The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-06-07

best twu nominations for the State Ticket
we have seen il sCalvin HI. Wileyand Gen.
ID, III. Hill for tI.e Office Of superintendent
OF Public Instruction. They are both
eminently practical and lit men for the
place, and We shall be heartily pleased to
seeeither Of them put ON the Ticket. Mr..
Wiley has contributed more valuable SER
vice to the Free School system IN the State
than any ether man who has labored ia
that field, and has therefore Il proved 1T
ness. Gem Hills qualifications are nn~
doubted. and being d brother esiiier we
shall ,e proud to 'sce hin, honored by a
position, the duties or which, ifaccepted,
we know will he performed with con-
scientious fidelity.
Gov Bngdpn has appointed Prof w. G..
Kerr delegate 70 represent this State In
the National Prison Reform Congress,
which meets 10 New York June 9TH.
The News says: The closiEg exercises
ofthe Peace Institute will take place the
l4lh and 18th of June. The, antitndad.
dress will be delivered By tie Rev. Jsic6,,
Henry Smith of Greenboro. on the eveii>.
ing Of the litIi, and the night eftIle 18th,
one " those rgre and delightful coIleerts
that Peace isso famous for giving will
take place. s, sasa l..
The Charlotte Observer says One of
the sweetest pinks 10 all the fragrant bou-
quets Of Republicanisni. turned out to be
Mr. Chas. Il. Dibble, late % Connecticut,
late route agent ON the Richnlond q
Danyille Railroad, aud later still route
agent on the Carolina Central. Henade
his first appearance iithis city, three or
four lpontlis ago. anxious fora place, aud
careless of what Il was or how hegot II.
lie borrowed money 10 go 10 Washington
City to make application fora rsuteagrncy
aud succeeded in getting the place Of Mr.
J. M. rurrentine, ON the Richmond Il
DanviIle Railroad. Thisdid not last long.
He was transferred tothe Carolina Gem
tral. and Turrentine reinstated. His job
nn The Carolina Central did moi last lung.
but he made .good Use ofhis tln,e. By
drawing ons months pay twice--one here
at Charlotte, and then again at Whining
ton. Not only so: he got into the proprie-
tors OF the Charlotte Hotel for beard l,ill
amounting To S62 and some cents, aud
gay-ihem an order, on the l,nst office here
for il. The order was disliohored, Of
course. andili bill remains unsettled. III
addition totllis, he owes bar and either
bills, aud borrowed money. which will
rum his Indebtedness in this city, up to the
very siiug little sun, Of Si0g. which does
very well fora stranger, and reflects credit
upon the enterprise Of the Nutmeg State.
The investigation going ON In Washing
ton has revealed the fiicl That three hum
drrd and filty thousand dollars were seri
10 this State by the Radical administration
to carry North Carolina in the Merrinl0n
and Caldwell campaign Of 1877.
A special Ia The Wilmington Review
dated Fayetteville, May 3ist says. Hon.
\ "a VIZ WNhteu WuS fOuttudttu Hctt tttth
afternoon Tor Congress from This district
ON the ifth ballot. Hon. John ID. Stan
ford, of Duplin. was chosen Presideniia
Electoi from this district aud the dele,
gates 10 the st. Louis Presidcntial Gun
vrntion are Mrssrs. T.. w. Kercliner, o
Wilmington and ,. n. Myrnyer. .
Fayetteville rs regulars, with Messr-. J
W. Shackelford. Of Onslow and J |
Macks. Uf Now Hanover, as alter,mies.
A felInw named Robt Winfield. q
Tennessee, played an ndsonie trick uPoi
sone uf the Asheville merchants. las
week, swindling them with counterfeit
money and getting genuine money 10
change. a
The Rank of Statesville has ceased I,
make l0ans aRd " winding mp. TIL
! sslatesville newspapers are calling on tl'
! monied men Of the county 10 organize
new Bank
A horse 6it the aImof Mr. Charles Gee
WIN liycz near Milton, 30 badly lint !
win probably have 10 be amp,itated.
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