CHARLOTTE MESSENGER.' ! rubllolic l every S.ntunluy ut Char lot to, N. C.. j By W. V. Smith. Subscript ion Kates.—Always i:i advance, j One Year $1 50 ! 4 months 50 t 8 mouths 1 00 I 2 months 40 J 0 months 75 | Single Copy. 5 Notify us at once of all failures of this j paper to reach you on time. All money must he sent by registered | letter, money order, or postal note to W. C. SMITII, Charlotte, N. C. | Short correspondence of subjects of in- ' terest to the*puhlio is solicited ; Imt persons j must not he disappointed if they fail to see | their articles in our columns. We are not responsible for the views of cone- j o ideal s. ! Anonymous communication-; go to the waste bask*t. f THAT NEGRO COLLEGE-IT.S ENE MIES. In our issue of the 19th ult., tve spoke of the proposed Normal and Collegiate Institute for the colored youth of the State—something to give us State pride, as Virginia, Alabama, and other .States, We did not enter fully into the details of the matter, but said the following, at which Bro. George H. White becomes much of fended : “Those who spoke before the com mittee against giving us a ‘ Normal Collegiate Institute,” were J. (>. Crosby, principal Normal, Salisbury; H. C. Crosby, principal Normal at Plymouth ; S. A. Waugh, principal Normal at Franklinton; - sr: White and Savage, ex-principals of Normals at Newborn and Plymouth ; J. S. Leary, and Mr. Vincent a teacher in Shaw University. Thus it will be seen that these persons are personally interested in the Normals as they now stand and naturally oppose the inter fering with them because it would in terfere with their living—their bread. * * * $ * The school teachers of the State, in convention assembled, last summer, said we need a higher normal to pre pare our teachers. A bill has been drawn by the committee on education in accordance with their sugg -lion, asking for oulv §10.090 anmn.ih to support it. If we fail to g. t it from the present Legislature the c’mrr" may be laid at the door of the ].:• u who have been honored by 1 • ing ■■meed at the head of our State school.', viz : -T ■ O. Crosby, S. A. Waugh. I'. Crosby, K. E. Smith. <l. 11. White. .1. A. Savage, led by .John 11. William son and backed by .1. S. '. ary and Vincent, who opposed i' an ; influ enced the committee ag ::nst it.” Kkw Bekxe. N. f'., Fe! . ”7. To li. Smith. Kxj . /.'(/'.70," Mts trm/rr—ln the last issue of vour paper I notice my name in conn: • i n with several other g ntlennii, w! ; yen state tiiiit in the event the pr ■ni I g islature does not pass the i-ii! e pending to appropriate 810.Ill'll t(> - tablish a State Collegiate or Norma! Institute for the colored people, the charge for suc h failure may b • laid at our door. This charge is * rroueoiu* and seemingly lnalieim: . so far as it relates to me. If 1 am not mistaken you were present when th. g i,'! m n referred to were before tin- ro, .:n itt. ■ ■ on education, and therefor know that I sait| not one word in opposition to the bill to establish said institute, hut on tlnr other hand l requested the yommitfee to pass the bill if they could see the way clear, but not to do so at the sacrifice of our present normal schools. I did ask for an increas ed appropriation for our normals al ready established that their efficiency for good might he enlarged, hut noth ing more, and you know it. It is known that f am an .a,n s! advocate of popular education and would not dare say one word against any measure that tended in that diric lion. I favor the Collegiate or Nor mal Institute, if we can get it: I ut not at the abolition of our normal schools. If your article was written through an honest mistake, and not iutcu-h , to misrepresent me and do me an in - jury, you will make puhlieatii n of this letter and oblige, yours. Geo. 11. White. There was and is nothing malic-ion in our words concerning this matt i and the parties named. We w r present and heard the speech' of th gentlemen referred to. We do know that Geo. 11. White was one of th: gentlemen who appeared before the committee in opposition to th 1 ’ oiti . If we mistake not, the qu> tioii ca put direct to him: “Which of the twe would he better—the normals as they stand, or a college?” and he aid : “The normals a» they stand.” W, heard bis argument or talk, and v.. i as the others, for some time at a be to tell on which side lie stood. lie said there, as he does here : “Pc the bill if you can, but no/ ut > <-,-ij\n< o r nur present normul : We have no axe to grind ; ha to t: , personal interest in the matter ne re than for the general good of the people ' and claim the right as a journalist and i an individual to express our opinions ' ] and to criticize the words and actions , : of our leaders when we honestly be lieve them in the wrong course. They : say we impugn their motives. Gcu ; tlemen, it does look awfully smutty to i see almost all the opposition to the | normal college coming from those ac tively engaged in teaching the present ! normals That is left to the world, i We have traveled in a dozen or more j counties since this meeting and have j talked much with the people upon the ! question. We do not intend to do any person an injury, but if Mr. White j or any one else has gotten on the wrong side of the question, they must j abide the consequences The people | are not particular as to who manage j i these schools. They only want them run in the way the public will be most benefitted by them. Anybody has the right to differ from us. We do not . agree with those leaders who say a ! college is a “luxury for us,” and that “wo will not need one for twenty i years to come.” We may be mistaken in our views; if so, we hope the bet ! ter course will be pursued. I We do not regard Mr. White’s let- I ! ter very kind, but to show we do not | Intend to treat any one wrong, we' j puljlish his letter in full. He ought | to be willing to take the responsibility of bis position. We assure him and | all others that we are now and have j been sincere in our position and have no prejudice in the matter. We in- I tend to say much more in the future, and our position is on the side of one high normal in preference to the pres- I ent system, many reasons for which we ; propose to give in the early future. ! Have you seen the Outlook f The peo ; pie, the press and all disinterested | parties agree. Iloid your temper, I Brother White, the battle is just I opened. j LUMIJEStTON—BESNETTSVILLE— PERSONAL. [Editorial Correspondence.] Our stay iu Wilmington was one | day longer than we intended, hence '•vo failed to' visit Elizabethtown. We reached Lumberton on Thursday morning about 9 o’clock, and were | met by friend C. W. Simmons, who eared for us day and night. Mr.-. 1 Peppers entertained us nicely, and i we wished that we had appointed a week for Lumberton instead of one ■lay. Simmons is all right, and Misses I>“»1 aud lingers make it as pleasant as a festive May day. The people ! rt! rally seemed to appreciate the .’lk sENt.Ki:, and encouraged it. We | secured a good list of subscribers j here, aud met many old friends of our childhood days. This is a small town, aud there i.- nnt very much business enterpris among the colored people. There ar ) three churches, two schools, one tin -hop, two blacksmith shops, and two or three grocery stores, run by colored | men. Rev. L. A. Rutherford is one of the first colored physicians in the State, and administers to both soul and body, while his wife teaches school. Prof. I). P. Allen is the principal of the publie school aud is a very hard worker. His normal school will , open in April and continue six months. He lias a very good school building, with capacity to seat about three liuu- I dred. Our new Congressman lives here, and did not hesitate to subscribe for tbe Messexonr.. Friday morning ! we left the little town and about one 1 o’clock arrived at nr.XXETTSJIJ.LK, s. c. Here, as at every place we have | y t stopped, we found several people rum Fayetteville. Among them was >ur old class-mate, Richard Cain, the | leading blacksmith in the town, and 1 another school-mate, E. J. Sawyer, Ir., who is now one of tbe wealthiest ! and leading colored men of the State. Mr. Sawyer is principal of tbe pub- I !;*' school, a head man in his Church, j >nc of the principal officers in the | Masonic lodge, u successful merchant, | farmer, kr. He has an accomplished assistant teacher in the person of Miss j Hattie A., Marshall, of Charleston, who teaches music also. Mrs. Sawver 1 t aches also. There are two colored , -siurcbcs here—Baptist ami Methodist. 1 Tin* Baptists have a very large church, j we are glad to say have an iutel- j Iligt'iit young minister. Rev. F. 'V. Prince. We visited his church Bun- \ day morning and were well pleaded. J The M. E. Church has a good, intelli gent congregation and nice building. We failed to meet the preacher. Property is very high in this town, and there is said to be the best farm ing land in this count}’ to be found in the State There are several colored men in the county worth from ton to twenty thousand dollars. Mr. J. C. Alderman pays taxes on $17,0001 worth of proper y, and our friend E. j •T. Sawyer modestly admits that be owns two plantations in the county, a ; number of lots and tenement houses in \ town, and his residence, just com- j pleted—altogether worth $12,000 or j $15,000. Ills residence is in thepopu- j lar part of the town, a handsome two story building, neatly finished and nicely furnished. lie was offered I $2,500 for his house before it com pleted, and $4,000 for one of his farms. We intended to leave this town Saturday morning, but as wo earned a borrowed watch, we found it to be too slow, and the train left us. We wore so pleasantly entertained by Mr. aud Mrs. Sawyer that we do not regret I being left. Mrs. S. is one of the ; pleasantest ladies in the South. Miss Marshall enlivened us by her sweet, ! silvery voice and music on the organ. Having heard so much of this coun try our readers will probably want to know how the two races get along there. We cannot say much about that, but it seems there is very little difference in that section and our own. The white people seem to be very polite and kind, but this kindness . may not be the same with them as with us. They don’t seem to mind killing a man there, though they kill ! each other as well as colored people. The colored people here se».m to be satisfied, and we suppose there is not .as much cause for complaint as a stranger might think. On Monday morning, we left for Fayetteville, and on that night visited ! .St. Joseph’s Church and listened to a . very interesting aud instructive lec j Jure to the young nun of the parish, ,by Rev. Mr. McDuffie. On Tuesday night we visit d the literary society at tiie A. M. E. Church. It was well attended, and the exercises were very interesting. Wednesday morning we ; left for Laurinburg, Wadcsboro, and Monroe. W. C. S. The Forty-ninth Congress expired yesterday, and our State Legislature . has resolved to adjourn on Monday next. _ Colored men sit on jury in South . Carolina, yet some people think it a worse country than ours. It is not quite so bad down there as some think ! iL .. W e intend to spend next week at ( home and will try to call on every •subscriber in the city whose time has i expired. Please be ready when we | call. It is supposed that the colored poo- J pie of Marlboro county, S. C., pay | taxes on about $150,000. There are about a dozen colored men in the : county worth from SB,OOO to $30,000 ! each. On the 10th till. Miss Patsey Delia, the only daughter of Rev. J. McII. Farley, of Petersburg, Va. t was mar - ried to Mr Owens, a former student of the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute, Risliop Hood officiated. The Hospital. Editor Mrxscngt r —Si* : Through tin* generous and Christian sympathy f >-veral white ladies and our own W. C. T. U., a Hospital has been os j tablishcd in this city for the benefit of I the colored people, and is now in good j working order. Jo order to maintain ■ .i»d keep it going, the several colored I churches were appealed to render Nuch assistance as they f it able to do. As a result the following collections ' were taken up lust .Sunday : j First Baptist Church $4 00 M. K. Church 2 75 ! Presbyterian Church 2 00 j Brace A. ’!. K. Z. Church.... 1 77 St. Mieheal Episcopal Church. 1 50 Total sll 02 Thu Rujognt was for the month of | February, and as the churches named j above have promised to make ninthly j contributions, we roqu et that through I your valuable paper you will urge our j people to give liberally whenever ! called upon to do ho. i'cfpeetfully, Mbs. W. W. Smith, Mbs. J. K. Kino, Committee. i Talnmgc Wants More Volcanoes.! Brooklyn, Feb. 25.—Dr. Talniage I talked about tbe earthquake last night at bis prayer meeting. “The world needs about thirty uew volcanoes,” lie said. “Volcanoes are to this world what boils are to a diseased human | I,,,,!y—the escape of had humors that j must go out —and though they are hard to hear —both the boils and vol- | canoes—it is a choice in both eases he- , tween eruption and death.” Why lie Went Up. It viias all owing to some shrikes in my shop,” explained a Wisconsin wa gotnnnkcr who had gone to the wall. “Then your men struck?” “Evfory one of ’em, and dot’s what ruined mo.” “What did they want?” “Vhell, I (loan’ pay ’em for three months und dey shump on me for der money. I doesn’t hat it, und I vhas gone oop like some balloons.” Tfee Ballot Job Office, Cor. College and Trade Streets, Is now prepared to turnish esti mates for all classes and styles of Job Printing Letter Heads, Xole Heads, Bill Heads, Envelopes, Receipts, Circulars, Labels, Statements, Bank Supplies, Office Supplies, a School Books, i Visiting Cards, Pamphlets, Or any kind of j JOB PRINTING From a Visiting Card to a Book. | NEAT WORK AND LOW PRICES. Giv k ns a Trial, Address all orders R. K. BLAKKY, Charlotte, N. C. HENDERSON’S B : AR,BER SHOP! THE OLDEST AND REST. Experjeuccii and p >1 it*: workmen always resilv to wait ua customers.' Here you will get a Nli4l HA 111 CUf and CLEAN SNA VE, JOHN S. II EN HERS ON, Fast Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C. p||| •iflrjtnlnt*-; fl?o l*vr|'id t*ver, Hfreimih* ! rcLfitluun tbe i boufis., t mi t> t v* Ullc.gUUit'U uh uu m- mm beosgihl In itmlarfaficHMrletfft Miclr vlrtncN are v.J<K‘iy stliiuy n«-o •liiut* tfe-4 Ir< etnf? Hie a,* mem fW‘»li «*Ujt , DihOll. 1 icKat.ll> JGigkr co.-.c«J. Uom mu«1I. i’rlet, SocU. Sold. r,7erywhere. Cilice, 44 Hurray BL, Mew York. /CAROLINA CENTRAL It. P>- On and alter Jan. 2Jd, the following , schedule will ho operated on tins road . Passexolh, Mail axd Expkess Tbain. | NO. 1, Daily, except Sunday. ; Leave Wilmington at T “ ; Leave Shoe Heel at Leave Charlotte at fli " Leave Shelby at s;* P " ! Arrive at Kuthefordton h -W pm , NO. 2, Daily except Sunday. Leave Rutherfordton at a ln Leave Shelby at Leave Charlotte at 'T* “ ! Leave Shoe Heel at ! m Arrive Wilmington b ' UO P 1,1 j NO. 3, Daily except Sunday. Leave Wilmington at P i Leave Raleigh at Arrive at Charlotte at * ani t Leave Charlotte at S:lo p. m. j No. 4. I Arrive at Raleigh at 8:35 a. ni. J Arrive at Wilmington 8:45 a. in. Trains No. 1 and 2 make connections at Shoe Heel with trains ou the C. I'. & >• V. railway. Trains No. 3 and 4 make close connec tion at Hamlet with Raleigh and Augusta trains to and from Raleigh. Through sleeping cars between Wil-1 inington and Charlotte and Raleigh and Charlotte. Take Train No. 1 for Statesville, stations on the Western North Carolina R. R-. Ashville and points west. Also, for Spar tanburg, Greenville, Athens, Atlanta and all points Southwest. Local freight Nos. 5 and fi tri-weekly be tween Wilmington and Hamlet. Local freight Nos. 7 and 8 tn-weekly between Hamlet and Shelby. Trains 5, (i, 7 and 8 will not take pas* sengers. h. C. JONES, p. W. Clabk, Superintendent. General Passenger Agent. jJICHMOND & DANVILLE R. R Couilenseil Schedule. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Aug. 1, 1880. No. 50, No. 52, Daily. Daily. i Lv. Now York.... 12:00 night 3:40 p. m. Philadelphia. 7:20a. in. 0:02 Baltimore V 50 0:00 Washington .11:15 11:00 Charlottcvjlle 2:50 p.m. 2:00 a.m. Lynchburg... 0:15 5:15 Hichmond .... 2:25 2:00 Burkvillc 5;2G 4:05 Keysville 0;05 4:25 Drake’s Br’eh 0:20 4:59 Danville 9:25 8:04 Lv, (toldsbdro 11:50 a. m. Raleigh 5:00 p. in: Durham 0:07 Chapel 11i11... 4:55* II illsboro G:47 Lv. (Jreeiuboro— 11:21 p. m, 9:50a. m. Lv, Salem 6:55*p. m~ 5:55 a. m. Lv. High Point... 11:55 p. m. 10:19 a. m. Salisbury 1:10 a. m. 11:22 Concord 1:57 11:59 Charlotte 2:00 1:00 p.m. Spartanburg. 5;50 2:24 Greenville,,... 7:14 4:49 At. Atlanta l:40 j*. m. 10:40 TRAINS GOING NORTH. Aug. 1, 1880. No. 51, No. 52, Daily. Daily. Lv. Atlanta 5:45 p. m. 8:40 a. in. Ar. Greenville .... 11:22 2:20 p. m. Spartanburg. 12:45a. m. 3:42 Charlotte 4:05 0:25 Concord 5:01 7:25 Salisbury 5:48 8:01 High Point... 7:04 9:08 Giv« nsboro ... 7:25 9:12 Ar. Salem 11:40a. in. 1:17 a.m. Ar. Hllieboit) 11:45 a. m. Durham 12:28 p. m. Ohajiei Hi 11... 1:00* Raleigh 1:25 Goldsboro..... 4:4p Danville 9:42 a. m. 11:28 p. m. Drake’s Br’eh 12:20 p. m. 2:42 a. m. Keysville 12:28 2:05 Burkville 1:20 2:57 Richmond.... 8:37 7:09 i Lv. Ljrnohburg... 18:45 p, m. 2:10 a, m. Cliarlotteville 2:15 4:25 Washington . 8:45 0:45 Baltimore 11:25 10:02 Philadclpliia. 2:00 a. m. 12:25 p. m. New York.... 0:20 2:20 Daily, except Sunday. a. t. & o. mvisiov. ■V’ SOUTHWARD. Mail and Express. Leave Statesville 8:20 a. m. Troutman’s 8:52 Shepherd’s 9:15 Mooresvilie 9:20 Mount jrqurne 9:48 Davids<>n Collegp 10 00 Caldwell’s 10 20* Huntersville 10 20 Stonewall 10:55* Section House 11:12* i ArrivHffiaHottfl 11:20 t 53 NORTHWARD. Mail and Express. j Leave Charlotte 0:50 p. m. Section House 7:09* Stonewall 7:20* Huntersville 7:45 Caldwell’s 7:54* Davidson College 8:10 Mount Mourne 8:25 Moores vi Ik* 8:40 Shepherd’s 8:58 Troutman’s 9:22 Arri veStatesvillc 9 50 SLEEPING CAR SERVICE. On trains 50 and 51, Pullman Buffet sleeper between New York and Atlanta. On trains 52 and 52, Pullman Buffet sleeper between Washington and New Orleans 4 Washington ami Augusta. Pullman tleepor between Richmond and Green si ioxo. Through tickets on sale at principal stations to all points. For rotes and information apply to W. A. MOODY, Agent, or B. 11. i HOMAS, (’. W. CIIKAKS, Gene ml Manager. Asst. Gen. Pas. Agt. Richmond, Va. MIP.EB BROS. STEEL PEN? THE BEST IX uST TTljt n nni for «a!c t>y «al dealers, w<* will map is lt*a ':n*» rt-le* in is Ik>km of i dozej each, o receipt U Sl.’4J. 4 ity’cK School Pens, 4 boxes, 1 dor. carh, 00.4* 4 " ll'.isinrss •• 4 •* 1•• “ .40 ! d " Pailntil t. Stubs, 4 boxes, 1 drt. each, .45 j iiUim THE UUQ CROS. fITIHI CO, laiin, Coo. I HELLO! WHO’S THERE? YiCS? Come up Wmlo, and soeti-e iiriprovementr, ELECTRIC LIGHTS, TELEPHONE. ELEVATOR, And various othyrattractions. Just think of it. 425x76 feci of flooring to be flih d with Crockery. China, Class, Silverware, Tinware, etc. Each department is to be seperat*. and under tlm man#g< raent of polite an*! nt tcnlive elerkn. GRAND OPENINi; ON JANi ARY -lb, 1887. Each visitor will receive a Souvenir. Respectfully, B. B. HARSFIELI). CHINA PALACE. mm f mmaw This is to certify that, by mutual agree ment entered into on the 15th day of De cember, 1886. the partnership heretofore existing under the firm name of L. B. HENDERSON A CO., is mutually dissolved, Nelson Carter hav ing withdrawn and will do business for | himself. All bills due the late firm of E. 15. Henderson & Co. are payable to and i collectable by L. B. & \V. E. Ib-iulerson. j All bills due creditors will be settled by i the new firm. , We will conduct business at our t.id : stand. '' The c< ntinued patronage of I our friends solicit ed.-^A L. B. & W. E. HENDERSON. GsR RON Evoiiic of Appetite, Indigestion.Lnck of atronteth and Tired reeling üb. •olutoiy cured: Bones, mu*. c * o9 nerves receive new torco. Enlivens the mind - and supplies Brain Power, ta Ok o cpat Hu Coring from complaints pecu. B liar tot hep- sex wiliflnd in DR. HABTEBUB JPON TONIC % •are, speedy cure. CJivr'sarlonr, healthy complexion. All attempts at counterfeiting only adds to ltseopu. Jonty. Uo not experiment—gat OniGIKAL AND BEriT iou&JWa «lckjj ■ Hoxdaciie. Sample Doeo and Dre-xm Bcokg on rosolpt of two cento in postago. g THE DR. HARTEB MEDiCINE CO., ST. 10UIS, M 3. Q M£ma£®r&m]L C J n i; DYSPEPSIA, UIDIGESTIOr:, WEA:criEi3, CHILLS ADD FEYEP.3 r.’.ALAr.IA, LIVER COMPLAINT, KIDNEY THOUELE3, NEURALGIA AND RHEUMATISM. TT ia lavigorat. _ IT gives KIAV i.’.g end Dc- 1 LIPS ia the lirhful I, / ; G v.'hcle pVTTEM tndef grr-.tvalu; KVtxlty Btren ■ ...-.nr.z as a for i V.v* the Muacits, Tca- a:; . ; [/ r f ] fay v.-ii./ V: *, Wctnea and Ciui- [ :f fl ccmplctelyOl trcn* J* r fa gtstinc the food, { ' ‘ ’ LJook, ‘Volina,’ ... CO hurtful jj & fej -ri- by Icad in ? 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