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The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-08-15

Other nations have been trsnsplan-
ted, and live and prosper. The
Jews, like the misMetoe, fasten and
feed upon every tree, but they have
preserved theirhabits, their relig-
ion and their nationality. Then
let the negro alone. My faith lis
that a wise Providence will take
care Of him and OF us.
BILL ARP.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-08-15
g Y MESS GER, A U G sT15, 1854.

der at it, for yon write 50 much
foolishness the people who don't
know us think we are ali crackers"
Then she looked away off, and ad-
ded: 'But / don't care. know
what you are, and it's nebody's
business. We can have gentlemen
here as we'll as there. Some folks
don't know gentleman when they.
see him" ''But you do, my DEAR
said |. "You always did. You
had that knowledge away back
yonder, and that is the reason
yOu-"
"Never mind that now," said
she; "that will do. The best
of us are mistaken sometimes.
And she resumed her work.
The negro is a good invention,
and he will continue to be good as
long as he is a negro. When they
try to set him up with a hifalutin
education and make a white man
of him. he becomes new creature
and a public nuisance. The COL
ored colleges are turning out a
smart set every year, but where
are they and what are they doing?
The men are yagabonds, and the
women arc-well, ask ANYBODY
who knows. A man said to me
not long ago that the fact that the
negro was capable Of high order
OF education was proof enough that
they ought to have it. There was
an educated hog exhibited in Rome
some years ago, and he could spell
your name with cards, and tell the
time Of day on watch. So I sup
pose we ought to set up all the
hogs in school house.
Now, the negro is distinct Gre
alton of the Almighty, and has
original traits and instincts as all
the mixed nations have. He loves
the present good, and has no NOR
bid desire to accumulate iches.
Unlike the white man he rarely
cheats or swindles anybody. Cheat
ing, swindling, overrcaching, de-
ceiving is the sin Of our racc-the
foundation Of all the civil suits in
oui courts--but the negroes don't
90 it. They are more SHINING
against than SHINING in that regard.
The white man will steal on large
scale if he is mean enough to steal
at all. The more be gets the bet
ter satisfied lie is But the negro
won't. He wouldent rob bank.
If he found pockctbook with a
big roll Of money in it he would
take it to some white man; but he
will pick up little things like a
chicken, or bushel of corn, or a
dollar, or breastpin with Sc
rene and peaceful conscience.
Small pilfering is the extent Of his
inclination. When my darky finds
a hens nest and brings me half Of
the eggs I thank him. When our
cook hides away little -four, Mrs.
CIV ~ L. 4
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-08-15

He Believes La The Growing Power
Of the Race.

WAS IlutnS alOhS on CRe rail-
road the other day, when we STOP
ped at a station and a colored
'>scurshion" got on and settled
down all around me. They were
we'll dressed and we'll behaved, but
when the conductor came afer tick
cts two OF them had no tickets and
no money. He stopped the train
in the woods and put them off. I
was sorry for the rascals, for they
did want to go so bad. asked
some of the crowd why they dident
lend them some money, and they
showed their pearly teeth and said:
1--WE knows dem niggers; dey neb-
ber pay back. Dem nigger's like
a broke banl1-dey owes everybody
now. Dey just tryin' to slip and
slide along, tink de conductor no
find 'em. You know, boss, dar is
always some sheep among de goats
Well, there are, and sometimes
think the darkey expressed it
right, though he dident mean it.
There are 3 power Of goats in this
sublunary world, and if it was not
for few sheep scattered, society
and law and order would be in a
bad fix.
But I like the nigger. ! like him
better than / did ten years ago. /
can look back and remember what
he was soon after the war, and
ana satisfied he is Improving. He
works better and is more respect
ful. He has almost quit politics
and settled down to his natural
condition. don't know SO well
about the towns and cities, but the
country niggers are doing very
well where they are mixed up with
white folks in the right proportion.
Most all negroes are good natured,
and love to depend on the white
man, but the white man must treat
them fairly and kindly, and act
like he was not only master but
q friend. The negro is conscious
Of his inferiority and is content
with it. He likes man who Or
ders him around in a dignified way
better than q man who puts him
self on an equality with him. The
white man was born to command
and the negro knows it. The white
man ranks him, and rank is thing
recognized and submitted to eve
rywhere. and has been in all ages,
and it is right. Rank is the safe
guard OF the social circle. I rank
some folks and some rank nae, and
we are all happier and feel more at
ease in Our circles than in those
above US. / was onced invited to
a party ia fashionable city, and
there were distinguished gentle
men there and spendid ladies, and
I put on my very best behavior,
and after while lady friend call
ed me out on the varandah and
aaughipo'y told me that the host
ess, a lc yely and accomplished la
4 Nj
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-08-15

Arrive at Liberty l5a m.
Arrive at Easleys.. 5 so q III
Arrive Greenyille. ........ %. 7 O3 II.
Arrive Spartanburg. .....,"....1O 20 n IN
Arrive Gaffney's. ............... | O3 D m
Arrive Charlotte te.....-.......... 6 Is y III
All freight trains on this road carry
passengers. All passenger trains run
hrough to Danvllle & Richmond with
out change connecting at Danville witt,
Va. Midland, to all Eastern cities, and
at Atlanta with all lines dverging. No.
90 leaves Richmond at l 80 D. M. and
NO. 81 arrives there at 3 so p IN. 81
leaves Richmond % m. So arrives
there 7 90 III. The local freights stop
at above stations 20 to 80 minutes.
BUFFET SLEEPING CARS WITH.
OUT CHANGE.
On trains Nos. so and 81, New York
and Atlanta, via Washington and Dan
Vile, and also GoldsborO and Warm
Springs. ....
On trains Nos, 81 and 80, Richmond
and Danville, Washington and Angus
ia, Washington and New Orleans.
Returning, on No. 81 -sleeyer Green's
boro to Richmond.
Through Tickets on sale ut
Charlotte, Grcenvillc, Seneca, Spar
tanburg and gainesville to all points
Sonth, Southwest, North and East.
A, with N e r II to and from Athens.
Is, with N II II to and from Tallu-
lah Falls.
G, with El. Airline, to and from
Elbert0n and BOwersvillc.
d, with Blue Ridge II r to and from
Walhalla, &c.
e, with and r. II to aud from
Newbcrry, Alston and Columbia.
T., with A aud S and U and G n II
to and from IIendersOnvlle. Alston &c.
&, with Chester and Lenoir r II to
and from chester, Yorkville and Dallas
I'll. with N G Division and c G and A
to and from greensboro, Raleigh,
&c. EDWIN BERKLEY, Supt.
NJ. SLAUG liter, Gen. Pass. Agt.
a. l.. RIVES, 2u V p & Gen. Mun'r.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-08-15
South Carolina Railway Company.

South Carolina Railway Company.
Nomncncing Sunday, May II,
~ 1884, ut 4 p III. Passenger Trains
will lun as follows until further notice.
'Eastern time :"
TO AND FROM CHARLESTON.
EAST (DAILY.)
Depart Columbia at 7 so am 525Dm
Due Charleston at IL 20 m 955 "
WEST DAILY)
Depart Charleston S Sam 430pm
Due at Columbia at II 80 6 922 "
TO AND FROM CAMDEN.
East DAILY except Sunday)
Depart Columbia at scam 525pm
Due at Camden at 225pm S25"
West DAILY except Sumday.)
Depart Camden at 000am 40op IN
Due at Columbia 1898 " 022 :.
no AND FOM AUGUSTA.
East Oaily)
Depart Columbia at 2 50 am 525p;n
Due at Augusta at l2Opm SlOam
West Daily.3
Depart Augusta at 715am
Due at Columbia at II 39pm
CONNECT ONs
made at Columbia with Columbia and
Grcenville Railroad by train arriving
at II 3S p m, and departing at S sop.
m. AT Columbia Junction with Char
lottc, Columbia and Augusta Railroad,
by same train to and from all points on
both roads.
At Charleston with Steamers 70
New York on Saturday; and on Tues
day and Saturday with Steamer for
Jacksonville and points on ST. Johns
River; also, with Charleston and Sa-
vannah Railroad to and from Savan-
nah and all points in Florida.
At Augusta with Georgia and Gen.
tral Railroads to and from all points
West and South. At Blackville to and
from points on Barnwell Railroad.
Through tickets can be purchased to all
points South and West by applying OF
ID. MCQUEEN, Agent, Columbia, sc
JOHN b. PECK, General Manager.
ID G ALLEN, Gen. Pas. andT'k't Agt
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-08-15
NORTH Ward.

tDaily. Daily.
Leave Atlanta. n 4 40 p m : 10 a m
ar. Na!hcsVllie.. 6 81 p m o 35 a m
Lula. -. ..... 725 p m II OF m
k"b. Cap .|uncR Il p IN II 80 IN
doccoa 49,. VI "a IN IL Oh p m
seneca CITY. ID 80 p mi 90 p m
Iei'trai. ..,... ~ 81 p m 50 p m
l.'bcrty. ..... 0 SO p N 2l3 m
" Easley's. ...... IL lOp m 227pm
GrcchViilc. r II AZ III ~ p m
.,opartanD''rg IF VI M 3 5G p m
Eastonm 49,. G 3 20 Il M 5 "a p m
CharlOttc. III 4 10 Il ~ 6 40 y m
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-02
A DAY AT DALLAS.
Current Topics and Local Happenings
in Our Sister City.
Progress Of the Cotton Fraud Cases
Testimony of Witnesses.

Special 10 the Gazette.
Dallas, March l.--Postoflicc lnspec
tor Smith of Austin is here again tC
determine the location of the postoflice
The question will be settled next
week.
w. Nj. c. Hill, county clerk of Dial.
las county, has received notice of the
accidental killing of his brother-in-law
&. L, Hudson, in Parker county
The Macy house az Denton was de-
stroyed by fire to-day. Loss $4,000
Cunningham and Brady, the al.
legged Tennessee moonshiners, have
been ordered transferred to Nashville
for trial. Deputy United States Mar.
shal Grant leaves with them Monday.
The question of the cost of feeding
federal prisoners in the Dallas county
jail Is to be submitted to Judge Nc
Corinick for arbitration. The United
States marshal has authority to pay
only thirty cents per day. The county
demands fifty cents, the same that is
paid for county prisoners.
In the Baum examination to-day, j.
g. Beeler, proprietor of the Beeler
house, Sherman, testified that from
September 20th, last, stranger stop
ped in room No Is of his hotel, having
all his meals brought to him. The ho-
tel books were introduced in court and
showed that the stranger registered
and paid his bills as II. G. Patterfield.
He represented himself as detective
in the railroad service.
Ida Frey, the colored chambermaid,
identified Morgan Commack, who was
brought from the county Jail into the
court room, rs the man who occupied
room Is, AT the time mentioned. She
testified that she was in his room sew
eral times every day vile he occupied
it, and that hotel servants brought his
meals to his room, she bringing them
on several occasions. Commack told
her he was detective, but she could
not remember the name he gave. She
identified the prisoner Baum as Wis
itor TO Commacks room ono fore
noon, and on Commack's order
she brought breakfast up to both of
them. Easton, she testified, was fire.
quent visitor to the room. Commack
occupied the room constantly during
the day, going out only at night.
Jones, shipping clerk of the Texas &
Pacific railroad company at Sherman,
swore that Joseph Lahnstein had no
shipping transactions ut Sherman last
fall; neither was there any such cotton
man us Anderson in the market.
Lahnstein is announced as one of the
states witnesses. Court adjourned
till ten o'clock next Thursday morn.
ing. The interest is undated.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-02

a question Of which set of delegates
could tell the biggest yarns and spend
the most money. In a contest of that
Kind 1t is perfectly safe to wager your
money on Chicago, every time, espe-
cially IL Carter is on hand with his
painted war chiefs.
The Hatch bill, otherwise known as
the pleuro-pneumona bill Is Great
ing no little excitement here
The bill in its entirety is so manifest
ly bad that it will be an impossibility
to amend 1t so rs to he proper meas.
ure, and on that ground
many who sincerely wish to have
all sembance of the plague stamped
out of the East, are working against
the bill. 1t is strehuously opposed 10y
the state rights Democrats and others
who believe that 1t was a measure got
ten pin the far West as a measure
antagonistic to the interests of Texas.
AS before stated, however, an underly
ing influencei is that brought to bear by
those interested III shipping Eastern
dairy calves into the West to fatten
for beeves There are great many
axes on both sides which schemers are
trying to grind on the bill.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-02
CLEBURNE.
Stealing ploWs-lhr Mayor Acting as
City Religion aud
Art
special TO the Gazette

special To the Gazette
Cleburne. March -Hudgins, the
Pacific express agent, had the bad luck
OF losing two patent plows that had
been shipped from Dallas, and which
he left last night i'll front of his Office.
rms morning they were gone and no
trace of the thieves has been found.
a countryman who had an undue
quantity of whisky slowed away was
riding his horse furiously about the
square this afternoon, when he was
sighted by Mayor Hodge. AS no po-
liceman was in sight, the mayor tackled
ne fellow himself, but he resisted so
Ntoutly that he was on the point of
escaping wnen Sheriff Boyd came up
ana between the two he was landed in
the calaboose. The mayor will get his
pay for his trouble Monday morning
when he holds his lev9e.
County court conveues on Monday.
County Clerk Adams has returned
rom Galveston after pleasant trip.
D. ]. Bledsoe and wife have returned
from visit To Bryan.
II il learned from the GAZETTE of
yesterday that Waco failed to get up
the necessary guarantee for Hauk. In
al hour Sl25 WAS subscribed, aud in a
ay S225 here. Waco patronizes theo
oglcal discussions and controversies
Cleburne literally patronizes art.
The Cleburne Light Guards are
ril'in" niohtlv, and expect to attain
such profciencyas 10 make a clos con-.
tvs '"i tne prize offered at Houston
Tor newly organized companies.
one hundred bales of cotton were
,,hlpped from here to Liverpool to-
day.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-02
TERRELL.
The School House, Water Works and
Asylum-Pearson, the Eyange-
list-LOcai and Personal.
Special to tho Gazette.

Specia! to tho Gazette.
Terrell, March lat its last meet.
ing the city council authorized the
issuance of bonds to the amount nf
S25, 900 for the building of a public
school house, which is to be completed
by September l Plans have been
adopted, and 1t is stated that worj,
will soon conmence.
Work on the asylum is being press.
ed forward. The foundation Il done
aud the walls are now gong up.
H. u. Pearson, an evangelist of the
Cumberland Presbyterian chur,h
closed meeting here Tuesday night,
OF three weeks duration, resulting in
more than ninety professions and
nearly rs many accessions to the diff
'erent churches. All pastors and peo-
pie united with him Ia earnest zeal
t MI PEARSON went away with nothing
out good words for the liberality. Z.a1
enterprise and unity of sentiment
among the people of Terrell.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-02
ABILEN
The Coming Stock Convention aud Grand
BAli-A Daily paper-PcrsOnal

special to the Gazette.
Abilene, March 1.-The town is be-
ginning to present n more lively ap-
pearance on account of the coming
stock convention. Many strangers are
In town to day.
The ladies of Abilene have been
busily engaged in decorating the Wylie
hall for the grand bail of Tuesday
night.
Prof. Fowler, the famed phreuologist,
is lecturlng at the opera house TO good
audiences.
The first issue OF the Abilene Daily
Reporter will appear on Monday or
Tuesday, and if Mr.. Gilbert meets
with the proper encouragement he
will give us permanent daily.
District court meets at Arson Mon
day.
The Misses Scott, sisters.in-law of
Capt. l.. G. Wise, have just arrived
from Virginia on visit to their sister,
Mrs. Wise.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-02
PARIS.
Death of Arthur Bnrkhrad- Endorsed
for District Judge Candidate
for Mayor.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
Paris, March l.--Arthur Burkhead,
son Of Rev. j. Dewitt Burkhead, was
buried this afternoon in Evergreen
cemetery, the boys Of the academy, OF
which Arthur was student, taking
part III the procession. The deceased
was highly esteemed for his many ex-
cellent qualities.
The members of the bar are out in a
card in the North Texan of this week
recommending the name OF D. II
Scott tor district judge for the coun.
ties OF Lamar, Fnnnin and Red River,
Instead Of Judge Il. r. Gaines, who,
II IL currently reported will not be a
candidate for reelection. The bar in.
dorse Mr.. Scott for his ability rs a
lawyer and his integrity as man.
No man Is better qualitied for the du-
ties of the Office, aud he would be a
worthy successor of the present Judge,
who has presided over the district 20
ably during the phst four years.
John II. Ellis, editor Of the Paris
News Boy, Is a candidate for the posi-
ti0n OF mayor. The race for city offices
promises TO be a lively one.
The condition OF Rev. G. l.. Fiichett
is very little improved from that of
esterday. He Is in Il very dangerous
condition.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-02
WACO.
cameron Acquitted A Fire - Local
Notes aud Happenings.

Special TO the Gazttt tie.
Waco, March 1.-The trial of j. NJ.
Cameron, charged with perjury, was
concluded this morning. The court
| discharged Cameron, holding that the
evidence adduced did not make out Il
case of perjury. One feature of the
case was that it established the com
mercial solvency of W. r. Briming-
ham, II dealer in wagons, buggies, ag-
ricultural implements, etc. The case
has caused much excitement in the
community and some bitter feeling.
y fire at three O'clock this morning
destroyed Peter DeFraucis' restaurant
and lodging house on the Plaza and
Bridge street Chas Sparta saddlery
and hardware store was also damaged
by fire and water. The falling to the
floor of a lighted kerosene lamp caused
the fire. De Francis loss il covered
by Sl,2G0 insurance in the Niagara of
New York. The building, belonging |
to u. Miller Of BelIon, sustained little
damage. Insured for $1,000 in the !
London, Liverpool and Globe.
Rev. w. J. Lackey, for twelve |
months pastor Of the Cumberland Pres
byterian church here, ends his pas
toral work tomorrow, having accepted
a call TO the East Cumberland presby-
terrain c urch in Corsicana. His place
has not been supplied.
Five hundred dollars have been
raised as an advance pledge to secure
one night of Minnie Hauk's singing in
Waco.
City Marshal Moore reports $24 600
of the advalorem taxes due the city |
paid in up to this evening. This leaves |
Sli,0OO yet unpaid.
The carpenters of this city meet to. |
morrow to organize mutual relief
association, something on the life in
surance plan.
Both cotton congresses closed down
to-day until next fall. Their aggre-
gate work for the season is about 3d.
600 bales.
The weather was delightful to-day
every trnce of the snow gone. 1t will |
he great benefit to growing grain
crops.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-02
CLEBURNE.
Wonderful Progress of the Town
Changes in sixteen Years.

Special Correspondence OF the Gazette.
Cleburne, February 29.-Something
over year has elapsed since my last
previous visit to Llehurue, and IL Is
truly gratifying to note the improve
ments she has made In the mean time.
In fact, know of no town in the state
outside of the great railroad centers,
that shows more and better improve
ments in the sam" space of time tnan
Cleburne. The largest, handsomest
and most conveniently arranged court
house in the state that | nave seen,
adorns her public square. Her county
iaii les, nUles more the ABODE oI luAu-
ry and ease than II prison mouse iof
criminals. Her new college building
proclaims to the world the love and
concern she feels tor the intelligence
of the youth now growing up IN her
midst. An excellent system of water
works will be completed in few days.
These are some of her public enterpris-
es, and they will all bear inspection.
There Is not vacant business lot
around her public square, and ali
streets radiating from the square are
improving very rapidly.
Considering this is the dull season of
the year in all Texas towns, business
is apparently very good. There has
not been n business failure of any inn
portauce in Cleburne during the past
business season. | am told by
commercial travellers that the business
men Of Cleburue generally stand solid
in commercial centers. This speaks
volumes for the prosperity, honor and
integrity of their customers.
Cleburne is emphatically the pro-
ductiOn of johnson county. From her
geographical position she has never
been able to command any great
amount of trade outside Of her county
limits, aud not near all Of that. Alva-
RADIO and Graudview are two flourish
ing towns IN the eastern portion OF the
cour'v 81 tn in ofthe Missouri Paci'-
icrailway, and command a large portion
OF ia, ,.s,uv IA II, n ItsprctiNe NlcluI-
ties. so that Cleburne is not Johnson
county in the sense that Fort Worth
is Tarrant county.
In the summer of 1865 the writer Wis.
tied Cieburne when xix on eight log
cabins constituted her business houses,
and two hundred souls would have
embraced her entire population. To-
day she looms up as one of the most |
populous and fiourisiling inland towns |
m the state, and the people of Johnson |
county can point to her with pride n
an e"'dence Of their prosperity and lib
erality.
lno GAZETTE can well afford to
speak well Of Cleburne because her
business men speak well Of it, and ex-
TEND 10 it very liberal patronage.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-02
SAN ANTONIO.
Suicide OF Baggage Master Tricks of
Slight'of-iland Man Medina
County Matters.

special TO the Gazette.
Snn Antonio. March l.-Thomas
Johnston, who has been in the employ
Of the International at this point as a..
sistant baggage master, suicided to-
day by shooting himself through the
brain. He halls from Louisville, XIV.
Ed Groos, known rs Prof Orsino, a
genuine fraud aud legerdemain char
acter, came here and married well.to.
40 German woman, and then skipped
out with her valuables, amounting to
$1,000.
Lille Mater gave birth to twins yes.
ierday, and one of tue twins died TO.
day.
San Antonio now has lady opera
tor in the Western Union office.
Fence-cutters continue to be arrested
IN Medina county. Yesterday Sheriff
Forster's bondsmen withdrew, but he
telegraphed TO San Antonio and Sc.
cured better bond within forty min
utes. Law and the rangers hold the
fort.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-02
erality.
L0NGYIEW.
Bsptist Church Matters-lhc Barnes
Foster Cause.-The Wrsug Tramp
Tramp Arrested.


Longview, March 1.-The East Tex
rs Baptist executive board last night
elected delegates to next Mays Balti-
more convention of Southern Baptisrs
and appointed Baptist mass meeting
for March Is, at Pine Hill, Rusk coun-
ty M which matters "f rieat Interest
to the church will be discussed.
la IN, Da,nes rus- ! c.--c, particu
lars of which the GAZETTE has already
published, Foster was fined, which n
though not much in itsel
is II decision favor OF
the owners Of all the pieces oi
real estate in the city to which IL
lays claim.
Sheriff Killingsworth was tele-
phoned from Marshall TO arrest Il
tramp from a coming freight train,
who had stolen from Geo, Mundel
so and fine suit of clothes Amonp
III" '""" - on board, the wrong one
was arrested.