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The bee., 1883-02-24
THE REPUBLICANS.

Nearly, if not all men who are inn
bued with true Republicanism that
they derive from a reverence for the
doctrine, that all men are created equal
and endowed with inainenble rights,
life, liberty and the pursuit to happi-
ness, must admit that there are now
governing and ruling classes in the
Republican organization disgraceful to
it, that do not have at heart its real
objects or doctrines, nor live up to the
tenents of its faith. We are aware of
this, but the Republican party heavy
loaded as it is, loaded down to the very
decks with much rotten timber, is yet
better party than any other that we
known of. We must fight our battles
in and not outside of the organization;
we can compel Republican managers to
grant us our rights inside the lines. but
when we go outside, whether as Inde-
pendeats, Conservatives, sO-called
cOlored Democrats, or what not, then
we are simply helping our enemies
and doing nothing substantial for our
selves.
The bee., 1883-02-24

the dead knell' of all Southern prosper
ity, because the negroes would refuse
to toll in the cotton field or the rice
swamps unless compelled TO do SO.
eyertheless, the freedman proved
himself to be more, and not less, indus
trious than when he was in bondage
The predictions that freedom would
make of the negro an idle and worth
less creature. and the prophesy falsely
attributed to Mother Shipton that the
end of the world would occur in 1881,
are of equal worth or worthlessness.
Unfriendly critics have said a great
many harsh things about the colored
race, but they have frequently failed
TO prove their charges.-PhilGdelp
Inquirer.
The bee., 1883-02-24

Is black Independent or Democrat
entitled to any more consideration
than white man? If dog bites the
hand that feeds it why not kill it? If
Puryis is ungrateful TO the Republican
party for the position he holds why not
remove him? The man who takes a
serpent to his bosom deserves to he
stung and the Republican party cannot
escape death and not deserve it while
it keeps in its bosom serpents of any
color. The Secretary of the Interior
is not the friend TO the colored race we
take him to be if he continues i'm his
employ, as Surgeon of the Freedmen S
Hospital, a man who is inimical to the
interests of the colored race, and un-
kind to the poor helpless patients under
him, who cry aloud at his wicked
treatment and pray for the time when
he shall be removed. Will the Secre-
tary retain over them man whom
they do not want or will he give them
one of the many desirable and capable
men we have?
The bee., 1883-02-24

II Hon. Mr.. CalkinS, chairman Of
the Committee on elections i'm the House
of Representatives has any apprecia-
tion Of the service the Negro exodus
terS rendered the State of Indiana and
the Republican party in the trying
hours of 1880. he will not fail to CRAFTY
their wishes and all other Negroes in
in the country 10y securing for Judge
Samuel Lee, of South Carolina, the
seat in Congress which he should have
had long ago, and could have had, had
it not been for the cowardly weakness
of Republicans. Republicans that ex-
pect such men as Lee to support the
party in face of death, but run like
hounds when they are called upon 10
stand fire. Let Lee be seated, or let
the Republican party prate no more
about justice to the Negro.
The bee., 1883-02-24

Mrs. Lucy A. Adger, Miss
Masten. Mrs. NJ. L. Howe I9I and VI ?. I.
w. j. Powell, S. c. Adgar -4eSSrs
Quinn, A. L. Robinson cb9rns A.
voices, orchestra of tbirtoer o' lVo
formers. per
In the death Of the Hon. VIM T
Dodge, we have lost an earnest 81: s Z.
and champion, who proved bis 't.t,la f;as
by his works. Mr.. Dodge was one 1a,G n
the trustees and founders of rin jne Of
University, Oxford. Pa, to him 'Iruoln poo
young men of the present dav oma raiiy
debt OF gratitude that is imp0ss;5,o W. : d
them to repay. Mr. Dodge's mrs 10. ,oI
ever open to the cries of the dist u" aS
to the appeals of charity or to aIIo,,;,. ,,s Ut
the miSeries of the unfortunate '%,e y
shim Lincoln University has Ios. III
friend and humanity at large a 's Ie,. q
IaetOi' Occasional
The bee., 1883-02-24
THE DOUGLASS BANQUET.

The editor of the American Baptist
seems greatly worried because he was
not invited among the "leaders" who
were present at the Douglass banquet.
The gentlemen who got up the affair
Professor J. NJ. Gregory and others.
doubtless thought they knew who did
represent the colored people. They
should have consulted Parson Sim
mons. He has writ himself down an
ass in trying TO be little, men like
Messrs. Douglass, Bruce, Greener and
others, whose services to their race is
~ell known the world over. Who is
Simmons, any way, that he should set
himself up as Pope? According to
him all Office holders are great, and all
others not, except perhaps, editors of
Baptist journals. When he disparges
men of the calibre and experience of
Messrs. Douglass, Bruce and Greener,
he shows at once his ignorance and
petty animosity. Mr.. Douglass has
forty years of active service for the
colored people behind him, aye, elo-
quence, prestige, which all rebound
TO the credit of the colored people
Mr.. Bruce has an honored career as a
Senator, gentleman, presiding officer
and Register of the L. s. Treasury.
Professor Greener, if not an office
holder, has shown unquestioned ability
to represent his race. wherever placed,
and stands foremost among the edu-
Gated, able and self-sacrifcing men of
Dur race. These men will be remem
Dered and honOred when cranks like
simmons are forgotten. The wretch
who fired the Ephesian dome, we are
old, gained more notoriety than "all
he pious fools who reared it," Is this
What the American Baptist is. after?
f so, Simmens seems to have it. He
eeds Simmons Liver Regulator, price
ne dollar per bottle. 1
The bee., 1883-02-24
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER,
DEATH OF WM. E. DODGE-sOCI4I,
NEWS, ETC, ETC.

DEATH OF WM. Z. DODGE-SOCIAL
NEWS, ETC, ETC.
From our Special Correspondent.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20th.-In a
previous letter l mentioned some of
the business enterprises of our sister
city across the river (Camden) J, in this
/ shall chronicle an enterprise that has
been lately started in this city, which
bids fair to solve another of the in
tricate problems, the capieity of the
negro. This enterprise is in the hands
OF progressive and enterprising men,
who know no such word as fail, beliey-
ing that success can only be obtained
by hard and persistent effort. The
enterprise that l have reference to is
the Enterprise Building and Loan AS
soelatlon. President, Joshua ID. Kelley.
Vice-president, Willis Cromwell. Treas
Edward Birchette, Secretary, w. J..
johnson, and board of seven direc-
tors. Of the officers Messrs. Kelly and
Cromwell are best known, the former
especially. Mr.. Kelley is a. native of
Baltimore, Maryland, but has been a
resident of this, city for such a length
OF time that he.may be considered as
the manor born. He has been con-
nected with many benevolent enter
prises, all of which have been for the
elevation of his race, with him at the
head, | feel confident of it's success.
1t was organized August 1st. 1882.
with acapital of $4,000, divided into
1000 shares, at S13 per share.
At meeting held Tuesday evening.
a statement was made showing that
A shares had been issued. Amount
paid on shares $276.50: amount ON
interest $269.l2 amount loaned 1885,
5O; present worth of the association
$500.
The Private Walters Social Aid re-
ception, took place Thursday evening
and was a magnificent affair. Horti.
cultural Hall was crowded with the
fair bellies and beaux of this citv. the
toilets of the ladies beggars descrip-
ton, and arranged with such exquisite
taste, that ] would do Injustice to
them If | attempted to describe the
attire of each, nor would the column
OF the BEE allotted to contain such an
account. but / will simply say it was
grand.
The Cruciiction P. E. Church. in
tend to erect another edifice on Balm
bridge street, early in the spring.
I'll. W. Longfellow, Esq, homeopa-
thie student had a laughable trick
played on him last week. A corset was
sent to him by one of our pharmacy
fellows, with request that the bones
be set, it is said that Harry worked
himself into rage.
The Shiloh Musical Association, are
to give concert at Musical Fund Hall.
March 9Th. Among the performers are |
The bee., 1883-02-24

Mr.. EDWARD III. DEEs, late candi-
date for Congress from the sixth dis
trict Of South Carolina, has been nomi-
mated by the President for postmaster
of the city of Florence of the same
State. Mr.. Dees is young man of
stearling worth and integrity, and has
nm aranEssss.a-~-
his great popularity among Republi-
cans in his State. We congratulate
Mr.. DeaS and trust that the next time
he runs for Congress he will secure a
seat in the Hall of Representatives.
The President has made happy selec-
tion in Mr.. Dees, for he is brave and
discreet leader in his party and fully
deserves the reward of his labors.
The bee., 1883-02-24

LAST winter Washington was full of
Office hunters and cronic grumblers.
There was George T, Dawing who
flies up like soap bladder, faild to get
the house restaurant. +. G. Barbados.
who was too incompetent to pass an
examination for first class clerkship
in the war department and don't pos
sess enough brains to balance his right
eye. A man who halls from every
State in the Union and belongs to none.
He represented California, Arkansas,
Ohio. Maine, New Hampshire, and last
Massachusetts. he finds Washington a
better city than all of them for tramp
ing.
The bee., 1883-02-24

LAST week we surrendered the major
portion Of our columns in order to
show up the villany of certain here
tofore representative colored men who
betrayed their trust. This week we
devote much space to replying to an
un-called for assault upon our people
in Mississippi, by a Republican journal.
We beg that our readers will peruse
the article, especially the extracts from
the New York Sun correspondent, Mr..
Frank Wilkinson.
The bee., 1883-02-24

THE Republicans in Congress have
seen fit to pass a bill increasing the
hours of labor upon the poor people
working in government service. If
they think this is the way to carry the
wet e'ntteTJ J4sa th4TmTa 4TmTat trEnts VIM nhgge ne
very badly left, for working men in
the country can not appreciate any
such false economy and will never vote
TO retain in power any party which
thus aims to enslave the poor
The bee., 1883-02-24
Special notices, SO cents each.
Ten lines constitute an inch.

, AL Communications pertaining TO business
muEt be addressed 10 Che Business Manager
Matter for publication and on private business
must beaddressed 30 Che Editor and Proprie-
tor. In conjunction with the BEE, the mana
gers have established News Bureau of the
Colored Press. We are prepared TO furnish
biographies, special correspondence and news
items at reasonable price. The object OF the
bureau is to furnish cOlored journals with
special Washington letters when they have 10
special correspondents. We have some OF the
best writers in the country connected with the
bureau. which will enable us to furnish truth
ful, spicy and concise correspondence. Give
the News Bureau call.
The bee., 1883-02-24

Hewlett & Moss are firm of colored
lawyers doing business largely in the
police court of this city. Judge Smell
of this court decides that these LAWYERS
have been acting unprofessionally in
soliciting cases from persons brought
up for trial. He admonishes them to
deslst, but believe they propose to
stick, which is liable to bring on a le-
gal and judicial hitch somewhere and
sometime. = Indianapolis Leader,s
washington Correspondent.
The bee., 1883-02-24

Hon. T. r. ALLAN of Herville
Parish, Louisiana, is one of the larg-
nsf nnlored sugar planters in the south,
and stands very high in the business
community of New Orleans, La. Mr..
Allan is a gentleman of great ability,
and has been and is now the leader of
the Republicans in the Louisiana legis-
lature. Sheriff Thomas A. Cage of
the Parish of Jerrebonne, is here with
Mr. Allan in the interest of the labor
ing people as well as the sugar plant
ers. They desire that the Congress of
the United States shall continue the
tariff on sugar that will protect the
wages of the colored people on the
plantations in the south. These two
delegates from the sugar region have
met the leading Republicans i'm both
houses of Congress in behalf of their
section and have done much good.
The bee., 1883-02-24

GENERALLY speaking the colored
people of this country are industrious,
and it is curious TO hear the charge
that the negroes in parts of Western
Africa are hopelessly lazy 1t has
been proposed to import coolies in the
hope of stimulating rivalry, and thereby
inducing the natives to conquer their
innate aversion to hard work. Per
haps this picture Of African Incidence
has been 0verdrawn. We used to hear
that the abolition of slavery would be
The bee., 1883-02-24

HoN. J. f. O'HARA, the only negro
representative in the next congress.
will he in town next week, and while
we have but him we are proud TO
say that he is an houaT 10 the race
and will not fail to protect our every
interest Being a young and able
man he knows what the present times
demand and will prove it on the scence
of action.
The bee., 1883-02-24

The American people are too intel
ligent to believe every scandal that the
scandal-mongers see fit to circulate. We
don't believe the foul and distardly re-
port made against President Arthur by
the EceRjRg Crjtic. No paper ofrespect-
ability would dare to circulate such
errorpouS scandal,
The bee., 1883-02-24

The chief of the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing, has not been ap-
pointed as yet, but we hope whoever is
appointed will show some Difference to
the Negro rights, for they have been
almost wholly ignored in the past.
The bee., 1883-02-24

Mr.. EDITOR In answer 70
article that appeared in a poetical form,
In the BEE eriticising the rattle of
quilt which was made bya blind ladv
Please insert the following
RAFFLER AND SUBSCRIBE
AS YOU LIKE 1T.
Why Matte L. Hoy
Never took share
At any Church Fair,
Was that like many
Unable women like she.
Has never seen fit to do her share
But want the readers
Of Gl.S Den ~, svU,
That all who took part
Did it to make the blind lady
Have light heart.
People look for nobler words
From women than deeds;
OF charity to say the time,
They cannot find.
And we are now convinced
There is one being who exists:
What has neither soul nor heart
In good things to take part.
There were present at the rattle,
The old and heyoung, the wise ard the great
Who will say, leave
Matte L. Hoy alone in her Joy.
And give her a chance to atone.
/ cannot see how she could be
Going astray in helping the blind;
In this way gift of such art
The blind we gladly took part.
To secure the prize eager were we;
Knowing it sxcelled anything
Of the sort we ever did see.
Allow me to say, that nothing
Could be displeasing in the Saviour's sight
That would have a tendency
To make the heart of the blind feel light
I will now throw down the quiE
Advising you on quilts to keep still
. RAFFtEg.
The bee., 1883-02-24

NEXT week Hon. John r. Lynch, of
Miss, will return home to his friends
crowned with many honors won dur
ing his brief service in the present
Congress, and we do hope his constitu-
ents will fully appreciate his value and
return him here in 1884.
The bee., 1883-02-24

THE Virginia Circus or Conferences,
we believe it is called, met or held
performance on the twenty-second.
This circus surpassed all the circuses
in the world. A full report viii appear
i'm our next issue.
The bee., 1883-02-24

George Washington could not tell MS
love any more than he could tell he
DIR. EcclestOn, who lectured in New
York upon tn "War of Independence
said Washington. &. W. was very s'''-
ceptible to female influence, and hau
several serious love affairs, which h'N
difference. however. prevented hiD
from bringing to a successful ISSUE
1t is not known how he got co'lraSe
finally to propose to the widow Ou''lS'
and it is supposed that she avalled n''-
self of her widows condition and eA-
perienee to give occasional enco'lr"s'
ments to George. But she hr'uS'''
the general 100000 in cash, besd $ TIT
large estate and her children. anu "''
no mean acquisition.
There is no excuse for snoring VIZ
twelve clothespins can be bought '"'
one cent,
The bee., 1883-02-24

WE have a very interesting letter
from a Pennsylvania eolored Indepen-
dent. We shall publish the letter in a
few weeks.
The bee., 1883-02-24

Mr.. SPENCER MURRY has our thanks
for copies Of statistics.
The bee., 1883-02-24
OUR EXCHANGES.

Our sprightly contemporary, the
Kentucky Republican jnstl; rnsnntS
the fling made by one of our local pa
pers at Frederick Douglass, John NJ.
Langston and Prof. Greener Fred.
Douglass has done more for the eleva-
tion of the cOlored man, than it is pos
sible for regiment of his detractOrs
to do. He is unquestionably the best
representative eolored American living
or dead. A slave, fugitive, an Anne
riean citizen, and great man, noble
man, an honest man, and gentleman.
Without taking into consideration his
antecedents, he is one of the foremost
men of America to day. He is an
honor to any people, and any one who
attempts to besmear his honOred fame,
is an enviOus knave or a fool.
Fred. Douglass was one of those
whose matchless presentment of the
injustice of human slavery, educated
the Northern mind, and made it pos
sible for his detractors to be free Anne
rican citizens to-day.-LouiSriIle, KY,
Bulletin.
The bee., 1883-02-24

Mr.. Robert Purvis, of Philadelphia,
has brought suit against Mr.. W. C..
Chase, of The BEE, published in this
city, charging him with criminal libel.
The grounds of the action, are, / be-
lieve, that Mr. Chase, in his paper,
accused Mr.. Purvis of being a hypo-
critic and Democrat. That gentle
man should bring suit for damages for
being charged with being member of
the party which is supposed to be
marching on to glory and the offices in
'84, is, to say the least not compliment
tary to the party. If Mr.. p. were a
politician or philosopher, he would
nurse his wounded dignity till the
party toward which he is accused of
leaning comes into power, and then
present the specifications of the
alledged libel as an Endorsement for q
comfortable office. Both gentlemen
are colored, and the result of the trial
will be watched with interest.-Indi-
annapolis Leaders Washington Cores
pondent.
The bee., 1883-02-24

It's strange isn't it, that to tear
down house you must raze it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-17
EPIDEMIC PRECAUTIONS.
The Government Through WOr-
rying About Yellow Fever and
PrePars@ fe Fight Cholera.
special . the Conrler.Journal


WASHINGTON, July l5.-That report
that evidences of cholera have been
discovered in England gave great con.
Germ to government officials, and ex-
trAordinary measures will be taken to
prevent its introduction into this
country, With the immense emf
grafton which is brought ip daily
from Europe by steeFsge, 1t is feared
that great difficulty will be enooun-
tered in keeping it out, should an epi>
demic actually occur in Europe. The
matter of quarantine is mainly in the
hands of the State authorities, but the
Marine Hospital Service has a fund Of
$4,000 to be applied to this purpose,
and DR.. Hamilton, the head Of the
Bureau, has already very vigorous ap~
planes at work on the Southern coast
to avert the introduction Of yellow
fever. Should II ftahspiFe thst ohol-
era has appeared in England, the same
measures will be taken to prevent its
introduction through our Eastern
ports. Owing TO the lateness of the
season less uneasiness is felt than be-
fore relative to yellow fever, and the
other matter can receive almost indi-
vidus cttention as soon as it is deyel-
oped Id the countries with which we
have direct commerce. No pains will
be spared to SVoid "a calamity from
this plague,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-17
AT SHIP ISLAND.
Two More Vessels Taken From
Pensacola TO Quarantine
at Ship Island.
Now Orleans States. l6.

DR.. Jones, President OF the Board
of Health, at IL o'clock to day received
the following report OF Dir, Carson,
Quarantine Inspector;
ENGLISH LOOKOUT, La, July Is.
Joseph Jones, NJ. D., President of the
Board of Health of Louisiana
DEAR SIR:-The following was re>
ported to me by Officers Allen and
Bohner on their return last night from
train inspection:
That from information received
from Captain j. Haycock and A. Bill
aude, pilots st BILOXI, Miss, that oa
the night Of the 18th instant, the
steamer Echo did take in tow the
bsrks Gold Bringa and Vindian
Yenher, from Pensacola to Ship
Island; that these vessels were Infected
with yelloy fever and that the Echo
Immediately returned to Pensacola.
They also report the arrival of the
Norwegian bark Atlantic at SHY
Island the game night.
have also to report that the Sc
guine totally released from Mississippi
quarantine is not ia Pearl river, as
reported by the New Orleans papers
have also to report that the morning
through mail train, due here at S;26
o'clock, neglected to stop and afford
insbesUeu. TIains have been boarded
anu thoroughly inspected since Sunday
last. the Stn inst These number 2l
passenger and l5 freight trains up to
date. Very respectfully,
WV Fl. CARSON, M. D,
Quarantine Inspector.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-17
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
Office MRMPnIs CRY FIRE & GENERAL
INSURANCE co., 10 Madison street,
Mem1his. Tenn. June so, 1883.

Office MEMPHIS CITY FIRE az dENkRAL
INSURANCE co.., l9 Madison street,
Memphis, Tenn, June so, 1883. }
T the meeting Of the Board Of Directors,
"A held on the 18th iAst A DIVIDEND OF
oompany was declared. " kgke effect this
day. This dividend pays of the balance due
on the took notes, and the cashier was in
structed by the Board TO cancel and return
the stock notes and tS sive public notice .S that
company now solicits business with Q cash
capital Of a
Quarter Of : Million Dollars.
Notice Is also herei>g, given 70 the stock
holders to return the elG' ,certihcates OF stock
and to call at the Office u me company ano II
stead. By order of the Board ~ Directors,
Il. M. APPERS0N. RfeatdeGt:
UuNRY i i,ycH Caehiar l2l
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-17

TIE telegraphers put in their re
quest yesterday at New York for an
increase of salaries Is per cent and
reduced hours of labor. 1t was pre-
sented and received very courteously.
No threat was made. General Ecks
hart, of the Western Union, asked
them ii they represented the Western
Union and they answered Yes" A
list of employees was demanded Of them
which will be prepared. The mat
ter will most likely be adjusted without
a strike. The pay at present is very
low for the work done, and it is no
wonder that the brotherhood is ready
to join in demand for more reasona
bic compensation, and little chance
to rest at least one day in seven.