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FAYETTEVILLE NOTES.
While spending some time in the
old town of “ Hospitality,” many
changes and improvements are noted
Many strange faces are seen every
where, and here and there handsome
modern residences are being erected.
The new store of Mr. Frank Thorn
ton is said to be the largest and
finest in the State. An iron foundry
has been put in successful operation.
Brick machines running, new railroads
building, &c.
Mr. Dallas Alston, a hard work
ing colored man was robbed a few
weeks ago of §270. His bouse was
broken open in the the absence of bis
family. He has the sympathy of his
many friends. No cine to the
robbers.
The residence now being built by
Mr. Dallas Ferry will equal almost
any in the town and surpass that of
any colored man in the State. He is
a builder and contractor and is doing
credit to himself, the town and his
race.
Mr George Williams, a young man
of this town is startling the country
with his excellent hand carving.
His work is confined to canes and war
taken up by himself. He sells many
cams in the .State and ships many
North.
Mr. A. W. Whitfield is one of the
must studious young men in the
State, as his library will show. His
collection of scraps is the best and
largest we have even seen, being
carefully separated,bound and labeled.
Volumes of prose, poetry, historical,
Ac., and everything indexed.
On Thursday night of last week a
very large crowd assembled in Evans
Chapel to witness the marriage of Mr.
David F. Scurlock to Miss Clara
Bell Freeman, both of this town.
Miss. Clara is the daughter of Mr.
Benton and Chaney Freeman and a
graduate of the Normal-class of 86.
Mr. Scurlock is a son of the late
Cornelius Scurlock and a brother to
Mr. George C. Scurlock. The cere
mony was performed by Bishop Hood.
On Friday afternoon of last week
the Mkssknokr visited the State
Normal School, and found everything
moving on like clockwork, l’rof
Smith and his assistants are succeed
ing admirably. The exercises on the
blackboards showed what the students
are doing in geometry and advanced
algebra. The oratorical exercises,
essays, debates, &c., were very good,
especally by tbe young ladies.
It is gratifying to know that the
colored people of this town arc push
ing to the front and coming in posses
sion of much of the best property in the
town as well as owning and uc
' copying some of the handsomest
Residences. Several fine residences
owned by colored men are rented to
white men, among which we may
mention T. C. Whitfield’ij and Mrs.
M. E. Harris — two of the best resi
dences on Gillespie street occupied by
white tenants. Still some folks can’t
sea where we are rising.
It may be that Fayetteville lias
done vqry little more than other
places and is only better written up.
Let other places show up and make
the history of the North Carolina
Negro bright. Fayetteville sent out
the first Negro Bishops. Bishop
Joseph Beebe of the C. M. K. Church
ami Bishop Thus 11. Lomax, of Zion
Church are both natives of this town.
It also sent out the first Negro stenog
rapher in the State—Chus. W. Clicst
, nutt. Thfi first Negro printer. The
first Negro principal of a state insti
tution was one of us, as veil as the
first principal of tho only coliege in
the State run by our race—the late
Prof. Robert Harris and Rev. Prof.
C. R. Harris. The first Negro
U. S. Senator was a native of this
town also. One of the martyrs that
fell at Harper’s Ferry with John
Brown was a Negro from this old
town and brother to our able lawyer —
John S. Leary.
While we have much to boast of,
and have more young men and women
of fair English education than any
town in the State, it must be said
that we have fewer with classical
education, than any town in the
central of eastern part of the State.
And while we are well up in many
things, it must be remembered that
“pedigree and style” will not keep
us up. We must work and write our
names high above our fathers’, and
make a mighty name for unborn
generations. Our young men and
women must show their hand in the
public press of today. They have
many fields open to them, especially
the Mkssk.nouk. The town is noted
for pioneer and successful editors
who have gone out to all parts of
this and other States, in the white
race. Young men, young ladies,
bestir yourselves.
Wilmington Notes.
We have the Salvation army here
now, but they tell us distinctly, they
are preaching to white people only.
Miss Emma F. Hooper will after
this be a correspondent and agent for
the Messenger in this city. She is a
good writer and will do a good work
for the paper, and this city and
elsewhere will be delighted to read
her articles.
We were pleased to see our dis
tinguished friends, Hons. Howe and
Holloway iu the city last Sunday,
also our good friend Thus. II Mc-
Neill of Fayetteville who spent Sunday
and Monday in the city, iu the interest
of a certain young lady who has a
sign in front of her gate.
Wo compliment “Pearl” on her
last week's letter in the “Advocate.”
She is indeed a good writer, and
Lewis should always be anxious to
have the paper reach the “City of
Elms” so he may read what she has
t. say. f
Rev. A. J. Chambers ofSt Stephens
Church is undoubtiy doing a great
work for his race in Wilmington,
regardless of denomination. He is
tiie founder of the effort to establish
the Old folks home.
Feb. 3rd. Jesse.
Be Candi(l--]ie Sincere.
It always pays to be honest with
one’s self. It always pays to be true
to one’s convictions in political mat
ters. A man cannot afford to he
untrue to his own convictions. A
man cannot afford to be a hypocrite
to himself. It unmans him. To act
a hypocritical part is beneath the
dignity of a true man. Wc all dis
semble more or less in the every day
relations and affairs of life—dissem
ble in many little things and ways,
which dissembling becomes a part of
our nature, and is harmless, perhaps.
But to stifle your convictions and to
give seeming assent to humbug
and fraud, because they are popular
and for fear of persecution and
pecuniary loss if you speak your
mind and oppose them, is cowardice:
and no man wants to assume the
character of a coward.
Candor is one of the noblest traits
of charactr. Wc may be in error.
All of us must often err—many times
ignorantly. But it is the part of true
manhood to be candid with ourselves
and our fellows; to confess our er
rors when we discover them; our
faults when we know them. ,Sin
cerity is tbe richest dowery that
nature bestows upon man. A sin
cere, conscientious loan need never
bide or deuy his convictions; lie
hardly ever docs— Charlotte Chronicle.
The Strikes
In the densely populated section
comprising New York city and vicinity
a great strike lias been going on for
some time, brought about by the ava
rice of the coal pool iu reducing the
pay of coal handlers. This saving of
cents per toil was sought to he
effected after they hud added $1 a ton
to the selling price of coal. Thus the
people of every station in life were
fleeced to udd to the profits of a syn
dicatt- of corporations—not only soul
less in their desire for plunder, but
they do not hesitate to shed innocent
blood to a-n force tribute.
To reiterate tbe incidents of t!i
great uprising of la!,or to fight tie*
coal pool would be useless, for they
are fresh in the minds of all. But to
draw u lesson from the acts which
have beeu going on is necessary to in
form those who will learn only from
tbe bitter lessons of experience. Wo
dp not refer to the workingmen them
selves. God knows they have had
experience and to spare. But that
class of cynics who can see no good in
a strike, and who can point out multi
farious evils, will, if they open their
eyes, see the good effects which will
result from this popular protest.
In tho first place the Pinkerton pre
ventive patrol (a sad misnomer) have
grown bold under the protecting wing
of monopoly. They are not only wil
ling to protect the interests of capital
ists, but are not above having a bit of
fun at the expense of human life.
This lias grown so intolerable that
numerous State Legislatures have bills
pending before them prohibiting non
residents being sworn in ns special
police or deputy sheriffs, Ultimately
these Janizaries will be obliged to
work for a living, and it is to be
hoped that their leaders and abettors
will find their proper places within the
walls of the penitentiary.
During the coal famine produced by
the strike much solicitude was ex
pressed by the reptile press for those
who suffered from want. Os course
these people deserved sympathy, but
what great reforms were ever brought
about without suffering and privation?
Ts these corporations, which have been
for years tyrani/.ing over and fighting
the people, did but know it, they are
sounding their own death knell. At
every protest made by suffering labor
against the encroachments made upon
their slender living the time draws
near when the bonds shall be baoken.
Tfiis process of absorption canot go
on indefinitely. It must end some
where. If the powers of the people,
represented in legislative bodies, can
not control the creatures of their own
creation, then will a higher and more
dangerous power take it in hand.
The bill now before the General
Assembly of New York is a more in
the right direction, and though it is
not likely to be put into immediate
operation, its substance will ultimately
be enacted into law. It is a bill pro
hibiting pooling, corners, and all such
satanic devices to limit and control
articles of prime necessity.
For the brave men who dare defy
the power of monopoly, and fling down
the gauntlet to the great coal pool,
there should be only praise. They
have not hesitated to do that which
cringing legislators and a venal judi
ciary dan* not. And it is through this
heroism, born of misery and despair,
that we are to be brought to a higher
plane of existence as a nation and a
people. The sturdy, honest citizens,
tiie superstructure of our civilization,
will yet save the Republic from the
wreckers who have so long begn at
work - Washington Craftsman.
Coal-Handlers to Strike.
The Coal-Handlers’ Assembly, K.
of L., held a secret meeting in Boston
on the night of the 6th inst., and
voted not to unload two coal barges
which were expected to arrive and
which wore loaded at New York by
non-union men.
Michigan lias a Granger for Gover
nor.
There are fifty-six farmers in the
Maine Legislature.
A mechanic lien law, and an eight
hour law has been introduced in tbe
Tennessee Legislature.
Tiie upholstery weavers’ trouble in
Philadelphia has been referred to arbi
j trators, and all bands resumed work.
The brewers’ strike and lockout
continues in Philadelphia, except in
twenty-six small breweries which
have given in.
Two hundred and fifty thousand
j women in London who earn their
living by tiie needle make no more
than §1.50 a week.
A committee from the various Du
buque, lowa, assemblies have been
appointed to solicit means to relieve
tbe poor of that city.
The Texas house of representatives
passed the bill creating a department
of agriculture and labor by the large
majority of 222 yeas to 26 nays.
A number of assemblies of tiie K.
of L. in Milwaukee propose to have a
chapier I’ri-iu tin* works of well-known
economy writers read at every meets
ing.
Some of tiie wives of tiie Knights of
Labor are better Knights than their
husbands. They want Knights of Labor
brooms and Knights of Labor goods
generally.
New Jersey has no further use for
the Pinkerton men, and tiie prospect
is that vre will soon have a law to
keep the proftssionnl bullies out of
tiie State.
Tha Co-operative Barrel Works
Association lias purchased four lots on
Voliet street, Milwaukee, on which
they will erect their shop. The price
of tii" hind is
Michigan L gislaturj lias intro
duc <1 a bill which was presented by!
Brother T. !>. Barry, two years ago,
prohibiting the lying of wages in
store erJrr- r scrip.
dW .-cousin State Assembly
u. i iv. i.lotions asking the legisla-'
lure to ]i * -s a law to require weekly
psyui nts, and also that prison cou- !
tract goodß be plainly branded.
J. J. Jennings, agent of the State |
Board of Education of Connecticut
for the enforcement of the child labor (
law, prosecuted the Matthews & Wil
liams Manufacturing Co., of Water
bury, for employing children under
tbe proscribed age. David M. Ireland,
superintendent of the factory, was tbe
party prosecuted, and had to pay a
fine of S6O. This is the first convic
tion under the. law.
The Cleveland, Ohio, daily Appeal
says : “A project is on foot to estab
lish an Educational Bureau among the
Knights of Labor of this city. The
purpose is to give each member, on the
payment of a small fee, facilities for
acquiring a first-class education. The
instructors will all be men of ability
iti the various branches. In connec
tion with this it is also proposed to
to have a series of lectures by eminent
men, which shall cost the members
about five or six cents each.” This
movement should be adopted here.
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