The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-29

1t is rumored, says the Chicago
Tribune. that Controller Ecllels thinks
ex-governor Russell too young man
to occupy 50 responsible a position as
the Presidency.
Dr.Lee, the preacher who convicted
Rev. DIR. Morgan of stealing sermon,
has been convicted of stealing an ode
written by another and delivering it
before his class as his own.
Of the twenty-six counties in Arkan-
sas that have acted, Jones, the free sll-
yer candidate for the nomination for
Governor. has carried seventeen. If we
are not mistaken, be is related to the
Wake county family of that name.
In Chicago, the other day, Carl s.
yeth. a baker. suffocated himself with
molasses. He was fond Of it, and, TO
get enough, he lay on his back on the
floor. so that when he opened the clip
on the barrel the syrup would flow
into his mouth. Then he prepared his
mouth. relieved the clip and was
drowned literally BY the syrup lie
was found dead with his mouth open
and the molasses pouring into it. He
was known as a glutton, but was not
strong mentally, because of an injury
on the head sustained in an accident.
His life ended sweetly.
All the state papers OF all the Presi-
dents from Washington to Cleveland,
are soon to he published in convenient
form By the Government, In accordance
with an act OF Congress. The work OF
compilation has been under the diree-
ton OF Representative Richardson, Of
Tennessee. who has devoted q full
wears labor to the effort. II viii prove
very valuable for reference, and will ne
illustrated by pQrtraits Of all the chief
magistrates OF the republic, Each
member Of Congress viii have. a set or
two to give away, the work being com
prised in several volumes.
The ..wornanis Bible controversy
has broken out again in yirulent form
IN Rochester, " Y, where Rev. Dr.
Munhall. the evangelist, recently
started the ball rolling by stating az
his belief that it was "the work of the
devil" Francis Willard added her
voice to the testimony by saying that
the book was irreyereut and that the
whole matter had given her muef
pain. This was too much for Mrs
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and she haF
started ont again at terrific gait, de
tending the book and giving her can
did opinion Of it's adYersaries. 1t wa,
really too bad Of DR.. Munhall 10 stir III
Mrs. Stanton to such unnecessary tx
ertion at this late day.
We heard a story some time ag'
which struck MS as being an exceed
ingly good one illustrating the grear
ness OF being a true Democrat. Tn
story runneth thus: A good man die
and all his neig-hbors turned out to tn
funeral. As there was no ministe
present, an old friend of the deceasei
was asked to say something after tn
coffin had been lowered in the grave
The old fellow walked slowly TO til
foot OF the open grave and deliyere
the following GRAFTON over the dea
body of his friend: my friends
thar lays as good a Democrat as waite
ever wet or sun ever dried" He the
turned slowly away with the cor
ciousness that he had done his flu
duty and had heaped the highest prais
apon his fellow being Er
anlrer.
The last issue of the Railway AZ
presents some interesting facts in r
gard to recent railroad construetio
and the prospects for 1896. Hard Tins
have checked railroad enterprise
such AN extent that in 1895 burt 49,
we're added to our mileage, as again
10000 IN 1887. Our present total mil
age Is 181 900. but this Is by no meal
adequate to the needs of the countr
There were last year 10000 miles u
der contract, surveyed and incoFpora
ed" and the Railway Age has on
books some 10000 miles Of tuncoi
pleted and unbegun" enterprises viii
the silver scare and panic arFeste
This mileage is deferred, not alba
ooned In the coming year there y
probably be not over 1000 miles co
structed. but at the first revival Of co
fdence IN the currency of the count
there viii be, the Age estimates, 2
lines, aggregating over 10000 mill
fhat viii at once receive attention. /
cry one Of the forty-eight States a,
Territories except Rhode Island, is Gre
tied with one new line, or more, up
which work has begun, or is expect
to begin in the near future.