The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-12

es to get up selected party of Wash
ington correspondents TO visit Piney
Woods Inn with their lady friends. The
excursion is expected to leave here at
$40 at night, putting the party at
their destination next morning, where
they are to spend the day, returning
that night. There are countless con-
sumptives in the homes of New Eng
land waiting only to be told of the
balsamic and ozonic properties of this
wonderful region and no doubt, if
successful, the journey will be in ev~
cry way pleasant and profitable.
A Republican here whose home is in
Salem has been written to by several
of his Republican friends in North
Carolina. who want to know if Corbett
is, as has been represented in the
prints, really, according to his mind,
Settles Private Secretary. The gem
tleman yesterday morning went to
Settles committee room and found
Corbett there, feet cooked upon desk,
writing, with another coon sitting
near by. These were all that were in
the room. The gentleman had a little
talk with the negro, Corbett, who in
the midst of the conversation said with
his relations to Mr.. Settle, of course
he could not be for free silver The
gentleman came away thoroughly SAT-
isfied OF the entire accuracy of the i'm
formation given exclusively in the
News and Observer, and said to me
that he would advise his friends that
it was his opinion that Corbett was Mr..
Settles secretary. it may be as well
to say that this gentleman is a person
al as we'll as political friend OF Nj. Set
tie, and his word is therefore, entitled,
as the world goes, to all the more con-
sideration | withhold his name only
at his personal request, but he is a
perfectly reputable gentleman, bent. in
his errand. only upon finding out the
truth of the whole matter.
Young Dr. Robert Gibbon, OF Char
lotte, his brother DR.. John Gibbon OF
Philadelphia, and their first cousin,
Mr.. Humbert, of Charlottesville, Va,
were all here yesterday attending the
funeral of their uncle, General John
Gibbon who died in Baltimore last
Thursday, and who was buried here
yesterday, with military honors. The
eortege up Pennsylvania Avenue was
impressive, and the dead soldier was
laid to rest on a beautiful slope of Ar
lington Heights commanding noble
view Of the Potomac. General GibbOn
entered West Point So years ago. and
had been continuously and with dcs-
tinction in the military service ever
since having been d veteran both Of the
Seminole. Mexican and Civil wars. He
was a brother of Dir. Robert Gibbon,
one Of the most highly esteemed physi-
clans Of Charlotte. Young Or. Robert
Gibbon, who is by the bye a son-in-liw
of Ma. j. w, Wilsoii, Of Raleigh, left
for his home last night.
Senator Pritchard told me yesterday
that he would be in Chicago on the
18th to fill an engagement to speak
at a banquet, and that he feared that
. he would not be able to reach his
home in North Carolina before the
18th Instant: also that he had received
another invitation to make another
speech in the West on the 10th inst,
about accepting which, however, he
had not yet made up his mind.
Congressman Shaw arrived this
morning at. seven O'Clock. Alr. Wood
ard has not yet returned. Mr.. =, Il.
Pemberton, of Fayetteville, is here to
see Mr.. Shaw on business.
In one Of my former letters / refer
red to DR.. Talmage as Chief Operator
ia the coming Central Office Of the
American churches Of All creeds.
Those who are spiritualized enough to
take everything the great doctor says
without salt may think it wicked to
criticize his motives, but as it is the
sinners he is after flor the Christians
are safe) it may be pertinent to re-
mark that there will hardly be found
n well-balanced WoFldly-Wise thirty
vear-old sinner who win not look upon
his new Washington scheme as big
syndicate deal Last Sunday he took
as his subject, washington for God, I
which seemed to be a long apology for
having bounced young DR.. Adolos
Allen in order that he might preach
10 the human race on Sunday morning
and incidentally, perhaps, the Presi-
dent and efambly" Here is a passage
from his sermon: "Some on must give
the raIlying cry; why may not /, one
Of the Lords servants? By ProyiEen-
tial arrangement,tI am every week IN
sermonic communication with every
city. town and neighborhood OF this
country, and / now give the watch
word TO North. East South and West.
Hear and see ii, all peoplel2 3aaa
ssProvidential' is good Bill Nye
gets to every neighborhood by the
same kind Of ''ProVidential3 syndicate
only lie don't call il "ProNideRtial. :
The doctor urged the people to CONS
next Thursday evening TO pray foi
the blessing Of God upon this new de
parture." lit all sounds like the story q
the preachers wife packing up to move
for dear life, while the preacher WAS At
church with his congregation praying
for dear life for light as to whether
he should accept call TO a higher
salaried job The young preacher has
been paid off for the rest his year
which showed that there was right
AGAINST his being turned of for th'
rest OF the year. But the good doctoi
will be. the periodic religious corn-col
of the country and shell Out ever