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CHARLOTTE MESSENGER. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 188 G. OCR CHURCHES. St. Michael’s (P. E.) Church, Mint St. Services at 10 a. m. and Bp. m. Sunday school at 4 p.m. Rev. P. P. Alston, pas tor. M. E. Church, South, Graham St. Ser vices at 3 p. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Rev. E. M. Collett, pastor. First Baptist Church, South Church St. Services at 11 a. in., 3 p. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday-school at 1 p. in. Rev. A. A. Powell, pastor. Ebenezer Baptist Church, East Second St. Services at 11 a. in., 3p. in. and Bp. m. Sunday-school at 1 p. m. Rev. Z. Hauohton, pastor. Presbyterian Church, corner Seventh and College Sts. Services at 3 p. m. and Bp. m. Suuday-school at 10 a. m. llev. R. P. Wycue, pastor. Clinton Chapel, (A. M. E. Z.) Mint St. Services at 11 a. in., 3 p. ni. and 8 p. in. Sunday-school at Ip. in. Rev. M. Slade, pastor. Little Rock, (A. M. E. Z.) E St. Ser vices at 11 a. m., 3 p. m. and 8 p. m. Rev. Wm. Johnson, pastor. LOCAL. It is said to be a fact that a fast day line of cars will be put on the Carolina Central road on the 20th inst. Mr. Griffith has left the jail, and the new sheriff has appointed his brother-in-law to take charge of the prisoners. 11. B. Hartsfield advertises in this issue his excellent stock of china ami glassware. Give him a call for your Christmas goods. The present term of Federal Courl is presided over by Judges Dick am Bond. A very large number of per sons attending this court. A bill has passed the lower liousi of Congress that will give our city tin free mail delivery system if our street? be named and the houses numbered. A. E. Rankin & Bro. sell the best and the cheapest shoes in the city. Several who have tried the old, thi new, and the so-called cheap houses, come back and say Rankin’s is the best. On account of inconvenience under gone the last two or three weeks, we have made arrangements which im proves our appearance. After this wi hope to reach our subscribers on Sat urday. Mr. L. M. Terrell has been made assistant superintendent of railway mail service, with headquarters at Washington, and Mr. B. M. Turnei is now superintendent of the fourth division. E. M. Andrews, the popular furni ture dealer, beats the country in sell ing the best and cheapest furniture in the State and on the best terms. Don’t forget the place—White Front, near the Court House. The trustee board of Clinton Chapel has been reorganized by placing Messrs. John Smith and Robert Grier in the stead of Messrs. W. W. Smith and Ephraim Potts. Mr. Grier will lift the collections hereafter, and Mr. James Foster will keep the church re cord while Mr. Joe Freeman remains preacher’s steward. A number of white ladies, friends to the colored hospital, held an art and loan exhibit this week to raise money for the colored home and hos pital. Much pains were taken to make it a grand success. We intimate the sentiments of our people when we say those ladies have our sincere thanks for the interest manifested in the good of our people. Clinton Chapel Sabbath school was reorganized last Wednesday night by electing new officers. Care was taken to select persons in full sympathy with the pastor, and the teachers will be such as will work for the success of the administration. The principal officers elected were : J. W. Gordon, superintendent; Mrs. Diana Hall, treasurer ; J. 0. Cunningham, secre tary ; Walter Young, librarian. On last Tuesday morning Henry Ledbetter was found lying dead near a house in the northern suburbs of the city. Frank Thomas gave the first alarm or information, and was after wards arrested, and it is said that Thomas admits that lie was in the house the night before, and Ledbetter shot in the house twice through the window, and he (Thomas; shot back once, and the bullet from his pistol went through Ledbetter’s heart. M. E. Reformed Conference. The second session of the North Carolina Annual Conference, of the Methodist Episcopal Zion Reform Church met in Hill’s chapel, Shelby, N. C., at 10 o’clock a. m. on Wed nesday, Nov. 24, 1880, Bishop A. Hill presiding. The presiding officer opened the conference by reading 35th chapter ot Isaiah and lining 67th hymn, and the throne of grace was addressed by Rev. S. Turner. Rev. J. W. Roberts was elected recording secretary, and Rev. J. D. Jones statistical secretary—the former also reporter to the Charlotte Mks- SENGEIt. The various committees were ap pointed, and as no allotment had been made for the introductory sermon, the Committee on Devotion reported thai Rev. J.D. Jones fill'that appointment. A series of resolutions were offered by Rev. J. W. Roberts, speaking in high terms of the President’s procla mation, and recommended that some one be appointed to preach a thanks giving sermon in conference, which was unanimously adopted, the authoi of the resolutions being appointed to prereh the designated sermon. Thursday morning was spent as di rected previously, when a multitude of persons attended the thanksgiving sermon. Business of the conferenct was resumed in the afternoon, when Elder S. Hunter, of the Shiloh Bap tist Association, was introduced to tin conference. Pastoral reports wer made and received. The report showed a larger percent, of work don ihis conference year than any previous both spiritually and temporally, ther >eing at least 50 per cent, added in membership and financial worth. All characters passed. Three can lidates were admitted into full con uection, two were ordained elders an four deacons. Elder Z. R. Patterson, who hai been on mission work, spoke very en couragingly of the progress made in upper South Carolina and southeas North Carolina, and thought the f' )VC iurc would be favorable for refor mcr lion. Many of the clergy and ii sct jjg tors contributed to the elder foi hell, purchasing of church sites, amoif b' )!t to §ls. The Bishop stated : “I have f letters from the Independent ' list, of Knoxville, Tenn., des consolidation with us, and aski? conference to take action and r them the basis on which wf e consolidate, which were read T series of resolutions were forw;, the above named church, tip agreed upon by the conferi j consolidalion. Letters from other States we j where we were invited to cor organize our church, and pro made for it to be done. , Hevs. Smith and Byers, of • E. Church, were introduce spoke, bidding us God-speed. Saturday, the fourth day, , reports were made and letter absent members of clerical ran seen after. An academy for the traini teachers and lovers of educati founded and put under the eh: faithful hands. Committees’ reports were r and adopted, the one on tern') advocating total abstinence of | ous and malt liquors, seeing i lieving it the greatest hindi progress, spiritually and ten ' j now existing, and total abstij tobacco among the itinerant i. The Sabbath was devoted ship, Rev. J. W. Roberts p tho annual sermon at 11 o’cl | and Rev, J. IV. Flack the o\ sermon at 3 o’clock p. m. 8 hour four deacons and two el [ ordained. The Lord’s Su P j administered at 7:30 o’cloq s i services, when Elder L. - n , preached upon sanctification * Monday, fifth day’s sessiG, c j tions were offered for the , (do of ministers and reports re- Conference adjourned, , Nelson's Chapel, Mill Spr Wednesday in November, eg. ! fi'-il ; Prof. K. L. Thornton, <jj“ a graduate of Howard Uniood who is admitted to he one oratora in the State, wil ln«t city on the first of Janu uc * speak at tfcc emancipation cn# . Personals. Mr. Watt Elliott, of Shelby, paid us a short visit this week. Mr. Henry Hardy, of Dallas, is in our city this week a tending court. Miss Georgia Simmons and Miss Laura Lomax returned on Tuesday from a visit to Salisbury. Mr. A. L. Watt, of Lancaster, S. C., has been in our city a week visit ing friends and relatives. Messrs. W. C. Coleman and Rich ard McCrea, of Concord, arc on the Federal Court jury this week. Mr. Green Henderson left last Wednesday night for Gastonia to visit friends and recreate a few days. Rev. G. L. Blackwell is well pleased with the people of Statesville and they are delighted with him. Miss Annie Belle Hawkins, of Lou isburg, passed through this city last Wednesday to visit friends in Missis sippi, Presiding Elder Haines will hold a quarterly meeting at the Graham Street Methodist Episcopal Church icxt Saturday. Presiding Elder Rives held quarter ly at Clinton Chapel last Tuesday night, love feast Monday night and :ommunion Sunday night. Rev. D. J. Sanders, of the Afro- Prcshytcrian, passed through the city ihis week to visit Scotia. lie speaks if moving his paper to this city. Presiding Elder J. A. Tyler was seen in the city last Sunday for the irat time—on Sunday—in a year. He tarts out on his quarterly rounds to lay- It Must lie Done. After this issue many of our readers w 11 fail to get the Messenger unless they pay up. We arc preparing to s’art out straight with the new year. No one should expect to read a t>^\7,,j r | without paying for it. Par nc old and start in fo r ♦*- . from the win _ . . ..irof the cabin, where somi ... fluttering in the wind met hii Among them he searched until hi id a I ttlc blue stock ng which here cd from the line, folded tenderly ami :ed in his overcoat pocket, and ther iut. for the main street of tire ramp, e entered Henry Hawk's gambling , the 1 irgcst in the place, where a of miners and gamblers were at play. Jack was well known in the camp, and when he got upon a chair ahrt called for attention, the hum of voices and the clicking of ivory checks suddenly ceased. Ui’hen in an earnest voice, he told them what he had seen and heard, repeating every word of the conversation betwe n the mother and her two children In conclusion he £aid. ‘ f ßoys. I think I know you, every one of you. and I know what kind o’ mc-tal yet made of. I’ve an idee that Sant} Clnus knows jist whar that cabin's siti wated, an’ I*vc an Idee lie'll find it afore mrtrning. Hyar's one o’ the little gal’s stockings that I hooked off'n the line whir I heard the widder say slic'd hung 'em with the willin’. The daddy o’ them little uas was a good, hard-workin’ miner, an’ he crossed the range in the line o’ duty, just as any of us is liable to do in our dangerous business. Hyat goes a twenty-dollar piece right down in the toe, an hyar I lay the stocking on this card table. Now chip in, much or lit-; tie, as ye kin afford.” ‘ Hold them checks of mine on the ace- j jack,” raid Urocky Clark, a gambler, j and, leaving the farotable, he pi;Led the i little stocking up carefully, looked at it tenderly, and, when he laid it down, an other tw’enty had gone down inu> the toe, to keep company with the one placed there by Dawson. Another and another came up. until ] I the foot of the stocking was well-filled, i and then came the cry from the gambling ! tables: “Pass her around, Jack!” At the word he lifted it from the table, and started around the hall. Before he circulated it at half a do/cn tables, it ' showed signs of burning beneath the weight of gold and silver coin; and a ! strong coin bag, such ns is ustd for send ; ing treasure by express, was procured, and the stocking placed inside of it. The round of the large hall was made, and iu the meantime tho story had spread all over the camp. From vari ous saloons came messengers, saying: “Scud the stockin’ round the camp; the boys are a-waitin 1 for it!” With a party [at his heels, Jack went from saloon to saloon. Games ceased, and tipplers left the bars as they entered each place, and miners, gamblers, specu- I I tors, everybody, crowded up to tender j their Christmas gift to the miner's widow » and orphans. Anyone who has lived in j the far Western camps, and isacquaint-d with the generosity of Western men, will j feel no surprise or doubt my truthfulness | wneii I say that, after the round had been made, the little blue stocking and the heavy canvas bag contained over eight thousand dollars in gold and silver coin. Horses were procured, and a party despatched to a large, town down on the Consummes, from which they returned near day-brenk with toys, clothing, pro visions, etc., in almost endless variety. Arranging their gifts in proper shape, ami ►ocurcly tying the mouth of the bag of coin, the party noiselessly repaired to the widow’s humble cabin. The bag was first laid on the ste|s and the other reticles piled un In a heap over it. On the top was tata the lid of n large paste board !>ox, on which was written with a piece of charcoal: “Santy Claus doesn't alway* Give poor uriuis the Shake in this ’ J i Question: Whcnt where and at what lime were Goods ever known to be cheaper ? Answer: NOW ! At the China Palace. Correct. Goods are almost given away. Tim's are hard, consequently prices must be low. C-AXLLi AND EXAMINE GOODS, AND Save Money ! SILVER GOODS Reduced 25 Per Cent. Lamps, Clocks, Chandeliers, Cutlery, and a variety of other goods, at startlingly ' LOW PRICES. 100 DINNER SETS will be sold re gardless of Cost. R. B. HARTSFIELD, Agent. Dr. J. T. Williams Offers his professional services to the gen cral public. CALLS ANSWERED DAY and NIGIIT. Office— Fourth street. lietween Tryon and Church, rear of Express Office, Char lotte, N. C. VIRGINIA HOUSE, CHARLOTTE, X. C. Accommodations furnished travelers ai reasonable rates. Comfortable beds and rooms. House located in the central and business nait of the city. Table furnished with the best of the market. Meals at all hours. J. M. GOODK, - Proprietor. CHARLOTTE , X. C. A,*, .jiitr mittens and Crj* • child]cn, a big wax doll that 1 cry and move its eyes for Tottv. and a beautiful red sled for Penny. All wer; carried inside, amid alternate laughs and tear-. “Bring in the sack of salt. Totty, and . that is all,*’said the mother. “Is not , ! God good to us?” “I can't lift it, mamma; it’s froze : down to the step.” The mother stooped and took hold of it, and lifted harder and harder until , she raised it from the step. Her check | blanched as she noted its great weight, aud carried it in and laid it upon the breakfast table. With trembling fingers she’looscd the string. and emptied the contents upon the table. Gold and sil ver—more than she ever thought of in her wildest dreams of comfort, ana al most buried in the pile of treasure lay j Totty's little blue stocking. We will not intrude longer upon such • hnppiiicss. but leave the joyful family sounding prai>e to Heaven—and Santa Claus. The whole story soon reached Mrs. Stewart's cars. Mie knew .lack Dawson by sight, and when mxt she m«t him, although the honest fellow tried hard to by her, she caught hold of his coat and compe led him to .'tand and listen to hes tearful thanks The tears shed w> it not all hers, for when Jack moved away there were drops of liquid crystal 1 hanging to his ruddy checks. 1- our months fioni that “Merrie C hrist- j mas'’ Mrs. Stewart became Mrs. Jack j I'tnvwu; and every evening, when the ! j hardy miner returns from his daily labor to l»is lomfoitabic and hnppv home,] ! Totty and Denny will climb upon his | j knees, and almost smother him with I kisses, while they lovingly address him j 1 as “Our Santa Claus papa.” Thomas Jefferson’s Last Ilonrs. On the day that John Adams dud at I his home at Quincy, and only a few j hours before Adames death, Thomas j Jefferson expired at bis scat at Monti | cello. Mr. Jefferson s iffercd from a ! ! ' I i.irrh ra of long standing, but was con- j fined to his bed only a week. During! ! hi; la-t illness his only wish was that his ! life might lie prolonged until the Fourth : of July. The fulfilment of his wish was accorded him and lie died soon after midday on the anniversary which he ! created, and which must always bold the first place in the hearts of the American j people. The coincidence of the death of the ! two lex-Prcsidents who did more than , all others in Congress tor the success of the Declaration, which has become a j a charter of liberty for all the world, was , universally commented on at the time. 1 and ever since, when the demise of one I j of these great men has been talked of, I I it has always suggested the almost si- j j multaneous death of the other. Mr. Jes- | j ferson’s last words were “I resign my j soul to God and my daughter to my ! country.” There was Jeffersonian sim | plicity at his funeral, which wo* attend- ‘ : edonly by his firmer neighbors and the i professors and student, of the University of Virginia at tharlntterille. When the news wa, spread abroad, however, that the two ex-i’rcsident, had died on the same day, and that day the Fourth of July, there were imposing funeral pro cessions in honor of both in all the lead ing cities. It is always claimed that Jefferson died'poor, but among liis effect, wild at auction were not fewer than ISO negroes. The slaves were - aid to be the moat vaiu able part of the estate. A progress of constructing mirrors up on which old impressions esn be repro duced at will atony lime, is said to have | been discovered by two French scien tists. The secret is said to be the pecu liar action of light upon the metal scleni mn fortified by aid of electricity COIMIIE A-HSTID SEE. Rig reductions in prices of Ladies Visitcs and New Markets. Look at our $5.00 , Visites. About 45 suits of + ' Ready Made Clothing At a Rig Reduction. Christmas Goods in Gloves, Kerchiefs, Muffles, Astrachan Muffs, &c. Gent’s Kids. Poster Hooks, at $1.50. SPECIAL PRICES In Ladies’, Gents’ and Children's Underwear this week. Embroidered Cashmere Scarfs, Cashmere Shawls—all shades. Nice line of Gents Neckties and Cravats. HARGRAVES & ALEXANDER, SMITH BUILDING. E. M. ANDREWS. Has the Largest and Most Complete Stock of FUE-ITITTJRE In North Carolina. COFFINS & METALLIC CASES. Pianos and Qrgans Os the Best Makes on the Installment Plan. Low Prices and Easy Terms. Send for Prices. Chickering Pianos, Arion Pianos, Bent Pianos, Mathushek Pianos, Mason & Hamlin Pianos. Mason & Hamlin Organs, Bay State Organs, Packard Organs, E. M. ANDREWS, : : : Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C OUR FP T^ tioning. Not every man or ev, w . drinks beer and whisky, and none of the children. It is safe to assume that one third of our population, or about twenty millions of our' citizens, absorb all the strong drinks of the country. This would make the allotment of beer to every drinker at least thirty-two gallons and nearly four gallons of whisky. But they indulge in other luxuries also. Enough cigars are smoked in the country to give forty-two' to every in habitant, besides several cigarettes and three and a quarter pounds of chewing tobacco. It is estimated the cost to the American people of drinking and stnok mg. if equally distributed among that portion of our population which does drink and smoke, would give an average cost to each of $37, or enough to buy all the food they can consume in a year. The army ration costs thp government S3B per annum, and it gives the soldier more than he can eat. In short, the drinking portion of our population consumes enough beer, tobacco and whisky to buy them food supplies for the entire year. But study the following recently com pilid by a Hartford (Conn.) contera orary as showing how we spend our money: Liquor f !*00,000,000 Tobacco (100,000,000' Bread 505,000|0C0 Meat 303,000,000 Iron and steel 290,090,00) Sawed lumber * 223,000,000 Cotton good, 210,000,000 Boots and shoos ;9i>,000,009 Sugar and molasses 155,000,000 Public elucation 85,000,00) | Home and Foreign Missions..... 5,500,00 C I Thus our liquors cost nine hundred j million dollars (*900,000,000), or One eighth more than nil ouf meat and bread. Three times as much as our iron and j steel. Ten times as much as our public edu-1 cation. Our tobacco costs six hundred million dollars ($600,000,000,) or One-fifth more than our bread. Twice as much as our meat and iron. Three times as much as our boots and shoes. Seven times as much as our public education. * ; ’ ’ Our. liquors and tobacco costs ont billion five hundred million dollars (sl,- 300,000,000), or Three times as much as our bread. Five times as much as our meat aud, iron. Seven times as much as our lumber. Seventeen times as much as our public education, and these two items alone Cost more than four-fifths of ail the rest. — York Herald. A “Georgian,” writing of prohibition in Georgia, says: “No county, locality, town, or city in the State has ever yet returned to the liquor-traffic after the two year’s trial of prohibition by a vote »f th; people.” , Whatever be the merits or demerits of Iroholic drinks, the men who sells , hrm seeme always prone to become a ocia’ nuisance, and his shop a fountain if evil.—. Vein I* rk Xativn. Action hy Canada Methodists. The General Conference of the Metbo j dist Episcopal Church, at its late session |in Toronto, adopted the fol'owing: j “That in. view of the importance of the | temperance question in our country to i day, and in the certainty that in the near | future legislation in the line of entire ! prohibition of the liquor traffic will be j obtained, it is desirable to appoint a permanent c immittee on temperance; i therefore resolved, that a committee of | seven persons, laymen and minister, be j appointed to watch the interests and | phases of the temperance question, and i to make such representation to the gov • -Foments and Parliament of the Domin j ion-as shall secure, prohibitory legisla | t:ort, for which we,believe the country is :;pc, co operating w:ith ecclesiastical and temperance organizations through exist ing parties, or, failing our end through these, the formation of another and pro hibitory party.” Thehiotion was subse quently.* changed in regard to the ap pointment of a committee, and three committees were appointed, one each for the East, for Quebec, and for the West ern conferences. A Growing Organization. | Tho Church 1 empernnee t’oeiety, es tablislied five years ago, has now among its Vice-Presidents fifty Bishops. It al ready has organizations in thirty-five dioceses. It publishes a ninthly paper, has created a temperanco literature ou Scriptural principles, has drafted and in | trounced a new license law for the State of New York,' hns largely influenced the government of the city of New York in I the enforcement of the law; and during | the past year has carried on in the same city, in connection with tho Sunday : evening services, the work of. personal , rescue and reform No other fact need j he given in defense of this movement j than that in our own country $900,000,- 900 are annually spent for strong drink against $305,000,000 for bread. —Uring Church. A Decided Change. A decided changc ( has occurred ic the views of medical men as to the use or the necessity for alcoholic liquors in case of sickness. It is now generally agreed that alcohol hns no restorative power ex cept 8s a stimulant, and that the reac tion following its use more than offsets its supposed hem-fits; We do not use so much strong liquor per head as a hun dred or more yoars ago, when its use was nearly universal among the early settlers. It is true, however, that liquors in those days were less adulterated and less injurious than those which are sold now, many of which, aside from their rleohol, are poisonous compounds.— Bo)t»n Culticator. Tiie great underlying ovil which paralyzes every effort to get good laws and to secure the enforcement of such as we have is in the system of local politics, which gives tho saloon keep-rs more power over government than is possessed by all the religious and edu cational institutions in the city. —Xcu York Ttmtt.