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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-01-30

T. s. observation-disclosures Conkliug,
of New York, Don Cameron, of Pa,
John 4. Logan, of H., Platt of
Conn, and Mats. Il. Carpenter, of
Wis, have Just been elected Z. S.
Senators.
The colored visitor., 1879-08-01

The Refugees in Kansas.

We daily receive letters from all
parts of the country asking questions
concerning the colored people who
have come to Kansas this spring and
summer, and to givea general answer
to all such inquiries we write this ar
ticle: For the past four or five years
colored people in considerable num-
bers have been coming to this State,
but their coming attracted no more
attention than that of other natlonalI-
ties, until when they, in large num-
bers and destitute condition, brought
their coming directly before the peo-
pie of the State in such manner as
to produce considerable excitement,
and in some quarters much bad feel
inc was excited and decided opposl-
ton expressed. All of this, however,
had no effect whatever toward stop
ping the influx of these poor destitute
refugees; they kept on coming, and
are still doing the same thing. AS
soon as the matter was brought to
the attention of our noble-hearted
Governor, he Joined in with others
to organize a relief association, the
object being TO render temporary and
to the destitute until such time as
they could provide for themselves.
AT first money and clothing IN abun-
dance came in from all directions,
until the first tour or five thousand
were pretty well provided for. But
for the last two months very little
money has been received, and, as a
natural result, the treasury OF the as
sociation is now empty, and the Of
ficers of the relief board are now un-
able to render any further aid to
either those of the refugees who have
been here for some time nor to those
who are daily arriving, and to speak
right out in plain English, unless the
great hearted people of the North
again pour out their money there
will necessarily be great suffering
among this people, and that rlgh
soon, to say nothing of their fate tins
winter. To this date, counting from
last March, there have been about, IL
round numbers, six thousand arrived
in this State; that is, about that mum
Der have been taken notice OF by th'
relief board. In answer TO the ques
ton what has been done with thes'
people, we answer, they have beer
The colored visitor., 1879-08-01

service was held in the First 'Prcshy-
tcrian church, Rev. l.. M. Schoiield
pastor, in which the city pastors were
invited to unite. Bishop Wayman
preached the sermon, which proved 10
be one of the bishops happiest efforts.
A handsome collection was taken
M in the interest Of the African
Methodist Episcopal church, and thus
closed the services Of dedication day,
day that will be remembered as the
grandest of all days in the history OF
African Methodistism in Northern
Indiana.
Monday night Bishop Wayman
delivered his celebrated lecture in
answer to Col. Ingersoll's attack on
the Bible, at the Murphy hall, to an
apprcciative audience, and at late
hour left on the eastern bound tram
for his home IN Baltimore.
The warmcst thanks of the pastor
and members Of the church, As well
As the friends bt the A. NJ. Z. church
| generally, are due to the generous
citizens, pastors and members OF the
leadmg churches for the lnteres
manifested in the religious elevation
of the race.
The colored visitor., 1879-08-01

Il destitute and torlorn condition,
shoeless, his wearing apparel all but
worn out; the time Of the mortgage
HAVING expire d and his farm about to
be sold to satisfy interest and prlncl-
pal; everything gong to decay for
want Of attention. lie ilnds ms Wlfe
all that is left to him by mercifnl
God, who has waited all these long,
weary months to realize the expecta-
tons of their last separation--the
event of an emigrant
A. r. Moss.
The colored visitor., 1879-08-01
Aspirations OF an Emigrant.

Where nature has 50 fully devel-
oped itself and filled the breast OF
man with unnatural desire, it is then
that his rowing spirit becomes dis
turbed with wild desire to see ana
crown himself with the riches OF
earth and burden TO mankind. w hen
the farmer of the earth becomes en-
tangled with this mode Of emigra-
ton, and his capital sufficient, and
his aspirations uncomfortable, beng
the owner of a small but valuable
farm. his first idea strikes him that
small amount, secured by mortgage
70 a land broker, would be all that
would be required. This is the idea
Of the ever-grasping farmer is at
present fulfilled, time set for his tour
of inspection, and lis f1atterlng ideas
II nresent at an end. AT last the
time of departure IS almost upon
him. and the flattering ideas having
| been gathered from first one and
then another Of these land sharks,
that have but short time ago taken
mortgage upon his valuable farm
and farming utensils, and only a
small claim upon all that life holds
dear is left this emigrant Of but lew
short hours, is the loving wife, who
IS sickened at heart and is almost on
the verge of bcseeching him to stay,
with wistful gaze She turns TO HIM
and asks, John, for whom is this step
taken?" He turns with smile, and
seems TO answer, dts all for thee. :
| With depressed heart she goes to
the lone chamber and bcseeChes the
Master in prayer. lie imprlnts the
kiss of truth, love and trust, with
whom only knows the sting OF sepa-
ration lean value the recoliectlons ol
this imprint), and he turns from her
waves a last adieu, and is lost to sight
Days come and weeks 60 by, and a
last months have passed, and nc
tidinos have come to the almost dis
tracted wife. Y ct she waits patient
, ", and hopes the day will bring t
her word that he whom she ha
waited long and trusted will soon re
t turn. Almost year has gone by
and the one for whom weary watch
ing has only just begun has travele'
from place to place, with the ide
that he would find what had bee
pictured out to him by the manager
Of excursions and the loaners
: funds. At last this farmer settles III
/ on small claim, and improvement
! are commenced with dull, saddene'
}. weared spirit. AT last he casts hin
|, self upon the Silent and undisturbt
: soil of the tar west, and the retie
t tons Of the past are but reproat
i to the memory Of former days. !
( last he is at memory Of home: IL
4 many unreceived letters, with 10
il traced in every line, have suffered
i do their duty, wholly on account
Il insufficient postage. At last he tur
d his steps homeward disappoint'
tv with exaggerated notions, pennll'
pocket and 'numberless miles ire
- home. He reaches his destination
The colored visitor., 1879-08-01
The CoIored Visitor.
oeaaspoRT, IND. Aug. I, 1879.
Dear Friends.

We call Ill friends, because we
want all To be friends to the CoLoRED
NIsrToR. Come to our aid and send
in your subscriptions. We are start
inc on small capital and need as
sistance. Those subscribing will re
ceive their papers promptly, and we
assure that It will be credit to the
colored people Of the State. Our
rates are very low, within the reach
Of everybody. Any party sending
Us i club Of five will receive an extra
copy free.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Seventy-five cents per year; htty
cents for Sin months.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
One inch, one time, Is cents; three
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Two inches, one time, As cents
three months S 2.25; ;siN monts, $3.50
Special attention is called TO on
facilities for doing AL kinds Of jot
printing, book binding, &c.
$. nj. RAINEs,
Editor and Pnhlishel
The colored visitor., 1879-08-01

MANY thanks to the reporter OF
"Colored Items" for stating the rcas-
ON the VISITOR was not out on time
last Friday.
If YOU want frst-class shave, go
to Mr.. B. Brooks, on Broadway, OPP
posite the Murdock Hotel. There
Won will find the old veterans.
The colored visitor., 1879-08-01
A. MI, Il. Church Dedication.

Sunday, July 10Th, was the oc-
casion Of the dedication Of the Ain
can M. Z. church in this city. The
large and beautiful iot on which the
building now stands was purchased
some fifteen wears since from the late
Hon. D. ID. Pratt, and neat little
chapel erected, under the adminlstra-
ton Of Rev. NJ. $. Lankford, and
was dedicated to the service OF
Almighty God BY the late Rev. ".
R. Revels, M. D., free from en-
cumbrance.
The colored population having IN
creased considerable since the war,
the little chapel was no longer suffl-
cient to accommodate the congrega-
ton.
About three years since, Rev. II.
III. Thompson, the present pastor,
was appointed to the charge, and at
once commenced the work prepara-
tory to the enlargement Of the build
inc. Like Nehemiah, he resolved to
build: and like him, also, he was sur
rounded with little faithful band
who, though few in number, chad
j mind to work" With the assist
ance of kind friends, the work has
been completed-a nice little chapel
6ox4o feet, with lecture room 3oX2t
feet, finished up in modern style.
The cordiality with which the
bishop and ministers were received BY
the city pastors is without parallel II
the history Of Logansport.
AT 1890 O'Clock A. n. Rev. K. =
Post. of the Broadway Presbyterian
church, invited Bishop Wayman t'
occupy his pulpit, and had him t
share the hospitalities Of his house
by dining with his highly educated
refined and Christian family.
AT the same hour the Rev. w. J
Lankford, Of Richmond, occupied tn
pulpit of the Rev. "A. w. Hawkins
of the Cumberland Presbytcrla
church, where he received the utmo
attention, and shared the greatest po'
siblc kindness.
The pulpit Of the African M.
church was occupied by Rev. W. /
Hutchinson at 1890 O'Clock a. m.
AT \ D. N. 4 large and very INTEL
cent mixed audience assembled at II
new chapel to witness the deolcato'
services, which were conducted
Bishop Alexander w. Wayman,
d., assisted by Revs. Lanktor
Thompson, Hutchinson, and othei
The bishop announced as ms te
Math. Is: 20: stLo! | am with "
always.r sc. The discourse W
wcll-timcd, able and instructive; z
upon the whole, reflected great cre'
IN the race and connection. The G
lection amounted To about one hundr
dollars, and the chapel was dedicat
most solcmly to the servfceot Almlt
God.
AT 3 o'clock p. ~. a special un
The colored visitor., 1879-08-01

Is II because of the color OF man
that he don't get justice? We have
two hotel runners here, and one is a
colored man. The white man is
somewhat Jealous because the colorcd
man is a great deal the best runner,
and he was throwing slurs all the
time. Mr.. Wilbur got tired OF ms
slang and gave him good welt on
the noggin. Arthur hatr him arrest
ed, and the whole thing cost him
$40, and Mr.. Wilbur had Arthur
arrested for provoking an assault, and
that was thrown out of court. We
think that it must be something III the
color after all. Mr.. Wilbur has
proved himself to be a gentleman,
and the other has proved himself a
william. Is there no justice for col
orcd man in this State?
The social at A. ID. Ashworth's was
a success, and those who were not III
attendance missed the treat Of the
season. Mr.. Ashworth always makes
A success of whatever he goes at.
The officers of the church owe many
| thanks to Mr.. Ashworth for his be-
nevolence. He will always be sue
cessful in whatever he undertakes
because he is always ready TO take
hold Of whatever is to help the gooc
work on.
We are in hopes that all subScrib
ers and advertisers will excuse Us to-
the failure of our last issue. 1t wa
on account of sickness. In our mex
issue will be some interesting letter
from Africa.
A Virginia lady writes And q tev
words to the girls who may read this
Be careful to whom you write, an
what you write. Many loving
trusting letter is sent by a true heart
ed girl, and is read by the receive
TO laughing crowd of men, an
various remarks are passed about tn
f silly girl" | can conscientlously sa
on the other hand, that have neve
seen or heard Of a girl showing he
letters promiscuously, even from
; man She did not care for, thoug
! they are often shown to one des
! friend in strict confidence.
The colored visitor., 1879-08-01
A Row Among the Runners.

The parties are Worth, Adams
and Wilbur. There were no knocks
and no blood shed. The result was
they were before Squire Shalfrcy
and Arthur w orth was fined for pro-
voking an assault; plead guilty; fined
$o.75. Wilbur plead guilty on the
same charge; fined $I4.5o. Now, !
wish some one would tell why Mr..
Wilbur had 10 pay $3.50. Was IT
because he was SO unfortunate as to
be a colored man. thought that
the law in this country Did not dis
criminate in regard TO color or race.
Mr.. Wilbur is a respectable colored
man. and those others are what you
might call stramers-depend alto
oether on running for hotels and try
inc to bluff some one there, big hullys
in his mind. All the way they can
be noticed is BY then disgracetul
ways, and because "A first-claSs runner
came here and beat them, they want
to impose upon him.
The colored visitor., 1879-08-01

We are in hopes that all who arc
in favor of a Masonic Lodge here
will report or give their names to
Mr.. Charles Gray, at Mr.. Parker's
barber shop, on Broadway. Now,
get to work and let us all put our
heads together and we can have one
of the incest lodges in the State. We
have got six or seven good Masons
here, and all we will have to do is to
take one step, and they will meet Us
half way Mr.. Gray has some
names now, and we don't want any
but those who can come well recon-
mended. We are in hopes that our
young men will wake up to sense
of duty.
The colored visitor., 1879-08-01

AT the Colored Agricultural AS
sociation to be held on the Exposi-
ton Grounds, at Indianapolis, COM
mencing August 26, 1879, special
premium will be given to the best
drilled company of colored Knight
Templars. Contest to take place on
Thursday, at three O'Clock, P. m
For further particulars see circular,
which will be sent free OF postage,
on application being made to n M
Hill No. III; north Alabama street,
Indianapolis, Ind.
The colored visitor., 1879-08-01

pretty generally scattered throughout
State. Some have been sent upon
lands in Waubunsee county; some to
the Dunlap colony in Morris county;
some to Hodgeman county, and
many others scattered in almost every
direction, wherever their labor was
needed or demanded. With those
that are now here it is difficult to say,
at this writing, what will be done.
The funds of the association being
exhausted, it is apparent that they
will have quite hard time, but it IS
hoped that money will be soon forth
coming. The chief cause OF it be-
ing withheld at present can easily be
traced to the lying meanness OF such
papers as the Kansas City Times.
That paper is filled almost every day
with the vilest abuse of all persons
connected with the relief board, and
its matchless lying is only equalled
bv its miserable hatred OF every man,
woman and child on earth who hap
pened to be black instead of white.
In conclusion, we would say plainly
to our poor people in the South, It IS
bad plan TO move to Kansas with
out money. If YOU can bring one or
two hundred dollars with you, come
on, but if you will be entirely help
less after you get here, it would be
wise to wait until little money can
be obtained. The people of Kansas
have done most nobly, but there is an
end to all things, and their willing
ness to give to this cause there is OF
necessity limit. We love our race,
and this love causes us to say to all
its members, it is not wise to move to
new country without money.
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The Part Of Vermont In the War Of the
Rebellion.

To he Soldiers and S1lOrS Of Herntont;
Under the action of the last legislature,
and by appointment of the governor, the
undersigned has had committed 10 him
the task of " collecting and compiling
ready for publication. a history Of the part
taken by the Vermont soldiers and sailors
in the war of the rebellion"
This undertaking, delayed through years
in which the grave has covered the sources
of much valuable information in regard 10
the services of our soldiers in the field,
can now be successfully completed only
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class of our people-it is pre-eminently
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CALIFoRNIA.-The voters Of California
decided last week to adopt the new consti-
tuition proposed by the late convention.
The majority in its favor is nearly ten
thousand. 1t was supposed that San Fran
cisco would vote so largely against it that
the majority could not be overcome by the
rural districts.
SIN Francisco, however, gave but
slight majority against it and the farming
portions of the state voted heavily in its
favor.
The constitution was not opposed be-
cause of its restrictions on the Chinese for
all classes seem TO be in favor of anything
that will make the Chinese go. The
wealthier Of the city voters opposed it on
the ground of its remarkably strict provi-
sions against corporations. The instru-
ment. in fact. appears to have been con-
structed with the special intention of
breaking down corporate business and
many predict that it will drive much
capital and business from the state. The
farming portions of California were well
satisfied with it, however, and after all it
may be rs we'll to see how it works prac-
tically as to prophesy too boldly evil things
because Kearney and the Sand Lot were
in favor and the wealth of the city against