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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-11-18
IwHY VAST THUS

1t is passing strange to many,
why this terrible cyclone as many
are pleased to call it. We believe
the press generally agree that it
was a general uprising Of the PEG
pie against Bossism. Take New
York, it will be remembered that
Mr.. Arthur left his chair and went
to New York and fixed up ticket
to suit himself with Mr.. Folger, his
secretary of the Treasury, at the
head. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher,
the ablest and most influential d.
vine in the country, spoke and
preached against the Republican
party, for which he had been work.
ing ever since its organization. He
certainly did it more harm than
any other one could have done
Rev. T. McCants Stewart, one Of
the ablest colored ministers Of New
York city, turned his church against
Folger. The Globe, the ablest and
most influential organ published by
colored men, opposed him, and the
Herald and the Times; hence we see
it seems that with common consent
everybody voted the Democratic
ticket in New York at the last cleo.
ton. New York had its influence
in other States. Beeoher has his
followers throughout the country
The Globe has also. 1t has a circu.
lation of nearly two thousand in
, Boston alone. The result would
have been much more disastrous
with US, had the bossism praoticed
with us in the central and western
counties extended in the eastern
counties. In the eastern counties
of this State straight Republican
nominations were made generally.
Young and inexperienced men in
many instances were made do heavy
work in the west by appointment
and promises of Office. These boss
es may thank their God they got
along so well this time. Had they
allowed the people to put out q Re.
publican ticket, we would have been
rejoicing to-day over one Of the
grandest victories of the age. Down
with bossism, now and forever.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-11-18
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Murder by Missionaries.

The trial of the two ex-employes
of the Church Missionary Society,
William F. John and John Williams,
together with their wives, on the
charge of wilful murder of young
native girl in the year 1877, at
Onitsha, on the Niger, concluded at
Sierra Leone on the 18th ult., after
twelve days hearing. The pris-
oners were convicted of manslangh-
ter, and were sentenced as follows j:
Williams and his wife to twenty
years penal servitude, John to eigh-
teen and a half years penal servi-
tude, and Mrs. John to two years
imprisonment, with hard labor. The
sentence upon John would have
been the same as that upon Will
liams but for the fact that he had
been in prison awaiting trial for
about eighteen months. According
to the evidence elected at the trial
the deceased girl, together with a
companion, ran away from the SER
vice of the prisoner John. On be-
ing brought back the two girls were
tied together, back to back, and
whipped with barbarous cruelty,
not only by heprisoners themselves,
but by others at their instigation.
The victims were left lying on the
ground in the broiling sun through
out the day, and their agonies were
increased by the application of pep
per to their wounds. One of the
girls succumbed to the injuries she
sustained, but the other survived.
The affair has created an immense
sensation throughout the colony,
and the sentence is generally warm
ly approved. The fact that the cir
cumstances occurred so long ago as
1877, while the trial of the prison
ers has only now taken place, has
naturally excited surprise. The
explanation given for the delay
is that although the death
of the girl was the occasion of
suspicion and inquiry among the
British subjecte, mostly natives of
Sierra Leone, at Onitsha, in 1877,
every attempt to find out the truth
of the case met with the greatest
difficulties, many people who were
in position to give evidence being
themselves more or less implicated
in the affair. But for the determi.
nation ola Mr.. Haastroop the mat
ter would not have seen the light at
oil
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been taken by ladies and our pres
ence seemed less Objectionable
Heartless and unwise remarks from
men on board caused us to think
there is more truth in the reports
of brutal treatment to colored peo-
pie in the South than many have
wanted to give credit to. We are
disposed to be charitable and think
these are exceptional cases. We
believe the general feeling between
the races is better, that the better
class of whites are disposed to treat
us kindly and regard us as human
beings with souls. There was one
Charlotte lady in the car with us
who seemed to be well posted on
politics and she hoped that Gov.
Thompson would make good use of
his opportunity to win the colored
people by kind treatment, as many
of them had been persuaded to vote
for him. We do not doubt that
many Of these people thought us out
of our place, but as we are quietly
disposed and cannot endure the
smell of whiskey or tobacco we
would have rather walked than gone
in that noisy, drunken crowd in the
second class car-moreover we
were a first class passenger and
they were all excursionists.
When all classes of whites learn
that the better class of colored pas
sengers are as good to ride with as
their servants, they will find Ne
groes much less Objectionable. We
are charitable, and do not judge the
whites by their worst class, and
hope they will not take our lowest
to judge us by. We contend the
feeling is getting better every day.
Our train was an hour late leav-
ing Charlotte, and by the time it
reached Columbia it had lost an
other hour, reaching that city about
9 o'clock. We made our way to
Mrs. Gilbert's where we were well
coined and furnished supper. After
a good sleep we awaked Wednesday
morning and struck out to see the
sights. After strolling the streets a
while we visited the Howard School.
Here we met the principal, Prof.
Dart, busily engaged with a class in
bookkeeping. He teaches in this
school, ancient history, book-keep-
ing, algebra, physiology, &c. This
is one of the largest and most ad-
vanced graded schools in the South.
All the assistant teachers are young
ladies. There are many commend
able features about this school
which space forbids mention.
On Wednesday evening the young
ladies gave a
RECEPTION TO THE MESSENGER.
Here we met too many Of the
young folks to mention, and it is
useless for us to attempt to describe
the affair. 1t was grand. Among
the pretty girls present we will be
pardoned for the mention Of a few
only. Miss Dora Flemming was
one we had not seen before. Well,
they were all the prettiest. Miss
Denie Stove sang beautifully sew
eral solos which added much to the
entertainment. Fruits and all kinds
of CONNECTIONS, wine and lemonade
were served and after late hour all
left having had "huge time." Our
little Miss Josie Eady was with us.
Several young men from the col
leges and neighboring towns were
with us.
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TRAIN No. 2 GONG EAST

Each OF the above trains connect with the r..
4 A. Airline for Raleigh. No trains leave thar
lOtte. for Wilmington. on Saturday nor Whining
ton, on Sunday.
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COOL WAVES.

good cocoanut is meaty, but falling star is msteor.-L0aCeU Courier.
 The Arabs favorite musical instrument the loot Cincinnati Saturday Night.
 A Main schoolboy has gone insane The calamity was occasioned by his sitting up nights searching geographies and atlases to find the Royal river mentioned in the river and harbor bill.
 An elderly man in Boston is so polite and loving that when he is dining with the young lady of his heart he puts syrup on his bald head to attract the flies and prevent them from annoying her.
 'How far is it to Manayunk ?" asked a weary Irishman, who was going there afoot. 'Seven miles," was the reply. "Whom do you wish to see there ?" ''Faith it's meself I'd loik to sec there" was the retort.-Phila- delphia Quiz.
 man wrote the Bangor Commercial to re- of giving them plenty of cold water during dog-days. The editor endorsed the core spondent's idea, and added: "We always give our dog 8 drink when we drink our selves, and consequently he is never thirsty.'' Boston Post.
 'sAnd so you love June better than any other month," she said. gazing at the young dreamy eyes. Beautiful leafy June, with it's roses and its song birds and it's fragrant laden zephyrs?'' ''Yes.' he replied, non- chalantly ''its the best month to wean calves. ."-Broohlyn B0g1.
 Study of drunkards: There are of them those who live to drink for to drink and oth CTS who drink for to guzzle himself. It is before one of these last that 6 coacher was vaunting in tavern one of his friends who had so much the head solid that he could drink ten litres of wine without guzzline himself. The drunkard convinced let's re- fall his head between his hands in sobbing, ''The unhappy !"-7ranszated from Mt French
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Price Four Cents.

finally sailing majestically away toward the
 Venezuelan coast. It was getting toward midday before we reached the bay, and was glad when our journey was ended. It is a little shallow bay, with beach of white sand, and fringed to the water's edge with mangrove bushes. These bushes are literal ly covered with oysters the twigs and branches were thick with them, not singIy, but stuck together in clumps, the shells over tapping and fitting one into the other in compact mass. These oysters very small, varying in size from half dollar to six penny piece and although opening such
 little things was tedious work yet still when 1t was once done the trouble was we'll repald as they remarkably fine favored We set the men to work and kept them hard at it, while we enjoyed a feast having our hands sufficiently cut and scratched in break ing them off the trees. It is, perhaps, not difficult to imagine how they got on to the low branches of the mapgroves overhanpipp and dipping into the water, but how they got to those at the top, at such a height above the surface IS not so easy to account for, nor do remember at this moment any explann- tion being given in any work where the tree oyster has been mentioned. Before coming away, we pulled off large quantity of the branches, and, breaking them up, slowed them away in the boat until we had good load to take back to the island. Considers ble caution had to be observed in moving about under and among the bushes, as the shells were as sharp as knives, and branch laden with such fruit. swinging against one's face, would not be likely to conduce to it's beauty; as it was, our hands bore traces of our excursion for many days after.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-08-16
slsepers' Dtsc~mforts fn Germany.

Dresden Letter to Spr1ngheld hepubucanI
 One of the first complaints keard from Americans on arriving in Germany is against the beds, for German beds, as 8 rule, are short--so very short that a man who is un- fortunate enough to measure six feet has to double himself up between the head and foot board, like the letter A in the alphabet The misery of this uncomfortable position decent width, for with 0 wide bed, even if 1t was not of sufficient length, he could lay ''cornering," or he could turn over on his side and double up without projecting his knees and his feet into the cold air outside of the mattress. German beds, almost without exception, are single-yes, very single-so much so that the occupant if he attempts to deviate an inch or two from horizontal position finds himself sprawling on the floor The sheets, bed blankets, etc., are made just to fit the beds and are never wide enough to duck in." They are seldom but an inch or the skill and experience Of an acrobat, espe- cially with a foreigner, to keep the bed clothes evenly balanced over him. And then the grumhlers grumbie at the pillows, which they declare are either too large or too small, too hard or too soft, dind that the only peo- pie who know how to make comfortable pll- lows, and who have them, are the Americans. Many of the hotels and boarding houses here adopt the French pillow, which is about half the size of the mattress and stuffed out so hard and plump that the only benefit the tired traveller gets from it is to have it serve as 8 rest for his back while he sleeps in sit ting position. The majority of pillows, however, found in Germany are made wedge shaped, of the same material as the mattress, and come to point near the center of the bed. On these, the sleeper, if he sleeps, rests on an inclined plane, and looks like 8 body on one of the narrow blanks in the Morgue at Paris with a sheet thrown over it. think it would be difficult to find bed in this country that would measure over five feet ten or six feet at most, between the head and foot board, and as for wide double bed there is probably none in all Germany, with out it may be the one I saw at the museum in Munich, which is said to have belonged to some king or baron of olden time.
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lands of as many shapes and sizes. They are often brought forcibly to notice by the ringing report of cannon or the favorite war-whoop of the inhabitants, some of which vie with the "wah hoo wah'' yell of Dartmouth
 At the Bay we find the first real hustle and business on the river The two large hotels, the Thousand Island House and Crossmon House, are models of their kind and are well filled. In the immediate vicinity of Alexan dria Bay may be noticed Bonnie Castle, '" the summer residence of the late J, G. HoI- land.
 There are three different modes of living here. The first is that of boarding regularly at one of the hotels. This costs at AlexaR- dria Bay from $3 to $4 per day, while at Clayton it is from $1o to $20 per week. As these regular Saratoga prices, many fam parks or islands, taking their meals at the hotels This'isa highly enjoyable mode of living and nanch indulged in. The third way, however, adopted by the younger peo pie, and especially the college students, is camping. ''Early to bed and early to rise" seems to have no hold on them being best for their health. Boating fishing appoint ments with the young ladies at the hotels cottages, where lawn tennis is very popular, and visiting other camps fill the day up well, while moonlight excursions ald hops keep them from bunking in till the "wee sma' hours, v ana aS @ natural consequence Lne sun is well up before they are the next morning. Almost every evening parties are made up at the hotels, and excursions made to some place where hop is indulged 1n until it is time to return. Hops are given at the Round Island House nearly every evening, and at the Crossmon and Thousand Island Houses several times each week. Everybody seems to enjoy themselves, and it is always with feelings of regret that one leaves the St. Lawrence for home.
 The fishing has been very good this sum- mer. Pickerel, bass, muscalongs and stur- geon are the booty. Big fish stories are as plentiful as ever, but the average haul may be comprehended without trouble by the ave- rage brain. Three dollars is the price for an oarsman for a day. This includes boat, fish ing tackle. bait, etc. The oarsman rows you to the best places and cooks dinner when noon comes It is we'll worth the money, however, as tits cold day" when you don't catch enough fish to pay for the boatman.
 The weather here has been comfortable this month, and as we watch the mail every morning and get the CoURIER's weather re- port and hear of your 9O0 in the shade, we cannot help but be grateful that it is our privilege to escape the intense heat of the city, and at the same time enjoy such pleas ant surroundings. G. l.. B.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-08-16
Wednesday Morning, August 16, 1882.
A CURIOSITY IN BANKING.

"A RANRA1N"s
 queer bank is about to be started in Vi- enna. It is to be called the "City Mortgage Bank" and it's main purpose is to issue negotiable mortgages on real estate. The city of Vienna will contribute $25O, 1000, which will be the only capital of the institu- ton. The bank will be strictly private prop erty, but agrees to pay the city four per cent. on the $250, ,OOO, and to pay the prin- cipal when the surplus reaches $500, 1000. Article three of the charter provides that
 ''the city of Vienna guarantees all obligations incurred by the City Mortgage Bank" For this the city is allowed to exercise control by appointing six members to serve three years each, by appointing two clerks, and by or ganizing commission consisting of those eight men and the city mayor This com mission will be expressly confined to the work of general supervision and will have no voice in the management of the bank or it's funds.
 The negotiable mortgages issued by the
 bank will represent 1925 each, or multiples thereof they will be first mortgages only; and they will never represent above 50 per cent. of the assessed value of the mortgaged property. All expenses of valuation, law and negotiation are borne by the person wishing for mortgage. Such a person, however, will not receive cash, but only negotiable paper bearing per cent. interest and sold at the stock exchange where it ia expected to bring above 90 per cent. The bank offers to negotiate it's own paper fer the usual con- mission Thus man having an estate worth SIC. 900, and wishing for 8 mortgage, has to T.: all incidental expenses, and finally he gets about $5,O0O in paper, which will probably have cash value of $4,5oO But before he gets this cash, he must pay 8 commission and meet incl dental obligations. In reality he will get
 about $4,OO0. On this he pays an annual in l terest of $2Oo; and the mortgage of $5,oO0
 cannot be paid by him until the bank de- l mands it. Then it must be paid. The bank, however, promises to demand pay only on
 few shares every year, until the whole mort gage is extinguished.
 It is argued that this sbank.. will be great 1 benefit to the people of Vienna. The inert. gages on real property in that city amount to ! one hundred and twenty million dollars, much of which pays six per cent. a year. Usurious practices are common. and mortgageors are often oppressed. It is claimed that the bank
 will enable people to borrow money on real
 estate at 8 reasonable rate and escape untime-
 Iy and iniquitous foreclosures. In view of it's Charitable nature the bank will not pay any municipal taxes The enterprise appears to bea B safe one for it's promoters. All the risks lie with the city, which lends the $25O,- GOO to start with. 1t seems hardly probable
 hat such a scheme could gain theSsanction of the city of Vienna and the imperiaf govern
 ment of Austria, and yet we are told that it
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Oysters on the Trees.

In the morning and evening the Gulf of Paria is usually in state of perfect calm, and, although we made an early start on our oyster expedition to Chaquaramos Bay, we did not get there until considerably after the time we had intended, there not being the faintest breeze stirring to fill the sail, and the men having to use their oars the whole of the way. It was a splendid morning, but far too hot to be agreeable, and the glare from the motionless sea was almost intolerable, and we lay back in the stern, pufing at our ci- gars and pipes in state of perspiring listless- ness unwilling to move, and well nigh too lazy to open the box of sawdust in which was buried needful supply of ice, with few bottles of soda-water carefully packed round it, which we had brought with us to help us on our way, and which, with the judicious addition of little brandy, were absolutely necessary under the circumstances, while the negro boatmen, to whom the heat was noth- ing, tugged away at the oars barsheaded, A few pelioans floating on, the water were the only living things we saw, with the exception of man-of-war bird, high up above, gliding about in the eloudless sky, now and then re- maining motionless without any sss,s. movement If it's sharp, angular pesa ps,svs. arsd
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On another page will be found some &C., count of what has been done to give a few of the deserving poor of the ci ty little rest and breath of country air. It is pity that the Fresh Air fund is not larger. If benevolent people really knew the good that money spent in this way does it would be larger.
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r MORNING. AUGUST 16, 1889.

doubt that this sketch is all that Hawthorne left of the powerful and characteristic romance" soon to be published, and that it's alleged completeness is due to some kind of 'literary necronancy," employed by it's finder and editor> Mir. Lathrop also says that, so far from Hawthorne's being a wretched penman, whose writing only his wife could decipher, his handwriting was clear and legible, and that Mrs. Hawthorne and their elder daughter transcribed some of his books rather to save him labor, than be- cause of any defect in his penmanship. Now MT. Julian Hawthorne will probably be heard from. At least he ought to be.