The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-01-17

H
! tlie laSt n f.irnishilag not only l,o topics b
excitement, but even Of ordinary Interest
TIE condition Or tic ground. coyeredunti
yestorday with frozsn|s,low, has had the
effect Of CHECKING III out-door life. People
from tile country couId ilotweIl come in.
totown, aud people tn town were no,
willing to walk about when tumble oi
the ics-covsred site WALK wssA penalty
all were liable % pay This n,orning .
sonewi,at b4Inly air and decided thau
promises soon u put an end to these I'M
welcome features u Northern climate.
Quite 4 nlnsber ~ strangers are IN the
city pursuiag gauistly lhesoh]ect oftae.l
lvisiss VIE supreme Courtnow d, session
has drawn bere IL usual iiulnter IL able
men from different parts Of the State.
There Is alsoa deputation of representa-
tiyes of Northern hond holders seek ing "a
maxi 70 some arrangement with the State
for the settlement of their claims. If they
representtIie old sdebt ! can wish them
God speed; butif they wants recognition,
ofany claims dependent upon the special
tax bonds, the sooner they depart. tile
better. No one in the legislxturs or Ia
the Departments has a ear for such pre-
.elitioIls. stsss3aa - $3.50 * 5Issd stgi.
The new state administration has gone
fairly TO work, and isuniversally CONS
mended forits ability and for the ssse
with which they have adapted themselves
to their duties. They command respect,
and la view Of The compsilio,I OF the De-
parimehts since 1868, that expression
speaks volumes, y X ElH5H IL
The only branch of the State govern.
nent remaining to be redeemed Is the
judiciary. That Is looked for with
earnestness thai has hardly patience to
tolerate the present. The supreme Court
at this moment s. III 2needtsf 4 head who
will be respected, even 9ifIsis knowledge
ofIaw Is not 20 profound as that of The
present Chief Justice. The Superior Court
bench WINS yesterday relieved Of one offs
iau,esl blois by the close Of the term of
Wake Court which ended tise career %
J,algs Watts This last week seems TO
have csoFded ihta itself sIl That could
make the aslsnlniptrx,ion or justice coll-
telnptible and unrelial,Is. Disorder and
csbfusisn reigned int Court room, and
tie doors we've lhrowu wiae open for the
evasiun Of peIlallies. 4 h4a siaitfl as.Jgass
Tile Governor Ilas 80 far made no indl-
cation of his purpose to OIL the vacancy,
but public opinion points 70 General Coz
a. Waits successor. Public opinion Is
very often lnstincsisely right, "A u clearly
is in tiis csSs aud In is hopsd that The
Goyernor will heed It.
Ais Exceilency ieads--or would lea 4. Il
lis temperament were not 50 bucyinIt-s
miserable life hs-et as he Is evsry moneni
of his esistencs by applicants for office.
They enms from every quarter and for
everything. with petitions as loug as the
moral law. aud with certificates Of quail
ticatIan aul character that would, II nc
cr,led ,an their farv. l'ass every one Of
them up TO a place higher ihan any now
occupied " any one In Office. Nowonder
die Governor hslts and hssitates amid
such wealth % superior material. He
has mais but few appointments. There
Is much anxiety ivh IN resasd 70 The ap>
polntmei Of tile Superintendent ofthe
Asylaa Il. tie Insane. Patty sxigeneiss
may demand the removal Of DIR. Grissoin.
Wise consideration far the weifsreof the
patients may urge hisrstentian; and be-
,sssA " W is''ts''ses'' : ~ FsfS'p !
For the Drafaud Dumb Asylum, NJ,
II. A. Gudger, .he present representative
from Madl.on county VIII undoubtedly be
appointed Hsisa young man oflalent,
hnn.st, laiihlal ard energetic. and will
naksa good Officer In regard tothe
lPsaiientiary, / bear nothing except that
the DIRECTORY Is snNned Among them 10
Paul @. cameron sf Orange
someiltti etir has been crsatsi this
mornlng l.y the rllinored defslcatiou 81
John Pool Brsgaen's appoIniss 10 al
~
| ihe resignation of The other Pcci, Super
in,snasut of Public Insiract.oa. wha was
charged witIlipipfoper use Of the Peabody
fund. No good was expected from John
Pool. and llr appears 70 have gone promptly
To work 70 confirm public estimals q hi'
character. sfi 9l4
.soon after his appointment, he wssen- :
| trusted l,y tie Commissioners Of Indian
Affairs with $500 for the use of the Eaa-
tern Band % North CarilInn cherokee
ndIans, which money was deposited ~
the Raleigh National Bank. II isallsged
that ouiy SIS was iegItimately applied,
and tie halsuos u All checked out and
gone like 5. ID. Pool, John Pool promi.
se. To- aeconntf for i, - 54f
/ iearu tlis snYrning that w. A. Smith,
tie late candidate for Lieut.. Governor,
and President of ne n. Q. y. n. has re-
slgnc,i Oh acee,Iut of failing health, and
has teen succeeded by Col. Thomas Holt
~ AIamsnce. If any man on the Direc'
ioryl entiiIsd 70 ENTHUSIASTICALLY Col
Hon. whose Identification with the road