The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-26
TIE coLoREp EXODUS.
The Committee orInyestlga,iou at work
The Result up TO This Time.


1' The Result up 10 This Time.
WASHINGTON, January 24.-The Senate
Committee on the Colored Exodus to-day
examined J.P. Dukehart, Southern Pas
senger Agent Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company. lie testified he has
made several visits to North Carolina in
the interest OF the company, 10 secure as
large share as possible Of the exodus
travel, and that he effected arrangements
with local promoters.oi the movement by
which the Baltimore and Ohio railroad oh.
tanned the transportation Of allthe colored
people who have, up 10 this time Since
last october), emigrated from North, Caro-
lima to Indiana. The through rate from
Goldsboro to Indianapolis for these emf
grants was $l66 65 for each person above
the ages OF twelve years; half fare for
children from five TO twelve, younger
children free. In all these arrangements
the company agreed to pay ". Taylor
Evans, OF Goldsboro, (colored man,
who worked up" the emigration), a
drawback OF one dollar per head
for each full fare passenger, and
tity cents for each half ticket sold. This
was well known standing inducement
held out by himself, and the agents Of
competing railroads TO men like Evans,
and Perry, and Williams, to get up as
large an emigration as possible. Evans
told witness that he commenced working
up the exodus sixteen months ago, by
means OF mass meetings, secret societies,
&c. witness, while In North Carolina, had
seen many OF the circulars asserting that
the colored people would find plenty OF
work In Indiana, at wages ranging from
one dollar to o dollar and n half q day.
Perry and Williams also circulated the 70.
port that emigrants, upon reaching Wash.
ington, would be provided with new
clothes, and transportation 10 Indiana OF
Kansas. The circulars were largely
made up OF editorials from the Greencas.
tie lind Banner, and also included what
purported TO be certificates from mum
Der Of North Carolina colored people who
had already gone to Indiana, stating that
they had found work, and advising theiF
friends to follow. Perry left the State sud
denly during the winter, on account of an
indictment for forging school certificates
and had notreturned, but Evans and othert
were still at work, and, in the opinion oI
witness, the exodus would continue Just as
long as the colored people could raise
money to pay their fare, or until checked
by unfavorable reports from their friends
at the other end Of the line. In this event
he would go out 10 Indiana and try "a
secure them as passengers back over the
B. & 0. lines. Laughter.
The number OF tickets sold by the B. &
o. r. for the transportation OF these NORTH
Carolina emigrants since the movement
first commenced Is 7lI3. .235 being bali fare
| In response to questions by Senator Win
dom, witness estimated that fully one.hal
Of 59S full.!are tickets were for women
and agreed with the Senator that at leas
81 OF the remaining 2Gt iull-fare ticket
must have been purchased for male pas
sengers between the age oi l2 and 90. Mi
Windom thereqpon remarked that It on
peared there were not more than 200 o
the pmigrants who would by any possibili
| ty vote at the next Indiana election, an
| It seemed, therefore, that 900 immigrant
had created "all this CONSERVATION i
Mr.. voorhees-Not conservation, bu
Nj. Windom You should not be YER
Indignant over 200 men.
Mr. Yoorhees-We are indignant at tn
. fraud which ID being practiced upon veal
cteduloBs people by falling t6em they Cd
, ind plenty 81 employment In Indiani
| when really there Is no demand for thel
IahA
I"H.W, Mendsnhall, a resident Of wpsl