OUR CHURCHES.
Clinton 01*1*1, (Zjon.) services st 11
1 s>i. 3 1> m and ?! pm. Sunday St hjul
at I pL in. Rev. J. A. Tyler,
Pastor.
l'xahilriiui CLureh. corner 7tb and
' ■aim- aliwti; « rvices at S p. m. and
»p. n« hominy Sdiod at 10 a. in.
Rev. R P. Wyche, Pastor.
Si. ilk-had (P. E ) Church, Mint St..
sma« at 8 p n>. Sunday echoul at 4
in hl Rev. Quinn, Pastor.
SI E Church, south Graham street,
services at II a. m, 3p.m. and 8 p. ni.
Sunday School al 9 a. m.
Rev G. W. Price, Pastor.
Fuat Baptist Church, south Church
street, arivirv* at II a. m_ 3 p. m. and
Sp.ni. Rev. E. Eagles, Pastor.
Second Rudist Churefc, ea*,t 4lh St,
services at II a. m, 3 pTm. and 8 p. m.
Sunday School nil pm.
Rev. 7- Hacgiiton, Pastor.
SOCIETIES.
G. 0.0. of O. F. —Rising Star, No.
1635*. meetn bi-weekly, Thursday night.
Odd Fellows Hall.
J. W. Hunter, N. G.
JP. Smith, P.S.
Star of Hope, So. 1,790. meets bi
weekly, Tuesday night. Odd Fellows
IlalL G W. Grier, N. G.
T. X.Davidson. P.S.
ITide of Sharon, So. 2.223, meets bi
weekly, Friday night. Odd Fellows
Hall. . Sandy McKee, N. G.
T. J. Wellington, P.S.
Masonic—Paul Drayton Lodge, No.
7. meets first and third Monday nights
in aneh month. G. T. Toole,
Wr Smith, Secretary. W. M.
Ledge Directory.
Good Samaritans, working under
Grand Lodge So. 2.
Reliance, So 10, meets* every
Tuesday night, in Holden’s Hall,
on corner of Trade and College
Streets—Richard Pethel, Secretary.
McPceler, So 11, meets every
Monday night, in Holden's Hall—
Lizzie Means Secretary.
Golgotha, So 25, meets every
Thursday night, in Holden’s Hall—
Wm. Foster, Secretary.
Silver Hill, No. 82, meets every
Friday night, in Holden’s Hall—
John Spencer, Secretary.
Ehenezer, So. 103, meets every
Wednesday night, in Holden’s Hall,
—Henry lloss, Secretary.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
—Take the Messenger.
—The fourth ia come and gone.
—No rain on the fourth, to hurt,
but plenty of dust.
—Who says the Negro’s moral
conduct is not improving ?
—Yeiy good order throughout
the fourth. Less than half dozen
arrests.
—Tell them not to hollow so loud
next time,and take the Messenger.
—One white man had his nose
bruised by a colored gentleman, for
insulting a lady, on the 4th.
—The merriment and music of
the 4th, continued throughout the
next day, as the visitors were leav
ing all day.
•
—The address to the firemen came
off at the mint yard about 1 o'clock.
Mr. S. H. Garland did credittoboth
himself and his rate.
—There were very large crowds
at each of the festivals, on the night
of the 4th, and good order prevailed
at each, throughout the entire eve
ning.
—The 4th was pretty generally
observed by the colored people
around here.
—There will be a corner stone
laying in Greensboro on Monday,
next, by the Odd Fellows, for a Bap
tist Church.
—Who says we are not improving,
when we celebrate the 4th of July
with several thousand people in the
city, and hare such good ofler?
—The Prohibitionists of Maine
have endorsed the Republican
ticket.
—According to the now appor
tionment, the next electoral College
will contain 401 members.
—The colored men of Nashville,
Tcnn., want to establish a cotton
factory.
—Among the best and newsiest
exchanges we have, is the Chicago
Conservator.
—The Concord Register, of June
23d, has a large picture ofCol. Chas.
R. Jones, and a sketch of his life.
—Hon. J. H. Smyth, of North
Carolina, U. S. Minister to Liberia,
sailed on the 13th of June.
—They say that praying chris
tion soldier, Gen. 0. O. Howard,
danced at a ball at West Point, a
tew weeks ago.
—Just give us time and wo will
show the world that the Negro is
the equal of any race. Just pay
your money and support the Mes
senger, and the world need not wait
long to see what we are doing hero.
—Don’t send any more notices to
the preacher to read in church, un
less they are of a religious nature.
Bring them to the Messenger. —
Everybody reads it.
—An exchange says, while a col
ored man was plowing in his field
the other day, down in Louisiana,
he struck something which turned
out to be a jar with about 810.000
in it. Be sure to see what your
plow strikes.
—The firemen neglected the Mes
senger throughout their festivities.
On account of the crowd and excite
ment we excuse them; but say to
parties having entertainments and
desiring complimentary notices,
they must give our reporter compli
mentary tickets as the Samaritans
did upon this occasion. Editors
never have money to pay, but are
generally privileged characters.
They sometimes tell when a lady
wears a black dress with blue trim
mings.
Pertonali.
E. J. Sawyer, Esq., of Bcnnetts
ville, S. C., was with us two days
this week.
Miss Mary Hayes was to leave us
yesterday for the country where she
will “teach the young idea how to
shoot.”
Rev. W. A. Sinclair of the Knights
of Wise Men, Nashville, Tcnn., stop
ped in our city on Tuesday. He
was on hia way from tho Press con
vention.
Among the excursionists we were
pleased to meet J. T. Rafra, of Dar
lington and Rev. W. H. Smith of Co
lumbia, S. C.
Miss Georgio Williams and Sallie
Hall have returned home from their
visit to Monroe. •
Mrs. J. H. Davis and Miss Hattie
Johnson of Wilmington are spend
ing a few weeks in our city the
guests of Mrs Carrie Thompson.
Col. Ham Jones delivered the sil
ver trumpet to the Neptunes in a
neat little speech.
We regret to learn that Rev. G.
B. Fanner of Newbern keeps in bad
health.
Misses Bottie Archibald and Em
ma Johnson were over to see friends
on the 4th.
Prof. Wallace, of Atlanta, the mu
sic teacher, was in the city this
week to see how his boys are get
ting,on with the horns.
In the brass band from Columbia
there was the father and three sons;
the Wallace family.
Rev. Joseph C. Prica is expected
home some time in July or August.
Hon. O. H. Dockoy and Mr. W.
A Guthrie, candidate for Judge in
the 4th Distriot were in the city -on
Thursday,
Accidents During ths Week.
While out riding with a lady
friend, on Thursday afternoon, La
ban Williams was thrown from his
horse and killed.
Henry Knox, a colored boy,about
12 years old, was murdered in Mon
roe by somo unknown party, and
stuck in a post-hole, head down
ward.
As the train was leaving Salem
for Greensboro, on the Fourth,some
person fired a pistol, the ball went
through one man’s hand and struck
another in tho breast, killing him
instantly. All colored.
The Firemen.
Our city was given up on the 4th
to tho firemen. Those living near
the public square wero waked early
in the morning by the sound of the
drum and horn.
On the 3rd, about 3} o’clock, a
spqpial train arrived from Columbia
with tho Enterprise company, of
that city, accompanied by ono of
tho best brass bands in tho South.
They were not expected at that
hour, heitce they were not met by
our firemen, but were conducted to
the hall of the Neptunes where they
were all well provided for.
The Capo Fear company, of Wil
mington, wero met at the C. C. de
pot on the morning of the 4th, and
conducted to the hall of the Nep
tunes and provided for. This com
pany brought a brass band also.
Tho procession was formed in
front of the First Presbyterian
Church in the following order, by
Chief Marshal James Pethel, and
Capt. Mack Taylor, of the Nep
tune :
Charlotte Band,
Neptune, No. 3, with Engine,
Columbia Band,
Enterprise, No. 1, with Engine,
Capo Fear Band,
Cape Fear Company, No. 3, of Wil
mington,
Carriages.
Tho procession marchod through
the principal streets, and were re
viewed by the Mayor and Chief of
Fire Department.
The contest for the silver trum
pet came off about 4) o’clock. The
distance run was 250 yards. Thou
sands of people thronged the streets
to witness tho very exciting con
test. The prize was won by the
Neptune’s and presented by Col.
Ham Jones, and received by Mr. J.
T. Schenck, in very neat little
speeches.
The Enterprise company left us
on Wednesday after 2 o’clock. The
Cape Fear left tho same evening at
8 o’clock.
The firemen’s festival was a grand
affair, and all seemed to have had
fun enough for one day. Soberness
and good behavior was the order of
tho day.
Samaritan Anniversary.
The Good Samaritans under the
jurisdiction of Grand Lodge No. 2,
turned out on the 4th to celebrate
the anniversary of Silver Hill Lodge.
They marched through some of the
principal streets to Zion Methodist
Church, where they wore addressed
by their Grand Secretary, Mr. Cal
vin S. Brown, of Salisbury. His ad
dress was a masterly effort, as he is
a fair specimen of a born orator,
baying the ability to write a good
speech and say it with effect.
The order turned out in large
numbers, but hearers outside of tho
order were few, both on account of
the excitement and racing up town,
and a misunderstanding as to when
the speaking would be. The speak
ing came off at 3 o’clock, sharp,
which caused us to miss a part of it
as we were expecting to hear it at
5 o’clock. After the speech the or
der returned through several of the
principal streets, to their hull, to
prepare for the festival at night.
The festival was at Oates' Hall,
which was densely packed 'till a
late hour. Everything w#s perfectly
orderly, and the festival a grand
success. We wish them a return of
many such anniversaries.
G. U. 0. OF 0. F. OF AMERICA.
Relief Fund Bureau.
To the Lodges and Households and to
all the Branches of the Order in
General.
GREETING:
Brethren, in accordance with the
proposition from Prido of Jefferson
Lodge No. 1679, of New Orleans,
La., for the organization a Relief
Fund Burenu, and the same was
approved of and adopted by the A.
M. C., held at Richmond, Va., Octo
ber, 1880, and the S. C. of M., was
duly charged and empowered to or
ganize and put in operation.
We therefore respectfully and ear
nestly call your attention to tho im
portance and benefit of tho same.
And wo do hereby officially inform
you that at the Quarterly Session
of the S. C. of M., held January 9th,
1882, after due and careful consider
ation, duly organized and put into
immediate operation the Relief Fund
Bureau (as adopted by tho A. M. C.,
of 1880) under tho direct care and
supervision of tho S. C. of M., by the
election of a President, Secrotary
and Board of Directors, composed of
the entire S. C. of M. Brethren of
the Lodges and Sisters of the House
hold, the plants simple, comprehen
sive and within the reach of all.
There is no A and B class, but all
are equal.
Ist. All tho members of the Or
der, including the Sisters of the
Household of Ruth, are constituted
members of the Relief Fund on the
payment ot One Dollar each, and on
payment of an annual tax of Twon
ty-flve Cents each, said tax to bo
paid in January of each year, and
an assessment of Ten Cents against
every contributing member of the
Relief Fund Bureau on tho death of
a member entitled to the relief.
2nd. The P. S. of each Lodge and
the W. S. of each Household of Ruth
shall keep a book, and register
therein the names and amounts paid
by the members into the Relief
Fund Bureau, and it shall be the du
ty of the P. S. and W. S. to furnish
to the Secretary of the Bureau on
the first of each month, a copy of
the names and the amounts paid to
tho Relief Fund.
3rd. On the death of a financial
member of the Order who has con
tributed regularly to the Relief
Fund, it shall be the duty of the P.
S. and W. S. of the Household to
send a certificate of the fact to the
Secretary of the Bureau, signed by
the six principal officers of ihe Lodge,
stating the time of death, and also a
certificate from the attending phy
sician stating the cause of death.
When tho papers are in due form
and satisfactory, the Secretary shall
transmit to the person or persons
authorized to receive it, the amount
of One Thousand Dollars, or such
amount as the membership of the
Bureau will admit of, as per taxa
tion. Members writing to the Sec
retary of tho Bureau for informa
tion will please enclose P. O. stamp.
Please send all monies per P. O.
Order or Registered letter. Mem
bers of the Lodges and Household
may send money and application di
rect to tho Secretary of the Bureau,
as per form.
We trust that the members will
send in their applications forthwith,
and thereby make stronger the
bonds of our Order, and socure a lib
eral and universal benefit to your
widows and orphans and the be
reaved of the Order in general.
For further regulations and infor
mation, see page 127 of A. M. C.
Minutes of 1880.
Respectfully submitted in F. •L.
and T.
Wm. M. T. Forrester, Pres. W.
C. H. Curtis, See’y.
D. B. Bowser,
Wm. H. Hill,
J. P. Jones,
B. F. Gross,
S. W. Chask,
A. K. Manning,
Directors.
Please address all communica
tions for tho Bureau to W. C. H.
CURTIS, P. O. Box No. 36, Brook
lyn, E. D., N. Y.
Egypt.
Mr. J. C. McCoan, in his “Egypt as It
Is,” states that the population ot Egypt
proper, which includes a strip of coun
try 1,000 miles long and 350 miles wide
between the Mediterranean Sea and the
first cataract of the Nile, is 5,500,000-
made up of settled Arabs or Fellaheen
4,500,000, Bedouins 300,000, Turks 10,-
000, Costs, (or descendants of ancient
Egyptians) 500,000, Abyssinians 3,000,
Nubians and Soudanis (slaves) 40,000,
Jews 20,000, Rajah Greeks 20,000, Sy
rians 7,000, Armenians 10,000, various
foreigners 60,000. Other authorities
make the European population 68,000.
The Uellabeen are a patient and pacific
race, and have had their share of op
pression. The Turkish element was
introduced in 1517, when Sultan Selim
dethroned the Mamelouk Booghite dy
nasty and made Egypt at Ottoman pro
vince. The real Egyptian element is in
the Cost population, who are Christians
of the old Monophysite sect.condemned
as heretical by the Council of Cfaalcs
don in the sixth century. These peo
ple are intelligent, but avaricious and
perfidious. Many of them were em
ployed in the government offices at
Cairo, but Arab! Bey discharged them
when he came into power last year.
The Motive for Interference in Egypt.
Baltimore Sun.
A large portion of the American
press afflicts itself in contemplating
what it calls the “wickedness” of En
gland and France “in interfering in
Egypt to secure the payment of loans,”
the bonds of which are in the hands of
a few great capitalists, and the pro
ceeds of which were squandered upon
objects in which the Egyptians had no
concern. But what are the facts? The
main object of the present interfer
ence. as of the institution of the joint
control by Beaconsfield in 1870, is polit
ical rather than financial. It is absurd,
therefore, to protest that the Egyptians
are being ground down in order “to
minister to the greed of international
loan-mongers.” But. putting out of
view the necessity England is under of
looking after the great water-way to
India and the interest in all North Af
rican questions which the possession of
Algiers, Tunis and part of Central Af
rica gives to France, it is worth while
to recall the financial facts of Egypt’s
history within the last half-dozen yean.
Ismail, the former Khedive, borrowed
money unstintedly at very high rates
of interest from European Tenders,
mainly French financiers, and part of
the funds so obtained he spent in build
ing railroads and other works, Which
to-day make a good return for the capi
tal invested in them; the rest he squan
dered. The failure of the Khedive to
pay interest on his debt brought with
it, beside the establishment of the
Anglo-French financial control, what
Gen. Mahone would call a “readjust
ment” of the Egyptian debt.. The sum
total was reduced and the interest on
te remainder was cut down to four
or five* per cent, per annum. Not
withstanding this “scaling,” Egyptian
securities, after England and France
took charge of Egyptian finances, im
proved in value and passed for the most
part out of the hands of the French
capitalists, who had up to this time
been the principal holders, into the
keeping of English investors. But, as
said before, it was not theories of bond
holders that led Lord Beaconsfield to
consent to the Anglo-French control.
In bis day, as now, it was held that a
bad financial administration of Egypt
would probably lead to internal trou
bles, followed by intervention on the
part of Turkey or some other power,
and it was to institute financial reforms
that would prevent the recurrence ot
political complications that the joint
control was established. In this the
control has proved a success, and has
greatly ameliorated the condition of
the Egyptian peasantry. The laDd in
Egypt Is owned by the State, and the
reut is paid as a tax. Under the old re
gime the amount of the tax was con
tinually being altered, the collectors
were usually corrupt and extorted extra
sums for the benefit of their own pock
ets, and, to add to the embarrassment
of the taxpayer, the tax was levied at
the beginning of the year, before the
farmers had gotten in their crops. The
consequence was that the local usurers
extorted 30 or 40 per cent on loans
made for payment of taxes. All this
the control has changed for the better,
so that the fellah is not to-day over
taxed. When land subject to the State
tax sells for from sls to S2O per acre, it
is plain that the burden upon it cannot
be considered excessive. The Loudon
Truth holds that the Egyptian farmer,
in view of the excellence of his soil, its
annual fertilization by the Nile, and
the small proportion of his earnings
exacted under the system established
by the Anglo-French control, is “far
less heavily taxed and far better off
than an English farmer holding the
same acreage.”
The Tkreatealag Outlook at Alezaa
dria.
London, July 5.— A despatch from
Alexandria says: Admiral Seymour
complained to the Governor of Alexan
dria regarding the placing of two large
guns in position threatening the fleets,
and the explanations offered were
deemed unsatisfactory. Admiral Sey
moursubeequently intimated that if the
works were not stopped he would
promptly take measures to stop them.
A News despatch from Alexandria con
firms the above and says if Admiral
Seymour’s intimation remains unheed
ed decisive action will be taken direct
ly-
The correspondent of the News at
Berlin says the English and French ad
mirals at Alexandria have asked their
governments to authorize the bombard
ment of the forte unless the works are
■topped. _
It ia said that the evictions of Irish
tenants average one thousand per
week.