The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-29

Governor Budd, Of California, VINO is
Democrat, has appointed William
letter as Lieutenant Governor, to sue
coed Spenc G Willard, deceased Mr..
Jeter was the Democratic candidate for
Lieutenant Governor at the last election,
but was defeated by Mr.. Willard.
Governor Altgeld has announced that
he will not be a candidate next year for
United States Senator, to succeed Sena-
tor Palmer, who had previously an
nounced that he did not desire re-
election. Altgeld's reason is that the
Republi ans are likely to have ma
jority of the Legislature on joint ballot.
Bishop Littleiohn will officiate at the
marriage OF Miss Vanderbilt and the
Duke OF Marlborough. He says that it
is a pure love match, and that ''the
Young Duke is getting one of the sweet
est, most charming, prettiest young girls
/ ever knew, and one that any man
would be proud to get"
"Gorman will win his fight said
Demoera ic politician, commenting upon
the registration in the city of Baltimore,
to friend. ''Al the counties may 60
Republican, but the Democratic vote IN
Baltimore city will save the State ticket,
as it did in 1875 Everything has been
fixed. We have the votes and we cannot
lose"
The Louisville Courier journal prints
10, 900 guesses about the election. Three
fourths Of these GUESTS give Hardin the
election by puralfies ranging from 10,
900 to 40 000 The editorial concludes
as follows: Summing up what is indi
Gated by these guesse5. the election Of
Gov Hardin and the Democratic ticket
is foreshadowed by apsurality of from
$4,000 to 10000, and tha largest vote
ever cast in the gubernatoriai race in this
State for the Republican and Democratic
candidates is predicted.
Fayetteville has recently sent 1925
to the Vance Monument fund. We are
gratifed to see this, for it gives assur \
ance that not all people have grown in
different to the patriotic duty, which
should be pleasure also, of erecting
shaft 10 TIE memory OF the statesman,
orator, patriot and friend who was so
true to North Carolina and gave to her
such faithful earnest, splendid service. /
Surely other towns will move IN this
matter. that appeals TO gratitude as well
as pride, and help to build the towering
memorial Do not delay longer. 1t is
more than eighteen months since the
beloved Vance ''feil on sleep VIII
mington Messenger.
There has b en some talk, says the
Charleston News and Courier, as to
what effect the reduction in the cotton
crop this year would have on the earn
ings Of the Southern Railway system.
The Southern is spoken of especially be
cause i is perhaps more largely depend
emf upon and identified with the cotton
section and business than any other line
of road. The Southern has grown to
such enormous proportions that the trade
of the South il in no small measure its
trade. The failure Of crops in the South
e1A States means more to the
Southern and to the Southern bond hold
ers thanit does to almost any one other
corporation It seems that an effort has
been made in Wall street to bear South
ern securities on the strength Of the
decrease in the yield of cotton.
An Enquirer special from Gree9ville,
Darke county, Ohio says: The Rev. G.
W. Hoeffer, the Republican candidate
for the Legislature, charged with offer
ing the Democratic executive committee
TO vote for Democrat for Senator if
they woyid give him 81, 500 for election
expenses, appeared in the pulpit to
prsach to day. The church was crowd
ed Steno raphers were there to take
down the reverend gentieman's words.
He was late coming, but was cool. He
gave out the hymn. and after it had
been sung osa, trembling all over
Last night, " nc said "a boy walked me
up at midnight at my house and brought
me a powder, which | took. / thought 1t
was from Or. Kerlin, nay physician at
that time, but now / am morally certain
it was not. ped it would give me
strength but it had the opposite effect.
1t is impossible for me to say anyth ng
This powder has deranged my mind
With that he fell into chair, his head
leaning over the back, his arms hang
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