The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-19
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Votes.
EXODUS TESTIMONY.
WASHINGTON, April l7.-Before the Ex'
odus Committee to-day, L. L. Tompkins,
OF Shreveport, planter, testified that
there was no difficulty in colored people,
men, women and children, getting plenty
of work in that region. The blacks iurn-
ish the best labor the South has. It is to
the pecuniary interest of the whites to
treat the negroes well. He had never seen
any intimidation or outrages at the polls.
Negroes enjoyed their civil rights in his
vicinity. The credit system OF doing busi-
ness undoubtedly affords facilities for dis
honest merchants to cheat ignorant labor
ers, white and black. The negro suffers
more from improvidence than from small
pay. He stopped the exodus movement
in his section by employing on his place a
black man who had been to Kansas. His
description f that country cured the ne
groes OF their emigration fever.
R. 7. yinson, oil Shreveport, Q planter,
had never seen any interference with the
voting OF negroes. One black laborer
was worth five whites. II the negroes
had saved their money they would own
the State OF Louisiana now. They spend
their money at gin shops, for ginger cakes,
peanuts, &c; and merchants cheat them
out OF some OF It. The blacks are better
off now rs q race than when they were
slaves. The condition OF the planters is
not better than before the war.
BENJAMIN Singleton (colored) OF Kan.
sas, was called by Mr.. Window. He con.
siders himself the originator Of the whole
Kansas exodus movement He had pre-
yiously founded two colored colonies in
Kansas, and flooded the country with
circulars inviting emigration to Kansas.
Thus, under God, he believed the exodus
was due to his efforts. He hoped it
would 60 on until the negroes had all left
the South. Then change might come
in the disposition Of the Southern people.
II so, he would advise the negroes to 20
back, for the South was their best home,
II they could be treated well there. Wit
ness detailed outrages he had seen com.
mitted on negroes in the South. He
wanted the South to be taught lesson,
TO be obliged to choose between the plea
sure OF bull-dozing and the possession oi
negro muscle. Mr.. Singleton gave his
testimony in an excited manner, swing.
ing his arms and calling upon heaven 70
redress the wrongs OF his race.
The cross examination was amusing, and
Mr.. Voorhees, closed 1t by an expression
OF gladness that he had at last found the
cause Of the exodus.
Judge G. W. Cary, Of Topeka, Vice
President of the Kansas Relief Board,
stated that about 1900 immigrants had
arrived in Topeka. Not more than twenty.
five per cent were able TO support them.
selves. The objects OF the board were
purely benevolent, and in no way politi-
cal. Itmade no effort to encourage emf.
grafton. There seemed TO be no desire
among the emigrants TO go back. They
generally got employment at fair wages In
Kansas and other States. But II the
movement continues in Its present pro-
portions there would be difficulty in find.
Ing places for the men. Statements that
the board sent out circulars encouraging
emigration were false. He understood the
railroad companies had invited immigra.
ton to their land, but not especially OF
colored people. No one wished 10 en-.
courage pauper emigration. The board
had two agents in the South endeavoripg
TO divert emigrants from Kansas into
States where there might be more de.
mand for them. Kansas had all she could
provide for.
CONDITION OF CROPS.
The returns OF April ! TO the Depart
ment Of Agriculture show the increase in
the area sown in wheat last fall to be
thirteen per cent more than in the fall
previous. In the area sown in rye there
is a declineof six per cent as compared
with the year previous. There was q
large increase in fall sown wheat In those
States that hitherto have exclusively sown
in the spring. The experiment was un::
fortunate, and all, particularly Iowa and
Nebraska, report great disaster from the
winter. On the whole, the wheat crop
thus far looks as favorable as in thespring
Of 1879. The condition Of live stock, as
represented, is very fayorable-bette
than for several years. No disease Is re
ported other than cholera among swine,
and that Is no worse, II 80 bad, as last
year.
BOND swIsDkE on THE TRRAsuRY.
Some time ago man obtained the num-
bers Of some United States bonds held by
an ACQUAINTANCE, and to raise money on
them concosted story to the effect that
the original owner was dead; that pre-
yious to his death he gave the bonds to
his brother, who embarked for Europe on
a vessel which went down with all on
board. This story was related TO the
Treasury officers, where he appeared with
Letters Of administration, and the bonds
were duplicated, reissued and at once re-
deemed. Now the original bonds have
been presented for redemption, and tnyes-
tigation showed the presumed admins
traitor 10 be an impostor, signatures on his
papers iorgeries, and the bonds had never
been on shipboard, having been held oy
an old gentleman who did not need
money, hence he refrained from present.
ing them for redemption. The bonds will
have 10 be redeemed again, and the
Treasury Department Is In doubt II spe-
sial appropriation will be needed.
COUNTING ELECTORAL yoTEs.
Democratic members Of the Senate Com
mittee on Rules and OF the Senate select
committee on the subject Of counting
a,eetoral votes, held n long private meet