The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-15

We have some information and We
wish to give it straight. Sam Jones
has been misrepresented. His lordly
house cost S7,700. His stable of horses
stand for 800. He is not worth really
more than $4,000 He has made in
twelve years 100000. Deduct living,
house, present riches and he must have
given way a big sum. Wilmington
Messenger.
The news of the death of President
Hippolyte of Hayti, appears to have
been very slow in reaching the public
ear after the event. According to the
New York Herald, the first intimation
of it was received by one Of Gen. Mani
cats supporters, the cablegram, dis
patched from Port au Prince, being
eouched in thesewords: sHippolyte has
gone to hell" This is rather harsh lam
guage,. not to say profane. 1T seems to
indicate a good deal of offensive parti-
sanship in Hayti.
Mr.. William G. Whitney is quoted as
saying: II have come as near the
Presidency as ] ever care to. / have
no ambition to be President of the
United States. had rather maintain
my present position which makes It
possible for me to resent abuse and
insult, than to serve sin the White
House, where the incumbent of the
Office of the Presidency is obliged to
submit to abuse and villiieation, the
extent Of which the public does not
know. I had rather be plain Bill Whit
ney than President Whitney, and [
shall not be voted for for President.
The exact distance from Marathon TO
Athens is III yards over 20 miles of an
uneven country road, and the
Greek runner. covered it in hours and
As minutes. The English professional
record for Is miles is hours and SO
minutes "a seconds, and the amateur
record nearly 3 minutes BETTER hours
80 minutes "A seconds. Either Is much
better than any American record. When
it is considered, says the Boston Herald,
that the Creek winner ran nearly q
mile and tenth over a road, and not
over a prepared track absolutely smooth
and level, and that his time was less
than a quarter of an hour more, it is
clear that he is entitled To the worlds
record.
The Boston Journal sent ont in
quiries to Massachusetts cotton manu-
facturers asking their opinion as to
whether the recent action of the Law
renee Manufacturing Company, in go
ing out of the business of manufac-
turing cotton goods is an indication
that the South is TO make most of the
coarse goods. The gist Of their re-
plies is that all coarser goods will even
tnaIly have TO be made in the South !:
that the composition Of the South on
these grades is too great for New
England manufacturers, owing to its
longer hours of labor, lower wages,
cheaper fuel, and cotton, and milder
climate: that a too-low tariff to pro-
tect against foreign competition and
too many harassing State laws have
worked to the great disadvantage OF
New England manufacturers. While
nearly all agree that the South will
absorb the business of the coarser
grades of goods, there is at the same
time an expression of belief that good
northern mills viii continue to find
profitable business, ii not hampered
by too much restrictive legislation.
The New York Press says: Henry
Ward Beecher's sermons were stolen
all over the country, and many a baelz
woods parson rode into prominence on
them. Once upon a time the famous
preacher visited a small town in the
western part of this State, and remain
ing th@e over Sunday, of course at
tended church. He was surprised to
hear the preacher deliver in an off
hand manner one of his own sermons,
preached In Plymouth church about
three months previously. After the
service he met the gentleman and con-
graduated him. Tt was a most excel
lent sermon, and splendidly delivered,
he said in his deep, hearty voice. by
the way, Brother Blank, how long did
it take you to prepare it?" "Oh, er, 7
smiled the delighted parson. 'I-er-l
was not more than an hour and a half
/ should say-not more" Indeed
Well, / wrote that sermon. and I re-
member it took me a month to think
ii out" Mr. Beecher replied, glueing
his heavy eyes on the other The
tg5or parson gasped, dropped tear and
seenf off to pray. The late Bishop
Caprmins. of the Reformed Episcopal
Church. was noted piagiarist. He
made no bones about it, but stole
whenever ne wanted to and whenever
he could. Many times he was remind
ed Of it, but he always turned the
charge aside with a joke"