The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-09-11
CHAPEL HILL.

Y we spent part OF Saturday at the seat
OF the University and gathered some items
which welave only room to notice here
briefly.
The exercises Of the University had
opened the last ofthe preceding week, and
already le5 Students we're present and
President Battle had assurances of posi-
tivekiud thattll number would hsswelled
totwo hundred. Ailtise profvs-ors were
on hand, with The additionofanoiher 10
the Observation-Disclosures Chemistry.
Tl,estudenls have entered ulon their
work with Tile finest Of spirits, no,olly of
study and general Mensal Improvement,
but Of moralelevation and the culture Of
the higher proprlelies sf conduct. The
Literary S,riciics have underiakcl 10 Use
lInal.igllcrnmial iniiuence always NJ their
uourol Is fehuk aud f..si rail-. dissipation,
wl,i they have lakena step for which we
thank them iil'ihe na,iie of southern ~.
cieiy. 'rhry.l,ave put nm nabsolutr,lor To the
dlsIraceful and ,lesia,iing system Of
laxing. 1his at Chapel Hill has always
,,lryek.i~d iiself in n mild fainl. and going
mo farther ilan the so,ne1 lai ludicro,ls
orgies ~ the Ugly Club llnt still the
pride ~ personal self respect was often
aIievolsiy Wounded. The lasition of
students IA an advanced unr le.nnd the
licrirc and lr,iiy ~ scl,oni bays, and
their acis arr a,ne,,ally 10 l,irlas il,unalr.
They willingly havr 10 ih.ir Nmihern
iarii,srn. THE rnj.sn,rhl "f tile STARTS
whn.li have IL lalr ,.nrS ml,lad - much
ia lie hi~irr 81 Princeton and Yale, Ruiz
gers AMI Williams. aud other iulniilries
~ Tile highest civilization which - adorn
our happier and enlightened Northern
society. .sz~..-
President Battle tells us tba: The clergy
of the village have agreed, ami have al
ready begun, 10 minister at morning
prayers AT the College Chapel, taking IL by
iurils. and AN excellent choir of students
adds 10 the interest Of what has been u
somewhat repulsive duty.
Mrs. swain, the widow of Ex.president
Swain, has turned over all .he buoks once
ia the charge uf her husband. TO The State
Historical Suciciy, aud President Battle
has allotted them M appropriate roonl.
A l,rginniiig II now made To bring The SD
cirty up to the object of its crralion'
Dr. Charles Phillips :ias returned much
improved by his visit 10 tile Warm spring,
aud may ne consi,ieiei Ia perfect health.
wurkmen 10 restore "a repair ti,e heat
ing apparatus ~ the Et-t anil West bull
dings will arrive this week.
hapcl Hill Is still excited about the
late burglaries. In connection with them
is another subject 10 which We call the at
ienlioa vi the proper authorities. aud We
do lot do ~, until We have thoroughly
examined the grounds.
an our issue of June 2Gth We noted the
sudden death Of the wife Of Louis Carlton.
eoIursd. at Chapel Till. Now. this iouis
Carlton is one VI the slleged burglars now
10 Jail. Since bis arrest, motives have
been given which might make her death
necessary 10 bis safety. That she tcas
poisoned was the expressed opinion Of .
ph, sician aho wss callsd in. The modes
efihe sdnaristra,ion Of poison now reeur
to diff rent witnesses whuse testimony eau
be had. Tfadesdly crime has been com
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mirted let i bs unear thed by the count,
, oroscr aided W ro,ppe,ent chemical skull.
Il will never 90 that such dark deeds b,
covered up under the easy explanation oI
sudden Deaths Or .'died BY the visitation
Of Providence. i" Let the guilty know that
science eau track bis haunis even into th,
grave and bring our proofs u crimes long
aller the worm has disrObed the franc y
its fleshy garment.
Let the Coroner at once look into tli,
matter. Ii is QUE crime among many Of
similar kiud. Lot them oe ferreted cut.