New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-10
NORTEs CAROLINA.
TUE FOURTH or JULY At RALEiGH-CELLBEATlo
BY TIE C0LORBD scHooLs-AS EDUCATIONAL
SOCIETY PROPOSED.

TUE FOURTH or JULY At RALEiGu-CELLBHAllON
ny TIE CoLoRED scHOOLs-AS EDUCATIONAL
SOCIETY PROPOSED.
Fem Cur Special Correspondent.
RALrIGu y. C., July 4. lseG.
lhe cerozones Of to-day passed of hmnonously not
hstanding the predictions Of the Mayor to Col. Burk
ofhe Freedmcus Bureau that thero would be general
n,t unless these nisgers were kept down
The demonstrations confined to the military and
tn colored populaco. Tho display Of flags was small.
Oe foated from the capito in front Of Che Bureau
Ccir-slart.al Rooms and one from Gen. Mhittlesey
rcfdence From Gen. Rob.nsons quarters hung the nag
Of the TwogtY-drst wisconsin Volunteers nom ihe
Ot,ricrnagtsrs Office the Twelfth Iowa Y. IL. 1. H.
fftry: from the payma6;cI's Office the lWehh nNlaha
Ydun'cors aud from hcalq aief', IN addltoh 70 INC
Nrionn eolors were those OF the First North Carolha
A. II O'clock the usual National salute was fired, and
thrmiliary force Of de District paraded the sIeos' u
cor stcd Of Company 4, Sih lniany Companies a ana
/ 9TH Cavalry and Battery 4, Sd Artillery as tney
passed through sh0ruugu-st, tho lace 81 "hi'e Si'-
le was not be Aecu, a the houses peihg coseu ~
o-oh ntnanicd Tho procession OF the colored people
was llrse and wcll-coldrcted aiair numbering Over
900 pers0us Af,r parld.uc through the principal
and passing ~ review before "eiN; hoDiAs9 @
Rr-r they formed around stage erected ID lhe Do'el
nor, grove and listened atten,vey 10 the exercises OF
Tie diy which opened with singing and prayer b! tue
Adir.s.cs were delivered iy Ge-. Robinson, NJ Moore
the Rey Mr. Upper. Mr. Lathum. the Rev. Mr. Williams
.coCredl and other co'oret cltizens After singing
clitreu being marched o. the sArs oil the grove, "heFe'
a table 500 feet in Myth, was loaded with eataDes
Tho awomblage wa faated and alo surplus gslng,g,e
Ia be .issD.ss4 tho fDvs IT tho country. Inc "le
gr vas yery creditGhly gotten up ana nave hot seen
one case of t1xication during Tie DAY
The weather las boon intensely not hesleiaAy the
coord schools 81 Ibis city wore examined ~ superlh
manner thal would done credit u any schools Norm
o. South The Johnston school, numbering 200, organ
I'D here Immediately upon the ARRIVAL OF sherman
army scyea.c ,hs OF the pupils not knowing Their let
tcr. have advanced IN 10 months to reading wHuhs
SPELL mental AMI written arithmetic, geography and
history. ono little elias that last February were learning
Oh 10 alphabet, are roT spelling compound WofIs.
The Liuc0u school, started in NeptcmDcr lop' mum
hcrs 80 pupils. The Singing and higher departments OF
arithmetic AID geography were correctly ana eHcehilY
rendered For Tie hr.t time. d,caiations were miro
duccd There i've other schools al progressing finely
A, oae Of them shown three coloTed sisters, VINO
w.lk Ave miles ualy 10 attend school lhee 10 night
DOL also ia IalOn, numbering lJJ puPs, mestl old
entities OF books quite readily Al instance Is related OF
enid her mother, grandmother and greagrandmothe
81 years Old, attending school at imneton. La eleven
months each one WIS 4ule o. ltld the Bible.
The o0iorci people throughout this safe are holding
meetings and selecting delegates 10 attend Convention
10 meet H. this Gig ALTER harvest and organize an Educa
tIona Society FOR the ooloTcd children OF North Carolina
Tic intention j. take the WORK II educaIoh OUT OF inc
hands oil tho Norlh,m people that when the Bureau
ebaI have been withdrawn they vii be N condition 10
co tnle the ORR successfully begun.
Tn PHILADELPHIA Q .aseI- Association nave purchaser
Il billings with auas IN this state At GreensbOrough
having pl1. OF Sd acres. 1hoy have located teachers
and schools along the Inc OF the North Carolina Railroad
and are acCOmu slIng vast amount az good OlheI Ansu
Citations from tie North also ntere ted In this work.
but uonc 50 largely tie above organization. DhlnS
the pas Spring O) Iestamens have been given away 10
those people by the American Bible society literary
association u co0rel young between the ages Of 10
and ~ has been formed IN this cry Ihey propose having
weekly lectures during the Fall aud Winter Oh subjects
adapted their elevation aud improvement A. NJ d.