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THE MESSENGER PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY 1 —AT— 1 OHARXiOTTB, n, o. , ] WILLIAM 0. SMITH. i SUBSCRIPTION i On* Year * * Six Mentha •]« Three Months, • 40 < Always in advance. ■““is.MKri' [Entered at tho Port Office el Charlotte, M. C. U Moond-clua matter. — —l SATURDAY, DEC. 9,1882. All money must be sent by registered letter or money order. It you don’t get your paper at the ; proper time please tell us at once. Short correspondence of Interest to , the general public is solicited, but don t be disappointed if you fail to see your production in our columns. We are not responsible for the views of corres pondents. Anonimous communica tions go to the waste basket. As wc have been out of tho city all the week our readers will please excuse scarcity of news as wo have no help. On Tuesday last, Free Love Lodge, G. u- O- 0. F. was called out to bury Brother Gabriel Rieves I who died Monday mortiing. He was an old member of the Order and consistent Christian. The lodges were out over sixty strong. Congress convened last Monday. The present Congress will expiro on the 4th of next March at 12 m. and if the President does not see proper to call tbe new Congress in extra session it will not convene till the first Monday in December ’B3. The present Congress is republican both House and Senate but the next President will be a democrat or not we cant say, but unless we do better two years hence than we did a month ago, he will be a Democrat. Rev. R. S. Reeves preached his first sermon to his new church last Sunday. His text was Romans 1- 16—. The gospel of Christ and its power. He is very mild, though forcible in his speech. His first ser mon was very short and his people highly appreciate his preaching. OUR MORALS. We do not propose to discuss this snbject at present, but simply de sire to call the attention of our readers to the subject. It is said by some that the mor als of our people are worse now than years ago, and that we are the most immoral people in America. Now if this is true, we aßk why Is it so? Why not improve our morals and successfully contradict Buch charges ? Indiscretion in many instances on the part of our people is taken for immorality. They mean to do right, but forget that a man’s ac tions are looked at by man and his intentions by God. Our people are more exposed to imposition and susceptible to temptation on account of poverty and the want of proper early training, and home influences. Many of our people are convicted of things they are innocent of and Buspected of things they never dreamed of. Other races are not so generally apprehended and exposed as ours for several reasons. They t protect and shield their own and . the Negro is afraid to meddle, while , the Negro is always ready to search , ontand expose the wrongs of his , own race, and the whites, besides i Offering premiums on crime, delight ( in publishing our shortcomings. ( We are much worse than we ought , to be, still we are no worse than , other folks, especially when our < chances are considered. Let us im prove. THE PRESBYTERIANS. \ The Yadkin Presbytery met at 11 , to ordain J. W. Savage. Examina tion was very rigid. Tho candi date answering the questions satis- ( factory was passed. L. R. Johnson ] was moderator and R. H. Arm- strong secretary. The questions j were asked by Revs. Billingsley, Potter, Armstrong, and ono put in ( now and then by Revs. Haskins, Saunders, Dorland, Twine and oth- ere. j The Atlantic Synod convened on I Wednesday evening 7 h o’clock. We regret our inability to remain in tho city longer. Among delegates ( to the Synod we were pleased to ( meet Revs. M. G. Haskins, A. D. Waugh, J. C. Simmons, J. E. Jones, ; L. Dorland, R. P. Wycbo, Twine ' and others. We hope to notice this again next week. Rev. Dr. Blyden, of Liberia, was present and preach ed on Thursday night. ZION CONFERENCE. Last Sunday night we left the city via the C. C. Road, to visit the Conference of the A. M. E. Zion Church, in Wilmington. After a fatiguing ride of over thirteen hours we arrived at Wilmington, and in company with Rev. D. J. Sanders, we visited the conference and found | them hard at work, with Bishops J Hood and Lomax presiding. Rev. J. C. Price was on hand, active and useful, working in the finance of the church. Rev. Alfred Hill of the M. E. Church, made application to join Zion, and was taken upon his credentials without objections. Rev. Daniel Sanders, a deacon from the A. M. E. Church, presented his credentials, whereupon Rev. Farley fearing something was wrong and that Zion might be overrun, ques tioned if the brother left things all right behind him. Upon assurance that tho brother was alright, he * *:-«unl»T mftpjfed. ; church in search of her. As this is . the best and dearest old mother we , ever bad, of course we were glad to meet her. Glad to find her in good health, looking almost as young and 1 strong as she looked “just twenty • years ago.” ■ After dining with her at Mr. C. A. 1 Foremon, we spent the balance of the afternoon with other friends of our childhood. Among them was a sister. Then D. W. Evans, a young lawyer, Dallas Chesnutt, P. O. Clerk, and that dear Christian girl, Janie Bryant, all formerly from Fayetteville. At night we returned to the church. (St. Luke’s,) where eulo gies were delivered upon the death of two ministers who died during the conference year—Revs. John Waddell and Matthew Ed wards.—The eulogies were short addresses by Elders Pearsall and Keys. Each taking the text, “The days of thy years are three-score and ten." After the introduction and pas sage of some resolutions, the con ference proceeded to consider the proposition of Hon. ffm E. Dodge, of New York, to give the church 95,000 to build a college as soon as the church itself subscribed 120,000. Mr. Price .made a forcible appeal to the audience upon the necessity of the church itself doing more. He reviewed his visit to Europe. Spoke of the Alabama Conference sending a young man to Zion Wesley and paying his expenses, and of a min ister of the ssme conference sending another at his expenses. Said that the Central N. C. Conference had subscribed 91,412, and it was pro posed that this conference load by 1 subscribing two thousand dollars. The subscription books were then 1 opened and as over 91,100 had been already subscribed the amount was raised to 91,759. Mr. Price made special mention of Mr. 3. W. Gob- 1 don, mail agent, subscribing 963. THE CHURCH. ‘ This conference is held in St. ' Luke’s, one of the finest churches in the connection. Wo judge it has a capacity of comfortably seating 1,200 persons in the auditory and galleries. The conference is held in the basement. The house is heated by steam and elegantly finished. Over the arch of the pulpit in large letters are these words: “Thus far the Lord hath brought us." The ceiling is native pine nicely . var nished, giving its natural color, laid off into 24 panels with heavy mould ing that give it a grand set off. There are two bronze rods for tho gas lights, with one large shade each, covering sixteen gas jets, closely arranged, which give abun dant light. The pulpit and choir having additional lights. The pews are new and stylish, the pulpit and altar the same, and an ante-room in the rear of the pulpit. The win dows are large, oval-top and the glass beautifully colored in style. In short, it is a first-class church. Tho object is to stucco it outside which will greatly improve its out ward appearance. Our Raleigh Letter. Since my last communication, I have been able to ascertain facts concerning the case of suicide com mitted at the residence of Miss Saunders, and it gives me no little pleasure to inform your many read ers, that it was not so distressing to this fair damsel as we at first sup posed. The young man who com mitted this desperate act was not her intended, as we were informed, but simply a distant friend. Her intended still lives, and they will enter into the sweets of conjugal bliss, Wednesday evening, Decem ber the 6th. Should nothing seri ous interfere, you may expect an account of it on the following day. | In response to the notice issued ( sometime ago, quite a number of the leading educators of this State i v*«» on the , who were present, we noticed the ( following distinguished instructors, I viz: Prof. C. W. Chestnut of Fay- I etteville, Profs. N. F. Roberts, H, . C. Crosby, J. S. Lea, E. H. Lips combe, W. F. Wilkins and Joseph, of Raleigh, Prof. N. W. Harllee ol p Laurinburg, and many others, p whose names we disremember. On , the evening of the second day, His t Excellency, T. J. Jarvis, delivered an excellent address on the benefits , accruing from practical education, . and recommended that each teacher impress upon the minds of those around him, “this fact,” that there is no fortune in politics for them, but that their entire hope rests up on education, industry and frugality. In conclusion; he expressed his delight at the wonderful progress already made by the negro in North Carolina, and especially in educa tion, and assured the Association of his hearty concurrence in the lauda ble move they were making, and pledged his support and influence to make it a success. The Legislature will convene soon; we hear daily conjectures as to how the next session will be con ducted. The Democrats have a working majority, still it is thought by many, that they will be more careful than heretofore, and in leg islating will not overlook the inter est of the people. It is also thought that their first transaction after or ganization, will be to modify the present county government system, so as to allow the people to choose their own rulers, Tbo liberal ele ment struck a powerful Mow among politicians, and doubtless somebody got hurt, but with safety we can assert that the colored politicians passed through unharmed, and came out whole. The result being one Congressman, three Senators and fifteen members of Legislature and two Registers of Deeds. On Sunday night, 27th ult., at the 2nd Baptist Church, (ooloned,) thl ordinance of baptism was adminis tered, by Rev. N. F. Roberts, upon fifteen candidates. Thanksgiving was duly and sacredly observed by a great many, while many others defiled it by making a heartless at tack upon the feathered tribe. We heartily recommended the former, but felt disposed to take part in the latter. C. S. B. Raleigh, Dec. 4th. This list of colored legislators in the North and West, as amended, reads: Massachusetts, J. C. Chap pelle, of Boston; Ohio, John P. Green, of Cleavland. Illinois, J. W. E. Thomas, of Chicago; Michigan, name not given; Nebraska. E. R. Overall, of Omaha; Kansas, John C. Waller, of Lawrence; and Colorado, Geoage C. Sample of Denver. J. Lynch, of Mississippi and J. E, O’Hara, of North Carolina, will keep up appearances in the National Assembly, and E. P. McCabe, oi Kansas, will aduit the accounts ol that State for the next two years Thus grandly has the race come tc the front. If Republican disastei means the colored man’s success then “Let the galled Jade wince our withers are unwrung.” — Ex. ETOHEP TO DEATH. 1 Hew Wieeemnccm’s Young Squaw Fel a Victim to Savage Superstition. 1 Reno teszette. ! The evening before old Winaemuccs died about one Hundred Indians toot his young squaw to a large spring > where she bad been ordered to bathe Other squaws stripped her and washer her from bead to foot and ther * sprinkled her with fine ashes. The] then started for a range of hills a few " miles from Coppersmith Station, leav > ing the squaw naked and barefoot. Up . on arriving at a chosen spot they buili , a circle of fires, which lighted up a spact 1 of ground about one hundred feet it I diameter. In the centre of this was t stump eight or ten inches higb.to whicl - the trembling squaw was secure!] bound by one foot with a rawhide strap She still held her child, a bright littti 1 pappoose about two years old. Whet she had been sacured each buck aoughl ' (or a certain number of atones aboul * the size of a man’s fiat and laid them it f a pile within the circle of firee. Whet all was ready for the sacrifice the In 1 dians joined hands and begun a monot 3 onoua chant, which lasted for a feu poor,agonizda squaw grttfkem at ing shrieks, crouching upon the ground i, and pressing her babe to her breast . This lasted for some momenta. Then, at aaignal, there was silence .. except the wails of the Intended victim Suddenly the speaker sprang toward her and grasped the child. She etrug , gled frantically but unavailingly to re f tain it, and was compelled by force t< let it go. The fiend immediately aw uni , the Infant aronnd bis head, holding il , qy the ankles, howling like a demor and being echoed by the red devils aboul i him; but the sqnsw did not raise hei l head nor emit a single aound. Suddenly he dashed the child upon a rock and * killed it instantly. Then he resumed his place in the circle, which swun ’ around again, chanting as before, til r the one who killed the babe came op t poeite the pile of stones he had collect ed, when the movement stopped. Step -1 ping forward he picked up a stone, and , going to within ten feet of the crouch ing victim he burled it at bar with all ' the strength possessed by bis brawny . red arm. The missile struck her on the side, and was answered by a shriek of 1 anguish. He returned to nis place and i the circle revolved again until another Indian was entitled to a murderous fling. The wretched creature at the stake was crouching in such an attitude p that only her aids and back were ex posed. It was forbidden to hit her upon - the head, and the second savage, choos ing the moat available target,launched ‘ a rock at her with the projectile force of i a catapult, striking her between the shoulders and cutting a fearful gash, from wbtsh the blood flowed down her | back in a email rivulet. He then retired , to hie piece esd the circle moved on as before. Thus they cootie aed the murderous , pastime until the poor, pitifnl object ley proas upon the ground, a bleeding, senseless mess of mangled flesh. As she lay upon her back the savage who bad harangued the band at first raised a large rock over his head with both hands and inflicted the coup de grace by smashing her skull. Then there wse pandemonium for a few minutes, after which they dispersed and collected wood for a pile, upon which the re mains of the luckless squaw and her babe were burned. A few were left to keep up the sacrificial fire, while the others returned to old Winnemucea to comfort his dying momenta with the assuranee that his young squaw had preceded him to the Indian a happy •*» Hew Coaatf. AsbnUtaHewa. As will be seen by advertisement in this issue, application will be made for a new connty to be formed ant of Jack son and perhaps portions of adjacent counties. That pert proposed to be cut off embraces the Southern portion in whieh Cashier’s valley it situated, the reaeon being wrest distance from the court house. 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