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CHARLOTTE MESSENGER. Published every Saturday at Charlotte, N. C. 15y W. C. Smith. Subscription Bates.—Always in advance. One Year SI SO 3 months 50 8 months 1 00 2 months 35 0 months 75 Single Copy. 5 Notify us at once of all failures of this paper to reach you on time. All money must be sent by registered letter, money order, or postal note to W. C. SMITH, Charlotte, N. C. Short correspondence of subjects of in terest to the public is solicited but persons must not lie disappointed if they fuil to sec their articles in our columns. We arc not responsible for the views of correspondents. Anonymous communications go to the waste basket. OCR TRIP EAST. Three weeks ago wc took a trip cast and stopped at several points, hut it has been too long to give a minute account of what we saw. At Wades boro we found llev. Goslcn in the midst of a successful revival. lie has closed and reports a good number of converts and accessions both at the Wadesboro and Snecdsboro church. Mr. Sandy Ingram is succeeding with his new store. Miss Sallie Hall’s canary died and left her a mourner. The brown stone quarry is producing abundance of fine stone and extra trains are running almost daily hauling it North. f At Clarkton we met lion John New ell, Mr. Wm. Jones and other well-to do colored men who readily subscrib ed to the Messexqeh. At Elizabethtown wo met nearly two thousand people, who were here to witness the laying of the corner stone and dedication of Mt. Zion A. M. E. Z. church, built by Bev. J. W. Davis. The county teachers institute was in session at the same time. There were several teachers from Brunswick and Sampson counties, about fifty in all. The institute was conducted by Prof. J. W. Jacobs, who taught a spring and summer normal here. Hon. J. C. Dancy delivered the address at the church. We were the guest of Miss Mary E. Shaw and were well cared for. This is the county seat of Bladen county, but seems to be on a rapid de cline. Wo met many strangers, many handsome young ladies and intelligent young men and secured a long list of subscribers. In Wilmington we found the me chanics as busy as bees. The city seems to be on a building boom. The cotton trade is fairly opened. We visited St. Lukes and St Stephens church. St Stephens is the finest church in the State. It is simply grand. We would not attempt a des cription. Rev. A. J. Chambers is its pastor. We made a number of pleas ant calls, but must omit all personals in these notes. MEN SHOT DOWN LIKE DOIiS. A few' weeks ago wc bad occasion to refer to Dr. Wilder and Mr. Mc- Wtirtcr chasing and shooting among colored men promiscuously. These men (Wilder and McWhirter) were not even prosecuted by the Slate, but succeeded in having their victims pun ished. But now wc have a more serious case: llobt. Grier, a colored man, is shot down in the road like a deer, by two white men, each of them firing a double-barrelled shot-gun. Grier was filled with shot and instant ly killed. Now arc these men to be treated as the others V If so, as their victim is dead, they may get his near est relatives, have them put in jail, or banish them from the county. Is there no redress for crime committed by a white man against a black man ! We have ever opposed the colored mail’s leaving the South, but if this intolerable state of affairs is not changed, something must be done to get the colored man away. This thing should not and cannot be stood much longer. Wc are for peace all tjie time, but if we cannot have some thing nearer justice, let us have a peaceable migrating expedition to Kansas, California, Mexico, Africa, or any plaec else where our lives will ■ be spared. The laws of our State may be justly constructed, but if they are to be ad ministered in the interest of one race againßt the other, then let us go where the laws are justly administered, if it is under the flag of Great Britian We are here together, and each man ought to have an equal promotion of life; if this is not the case, wc nre silly to remain in a country where our lives are considered of no value, and men take up their guns and shoot us down and go on as though nothing had happened. Our daily press speak of some of them lightly and some they don’t mention. White men are able to take care of themselves: A majority of the white men are educated ; a majority of the colored men are ex-slaves. If a color ed man meets a white man on equal terms and gets the best of him, he is mobbed like a highwayman", though the white man is wholly in fault, and the colored man simply' defends him self. Colored men, as a general thing, will not stand up to and pro tect each other against mob law, and when they do, they have the judge, jury, lawyer and public sentiment against them—public sentiment hav ing been carefully fixed by the white press. Now as the emigration scheme is being agitated in this State, and our leading men have no political offices to fight each other over, wc ask them to take these butcheries in consideration and see in what way it can be reme died. If laws are made in North Carolina to punish colored men only, then we want to know it. While we believe in a manly inde pendence, and a proper exhibition of discretion and manhood, we are the last to insinuate or encourage retalia tion. If we can’t get protection here, we can go where wc can get it. We cannot afford to do evil for evil. God will not be pleased with it. He gave the colored man a better soul than that. Even our slave fathers, when left in charge of “old missus, the children, and the farm”—while the master was fighting to keep us in bondage —prayed to God for freedom and toiled to feed the family, the sol dier and himself. But his kindness is soon forgotten. O, base ingrati- ■ tude 1 Fortune’s league has never been mentioned in these columns, because we did not understand it, neither did w r e favor any kind of organization that could make the colored man any more a political slave than he has been. In short, we feared the league ; but it is claimed it will protect the colored man. Is that so? Then let us con sider the league. Since we learn from the published plan that it is not confined to any race, sox or party, we are willing to consider it. Let Mr. Fortune send thousands of copies of the form to leading men and women in the South. Our people don’t yet know of it and the plan. Something must be done or the colored people will leave this Southland. We can trace our ancestry back 140 years, yet we can’t trace them beyond the lines of North Carolina, and we have as strong a State pride as any white man in it. We do not want to leave, but something must be done. If our white friends will accept the situation in good faith, there will be no trouble. Let the white man un derstand that the elevation of the Negro will not injure the white man ; that his elevation is a foregone con clusion and is rapidly showing itself; that if we cannot be men on equal terms with equal protection here, we must separate. The sentiment in spired an hundred years ago, and has made the white people of America a great nation, is animating the Ameri can Negro, and his cry is "and will be, “Give me liberty or give me death.” I'resiiliug Killer’s Appointments. CHARLOTTE DISTRICT. Torrence Chapel—Sept. 18. Clarksville (camp-meeting) Sept. 25. Trinity—October 2d. King's Mountain (supplied)—Oct. 2. O’Connorville (supplied)—Oct. 2. Moore’s Sanctuary —October !l Simficld—October 10. Hudson- —October 23. Grace—October 30. Centre Grove (supplied)—Oct. 30. Joncsville (supplied)--October 30. China Grove— October 30. Mount Holly—November 0. District Conference, Clinton Chapel. October 12. 1887. Bishop Hood will meet the appoint ; went* at Moore’s Sanctuary au«i China Grove. II S. Kivkm, 1\ K. Allow COST HOUSES iMsSEbam. how 70 build them A Kir-nu cuts an>l 6fft iimitern D'juumi, coating from » iod> ptotc.ooo. ' yrr#ryi/»bil!»inl mtk a^jtt&'ssgs tUAtlm iA kkt,a SSH rml™ai U 1 O IR/ | ETS! CALL ON H, BARUCH. PRINTING! BILL-HEADS, LETTER-HEADS, NOTE-HEADS, STATEMENTS, EN VELOPES, CARDS, POSTERS, CIRCULARS, AND ALL KINDS OF MERCANTILE PRINTING, ] lotto in the best manner and at lowest rates. Address all orders R. E. BLAKEY, 8 north College am! ‘207 west Trade St., CHARLOTTE, N. C. THE BEST RESTORATIVE r the hair, is Ayer’s nair Vigor. 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BEAUTIFUL TEXTURE, IIM SHADES! Don’t Fail to Examine. Our Black and Coi.oiikd TA.MISK is the nicest goods made Wt summer wear. Price 75 cents per yard for the colors. BLACK SILKS. COLORED SILKS, SUMMER SILKS, SURAII SILKS, for evening wear. New stock «f Ladies’ Muslin Underwear! anil at prices lower than ever. Full line of Warner's Corsets, Hosiery, Gloves, Mits, Ac. HAHORAVK * ALEXANDER, 33 Kut Trade Street. CAPE FEAR AND YADKIN VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY. Taking effect 5.15a.m., Monday, Sept. 5, 1887 Trains Movixa North. Passenger Freight anil und Mail. Passenger. Lv BenncUsvillc, 10:10 a m 5:00 a m Ar Maxton, 11:20 7:25 Lv Maxton, 11:80 8:05 Ar Fayetteville, 1:30 pm 12:00 m. Lv Fayetteville, 2:00 8:00 a m Ar Sanford, 4:05 12:00 111 Lv Sanford, 4:15 1:05 Ar Greensboro, 7:25 0:50 Lv Greensboro, 10:10 a m Ar Dalton 2:15 pm Passenger and Moil—dinner at Kayetteville. Trains Moving South. Lv Dutton, 3:45 pin Ar Greensboro, 7:45 Lv Greensboro, 0:50 a m 0:00 a ni Ar Sanford, 12:55 p m 12:00 m Lv Sanford, 1:15 1:30 p m At Fayetteville, 3:20 0:00 Lv Fayetteville, 3:30 11:00 am Ar Maxton, 5:15 3:05 pm Lv Maxton, 5:25 3:40 Ar licnncttsville 0:45 6:20 Passenger and Mail—dinner at Sanford. FACTORY BRANCH-FREIGHT ANI) ACCOMMODATION. Trains Moving North. Leave Millboro, 8:05a.m. 5:45pm Arrive Greensboro, 0:35 7:25 Trains Moving South. Leave Greensboro, 2:00 p. 111. Leave Factory June. 3:00 7:15 p 111 Arrive Millboro, 3:45 8:00 Freightand Accommodation train runs bet. Bcnnettsville and Fayetteville on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and bet. Fayette ville and Benuettsville on Tuesdays, Thurs days and Saturdays. Freightand Accommodation train runs bet. Fayetteville and Grecnslioro Tuesdays,Thurs days and Saturdays, and between Greenslioro and Fayetteville Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Passenger and mail train runs daily except Sundays. The north bound iiasscnger and mail train makes close connection at Maxton with Car olina Central to Charlotte and Wilmington. Trains on Factory Branch run dnily extent Sunday. W. E. KYLE, General Passenger Agent J. W. FRY, Gen’l Supt. QAROLINA CENTRAL R. R. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. Wilmington, N. C., May 15, 1887. WESTBOUND TRAINS. No. 1. No. 3.' May 16, 1887. Dailyex. Dailyex. Sunday. Sunday. Leave Raleigh (R & A), 7 00 P.M. Wilmington, 7 25 A.M. 8 00 Maxton, 11 30 Hamlet, 12 50 P.M. 2 33 A.M. Wadesboro, 215 Charlotte, 4 32 fi 55arrive Lincolnton, 0 17 Shelby, 7 40 Arrive Rutherfordton, 9 10 EASTBOUND TRAINS. _ No. 2. No. 4. May 16, 1886. Dailyex. Dailyex. . _ Sunday. Sunday. Leave Rutherfordton, 7 15 A.M. Shelby, 8 48 Lincolnton, 10 07 Charlotte, 12 02 P.M. 8 45 P.M. Wadesboro, 2 30 Hamlet, 3 38 1 55 A.M. Maxton, 5 20 Arrive Wilmington, 905 800 Raleigh, (lhfcA) 8 35 Trains Nos. 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 and Charleston. At Lincolnton to and from Hickory, Lenoir and points on C. «fc L. Narrow Gauge Ky. Trains Nos. 3. and 4 make close connection at Hamlet with trains to .and from Raleigh. Through sleepiug cars between Wilming ton and Charlotte and Charlotte and Raleigh. Take train No. 1 for Statesville and stations on the W. N. C. Ji. R. and points west. Take train No. 2 for Cheraw. Florence, Charleston Savannah and Florida, also for Fayetteville and C. F. a Y. V. stations. ~/rain No. 2 connects at Wilinitington with W. a W. No. 14 and W. C. & A. No. 27. Take train No. 3 for Spartanburg, Green ville, Athens, Atlanta nnu all itoints south west; also for Asheville via Charlotte and Spartanburg. No. 3 connects at Wilmington with W. a JX* 23* Train No. 4 connects at Wilmington with W. a W. No. 78. Local Freight Nos. 5 and 0 tri-weekly between \\ ilmington and Laurinburg. Local Freight Noe. 2 and 8 tri-weekly between Laurinburg and Charlotte. Local Freight Nos. 9 and 10 tri-weekly between Charlotte and Rutherfordton. Nos. , 5 6, 7. 8. 9 and 10 will not take passengers. «i? ™ JONES, Superintendent. F. W. CLARK, General Passenger Agt. HENDERSON’S BARBER SHOP ! THE OLDEST AND BEST. Experienced and i»olite workmen always ready to wait on customers, lien* you will get a NEAT HAIlt CUT and CLEAN SIIA YE. JOHN S. HENDERSON, East Trade Street, Charlotte, X. C. WATCHES! Clocks, - Spectacles, Eye-Glassses, und all kiiulM ms Fine Jewelry can be Unight chcwp at the Jewelry Store of HALES & BOYNE, West Trade Street, Charlotte, N. Prompt attention |«ld to order* by limit anil satisfaction guaranteed. We reliv you to tlie editor of thi, [gist. Photographs, ill all the latent styles and finish. KNLABGKD— to any size from small pictures. No wed to semi them North. Just as good work done right lien* at home and as cheap a* in New York. 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