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Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28
MASONIC GRAND LODGE f..

The NJ w Grand Lodge OF
the state of A rkansas, met its
eleventh annual communication,
in the hall Of Richmond Lodge,
No. 3, in the city of Little Rock,
July 81, - and 23. Delegates
from twcnt y-three lodges were
i'm Attendance, besides a large
number of visiting brethren. The
proceedings were spirited but har-
monious, and an unusually large
amount of routine business was
transacted. The election result
ed in the choice Of the following
officers for the ensuing year, viz:
Grand master, NJ A Clark, Ma
riana; deputy grand master, Hart
well Ferguson, Little Rock: senior
grand warden, Augustus Rich
mond, Little Rock: junior grand
warden, John III Donahoo, Bal
ley: grand treasurer, David w
Ellison. Helena; grand secretary.
j G. Corbin, Pine Bluff.
These, with the appointed ofli-
GERS. were duly installed at AL
cxandcr Park by p G NJ, John II
Johnson, of Augusta. The Grand
Lodge, on its march from the
hall to the park. was escorted by
Little Rock COmmandery Of
Knight Templars, under the com
mand of eminent commander .)nO
Cowan, and this being the first
public appearance of a colored
,ommandery in the city OF Little
Rock, the procession attracted
much attention. We regret to
learn that grand master Clark
was sick during most of the ses-
sion Of the Grand Lodge and una
bic to attend. His duties were
acceptably performed by grand
senior warden. l. II King, Of Hot
Springs. The next communica-
ton of the Grand Lodge will be
held in Hot Springs, on the Sd
Tuesday in July,1SS4.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28
FOUND HIS RELATIN

DIR. A A Whitman. of this city
who was in st. Louis last week
on business. looking to the get
ting out of the press his volume
of poems, concluded to visit De-
Soto, Mo-, where he expected his
fathers relations could he found.
On inquiry at DeSoto, he found
B Lawless and Lewis Lawless
brothers, and their sister, Mrs
Amanda Taylor, his faith
crs sister. Those were rcla-
tives whom he had never
seen. They are extensive iami,
lies and they are largely enjoying
farming and mining. They have
large possessions in DcSoto Mo-,
and are well to do. The Doctor
is highly pleased ut running
across them.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28
PERSONAL.

CE Kelsey, U S receiver of
public moneys in this city, left
last Sunday to meet his family in
Detroit, Mich and will visit
New York, Saratoga, ETC., re-
turning home, fresh for business,
about the Goth of August.
Last week, Mrs. DR.. Porter,
Miss Laura F Porter and Miss
Victoria Turner, were all com
planning of bilious headache, but
we are pleased to say they are
now able to eat their share.
Mrs. Lizzie Thomas, left We'd
nesday last for jamestown, Ohio,
where she will sojourn among
relatives and friends the remain
der of the heated season. She
will return in early autumn,
whence she will be warmly well
coined back by her many friends
in Little Rock.
Prof j w Cottrell has been
spending a few days in the city,
he is locking remarkably we'll.
Rev F. G Morris. arrived last
Thursday night from Portland,
Ashly county, whore he has been
iii attendance ON IL BAPTIST district
association. He is Oh his way
home, but says that the State
Convention of all the Baptist
churches i'm the state will con
venc in this city on the list.
prOx. Ministers from other states
will be in attendance.
Mrs w n Rector left Monday
TO spend a couple Of weeks in
Fort Smith, with relatives and
friends and return with the cN.
cursien next month.
Rev. F. G Morris OF Helena, is
IN the city. He has just return.
ed from q trip to Portland, Ark.
whittier he had been attending
the st. Marion Association. IlC
informs us that the Baptist State
Convention will convene here Oh
the Dist. proX. Eminent minis
ters from other states Will be
present.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28
NOTICE..

The colorcd teachers of the
eleventh judicial district, are
hereby notified that ssthe Hon.
Wood f Thompson, state super
intcndent of pnblic instruction,
has designated teachers instl-
tute to convene at Pine Bluff on
the 9th day of August next, for
their special benefit, which VIII
he in session for two weeks. Prof.
J G. Corbin has been appointed
instructor. The regular pro
rrammo will be, 1st, "M"ral and
Manners" by the Rev. Faucet.
Friday, Aug. 10th, I'd, Civil
Government and School Law,
by Col f G Wise, Tuesday. Aug
II. Sd, "School Hygiene" by DR.
F. II Alexander, Wednesday,
Aug. 18th. Prof. Corbin says;
"Thc regular programme OF
exercises will embrace exercises
and methods in relation to all the
branches usually taught IN the
common schools. and it is the IN
tention to make them practical
and profitable. 1T Is therefore.
hoped that the teachers generally
ot the district will make II special
effort to be in attendance and
lend their assistance toward max
ING the Institute success. The
hnldinr these Institutes Is the
almost universal practice in those
states which have made the great
est progress in educational mat
ters. let it be shown on tins oc-
casion that the teachers OF Ar
kansas are fully awake to their
interest and Importance.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28
B. b. G.. OF ST. LOUIS.

The West and Canada played
sixteen games. All cx- clubs were
white. The west was made up
entirely of St. Louis colored boys.
The latter beat eleven out of six
teen games, and one of those was
withdrawn. They will go to
Louisville to play IL game with
the mutuals. The following gen
tlcmen constitute the club. Chas.
Tyler, president: Lewis Holmes,
secretary; Henry Bridsewater,
manager. The above named con-
stitute the only professional base
ball club IN the United States.
They have travelled all through
the north and Canadas and have
never been beaten.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28

On Thursday last, Mai. S II
NoWlin, secretary of the Board OF
Commissions OF kansas, for the
Louisville Exposition, made his
first car load shipment of articles
for exhibit, consisting Of over
twenty kinds of minerals. Over
thirty different kinds of woods.
fruits, vegetables, grains, grasses,
etc, embracing the leading pro-
ducts of the state. Another car
load is being prepared and will
be preceded in IA few days, and
will be followed up as fast as the
articles are received. Maj. Now~
lin will depart for Louisville in
a day or two, in order to put the
articles for exhibit in place, as
rapidly as possible. Persons de-
string to visit the Exposition can
purchase round trip tickets from
the Little Rock and Memphis
railway tor S1S.15, good for TWEEN
ty days after date, commencing
Wednesday, August the Sth, and
alternately every two weeks there
after until the close OF the expo
sltlon. Arrangements will also
be cOnsummated TO issue cXcur-
sion tickets on same terms ON the
Iron Mountain and Southern
railway Via It. Louis, during the
EXpositi"n.-- Persons wishing
tickets for the present must APP
ply to - { Roberts, Esq, gen
eral rasscn ger agent, Little Rock
| Ark.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28
The Beginning of Good Things

John j. Straws, promoted to a
clerkship in one of our fist class
business houses, and says: | would
like all my oil friends who have
known me for many years, as
well as others, to call ANA see me
at Ilaslcy's fish and grocery store,
10 West Fifth street, where you
will find we will do right by you.
Full weight, full measure and
fair prices. Fresh fish, and but
ter always on hand. Groceries,
eggs and provisions. Don't Tor
Get to come and see us.
JOnN j. STRAws,
40 West Fifth street.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28
TIMELY NOTICE.

To the colorcd people Of Ar
kan as and the people who ever
NAV ofliciatc with them. If YOU
don't expect to pay for what you
get this year, don come about
the Mansion office. The Man
sion is run for the benefit of its
patrons only. IT you don't give
us your patronage, we do not in
tend you shall get the Influence
of the Mansion $ wind. \ on came
near breaking us up lastyear, but
VIC are prepared to protect our
selves this. When you send your
long manuscripts that you want
published worse than we do, If
from 81 to s. don't accompany
the manuscript, it will go into the
waste basket. Our space is our
garden. we must reap our own
harvest Or get pay for it, in the
field. If to be a republican we
are obliged to carry that party
for nothing, we are no republl-
can. On the contrary, If there IS
such u people here, ready to pay
their way and deserve our help,
we are at their service.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28
SOCiABLE.

Last Monday hight We were
| the guest Of MIR. and Mrs. W A
Craig. where we met one Of the
most agreeable, social gatherings
I'VE have met for some time.
What was pleasing to us, two
thirds of those present were
able to play the piano. How does
| this compare with seven years
ago, when Miss Mollie f. Warren
was the only young lady who
could play in public, and an Or
gan or piano was 4 rare thing to
behold in 4 cOlorcu mans house,
but now one or two can be found
in nearly every house OF progress
sivc colorcd friends rich or poor.
Mrs Craig has one piano and one
organ on which the yCnng folks
amused themselves, playing,
waItzin", etc, until IL O'Clock.
At which time Mrs Craig gave
the signal, calling all present
from pleasure to refreshments.
All retired TO the dining room
and participated in all the good
things of life and then returned to
their former amusement, which
lasted until a. m. The follows
ing named persons constituted
the hosts. First, the editor of
the Mansion, Messrs. w il Reed,
Geo. + Jones, J X. .Rector, Wen
dali ID Gibbs, John f. Phillips.
THE LADIES AND THEIR COSTUMES
Mcsdames Rosa Reed. attircd
in a pink satin dress, head dress
pink ribbons; Ida Jordan, white:
Lin Martin, white: Maria Crai
gan, lawn and velvet; Matte
Ray, white; Miss Ida Phillips.
pink. This entertainment was
highly enjoyed by all present.
When and where will the next
one be,
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28
MORRILTON, ARK,
July 18th, 1888.

To whom it may concern.
We the members of the Anti.
och Missionary Baptist church.
do hereby recommend tho Rev
Dabner Nightingale, our beloved
pastor, to the christian world,
and we further state that there
are no charges against him in
our church, and that he is in full
fellowship with us, and We extend
to him through the columns OF
your paper our christian greet>
ings. Done by order of the
church.
SEABURN KING, Moderator.
GEORGE Mccoy, Clerk.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28
$1,000 REWARD-WANTED, A
CHANGE.

We find the following going
the rounds of the press. One
thousand dollars reward will be
paid to the first mob that will
lynch white man for numbering
a negro or outraging a negro wo-
man. Signed John Logan, Of ST.
Paul, Mimi.
We think in justice to the
south, each southern state should
muster up a $1,000. AS money
runs everything, it might meet
with success. What say the peo~
pie of Arkansas.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28
AUTUMN VEGETABLES.

Many of our readers are not
aware perhaps that most of our
early spring vegetables can be
successfully grown in the fall af
ter the hot, dry weather of July
and August has passed. Yet such
is the case more especially in
central and Southern Arkansas.
Most Of our spring and early
summer garden vegetables have
matured and been gathered, and
the garden has been abandoned
to the weeds and grass for the re st
of the season. This should not
be: Take your weed scythe and
carefully NOW down all the
weeds and grass, fence corners
and all, then as soon after the first
good shower falls, plow it up
thoroughly. After which, allow
it to remain a few days until the
grass and weeds are retted a little,
then harrow thoroughly. Then
plant potatoes, turnips, radishes,
beets, lettuce, onions, cucumbers.
the early varieties of snap beans,
etc, and our word for it, If the
season is not too dry, you will be
handsomely rewarded for your
labor with a splendid fall garden,
such an one us would make the
heart of any good housewife re
joicc. Try it.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28
READ THIS.

Teach your children music; they nave
n.turalIya great talent and love tor tins
ennobling. refining, and we may rightly
add. Divine Art--and the opportunities are
now within the reach OF all. since IL, -
UolIcnbcrg, the wcl-known Music i)eaicr,
400 Main street, Little Rock, Will rent
nionos from 81 20 to $500 per month, ahd
nnru,ns from 81 TO 81; he has always been
n most liberal patron ana encourages our
.','., in th, deyrlopmcnt of their inherent
love of music. Can on III. q. Hollenberg,
whenever YOU need ANYTHING in The music
I've april ,-tf
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28
LITTLE ROCK MARk ETS.

FIour-Strictly fancy per bbi >. .nAS W
do Fancy family & .",a. ~ ~
du Good medium - '"'o -
I.arI--rrs IL ,:aro 81; rails - 10
.on-Su"ar-ri"c'!-Il .-Sal2
Hams 4 Plain Halt IL ~
nryS,il Mrats-S Hall -; shoulders Il
Salt per barrel 81 -; pn,"n> lll l'i) :" ~
Iri>h .r"tatocs g phi $: o',;' -
New Potatoes :;or Il 10 per hioil"i
corn meal per barrel :" -
Sugar per pound -ilu
NV orleans M"ias>c- per Gallon ''a6'
Nail--i;ilrs per kcG - -
Arrow Ties per bundle ~ 30
4 ,,s.cin"- No > .Jutc per yard 10 g.. -,
tn.l,,,-Fair n::-i; med 10 -; choice IL;
fancy l"alHc
c,u,lv-FIin. l. IL. Harhrr pole II "a
trarkcrs-Soda y q -. NN MN IL;
Sugar 10. Gin&er SNAPS. S'a&r i,ianhs ~
Ov-tcr>--L w. III ~. ID II y; Ntandsr'
ID 81 -. ; liz - 20
| : .Imon-l 10 !! 81; ; To
S,r,linc>-mportcd Sl6; American 80 30
| ChcrSc-Ncw York Factory II i-.ai3f
:>nuil-tarrctt's per case, & "% bottles S''''
| Na,,.hrs rrr ,r,s.. MOL -. No o $ /,
! starch per ct>e. per IL = 81
| ANlr Grcasc-pianond per case - ~
! ,o!rrmtratcl.I.yc per case S''a'' ~
| Snar. per ib 30 Palm >, Matted Il -
srnt rrr sack. prnrpcd -. iiurk - -
/ Powder prrkcE SO -
/ Well Hu,.kcl~ per uuZcn II ~
! I',;lS per dozen. > honp - 10. : hoop - -
! Wa-hboar,i> .r. per ,i"zrn II .:'a2 ."
/ i:rnan.,. per dozen - - 10 :: ~
! .,.iNc- per dnZ: II \ Ii, :! ,'''2 -; /" ~ II
Il G'
! Fla>h,-prr ca.,'. l. gross. qis ~ ~; rinl5
-; hall pnts - ~
/ Cork>-.n aackS OF live gross. a>~'d bot per
| gross 20: as>'d JUGS ;'or per gross
| Soda per lb; kegs -. cases IL
| lta>ius. per box - -
roharro-nright Navy 10 cent; twist - to
%; smoking, - 10 90 cts
, bIinlTpu. - to
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28
NEWSPAPER CHANGES.

Col f. A Warren of the Pres
cott Dispatch and President OF
the Arkansas Press "A ssociatlon,
has removed both residence and
Office from Prescott to Hope,
Ark, where he hopes to have Il
better field of labor. We wish
our president every success at hl*
new home.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28

While we agree with the re,
cent COlOrcd Press Convention
that the word Negro should al,
ways be spelled with a big n, we
cannot accept the idea that the
American colorcd man, is nation
ally or essentially a Negro. lie
ante dates any other race except
the Indian in his residence here,
and, he has become rapidly Amer
icanized in habit, religion and ed
ucation as we'll as in feature and
color. His identity is disappears
ing and America is not the field
where he can be developed as n
Negro. That must be done III
Africa. You cannot develop the
Irishman as an 1rishman IN
America. as generations sue
cced each other the racial or even
the sub racial lines grow less and
less distinct in America. This
is not the country TO make races
great but to make them homo
gencous.-T st. Louis Advance.
We are now and always have
been opposed to the use of the
word. We believe black men in
this country are either Africans
or Americans, nothing more nor
less. therefore, we will ma >e no
change in our way of spelling the
name, when it happens to be
the beginning of IA sentence we
will use a capital; at other times
the lower case n.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28
GRAND EXCURSION.

knights of Tabor will give q
grand excursion from st. Louis
to Leavenworth City, Kansas,
leaving St. Louis Sunday even
ing, August Il, via Missouri Pa
citic railway, to attend the grand
session of the Temple and Tabor
nacle to commence, August lith,
at 10 q. N.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28

In his annual address before
the alumni OF Washington and
Lee college, our congressman at
large, Hon. &. K. Brecke nrid%e,
said: "Thc war has thrown near
ly million OF dcnscly ignorant
voters upon us. They are in the
poorer states: they have behind
them about three million of chill
dren who will soon become vo-
ters, with close aflinities; they
are not scattered, and holding 4
most dangerous balance of power,
they are Il standing menace to our
institutions. We should educate
this mass Or wear it out trying
before we 90 much beyond. -
These remarks occurred in con-
ncction with the topic Of a ma
tional university, and MIR Breck-
enridge very sensibly concludes
that there is not much hope of
obtaining government aid for the
establishment OF such an institu-
ton, while the need of aid for ell
cmentary training is so pressing.
There seems to be a very preva
lent disposition to expend very
large sums of money on real or
sham higher institutions, and
some of these institutions, as is
said to be the case with the
Johns Hopkins University are
so extensively high as to be ac-
cessiblc only to the few who can
indulge in post. graduate studies.
1t requires but limited number
of such institutions TO supply the
wants of the whole country and
government aid to such institu-,
tions could be justified, only the
ground that government could
render it without detrimcnt to its
ability to sustain all needed fa-
cilities for elementary instruction.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28
WANTED.

W ANTED.-All postmasters in
the state to act as agents for the
"ManslOn,' liberal commission
lowed On receipt of first remit
tance all necessary documents
will be forwarded.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28

Campaign is over, and those
who were up in arms against each
other in the political tussle now
ioin hands and march to the
druggists for a bottle of kendall's
spavin cure. See advertisement.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28

AS cotton picking will commence next
month, and the colOred people will begin
TO throw their money broadcast, VIC will
visit all our advertisers tor "A renewal of
their''ads,' and as many new ones as we
possibly can get during the month of
August
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28
FINANCE.
OFFICE OF TIE MANSION,
Little Rock. Ark. July Is. 1855.

City Bonus Of 81, M I"H ~
inr. S,y about GSc: srllIn" about .o'; quo
t,,j,u. nominal and few tranSl'ti"ns-
Pulaski County SrrII hINihS; say aD"u.
t:;.--c and lItilr DONG: >"lI'hS. ABOUT o' -
:, zoe: few TRANSACTIONS. -,
St,tc ScrJ. q Per tenn-IuNinS, ?Sc;
sailing % l-2r. New issue, huIinS,'S' sell
inr 90 a 90 I-2C.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28
A WISE MANS FORTU \ ".

You cant surmise
NV great surprise
The lrst time that l advertised.
Right after nine
they formed in line
Customers and old friends of mihe.
All eager to buy.
For the reason why,
That | was wise
TO advertise.
10 suppose
We Shall dispose
OF all the goods in store.
In this event | am bound to rent
NV neighb0r's house next door.
y
You may. take the hint,
II YOU want II mint
OF money. be. aS | was.
And 20 to the MANSION to advertise.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28

Mr. T. B. Erewn of Rhode Island late OF
GEORGIA. has removed to Arkansas to take
M his permanent abode. aud has leased
HE shnp No. ~ corner Main and Eighth
streets and is prcparin: to open Il tirst-ciaSs
saloon Tor the acconImo notation of the arlSto-
cratic colorcd people Of the city. He is lit
ting il up in trst-class styic-newly painted
n,ucred oil clothed. Nc.--hc will open mex!
Monday. Gail and see II iirst-class outlii.
owned auu run by roi"rcd man. IN the
City of Rose; II viii do You good.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28

The Little Rock Democrat
says: "Ihe point which the Dem
ocrat wishes to emphasize in re-
gard to the speakersbip is that we
cannot draw the line OIL the tariff
issue. We draw it, but we cannot
force the party to stand by it.
There arc democrats in he south,
as we'll as in the north, who do
not believe in the "taritf for rev.
cnue only" theory, and they will
vote for Randall for speaker. by
pressing the issue.
The negro has detailed to be
content with equal rights before
the law and let social equality
work out its own problem. A
solid, practical conclusion that
may result in much good.
The people of Arkansas would
have better laws and save from
100000 to $4,000 per annum if
they would cut down their legls-
latures and legislators to One-halt
the present number. But they
can never have this blessed re
form under the present Constit':-
ton.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28

A gentleman who has been tax
ing the Free South ever since it
started, and who lives in a thriv>
ing little railroad town not far
from Little Rock, authorized us
to "draw on him. whenever we
needed any extra help or backing
to keep the paper up, and we
promptly "promiscd' him to do
so. Such men are the sort OF
friends and supporters a paper
needs that is battling in poverty
for truth and justice against the
great odds of gilded sin and n~
justicc.-Blackburn' Free South.
Point one of these kind of men
out to us Colonel. One to us
would be good for sore eyes.
Messrs. NJ. Kirst and G. } Collins,
have come the nearst to it OF any
we have met for the last seven
years, and they did not accord US
the liberty that your friend gave
you. So show us one that we
may see how he looks.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28

AT Kildare as the train went
down towards jefferson. on Fri
day, a negro wench and her com
panion, yOnng negro man, took
their seats in the ladies coach.
The conductor and. brakeman
succeeded in inducing the man
to leave, but the woman .'fought
nobIy" and held her position to
jefferson. Returning the same
day another negro woman occu-
pied the middle seat in the ladies
coach dressed to kill' with q big
cabbage in her lap. Civil ri lights.
is we'll enough when men only
have to stand it; but as the
coaches on the IT, & p. are all
first class why should ladies be
annoyed by the presunptuous
impudcnce of negro women who
will fight for Il seat with them?-
Interstate News.
The motto of the democratic
party since the days of Andrew
Jackson has been: ''To the victor
belong the spoils." Under the
operation of the time honorcd
principle, the colored woman was
clearly entitled to her seat after
she paid for it and licked the con-
ductor and brakeman.