CHARLOTTE MESSENGER.
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LYNCHING IN LOUISIANA.
Elsewhere will be found an article
taken from the daily papers, showing
that fourteen men were killed down in
Louisiana, all about one dirty Negro
man and a poor white strumpet. One
body of men unlawfully whips one
man, and another body unlawfully
attempts to defend him, which ends in
the death of fourteen men. This is
dreadful. A white woman is low
enough to live with a Negro man, and
white men sacrifice fourteen lives for it.
If it was a white man and “a degraded
Negro woman” not quite so much
would have been said, and had it
been a respectable colored lady—even
the half million heiress of Georgia or
the most refined colored lady of the
land—it would have been thought by
some of these men a crime for colored
men to resent an insult from a white
man.
Such things are a disgrace to any
country. All honest colored men are
opposed to crime, as well as white
men. They believe it should be pun
ished. They do not believe in am
bushing or any such cowardly revenge,
but they are very tired of such one
sided justice that brought about all
this trouble and bloodshed. It was
wrong for a colored man and white
woman to be intimate (according to
the law of our land), even though
they were convinced that God made
each for the other and could not be
happy apart, after learning to love
each other. It was wrong for those
white men to give that poor Negro a
hundred lashes, even though he con
sented to take it rather than be
lynched ; and it was wrong for colored
men to fire into them while they were
administering a just (?) punishment.
It makes our heart sad to read of
such things. We think how easily
these inconsiderate and irresponsible
men can plunge a whole State into
trouble. It sadly reminds us of the
foolishness of John Brown’s raid, of
the reckless daring of the Nat Turner
slaughter, and the effect such things
had in hastening on the memorable
and dreaded war that followed. We
must leave things to work out accord
ing to the will of God. Man must
not seek revenge, for God says: “Ven
geance is mine.”
“There is a destiny that shapes our end,
i(ou£h hew it as we may."
From Laurinhurg.
You have the privilege of hearing
from our town and community again.
Wo arc laboring to do more work and
better work for our Savior in the
future than we have in the past. The
Christian churches in this town have
been very much confused. Church
strife and exaggeration seem to have
the front seats. Jesus Christ, truth,
and true Christian love being forgot
ten. On the Bth ult., we were talking
over these things. The question was
asked by Rev. P. J. Holmes, of Rock
ingharn, N. C., “How shall we stop
this strife and confusion among the
people, and insert union and peace?”
It was answered by some one that it
may be that the head is not right; if
so the body must be defiled After
some thought wc decided to band
ourselves together as wc believed
Christ would have his messengers do.
Wc organized, temporary, a minis
terial club—at least we gave it that
name. It was organized with the fol-!
lowing ministers : W. H. Woodard, j
P J. Holmes, F. W. Sowell, and 8.
8. McKay, teacher.
Wc organized permanently on the
14th nit., by electing W. H. Smith,
president; P. J. Holmes, vice-presi- !
dent; F. W. Sowell, secretary ; 8. S. !
McKay, assistant secretary, E. W. j
Morten, treasurer; Rev. Mayer, j
chaplain, and W. H. Woodard, critic. j
After which Rev. Holmes, Smith *o<t 1
Woodard spoke very ably in regard to
the move that was made for unity in
our town.
In conclusion, we hare organized a
Bible reading class for the young men
and ladies at the Presbyterian church,
which seems to be the means of bring
ing many from the streets and by-way
places to the Bible class.
Wc trust that our effort may be for
the up-building of Christ’s kingdom
among men. Yours,
S. S. McKay.
July 1, 1887.
General Executive Board, Woman’s
Home Missionary Society.
The monthly meeting of the General
Executive Board was held in Cincin
nati, 0., March 2fi. There were
great rejoicings over the passage by
Congress of the Anti Mormon Act.
The teachers and missionaries among
the Mormons are earnestly working
at the following places: Mrs. Christ
opherson and Miss Locke, at Salt Lake
City; Miss Larson, at Mt. Pleasant:
Miss Anderson, at Moroni; Miss
Lincoln, at Provo; Miss Saugstad,
at Ephraim; Mrs. Skewcs, at Ogden;
Miss Halverson, at Spanish Fork;
Miss Benton, at Grantsville; Miss
Peterson, at Richfield; and Miss
Nelson, at Elsinore, Miss Emma
Thorson, of Medaryville, Ind., was
adopted as missionary, and assigned
to work at Ephraim.
Upon the recommendation of Mr. H.
C. McCabe, of Delaware, 0., Secretary
of the Bureau for Indians, it was
decided that Mrs. Gaddis should extend
her missionary labors among the Ponca
and Otoe Indians. Mrs. M’Cabe gave
an interesting aceouut of the Navajos
in North-western New Mexico and
Northeastern Arizona, and spoke of
the prospect of opening work among
these American heathen. Miss A M.
Wilson, of Irvington, Ind., was
adopted as missionary, and appointed
to the Indian work.
The following bequests were
acknowledged: One third interest
in the Thomas C. Barclay bequest of
the sum of $5,000: SSO from Mrs.
Mary E. Gerhart, Williamsport. Pa.;
and SI,OOO from the Isabella Ward
estate, New York. Donations of
money for work among the neglected
white population in the South were
from Miss Mary Gable, $5; Mrs. J. R.
Wright, of Cincinnati, SSO; Mrs.
Rankin of Waskington City, D. C.,
SIOO. Rev. Mr. Pease, of Five
Points (N. Y.) fame having organized
and sustained a school of colored chil
dren, numbering 200 pupils, in Ashe
ville, N. C., presents to the Women’s
Home Missionary Socity a house and
lot in this city valued at more than
$5,000.
The price of leaflets was fixed at
ten cents per hundred. These can be
had by addressing Mrs. E. E. Marey,
Evanston, 111.
Fourteen Men Killed.
A negro at Oak Ridge had been for
Sometime past on too intimate terms
with a degraded white women. There
r was no law to meet the case and it
, was determined to give the negro one
huudred lashes aud then force him to
1 leave the country rather than lynch
: him. To this the negro consented
- and while a committee of respectable
. citizens were administering the blows,
they were fired into by a party in
ambush presumed to be friends of the
negro and half dozen of the party
were more or less seriously wounded.
A negro turned informer on the
attacking party and the next day a
party of armed citizens went after
them. A fight ensued in which one
; white man was killed and another
mortally wounded. Four negroes
were killed on the spot and another
1 was lynched that afternoon. Three
! others, including a negro school
■ teacher, eluded the mob aud got
away. They had traveled about 90
miles westward when overtaken, as
above described.
Nkw Orleans, La., July 4. —Late
advices from Morehouse Parish,
indicate that the recent not at Oak
Ridge was far more serious in its
results than at first reported. It was
previously stated that when a party
of whites went to arrest certain ne
groes who bad fired into a crowd of
men, a fight ensued, in which six
negroes and one white man were
killed, and another white man seri
• ously wounded. This was strictly
true, but it’s now learned that four of
the negroes who escaped from the
fight were subsequently captured and
hanged. The day following two
negroes were captured and jailed.
The whites held a public meeting
and determined to hang one of the
negroes. This was openly done in
i broad day light. The other negro
having established his innocence was
discharged. Another negro was cap
tured a day later and hanged on the
bank of a small stream, near Oak
Ridge. It is further stated that a
; )iosse came up with two of the fugi
! fives near Sibley Station. They
would not submit to an arrest and
( fired into the posse, who returned the
! fire, f killing one negro. Already
1 fourteen men had been killed, instead
!of seven, as stated in previous dis-
I patches.
OAROUNA CENTRAL R. R.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. .
Wilmington. N. C., May 15, 1887.
WESTBOUND TRAINS.
Na 1. No. 3.
Mar 16,
Sunday. Sunday.
Leave Raleigh (R A A>, J JJJ P M
Wilmington. *25 A.M. 800
Maxton. 11 2#
Hamlet. 12 50 P.M. 2 33 A.M.
Wailesboio. 2 15
Charlotte. 4 32 6 55amve
Linctdnton. O 17
Shelby. 7 40
Arrive Rutherfordton. 9 10
EASTBOI ND TRAINS.
Nix 2. No. 4.
May 16, 18*x Dailvex. Daily ex.
Sunday. Sunday.
Leave Rutherfordton. 7 15 A.M.
Shelby. 8 48
Lincoln ton. 10 07
Charlotte. 12 02 P.M. 8 45 P.M.
Wade? boro. 2 »
Hamlet. 3 38 1 55 A M.
Maxton. 5
Arrive Wilmington. 905 800
Raleigh. 8 35
Trains Noe*. 1. and 2 make close connection
at Marion to and from Fayetteville, Greens
boro and other points on C. F. a Y. V. Ry.
At Wadesboro with trains to and from
Cheraw. Florence am! Charleston.
At Lincolnton to ami from Hickory. Lenoir
and points on C. * L. Narrow Gauge Ry.
Trains Nos. 3. and 4 make close connection
at Hamlet with trains to and from Raleigh.
Through sleeping ears between Wilming
ton and Charlotte and tTiarlotte and Raleigh.
Take train No. 1 for Statesville and stations
on the W. N. C. R. R. and points west.
Take train No. 2 for Cneraw. Florence,
Chariest mi Savannah and Florida, also for
Favetteville and C. F. * Y. V. stations.
Train No. 2 connects at Wilminngton with
W. a W. Nix 14 and W. C. a A. No. 27.
Take train No. 3 for Spartanburg. Green
ville. Athens. Atlanta ami all points south
west; also for Aslteville via t nariotte and
Spartanburg. .
No. 3 connects at Wilmington with o a
W. R. R. No. 23. Train No. 4 connects at
Wilmington with W. a W. Nix 78. Local
Freight Nos. 5 and 6 tri-weekly between
Wilmington and Laurinhurg.
Local Freight N«x 2 and 8 tri weekly
between Laurinhurg and t ‘hariotte.
Local Freight Nos, 9 ami 10 tri-weeklv
between Charlotte and Rutherfordton
Nos. . 5 6. 7. 8. 9 and 10 will not take
passengers.
I*. C. JONES. Superintendent
F. W. CLARK. General Passenger Agt.
CAPE FEAR AND
YADKIN VALLEY
RAIL WAT COMP A XT .
Taking effect 5.15a.m., Monday. May 3ft, 1887.
Trails Movtso North.
tasaetiger Freight and
ami Mail- Passenger.
Lv Bennettsville. 1910 a m 5;15 a m
Ar Maxton. 11:39 7;!5
Lv Maxton. U:» 7:40
Ar Favetteville, 1:30 pm U*W
Lv Fayetteville. 2**9 9:»ara
Ar Sail ford. 4*o 1:40 pm
Lv Sanford. 4:15 2:15
Ar Greensboro. 7:35 8:00
Lv Greensboro. 10:15 a m
Ar Walnut Cove. I**9 p m
Passenger and Mail—dinner at Eay^teviUe.
Trains Movixo Soctß.
Lv Walnut Coxa. ±lO p m
Ar Greensboro, Sdfr
Lv Greensboro, 9:50 a ra 7:00 a m
Ar Sanford. 12:35 p m 1:17 p m
Lv Sanford. 1:15 1:55
Ar Favetteville, 3:39 6**o
Lv Fayetteville. 3:39 12:15
Ar Maxton. 5:13 3:45
Lv Maxton. 5:25 4:15
Ar Bennettsville 6:45 ftlft
Passenger and Mail—diuner at Sanford.
FACTORY BRANC H—FREIGHT AND
ACCOMMODATION.
Truss Movin«. North.
Lv Millhoro, 7:15 a m | Ar Green'boro,9:39am
Trains Moving Sotth.
Lv Green’bon\s:3opm | Ar Millhoro. 7:35pm
Freight ami Accommodation train runs bet.
Bennettsville and Fayetteville on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, and let. Favette
ville and Bennettsville on Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays.
Freight and Accommodation train runs bet.
Fayetteville ami Gteenslwrto Tuesdays.Thufs
days amt Baturdavs. and letvwn Greensboro
and Fayetteville Mondays. Wednesdays and
Fridays.
Passenger and mail train runs daily except
Sundays.
The north bound passenger and mail train
makes dow connection at Maxton with Car
olina Central to Charlotte and Wilmington.
Trains on Factory Branch run dailr except
Sunday. W. E. KYLE,
General Passenger Agent.
J. W, FRY. Geti'l 9t»pt.
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