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CHARLOTTE MESSENGER. Published every Saturday at Charlotte, N. C., By W. C. Smith. Subscription Rates.—Always in.odvance. One Year $1 50 4 months 50 8 months 1 00 8 months 40 6 months 75 Single Copy. 5 Notify us at once of all failures of this paper to reach you on time. All money must be sent by registered letter, money order, or postal note to W.'C. SMITH, Charlotte, N.C. • Short correspondence of subjects of in terest to the'public is solicited ; but persons must not be disappointed if they fail to sec their articles in our columns. We are not responsible for the views of correspondents. Anonymous communications go to the waste basket. Z' THAT NEW CHl T RCH. / We have been asked by a number / of our white friends concerning the i causes of the split in the colored Meth odist church here. Some tell us that they have been informed that the “whisky faction” withdrew, &c. Now, speaking for ourself, unadvised, we sav this : The new church (Grace) is not a “whisky faction.” They chajge no one else with beiug such; but becomiug dissatisfied with many things in the management of the old church, believing especially that the preacher (though he be a temperance man), was not exerting a proper influence with regard to temperance and Chris tian piety generally, and for their disagreeing with him, and their labors in certain Christian temperance efforts, they were persecuted, insulted iu class meetings, preaching etc., they went out, forty-odd in uumber, determined to worship God in peace and in the way they understand His directions. They were without a place of worship, and of course one of their first steps was to buy and build. They left th" mother church in a large and commo dious house, recently remodeled, &c. But it seems that the old church, in order to embarrass the new church, sets about making plans to build a brick house of worship—a thing not talked of until after this little church had split OS'. The difference is plaiu enough for any one to see. The old church has the largest and best furnish ed colored church in the city, while this little new congregation is renting and trying to buy in order to build a church. We do not call this new church a prohibition church, though we are glad to be able to say that, while all the prohibitionists did not leave the old church, as far as we have been able to learn, every person that did leave and come into this new church is a prohibitionist, as we think all. Christians and church people ought to be. We are not attempting to criti cise nor defend any particular party, but make this plaiu explanation, and we arc personally responsible for it. LYNCH LAW. This dreaded practice is becoming so common that some of our people and papers speak of it as mere pastine On Tuesday last five colored men wi re taken out of the jail at Yurkville. S. C., and four of them hanged to one tree and the fifth to a second tree. Tney were charged with killing a white boy several months ago in York county.'* They were brought here to our jail and afterwards takeu to the penitentiary at Columbia for safe keep ing, where they have been kept till Monday, when they were taken back to York for trial, which was set for last Wednesday. The usual “mob of two hundred overpowered the jailor” and took them out and hanged them. The men may have been guilty, and we have no reason to doubt that some of them were guilty, and if guilty they should have suffered the penalty of the law. “after being ouly tried and con victed.” This lynching business ought to be stopped. Wc know iu a few rare and aggravated cases a white man is lynch ed, but ninety-nine times in a hun dred the victim is a Negro We be lieve the sober-thinking white people of this country can and should put a , stop to this thing. Let men be tried, i sentenced SDd legally executed. ! Lynching is a disgrace to any country and then it might cause very serious trouble some day. God will not suf- j fer it always, and some sections of our country may be caused to suffer seri- ! ously on account of this cowardly crime of murdering men in this way. Renew your subscription. ( THE MILITARY HUDDLE. There is to be a national competi tive drill in Washington City the lat ter part of May, and military compa nies throughout the country were in vited to take part. Companies from Southern as well as Northern States have entered. Some of the Georgia companies, learning that colored com panies from Virginia and Washington had been admitted withdrew, and their action is now causing much newspaper talk. We are sorry to see such a spirit manifested by one of the lead ing Southern States. Why, the Gov ernor of Virginia, the nephew of the gallant Lee, has assigned these same colored troops to a place iti the cere monies at the laying of the corner stone of the late Confederacy. And suppose our country should get into a little spat with some foreign power that should appear to be too much for our magnificent navy and our exten sive army, would these same Geor gians refuse to take up arms in de fense of their country because wo have black troops? Strange that these Georgians have been sending repre sentatives to Congress, unless they were careful always to send men who were color-blind. Some one said there are Negroes in the Georgia Leg islature, but that must have been only newspaper talk. Georgia is solid on one thing, though—they allow no Negroes to ride in first-class cars. A “Tar-Heel” in the “Lone Star.” Dallas, Tex., April 1. Mr. Editor —The Messexuek reaches my number weekly, and it is needless to add that its contents are newsy to the recipient. Allow me to congrat ulate you upon the survval of the Messenger. Farmers are busily engaged in this section of the State with their young crops. Some have not finished plant ing, owing to the want of rain. In the western portion of the State the farmers have suffered terribly for want of good seasons for the past two years; so much so that the raising of a crop of any kind was next to impossible. : The destitution in that section can i only be described by the action and promptness of the Legislature. That body, which met last fall, appropri ated SIOO,OOO for the drought-stricken section, to be used iu buying food and clothing. The citizens, in other por tions of the State, in the meantime, set about to secure seeds for those in the unfortunate region, in order that they might be furnished with the means of planting a crop this spring. Prohibition is creating some excite ment. An election will be held this year here to decide by the ballot whether there shall be a constitutional amendment prohibiting the liquor traffic iu this State. Prohibition has many able advocates, both in person, and the press, but the antis are as usually well armed, and if the pro pos'd <■ institutional am iidmeiit is car ried, it will be by what "I I n-tiui people call “the skin of the teeth.’/ Dallas, the most enterprising city : in tli 1 S ate, is on a regular boom ■Jay Gould, the great financier, who was hero some time ago. disclosed his opinion in reference to this city by saying that Dallas was tin: leading city iin the South. There are about 4,000 colored citizens in the city, who own about $150,000 worth of real estate. There are about a dozen colored church' "f which the A. M. K. Church, the Missionary Baptists, tin C. M. E. Church, and the Christian Church, are in the ascendency. The minister of the latter spent last fall in the North, in the interest of a connoc tional college, and he it said to his credit that he was very successful in collecting funds and arousing the in terest and sympathy of the friends of this noble enterprise. Fie has the en dorsement and the encouragement, hacked by the liberal subscription of the wealthiest whites of the city. The Colored Brothers’ State Educa tional Association convenes in this city in July, and of course a grand treat, social and literary, is anticipated. The writer has been selected to deliver the address of welcome. Heretofore the Stat Legislature has made an appropriation of s<i,ftoo an nually f>r *’i ' uip o of au in iu r nor mals, to he held in each Congressional district or >nmonth during the sum mer, but fa I Itod IS ' fir t'e ii-n --ing y.ar Tibs, ■ v r, J ' » affect the State normals. The city graded schools are doing a good work. You may remember that they were spoken of in a former com munication. The city board of edu cation has established, in connection with the graded schools, a high school, where the sciences and Latin are taught to the more advanced pupils free of charge. The California fever has smitten many, and some of the poorest and the richest arc soiling out and casting their lots near the “golden gate,” among whom is one Mr, George Haw kins, a good citizen w T ho has just pur chased a splendid residence in Los Angelos, Cal., for $2,000. He is worth $25,000, and one of his quaint sayings is that he came to Dallas with 25 cents, or “two bits,” as it is called here ; but now, by economy and in dustry, it is $25,000. Not long since a colored gentleman by tlft name of Hill, of Austin, Tex as, who had accumulated considerable wealth, bequeathed in his last will and testament $5,000 to the Waco College (col.), Waco, Texas; $5,000 to the 51. E. Church (col.), of Aus tin, Texas; $5,000 to the A. M. E. Church; $5,000 to the Baptist Church (col.), also of that city. Mr. Ilill leaves some $15,000 to his widow. Hu was au industrious and economical man and a good financier. There arc three colored colleges in the State, two or three academics and one State normal for colored teachers. The Legislature has taken in consider ation the advisability of establishing a State University for colored youths, and it is probable that ere long Texas will have a university for colored cit izens, and in fact an appropriation has boon made fir such a school, and it is attached to the colored denominational college at Austin for the present. My school w ll cl »se on the 18th of June. N. W. Harllke. Notes from Wadesboro, We have not much news this week. Everybody seems to be preparing for Easter, and our Sunday-schools are 1 preparing too and are expecting to have a great time. Swiftfoot nine No. 2 challenges Lindsay’s nine No. 3 for nine innings. Baseball prize, $2.25. We had two marriages in the past week, both colored. Mr. Frank J. Ried has returned J from Washington and will be with his many friends for a short while. Our young men are about to organ / ize a debating society, ' Messrs. M. G. Watkins and D. A. Alexander left Monday for Fayette* • ville. Yours, respectfully, 1 W. S. Ingram. The Quarterly Conference of the M. E. Church will be held today by Pre siding Elder S. M. Haines. Sacra ment tomorrow. _ M|| ■■■■■ !!■■■— k. W. Galvin, —DBU.EU IN — I I Family Groceries of al! kinds, Co” :try pr< dtice a«- ; w y on hand. CHICKENS, EGGS.-BUT? I TER and nil kinds of VEGETABLES ai d - FRUITS. i —ALSO, DEALER JX — Lumber, 1 and Building Material. 1 ..yLfl-Frec delivery to all parts of the city. Tim’s Pills Kllmulnt<v« the torpid liver, Hfrcngth* eit* !!»«> liiufHtive organ*. re|fiilute» the bouelu. Mud uro uuequuled mm au ANTI-BILIOUS MEDICINE. In malarial dlntricta their virtue* are v. idely recognized, um they poNMeitM pec uliar propertiew In freeing theMyntem from thut poUoii. Klegantly nugar coated. Uomcmiuull. Price, 25c1«. Sold Everywhere. Office, 44 Hurray St., New York. VIRGINIA HOUSE, CHARLOTTE, -V. C. Accommodations furnished travelers at reasonable rates. Comfortable bods and rooms. House located in the central and : business part of the ;dty. Table furnished with the best of the market. Meals at all hours. J, M. (rOODE, - Proprietor. ERA If LOTTE, .V. O. jjpffljjj' > A Urge Atlu. givinr cats and lllßSßggjfe. full deecrtpt ionit of Jo'O> i rat ft f&-v,2Jivamodern uouees. coating 'rum S4«I>uplo#«,O00. rrojuttly it In $t ratin'/ rift/ ifrtat! and mo. V •‘STfUMWW original MJean.Houaeeadapt. ‘\ feftVpL w» to all climates described, j V--AArTTijfcanuyß The lateet beai,and only cUomi : .. a— .ffAßuirtei. i JJICIIMOND & DANVILLE R. R Condensed Schedule*. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Aug. 1, 1880. No. 50, No. 52, Daily. Daily. Lv. New York.... 12:00night 3:40 p. m. Philadelphia. 7:20 a. m. 0:03 Baltimore 9 50 9:00 Washington . 11:15 11:00 Charlotte ville 3:50 p. m. 3:00 a. m. Lynchburg... 0:15 5:15 Richmond.... 3:25 2:00 Burkville 5:20 4:05 Keysville 0:05 4:35 Drake’s Br’ch 0:20 4:59 _ Danville 0:25 8:04 Lv. Goldsboro 11:50 a. in. Raleigh 5:00 p. m: Durham 0:07 Chapel Hi 11... 4:55* Hillsboro 0:47 Lv. Greensboro." 11:21 p. m. 9&OQ. mT hr. Salem <>:•”) ;>. m. 5:55 a. pj. Lv. High Point... 11:55 p. m. 10:19 a. in. Salisbury 1:10 a. in. 11:23 Concord 1:57 11:59 Charlotte 3:00 1:00 p.m. Spartanburg. 5:50 3:34 Greenville 7:14 4:49 Ar. Atlanta 1:40 p. m. 10:40 NORTH. Aug. 1,. 1880. No. 51, No. 53, Daily. Daily. Lv. Atlanta 5:45 p. m. 8:40 a. m. Ar. Greenville . ... 11:32 .2:30 r». in. Spartanburg. 12:15a. in. 3:43 Charlotte 4:05 0:25 Concord 5:01 7:25 Salisbury 5:48 8:01 High Point... 7:04 9:08 Greensboro ... .7:35 9:43 Ar. Salem 11:40 a. m. 1; i. a. m. Ar. Hillsboro 11:45 a. m. Durham 12:28 p. in. Chapel Hi 11... 1:00* Raleigh 1:35 Goldsboro 4:40 Danville 9:42 a. m. 11:28 p. m. Drake’s Br‘ch 12:20 p. in. 2:42 a. m. Keysville 12:38 3:05 Burkville 1:20 3:57 Richmond .... 3:37 7ioo Lv. Lynchburg... 12:45 p. in. 2:10 a. m. Charlottevillc 3:15 4:25 Washington . 8:45 9:45 Baltimore 11:25 10:03 Philadelphia. 3:00 a. m. 12:35 p. in. New York.... 0:20 3:20 Daily, except Sunday. *. r. & o. » ivihion. |52 • SOUTHWARD. Mail and Express. Leave Statesville 8:30 a, m. Troutman’s 8:52 Shepherd’s 9:15 Mooresville 9:30 Mount Mourne 9:48 Davidson College 10 00 Caldwell’s 10 20* Huntersville 10 30 Stonewall 10:55* Section House 11:12* Arri veCharlotte 11:30 t53~ NORTHWARD. Mail and Express. Leave Charlotte. 0:50 p. m. Section House 7:09* Stonewall 7:20* Huntersville 7:45 Caldwell’s i 7:54* Davidson College 8:10 Mount Mourne 8:25 Mooresville 8:40 Shepherd’s 8:58 Troutman’s 9:22 Arri vcStates ville 9 50 SLEEPING CAR SERVICE. On trains 50 and 51, Pullman Buffet sleeper between New York and Atlanta. On trains 52 and 53, Pullman Buffet sleeper l>ctweeii Washington and New Orleans, Washington und Augusta. Pullman sleeper between Richmond and Greensboro. Through tickets on sale at principal stations to all points. For rates and information apply to W. A. MOODY, Agent, or E. B. THOMAS. C. W. CIIEARS, General Manager. Asst. Gen. Pas. Agt. Richmond, Va. QAKOLIXA CENTRAL R. R. On and after Jan. 22d, tie* following schedule wiil Ik* operated tFiis toad : Passexoeu, Mau. and Ex mu. ■ i'lUix. NO. 1. Daily,"except Sunday. Leave Wilmington at 6:09 » in Leave Shoe Heel at 11:00 a in Leave Charlotte at 3:42 pm Leave Shelby at 0:52 p in Arrive at Ruthefordton 8:10 p m NO. 2, Daily except Sunday. Leave Ruthcrfordton at »>:00 a m Leave Shelby at 7:53 a in Leave < Charlotte at 10:28 a in Leave Shoe Heel at 3:50 p ni Arrive Wilmington 8:00 p m NO. 3, Daily except Sunday. Leave Wilmiugton at 0:45 p m Leave Raleigh at 7:00 p m Arrive at Charlotte at 7*25 a m 4 Leave Charlotte at 8:15 p, m. No. 4. V Arrive at Raleigh at 8:35 a. m. j Arrive at Wilmington 8:45 a. m. Trains No. I and 2 make connections at Shoe Heel with trains oil the C. I* 1 . & Y. 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 mington und Charlotte and Raleigh and Charlotte. Take Train No. 1 for Statesville, stations on the Western North Carolina R R., Ash ville and points west. Also, for »par iimburg, Greenville, Athens, Atlanta and all points Southwest. Lotal freight Nos. 5 and 5 tri-weekly be tween Wilmington and Hamlet. Local freight Nos. 7 and 8 tri-weekly between Hamlet and Shelby. Trains 5,0, 7 and 8 will not take pas sengers. L. C. JONES, F. W. Clark, Superintendent. General Passouger Agent. MIM.EB BROB. STEEL PENS THE BEST IN USE. When not for sals by \ «d dealers, w* 'trill mai" ia leotlln'f st-les in u bo*«4 o'f*| dcze.i each, o receipt < 1 81.2.*. 4 1 School Pens, 4 beans, i dot. each, 90.4 * 4 “ Business " 4 M I " •• .4S 4 " Business h. Stubs, 4 boxes, 1 drr.. each, .4*5 mm in vm m craat w, m* c™. WATCHES ! Clocks, - Spectacles, Eye-Glassses, and all kinds of Fine Jewelry can be bought cheap at die Jewelry Store of HALES & BOYNE, West Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C. attention paid to orders by mail and satisfaction guaranteed. Wc refer you to tlie editor of this pajier. OAVK MONEY AND DISAGREEABLE CONTROVERSIES 1 with agents who persuade you to send off your little pictures to New York to have them enlarged and framed. You can have all this sort of work done at home much letter and just as cheap, notwithstanding the false asser tions these agents make to you, by calling at H. BAUMGAKTEN’S Photograph.: Gallery, Charlotte, N. C. pROFKSSOKS E. MOORE and S. G. ATKINS, —EXPERIENCED— NORMAL SCHOOL WORKERS & INSTITUTE CON DOCTORS, Will be prepared lo accept calls to any work in tliis line during the summer. Superintendents or other seliool officials who would avail themselves of the profes sional services of these gentlemen are invited to address either one or both of them. ZION WESLEY COLLEGE, Salisbury, X. C. /• C\UK FEAR AND Vv YADKIN VALLEY RAIL WA Y COMPANY. Condensed Schedule, No. 19, Taking Effect 1 p. in., Sunday. Feb. 20. 1887. Tkaixf Moving North. Passenger Freight and and Mail. Passenger. Lv Bonne tsvilie, 8:45 am I:3*>|>im Ar Maxton. 10:00 3:35 l,v .Maxton, 10:15 4:10 Ar Fayetteville, 12:05 p m 7:50 Lv Fayetteville, 12:20 10:mnin Ar Sail ford. 1:25 2:25 pm Lv Sanford. 2:45 3:30 Ar Gre»*nd*oro, 0:15 9:00 Lv Giecnsboro, 10:15a in Ar Belew’s Creek. 12:30 n m Passenger and Mail—dinner at Sanford. Trains Moving South. Lv Belew’s < reek, 4:30 p m Ai Greensboro, 0:45 Lv Greensboro, 10:00 a m 7:30 a m Ar Sanford, 1:30 pm 2:00 pm Lv San l'< rd, 1:55 3:0t» Ar Fayetteville, 4:10 0:45 Lv Fayetteville, 4:25 0:00 a m Ar Maxton, 6:20 9:22 Lv Maxton, 6:30 10:15 Ar Bonnettsville 7:45 12:20 p in Freight and Passenger Train runs between Fayetteville and Bennettsville on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Freight and Passepgcr Train runs between Fayetteville and Greenslmro Tuesdays. Thur sdays and Saturdays, and between Greensboro and Fayetteville Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Passenger and mail train runs daily except Sundays. The north bound passenger and mail train makes close connection at Max on w ith Car olina Central to Charlotte. W. E, KYLE. General Passenger Agent. J. W, FRY, Gcn’l Supt. HENDERSON’S BARBER SHOP ! THE OLDEST AND BEST. Experienced and polite workmen always reatly to wait on customers. Here you will get a NEA 7 HAIR ('I T and CL KAY SNA YE. JOHN S. HE XI) EH SON. Tinst Trade Street. Charlotte. N. C. BOOTS AND SHOES. Our store is now filled with New Goods, lre-1 1 from the manufacturers. We cam *- full stock of all grades, and of the Very Best Quality, uml gun ran too that you shall have the worth of your money in every instance. Our Prices will' e made low to suit the times. Call and sec us. A.E.RANKIN & BRO. • i TRYOX STREET. Photographs, in all tlie latest styles anil finish. —PHOTOGRAPHS ENLARGED— to any size from smalt pictures. No need to send them North. Just ns. (rood work done riirht here at home and as cheap as in New York. WORK GUARANTEED! Gull and n# us, H. BAUMGARTEN, CHARLOTTE, V. C. HELLO! WHO’S THERE? IT.EiS? Come tip Wade, and see the improvements. ELECTRIC LIGHTS, TELEPHONE. ELEVATOR, [ And various other attractions. Just think j of it, 423x78 feet of flooring to he filled with Crockery, China, Glass, Silverware, Tinware, etc. Each depart ment is to be seperatf. and under the management of polite and at tentive clerks. GRAND OPENING ON JANUARY 25, 1887. Each visitor will receive a Souvenir. Respectfully, R. B. HARSFIELD. CHINA PALACE. nil ni pram. This is to certify that , by mutual agree ment entered into on th-- 15th day of De cember, 1886, the partnership heretofore existing under the firm name of L. B. HENDERSON & CO., is mutually dissolved, Nelson Carter hav ing withdrawn and will do business for himself. All bills due the late firm of L. B. Henderson & Co. are livable to and collectable by [j. B. & W. E. Henderson. All bills due creditors will be settled by the new firm. We will conduct business at our old stand. continued patronage of • >ur friends solicited. L. B. & W. E. HENDERSON. fiE ONLT TEuB fiflRON OTONIC XalriiSpgEf® 0 ORot YOUTH Dyw;*i.im.W«nt ©£ Appetite. Ind ideation. Lack of fctrtngtb and Tired Feeling eh* •olutely cared; Bones. mi» ctee end nervee receive neer force. 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