Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-11-07

| THE SAN DOMINGO EXODUs.-The eX-
citement now among the colored popula-
| ton since the election is the San Domingo
exodus. and the chest laboring population
| in the world'' ought to have an expression
of their opinion. Several leading colored
| citizens have called on us to state their
views. Mr.. VIM. johnson states that he
is so years old, and was formerly captain OF
a canal boat running into Richmond
This brave officer was forced toresign that
position, the boat company alleging that,
while holding the helm, his heel swept foot
passengers off the tow path, by which some
| had been drowned. He asked il the James
River and Kanawha canal ran to San Do
mingo, and if there were many chickens
along the line. We said neither was the
case, and Mr.. johnson promptly refused to
go. Mr.. Samuel Johnson called with hair
trunk and an empty bag. He said he was
ready to go. He had read that colored
man had been shot near Danville while
wrestling with hog. He thought this
was carrying things too far, and they
couldn't be treated worse than that III San
Domingo He asked if Mr.. Sandy Stuart
would ever go there? We said it was
probable Mr.. Stuart would run down oc-
casionally in the winter, which seemed to
depress Mr.. johnson, who appeared to re-
consider his determination, and sent us
note that evening positively retracting his
engagement A grey-headed colored gen
tleman came in with a coat hanging down
| 4 Il, yod under
his arm-pits. He desired to know II this
was the ''San Domingo exclusion office"
and if .'Cap'n Stuart was here" He wan
ted to know something about the statistics
of the country, what were the products, II
the chickens roasted in the trees, and If
the trees were high, and if the nights were
cold? Being told that the trees were very
high. he said he 9'could do better dan dat
in Ole Firginny," and left. AS he left he
remarked with some bitterness that .'de
white trash muss think de niggas fool"
Mr.. Isham Oldrooster called to ask it
Cap'n Stuart had ''got all the hands he
wanted, )" and if 'sGovn'r Hughes was go
! ing. We remarked that it was highly pro-
bable Governor Hughes would, in view OF
the late election, attend the colonization
party to their long home. Mr. Oldrooster
desired to know if there were any chick
ems in San Domingo, and it the nights
were dark He had been much incommo-
ded in Virginia by moonlight nights We
remarked that the same lovely moon that
shed her benign rays on Virginia cast it's
silver light on the plains of San Domingo.
The poetry of the thought so forcibly
struck the anxious inquirer that he at once
declined to 90. There was little politics
mixed up in our interviews. One old col
ored gentleman asked if his son, aged nine
teen. would be allowed to vote in San Do
mingo, remarking that he had voted him
three times in Virginia. Upon being in
formed that possibly some resistance would
be made to this generous use of the fran
chise, he declined to go. Altogether the
beneficent plan of colonization did not
seem popular, and it is likely the ''best la
boring class on EARTH will remain with
us.
GOOD TEMPLARs.- lodge of Good
Templars met here on Saturday last, elect
ed J. w. Blackburn, W. G. T.; J. e. Hun
don. W. V. T. r. o. Haines, Chap. j.
l.. Bryant, Sec. J. W. Newton, F. Sec.
W. L. Herr, Treas W. W. Webb, Mar.
Frank Rohr, I. G. G. Chandler, .. G.
S. N. Miller, P. W. G. 7. The following
gentlemen were elected as Representatives
to the Grand Lodge of Virginia, which
meets in Alexandria, on the Goth and 2lst
of the present month, S. n. Miller. J. W.
Blackburn and N. M. Warner, Alternates,
J. W. Newton, R. O.. Haines and W. L.
Herr.
ALL SAINTS AND ALL Souls Day
All Saints Day which occurred on Satur-
day last, was celebrated in the Catholic
church here. 1t is a festival day in that
church commemorating the conversion OF
the Roman Pantheon into a temple of
Christian worship, and its dedication to the
, Virgin and Martyrs by Pope Boniface ~
in the 18th century. The following day,
, Nov. I'd. was All Souls day in comm emo
rations of the departed in the faith, and
the day occurring on Sunday the services
were transferred to Monday.
The VIRGINIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
will meet on Tuesday next, Nov. 18th,
in the lecture room of Christ church at
Norfolk. The c. & O. r. r. Co. has Or
dered that half fare tickets be issued to
, members, and the James River Steamboat
I (o,npany has extended the same co urtesy.
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| MISCELLANEOUS Miss Lula Berkeley,
of Amelia county, an accomplished and eK7=
3 nerienced teacher, has been elected TO the
, position of second teacher OF music az tns
peas, Dumb and Blind Institution l., anu IN
: has entered upoa the discharge OF It's d''-
ties.