CHARLOTTE MESSENGER.
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SOME WAYSIDE NOTES.
Our first stop after leaving home
was at Clarkton on the C. C. railroad.
We walked about a mile from the
depot to the comfortable home of
Hon. John Newell. It was early
Sunday morning and we were just in
time for breakfast. Mr. Newell is
the most prominent colored man in
Bladen county. He is in good circum
stances and his door is ever open to
preachers and editors.
Mr. Newell has an intelligent and
interesting family. He has a farm of
150 acres and makes an independent
living.
At Elizabethtown we found court
in session and many people in town
the first day. Miss Lizzie Shaw took
special care of the Messenc.eii. Mr.
Peterson’s new store is among the im
provements here. A weekly paper is
now published hero and the old town
shows other signs of improvement.
After a tedious ride on steamer up
the Cape Fear, we were landed at
Fayetteville. Here we found things
more lively than usual this season of
the year. Several stores are being
erected on the main street. The
Yadkin Valley is surveying the now
road to Wilmington and the farmers
are busy preparing for planting. All
the schools are doing well. The
revival at Evans Chapel continues
with good results and Elder Hill is as
happy and jolly as ever. Mr. Pres.
Brown and bride seem as happy as
two doves.
At Swann’s Station we witnessed
the closing of a school taught by Miss
Sarah Young. The scholars did them
selves credit and showed that pains
had been taken with them. After
the exercises all partook of the ham,
chicken, cakes &c., which were
plentifully provided by the parents.
At this place is one of the most pros
perous young colored men in the
State, Mr. Jesse McLean. He is a
large land owner, merchant, farmer
and furnishes the railroad with wood
and cross-tires in large quantities.
At Jonesboro, wc found improve
ments still going on. They have a
bank, livery stable, academy and two
newspapers. The colored people arc
doing well. Mrs. B. C. Moore made it
pleasant for us during our stay. Wc
met here, Mr. Nathaniel Toney, who
is a first class shoemaker and barber
and carries on both branches of his
business in the centre of the town.
Mr. Toney’s work has taken the
premium at our State fair. He is
doing well. The public school closes
this week.
At Cameron we were entertained
by Rev. E. W. Dix, who seems to be
doing as well as any preacher in the
State. His church work is prosper
ing finely; he teaches school and is
preparing to run a small farm to feed
a very fine horse that takes him
around to his churches. He took us
to one of his churches on Sunday and
then to Carthage. This church was
lively and he says his entire work is
in fino condition financially and spiri
tually. Other colored men in
Cameron are buying property. Here
the new railroad branches off to
Carthage. It is graded all the way
and the iron is being laid.
At Carthage, things in general
seems to look up. The court house
has been remodeled and now presents
a fino appearance. Several new build
ings have been erected and old ones
improved. There is marked improve
ment among the colored people. They
seem to be inspired by the approach
of the railroad and arc erecting neat
cottages and ornamenting the old
ones. There are two newspapers in
this town. Mrs. Jane. Tyson taught!
the public school that closed this
week. All the schools in the county
seems to be closing about this time.
n rof 8. O. Atkins of Livingstone
College will visit this town next
Monday and meet all the colored
teachers and organize a teacher’s insti
tute. There is a goodly number of
. first grade teachers in this county,
i Wc shared the hospitality of Mr. D.
’ J. Mcßae, who seems to be as well
, situated for living as any one should
wish to be. He has a pleasant and
intelligent family.
At Sanford we met Rev. F. L.
Montgomery who is engaged in teach
ing a parocbal school. He holds
1 service in his new Church which
shows to advantage. He don’t want
his friends to forget where be is. He
seems to be doing a good work in and
around Sanford. This town is keep
ing pace with others in the way of
improvements. Several handsome
buildings have been erected here,
some of which arc brick. Miss Jennie
Smith is teaching the public school.
DOCKERY vs. SHERMAN.
Mr. A. V. Dockery, editor of the
Southern Protectionist, is opposing the
nomination of Hon. Jno. Sherman.
If Mr. Dockery dislikes Mr Sherman
or prefers some one else, he has the
right to oppose him. It is well
understood that Mr. Dockery is and
has been for Mr. Blaine. Not one
should blame him for that, for as any
other citizen he has a right to a pre
ference and should express it when he
feels like doing so. But we regret to
see a very dangerous spirit manifested
in the colums of the Protectionist. It
speaks of party managers as “mani
pulators” “Sherman bummers,”
“Red-legs” and “commorants.” This
is to be regretted, and is calculated to
cause dissention and trouble in the
party.
Mr. A. V. Dockery has been
honored by the party, and to-day is
held in high esteem, and while he has
a right to contend for his choice in
all honorable ways, he has no right to
endanger the success of the party.
We will not be styled a “red-leg,”
and Sherman is our choice and has
been; yet we will submit to the nomi
nation of Blaine or anybody else,
though we think Blaine the weakest
man that could be nominated against
Cleveland. Sherman is a Republican
and if he gets the nomination he
should have and will have the support
of all loyal republicans. Mr. Dockery
nor any one else can oppose Mr. Sher
man in case he is nominated without
injuring our State ticket and aiding
the Democrats. No one can abuse
leading men in his party and make
charges of corruption against them
without injuring the party.
This paper was at one time accused
of sowing discord, hut it at that time
fought against the bringing of Demo
crats into the party. Wc fought on
the line of Republican principles
and opposed no republican. If Mr.
Dockery’s course is continued, he will
not only make the prospect for carry
ing this State for the National ticket
doubtful, but he will endanger the
election of his father and destroy the
hope of changing this miserable county
government. No one wants to drive
Mr. Dockery out of the party, but we
all would like to see him working in
more harmony with his party. He
says his own father opposes him. If
that be true he should not blame
others for wanting to sec him change
his course.
We agree with Mr. Dockery when
he says the South should have but
little to say about the nomination and
that the matter should be left with
the Northern States that will give
their vote to the nominee. Yet every
man should be allowed to express his
choice and do all he can in a proper
way to secure the nomination of his
choice and his choice should be a
man he thinks best fitted for the place
and that would make the best run.
No one ought to abuse other candi
dates. We should leave it for the
opposition to find and point out all
faults.
Wc must have harmony and peace
in our own ranks this year. If there
are any personal grievances between
men, they should be settled outside
of party management. Lot the Pro
tectionist advocate the nomination of
Blaine, its choice; the Mkssexmkk,
; Sherman, our choice, and all others
' their choice, but let neither of us
abuse any other. Let us have peace
j among ourselves, brethren. Cease
firiug on each other and save your
j powdci for the Democrats.
COLUMBIA NOTES.
Republicans Organizing California
Emigration—Batch of New Colored
Doctors.
This is the year for the waging of
political warfare in this country. On
one side is the army of tyranny,
bigotry, folly and oppression—the
Democratic party ; on the other iB the
army of human rights, truth and jus
tice—the Republican party. Colored
men, upon what side do you propose
to muster? You must arrange your
selves on one side or the other. There
can be no compromise with wrong, if
you favor right. It is all folly to
give oar to the sophistry of some of
our intelligent, selfish colored politi
cians, who urge a division of the
colored men. A house divided against
itself must fall. When in the history
of the human race, where there has
been a conflict of ideas with parties
or armies arrayed against each other,
one side would divide itself (or better
stated, one part desert itself,) going
to the opposing faction, and then suc
ceed in defeating its enemy. Prepos
terous is the thought! ! ! If the
Democrats are ever to be defeated,
there must be kept up a solid array of
Republican phalanxes in all parts of
the country; and the colored man
should arrange himself in such ranks.
The Republicans of Richland coun
ty will hold their precinct meetings on
the 29th inst., to elect delegates to
State and District conventions, which
elect delegates to the National Repub
lican convention at Chicago next June.
The field is full of candidates.
The California fever has struck this
section. If free transportation were
offered, or transportation to be paid
for in installments after arrival there,
hundreds would leave this State. It
would be a great blessing to the Ne
gro, here, if 500,000 would move to
the West. They would do a most
excellent thing for themselves, and
leave the whites in a majority, and
make the sins they commit so fre
quently against Negro majorities un
necessary. Again, it would put a
premium on those who remain, be
cause of their scarcity. Diamonds
are enhanced in value by their rarity,
and because of the difficulties by
which they are obtained.
Drs. Johnson, Wilder, and Smith
arrived from Washington to-night.
They are fresh from the medical col
lege and the hospital. Dr. Johnson
will practice here ; Dr. Wilder will
return to Washington, and Dr. Smith
will seek his fortune in the West.
These are bright and worthy young
men, who should have the hearty sup
port of all men. May success crown
their efforts in alleviating the suf
ferings of humanity, and may they
reap rich rewards. Unus.
Columbia, 8. C., March 28, 1888.
NEW ENGLAND LETTER.
The Kingof Blizzards—The Like Never
Heard of In The East Before.
The great snow storm which began
on Sunday evening March 17th and
which shaped itself into a terrible
blizzard beats the record in New
England and in the Northern States.
Beginning on Sunday morning it
continued till Tuesday evening before
it abated. At first the indications
did not give the coloring of a severe
storm but the northcastly wind let
its force for two days before spending
its fury, during which time wc have
never seen snow flakes fall so thick
and fust. There being such strong
wind the snow was drifted in heaps
here and there from six to eighteen
feet; in many places completely shut
up the entrances to dwelling houses.
In some instances the police force had
to have the snow shoveled away from
houses to find families completely
closed in and who had to burn lamps
in the day time to see how to move in
their houses. Others whose doors
and lower windows were barred by
snow had to jump out of their upper
windows to get out of the houses.
We know a certain minister against
whose front door the snow drifted
until the door could not be seen from
without and his family had not the
exquisite pleasure of peeping out of it
from Sunday evening till Wednesday
uoon. The streets were made im
passable. Even sleigbs could not be
drawn by horses. In the streets the
snow averaged about two feet. Tsains
which started from Bridgeport Monday
morning for New York and Now j
Haven were stalled on the road till
Tuesday. No communication nor
transportation could be had till Wed
nesday. Bridgeport was shut in from
the other parts of the world. The
train which arrived from New Haven
early Monday morning could go no
farther and the passengers, about one
hundred, had to stop over till Wed
nesday; good for them that the Rail
road company paid for their lodging,
&c. On Wednesday a steamer was
sent from Bridgeport to New York
and on its return brought the first
New York papers that had reached the
city since Sunday. Telephone and
telegraph wires were impaired so that
to get news from Boston to New York
the message had to be cabled to Lon
don and thence to New York. A
Bridgeport man who sent a message to
Washington, to reach the latter place
it was (Wednesday) telegraphed to
Pittsfield, Mass., thence to Troy, N.
Y.; thence to Milwaukie Wis.; thence
St Louis Mo.; thence to New Orleans
La.; thence to Washington, D. C.
Five hundred deaths were reported
in New York city awaiting burial on
account of the storm. In many
places those who were not comfortably
situated froze to death. There were
others who had no fuel and thereby
had to burn whatever they could
procure for the time to keep alive.
Men in Bridgeport offered §3O for a
ton of coal but could not get it hauled.
The markets on Tuesday morning
were exhausted of their supply.
Several drunken men were found half
buried in the snow almost chilled to
death. Business men gave 75 cents
an hour to have snow shoveled from
before their doors. All the factories
had to stop because their supply of
coal was exhausted. Natives sixty
and seventy years of age say they
have never seen any thing to equal
this storm. The people in the North
West are no longer the only victims
of the terrible blizzards for the East
can boast of such an unweleomed
visitor; yet since it is in the provi
dence of God to send it we will try to
make the best of the situation. While
we are experiencing such horrible
weather we hear the peach trees in
North Carolina are laughing as if to
mock us in their blooms. G. L. B.
DIED.
Brother John Albert Brown, an old
citizen of Jonesboro, was taken home
sick February 6th, and on Friday,
February 24th, breathed his last. He
was employed for quite a while as a
farmer near the town, where he made
a snug living. He was a loving hus
band and a good citizen. Rev. E.
W. Dix was telegraphed for, but did
not arrive in time for the funeral,
which would have taken place at his
old home at 3 o’clock. The brothers
of the Zion Wesley church put him
away in nice style. He leaves a wife,
two sons, and one daughter, and a
host of friends to mourn their loss.
The family and friends have our
sympathy.
MEMORIAL UEETIXI)
was held at the church March 2d, by
the children of the Sunday-school :
Ist. Reading the Scriptures, by
Miss Sarah Waddle.
2d. Singing by the choir. Gospel
hymn No. 222.
3d. Prayer, by J. Miller.
4th. Description of his outward.
Read by J. E. Street.
sth. Benevolence in Sunday-school.
Read by Miss Emily McKoy.
6th. Solo, by Miss Nannie Street,
Gospel hymn No. 85.
7th. His benevolence as a Chris
tian member in the church. Read
by Win. Street.
Bth. Prayer by Father Waddle.
9th. Song by the whole school.
10th. The reason for holding a
memorial meeting, by Miss Novella
Sinclare.
lltli. Thanks to the host of friends,
Miss Jennie Cox. Song by the choir.
—Mrs. John Harrington, Edmond
McCoy, R. Harrington, E. Cox, S.
Harrington and J. Dalrymplc.
Prayer by Green l’atridgc, and
Rev. It. C. Moore.
Solo, by Miss A. P. Minter. Song,
Gospel hymn, 220.
Benediction, by J. McKoy.
T. R. Ticker,
Johnson McKov,
Committee.
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