Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-10-30
APPEAL SPECIALS.
Another Zig Day at the Mississippi State
COlered Fair-Six Thousand People
In Attendance.
Speeches by the Hon. John Z. Lynch and
Ex-senator Bruce-Premiums
Awarded.
A Disgusting Case Of Rape and Incest
at Birmingham, Ala.-Jaek.
son, Tenn.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL. |

ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.l
JACKSON, MISS, October 29.-There we're
between 5000 and 5000 persons in attend
ance on the Colored State Fair to-day.
The stock exhibits were very fine. Com
petent Judges made the following awards
in the arena;
Cattle-For best bull, first premium to
J. S. Hamilton; second to Tugaloo Uni
versity; best grade cow, premium to Lee
Murrell of Kinds county; best grade heif-
er, first premium to Clay Groves of Kinds
county; best grade heifer, second prizs to
Clay Groves OF Kinds county; best milch
COW, premium to Armistead Geto.
Horses-Best stallion owned by a col
ored man, special premium to Jesse Bram-
son OF Madison county; best stallion, pre-
MUM by association, to John Harris; sec
ond to ]. d. Hamilton; best eadtle geld
ing, premium to v. Wilkinson of Yazoo;
second to zach White of Rankin; best
geldinS In harness, premium to Asberry
Brown; best colt under one year, 6rst
premium to Alonzo Hendricks; sacond to
Fred Burkley; best rcsre with foal at her
side, premirm 20 John Harris; best colt
under Two years old, first premium to E.
Collins of Rankin and second to Robert
Shackelford of Kinds; beft mare with
mule colt, premium to ]. S. Hamilton; best
mule colt, first premium to :. s. Hamilton,
second to same.
Tennent Waatherly of Holmes county
took the nrst premium of S25 for the best
bale of cotton and Jack White of Rankin
the second premium of SIS; Mrs. Virginia
Lewis OF Rankin county, the third prem
ium of SO.
For the best ten pound sample of cotton,
first premium to John Christian of Kinds,
second to James Hoover of Holmes, third
10 Hiram Cspers of Kinds.
LETTERS OF REGRET.
Letters were read tc the assembled mul.
titude from the non. E. Barksdale, mem
Der Of Congress from this district, and the
Eev. DIR. Q. b. Galloway, acknowledging
invitations to be present and deliver adj
dresses, and each EXPRESSING deep regret
that prior engagements precluded their
attendance, and expressing wishes for the
success of the enterprise and their will
/ ingness to do all in their power to advance
the interest of the colored race.
THE HON. JOHN R. Lynch,
ex-member OF Congress, made speech, in
( which he congratulated them on the sue
1 cess OF their first attempt to hold State
| lair IN the line of development of the race
| This fair is a manifestation that reioiced
him; it ought to be continued. He said
that he has repeatedly told the people oi
the North in public speeches, and other,
wise, that there are not such great differ.
enees between the races in the South that
they OF the North supposed; that the diff.
ierences are not so much on account o.
! complexion, but more on account of con
dition. There are differences and dis
| tinctions in the white race between them
selves, so also are there among the coloreC
race. There are good, virtHous and re
| spectacle people in both races anC
bad and disreputable in both, anC
| the differences between the races are
due more to these conditions than t.
color. He said that when he finds, as OF
this occasion, the white people helping
The colored people, and so heartily en-
couraging their advancement, he was con
| vinced that he was right in what he haC
said; that he thanks the whites for up
holding their han s. He said let all fee
that there exists from this moment bono
of union, of friendship and concord be
tween the races, which he hoped woulC
ever be preserved that we all lived here
and he expects to die here; that he tolC
the people of the North that, wbateve
might be said or believed about Missis
sippi, yet he loves Mississippi; that what
ever is lacking he wanted to help t
amend; that the white people are help
ing, and he wanted the colored people +
help also. He gave much wholesome ad
vice to his race. He said: ave frequentl
complain of our treatment, some
times with cause, often without cause
To insure proper and respectful treatmen
do not deserve bad treatment. Let you
conduct, bearing and department Away
be proper, your language chsste and Te
fined, and when in company your dres
neat and clean, and you will thus deserv
respect and consideration, and will alway
receive it at the hands of all /; that TO max
ourselves what we ought to be, we mui
be educated, make money and establis
and keep good characters" He urged il
tellectual education, and advocated tn
passage of the Blair bill. He said that I
the credit of those in control Of our Stat
government they are doing full justice
the colored people in the distribution
3 school funds. He wanted the Feder
t government to help educate the people
that the white people can't g
anything, and can't have anythin
here without the colored people havin
some, too. He urged them to get none
. and keep it, not to spend it for luxurie
while they had bread to buy and are witt
out homes; that they should spend the
: surplus earnings in providing homes an
I in the education of their children.
said we are increasing in numbers, let
| lnCTea6e IN lnIelllRence, culture ana
finemeDt, be industrious, decorous al
e respectful, and bring up our children
@ the paths of virtue.
A Mr.. BRUCE
If then made few remarks, in which
gave emphasis to some of the s4lieut poiD
y made by Mr.. Lynch. He, too, earnest
e urged them to get homes. He spoke
d the sanctity of the marital relations, al
d powerfully epjoined the integrity of Il
:, family. He said that there is an improv,
condition of sffairs:between the races; tn
v one Of the most gratifying sights he ev
It beheld be witnessed two days ago, VIII,
v he saw the Governor of this proud al
g good State, her supreme judges, and Sta
. officers snd United States Senator, and
L white military company composed
9 young gentlemen from among ne me
h aristocratic families in their city joinil
in the procession and coming here to gil