Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-05-03
,g'HE NEGRO STAMPEDE.
THE KANSAS REFUGEEs DYING FRoH
DIsEAsE-CAMPISG OR AT NIGHT.

DISEAsE-CANPISG OuT AT NIGHT.
A writer at St. Louis, under date OF
April IS, to the Philadelphia Times,
says -
The negro exodus still continues.
Nearly every day a new lot of colored
people from Louisiana or Mississippi Is
landed here. Most of them are sent en-
to Kansas, but some are obliged to sub
sst on charity for days before they can
resume their journey. Most every night
the darkies can be seen camping out on
the levee. Here and there a fire is
started, which is Immediately surround
ed with men, women and children, all
stretching out their hands to the heat.
If any of them happen to have anything
to eat frying pan is produced and the
grateful door makes the emigrants
smack their lips in anticipation of a
meal. The arriving negroes do not seem
to have made any better preparations
Tor their journey than those who have
gone before them. They are all igno-
rant of what is in store for them. They
only know that they want to 60 to Kan
SIS. 1t has got abroad among some OF
the refugees that the government wish
es them 10 go there, and when they
step off the boat here they do SO with
the expectation that government money
is waiting to send them on. They say
that most of the negroes in the cotton
l;,.r;o, ,risb IA cr,i.,r,tn aud nc soon as
;bev can obtain enough money will do
so. A few days ago the negroes of
Greenyille. Mississippi, held a meeting
to discuss emigration. Several hundred
of them wished to join the increasing
army OF refugees, 1t was proposed that
two or three colored men be sent on to
investigate anl to return with report.
This was voted down, the negroes pre-
ftrring to take the highly-colored re-
ports which come to them o! the Land
of Promise. An intelligent colorcd man,
however, started off on his own account,
and has spent several days among the
destitute blacks who arc here awaiting
transportation. lie will 60 10 Wyan
dotte aud Kansas City. aud then return.
lie will undoubtedly advise his people
to stay where they arr, but II is exceed
inrly doubtful if they give any heed 10
the advice. The negroes seem to be
perfectly wild with enthusiasm and lis
ten to 10 one not in sympathy with the
movement.
ovERRUy WITH TIE DESTITUTE.
Mso,wbiIs tho condition of tho col
orn5 nnonIa in Kansas 10 bv No means
oasnrinct Raliof comn,;,,ens have heen
an~on;n9d .. yWnoodnttn ria ,Isco -
', "m,n' .'.;,L ~ 81! Ioa,;,,,,o ond 90 n.,;,.L
E'e,' VA ,";ii ~" '%v ,ho sant nn 80 80 so"o
:! 90 Po1''o ~! IT, -, ~ no.s;II,
o'ne' po."'' -, ,PL p 80 G", =,
@ t"Ne ca:x % a., 5;nJ T"T a"d % o,, ~ ,ho
ere, '"4'! "a aa,. CT;,",a ~ ,ho"oos ' -, one .,o
Ie."See' i; ",s m ,%o;,. I'on. sai,h Tod;s;,o 90
NolNi"s oI ''t.l .t ,',iI n,"''I.' c I'm 49, :"
scarce "no t'!' V%.!0VH wv. ~. '"' F Poo'
DiacKs iS anythlhg ou' e"ee,'nS' N'"i,
iHl''ee: nave oeen aPpo,,teu ~ pre'e,i' EN-
Il P9'sioie' Tue Ianu'"e 1i an! ,io'g 'I .U' .I
PreSen' in I'eS h" "ae p'o''per &C. ~, n
,'"s oon a,'1 ;f ,ho % naCrooS y. oonra, w ho ',irsn
~ o1i' 1I ,Loro u '"e " n'o $50 of % ,ha co,orod ,nem
toH "onN t"en ,e Govt % "n - - t.nsas ~; CO. hn,
10, ;',t,I,. DIv" Eemsao ~ Ci,. - doosr., osr, far
eS.n .t.m IT, NI"~or : d'r ~ ,o.n oao 40
-. ,1',ie So. w.,
tt.eSraPneu " '"e "eI'etaiS u "'' d,
W ashl9gtoD, saying lhaI TWO lnOusahd
refugees were encampcd abont the CITY,
They were ignorant, HELPLESS and dyinp.
IT. ,.;,,. b.oo;d cnnId ,.L. c,r. o4 ,1s
"e s ss, -, ,t,, oon,,.r ao,,iJ ~,
own Poo'' ou' 'ne CUM Oou'1 no'
pect II 10 care ior 'he poor OF several
States. lie asked that part OF the
reservation at Fort Lravenworth be set
aside, and that rations be issued, at least
for the present. 10 this Secretary Nc
Crary replied that he could not take
the responsibility oil issuing govern
inent ratlons TO emigrants without au-
thorlty, ana WINE ConSrees IL IN ses-