CHARLOTTE MESSENGER.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 188 G.
OCR CHURCHES.
St. Michael’s (P. E.) Church, Mint St.
Services at 10 a. m. and Bp. m. Sunday
school at 4 p.m. Rev. P. P. Alston, pas
tor.
M. E. Church, South, Graham St. Ser
vices at 3 p. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday
school at 10 a. m. Rev. E. M. Collett,
pastor.
First Baptist Church, South Church St.
Services at 11 a. in., 3 p. m. and 8 p. m.
Sunday-school at 1 p. in. Rev. A. A.
Powell, pastor.
Ebenezer Baptist Church, East Second
St. Services at 11 a. in., 3p. in. and Bp.
m. Sunday-school at 1 p. m. Rev. Z.
Hauohton, pastor.
Presbyterian Church, corner Seventh
and College Sts. Services at 3 p. m. and
Bp. m. Suuday-school at 10 a. m. llev.
R. P. Wycue, pastor.
Clinton Chapel, (A. M. E. Z.) Mint St.
Services at 11 a. in., 3 p. ni. and 8 p. in.
Sunday-school at Ip. in. Rev. M. Slade,
pastor.
Little Rock, (A. M. E. Z.) E St. Ser
vices at 11 a. m., 3 p. m. and 8 p. m.
Rev. Wm. Johnson, pastor.
LOCAL.
It is said to be a fact that a fast day
line of cars will be put on the Carolina
Central road on the 20th inst.
Mr. Griffith has left the jail, and
the new sheriff has appointed his
brother-in-law to take charge of the
prisoners.
11. B. Hartsfield advertises in this
issue his excellent stock of china ami
glassware. Give him a call for your
Christmas goods.
The present term of Federal Courl
is presided over by Judges Dick am
Bond. A very large number of per
sons attending this court.
A bill has passed the lower liousi
of Congress that will give our city tin
free mail delivery system if our street?
be named and the houses numbered.
A. E. Rankin & Bro. sell the best
and the cheapest shoes in the city.
Several who have tried the old, thi
new, and the so-called cheap houses,
come back and say Rankin’s is the
best.
On account of inconvenience under
gone the last two or three weeks, we
have made arrangements which im
proves our appearance. After this wi
hope to reach our subscribers on Sat
urday.
Mr. L. M. Terrell has been made
assistant superintendent of railway
mail service, with headquarters at
Washington, and Mr. B. M. Turnei
is now superintendent of the fourth
division.
E. M. Andrews, the popular furni
ture dealer, beats the country in sell
ing the best and cheapest furniture in
the State and on the best terms. Don’t
forget the place—White Front, near
the Court House.
The trustee board of Clinton Chapel
has been reorganized by placing
Messrs. John Smith and Robert Grier
in the stead of Messrs. W. W. Smith
and Ephraim Potts. Mr. Grier will
lift the collections hereafter, and Mr.
James Foster will keep the church re
cord while Mr. Joe Freeman remains
preacher’s steward.
A number of white ladies, friends
to the colored hospital, held an art
and loan exhibit this week to raise
money for the colored home and hos
pital. Much pains were taken to
make it a grand success. We intimate
the sentiments of our people when we
say those ladies have our sincere
thanks for the interest manifested in
the good of our people.
Clinton Chapel Sabbath school was
reorganized last Wednesday night by
electing new officers. Care was taken
to select persons in full sympathy with
the pastor, and the teachers will be
such as will work for the success of
the administration. The principal
officers elected were : J. W. Gordon,
superintendent; Mrs. Diana Hall,
treasurer ; J. 0. Cunningham, secre
tary ; Walter Young, librarian.
On last Tuesday morning Henry
Ledbetter was found lying dead near
a house in the northern suburbs of the
city. Frank Thomas gave the first
alarm or information, and was after
wards arrested, and it is said that
Thomas admits that lie was in the
house the night before, and Ledbetter
shot in the house twice through the
window, and he (Thomas; shot back
once, and the bullet from his pistol
went through Ledbetter’s heart.
M. E. Reformed Conference.
The second session of the North
Carolina Annual Conference, of the
Methodist Episcopal Zion Reform
Church met in Hill’s chapel, Shelby,
N. C., at 10 o’clock a. m. on Wed
nesday, Nov. 24, 1880, Bishop A.
Hill presiding.
The presiding officer opened the
conference by reading 35th chapter ot
Isaiah and lining 67th hymn, and the
throne of grace was addressed by Rev.
S. Turner.
Rev. J. W. Roberts was elected
recording secretary, and Rev. J. D.
Jones statistical secretary—the former
also reporter to the Charlotte Mks-
SENGEIt.
The various committees were ap
pointed, and as no allotment had been
made for the introductory sermon, the
Committee on Devotion reported thai
Rev. J.D. Jones fill'that appointment.
A series of resolutions were offered
by Rev. J. W. Roberts, speaking in
high terms of the President’s procla
mation, and recommended that some
one be appointed to preach a thanks
giving sermon in conference, which
was unanimously adopted, the authoi
of the resolutions being appointed to
prereh the designated sermon.
Thursday morning was spent as di
rected previously, when a multitude
of persons attended the thanksgiving
sermon. Business of the conferenct
was resumed in the afternoon, when
Elder S. Hunter, of the Shiloh Bap
tist Association, was introduced to tin
conference. Pastoral reports wer
made and received. The report
showed a larger percent, of work don
ihis conference year than any previous
both spiritually and temporally, ther
>eing at least 50 per cent, added in
membership and financial worth.
All characters passed. Three can
lidates were admitted into full con
uection, two were ordained elders an
four deacons.
Elder Z. R. Patterson, who hai
been on mission work, spoke very en
couragingly of the progress made in
upper South Carolina and southeas
North Carolina, and thought the f' )VC
iurc would be favorable for refor mcr
lion. Many of the clergy and ii sct jjg
tors contributed to the elder foi hell,
purchasing of church sites, amoif b' )!t
to §ls.
The Bishop stated : “I have f
letters from the Independent '
list, of Knoxville, Tenn., des
consolidation with us, and aski?
conference to take action and r
them the basis on which wf
e
consolidate, which were read T
series of resolutions were forw;,
the above named church, tip
agreed upon by the conferi j
consolidalion.
Letters from other States we j
where we were invited to cor
organize our church, and pro
made for it to be done. ,
Hevs. Smith and Byers, of •
E. Church, were introduce
spoke, bidding us God-speed.
Saturday, the fourth day, ,
reports were made and letter
absent members of clerical ran
seen after.
An academy for the traini
teachers and lovers of educati
founded and put under the eh:
faithful hands.
Committees’ reports were r
and adopted, the one on tern')
advocating total abstinence of |
ous and malt liquors, seeing i
lieving it the greatest hindi
progress, spiritually and ten ' j
now existing, and total abstij
tobacco among the itinerant i.
The Sabbath was devoted
ship, Rev. J. W. Roberts p
tho annual sermon at 11 o’cl |
and Rev, J. IV. Flack the o\
sermon at 3 o’clock p. m. 8
hour four deacons and two el [
ordained. The Lord’s Su P j
administered at 7:30 o’cloq s i
services, when Elder L. - n ,
preached upon sanctification *
Monday, fifth day’s sessiG, c j
tions were offered for the
, (do
of ministers and reports re-
Conference adjourned, ,
Nelson's Chapel, Mill Spr
Wednesday in November, eg. !
fi'-il ;
Prof. K. L. Thornton, <jj“
a graduate of Howard Uniood
who is admitted to he one
oratora in the State, wil ln«t
city on the first of Janu uc *
speak at tfcc emancipation cn# .
Personals.
Mr. Watt Elliott, of Shelby, paid
us a short visit this week.
Mr. Henry Hardy, of Dallas, is in
our city this week a tending court.
Miss Georgia Simmons and Miss
Laura Lomax returned on Tuesday
from a visit to Salisbury.
Mr. A. L. Watt, of Lancaster, S.
C., has been in our city a week visit
ing friends and relatives.
Messrs. W. C. Coleman and Rich
ard McCrea, of Concord, arc on the
Federal Court jury this week.
Mr. Green Henderson left last
Wednesday night for Gastonia to visit
friends and recreate a few days.
Rev. G. L. Blackwell is well
pleased with the people of Statesville
and they are delighted with him.
Miss Annie Belle Hawkins, of Lou
isburg, passed through this city last
Wednesday to visit friends in Missis
sippi,
Presiding Elder Haines will hold a
quarterly meeting at the Graham
Street Methodist Episcopal Church
icxt Saturday.
Presiding Elder Rives held quarter
ly at Clinton Chapel last Tuesday
night, love feast Monday night and
:ommunion Sunday night.
Rev. D. J. Sanders, of the Afro-
Prcshytcrian, passed through the city
ihis week to visit Scotia. lie speaks
if moving his paper to this city.
Presiding Elder J. A. Tyler was
seen in the city last Sunday for the
irat time—on Sunday—in a year. He
tarts out on his quarterly rounds to
lay-
It Must lie Done.
After this issue many of our readers
w 11 fail to get the Messenger unless
they pay up. We arc preparing to
s’art out straight with the new year.
No one should expect to read a t>^\7,,j r |
without paying for it. Par nc
old and start in fo r ♦*-
. from the win
_ . . ..irof the cabin, where somi
... fluttering in the wind met hii
Among them he searched until hi
id a I ttlc blue stock ng which here
cd from the line, folded tenderly ami
:ed in his overcoat pocket, and ther
iut. for the main street of tire ramp,
e entered Henry Hawk's gambling
, the 1 irgcst in the place, where a
of miners and gamblers were at
play. Jack was well known in the camp,
and when he got upon a chair ahrt called
for attention, the hum of voices and the
clicking of ivory checks suddenly ceased.
Ui’hen in an earnest voice, he told them
what he had seen and heard, repeating
every word of the conversation betwe n
the mother and her two children In
conclusion he £aid.
‘ f ßoys. I think I know you, every one
of you. and I know what kind o’ mc-tal
yet made of. I’ve an idee that Sant}
Clnus knows jist whar that cabin's siti
wated, an’ I*vc an Idee lie'll find it afore
mrtrning. Hyar's one o’ the little gal’s
stockings that I hooked off'n the line
whir I heard the widder say slic'd hung
'em with the willin’. The daddy o’
them little uas was a good, hard-workin’
miner, an’ he crossed the range in the
line o’ duty, just as any of us is liable to
do in our dangerous business. Hyat
goes a twenty-dollar piece right down in
the toe, an hyar I lay the stocking on this
card table. Now chip in, much or lit-;
tie, as ye kin afford.”
‘ Hold them checks of mine on the ace- j
jack,” raid Urocky Clark, a gambler, j
and, leaving the farotable, he pi;Led the i
little stocking up carefully, looked at it
tenderly, and, when he laid it down, an
other tw’enty had gone down inu> the
toe, to keep company with the one placed
there by Dawson.
Another and another came up. until ]
I the foot of the stocking was well-filled, i
and then came the cry from the gambling !
tables:
“Pass her around, Jack!”
At the word he lifted it from the table,
and started around the hall. Before he
circulated it at half a do/cn tables, it
' showed signs of burning beneath the
weight of gold and silver coin; and a
! strong coin bag, such ns is ustd for send
; ing treasure by express, was procured,
and the stocking placed inside of it.
The round of the large hall was made,
and iu the meantime tho story had
spread all over the camp. From vari
ous saloons came messengers, saying:
“Scud the stockin’ round the camp;
the boys are a-waitin 1 for it!”
With a party [at his heels, Jack went
from saloon to saloon. Games ceased,
and tipplers left the bars as they entered
each place, and miners, gamblers, specu- I
I tors, everybody, crowded up to tender j
their Christmas gift to the miner's widow »
and orphans. Anyone who has lived in j
the far Western camps, and isacquaint-d
with the generosity of Western men, will j
feel no surprise or doubt my truthfulness |
wneii I say that, after the round had
been made, the little blue stocking and
the heavy canvas bag contained over
eight thousand dollars in gold and silver
coin.
Horses were procured, and a party
despatched to a large, town down on the
Consummes, from which they returned
near day-brenk with toys, clothing, pro
visions, etc., in almost endless variety.
Arranging their gifts in proper shape,
ami ►ocurcly tying the mouth of the bag
of coin, the party noiselessly repaired to
the widow’s humble cabin. The bag
was first laid on the ste|s and the other
reticles piled un In a heap over it. On
the top was tata the lid of n large paste
board !>ox, on which was written with a
piece of charcoal:
“Santy Claus doesn't alway* Give poor
uriuis the Shake in this ’ J i
Question:
Whcnt where and at what lime were
Goods ever known to be cheaper ?
Answer:
NOW ! At the China Palace.
Correct.
Goods are almost given away. Tim's
are hard, consequently prices must be low.
C-AXLLi
AND
EXAMINE GOODS,
AND
Save Money !
SILVER GOODS Reduced 25 Per Cent.
Lamps, Clocks, Chandeliers, Cutlery,
and a variety of other goods, at startlingly
' LOW PRICES.
100 DINNER SETS will be sold re
gardless of Cost.
R. B. HARTSFIELD, Agent.
Dr. J. T. Williams
Offers his professional services to the gen
cral public.
CALLS ANSWERED DAY and NIGIIT.
Office— Fourth street. lietween Tryon
and Church, rear of Express Office, Char
lotte, N. C.
VIRGINIA HOUSE,
CHARLOTTE, X. C.
Accommodations furnished travelers ai
reasonable rates. Comfortable beds and
rooms. House located in the central and
business nait of the city. Table furnished
with the best of the market. Meals at all
hours.
J. M. GOODK, - Proprietor.
CHARLOTTE , X. C.
A,*, .jiitr mittens and Crj* •
child]cn, a big wax doll that
1 cry and move its eyes for Tottv.
and a beautiful red sled for Penny. All
wer; carried inside, amid alternate
laughs and tear-.
“Bring in the sack of salt. Totty, and
. that is all,*’said the mother. “Is not
, ! God good to us?”
“I can't lift it, mamma; it’s froze
: down to the step.”
The mother stooped and took hold of
it, and lifted harder and harder until
, she raised it from the step. Her check
| blanched as she noted its great weight,
aud carried it in and laid it upon the
breakfast table. With trembling fingers
she’looscd the string. and emptied the
contents upon the table. Gold and sil
ver—more than she ever thought of in
her wildest dreams of comfort, ana al
most buried in the pile of treasure lay
j Totty's little blue stocking.
We will not intrude longer upon such
• hnppiiicss. but leave the joyful family
sounding prai>e to Heaven—and Santa
Claus.
The whole story soon reached Mrs.
Stewart's cars. Mie knew .lack Dawson
by sight, and when mxt she m«t him,
although the honest fellow tried hard to
by her, she caught hold of his coat
and compe led him to .'tand and listen
to hes tearful thanks The tears shed
w> it not all hers, for when Jack moved
away there were drops of liquid crystal 1
hanging to his ruddy checks.
1- our months fioni that “Merrie C hrist- j
mas'’ Mrs. Stewart became Mrs. Jack j
I'tnvwu; and every evening, when the !
j hardy miner returns from his daily labor
to l»is lomfoitabic and hnppv home,]
! Totty and Denny will climb upon his |
j knees, and almost smother him with
I kisses, while they lovingly address him j
1 as “Our Santa Claus papa.”
Thomas Jefferson’s Last Ilonrs.
On the day that John Adams dud at
I his home at Quincy, and only a few j
hours before Adames death, Thomas j
Jefferson expired at bis scat at Monti
| cello. Mr. Jefferson s iffercd from a !
! ' I i.irrh ra of long standing, but was con- j
fined to his bed only a week. During!
! hi; la-t illness his only wish was that his !
life might lie prolonged until the Fourth :
of July. The fulfilment of his wish was
accorded him and lie died soon after
midday on the anniversary which he !
created, and which must always bold the
first place in the hearts of the American j
people.
The coincidence of the death of the !
two lex-Prcsidents who did more than ,
all others in Congress tor the success of
the Declaration, which has become a j
a charter of liberty for all the world, was ,
universally commented on at the time. 1
and ever since, when the demise of one I
j of these great men has been talked of, I
I it has always suggested the almost si- j
j multaneous death of the other. Mr. Jes- |
j ferson’s last words were “I resign my
j soul to God and my daughter to my
! country.” There was Jeffersonian sim
| plicity at his funeral, which wo* attend- ‘
: edonly by his firmer neighbors and the
i professors and student, of the University
of Virginia at tharlntterille. When the
news wa, spread abroad, however, that
the two ex-i’rcsident, had died on the
same day, and that day the Fourth of
July, there were imposing funeral pro
cessions in honor of both in all the lead
ing cities.
It is always claimed that Jefferson
died'poor, but among liis effect, wild at
auction were not fewer than ISO negroes.
The slaves were - aid to be the moat vaiu
able part of the estate.
A progress of constructing mirrors up
on which old impressions esn be repro
duced at will atony lime, is said to have |
been discovered by two French scien
tists. The secret is said to be the pecu
liar action of light upon the metal scleni
mn fortified by aid of electricity
COIMIIE A-HSTID SEE.
Rig reductions in prices of Ladies Visitcs and New Markets. Look at our $5.00 ,
Visites. About 45 suits of + '
Ready Made Clothing
At a Rig Reduction. Christmas Goods in Gloves, Kerchiefs, Muffles, Astrachan Muffs,
&c. Gent’s Kids. Poster Hooks, at $1.50.
SPECIAL PRICES
In Ladies’, Gents’ and Children's Underwear this week. Embroidered Cashmere
Scarfs, Cashmere Shawls—all shades. Nice line of Gents Neckties and Cravats.
HARGRAVES & ALEXANDER,
SMITH BUILDING.
E. M. ANDREWS.
Has the Largest and Most Complete Stock of
FUE-ITITTJRE
In North Carolina.
COFFINS & METALLIC CASES.
Pianos and Qrgans
Os the Best Makes on the Installment Plan. Low Prices and Easy Terms.
Send for Prices.
Chickering Pianos, Arion Pianos,
Bent Pianos, Mathushek Pianos,
Mason & Hamlin Pianos.
Mason & Hamlin Organs, Bay State
Organs, Packard Organs,
E. M. ANDREWS, : : : Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C
OUR FP T^
tioning. Not every man or ev, w .
drinks beer and whisky, and none of the
children. It is safe to assume that one
third of our population, or about twenty
millions of our' citizens, absorb all the
strong drinks of the country. This
would make the allotment of beer to
every drinker at least thirty-two gallons
and nearly four gallons of whisky.
But they indulge in other luxuries
also. Enough cigars are smoked in the
country to give forty-two' to every in
habitant, besides several cigarettes and
three and a quarter pounds of chewing
tobacco. It is estimated the cost to the
American people of drinking and stnok
mg. if equally distributed among that
portion of our population which does
drink and smoke, would give an average
cost to each of $37, or enough to buy all
the food they can consume in a year. The
army ration costs thp government S3B
per annum, and it gives the soldier more
than he can eat. In short, the drinking
portion of our population consumes
enough beer, tobacco and whisky to buy
them food supplies for the entire year.
But study the following recently com
pilid by a Hartford (Conn.) contera
orary as showing how we spend our
money:
Liquor f !*00,000,000
Tobacco (100,000,000'
Bread 505,000|0C0
Meat 303,000,000
Iron and steel 290,090,00)
Sawed lumber * 223,000,000
Cotton good, 210,000,000
Boots and shoos ;9i>,000,009
Sugar and molasses 155,000,000
Public elucation 85,000,00) |
Home and Foreign Missions..... 5,500,00 C I
Thus our liquors cost nine hundred j
million dollars (*900,000,000), or
One eighth more than nil ouf meat
and bread.
Three times as much as our iron and j
steel.
Ten times as much as our public edu-1
cation.
Our tobacco costs six hundred million
dollars ($600,000,000,) or
One-fifth more than our bread.
Twice as much as our meat and iron.
Three times as much as our boots and
shoes.
Seven times as much as our public
education. * ; ’ ’
Our. liquors and tobacco costs ont
billion five hundred million dollars (sl,-
300,000,000), or
Three times as much as our bread.
Five times as much as our meat aud,
iron.
Seven times as much as our lumber.
Seventeen times as much as our public
education, and these two items alone
Cost more than four-fifths of ail the rest.
— York Herald.
A “Georgian,” writing of prohibition
in Georgia, says: “No county, locality,
town, or city in the State has ever yet
returned to the liquor-traffic after the
two year’s trial of prohibition by a vote
»f th; people.” ,
Whatever be the merits or demerits of
Iroholic drinks, the men who sells ,
hrm seeme always prone to become a
ocia’ nuisance, and his shop a fountain
if evil.—. Vein I* rk Xativn.
Action hy Canada Methodists.
The General Conference of the Metbo
j dist Episcopal Church, at its late session
|in Toronto, adopted the fol'owing:
j “That in. view of the importance of the
| temperance question in our country to
i day, and in the certainty that in the near
| future legislation in the line of entire
! prohibition of the liquor traffic will be
j obtained, it is desirable to appoint a
permanent c immittee on temperance;
i therefore resolved, that a committee of
| seven persons, laymen and minister, be
j appointed to watch the interests and
| phases of the temperance question, and
i to make such representation to the gov
• -Foments and Parliament of the Domin
j ion-as shall secure, prohibitory legisla
| t:ort, for which we,believe the country is
:;pc, co operating w:ith ecclesiastical and
temperance organizations through exist
ing parties, or, failing our end through
these, the formation of another and pro
hibitory party.” Thehiotion was subse
quently.* changed in regard to the ap
pointment of a committee, and three
committees were appointed, one each for
the East, for Quebec, and for the West
ern conferences.
A Growing Organization.
| Tho Church 1 empernnee t’oeiety, es
tablislied five years ago, has now among
its Vice-Presidents fifty Bishops. It al
ready has organizations in thirty-five
dioceses. It publishes a ninthly paper,
has created a temperanco literature ou
Scriptural principles, has drafted and in
| trounced a new license law for the State
of New York,' hns largely influenced the
government of the city of New York in
I the enforcement of the law; and during
| the past year has carried on in the same
city, in connection with tho Sunday
: evening services, the work of. personal
, rescue and reform No other fact need
j he given in defense of this movement
j than that in our own country $900,000,-
900 are annually spent for strong drink
against $305,000,000 for bread. —Uring
Church.
A Decided Change.
A decided changc ( has occurred ic the
views of medical men as to the use or the
necessity for alcoholic liquors in case of
sickness. It is now generally agreed
that alcohol hns no restorative power ex
cept 8s a stimulant, and that the reac
tion following its use more than offsets
its supposed hem-fits; We do not use so
much strong liquor per head as a hun
dred or more yoars ago, when its use
was nearly universal among the early
settlers. It is true, however, that liquors
in those days were less adulterated and
less injurious than those which are sold
now, many of which, aside from their
rleohol, are poisonous compounds.—
Bo)t»n Culticator.
Tiie great underlying ovil which
paralyzes every effort to get good laws
and to secure the enforcement of such
as we have is in the system of local
politics, which gives tho saloon keep-rs
more power over government than is
possessed by all the religious and edu
cational institutions in the city. —Xcu
York Ttmtt.