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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-02

Varnham came to himself he Law in n
great, old-fashioned feather bed, in
room he had never seen before, anil the
old woman whose fare he had paid rock.
ed to and fro beside his bed.
You are not to talk she said, waving
black ian at him, but everything is ali
right Your grandmother's board is
paid to that rspacious old woman, and
you -nesdn't trouble your mind about
anything. Go to sleep. You went
without your bread and butter to give
me- q ride once, and l sha'n't forget it.
though happen TO be rich old woman
instead OF poor one, as you'd thought
me- uaael H
Tom listened, found himself inc apa-
BILE Of making any remark, and fell a.
sleep again. But hard times we're over
for the poor fellow. When tie was able
to work again there was fine position
open for himin great Wholesale house,
and he was able TO keep a pretty suit of
rooms and a servant for old Granny.
and 10 live with her, to her great JOY. =
And, moreover. it is we'll known that
old Madam Hover, who has neither rel.
alive nor hobby, has made her will leav-
ing all her great fortune TO Tom Warn.
ham. ,a ,t!im vu agsc
Don't ask me Why she said to tie
lawyer. Perhaps you wouldn't think it
much to go hungry on stormy winter
evening for the sake of poor, old wo.
man. L could have called a coach, and
I'd ouly lost my purse; but DO didn't
know that. and l always Remembered
just how he looked when he sent that
breat away. Irknewhe was COOL Eel.
low, and so he Is aud Eve right to
leave my money according to myifancy.,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-02

NEW ENGLAND 'ErEcr1os CAKe.-A
very old receipt: Three pounds or -four.
one and thrce.fourths pound OF cigar.
one-half pound OF lard. aud half pound
OF raisins. four nutmogs, a teaspoonful
oil cinnamon, three eggs. six teaspoons.
tuli Of soda, two Quarts OF milk. one
pound of curnanto boat sugar, flour,
and butter together and the fruit With
tue milk aud spices; ), beat the soda and
cream tartar together in the milk until
IL foams.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-02

u is said that tomato plants waterod
with solution OF copperas in the pro-
portion Of one pound toeight gallons of
water, viii mature and ripen their fruit
two weeks earlier than those left 10
grow naturally
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-02

II Is said that tea made OF chestnut
loaves AMI drank in tho place of water
win cure The most obstinate case OF
dropsy in q few days.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-02

GERMAN TRrFLE.-Put one quart Of
strawberries. or any other fresh fruit. in
the bottom Of @ glass dish; sugar the
fruit. cover IL with layer OF nacaroons.
pour over It a custard male, With one
quart OF milk and the yolks OF seven
eggs, Weifheaten swceten to your taste !;
when cold, place on the top the eggs,
beaten 70 stiff froth, with little sugar.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-02

REMEDY FOR SUMNER CONTRASTS. =.
Twenty years ago the New York Sun
gave publicity 70 remedy for cholera,
dysentery and like summer disorders,
which proved so eiiicacious as 10 merit
attention every season since. and Is nov
known as the 'Suu Cholera Remedy
II is as follows, and should be cut out
and kept by tie careTaI housewife ::
Take equal parts OF pncture Of Cayenne
pepper, tinctuTe Of opium, tiDcture OF
rhubarb, essence Of peppermint and
spirits OF csmphor. Nix we'll. Dose.
twelve to thirty drops in a little water.
according % age aud violence OF syuap.
toms, repeated every afteen or twenty
minutes until relief is obtained.
, 1880-11-27
HONEST. BUTTER.
Legitimate DeRterh Protesting Aya1nAt
H.sttle and OleosrsnrgMrlne.

AeHtlMnt6 IBeNlGtA Fr0lCsllnT Against
Ssstsle aud dOleasnnrgnrlHe.
This tle..lers In legitimate butter nru Justly
lncnnsetl nj the manufacturers Of the cosli-
p0ill.d Of lard anil tut which las been pI1cc.l
. uiun tho market under the guise Of butter.
These gentlemen, after years Of patient toll,
have made regulations III reputable dealers,
whose goolls can ba relied upon rs strictly
pure nnd free from foreign irgrealcnts Ut
my kind. Upon this reputation II b9sed
their business success, .nd they feel that they
haye right IL cnmrrt the manufacturers Ut
this spurious stuff III either uuft tho business
or at telst put tlleIr compound I'll the lNnrket
Under ltA right chlor. when. Ut course, 1t
Wnlltl cease to cOlnpHtt with pure but
ter, nlld BIZ sold for what. 1t Is worth.
Tile opposition TINS ratseu IL mt
0nn tflnt cntl hp Ovrrcnl,H With any dugrce Of
cnsp. lis |. Includes every dealer In Ehtcag0
WHO supplies the trasle With good hutter, Mid
these gentlemen, having gtrternlnetl II ritz tho
market Ut these tllSreplltnb!e ind swinlltng
substitutes fur butter, will nut hu satisfied
Until the Imposition Is etftctunlly removed.
Legislation tnity be necessary to accomplish
ills eIltl. aliu II no other alternative Ii pre-
Hpnttt, such cal1rAu will undoubtedly ht
tMkell as Will con,pel these manufacturers tn
ttli tNlrly with tho consumer nr uutt their
questionable trade. Il II INV Xnlit tkIat many
Of thu prominent dealers arp taking steps to
plls the campaign ngainst the tlrSelpltH ut
"sNtn'." sti!tt tl1at within II fnw days active
llfustlrts will lntcnlnInnllcet lnnkIllg towards
tbs protection nf tho llnl,tst dealers.
, 1880-11-27

ry-77tirrnstrins md rarrtugs If nIf sty1ts and
Y'sal4.Its, The lnt intng .wnrti! f!rtwertl
8 '.WJ ntltt s7,0D. Hui the THIEF been
awntn TINT tl,n trunk llllttarnrnt''
tic Que he tcpk contained, frt.n'
$1,000 t'' S:'o. .Wp worth Of gnlll cila!,ls, r.
might hayu mali, bigger hAnl. hut hls
",pnt !nrk - WIS 40 rirl, tint Do probably
,l"es,i't rclnfcn us ,nucli IT'S Mr. Edward
ls9tcr, ,w1,t'sr trunk In missrtl: -,
Atr. Morrow y At,llewhHt unfortunate. liu
hut y trul,l; tu!l or Iewrlry burned up III the
Southern 1lotrl lh ST. Louis, a1,l 'li!K onl Of
W. ,I! cellar sayernl In',.is 1T mc!ted ,ol',,-
And witat is singular, q trunk belonging to
tl,n 1n,,tse which MIR. Dnker represents WIN
SAMPLES.
Tic ,poltce nustorltIrs were informed Of
tho rubimry, within half MI hour of Its 0ecur..
ior ti,'c tiIcf, bit ap 10 niinisItt ti,ey lid
gNttcn no ctrw. rlmkertnn's Agency was
nlsn g1vrli thu casc, mud 1t Is likely Tint tho
inan will be cnplureu ai1u tho jeweiry re-
rOvcrNt.
, 1880-11-27
A $G, 600 TRICK.
4 Jesvclry bulesnsn,l Robbed OF Ills
TruHk&

4 JetvcIry Bulcsf,Iun Robbed OF Ills
Trunk.
A thief struck q N,IlutlzA Inst night, though
ut the time he doubtless thought l,u ,vaH gat-
ting only goul stock Of winter ,rlutlsing.
Alr. ]. II. AtOrr0w, who ttuviais Tor tllres
Philadelphia Jewrtry ho1,gests was about to
leave the city for sli!wattkGw' lie l'atl been
stopping Ut tho Clifton. Aa In sot into tho
bus, 1T lialf.past y, ia'saw Ills trunk with
three others til thu sidewalk. The ychtclH
WIS driven ncrnss Montve street to tasu VI,
passengers from tic Palmer. Just after 1t
lind backe.l up 10 t EH sidewalk, s0ulp one
your trunk IS gultan,. liz Jumped out, yaIIsa
'rhe trunk, snro i'eneuxl. was missing,
ni,u alI he could learil WIS tllat i
stss,,ss eslare1 ansa., ,iss,l "sasas In"
md t0lA ttle l'lrter tllet nu,l l!aa takrn o'!o
Mr 81 So'Taw wet s|g aa toil,,i 1e t,e isrS psrter
e0ll,g hack. All tn9 lutlsr knew WIS tlltt Il
llaGkGIAn lad seJn tho thief KOIIIs acrUss
Slate street. lls llMl Eaokt.t lip and down
II 4eults that lllr trunk hal beull ptnce.l on
tho sIiewHllz. witt. tho othurs to await tho
col.llg nf l'ara1elee's I,agIage-wagotI. Two
out Of ula fur contained lcwelry, Thesa
Morr,!w's bclnE tho upperMost .l'lW Thief
bold 1lIe, truly, ,ls tho Palmer llalss rlec-
tilc light mMle everything IN tho vicinity
ylIsGieSHnc w ap,,s al.tly E!t te trunk oi,
~ tAke o.! his trips the black trunk which
slEKesteH samples, but to lnslrnu prnfes-
sln,lals discarded u for ona Ut the kind
which pe"plo gcl!crally ta'ssess.--a cU,nl,snn
Ila oty Recul!nrl!y about 1t wus. a check
pullhis.
WImn the t,lef opsned tho trunk l,e found
S15,f Et,}
, 1880-11-27

cere,nnnv. thn,wh It and the rrr"pti0n frc-
v,'eHtiy tnke place Mt tho shn,r tsn1". III sh.'
it,tn - still IL Isnue. Tic r't s fnr tnis i* INIT
~ priest Or l.t+1np who hipren:t u hc fhefn
tnontii. 1t " i~ltevrl thGt fsishnp ll,1inrs<ey
viii bring tho ralluM with hn wien he rnr.','s
ho,me. md th4t II with renetl hert nt,t'tt Christ
mas. Whut lllalinp Will rrsnfer tue JHl l!itfin y
iinku0wn ut present. Tho rrrcnnny it*alf y
VERY simple. cnnsIssiE hnnly "f Tho rcndi!1x t,f
tho t'ope'e bull erentniE Distt'p Fcthsf Arch'
lltshup, ...-..
ftIa t3rnro spent n very quiet day yesterday.
thn,lHt ruIta u humber Of prominent CnthO-
IIcs nlirtt III him.. lie woti NIL their hGnta l,y
lia 9,.lc nlnnur. ni1 tho helief II strong tliNt
ho will lc very popular with his people.
, 1880-11-27

ONLY tl,rGc cnscs Of dIphtlaeria were reported
yesterday.
4AMnSu tho building nerIb!ts Issued yesterday
WIS one tn u. 1fnfey to ertct twt,-stnry ,iweIl-
Ing. NJ. &a:l IInsiett street, IL cost s..,Dt0.
THE rush ut tho WAtcr-D!licc yesterday WITH
very 9runt, md thp rosrpts were accordingly
!arxg: TN nlter Tuesday, tho rebAte will bo re-
uuctd frt'M ~ f0a per cent.
THE promised f,nfnrc,lce utwcun Sexton and
the city n!lthnrttos n r'ter,iee tn "rxlras' au
tho new Ctsy~linl did nut occur yesterday. from
some figures It inli l,or, Huukif,s. Tho "ps.
trns u fl dispute Mru lnhu to lnFulvu tho ex-
pehdtuFe Ut about Sll,Ou.
CnMMIsstoxEn wALLEm IS preparIng COM
oIulne Tint st0o 1u used III tho Improvement
Of Nta VI tho atrc!s. alleys. and sewalRA In tho
he viii Urge " ti,e ,,so u Krnt Sioels. Gpt In ' tGis
hls mIttl IL not fully made Ilp.
TIE Mayor ycsterlny. 'rnftet an ordinance In
teMsssta ~ s"a,ss!tntn tor tusg sn,' befnro him
enlc Of thu Luke. Fr,nt IrulMrty. nnl will t-,,uy
!ay before t!io rui!rMd a.'thnrit!,s II Mceis
tlcr npprIyAl, aNd hi thinks 1t Will. he will suuu
1t to tho Coutscll MautiaY evening.
4 MOVE IL on fuot nl,ln,,K tho Btate street
pruperty- Hers Es~,kI,,w To tearIslx up tho
prescnt wtAneti pnvesl,ont or TINT tt.trc'lxifar,
Ietttl9l!s are Atrcauy III olrculnttt,t. AnlUlt4
ths,sv Interesting themselves Il, thu ranttur arn
Potter ralsner and hessrs. Field Il Loiter.
rs~Rllatlon VII! bo f.,rthe"r,iax n, the tlrst Ut
tna niuntb liz Will dullltIcss tnks ai.rge o'
1sSrt 1ss Afn' +, r. w W. Gns as Yr Wy b. tr:
Ctpt. Net;nrIRl6 to lie esilmr!nie!n,envy. Othor
perinteisnt oI,5,l'le,s resignation a' viii, # M \,
understood, be purely voluntary.
1iE Comn!ttss on H@treets @ an. Alleys, South,
ss,.'t conssler4bl tio Yesterday ln Az
Snulh Etl!H struts, hut nothing wus
, 1880-11-27

very much uglthtril, md In ptlc,N,s appeals de-
rIhrctl llIg thtIopalts Ut TIM crIie snytnK thnt
he hUlnYi fttr Almighty wtnlih tIlr,iyxe him mud
Bpto hls protests. WINS sent IL jail, aid who
f"rr ct1I!lltieil wRs stricken with pnrHl, sa. IL
i,n,'ar: The s,ile,, and startilna answer ia his
petition fas cruMl",l 1tite u sensation In tho
community whtFO hn lives"
, 1880-11-27
DAYIl NICHOLSON.

Sr. LOUIS, M0., Nov.a1.-DnvItt N[c|,o'son,
fur many years tho nlost extensive wholesale
aud retail grs'cer the West, and very heavy
direct Importer of wines and liquors anti
fancy alnl stnple groceries, tlEett ut Ills rcst-
dehca here this evening, Nj. Nicholson WIS
we'll known throughout tho country us per-
ltaps tho largest dealer In Ills line wost Of
tho Allegheny Mountains,
, 1880-11-27
THE CITY.


u Ian I'LL ~ ~ ~ "
tr,srru CHAPMAN. of pu,n,euc, fs nt tho shcF-
mnr.
N. v. MONTGOMERY, of Lansing. Mlch. ls Mt
cnAn,.rs II. Smith, Of Providence, Il. l., is Mt
tho s'lcrmnn.
Lu,ms CrtAntEs MASON, of burlington, ia.,ts
at the f'ncitac.
STATE Senator Ralph rlumu, OF streator, ILL.,.
ik at tho PHlnicr.
JAMES 4. MEApE, Of London, England, Is regis"
tered Mt tho Sherman.
i. II. Fitr.Munx md l.. n. statf ord, OF Albany.
n y, ntc Mt tho Trc,,Innt.
!. NJ. ttAMtLToS, Lieutenant. 0ovcrnor-ofcct
OF illinois. II 1T tho Sherman.
F.EnAisLEs NDuStMlrE city ctlitor Frceport
Daily Is,ltctfn, WIS IN tho city tn',}ay.
N. EHar.EsitSn, af Mnntstec, slIrh., President
Of tho Eugtc,narn Steamship CDlnpnny, Is at tho
Pacilic.
t.F. GonrAr,n, General Freight Agent Of tho
Atchlss,,l, Topeka Snuta FG Railroad, Ia Mt the
fremont.
]. F.. clAMEn. c.iltnr OF tho Milwaukee, 'rise'n-
sn. and j. i. Clnrksnn. editor OF thu Dcs Moncs
Register. aro ut tho Incltc.
TIE West Division hallway Company will
hcrcnfter r,s,, night tnrs the Madison street
iine every twenty minutes after /. h'cl,'tk.
4. nAissAtI4 Ltverph,l: y. J. llruwl Mnd r:
Mutt. Lnflt1otl: Ansnti 1llblnla. FNrlR: H. W. nid
Pacific.
hn1ETAsr-t,ENEnAL WILLIAM b. Wi11fr1.E
retnrfici frotn 1.Pnscuwnrtlt II time to sat HIS
turkey Ut home, mn. r..lMrse" Tor "aty at mll1
FRANK 81. smith. Hef,crnl Passenger Argent Of
tho Aichlson. T0pekn Shntn 70 linlsFontl. md
John r. Cracker. General l'.',Tl,111nR Agrn. nt
tho ChcnHs. Mttwaukee s: st. pnul NnIlrund. ''ro
THE temperature yesterday, Ms observed by
Mnn,sst.. nt,ticiA1l. K8 Madison street trntnUSE
butl'ltn9,. wns rs follows: Il. ln.. 20 nhnve zurn:
sn. H., H.: so: 81; s. p. .''t; sn., Sso. ~ "
Mis-. n. Il. I.AMrK1xs hus just published tho
Illinois Lawyers I'aclsct iltlry fnr lssl. u very
ncnt and conpcntltt,'ts little ntlnr, st,piyst,R
this Suite ntNl especially thDse OF cu,k C'il'1tF
r. r. DRAKE. President. md j. Il. I,rnkr. Gen
crnl Mn,a4er''r thn st. i'nul 4 solx city Rail"
Rn t;rnudr ilallsoll; n,ld X. u. lcr,, General
Trln at,llmu,r If sla Grand Rat,l,ls s 1iEifHnu
Hnils''N'i IRE IT ihe ltlH!!1e.
T1lnM,S FIELDS, n Cnnn.ltau. IN years of aRe.
III m, express w,gnu suffering fr'n apv,re in-
trrnnt injuries. thr result nf \ eot!Isnn nf twn
wcr N"r M fs n rli!Ir,c Xsr wGrT ''ss M s l.
pl,'ytd ~ s'Gtnn-flnnd f'i tha cs,t,str!ettnn Or
ncw rntl. lie WI. st!tlt t, tue C0unty tiuspl-
tn1. wlsrrn he dIt'l lntcr In tho slny.
TIE fullnwsn9 Con,mtttcrsn nr the County 1}uar,l
nrll sesaiHls m yesterday: fnwtl md l''wii Ac:
counts; Printing AlMl Stationery: ,ln!l and .ns
osp,t PITY, MI y , 1ts|., ,I Ii'
Of certaIsI e1NIns etwPeu tho c'h1uts ntit1 city.
Md recommended tint bninncc of Ei1.niSii, Hs
shnwi! l'y tho accouI,s arsf vouchers, bc p"Ia to
tho city.
aye, llIel ut his ho.nc. NJ. 10i! West siu,roc
strcot ut oeock yesterday t'lnrnnx ~ M co',sH. ~ (,
tnik tho evening hcf0ru with suicidal intent.
, 1880-11-27

!, MAnslLALLTowN, Ill.,. Nov, o1.-Judge J. c.
Wyltls, u prominent attorney ut this city, md
n gentteapail we'll known III Iowa, tltetl ut
den, ul.d Gusts gloUm over the entire city,
, 1880-11-27
ADAM GLAI3.

Special ptsDafeh TO The Chteaso Tftbunt.
DunrQUE. Ia., Nov. .0.-Atlnm Gab, pro-
prletor Ut tito Northern Brewery, md ono of
tito leading clsixons, died to-day after six
luUnths' Illness,
, 1880-11-27

" tRAM MUEL Il. CAREY,
New ORLEANS, Nov. gi.-Snn,el z. Carey,
Gennral Passenger Agent Of the Chtcngo, st.
Louis Il New Orleans Railroad, died this
morning,
, 1880-11-27

SHUT DOWN FOR THE ..W)NTER.
lIsl,ulent of tbs st. l.oqlE Ilzaf Cunning
Company has closed lis opsEatlOns fur tllo
winter liDntls.1 .Allnt lire Alnllrul men urO
thrown nut Ut ell1pInysuent,
, 1880-11-27

diet IL itut iii, i.vw No. dts ttc s! and mt,st
lurltle sowing ynachlus; Wheeler & Wilson
notwithstanding CbMpaly, M, i55 Stui4 street.
, 1880-11-27

Terrible LOnR 0f Life,
Millions af rats} tnLce. cats. be+l h,lRs. reactea,
lose their lives f,y collision With "ltullg on ltata
SHtd Gy druKyIsta, l6c boxeA.
, 1880-11-27

buck &tlayner,s Mvth Powder destroys roaoh,
es. IpRs, liiea, uud bedbuys.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-02-13


In the north of China. every town and
every large village boasts is permanenr
thearer, while the Inhabitants a other
villages. too small 70 BE- % fortunate.
find little difficulty in extemporixins
ihesrers Of maj and bamboo On any
chance arrival u m itinerant tronI,e II
scfors. As long n the visif II these
wandering players lasts. the people n
the district give themselves up Il the
enjoyment of the holiday Early each
morning the roads from all The country
rvund may be seen crowded with p.so-
pie. the poorer ones on foot, and. Il in
the north a China. the wealthier classes
on mules or in carts. all tending 81 the
one point Of attraction: the women CAV
IN blue, red. or green silks. and the men
in their best and brightest attire five
follow this pleasure-seeking crowd. We
enter = theaier built in the form u a
parallelogram, AZ one end Of which j. =
platform, generally. though not always.
As wide as the building This platform
i divided bresdthwise BY wooden
Partition with two entrances. the front
part forming the stage and the rear
portion serving the purposes ~ green
room. prDperty-rcom. and abode u the
troupe. The body Of the theater. an
sxering 10 our pit and stalls. j. without
seats or partitions; while above and en-
circling the whole are the boxes in which
the women and principal subscribers
have their places II the district should
be- very poor one the probability i
that we find ourselves opposite covered
stage on an open piece Of ground. il
front Of which the carts Of the visitors.
full II their occupants. are ranged in =
semi-cirrle. thus forming the walls II 4
truly TheSpian theater- Within this in
closure stands densely packed. good
natured, eager crowd. whose power u
standing i only eqnale,l by their power
q unfiagging enjoyment No money j.
taken Al the doors The troupe j. zen
orally hired either By private individual
or hy public subscription fer a certain
number u days. and FRYE admission j.
granted 70 every one The perform
anceS last from the early morning rnril
late in the evening. with short Intervals
between each n the four or i've pircs-
The acting generally speaking. J. good.
for the Chinese are naturally qnick II
aud are thus able in every
day life to catch easily the tore ~ those
with whom they associare. AMI on the
Stage % assume the characters they wi~h
70 represent The possession II these
faculties j. the more important q the
actors get very little guidance from The
play books which almost entirely con-
fine heir directions 20 = enter Y exit
and = aside. or. n the Chinese literally
translated means. ..a-cerd- ode
scend. and .turn the back and -ay. r.
m Contemporary Rsufr-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-02-13

The State Of New Hampshire, which owns
six consolidated bonds issued BY the state Of
Louisiana under an act Of 1874, has fled a
bin in the United States supreme Court
against the state 81 Louisiana, setting forth
that the authorities Of Louisiana, under the
provisions Of the New Constitution. are about
to use the proceeds OF taxes levied under
the law o. 1874 for the year Is.a,to dcfray the
expenses of the state Government instead Of
dcyoting them 70 the payment o. said bonds
a required by said law, and PRAYING thatthe
provisions Of said New Constitution affecting
the payment 81 said bonds be declared void
and unconstitutional, a. impairing the ohli
CATION 81 a contract. The bill also prays for
n writ 81 injunction 10 restrain the state Off :
eers ~ Louisiana from using the proceeds ~.
said taxes for any other purpose than speci-
fed by said act Of 1874.
senator Garfield has written letter an
nouncing his preference for John sherman
n the Republican candidate for President
In recognition Of the heroi-m displayed by
Surgeon John W. Ross, who volunteered his
services during the yellow fever epidemic ~
rs AZ Memphis. the Senate had advanced
him eight numbers in his grade.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-02-13
CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS.


WASHINGTON. Jan o.
Warren G. Tearing. colored. an employee Of
fngton. testified he had occupied the position
OF Secretary Of the Emigrnnf Aid society. he
had received letters from his relatives in
people Of that State receive very low WAGE
and are dissatisfied with their treatment, and
want 20 enigraie.
90 the interests 81 the coInrsd race ana prfn-
cipal Of Howard University school. ie-fi-
sI ra a ns o ossf q ce aGe ans
Howard University: that he hn-
visited his native state every year since ne
left a. and has made careful study Of her pco-
pie His last visit was only q few weeks arD-
He further testified that he was one IL the
founders 81 the National Immigrant Aid socie-
y. having himself drawn up 1t Constitution.
neetng from oppression, such as the destitute
crowds accumulated at So Louis ON their
way to Kansas from Mississippi and Loui-l-
ana ~ one Of the nrSt meetings. how
ever, . Mr.. MendhaIl made a speech
suggesting that u would be advisable 20
divert emigrnnts from their then objective
Indiana, A. that was q doubtful state in the
coming election" Witness objected to this
and as soon A. he saw that the society was to
DC used politically he withdrew from Il. Wit
ness further testified tina, when the exods-
from North Carolina first began he addressed
letters 70 the most prominent colorei men in
tNt ~tAtts MrkiN- mt tMu-EU tul- sudden
uprising All the answers were that there
Was no cause for a.; that the more ignoranr
were dclnded By three men named Per
~, Williams and Taylor. who had
Deen North, and returned with
such glowing news that the people
could not resist them Witness further
Described conversations personally held by
him IN North Carolina during the pasf few
weeks with james H. Harris. osborne Hunter.
Jr.. N. v. Turner and other very PROMINENT
cslored men, and with Gov. Hokien Richsri
Badger and Col. Ike Young. prominent Radi-
cal Republicans all I'm full accord with tn
foregoing explanations q the real causes 81
the exodus. They all likewise agreed that the
condition Of the colorcd people ~ North
Carolina. although susceptible cf improve
ment BY contemplated amendments a.
some of She laws. and especiaiiy
BY restoration Of their rights -
elect certain county Officers, a. on the whole.
highly favorable, and that there Is no ade
1uafs Incentive whatever for colored people
% leave the state. = In fact. said the witness.
every intelligent coiorcd man In the state -
opposed % u. and the viz coiored newspaper
q North Carolina are MI fighting n. and i say
thsf, although the exodus from the southern
States may be blessing. the exodus from
North CuroLina = fraud and curve"