The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-12-18

efforts will not have been in vain, and thst
the Republican Congress next year will hon.
orably place him in the seat which Fort
Pillow Chalmers has disgraced. Since re-
ceiving the above letter Mr.. Lynch has had
published in the Cincinnati Commercial
long letter describing in full the frauds per.
petrated at the polls and compares the pro-
ceedings of several counties with others and
expresses the determination to make thor
ough and complete exposition of the fraudu-
lent transaction. he mentions Adams,
Claiborne jefferson, Washington and Will
kinson as counties where the election was
an outrageous and disgraceful fraud. Clai-
borne County contains Alcorn University
a college sustained by the State for the ben
eft of the colored youths of Mississippi.
Lsst spring we had the chance to witness an
example of the complete bulldozedness of
Claiborne County. 1t was the day when
the County was to hold convention to Sc
lect delegates to go to the State Convention
which was to send delegates to Chicago
The meeting was to be held in the Town
Hall of Port Gibson, and by noon large
number of colored men had assembled in
town, but very few went up into the hall.
Some of the leaders went out and begged,
exhorted and ordered them to go in; but the
invariable answer was mo sahl l amt
gwine to go up in darl No sahl The white
folks get us all up in dar an gwine ter 'sas-
sinate usl No sahl' The consequence was
that only few attended to the business and
Lynch was unanimously supported to Con-
gress. The same week the Port Gibson Re-
velle. one of the bitterest Bourbon sheets in
Mississippi came out and suggested to the
''Red shirts, get out your guns and shine
| up." Yet there are many brave and noble
| colored men spread all around Mississippi,
| and bravery means something down there.
| In 1876, this same Port Gibson Reveille
speaking of Messrs James Bradford and
Addison of that town, said, 'they would
climb creased pole to vote the Republican
| ticket" For trying to vote James Bradford
jumped into the boyon-just second before
twenty OF thirty bullets. Such is politics in
the Shoe String District.
CYRENE BANNER PRESENTATION.
Allen Temple was the scene on Thursday
evening of banner presentation to the
| Cyrene Commandry No. 16, Knights Temp
lar. The banner, which was of silk, was the
handiwork of Mrs. Richard Fortson, and
was perfect beauty of skillful work. The
Cyrene Commandry appeared in full regu-
the Zerubbabel Commandry No /. The
occasion was made memorable and interest
ing by the following programme, performed
by the best talent the city affords: Sir Rob
ert johnson opened the exercises with a
prayer. The Harper sisters, vocal, quar-
tette. defamation. 1.-The Polish Boy" by
Miss Jessie SWEET Piano solo, by Miss
Leanna Loung. Vocal quartette, by Messrs.
Ferguson, Lewis. Jones and Small. Decla-
nation by Miss Susie johnson. Vocal solo,
by Miss Cora Watson. Presentation of ban
ner by Mrs. Kate l. Easton Reception of
banner by Sir VIM II. Parhan, f. G. Vo-
cal quartette, by Harper sisters and broth
ers. Defamation by Miss Minnie Moore.
Piano solo, by Miss Leanna Young. Vocal
quartette, by Messrs. Ferguson, Lewis, Jones
and Small. Benediction, by Sir VIM. A.
Arindel, g. p Quite large audience con-
gregated and came away highly elated with
the exercises they had witnessed. This cem-
mandery is of recent formation, and starting
out as it does under such favorable auspices,
it can be expected and earnestly hoped that
they have most successful and fortunate
future before them,
FIR oRAAlnE or ALLEN TEMPLE ANNIvER-
sARY.
We made mention last week OF the annI-
versary of decade at Allen Temple A. NJ.
L. Church, which will occur tomorrow
Sunday, 19). The following programme is
the order of exercises for Sunday: At IL
a. m, 3 p. M, and 3:90 p. m, Preaching
Rev b. w. Arnett, of Nashville, and Rev.
John w. Asbury, of Cythianne, Ky, will
occupy the pulpit during the day. AT ths
end of each of the services collection will
be had fos the benefit Of the church. Mon
day evening at 7:30 o'clock grand reunion
will be held in the auditorium and Hon.
Alphonso Taft, Peter III. Clark, Robert Har-
Ian, Esq, q. w. Bell, ESQ.,, and Others will
address those present. Afterward the Rev.
R. A. johnson will read financial and
statistioal resume of the ten years. Let
every one interested in good cause attend
these exercises.
The Occidental Club, composed of the
leading young men of the younger portion
of society, have their cards out for q grand