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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-07
For the Messenger.
Our Rights at Stake.

1t is very strange why some Of
our colored voters will stand on the
streets and hold a great contest
among themselves as to who they
must support in the approaching
election, a Liberal candidate or a
straightout Democratic candidate.
Some hold that certain Democrats
are their personal friends, but gen.
tlemen, as far as personal friendship
is concerned, some of our best per-
sonal friends are our political enc
mics, and so we must lay down per-
sonal friendship and vote for those
who have promised to give us our
rights and suffrage in this county
and throughout the State of North
Carolina, if elected and if this is
the question, gentlemen, all colored
men who want their rights as were
guaranteed them by the Constitu-
ton of the United States, can get
them by electing the ticket put out
by the Liberals and endorsed by
the Republican Convention on the
10th of September. We have long
been kept out of those rights by
Bourbon Democrats who. have
cheated us out of our rights and
now come to us and want to advise
us who to vote for, saying there is
no difference betweed the Liberal
Democrats and the straightout old
Bourbon Democrats. There is this
difference the Liberals are men
who have become Disguised at the
present system of county govern
ment and want the people to have
their rights in this State regardless
to race or color. Colored men to
sit on the jury and to have a vote
as to who shall be our county Off
GERS and other Constitutional rights
which has been stolen from us by
Democrats. On the other hand, the
Democratic nominees are men who
want everything to stand just as it
now stands. Colored men debarred
from the jury boxes, county officers
to be appointed and not allow the
people to have any say so about it.
A. P. HUNTER.
Charlotte, N. G, Oct. 4, 1882.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-07
S. J. CALDWELL.
SAMARITAN ANNIVERSARY.

St. John Lodge No. 80, of Fayette-
vile, will celebrate their 4ch ami
versary October 18th, by a parade,
address and levee at nighG at Far
mers Hall. J. II. Cunningham will
address the Order, and the F. H. L.
l. Brass Band will furnish the
music.
The public is invited to attend.
Committee - Jackson Campbell.
Lewis IL. Beard and J. II. Cunning
ham. 14-3t
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-07
THE JUDICIARY.

SUPREME COURT oFTHE UNITED STATES
Morrison R. Waite, of Ohio, Chief
Justice,
Samuel F. Miller, of Iowa,
John M. Harlan of Kentucky,
Stephen J. Field of California;
VIM. B. Woods of Georgia,
Joseph P. Bradley, of New Jersey.
Stanley Matthews, of Ohio,
Horace Gray, of Massachusetts,
Samuel Blatchford, of New York,
Associate Justices.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-07
Personals.

Rev. J. G. Price and Bishop
Thompson passed through the city
last Monday.
Rev. J. McH. Farley of Peters
burg, Va, passed through our city
on Wednesday from Chester, S. G.
Mr.. J. FIX. Simpson left us yes
terday for the old town of Fayette-
vile to spend eight months there
teaching.
Our sanctum was graced on We'd
nesday morning by Rev. F. R.
Howell of Raleigh.
Rev. John McHenry Farley is the
new editor of the Star of Zion. Sue
cess 10 him.
Miss Annie G. Moore is GONZALES
cent. 1t is earnestly hoped that
she will soon be able tobe out.
Misses Mary Lynch, Mary Bon
ner, Ella Green, J. Viii. Brown, A.
W. Calvin and the MESSENGER, are
a few Of the party expecting to go
to the fair.
Mr.. Jas. M. Harris, formerly of
this city, but recently of Augusta,
Ca, spent several days of last week
visiting friends.
Misses Eliza Houser and Annie
F. Hayes left us last Wednesday to
attend the Hampton (Va.) Normal
school.
Prof. Lawrence of Biddle Univer-
sity left for the North last Tuesday
to collect the last of the $40, 900 to
build the new college. He wants
$40, 900.
Old father Bishop J. J. Moore,
preached in Zion Church last Tues
day night to very large and at
tentive audience. His theme was,
"His name shall be called wonder
ful'-1saiah 9:6. The subject was
ably treated. Everybody was pleas
ed.
Rev. Mr.. Irvine of Monroe, and
Rev. J. P. Crawford of Cheraw, S.
c., were in the city recently. Mr..
Crawford had just returned from a
visit TO the Western States.
Mr.. W. r. Hinton has had a
pretty rough time. We are glad to
see him going and much improved.
He hopes to be well enough to go
to the Raleigh fair next week.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-07
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Fine weather.
The Fair opens Monday.
The revival at the Methodist
Church has closed.
The platform at the freight de-
pot is crowded with cotton.
Nearly every town of Importance
in the State has a normal school OF
college.
The young men have about or
ganized their night school. &c
ahead young men, you never took
better step.
Viii Hinton has enlarged his mar
ket. Good sign. AS he is getting
well, if he will advertise he will get
rich.
Mr.. ]. c. Callahan announces
himself an Independent Republican
candidate for Clerk of the Superior
Court. He bases his claims upon
his record of the past as a Repub.
lican, filling the same position for
several years. Comment is not
necessary as he is well known in
the county.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-07
,ning. We understand Mrs. G. R.

opening. We understand Mrs. G. R.
Harris will act as ma'ron for the
present. A better selection could
not have been made. Every one
who knows Mrs. Maria loves her,
and we assure all who want to send
their girls to school they need not
hesitate to select Zion Wesley.
More anon.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-07
Bodies Tied to Bushes.

VICKsBURG, Oct. 5.-The captain of
the steamer Henry Lowery, reported
last night that when he passed the
wreck Of the Lee yesterday, there were
FIVE dead bodies tied TO the bushes. A
party Of gentlemen who lost relatives
on the Inflated boat, left here to-day to
identify the bodies IL possible.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-07

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Aug. LIST, 's2.
The propriety of running a colorcd
man for some of our County Offices has
been discussed very frequently amongst
the leaders of our race, and surely. rem.
resenting the voting element of the Re-
publican party as we do, we are emit
tied to some of the Offices besto wed bv
the suffrage of the people. l am one Of
those who think it high time that the
colored people should be rewarded for
their devotion to their party, and act
ing upon this reasoning, and the solicit
tation of many friends, l announce nv.
self as a candinate for the Office of Com
stable, in Charlotte Township.
Respectfully,
s. T. CATnWET
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-07

T NJ
President of the United States.
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, of
New Jersy, Secretary Of State.
Charles J. Folger, of New York,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Fl. M. Teller, of Colorado, Secre-
tary Of the Interior.
Robert z. Lincoln, of Illinois, Sec
rotary of War.
VIM. E. Chandler, of New Hamp-
shire, Secretary of the Navy.
Timothy 0. Howe, of Wisconsin,
Postmaster General.
B. Harris Brewster, of Pennsyl-
vania, Attorney General.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-07
JUDICIARY.
sUPEME COURT.

W. N. II. Smith, of Hartford, Chief
Justice.
Thomas Ruffin, Thomas s. Ashc,
Associates.
W. H. Bagley of Wake, Clerk.
r. II. Bradley, of Wake, Marshal.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-07
SOCIETIES.

G. U D. of o. F.-Rising Star, No.
1866. meets bi-weekly, Thursday night.
Odd Fellows Hall.
W. ]. HUNTER, N. G.
j. p Smith, s.
Star of Hope, No. 1880. meets BIZ
weekly, Tuesday night, Odd Fellows
Hall. C M, GRIER. NC.
I. N. Davidson, P.S.
Pride o. Sharon, No. 222S, meets BIZ
weekly, Friday night. Odd Fellows
Hall. SA SDY MCKEE, N. G.
I. j. Wellington, p. S.
MAsONIC.-Paul Dravton Lodge, No.
I, meets frs and third Monday NIGHTS
in each month. JOHN SMITH.
VIM. Smith, Secretary. WIN.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-07
ANNOUNCEMENTS.


The friends Of MI. J A. Mcclure berebs .n-
n0unca MIN as the Peoples .ndldate JOr the
Office OF CorOn OF Meek enDurg county, at The
ensulng election WV
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-07

The register of deeds for NJ cklrn
burg county issued marriage licenses al
follows during the month Of September
just closed:
COLORED.
Andrew Shepherd TO Bella Rankin.
Richard Wellington, Susan E John
StOn.
l. d Wilson, Lula Jenkins.
E B Simpkins, Louisa Smart.
James Howard, Sallie Thomas.
John Houston, Nancy Henderson.
Mate Ross, Sophie Baxter.
James M Hagler, Maria A Neeley.
Warnie DOrkins, Hannah Springs.
Wesley Hyman, Mary Million.
Samuel Watkins, Louisa Griffith.
WHITES.
N H Harris to Lizzie Alternately.
G L Morris, M ] Hodges.
o. Orr, Blandina M Query.
Frank A Rodden, A Sanford.
d H Shields, Annie e Sitton.
Thomas Barr, Jane Hartsell.
Ed CatheN Betsey Sanford.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-07
ge1u advertisements.
School Books.
To My Customers and the Citi.
Zens of Charlotte

I desire to have it distinctly under.
j stood, that l am still furnishing
books for the Graded Schools either by
exchange or Introductory prices, as
cheap as any one in the city. 1t does
not matter to whom you are instructed
for your be oks by sips ven your chill
dren, always understand that they can
be had at the same rat-l at my store.
Just bring the slips to me and will fill
the order as cheap as you cen get them
anywhere, and will make you a present
besides. Very respectfully.
JNO. r. EDDINS.
15-2t
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-07

NJ. E. Church. south Graham street
services at II a. m, 3 p. m. and D. m
Sunday School at 9 a. m.
REV. G. w. PRICE, Pastor.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-07

St. Michael IL. E) Church, Mint ST.,
services at Sp. IN. Sunday school at 4
pm. Rev. QUINN, Pastor.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-07

First Baptist Church, south Church
street, services 1T II a. M. 8 p, m. and
So. m. Rev. Z. FAC LES, Pastor.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-07
OUR CHURCH. s.

Clinton Chapel, (ZionJ services at II
a. m, p. m. and p. m. sunday School
at Up. m. REV. j. A. TYLER,
Pastor.
Presbyterian Church, corner 18th and
College streets; services at D. m. and
s D. m. Sunday School at 20 a. m.
REV. r. p. WYCHE, Pastor.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-07

TIME TABLE
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley BY.
To take Effect on Monday.
June 18th, 1882.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-07

Second Baptist Church, east .4th st.
services at II a. m. 3 p. m. and D. m
Sunday School a. / p. m.
REV. 2. HAUsHTON, Pastor.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-07
DAILY EXCEPT sunday
OUR GOVERNMENTS.
Officers Of the Federal Government.
THE EXECUTIVE

Chester A. Arthur, of New York,
President of the United States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-15

obliged to take the responsibility OF defeating
it, sooner or later, and thus preventing any
action Mt this session. In that case, the sooner
the better The country will then have 10
Judge whether the measure was on the Whoie
one that Congress ought to have adopted.
But early action of some kind is of great
importance to business interests. lhefe ~
scarcely branch of industry or OF trade tilat Is
not affected by the uncertainty that must eAlS'
while this bill is pending. This is unavoidaoie
The resulting loss and embarrassment 10 puS-
mess do not justify incOnsiderate and reckless
action, but do make it the clear duty OF Oon-
gress to avoid by all possible means any need
less waste of time. Until this subject Is as
posed of no man can judge what 1t Is saie 10 40
in the manufacture Of iron, WOOL, cotton, glass;
silk or in other branches what he can aHOru W
nav for materials, ut what price he can 'oh-
tract to furnish products, whether ne can pIonU
ably enlarge his operations, or what chahco
there Is of prosperity In the future. Already
distinct pause of hesitation is observed In many
branches of business, and the uncertainty VIII
unavoidably diminish the labor or the wages or
Thousands of working people, and the profits
of EMPLOYERS. Every hour that the debate Is
prolonged it does mischief, and Congress ousn.
therefore to suppress all windy and formai
debates. 1t should refuse to listen to speeches
for ahome consumption y; let members talk TO
their constituents afterward. The country VIII
Justify Congress in taking time enough TO de-
termine intelligently whether the proposed Dill
ought to be passed But it will not excuse
waste of time whether for the qualification OF
individual pride or for the purpose OIL deteat-
ing any reform by indirecton 1t wants INTEL
Hgent action, but has right to expect such
action without needless delay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-15

The experiments In Rio Grando, n j., have only
demonstrated on a large scale what had already
been proved in the laboratory, and tn ere is no
longer question that sugar eau be prOfitably pro-
duced from sorghum. Much remains to he learned,
however, in regard to the cultivation of the cane
and other matters Of detail. The selection OF va
rieties for planting Is an important point, as the
different kinds vary largely III the percentage of
sugar yielded, and in the time of maturing 1t
would be manifest advantage to plant several
kinds all having rich juices but Tpening at differ
ent periods, so that the time of working the stalks
could be extended 1t was TO ascertain facts of this
sort that seeds of sixty-fOur distinct varieties were
planted in the grounds of the Agricultural Depart
ment and examined daily throughout the season. ne
seeds had been collected from Africa, India, China
and elsewhere, most of them were absolutely new,
and nearly score of them gave promise Of being
valuable additions to our known varieties of the
species 1t now appears that about half Of the plot
was cut down before the examinations were com
pleted 1t is difficult to understand why work
which promised such interesting results arrested
by this untimely destruction. The Department of
Agriculture was not created for the suppression of
information, and it Is not to be presumed that this
act was perpetrated with the intention of deprIving
the people of Intelligence which would be probable
to all who feel disposed to engage in the new indus
try Nevertheless the effect of this act Is directly
to 0bstruct tho work which the Department IL
trusted and paid to perform. This certainly is
case which calls for prompt and thorough inyestiga-
ton by the Commissioner. He ought to ascertain
at who is responsible for the act, and whether
1t was committed through ignorance or malice
There are indications that several State capitals
where United States Senators to be chosen this
winter will be centres OF uncommonly tempestuous
weather. Law makers have begun to learn that
one way to escape from tho domination Of the
Caucus is to keep out of it. In some of the West
cTn States members who are bent on business are
signing agreements to remain on the outside of the
orthodox party meeting, and small group of
determined patriots can create an area of serious
depression in this way where the vote is close.
Storm signals are already flung out in New jersey
too where certain Democratic legislators have con-
cluded that they h1d better be Anti onopolists,
and 90 it alone. If the courage of these gentlemen
holds out they can make the road of the Hon. John
X. Mcpherson an unpleasant one to travel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-15
Tile SHIPPING LNOUIRY.

1t often occurs that the suggestions made by
interested or ignorant persons in respect to
admitted National evils involve more serious
consequences than the evils themselves. The
shipping inquiry is an example of this, and
while the matter is still pending it may be as
we'll to take the various suggestions made,
look each of them fairly in the face, and see
what they involve and to what consequences
they tend. We may put aside all those minor
points rs TO the relief from consular fees, the
payment of three months wages to sailors on
discharge and the assessment for marine hos
pital service. Some of these provisions were
enacted for good ard sufficient reasons. Most
of them were intended to protect the American
sailor, but as he seems to have ceased to eAi st,
they may perhaps without any great disadvan-
tage lie abolished. The chief proposal, made
involve three great changes i'll our laws. The
first is the admission Of free ships This in
vol, es the practical extinction of the ship build
ins industry in this country. 1t means the
closing of what yards still exist and the dis
persion of the Workmen anl Tie Capital en-
ployed into other traces. In the event of
war closing the European yards against our
orders it would render us incapable OF build
ing "A 1eet NJ nome. IL means also the transfer
OF a large amount of our money to English
shIpyards and a serious inroad on what j. S.
Mill terms the wagcs-fund Of this country. 1t
means tie driving Of what skilled mechanics in
shp-buiding we possess back to English or
French yards These are few OF the evils in
VOWED in the admission of free ships.
The next question is, VIII it revive the ship
ping industry OF this there is serious doubt.
LISA common mistake 80 siH that the repeal
of the navigation laws in England is the
cause of the present prosperity of the shipping
trade. This prosperity does not date bacl,
very far. In 1910, 50 per cent OF our National
exports and imports were carried IN American
bottoms. In fact, it may be said that It is only
within the last fifteen years that the shipping
industry Of England has supplanted that of the
United States. The TRIBUNE has shown how
the English mercantile maine rose and was
fostered, and how the present position has been
won by years OF LABOR. But We have to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-15

face the fact that nearly all the great chan
nels of the worlds trade are now in the hands
of English and German houses. The carrying
trade is, after all, subsidiary adventure, and
will go to those by preference who hold the ex-
listing connections. We have pointed out how
the Cunard, the West Indian. the Pacific Steam
and the Union line to the Cape were supported
by government aid, and We also showed that
under the state of things rs it exists now any
introduction OF subsidies or bounties would
open the door to such food of jobbery and
corruption as to render the system intoeraDle.
IT, then, we are unprepared to go further than
free ships, we should only destroy an infant In
dustry without obtaining the object In vieW'
An alternative proposed is to admit oil mate
rails used in shipping free, or at least those which
are so finished as beng capable of being put
together Whether we import our shipping
whole or in pieces is no very great matter. Inc
mere fitting of external plates or OF putting
internal engines in u vessel, the materials OF
which have been made on the Clyde and trans
ported here, is only to burden the industry
with the cost of transport for no sufficient rea-
son. But another difficulty meets us here.
What is to prevent the importation of shipping
purposes Steel and iron plates, copper and
iron nails, copper sheatbing, and other materials
used in common by ship building and other
trades, might be imported for one purpose and
used for another. Can we ear-mark a ton OF
copper or iron or lead Such system would
open the door to many forms of fraud, and an
army of officials would be required to enforce it.
Indeed, does it not render an external tariff Oh
all such articles practically useless
SO far as the system of subsidies or bOunties is
concerned, the experience Of this country is
fatal to such a proposal The Dutch system
has also been mentioned. When seeking to
restore their own shipping trade the sagacious
H0llanders allowed considerable deduction i'll
the tariff on goods imported in Dutch bottoms.
This suggestion does not seem to have attracted
the attention it deserves, and is, perhaps of all
the proposals made the least Objectionable. A
striking commentary Oh the present inquiry is
afforded by the recent meeting of the Union
Steamship Company in London, at which the
chairman admitted that the dividend was
entirely paid out of the subsidy and the reserve
fund.- and that the result of the years trading
showed no surplus of profits over expenditures.
We must not expect to see shipping enter
prises thrive very largely here until the Amer
lean investor learns to be cOntented with mod
crate dividends irregularly paid.