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Charlotte Messenger. • Published evsry Batardsyet CHARLOTTE, H. Q V ■'* -- -BY- W. C. SMITH. Bubacriptlon Ha tea. (Always in Advance.) • I» k BUO S months, ..... LOO « " 15 4 go 5 •• ..... 40 • Single oopy, ..... S Notify osat one* of all fafltme at tUa paper to reach yon on time. All money must be sent by Regiatar, Money erder or Postal note to W. . SMITH. Short correspondence on subjects of Inter eat to the public Is solicited; hot persona must not be disappointed if they fail to see their articles in our columns. We am not responsible for the views of ccrreepamdanta. Anonymous communications go to the waste basket. WBIT DOES IT MEAN—MR. DANCY ( .MPST TELL. Two weeks ago we were somewhat perplexed by the appearance of an article in the Star of Zion, which reflected very seriously upon oar condact “with regard to Zion Wesley College.” The reference in the Star was intended to, and does, tend one to believe that we were guilty of something wrong while in Salisbury “with regard to Zion Wesley College.” II was a dastardly, dirty and ungentle manly hit, intended to injure us with the readers of the Star. We did not care to have a newspaper controversy with Mr. Dancy, and wrote him a private letter, and he promised to “fix up the matter satisfactorily.” Instead of doing so in his last issue, he heaps insult upon in jury. He says he wants it understood that he does not wish to do us an injury, while he goes right on to accuse us of doing wrong, and makes no effort to cor rect the wrong done us the week previous which we complained to him of. We care nothing at all for his ill feeling and prejudice so clearly shown in these un christian and false innuendoes; and as our experience in the journalistic field is wider than his, we snppose he might be a little more sparing in his advice. The editor of this paper has never done anything “with regard to Zion Wesley College” that he is ashamed of or is not proud of, except the sacrifices made by going there to manage the printing office. No one knows that better than Jno. C. Dancy, and his underhanded flings at ns are the malicious outcroppings of a wick ed heart. His only effort was to break us down, and his political experience seems to have fitted him for the effort in the way of demagogues and low sicken ing politicians, instead of the editor of a religions newspaper, the tenor of which ought to be held up to decency and truth, at least. We have as much love for Zion con nection as Dancy, and wc arc willing to stand on our arguments and charges. Why does he continue to endeavor to place us in opposition to the connection ? That only shows cowardice and weak ness in him. Wc are ready to repeat and stand by every charge we have made against him, and he has not denied them, though he charges us with dodging the issue. He said we ridiculed the masses. That was false. He said Prof. Harris heard Bishop Jones’ sermon, etc. That was false. He intimates that wc did something wrong “with regard to Zion Wesley College. That is maliciously false. Mr. Dancy must understand that we have reputation in North Caroliua as a rolored journalist as well as himself. That, when he crushed us in this way, it will be after wc have exhausted all legit imate means to stand. If Mr. Dancy wall not correct his error in a gentlemanly manner, then he shall be held personally responsible for the result of this contro versy. The editor of this paper has been falsely accused of putting reports in cir culation concerning Z. W. college. While Prof. Harris has told us that the report came from Bishop Lomax, and Bishnp Lomax told us himself it came M rom him, yet Mr. Dancy tells the world shat “leading Zionites have a right to watch the editor of this paper, for the part he played with regard to Zion Wes ley College, etc. The editor of this pa per loves Zion Wesley College, and looks upon it with much pride, but he will not Allow Jno. Dancy to hide himself behind ita walls, and cringingly under the coat tails of the Bishop, to crush snd kill out our paper. If Mr. Dancy will not act like a man, and do us the justice to tell his readers what ha meant by the innt/cn doc* against ut, then we deem it necessary to tell the world a few tnings concerning our connection with the college, what we suppose Mr. Dancy refers to, the or igin snd outgrowth of the slanderous re ports and why the efforts to saddle it on us. We shall not stop with these col umns, hnt as Mr. Dancy lias refused us justice through the same relumes which he attempts t« injure us. we will make a pamphlet, and we will reach every min ister in Zion Connection that it is’hqpoH siblr for us to reach. If it hurts us, wc will bear it. If it hurts the Coliego, the fietty spite snd malicious actions of John C. Danry shall lie held responsible. Mr. li.iin y, hike warning. THE ELECTION. Last Tuesday was election day through the whole country. That which interests us most ontsido of our own State is the election of Crngreismen. The present indications are that the democratic majonety in the next house well be reduced to about ten. The most noteworthy changes took place in North Carolina and Virginia. Israel I Abbott a straightout black republican is elected in the 2nd district over O'Hara, and Simmons. John Nichols an old time straightout republican is elected from the 4th or Raleigh District. J. W. Brower, an old time straightout republi can is elected in the fifth or Greensboro District. So in the next Congress wc will have three true blue republicans, ono of which is as black as any man i who ever graced the seat of a Congress ] man. j With the disaffection of the demecrat I ranks shown in this last election, wc arc now fully codvinced that our course was the proper one. Had Dockery Russell, Hayes Proctes or any good, republican been nominated in this district he would have been elected beyond doubt» aad we would not now b 3 ashamed for stultifying ourselves in voting for Chas. R Jones. We might have not only scorned a signal victory in this District, but it may torn out that the change in our district might have given Congress to the republicans. Doctor Mott and his pets around Charlotte are responsible. Where the republicans stood on principle they won with honest republicans. In the Ist District they tried a democrat and failed. In this and the tlth District they tried democrats and failed. In the Bth District where the vote is largely white, they tried a wholesouled republi can and they won, as they did in the 4th and would have done in the 6th, had wc not been led by men like Mott Gordon, Norment and such demagogues as Char. R. Jones from the front ranks of the democrat. In Virginia, Mahonc was defeated for nomination, and he took a back E«at. The republicans gain five Con gressmen and as they had one before they now have six, the democrats three and Knights of Labor one. They laid aside re-adjesterism, liberalism, inde pendentism Ac, and put forward men of fixed principles, men known to be true repubicans, and they won. Morrisen the horrizontal tariff reform er of Illinois J G Carlisle of Kentucky, the present seaker of the House, is said to be beaten by a republican. A telegram from Raleigh at 10 o’clock this morning says it is believed the Re publicans have a majority in the Legisla ture and have elected the Judicial ticket Personal.; Misa Bettie Young, of Lexington, re turned home last week. Miss Annie Haynes, ol Salisbury, re turned home last night after a stay of several weeks in our city. Mr- C- B. Boger, of Concord, was in the city last Monday and the legislative bee seemed to be buzzing in his ear. Rev. Hampton, of Monroe, is in the city and will give panoramic exhibitions at some of our churches next week. Min Addie MeAuley is spending a few days with relatives at home. She has been teaching in Wadesboro. We had a pleasant call from Mr. 1. I. Waleer this week. He reports Zion Wesley College moving on finely. We are informed that Mr. J. AV. Brown, of this city, has been appointed one of the marshals at the colored fair D6xt week. Min Mary Foster has returned to the city after spending several weeks with relatives in Saliabury. She will begin at once to giro lessons in mnsic, paint ing and fancy work. Mr. A. W. Calvin is suffering severely with an abscess on the cheek from a tooth. He has been confined to hie room for several days. Messrs. Johh Holloway and Valin tine Howe were on the legislative ticket elected in New Hanover this week as was Mr. J. £. Sampsom re-elected Reg ister of Deeds. These are all colored men. Mr. R. T. Wedding ton has moved in to the house jnet finished by Mr. J. M. Hegler, adjoining Mr. Robt. Hayes and J. M. Hagler. A recent number of the Irish Times contained the following advertisement; “How to change the color of an alco holic red nose- Recipe, which is effec tual in nine cases out of ten, may be had by sending postal c -der for 10s. to K 788, this office.” The Secretary of the ! Dublin Total Abstinence Society hap pened to see this advertisement, and the next day he inserted another advertise ment quoting it and adding: “How to change the color of an alcoholic red nose—Don’t waste 10a.; call over to the coffee palace, 6 To .vnsend street, and in !i0 cases out of 100, sign the pledge ar.d keep it, your nose will assume its na tural shape and color.” Lead Poisoning, A writer In the St. Louis Globe-Demo crat says of lead-poisoning: The commonest of all the poisons which ore accidentally taken into the human system is lead. This metal is used so freely and constantly in every civilized community that the only really remark able think about lead poisoning is its rarity. Still, as before stated, it is the commonest poison to produce a decidedly deleterious effect. Pure lead is not poi sonous, but it enters into many chemical combinations with facility, and all of these which can be dissolved in water or digestive juices are poisonous. Fortu nately, some of the commonest lead salts are insoluble in ordinary drinking water. It is also fortunate that such waters art not very pure, otherwise the leed would be more easily dissolved and taken into the system. The lime in ordinary “hard” water forms with the lead a hard, inso luble coating upon the inside of lead pipes that effectually prevents the lead dissolving. If the water flowing through pipes be extremely pure, like that from the Denver artesian wells, or if it have plenty of carbonic acid gaa in it, as that from eodß fountains, lead and its ordinary salts are readily dissolved in it. Conse quently, lead pipes should never be used when such waters for drinking purposes have to flow through them. Rain water is free from lime, hence the same cau tion about the use of lead pipes applies to cisterns unless the reservoir is lined with a lime cement. If water of more than average parity has remained in lead pipes over night it is apt to con tain considerable of the metal. Hence people who drink much of acoholic liquors in the evening are apt to drink freely of water from the hydrant in the morning to satisfy the intense thirst due to over-night potations. Consequently drunkards are liable to lead-pois oning to a greater extent than the abstainers, and this from an unsuspected source. The pipes in soda fountains should be lined with tin. This is generally done, but if they are broken by accident and repaired in the usual manner, by soldering, they may become dangerous, for the solder is com posed chiefly of lead. Numerous cases of poisoning from the habitual drinking of soda water first drawn in the morning have been observed. Slaves In Western Australia The method of procuring these slaves is simple, but effective. The settler who desires the labor of a native man, woman or child, draws up a paper, in which the native is made to say that he offers him self for employment for a certain period. The master signs this document, and the native makes his cross in presence of a policeman, and the thing is done. From that time the native is as roally a slave as though his master owned him body and soul. He is generally ignorant of the contents of the paper which he has “signed,” but it placeß him absolutely in the power of his master to do with him as he pleases during the term of the “as signment, ” and at its close he is fright ened into signing again. Most of the natives thus assigned are kidnapped and brought in from the interior, and when once they have made the cross, whose significance they do not appreciate, they are held by the magistrates as subject to the Masters and Servants act of Great Britain, and punished under its pro visions if they run away, although that law was never intended to apply to bar barous people. Mr. Gribble relates many instances of the cruelites practiced on the Australian slaves, of the manner in which they are loaded with chains for trivial offenses, and of the indignities which are heaped upon the women and girls. Most of the slaves are used in working the pearl fisheries, and the punishment for steal ing pearls is in many cases instant death, the master acting as judge, conned and jury. In one day sixty of the unfor tunates—men, women and children— were thus summarily executed, and often the natives are shot for running away. Men make a regular business of kid napping the natives for assignment.— New York Times. _ Effective Vaccination. As protection by ordinary vaccination is not secured until after the lapse of thirteen or fourteen days—that is, a period at least equal to that required for smallpox to develop—it has been consid ered of no use after symptoms of the dis ease have been already infected. But by a modified method, a Russian medical student, M. Gubcrt, claims to make such late vaccination effective. In experi ments on dogs ho has rapidly saturated the system with protective virus by sev eral successive daily inoculations with calf lymph, by which means he has suc ceeded in bringing the vaccination process to completion within four or five days. This result has enabled him to \ arrest the development of smallpox in I twenty-sevcu persons in whom he was quite sure the disease was incubating, while in twelve others the disease was modified to simple varioloid. Science can do wonders, and it is now :aay to produce “crocodile tears” or any Jther sort required. Hie essential oil of | unions can now be extracted. A single 1 drop of this oil upon the handkerchiel produces a flow of tears; two drops cause persistent sobbing, and three grief ol >hc most auffocatiug and gasping kind. Faots About Pearls. While most gems, except the diamond, go out of style, the latter and the pearl are always in vogue. Ono of the best dressed gentlemen in New York always appenred in the afternoon with a poarl pin in his neckgear. It was valued at $5,000, was perfectly spherical and like a drop of dew. Black p earls, obtained in the Gulf of Mexico, are fashionable in mourning, and the red pearls, obtained from the great conch strombus gigas, are equally esteemed with diamonds. They are not strictly pearls, being rich pink concretions, that after a while lose their color or fade. Pink pearls, with a rosy hue, are found in the Belebes, also in Japan, while those from the Gambier Islands are noted for their bronze tint. They are taken from the curious hammer oyster (malleus) so often seen is collec tions. In the Marianne archipelago green pearls are found, and greatly esteemed by some collectors. They are quite rare. The pure white pearls are found in their greatest excellence in the Gulfs of Persia and Manaar. Other tints are not un common in pearls. Thus about one hun dred years ago two pearls were found near Ceylon which were almost of ruby red and of great value. They are now the property of the Bajah of the Sulu Islands. Pearls, unlike other gems, are liable to loose their beauty; thus age will utterly destroy a pearl. Tombs that have been opened after several hundred years, where pearls have been known to have been placed, have been found without them, the gems being represented by a few grains of dust. This is said to bo the result of a kind of decay or malaise. It is, however, possible to prevent this by keeping them from greasy or soapy water, and occasionally placing them in magnesia. Even at the present day there is much misconception regarding pearls. Some writers affirm them to be the products of disease, and a variety of theories are of fered to explain them. Pearls are, how ever, mere concretions in the tissues of the animal. Generally there is first some irritating substance, as perhaps a grain of sand; this is covered by a deposit of nacre, so that its sharp edges are rounded off. It continues to grow by this con tinued addition, until in somo cases the shells cannot close,yand the mollusk be comes a victim to its attempts at self preservation. The pearls in the tissues are generally the most perfect, but when they escape and rest upon the shells they become attached and irregular in shape. Attached pearls are also found in an other way; the oyster is attacked by nu mcrous boring parasites, and to prevent the encroachments of these the nacre is heaped up over the spot, so that a poarl more or less perfect is soon formed. The pearl fisheries of the United States are not confined to our southern borders, as the rivers of Kentucky, Ohio and New Jorsey havo produced many exceedingly valuable pearls, that have sold for large sums in the European markets.— San Francisco Call. Bird Stories. At least one hundred and twenty thou sand rice birds are sold in New York in a season. Among the treasures of Orange county, New York, exhibited at its recent fair, was a parrot which is known to be at least eighty-six years old. In an effort to sustain the reputation of the West a Columbus fNeb.) hen laid an egg the other day which measured 6 j by 7} inches in circumference. A big bird with head and face like aD ape, with bulging eyes surrounded by a fringe of gray hair, and with ears like a man’s, save that they are covered with fine gray hair, was captured in Fort Wayne the other day, and crowds visit it daily. H. L. Clark, of Higganum, Conn., brags because one of his ducks has laid 160 eggs this season, which is four times the yield of the average duck. What is more, from one of these 160 eggs was hatchad a four-legged duckling that still lives and walks, using all of its legs as if that was the proper thing for young ducks. Mr. Green, of Woodbury, N. J., says that a carrier pigeon with nine others was liberated from Millville recently.and that it became lost from the others and kept flying until it died of starvation. II is the custom of these birds never to give up their search for the point they are flying for. They will refuse to cat in strange places, and will keep on the wing until exhausted. An immense hawk entered a poultry yard at Washington, Ga., and seized a very large Shanghai chicken, but could not take it from the ground. The cook and the yard boy ran out and with sticks tried to make the hawk loose the chicken, but he would not at first give uuhis prey so easily. When the servant would touch him he would hiss like a goose and hold to the chicken tighter than ever. He soon found that it was impossible to take it with him and flew off, leaving it badly wounded. Tbs Maiden’s Choice. The maiden’s eyes no longer beam At tue mere mention of ice cream. When chilly grows the autumn night. The ice cream loses its delight. But oyster kUws served smoking hot The pretty girl detpise. not —Boston Courier. Making a Railroad, When the war closed one of the Georgto railroads hadn’t a depot or a frrigh house on its lme, and its rolling ■*** consisted of two old locomotives and fom flat-cars. These couldn’t roll until new ties and rails were laid, and the outlook was dubious enough. However, the president called a meeting of the boara Jo sec what could be done. When he had stated the condition of the track and equipment he added that the com pany hadn’t a dollar in cash and no col lateral to borrow money on. He than asked what should be done. “I move wc declare a dividend of ten per cent.,” boldly replied one of the di rectors. , , It was a thunder-clap which knocked ’em all down; but he followed it up by offering to loan the company SBB,OOO to make the dividend, and a dividend was declared. The stock at once leaped from thirty-four to ninety cents, and in a year it was holdnt 108, and paying dividends on that.—American Railroader. Brown, Weddlngfon & Co., HARDWARE DEA ERS, Charlotte, N. O. M — THE LARCEBT STOCK OF HARDWARE, CUTLEBY, GUNS, WOODENWARE, ROPES, Agricultural Implements, BLACKSMITHS, CARPENTERS And other tools in the State. A call is solicited. Brown, Weddlngton & Co. A. W. CALVIN —DEAMER IN — FAMILY BROGERIES of all kinds. Country produce always on hand. CHICKENS, EGGS, BUTTER and all kinds of VEGETABLES and FRUITS. ALSO DEALER IN LUMBER and Building Material. Free delivery to all parts of the city. W. M. WilsontOo DRUGGISTS, CHARLOTTE, N. C. BUIST’S NEW CROP TURNIPSEED RED TOP, FLAT DUTCH, GOLDEN BALL. AMBER GLOBE, WHITE GLOBE, WHITE NORFOLK, REI) TOP GLOBE, POMERANEAN WHITE GLOBE, RUTABAGA, SEVEN TOP, SOUTHERN PRIZE), YELLOW ABER DEEN. ALL FRESH —AND AT— LOWEST PRICES, Wholesale and Retail. W. M. WILSON ft CO., DRUGGIST 8, Charlotte, IV. C. PHOTOGRAPHS in all the latent styles and finish. Photographs Enlarged to any size from small pictures. No need to send them NORTH. Jrnit as Rood work done right here at boras and as eheap as in New York. Work Guaranteed. Call and see us H. CAUMCARTCN. CHARLOTTE, N. O. *lO If. YOUR attention. Our fall Stock is in. Our stock ol Dress Goods and Trimmings were never so cheap and pretty as at this season. Big rtock of Ladies Wraps, mcluding all the new novelties. oent " L n ' l ‘ >r wear. Clrtin, Hals, B* Stas, &. A good home made Blanket, made at Leaksville, Rockingham county, N. C., or $4 80. Fine lino of Yarns from ame mills. Carpet Mats in white aad colors. Jeans, Casslmers, Ac., Be sure and try a pair of Evitts’ Shoes, every pair guaranteed. Will be glad to show you our goods, and hoping to sell you more _ than ever. We are truly yours, Harram & Alexander, SMITH BUILDING Samplessent at request. Dr. J. T- ’William ■ Offers his professional services to the gnsal public. ‘ CALLS ANSWERED DAY AND IHSHT - BOBS A ADAMS FOR BOOKS AND STATIONAY, AND v. School Supplies. Special Discount to Teachers. ROSS I ADAMS. Next to First National Bank, » Charlotte, N. C. C. W. HENDERSON, DEALER IN r - GROCERIES, PROVISIONS AND Country Produce. Fin* Cigars and Tobacco. East Trade Street, Charlotte, N. O. WE DON’T CARE I IF Everybody Knows It That we have a complete Stock of MGS m MEDICINES. Drug., Chemical., Fatont Medicine., Fsney Goode and Toilet Artlilee. Which ffe are selling at very reasonable Prices * . —toj— Paints, Oils, Etc. W A lot of Fresh TURNIP SEED just received. Pnsciiifc Carefolly Compounded. OR. H. M. WILDER, Charlotte, N. C. Virginia House, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Accommodations furnished travelers at reasonable rates. Comfortable beds and rooms. House located in the central and businea part of the city. Table fur nished with the best of the market. Meals at all hours. J. M. GOODE, Prop. CHARLOTTE N. C. HENDERSONS BABBEN SHOP The Oldest and Beet. Experienced end polite workmen always ready to wait on customers. Hen you #lll get e Neat Hair Cut, end n oiaan Shave. John 8. Henderson. East Trade St. CHARLOTTE. N. O.
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