The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-02-08

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TIE CHAPLAIN Of the Ohio Legislature
lsW Gays ago reminded the members in
prayer that no free passes could be pro
y1red Is heaven. This startling announce
nent may cost him his official head.
AfR Z J PAGE has become editor Of
the Marion Busle His editorials in his
Hr>t Issue did him credit and showed that
lie not only thought wisely and well but
a-so had talent for journalistic work.
IN New York there is a Players Club
which il mainly composed of actors. Re
@entiy they black -balled Col. ROBERT G.
I>GEHsoLI. because of his views about re
l5ion This doesn't look like the actors
ar. all dissoiuge or irrelisious men.
-<.~
Ir Is au5h0citatively announced that
President Cleveland will return to the
) ate Of New 1ork to reside on the exrira-
tiol of his term of office, aud Will, on
Meruh 5th. resume the practice Of his pro-
fess.oa il New York City, having associ-
AT himself a. counsel with the law firm
of Bangs, sre-son, Tracy 4 Macy ea5h.
WHEN JUDaE BoYkIS was III the Legis-
Ilturs ID So he introduced q bill .equir-
in al criminals, sentenced TO be hanged,
We .y executed at the Penitentiary The
execution here on last Tuesday, convinces
us hat the bI.l should have become 4 law.
aspe the present Legislature will place
e1 a law upon the statute. Clinton
G.-.s;tu The CHRONICLE hopes that
e member will introduce a simi ar bill
s session and urge its passage.
rHE New York World has this to say of
= production Of a native North Carotnlan:
.9yel. with the title The Soul of
F.alr Agnes. will be issued shortly by g.
" Dillingham;. Of New York As the
Il nor Miss Marie Virginia Harding i az
5,na.;.ac. Young lady we'll known IN
ra best ,oc.tty of Brooklyn, its appear
aace Is looked forward TO with much IN
-eresf
Miss Harding las bEt recently returned
ffou Pari-, where she remained two years
engaged IN studying lectures and the Ian
.aazes. She is a daughter of Mis- Ed
Nard Il Harding, who WAS formally resi-
dent Of Raleigh.
THERE SEEMS 10 be but two things posi-
e.eiy s-rtled about HARBIsoN's Cabinet.
Dl4 Il that BLAINE is to be Secretary
II state and WANAMAKER Post Master
General. SENATOR ALLISON could De See
retarv Of the Treasury # he would take It,
Dat It IS believed he has been offered the
place aud declined it. lie is about the
0rsiniest of the newer Republican leaders,
and about the honestest. He looks for
ga1d to the Presidency and that i the
reason. according 10 his friends, Wny ne
uill not 90 into the Cabinet. In the early
ieys Of the Republic ADAMS, JEFFERSON,
MADISON, and MONROE went from the Cabl
s>.t Is the Presidency, and a Cabinet posi-
tIon, especially Secretary Of State, was
considered as next in line TO the Presi
lepcy. But now it has all changed, ano
a Cabinet position is usually good way
IL shelving Presidential asp.rantS.
THE Greensboro North State evidently
has 10 love for Railroad Commission
ya nave observed that with now and ther
a striking exception the Republicans o.
she state oppose any legislation that the
railroads oppose and iayor any Legislation
that the railroads fa1 O. Ia this they are
like tile original Bill Arp who said he die
-ast sn3~ how to VOTE tlil he saw Cot
JoH<s5N. ana COL JOHNSON did noi knoa =
uu.l lie saw JUDGE UNDERWOOD, and thai
.Jubaa UNDERWOOD didn't know until h'
could hear from Little ALECK STEVENS.
When most OF the Repu plicans, c-peclali,
she otiJoIs, hear from the railroad authorl
ties the} then know what position 10 take
They are now agains5 Commission al
though they see the hand writing on th
wall Knowing that opposition would b
fraitless they are now clamoring through
she North State for the election of Re
publican as a member Of the Commission
The Legislature will pay no sort Of atten
tion to this request. The Democrats vii
nave the full re possibility Of the measur
and they ought also to have all the agents