The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-24
they were an improvement on the previous
lots. That is, they were better of, and
had had better advantages of education,
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lots. That is, they were better of, and
had had better advantages Of education,
and 80 on
"Are they provided for?"
"Yes, with the exception of about three
families. They are staying with our peo-
pie in the locality of California street, OF
all who hay 70 arrived-say in the neigh bor-
hood of 600, but three families are unpro
vided for"
"Can you tell me where these families
have been locatedp
II could accurately by referring to my |
notes Let me think. Eleven families have !
gone to Union City, 10 to Charlottesville, |
20 to Greencastle and vicinity, 10 to Terre |
Haute, one to Greenfield and % persons
among whom were two men, to Shelby
Vile"
''The location of more in the last-named
place was prevented, 1 believe
Il have been told so.
"Have not several families been located
about Indianapolisr
Eyes. Colonel Streight has given homes
to four, and Stoughton Fletcher, jr has
located several families on his lands. Some
of the last lot went to Spencer. some to
Greenfield and some to Terre Haute.
when do you expect another LOTT"
"Not Immediately. There will be some
more coming in the spring. l have this
word that the agents have dispatched back
not to send any more crowds to the city.
They can not be provided for"
In this connection the following extract
from letter from Washington, December
Is. 1879, will show that even then the en-
terprise had become burdensome:
We have ready to ship about $50
colored emigrants to your State. am
sorry to say that they GENE upon US with
out money, making it necessary for as to
feed them and raise money to send them
to YOU. The majority of our Indiana men
in this CITY do very little for the cause in
lhe way of material aid. We have about
exhausted the resources of our humanita-
r:ans. Those here, who have means. have
no sympathy with the exodus, as they are
all rebel sympathizers. We can in future
only feed those who come this way, while
passing through direct, and assist them to
find homes in the West. We have hoped
the State of Indiana would aid US in send
ing them from this city, but no help yet.
Very truly yours,
President E. A. Society, ID. G..
.What is the condition of the immigrants
who have arrived?" next asked.
s.As remarked before, all the families
but three have found homes, and / have
had favorable accounts of their condition.
They all express themselves very well sat-
isfied There is no distress among them
here. Some are in pretty close circum-
stances-not more than falls to the lot of
the poor-none are suffering"
.sIs there much sickness and deathf'
Three have died-one woman and two
children. A good many have the measles"
"Is it true that one of the emigrants gave
birth to child in the California Street
Church,"
.That may be. l had not heard of it
though. 1 know several women arrived
in condition which made it expedient to
and them homes very quickly"
"Have you any idea how many colored
people there are in the Slater
"No. 1t is pretty difficult to ascertain.
The next census that will be published
vas taken before this tide of emigration
set in. And the colonies from North Car
olina are not all who arrive. Some so OF
the last lot came from Kentucky; and they
are coming in all the time from different
points, and settling over the State. 1t is
nothing new, excepting the large numbers
in a lot. There has been q steady stream
of colored emigration into the State for
several particularly since the war
began and ended"
al have not seen Mr.. Williams, but am
told he is greatly dissatisfied. Says he is
living or trying to live on one dollar week,
and was at the expense OF $1S in bringing
his family here"
"Mr. Williams said something of the
kind to me, but he ought not to be in dis
tress. gave him money to go with his
family to Greencastle. 1t is something |
can not understand where the agents (such
as Williams and Perry get pay from. They
must be reaping it from some society or
from the emigrants themselves. lido not
see how they do subsist. If they under
take to be agents they should look out for
their pay somewhere. They can not live
on air. Williams told me he wanted as
sistance. Perry is still active; he has gone
to Kansas"
"From what part of North Carolina do
the immigrants come, particularly
al do not know. They do not know them
selves, La Grange and 'Goldsboro' are
most frequently named, or from such and
such a Courthouse" Laughing]
"Or Boards halter shop" / suggested.
"What do you know about thatT quick
ly asked the parson, with a smiling lace.
81 had an uncle who hailed from therep'
I replied. =,
"And my mother was raised
there. have heard her
talk by the hour about Boards halter
shop and Dobson's Crossroads
PERSONAL TO THE PASTOR.
"Where were you born, may | ask?"
I'm Monroe county, N. O., August 30,
1920. Father emigrated to this State in
1880, and settled in Orange County. In
about two years he removed to Owen
County where he squatted on Congress
land, which he entered and obtained pat
ents for. Then he sold and bought prop
erty in Vigo County, wher he lived for
wears. He was in the Baptist ministry,
preacher for 80 years"
"How much of family had he?"
Eighteen children. They are all dead
but nine-three daughters and six sons
are living. My parents are both dead.
TELL me something OF your own life."
al was raised farmer in Vigo County.
In 1854 went into the ministry of the
Methodist Episcopal church, and have la
bored in many vineyards OF the Lord.
First. Muscatine, Iowa; Charleston, New
mort. Richmond and indianapolis, Ind;
then Muscat;ne again and Springfield. and
Chicago. Ill. My last charge was Quincy,
ILL.,"
"where did you get your education?" 1
asked. !,
"Got it as / could. had six months
schooling in all A gentle man in Spring
field. ILL.,, asked me in what college grad
mated. told him in the chimney corner
by the light of hickory bark. We did not
have such light as this" he added, point
ing to the nicely trimmed coal oil lamp on
the table. "Tbe best We had was hogs