The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-03

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

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With every passing day the hapless
efice-seekers have heavier hearts. This
is due to their increase in wait.
The New York Tribune is of the opin-
ion that Mr. Gladstone is the freshest,
hveliest. most thoroughly up to date
hack number existing in the world to-
day.
The Chicago Tfmes-Herah puts it this
way: 'Of course when John j. ingalls,
nowadays refers to my esteemed con-
temporary he alludes TO John l.. Snlli-
van"
A Kansas City (Mo.) produce mer~
chant has succeeded in getting control of
the onion market in that part of the
country. This ought to prove very
strong corner.
McKinley's ''stiddy company" is the
characterization earned by Senator
Billy" Mason by reason of his daily Wis
its to the White House for patronage
And he will be hard to shake.
4 Southern representative wrote from
Washington to one of his alarmed con-
stituents
Don't you be afraid of all this talk
of the seedmen. IL send seed as long as
I'm in office and you've got land.'
Judge Simonton would be splendid
hand to give the Car of Russia lessons
in how to rule, but he'll find that the
people of North Carolina don't want
TO dance to his fiddle, if the Southern
Railway Co., did buy a majority in the
last legislature.-Laurinbu Exchange.
Mrs. C. III. Wiley, of Winston, has
in her possession paper printed in New
York in 1876. 1t bears the written sig
natures of George Washington and
Thomas jefferson, in English French
and German. She also has another relic.
1t is a letter written to her husband, the
late Rev. c. II. Wiley, by Henry Clay.
Times never get dull in Georgia no
matter who is President Governor At
kinson's 17-year-old son ran away yes
terday with his 14-year-old sweetheart
to get married Who knows but what
Frank Stanton's spring poetry is respon-
sible for this pretty little love-match. 1t
looks like pity to break it up the way
things go nowadays-then, too, they may
be able to learn more in the next four
years OF married life than they could
during the same time spent at school.
The Injunction" case of the Southern
Railway, restraining the Governor Of
North Carolina from interfering with
the rights" of this great corporation,
which is doing business in this State,
has aroused profound interest among
all classe of our people. To a plain
man it looks like tremendous usurpa-
ton Of power, that the government Of
great State may be hand-cuffed by
Federal judge. That, however, is
what it means if the injunction holds.
Jno. G. Carlisle will argue the case be-
fore Judge Simonton at Greensboro this
month-Charity and Children.
Bishop o. p Fitzgerald, native OF
North Carolina, and Bishop Galloway,
grandson OF this State, have jointly
produced a handsome volume of emf
nent Methodists. The first of the list
is Rev. DR.. Lovick Pierce, born in Hall
fax county, N. @. We once asked our
friend Rev. Dr. Charles f. Deems who
was the greatest preacher he ever heard.
After moments thought he said
when Loyick Pierce is at his best /
never heard any one greater" In a well
written paper on him in the January
February Southern Methodist Review
the author places DIR. Pierce ahead Of his
great son, Bishop George F.-Wilming
ION Messenger.
The Republicans Of Kentucky are
warm in their denunciations Of Governor
Bradley who they seem to think is play
ing dog in the manager" One thing
seems established, namely, that his bit
terness will not sufficiently relent to al
low him to consent to Hunters election
Nor does he name the man. AS, in cas-,
Of no election, he will have to nam.
Blackburn's successor, it looks like tn,
Governor, in spite Of his protestation
TO the contrary, is making a still-hun
for the honor. Meanwhile Blackburn
holds on tenaciously to his 43 votes
Kentucky whiskey has a way of makini
party lines. as well as party leaders
tighter and tighter.
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