The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-09
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

A niece of Thomas A. Hendricks has
been licensed to practice law.
The output of gold in 1856 was $780,
9T0,640, but in 1893 it reached $780,
$4,000, and in 1895 it went up to
s1s2,76O,o0o.
The Teacher Patrick, why didn't
the lions eat Daniel when he was put
among them?
sure, mum, Oh don't know, onless
dey were good Catolicks and it hap
pened on Friday. Life.
An editor gets off the following: in
church or in State it is rule or be ruled;
in courtship or marriage it is fool or be
fooled; in logic or law it is kick or be
kicked; in gambling or trade it is trick
or be tricked; in treaty or war it is
beat or be beat; in struggle for life it
is eat or be eaten; in politics it is crow
or eat crow; in newspaper it is hoe
your own row"
General J. b. Gordon, commanding
the Union Confederate Veterans Asso-
citation, has designated Friday, May /,
as Memorial Festival day. The day
is set apart for the use of the women
of the south in raising funds for the
battle abbey toward the construction
of which Mr.. Charles Broadway Rouss
has contributed 100000 Mr.. Rouss
contributed the amount with the pro-
viso that an additional 100000 should
be raised by the Confederate Veterans
Association.
Solicitor George A. Jones, who was
with Judge Robinson on the 18th dis
trict, writes that Ibis heart was as
tender as a child's and his impulses
were all good" that ''he suffered con-
siderably with his stomach and a sore
mouth and was at lines irritable;" that
''he did all he could tocontrol HIMSELF"
that when he twas anything like well
he was very pleasant" and that he
was no more irritable than another
Judge who rode the circuit and about
whom there has been but little COM
ment."
In New York the dinner of the Con-
federate Veteran camp will be eaten at
the ST. Denis hotel on Saturday eve
ming, January 18th, the anniversary
of the birth of General Lee. 1t will
be a swell affair. The army and navy
are to appear in full uniform, and the
old rebs in evening dress. The speak
ers will flood the earth with eloquence,
and all the old songs of Dixie land
will be sung in chorus. Colonel Edwin
g. Hay, of Washington, will have some
thing new to say of General Lee, and
other subjects viii be amply covered
by able speakers on both sides of the
line.
At a certain church in this city Sun
day night last an incident occurred
that occasioned ripple of laughter,
saws The Concord Standard. The min
ister was preaching an eloquent and eff
fectiye sermon, in the course of which
he dwelt for some time on the subject
of separation, by death, of loved ones.
stating that "some of the congrega-
ton had, no doubt, lost dear friend
a father, a mother, sister or brother,
or probably beloved wife" At the
utterance of the loss of a beloved wife
an old gentleman who is good Chris
tian, but little hard of hearing, and
who has recently married his second
wife, reused up and exclaimed: "Amen,
bless the Lord"
The Cincinnati Tribune prints the
following statement by ex-Secretary
of the Treasury Charles Foster: II can
tell you positively that Gen. Harrison
does not want the Presidential nomi-
nation, nor would he take il il ii were
rendered to him. | know absolutely
that this is his present determination.
OF course, we cannot tell what the
future may bring forth. ] was in New
York few days ago, and Gen. b. F.
Tracy told me that Harrison had told
him that under no circumstances
would he consent to his name being
placed before the st. Louis convention.
He said that he was tired of political
life and was weary of having his name
mentioned in the newspapers. AS
soon as / had returned home from
New York | wrote Gen. Harrison a let
fer quoting the language used by Gen.
Tracy. He replied to my letter very
quickly. will not tell you all he said,
but his closing paragraph contained
these word: If you can show me any
reason why / should want the nomina-
tion / might reconsider my determi-
nation"