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The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1860-03-17
Yumt Gorrespunhente.
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
PHILADELPHIA, March II, 1860


Mr.. EDIroR:-The hall occupied so long
by the Philadelphia Library Company and
the Banneker Institute as lecture-roem,
can no longer be had for that purpose, un-
less they want it exclusively, at cost of
$3.50 per annum, as all the other societies
have gone, leaving them sole occupants of
the room. The janitor gave up possession
on Wednesday succeeding Mr.. Burners
lecture before the, Library Company, and
notified us of the fact. In future the lee
lures and discussions will be held in the
basement of St. Thomas Church, in South
9Th street The first lecture held there
was delivered by Parker Il, Smith, on
Tuesday evening last, before the Banne-
ker Institute. 1t was an chronological es-
say in review of Dr. Charles Caldwell, an
chronological writer, and author of book
entitled Unity of the Human Race" The
contents of this book are intended to show
that the negro is closely allied to the mon
key. tribe. Everything of degrading ma
ture is said about him, while the Caucasian
is lauded to the skies. Mr.. Smiths essay
was quite lengthy, occupying little over
an hour in its delivery. 1t seemed to be
well written, but it was not well read, which
circumstance he accounted for in an apollo
gy at its conclusion: He said: 81 seldom
apologize for anything which l do before
the public, but l offer an apology at pres
ent; it is this: My head has been full of
boxes, bales, and other articles OF
merchandise, for some time past, being en-.
gagged in the mercantile business, which
has prevented me from giving this manu-
script that attention it deserves" No de-
bate succeeded the lecture.
Some of the papers of slate have taken
especial delight IN croaking over non-inter-
course between the North and South, and
l believe many of ourmerchants have been
induced to make less preparation than u.s.
ual. The consequence is that they are
now beset on every hand with Southern
orders, for which they were not prepared,
and probably the rush is not yet at its
height. l have never seen more brisk
trade than is on this spring Two thou
sand dollar orders for dry goods, drugs,
&C., are by no means rare just now, and
the Market street merchants day lasts from
early morning till about midnight.
The number of deaths reported to the
Board of Health last week was 205, 16 of
which were colored. BANNEKER.
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country, showing the onward progress of
our oppressed race, is proving to the proud
Anglo-Saxon race that we have able think
ers, able writers, able speakers, able
preachers, able editors, among US, though
we, as race, have SO long been debarred
from digging deep in the hills of science
and invention Not only the Anglo-Afri-
can, but the Anglo-Saxon is beginning to
show an interest in reading careful among
us, astonished to see that they who
SO long have been oppressed, are able
to cope with him who on every side finds
an avenue of learning and usefulness in
viting him in; and in the "Anglo" our
Republican legislators find the proofs of
all they asserted on the Assembly floor in
behalf of the moral and intellectual ability
of that race, while even Democratic haters
of anything that looks like negro are
forced to admit that "of all the usings up
Horace Greeley has had, that of the can
glo' is about the best dose administered to
the white turn-coat in many a day, and
will turn sour on Horace's stomach" The
colored people read white papers to know
what they are doing for them, and
so we are glad to know white men are
reading the "Anglo," which is destined to
become the great national organ Of
the colored race, that they may see what
we are doing for ourselves. JUSTICE.
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LETTER FROM MARYsvILLE.
MARYsvILLE, Cal, Feb. 7, 1876!

hAhlSflLLht NNly ASO- - AOc"'
Mr.. EprroR:-Agreeable to promise, l
send YOU a few notes from our beautiful
city, which is situated at the head of navi-
CATION in the northern portion of the State.
1t is the third city in the State, possessing
many natural advantages in points of To-
cation, &c, and in few years will be a
formidable rival with its sister city, Sacra-
mento. Its population is 5000, with a
colored population of about 200. This
class of the community, as whole, are
moral and industrious class, most of whom
are in good and comfortable circumstances.
We have two churches, one of which is the
finest colored church in the State. There
is one day school, which is under good
management and well attended; also one
Sabbath school, which is in prosperous
condition. The common school law Of
this State does not recognize the colored
child only as a thing, whose mental i'm
provement they have no interest in, but,
notwithstanding, we are compelled to pay
school tax equally with those who re-
ceive the benefit, while we are dependent
upon the humanity of the county school
commissioners (some counties being more
liberal than others and the interest mani
tested by the parents. This community
has suffered a severe loss during the past
month in the death of our old and mutual
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Advices have been received in Washing
ton, claiming a Republican majority in the
Constitutional Convention of Nebraska,
Just elected.
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% BIBLE HOUSE, n. Y, March II, 1860.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-08-11
RAIL ROAD TINIEs.~

"JOE," of the Lake End of the JET
ferson road, announces the regularity
with which the Trains are run, by the
above Caption, facetiously placed over
several Watch faces-sans hour, min
ute, or second hands, planked up on the
side of his Bar-room.
We think our friend Joe " is pretty
much about right-it is good practical
take-oE on the present inaugurated sys-
tenn of Rail Road Time. In our last
issue we noticed these frequent changes,
as a matter of serious complaint to the
patrons of the Road; the Trains had as
well be- suspended entirely, for all the
accommodation they afford our citizens.
By the way, this reminds us of the
adventures of a gentleman of this city,
who not being up to ''gaal-road-tames' "
was effectually caught and sacrificed
thereby. On Tuesday morning last he
went down by the 7-40 A. NJ. Train, to
see some friends off on the steamer Ala
bama after the departure of the boat,
he relished bath, etc. While thus
engaged, the 81 Train left him. Upon
coming to the station and enqiring when
the next train would start, he was quiz
city informed that, by the "raal-road-
times" he would have chance at 4-IU
p. NJ, same day.
To tell how the gentleman in question
got home, is to detaHh hot and swelter-
ing adventure in the Bread-cart of "a
hospitable Baker, who took him In and
drove him as far as the Omnibus station
on the Bayou sts4shan a. Road; and thence
by the Omnibus, ia Esplanade to Cana
street; and thence. by the, Carroi!tor
cars to the point of starting. Sp.mact
for &" RAILROAD Times !"
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-08-11
Unfortunate Accident.

On Tuesday evening last, one of our
city Fathers, on his return to this city
by way of the Shell Road in buggy,
accompanied by friend, met with
a serious and painful accident on the
way. When about that portion of the
road now under construction, the horse
became FESTIVE, and apparently fright
ened at some object on the road, be-
came frantic and unmanageable'; the
worthy Alderman and his friend were
therefore compelled to evacuate the
vehicle, in the accomplishment OF
which our friend the Alderman, received
"A rather serious sprain of the ankle
with other minor injuries; his friend
having had more experience on like
perilous occasions, escaped, almost
unframed by the unfortunate occur
renee. We are happy to learn, how
ever, that the injured party is doing
well, and will shortly appear ON his
pegs again as heretofore.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-08-11
SCHOOL TEACHERS.

At an election held in this city by
the Board of Directors of the Public
Schools on Tuesday evening last 9TH
inst, the following applicants were
selected to fill the several positions
for the ensuing term, commencing on
the first Monday in September next or
during the pleasure of the Board.
For the Central School:
Mr.. ]. r. Hutchinson, Jr., Principal
Male Department.
Miss Leanora B. Jones, Principal
Female Department.
For the Washington School:
Miss Mary E. McStay, Principal.
Mrs. Frances j. Ives, First Assistant
Miss Grace Robinson, Second Assistant
For the Jefferson school;
Mr.. Thomas l.. Preston, Principal.
Miss M. d. Woods, First Assistant.
Miss o. G. Campbell, Second Assistant
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-08-11
Third Justices Court:
CITY OF CARRoLLroN, Aug. 10, 1860. )

CITY OF CARRoLLToN, Aug. 10, 1861.
JOHN d. HAMPER, Justice:
The case of f. Diuine, who stands
charged on the docket, with "assauit
and battery with intent to KILL was
called for examination on the 9Th inst,
Wednesday last. The accused not
appearing in Court, his bond was do
clared forfeited.
IN NEED OF LIGHT.-On Tuesday
last, an individual unknown to our cltl-
zens or the officers, was arrested by
Chief Officer S. KERNER, and gave the
name of Thomas MmPhey. The susP'-
cion of the officer was attracted TO
him by his odd appearance and singular
conduct.
On slight examination after his
arrest, it was discovered he had III MS
possession, beside numerous articles
belonging to the Rev. Father Carrius OF
st. Mary's Church, which he had telo-
neously obtained by entering the same
as we'll rs the dwelling of the worthy
Father; and on further search 1t was
found that he had in his possession
with various articles of greater value
known TO belong to the Church or to its
Pastor, ID or Ia pounds of candles, fol-
the purpose, we May suppose, OF gam
ing more Light. To be examined into
on Monday next, the 18th inst, before
I,,s+;cn Hammer.
AN ARREsT.-On information tilet
before the District Attorney OF this
Parish, a warrant was issued for the
arrest of one James I'hdrP, OF thl'
city, charging him with cruel treGtn'e"
to a negro slave girl in his possession
He was taken into custody by our ETH
Gent city officer, Mr.. Chris. Deibel' an'
escorted before Justice Hamper yester
dav aboutthe hour of II O'Clock, befor
whom he entered into, bonds for HI
appearance on Tuesday next for exam
nation.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-08-11
Free Negro Suffrage in New York.

At the November State election in New
York the question of negro suffrage IS
again to be submitted to the popular vote.
By the constitution of New York, negroes
are now entitled TO vote on the possession
of a certain amount of property. $3.50,
we believe, makes a negro voter. The
question of amending the constitution so
| as to put the blacks on the same footing as
whites has been long agitaed by the
negrophilists OF that State, bu. without
much success. TheoreTic equality has
Hong been tavorite dogma with great
| many of her politicians, but the voters of
the State have never been brought up to
| the point of establishing it.
| Once an enactment got through the Lee
| uislature, for changing the constitution in
taat respect, and was sent to the people for
their approval, as required for amendments
to the eonstit ution, but was defeated by a
large majority 1t is to be remarked that
on that occasion the heavy majorities
against negro equality came from the coun-
ties where the negroes are chiefly to be
found in New York-on Long Island and
along the Hudson overland that the couu-
ties which voted to inffct this class upon
their neighLors, contained few or none OF
them.
Again, when republicanism was orgGn-
lied, and partnership Of the regro became
a politica passion, the Legs ature Of New
York pandering to the excltements OF the
d4v, passed an act, again, for submitting
the question to the people for another trial.
But. somehow, after passing it, there was
some omissions, accidental or contrlved,
by which the necessary proclaim atoms were
not issued, aid he subject had to be re-
, newed FROM the beginning.
At the last Legislature, RepubIicanIsm
! was rampant, and catering for the votes of
the ultra Aboli'onists, again passed a
' negro equality clause, which will come
before the people in November.
1t is the scheme of the leaders TO make
! capital for themselves as special friends
. of the " down-trodden negro brother,
: without the expectation, perhaps without
r the intention, that it shall be adopted.
~ They do not exoect that majority OF the
people OF New York Will place themselves
on 8 level-poltically and socially-with
3. the blacks. 1t has passed through two Re
~ publican Legislatures, but we are very
1canfident that, whatever may be the vote
n of the State on Presidential candidates,
= the negro clause will be voted down. The
. great masses Of all parties there are IN
disposed to alter their constitution in order
# to let, in this radical principle Of black
n equality.
p The New York counties which have nc
negroes, are very willing to infict their
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-08-11
UWorcestor's great dictionary has

Worcester's great dictionary has
already passed to a twenty-tifth edition.
1t is but q little more than sixanonths
since it was published, and the sale of
$4,000 copies of so large work in that
period is almost upexampled in the his
tory of bookselling. The great excell-
ence of the work is the cause of its sue
cess. Its merits have been recognized
and eulogized by such wide variety OF
able minds, that it seems needless to
give any additional testimony to excell-
enoes so generally admitted. While it
can stand the most exacting tests OF
scholars, and has been endorsed by phil
ologists whose opinions are authorities
it is likewise one of the most pupula1
works of the day.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-08-11
Costa RicG Inter- Oceanic RG1trodd-
yVa-l;,,rr+D,,

a dispatch from Washington says:
By thsarrival of MI Dimitry, Secre-
tary of Legation to Costa Riea, inform
alton has been received of a full ratiica-
ton to grant the railroad right TO Am
broseThompson,i It having been approved
by both Houses of the Costa Rica Con
.gress on July 4th. The grant is for 80
Years, roadway to be 300 yards wide,
alternate sections being given to the
railway of a mile square, the remaining
sections retained by the Government.
The ports at each end of the road to be
throughout the term, tie location be-
tween the Bay of Coranda and the
Granadian line on the Pacific and PoiuT
Casita, on the Granadian boundary on
the Atlantic. Survey is 10 be made III
two Years, road to be built i'll six years
thereafter; the grantee to maintain
sufficient police along the line to pre-
serve order; troops Of the Government,
to be carried free; but no foreign troop:
| or munitions of war without the consent
of Costa Rica.
The road cannot be transferred tx
any foreign Government. The same
! charts for the organization given as t.
the Chiriqui Land Company; sixty cent
profit to be paid to Costa RIGA, ant
$4,000 to be deposited within the year
as a guarantee that the road Will b.
built, to be returned on completion.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-08-11
CITY OF CARROLLTON:
SATURDAY, AUGUST ~, 1860.

~- Miss E. B-n has our thanks for q hne
specimen of rare, ripe and most delicious fruit
sent to our sanctum with compliments--the first OF
the season. and not inferior in flavor to that OF the
same Species brought to maturity by the winSef
frosts on the snow-covered hills of the north'
during the months of November and December
Such fayors are ever acceptable.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-08-11

rp A destructive fire acpur7ed in
New Orleans, at IL o'clock on Thursday
night; it commenced at 81 Royal street,
between Customhouse and Bienville
streets, amongst the furniture dealers :;
a large amount of property was des-
troyed-some say over half a million
of dollars.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-08-11
Lord Bronshnm's Insult TO "ar'
Dallas.

DGI0ss
N5thdra,yal Of the american Delegate'
Immediately after Lord Brougham
insulting remark to Mr.. Dallt.s, IN the
London Statistical Congress, Judge
Lonpstreet, the only American delegate
present, withdrew, and in doing so' pub,
Iisbed an address ''to the public
Therein he corrects the different YER
sious of the affair, and gives as follows
the true one: .,
AS soon as he prince Albert) had
concluded, and the long resoundlng
plaudits ceased, Lord Brougham rose,
and after a few remarks strongly ana
deservedly complimentary of the ad-
dress, and after calling upon all present
| to testify their approval of it by holding
lup their hands q he turned to the
lsAmerican Minister, and addressing MN
across the table of his Royal Hlghneiss'
said, II call the attention OF Mr.. dallas
| to the fact, that there is negro present.;
and I hope he will feel no scruples on
tthat account" This appeal to the
t.American Minister was received WIN
general applause by the house. me
tcolored gentleman rose, and SAID: IL
tthank. his Royal H.gAness and your
llordship, have only to say that L am
4 q. MANI And this was received with
|aond APPLAUSE!
III an accompanying letter to the
4 Morning Chronicle, Judge Longstreet'
/ referring to Lord Brougham's subse-
quent apology, which was likewise made
to the American delegate, as also doubt
less to Mr.. Dallas, in person, says:
! 1t was not his lordship's remarks SO
much as the reception they met with by
all nv associates of the Congress, that
determined me to leave it. The signs
were infallible that in that body L
| could not be received as an equal
either in country or in character while
the negro was received with open arms.
They understood his lordship as did.
All the papers understood him IN the
same way, and some of them glory IN
the exposure of the American Minister,
and promise themselves rich treat
when the President shall discover in
what contempt his Minister is held here:
All this remains precisely as it did
before his lordship's explanation. OF
course, therefore, cannot return to
them They would receive me courte-
) onsly, no doubt-possibly, now with
plaudits; but why! Not from any per-
sonal respect to me or my country but
to avoid schism in the society-to pre-
r serve it's popularity. I am only three
| years removed from an Englishman Il
date from the birth of my govern
ment,) and I have too much English
2 spirit in me to thrust myself into any
4 company upon charity. Had the dele
e gates received his lordship's remarks
g with a silent smile (ill-timed as they
e were,) and DR.. Delany's response in t1e
< same way, l never should have left the
g Congress. But the plaudits came like
t a tempest of hail upon my half-Englist
. spirit.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-08-11
NIississippi Items.

Drought.-The kosclusko Democrat
of the Sd inst, says:
A pretty good rain fell in different
nortions of this county on Tuesday last,
but the crops were too. much injured by
drought to be much benefited by 1t.
The crop in Alfalfa will probably not be
more than one half, or 1T most, two thirds
of a crop.
Cotton IN Coahoma.-The Coahoma
Citizen, Of the LIST inst, gives the fol-
lowing favorable account of cotton IN
that county:
Wehave had great deal Of, rain dur.
ing the past week, which we fear will
greatly iniure the cotton crop. we
Believe our county can boast of as good
cotton prospects as any county IN the.
State, and in the next crop we wantsf0
see her the Banner cotton-cr
county on the river. 3 -
Prospects near Grenada Us /
the following from the Grenada 1I
| Gentleman, of the 4th inst:
True the recent rains have done SONG
good, but too late to alter the prosnett
of ear or materially benefit the cott0n
Except in some favored localities,s tho
corn crops cannot reach more than bait
an average, while the cotton in the up
lands will be cut short at least 383 per-
cent, and if a wet fall, at least that
amount in the bottoms. There are sew
eral farmers and planters east OF TIM
place, who have not suffered moment
for rain since the planting season COM
menced. sSsS sss
| Wholesale Slaughter.-Gen. z.
Boon, near Grenada, had fifteen 1hogs
killed last week by lightning.
TaneYards-The experiments with the
vine made in the neighborhood o1
Grenada, have been very SUCCESSIVE
Those planted last spring are in avery
flourishing condition.
Terrible Accident-The Natchel
Free Trader, of the Sd inst, says:
On Tuesday morning last a son of w
P. Melen, Esq, nearly eight years old
fell twenty feet from an oak in the iron
ward Of his fathers residence, headtore-
most, striking the fence in his descent
| which made cash six inches long, tear
inp the scalp down all of one side of th'
| head, leaving the bone pare. Ills udch
but not the spine, received considerable
injury. He was as we'll last evening a
could be expected, but he is very far iron
being out of danger.
l sgd Railrod accidental man by
:. the name of Thomas was run over b.
} the Mobile and Ohio railroad cars, nea
l Chronicle. Saturday last, and killed
The Mobile Advertiser says:
The whistle was sounded so soon
/ the man was discovered, and the brake
\ applied so soon as it was seen that b
/ was not moving out of the the way: II
was sitting Within the rails, EVIDENT
in condition of 'intoxication. AS tn
engine approached and # was seen tina
n could not be stopped in time to save hin
y an employee of the RAILROAD company
|. who happened to be riding on the loco
:, motive, sprang off to snatch the dc
@ ceased away, but unfortunately only
; receive severe wound hinlseif witt
+ out being of any service.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-08-11

u Stephen A. Douglas is now
stamping the New England States. He
telegraphs ahead, and has platforms.
raised at every depot, and while the
train stops twenty minutes for hlm ia
speak, he expresses his pleasure at the
surprise of being called on to address
his fellow citizenship. .. Courier
August 5th.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-08-11

BMaior Culbertson, who has gust
come from the Rocky Mountains, says
that the head waters of the Missouri
and Columbia rivers are so near to-
cether that he at one time drank .fQm
the Missouri, on the east side ofthe
Rocky Mountains, and half hour
afterwards from the Columbia, on the
Pacific. =.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-08-11

Destructive Tornado1A destructive
tornado passed over Marysvile, Kansas,
July 3Oth demoishing everything thai
came'wuhin its reach. Three dwellings,
two business houses and the Platform pfin-
ting Office were blown to pieces, and the
postoffice was turned around and set into
the street. Every building in that place
was more or less injared. No lives &c
reported lost. )