The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-21
NOTES AND COMMENTS.


The Greenville Reflector and Concord
Standard are in favor of Col. Julian S.
Carr for Governor.
cit is an Infamous SANDER to say the
church stands on the side of human
slavery. That man or party that would
SANDER or debase the Christian church
for political purposes deserves the con-
tempt of every decent, law abiding citi-
zen," says the Charlotte News.
Governor Hastings, of Pennsylvania,
has recently signed bill requiring insu-
rance companies doing business in the
State, to pay two per cent. of their bus
mess for the public good One per cent.
goes to the State Treasury, the other one
per cent. goes to the city and the bor-
ough councils for the use of the firemen.
Sundays World contains picture OF
the six richest men in the world. Their
names and the value of their
property is as follows: Lii Hung Chang,
$500, 600, 900; John D. Rockefeller, $780,
100000; The Duke of Westminster,
800, 900. 900; Col. North, 800, 900, 600;
Cornelius Vanderbilt, 500, 900, 600;
Woh Qua, 100000, 900.
Senator Marion Butler is reported to
have said in his Gary speech: 'If you
had been put in the garden of Eden
where Christ was born, and earned a
dollar above expenses every day, you
wouldn't be worth a million dollars. !"
All which shows that Marion Butler, to-
gether with Cy. Thompson, is better
fitted for Populist oratory than for Sun
day school work.
Editor Charles A. Dana, according to
Buffalo paper, cared nothing for the
society of the gentler sex while a resident
of that city. He entirely summed socia |
gatherings, preferring to spend his even
ings at home reading of the revolution
and the early Presidents. He admired
Andrew Jackson greatly, and was ever
sounding the praises of the great Tennes
seean.
The explanation of DR.. Tanners re-
markable performance at the opening OF
the new Parliament is that he had i'm
bibed too much parliamentary tea. 1t is
related that he met Sir Ashmead Bart
lett in the lobby, and informed that young
gentleman that he was a bloody fool.
go away, go away" responded the in
dignant NJ. P. you're drunk" II
know am, said Tanner, ''but I shall
be sober in the morning, while you will
be a bloody fool"
The latest Syengali -Trilby incident is
reported from Rchfield Springs AT the
opening ball of the season strangely
beautiful and unknown young woman
was the observed of all observers. She
waltzed with rare grace and abandon,
and when the music stopped fell on the
floor in rigid state. The doctor who
was called in declared she was in the
cataleptic state. 1t is reported that she
was beautiful girl from farm who
had never been to a ball or danced in
her life; that she was hypnotized by a
stranger, dressed in borrowed fnery,
and carried to the ball entirely without
her knowledge or volition. The hyp-
notiZer is to be prosecuted by the girls
father who Is well-to do, respectable
farmer.
Referring to the visit of Vice Presi-
dent Stevenson, the Victoria Daily Colo
mist says: "Vice- President Adlai E.
Stevenson and his family party of six
left Victoria for the northland by the ex-
cursion steamer Queen on Sunday even
ing, after spending the day very pleas
antly as the guests General W. P.
Roberts, resident consul of the United
States, ana Mrs. Roberts. The latter
left nothing undone to promote the
pleasure of their distinguished guests,
never forgetting their desire for compar-
alive privacy during their present tour.
During Sunday afternoon Hon Senator
McInnes, DR.. G. L. Milne, and several
other prominent citizens took the oppor-
tunity of calling upon the Vice President
of the neighboring republic, to wish him
and his family a pleasant voyage and
safe return.