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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-05-29
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS
City of Portland.

SEALED proposals will be received by the Com
building an iron fence around the new School
House, corner Pine and West streets, according to
plans to be seen at the office of F. H. Fassett Arch
itect, 90 Exchange street. Address proposals to
Committee on Public Buildings.
GEO. WALKER, Chairman.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-05-29

GENERAL CHALMERS, whose predictions
were never yet verified, thinks Congress will
adjourn on the 18th of June. The news is
too good to be true
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-05-29

The New York Herald thinks Speaker
Randall has got into bad company. Yes, he
got into it years ago, when he Joined the
Democratic party.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-05-29

THE Democrats are in want of plan to
get out of their difficulties. Why don't they
advertiser
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-05-29

ANOTHER setback for the Democrats to-
day. Is there any game they can play bet
ter?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-05-29

BUFoRD, the Kentuckian who killed a
judge that decided law case against his
sister, says he expects to meet that sister in
heaven. He may meet the murdered
judge there, as his accuser. That reunion
might not be so pleasant.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-05-29
PROPOSALS.

DPOPOSALS for furnishing materials for and put
l. ting on roof of new Trinity Church, Lewiston,
the Office of Mr.. John B. Straw, Lewiston, will con-
tinue to be received at said office until June 25th
The committee reserve the right to reject any and
all bids. Per order Building Committee.
Lewiston, May &c, 1879. my2Std
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-05-29
CITY OF PORTLAND.

NNHE Committee on Streets &c will pay 90c per
Il ton for 500 tons more or less of Cobble Paving
Stones delivered Gat's Wharf, said stones being
satisfactory to said Committee. Parties desiring
furnish the same will notify the undersigned, or
Street Commissioner.
BENJAMIN F. ANDREWS;
Chairman Committee on Streets sc.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-05-29

THE Government has, so far, paid out in
pensions $685.. 1868, ,727.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-05-29
Windham, May q.
Gleanings from the Mails.

Baltimore Jail, Nay 1, 1880.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29
INDIANAPOLIS IND, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 49, 1879
Colored Soldiers Reunion.
KoKoMo, Ind, Nov. II, 1875

kOK0M0, Ind, Nov. IL, 1879.
Editor Leader heartily concur
with your article in last weeks paper
concerning a reunion Of colored SOL
diers, and would suggest an annual
meeting of colored soldiers at such
time and place as an executive COM
mittee might direct. Iwould suggest
the calling of a small number of SOL
diers together at once to form an ex-
ecutive committee, to make arrange
ments for grand reunion of colored
soldies, to be held at Indianapolis as
early in the spring as possible. II
should be announced as early as pos
sible, so that everybody will have am
pie time to make arrangements to
come to the Hoosier capital and have
a good time. When the committee is
formed, it should prepare an interest
ing programme, assigning each man
his duty, so that he may prepare for
it. Hoping to hear from others upon
the same subject, remain
Yours, J. A. BRABoY.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29
Hayti.

Frank Leslie's of last week contain
ed fine picture of General Solomon,
the new President of Hayti. Gen.
Solomon has just announced his cabi-
net, which gives general satisfaction.
He appears to be man of excellent
sense His advice to the young men
of. Hayti could be taken with profit
by good many young men in the
United States, the acme of whose am
bition is to hold an Office.
He says that Hayti is ruined by too
much politics-that young men are
trying to hold Offices who ought to
hold the plough. The young men Of
Hayti, and of our own country as
well, should know that there is q
thousand told more happiness in the
business and professional vocations
of life than in office holding.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29
Evansville News.

The Knights of Wise Men met and did
some work for thegood of their order.
The colored people are doing well here,
and have bright future before them
Their motto is, Work while it is day"
The Leader will be on sale on our
streets every Saturday, and will increase
in sale each week, as it is the favorite pa
per among us.
The programme for the next meeting
will be: Miss Porter, essay; recitation by
Miss Glen; song by Mrs, Sheldon. and
address by Mr.. u. M. Anderson.
Our Elder is earnestly interested in the
liquidation of the church debt. All that
is necessary to make success of this So
ciety, is the full cooperation of the mem
bers of the church. Let all lend a hands
The Organ Association will meet next
Tuesday evening, and good programme
and abundant refreshments will be had,
under the management of Mrs. M. FindI
ley, president. and Miss l.. A. Wilson.
Sec.
Literary Society will discuss at next
meeting. subject: Resolved, That the
colored people are doing more to iniure
injure them. Professor S. Watkins and
Mr. q. NJ. Anderson are leaders in the
discussion.
The Sunday School Teachers Associa-
ton will meet at the parsonage, on Thurs
day evening, at 7:S0 o'clock. The teach.
ers find these meetings very instructive
and strengthening; also socially agreea-
bic. Evansville can well boast of large
corps of good laborers in both Sunday
Schools. In CO. cooperation and union there
is success.
The young ladies' Church, Aid and
Literary Society, met Tuesday evening,
Nov. %. Order of exercises was, as usual,
very interesting. w. II. Beecher, presi-
dent, Mrs. b. e. Anderson, secretary;
seng by the young ladies of the Church
Aid; address by Mr.. S. Watkins, subject !:
shooting stars and like phenomena." |"
All were highly pleased with his remarks.
A selection was then rendered by the
young ladies. Roll call, collection of dues,
etc.
The Organ Association met on Tuesday
evening of this week, Rev. NJ. Lewis in
the chair, and Miss Lucy Wilson, secreta-
ry. After music by the choir and prayer.
dues were collected, and the programme
read. Professor Nat. Allen delivered an
able address, subject, Deception" He
carried us back to the days ofJudas Isca-
riot and brought us gradually down to the
present showing at each step that we as
human beings, of all grades of society, are
more or less deceiving or being deceived.
Mrs. White and Mr.. Curry then sang
some of their finest selections. Miss s.
I. Noting, one of our teachers and grad
uate, read a most excellent essay on the
Power of God as seen in the beauties OF
Creation" which showed great learning
and research. The organ was manipula.
ted by Miss Wilson and Mrs. Findley.
who gave us some of their best, and they
are good performers. ALPHA.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29

such a method of spelling the word
Negro in your papers won't have the
tendency to belittle US in the eyes of
the ignorant rabble, who are barely
able to read. All who 60 to school
only few years are taught that prop
er names, such as the names of cities,
counties, nations and races begin
with capital letters; and when they
take up your papers, they find this
to be the case until the Negro is
reached, when they find him dished
up without the,use of a capital This
naturally begets feeling of contempt
towards our race in the minds of the
ignorant AS Editor Harding, of the
Herald, is gaining a national reputa-
tion as word critic, we should like
to hear his opinion on this matter.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29
True Of Indiana, and Kansas, Too

The more ignorant negroes were
deluded by the most cruel falsehoods
They were told that friends, employ
ment, lands, awaited their arrival
in Kansas.-Sentinel.
And they were told the truth.
Those who went to Kansas found gen.
erous friends, who received them
kindly and cared for their wants.
They found the employment prom
ised, and many have already secured
homes.
In Indiana, laborers are in great
demand. We do not need mechanics
so much as we do farmers and labor
ers. In city and country, there is a
great demand for women and girls to
do house work. This demand is par
ticularly pressing among the farmers
in many localities, who find it diff
cult, and often impossible, to secure
sufficient help to do the house work.
Our friends in the South, who wish
to become citizens OF Indiana, need
pay no attention to the mad rawlings
of Democratic papers and politicians.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29
The INDIANAPOLIS LEADER.
TO SUBSCRIBERS.
If you fail 10 receive your pa
per, notify this Office at once.
To Our Patrons.

We do not exaggerate when we say
that the cordiality with which The
Leader has everywhere been received
and the substantial encouragement OF
our friends, white and colored, have
gone far beyond our first anticipa-,
tions. We have faithfully tried to
make a newspaper worthy the con-
fidence and support not only OF the
people of our own race, but of our
friends throughout the land. We
have pledged our sacred honor, and
we will keep our word, to devote our
time, our money and the best ener-
gies of our lives to this enterprise, to
the end that the equality and univer-
sal brotherhood of man shall be estab-
lishd. AS business enterprise The
Leader has thus far been eminently
successful We have paid cash for
everything, and The Leader can
proudly look the whole world in the
face and say she owes not any man.
The measure of our success in the
future must depend upon the patron
age of our friends.
| We know that our salvation lies in
making good newspaper and keep
ing out of debt. To this end we ask
our friends to aid us by liberal pat
ronage and prompt payments. Every
colored man in the land, and espe-
cially in Indiana, should aid in the
permanent establishment of this en-
terprise as an entering wedge to the
business and literary world. Every
white friend of our race should aid
us in this honest effort for the moral
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29
Apropos of the Nelson Petition,

About year ago John c. Tinsley,
a citizen of Virginia, went to Wash
ington, D. c., and married a white
woman Upon his return to Virginia
be was arrested for the onense, con-
victed, and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary. The colored people interest
ed themselves in the matter, and car
ried the case to the Supreme Court Of
the United States. On Tuesday last,
they were gratified to learn that
Chief Justice Waite had granted a
writ of error to the Court of Appeals
of Virginia.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29
A Question for Edit ors and News.
paper Writers.

We would like to ask the newspa-
per men of this country, why it
is that they write the words
Irish, Indian, German, Span
ish, Chinese, Hawaiian, and the
like, with an initial capital letter,
and then drop down to a small n
when they write the word Negro?
Why do you do this? Is there any
sensible reason for it? Is it not bOr-
rowed from the vocabulary of the
SLAYER, the overseer and the kidnap-
per? Is it not part of the system
attic effort made in the days of slavery
to utterly and completely brutalize
the Negro race in this country? You
write the words cattle. horse, dog and
negro all alike, so far as capitals are
concerned. If an immigrant, how
ever is made watchman, your re-
porters inform us that an Irish, Ger.
man, orScandinavian gentleman re-
ceived an appointment to the police
ferce-you get in the capital every
time.
! Finally, we would like to ask you il
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29

The New York Sun, a leading
Democratic paper, brought down upon
its devoted head the anathemas OF
the Democratic press throug ghout the
land because it truthfully said, after
the elections, that the Democratic
party appeared to be finished. For
the life of us we can not see why they
should abuse the Sun so for this re-
mark, unless it is criminal offense
for a Demcratic paper to tell the
truth. Of course 1T is not customary
for them to do so; but when one oi
them, overcome by the modification
and chagrin of defeat, lets slip a lit
tie gem of truth, we don't like to see
it crucifed. In fact we will not stand
by and see it done without protest
which we hereby record.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29

In another column we publish a
report of the permanent organization
of an association for the relief of any
destitute immigrants who may come
to this State. Rev. VIM. G. Trevan is
president of the association, and Mr.
R. B. Bagby chairman of the execu-
tive committee. The entire commit
tee is composed of gentlemen who
have the confidence Of the communi-
ty in the highest degree; and should
they appeal to the public for aid in
caring, temporarily, for those poor
people who are fleeing from land of
prosecutors and assassins, we know
their appeal will meet with a liberal
response from the good people of In
dianapolis.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29

William r. Davis, business agent
of the Progressive American a
newspaper published in the interest
of the colored people of New York,
was refused admittance to the matt
nee performance at the Grand Opera
house in New York City. Mr.. Davis
is spoken of by the New York Trib-
une as being a black man, well. dress.
ed, good looking, intelligent and
we'll educated. Civil and criminal
proceedings have been instituted in
the q. S. Court against the proprie-
tors, who will undoubtedly be made
to feel the strong arm of the law.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29
The Exodus.

Last Saturday car load of immi-
grants from North Carolina passed
through the city en- route for Green
castle. A reporter of The Leader
visited and interviewed them at the
union depot. They are all farmers
from the vicinity of Goldsborough.
They are fine looking set of men,
of more than average intelligence.
They have no desire to locate in the
cities, but wish to get into the coun
try where they can find employment
with the prospect of being able in a
short time to purchase homes. They
all tell the same story of the fraud,
persecution and brutal treatment to
which they are subjected in the
South. No candid man who talks
with these people and .mingles with
them, can believe any of the stories
of colonization so industriously cir
culated by Democratic papers and
politicians. These people are not the
paupers and riff-ratf of the Southern
cities. They are the industrious
farmers and laborers from the cOun-
try-the very bone and sinew Of the
land. Many of them have money
and property at home. One of the i'm
migrants above mentioned had about
two hundred and fifty dollars, and
others sums varying from twenty five
to hundred and fifty.
Indiana needs such men to develop
her resources and it is strange thai
men of pretended intelligence will al
low blind prejudice to put them il
opposition to a movement that mus
tend greatly to the material weallf
and prosperity of the State. Thes'
people leave the South because they
are defrauded and robbed of thei
honest earnings, denied their politica
rights, and otherwise brutally uset
by the semi -barbarous whites of tn
South. They come to Indiana be
cause they can find employment witt
honest employers, and human treat
ment in civilized communities. LIE
them come, and let all good citizen
lend helping hand to the honest ei
fort these poor people are making t
better their condition and make a fu
ture for their children.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29
NO. l6.

Democratic statesman are not rushing
to the front at a break-neck speed as can
didates for congress. in this district, to an
alarming extent. There is a good deal of
method, too, in their madness They are
not blind, and can therefore see the hand.
writing on the wall The district is Re-
publican, and no Democrat need apply.
1t is not pleasant thing to be beaten
when you want to be elected. In large
measure it destroys a mans confidence in
things mortal and earthly, and makes
him cuss somebody and long for a seclud-
ed place in which to get drunk and qui-
city down and die. Our Democratic
statesmen are therefore not to blame for
their lukewarmness in coming to the
'front.' HrNnr
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29
Vincennes News.

Q. cumber is in the trapping business
this fall, Judging from the way he wrote
to Terre Haute. On the leeward side. O 4
The best singers in the city are the
Misses Maggie Baker and Josephine Lew
is. Our orator is in the person of Hon.
John 8. Clark.
The most popular Young lady in the
city is Miss Jennette Stewart Her popu.
larity arises from her ability to perform
upon the organ.
Q. Cumber is blooming again, and has q
feature OF sarcasm placed directly under
his left eve. This feature il periodical.
and shows itself every two months.
Non Dunn visited E. F. H., of Evans.
vile, and found him as usual, very busy.
E. F. H's. "Our Age" is neat little sheet
and bids fair to be power for good in In.
diana and other states.
All Evansville had a word for Non Dunn.
for as soon as / met Mrs Green McFar.
land, she addressed me as never before:
''That's Non Dum." This is the thing
that Q cumber spoke of.
Miss Georgia Flowers was looking very
pleasant and beautiful, as her name indf-
Gates. Non Dunn met her, and was en-,
couraged by the thought of"blessed is the
man that loves Flowers"
Non Dunn takes the authority to state
the names of the Evansville teachers
Professor Watkins and wife, Prof. ]. M
Anderson and wife, Prof w. H. Beecher
and wife, Prof. f. F. Horn and-thsts all,
Miss Lucy A. Wilson, Miss Hattie Kim.
bro, Miss Sarah Noting, Miss Ella Clean
or perhaps Mrs. James w. l write
merelp from observation. No city in IN.
diana has finer corps of teachers thar
has Evansville. Non DrrM.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29
Cleveland co., News.

The Leader is gaining ground here.
Non Dunn must be nearly through with
Caesar.
The brass band fcolored) of Columbus.
Ohio, is progressing finely.
Miss Tillie Wright is thought to be
teaching school in or nssr st. Louis.
Some time ago there appeared in the
Voice. of this city, an announcement that
Mr.. James NJ. Telley was to be married
soon. He is still in the city and not mar
ried.
At Gallon. O., June 10 80, the annual
reunion OF the late officers of the United
States infantry, (colored) will be held
This is something like the colored soldier
reunion which the people of Indianapolis
are trying to have held there or SOM
other convenient place.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29
Indiana Democrats oppose the i'm

Indiana Democrats oppose the i'm
migration of industrious colored la
borers from the South, and Missouri
Democrats are equally hostile to the
immigration of white people from
New England and other Northern
States The same brutal, unmanly
and unpatriotic spirit governs in both
cases. Democratic politicians care
far less for the material interests OF
the State, than they do for the su-
premacy of the worst political organ
ization that ever cursed any land.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29

and intellectual elevation of our peo-
pie. This aid can be effectively ex-
tended by sending to The Leader q
cash subscription Only a trifing
sacrifice is required, and with many,
especially Of our white friends, the
price of our subscription would be
no sacrifice at all, while the conf
bined aid of many would be to The
Leader permanent endowment. If
any see this who have not subscribed
for The Leader, subscribe at once,
and let every subscriber secure an
other, and then good work will go
60 forward to a glorious triumph.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29

We are glad to note the appoint
ment of Hon. John c. New as chair
man of a committee to invite the Ma
tional Republican convention to as
semble in this city. The appoint
ment is an eminently fit one. Mr..
New never does things by halves,
and mark our words, he'll "fetch'
that convention.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29

The campaign of 1880 was opened
at Columbia, South Carolina the other
day, by the assination of William
Nix, brother of the postmaster at
Blackville, who was shot in the back
some time ago, by Blackville Demo
crat The Northern Democrats are de-
dedly opposed to such an early open
ing of the campaign, but Southern
blood is hot, and chivalry must have
employment.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29

Another revolution is brewing ia
Mexico. The bugles of war are being
sounded, and in a few Gays, or weeks
at most, the papers will TEEN with
the bloody carnage and rapine desc
lation, for which the people of that
country are noted.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29

Work that a white man would do
for a dollar, the pauper Negro would
be required to perform for quarter
of that amount-Sentinel.
You are mistaken. He left the
South on account of such treatment
Us that.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29

The conquering hero comes ! Re-
member, that on the 9th of Decem-
Der Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, the pa
triot, soldier and statesman will be
the guest of Indianapolis and the
Hoosier State. Let the whole State
turn out, and give him the grandest
welcome ever recorded
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29

Let the people hurry up our peti-
ton to the governor, so that Indiana
may not much longer be disgraced
by the Imprisonment of man for
marrying a white woman.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29

The Republican State Convention,
of Indiana, has been called to meet
in indianapolis, on the 25th of Feb
ruary, 1880.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29

One of these importations confessed
that he had no money.-Sentinel
He thought you wanted to Dor
row it.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29

Thanksgiving was observed yester-
day, by services in most of the
churches, and entertainments in the
evening.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29

Not Negro has dollar to save
him from perishing.-Sentinel.
That 10 a lie.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29

Congress convenes on Mond ay
next, and the yawp of the brigadier
will be abroad in the land.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29

And still The Leader booms. Send
in your subscriptions and augment
the "boom."
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29
THE TIMES DEMAND IT.
SMALL PROFITS and CASH BUSINESS

Having the strictly Cash system of doing business
cent below former prices
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29

evening.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-10-11

little negro boy died near Camu.
bells mills in this county. lately. and 4
was thought by the colorcd people liy.
ing III the nelghborhood, that lie died
from cruel treatment inflicted upon
nm by his step fathcr, Jim Franklin
Complaint was made to Coroner Faser
VINO held an inquest, and the following
Is the verdict of the jury: .
We the undersigned, COMPOSING the
Jury OF Inquest to inquire into the
cause of the death of James Frank
lin, after an examination of several
witnesses, and thorough examma-
ton Of the body and the wounds in
iiicted thereon, give il as our opinion
that Jim Franklin was instrumental
IN the death of the deceased. Jim
Franklin Jr., and recommend chat n
thorough examination be made touch
ing the same by Justice of the Peace.
ID. Il. Allgood,
Charley Mason,
Andrew Tate,
w. d. Dctherow,
5. A. Jackson, Jr.
do not approve of the verdict.
j. A. O'Nein.
Franklin was brought before Judge
Bcauchanp i'll Macon, and committed
to Jail in default Of $500 bail.