract much attention.
Weare glaG TO say tba. il seems to be
conceded that without some extraordinari-
" bad luck the Democrats will sweep the
Sta,e. President Hayes evidently thinks
so and inGeed there is no doubt about il.
Ohio il At heart Democratic State, and
has been for years. Il was lost 10 the party
when Gov. Allen was candidate for Gov
eruor 10 1875 BY the use Of vast sums Of
money by the bondholdess and contraction
lists. This money question will be an issue
again next fall, aud the Democrats will
carry the State by vast majority. among
other reasons because the people are deter
mined 70 have change Of financial policy.
But thls Is not the only reason. The
Radical party in Ohio is now rent BY q
bitter feud between those Of its members
sho sustain Mr.. Hayes and those who Do
not. The feeling against the administra-
ton is said TO be perhaps more bitter there
than in any other portion Of the country.
In a word. Ohio Is the battle field q
1877. aud an important one. too. A
Governor is 10 be elected. as also legisla
turs that will have the electiDg Of a United
States Senator ior fall term. That Seua-
tor will displace Stanley Matthews.
who invented the new party that wouldn'i
form. and who took the seat vacated by
John Sherman. The Democrats intend 10
capture that seat and the State also. A
Eve. month campaign that promises to be
exceedingly lively Is 10 sight. Raleigh
0bsercer.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-13
DECISION oFIMPoRTANCE TO
MERCHANTS.
From the Raleigh Observer.

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IiaM From the Raleigh Observer.
The following letter, enlbodying de-
cision on several sections of schedule B OF
the revenue law, by the State Treasurer,
Is published for the Information Of mer-
chants:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
Raleigh, n. G; May s,'77. !
Inessrs. Lee, Whitaker q Johnston, Rateigh
~ c..
DEAR SIRs: Yours ofthe 25th inst, re-
ceived, and Is now answered at the earliest
practicable moment. M taaebaai ligs
Youlnake the following enquiries:
lst. 'Ardwe as merchants required to
pay one-tenth of one per cent, on the cot
ton raised Ia this State aud purchased Dy
us from the farmers who raised it p
am ofopilIion that you are liable to
the tax, under the language every other
trade by reference to section II. sched-
ule b, you will see that the per cenlage
tax therein imposed Is ON purchases in OF
out Of the State except IN cases of pur-
chases from wholesale merchants in the
State.
I'd. Our firm acts as agents for several
houses out OF the State for the purpose Of
selling: for one flour; for another bacon;
for another coffee and sugar, &c; &; are
we required to pay the tax of five dollars
for each person or firm for whom we act as
agents?'
You are not liable to the tax mentioned
as selling agents. The tax Of five dollars
is on merchants who purchase and sell Oh
heir own account. think you would
properly come within the provisions OF
section IL as commission merchants.
3rd. Are We. being merchants, liable
to the tax of fifty dollars mentioned In
section "a, and ifso. xre we required to
pay IL for each person or firm for whom
we act as agents? s.usg s. ...
You are liable If you act as drunlners, in
soliciting orders beyond your store, for
sale Of goods OF parties for whom you act;
and for every house or firm for which you
thus act, you are required to have a license
as provided In section "a. baa 54s- -
sugges:, in reply 10 your remark undei
the third inquiry, that The law cannot dis
terminate in favor Of residents of the
State against tnon-residents, in view of de-
cision Of Supreme Courts Of the United
States and this State, In eases 20 which
section "a applies. These decisions ex
pressly declared that a State could not ell.
act such law. A former law Of the State
which did exempt residents Of this State
from the operatious Of the drummer:
section, was rendered nugatory by the de
cision. and the act passed by the sue
ceeding Legislature removed the dis
terminating feature, making theprovision'
of the section (uow 24) bear equally on all
hope the answer TO your several en-
iquiries are explicit and satisfactory.
| .....- Very respectfully,
i JOHN NJ. WORTH,
@ State Treasurer
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-13
LOVE IN HUMBLE LIFE.

In East Boston. a few weeks since. was
borne to the grave, maiden wife Of mot
less than twenty years Of age. Her hus-
hand and lover. u young man Of twenty
three, was q mechanic. They had loved
each other from childhood. and were 20
have been married some six or seven months
since. when she was prostratsd by cunSump>
tion. ---Nea rly all bis leisure from labor
was passed ut her bedside. cheering her
with prospects Of restored health aud life
Of happiness but the fell disease was too
firmly implanted in her to leave any hope
Of her recovery. When the physician IN
formed her that death was inevitable, she
expressed desire to partake Of the Lords
Supper. and her wish was gratifed. Her
lover procured a carrisge. sat by side, and
bore her in his arms to and from the Lord :
table. She returned to her bed never
again to leave it in life. About fort
night before her death. she said that she had
only one earIly wish uugratitied, she de-
sired to be united to him who had loved
her so long and 30 truly. in the hope Of be-
ing his in heaven. lie could deny her
nothing-he married death. Bolstered up
by pillows, and supported by the embrace
of her mother. was united 10 her lover; her
e,ble voice was hardly audible in respond
ing to the questions Of the marriage cere>
mony. After the performance of the sad
rites, she said she would die contented.
From tben until she passed away, she was
unable to speak above a whisper; but she
appeared happy. and though wasted to skin
and bore. q pleasant smile left its impress
on her face as her soul returned to God
who gave it. s<F.
Many cases have been recorded Of peo.
pie being married on the brink Of the
grave. to accomplish some material end
such as to give legal title toproperty, or
to render an act Of long delayed justice !;
but rarely or never have we heard Of poor
people marrying under such circumstances
purely for love. The stern realities Of
life press SO hardly upon the laboring poor,
that the finer feelings Of their souls have to
make way for the cares and toll Of proyid-
ing for the wants Of the body. -sa@s-s
The only legacy which this affeciiopate
maiden left ber husband was lock of her
hair, aud a fayorite copy Of the Bible.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-13
PREMIUMS

x.,x sni,4cribers tspplying eariylfer the year
M; may have, without charge. the numbers Tor
The tat quarter of 1875 Of sueh periodicals as
hcy mas Subscribe for.
Neither premiums 10 subscribers nor discount
q cl,lss can Ia aallexed unless the money : re-
uaIilrsi diFert % the publishers. no PremiuHs
ClSrulsrs with farther particulars may be had
on application.
The Leonard Scott Pub. Co.,
Al Barclay 1t. New York.
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Jennie has strict ideas about equity 10
little things. When she first heard the
story Of the Savior's miracle in feeding The
multitude with the few loayes and fishes
obtained from the young lads basket. she
was awed into tboughtful and solemn
anaxement. Sometime afterward, 10 the
midst Of talk about other matters. she
suddenly paused aud asked with special
concern. "did they give back tho basket
70 that boys'
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-13

A Mayor Of one Of the communss IN
France lately made the following eptry up
on his register: Il. mayor Of ---, found
yesterday in the forest . man BY the name
Of Rollin committing an act against the
laws. | commanded him 10 surrender.
whereupou be set upon me, heaped me with
insult and contumely, calling me raga-
muffin. an ass. . precious old dolt, an sw-
ful and contemplate scarecrow. all Of which
/ hereby certify 70 be strictly true.'
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-13
Savannah Morning News.
FOR 1877.

NNt the ii az January, The News entered up
Iau Its 9th volume ofa prosperous eNi.tehc's.
IL unlfnrm consistency n Demnrratic Journal
ana a. stsadftst devotion To- principle makes "
thetest cfthe political iafh o. thousands oi
In II. futnrr. ;. ln the pat, No pain. win be
SHARED 10 make the Morning News ~ etrry fe.
s.,srt ain more deserving of the eonrdence aud
tatrcnaer whrh has been 10 lil,efallv extended
II Il by The people of t.orgla and Flaii.h. Inc
aul,sIs means oi the establishment WV ~ ~ y, ~
dia fhe improvement of tlle paper " aii " de-
lartmrnt., aud to making u eomprrhenslve.
Instructive and rclialIe medium of the current
news. It, siah of special correspandent--at
wa-hlngton. Atpnia Jscksonvne. as.saas,gs.
and other points IL interest-has been reorganlz-
"a With view ofmcetimg every possible emef.
gsnrs that mar arise. and pains VII be taken y
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CLUES.

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90 clnl~ cf four or more persons. Ihus; iuslr
sent "a one address for sie -: four copies oi
four Reviews and BIackwood for as and 50 on
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-13
ARACE FOR LIFE

A curious aud distressing case has recen-
tly been under the consideration Of tho
police at Moscow. A few months ago
Russian peasant, with his wife and four
children, we're travelling in sleigh along
the banks Of the Pruth. when thsy we're
pursued BY pack Of wolves. The peasant
urged on the horses as mnch rs he could.
but soon perceived the horrible fact that
the wolves were fast gaining upon them.
At the moment when the sleigh was sur
rounded by the ravening beasts. the man
seized one Of the children. threw il 10 :be
midst Of them. and while the wolves were
struggling over their prey be hastened on
bis horses aud gained ground. Four times
the wolves came up with The fugitiyes aud
four times tho horrible sacrifice was COM
pleted A. last the peasant and bis wife
arrived at the nearest village. leaving be-
hind them the bones Of their four children
In the bitterness of her despair the mother
informed against her husband, but the
Judges, considering that il the peasant had
not resigned himself TO the horrible sacri-
6ce, he would not on'y have lost his chill
dren. but also his wife, acquitted the
prisoner. London Echo.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-13

sN-~~<~s-s-s~S-~~
An editor who speaks Of a man who has
discoveted = fact by experience. says that
the new way TO prevent bleeding at the
nose is to keep your nose out Of o.her peo-
ple's business.
II any mules got more cheek than man
10 good circumstances who is too stingy to
take bis local paper. and then wants the
support of that very same paper to assist
him into an honorable Office. or help bring
trade TO bis town. we'd like 10 look 1t the
mule.
An Illinois youth invested I 80 ina New
York frm 10 discover .ilow 20 appear we'll
10 society," The receipt which he received
BY return mail was short. simple, and sasi-
ly understood: Always keep your nose
clean. and don't suck Inure than une finger
at times
Miss Susan Nipper, who lived IL small
tenement. . lone women, was quite ilutter-
ed the other morning by aa early call FROM
bachelor. What DO you come here af-
terf said Miss Nipper. I came 10 borrow
matches. hc meekly replied. Matches !.
That's likely story. Why don't you
make match. know what you came for, >
said the exaspersted old virgin. as .he hack.
ei the bachelor into q corner. .You came
here 70 hug and kiss ne nearly 20 death.
But you shan't, without yuu are the strong.
81. and the Lord knows that sou are
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-13

The following obituary notice was sen.
for insertion 10 Yankee Journal:
Mister Edatur: Jcm Bangs. we're All
sorrow to siait. has deseized. lie depart.
ed this Life last muuday at the age of %.
lie went 4th without any struggle. and
sich is life Tu Da We are rs pepper grass.
mighty smart. TO Morrow wo are cut down
like cowcumher Of the growued. Jem
kept nice s,oar, which his wife now wates
on. His virchews wuz numerous 20 be.
bold. We never new him TO put sand 10
sugir, tho he had big sand har in front
ov his hous; uur watLr in bis milk tho
the Ohio river runs past bis dore. Peace
TO bis remainsl lie leaves d wife 5 chill
dren. COW 4 horse~. and auadrnpe,s u
inorne bis loss; bot in the splendid lang
widge 81 the poit. bis loss is thur eturnu
game.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-13
EASILY ACCOUNTED FOR.

Ex,Sheriff Black, who resides on Middle
Sound. has lately discovered lot of human
bones, the remains Of some parties who were
buried on his place. aud is at loss to know
who they were. The matter is simple
enough aud easily explained. Directly up
on the evacuation of the Cape Fear section
by the Confederate forces and its consequent
occupation by the Federals. bordes Of color
ed men, women and children poured into
the Federal lines. They brought nothing
with them having been told that they would
fnd everything they wanted within the Fe-
deral lines aud that il would be supplied TO
them free g.atis for nothing. They came
from every direction aud the woods we're
full Of them. They squatted everywhere
and almost every settlement in tais neigh
borhood bad its dozens or its hundred Gu
camped on the place. As was natural they
died BY the scores. by the hundred aud By
the thousand. aud were inferred where they
fell. Ia some instances the small pox rag
ed among them fearfully. Wilmington was
a noted instance of this) aud lots d them
died every day. At 0rtou, Kendall aud
Lilliput, the three plantations next above
Fort Anderson. there we're encamped some
10000 u these negro refugees who were
fed for mouths by the government. aud the
records kept by the officer IN charge Of the
Freednen's Bureau atthat point. show that
over 80 per cent, or more than 1880 OF
these negroes died In the Sprtpg and Sum-
mer Of 1865 and we're buried on the plan
tations. The poor wretches left ccmforta-
bic homes and kind friends. to die among
strangers and to be buried like dogs. Some
Of them found their weary way back again
and took service under their fcrinsr mas.
ters and friends but many Of them died afar
from home aud friends. and were buried in
trenches by those who were probably glad
10 get rid Of them. These are facts and
will account we think for the remains found
on Dir. Blacks plantation vii. ReUieo.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-13

Two sis,ers-twins--have % be told
everything together. becsuse they arc -
much alike they eau't be told apart.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-13

Il Is amusing 70 occasionally find an ig
norant person calling newspaper 'lyiul
sheet, IL sheets we're not made 10 lie 10
what we're they made for9
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-13

An Irishman. who had been sick long
time. was ono day met by tho parish priest,
when the following conversation took place !:
We'll. Patrick. | am glad you have reco.
yered we're you not afraid TO meet your
God?' 'Uh. no. yer Riverance. II was
meetin' the other chap that | was sfesrd
Nv y replied Pat.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-13

Sure en- where l. tha entrance out 7
asked an TrisLinan of the jailer.
, 1877-01-05

The riclcst man In America, whose years
and whose millions could DO approximately
slated by tho same figures, 50, yesterday de-
partod this life. The death Of Commodore
VAxpEnn11r takes no ono by surprise 1t had
long been expected, and It In believed that
its occurrence will 1oave only a passing effect
upon the vast financial interests with which
tho name and capital Of the dead man AFRO
identified. It Is fortunate for mankind TINT
mankind is mortal, and that nature wiRcly
provided that vAxpEnnnT should not live
eighty years longer; for in that time, judg-
ing from the rnta OF his actual achievements,
there would scarcely be q railroad or water:
route In all America that would not be ab-
sorbed and consolidated by the great mo-
punnliat,
, 1877-01-05

American citizens residing in Alatamoraa
complain bitterly Of tho plumber Of their
goods and effects by REvuErrAs, tho Mcxi-
can chief In command ct that city, and
through Mr.. scH1E1ouEn, Of Texns, have
lnid their grievances before Secretary F1su,
urging the intcrposition Of the United States
Government to protect their property.
Their case is hard ono, bnt 1t socms tllora
Ia no help for them. the State Department
taking tho ground that there is no warrant
for interference In their behalf, and remark
ing incidentally that in going to Matamorns
to do b,,siness they went with their oycs
open to the porils OF tho undertaking In that
revolutionary region.
, 1877-01-05

Gov. BEyxRlpoE's farewell ,nessage was
ycsterday lail befor, the Legislature, and
tie chief matters Of interest aro printed
elsewhere in this issus. The sneasago coll
tsins numerous suggestions to which tie
lawmakers OF Illinois should giye earnest
heed, and which will doubtiesa receive at
tentiou when tho Senatorial contest shall
have been decided. Open confession iagool
for the soul, and it will therefore be noticed
with satisfaction that Gov. l}Eyzn,poE pleads
guilty to many mistakes II tl!a matter Ut
parloniug criminals.
, 1877-01-05

From the facts and spcculations given IN
lctter which wo print this morning from a
New York correspondent 1t appears that the
belief is current among mnny prominent
Republicans that the plans and pfepara-
tons for preventing wholesale cleo
ton frauds In the great Democratic
stronghold wore frustrated on account
Of the friendly relations which ,wero
somehow established between the T1LnEN
managers md Supervisor DAVENPORT, upon
whose vigilance and capability tho Republic
ans largely rested their expectation Of m
approximately honest vote. Suspicious arc
entertained of bargain and salo just before
the election that Lad much to do with the
hcavy incroasc In the Democratic vote Of
Now York City.
, 1877-01-05

MED or controvested. It simply ahows that
Caox1N fully understood that he WIS a party
to fraud, that be refused ordinary political
bribcs to perform his shnre In It, but that ho
had his price, which WIS S., 600, and with
ont which he atubbornly refused to oet az
Elector and messenger to Washington.
OF course this Ia but the beginning Of tho
exposure. The Presidency ia worth moro
than $4,000 To A1r. TtLpEn after spending so
much money to get at It; CRoNrN WAS but
ono Of tho agents necessary to secure the
fraudulent vote, and there is information
which makes 1t pretty certain that not less
than s25, MOO were lisbursed to complete tho
conspiracy. The indications aro that the
payment Of THIS money will be traced To Alr.
TlIDES'a bankers In Now York. Who tho
other participants III tho bribe woro cannot
now be sasd, but suspicion naturally falls on
tho Governor and Secretary Of State Of
Oregon, who assisted In tho contamination
of tho villaiuy. The refusal Of tho telegraph
agents TO dfvnlge the contents Of tho 1ncs-
sages which passed between New York
and Oregon, aud the natural precautions
that would DO taken to cover up n
transaction OF this kind, will render
1t difficult to lay baro tho whole conspiracy,
but no intelligent person will doubt for ono
moment TINT tho money came from T1IDzs's
barrel, " which was not exhausted by the
hoavy expenses Of the campaign. Cnox1N's
confession IL enough to establish the vii
lalny, tho full extent Of Which is matter Of
comparatively small Importance.
, 1877-01-05

A correspondent. inquiries: "can man law-
fully marry his deceascd wifc's sister, or his
own stcp<laughter, in the United states or Great
Britainl' perfectly satisfactory answer to
this question cannot be given, for the reason
that the laws on the subject arc various. sfar-
rylng = s!ster-in-law Is not legal, but common,
In Great Britain, the Law brluK avoided by get
ting married on the Continent We know Of
no State In the Union IN With such marriages.
orc prohibited by law. The marriage Of step
daughters IL illegal In Massachusetts, mud tho
practice in this respect in Great Britain IL the
same, wa believe, ~ in tue case of the deceased
wlfe's kisteF.
, 1877-01-05

Tho lfouso Committee 10 investigate tho South
Ssysrn usbsrs % II % shs conmses % .ay I tey Do nst
sppFeLanh any armed collision between tht two
parties. They th!ak lAat, ultimately. there Will ba
There will be no " armed collision" oyer the
matter, 20 fur Rs south Carolina Is conecrncd,
because that State yoted 50 clearly for EAIEs
that even tho partisan House Committee had
to coneedo tho fact. But how about LOUISIANA,
will the Democrats persist in claiming the
bulldozed vota Of that Statei II they graceful
ly throw up tho sponge OIL Louisiana everything
will bo lovely, and there will be a "peaceful
aecQIn.nQdatkn.n