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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-07-24
Personal.

DR.. ]. T. Williams arrived last Satur-
day and is looking we'll.
Miss Hattie McBeth did not leave the
city as was expected last Saturday. She
will go soon.
) Miss Annie C. Moore and Mrs. Mary
Washington expect to spend the summer
in the mountains, near Rutherfordton.
They leave soon.
A. B. Haynes was able to be driven to
the city in buggy this week. We can
not say he is improving.
Rev. DR.. McMannaway preached at the
First Baptist church last Sunday morning.
Rev. DR.. Osborne preached at St T..
Michaels last Sunday night.
Miss Mary Foster, of Salisbury, is Civ
ing instruction in music and fancy work
in our city.
rev. A. NJ. Caldwell is teaching at
'sstonia. He will spend the next four
months there.
Mrs. J. W. Marlborough, of Whining
ton, has gone West to remain till October.
Mrs. W. W. Smith was last week
elected delegate to represent Clinton
Chapel S. S. in the convention at Cas-
tonia which convened on Wednesday.
Miss Eliza Houser accompanied Mrs.
Smith to the S. S. convention. Miss
oaSer read very interesting and care
lily prepared paper on Thursday.
Our young friend Napoleon Houser has
handed us poem for publication. We
are proud of it, and will get it in next
week. We have good amateur poets.
Send in your work.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-07-24
Locomotive Headli |, s.

"There are 25, 900 locomotives in the
United Stutes," said railway official,
''and every one of them is furnished With
headlight. A locomotive withoG.. =
headlight would look like oog without
a nose, and most people would say that it
is next to impossible to run locomotive
without big lamp in front. Yet am
of the opinion that these lamps are almost
useless, and that they could be taken off
most locomotives without detriment to
anybody Headlights are not in use in
England, and we have used them in
America simply because somebody used
them before us. We have become so ac-
customed to them that most people think
that locomotive without lamp could
not be run with safety, but am convinced
that there is more danger in their use
than in their absence. I speak, of course,
of road engines, and not of those used in
yards. On road engine the headlight
is of no earthly use to the engineer; it
his switch-light, and I think that every
thinking engin eer will come to the con-
clusion that he would rather run in the
night without a lamp than with it, as he
can see better in, the dark. Red cannot
be seen distinctly under such a powerful
light when the engine is running rapidly.
A green light under the brilliant illumi-
nation of headlight appears yellow, and
a blue light appears pale. l know of ac-
cidents which have occurred from this
cause, and the eyesight of every engineer
having night run is put under terrible
strain by continually gazing ahead into
such light surrounded by such dense
darkne.is.
''If Ehere is any COED argument in
favor of the retention of headlights on
road locomotives it is that travellers by
public highways who have to cross rail
roads at grade can see the train coming
at greater distance by means of the
headlights. But it would be cheaper for
the roads to rig up automatic warning
bells at every grade crossing than to con-
tinue the use of so many unneeded lamps.
The new electric headlights put on the
market few years ago was a success as
light giver, bnt it has not been generally
introduced, simply because railroad man
ayers know that headlights on road loco
motives are practically useless, and that
a more powerful light would be posi-
lively dangerously Chicago Herald.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-07-24
The Local Press Beyond Competition.

The big dailics cannot compete with
the local press in the matter of local
news, and when in connection with this
the live local paper is able also to present
the news of the country and OF the world,
its claims to the support of the com.
munity in which it is published arc
promptly and cheerfully met. The big
papers from the metropolis may be luxu-
ries outside of the great city, but the loca.
press is necessity in its ''parish'' and is
not to be destroyed or even harmed tt
any considerable extent by the competi-
tors from the side.-Nes0bury (N y,
Journal.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-07-24
auroo sbsrus and Army omcsrs.

oro ~ the brakemen on the overland,
in discussing the tricks OF the sharperS
who work the Western trains, SAID 70
Laramie CWyoming) correspondent. Oh VI.
New York Sun. 1t is often cnargeu
that the railroad men stand in with the
sharns. but they don't do anything OF
the kind. 1 know most of them, ana
have known most of them for years, but
l can't go round punching passengers IN
the ribs and telling them to look out. l
did that few times and got the worst OF
it. and, besides that, Ihave noticed that
sometimes the passenger comes out
ahead. We had an army officer on board
once last fall, and he cut the heart out oil
one of Doc Bagg's men in poker game
and I've known others to beat them at
their own games. The boys are usually
very careful about getting in with army
officers. You can generally tell an officer
by his outfit, but not always. They're
worse than the sharps, especially after
they've been out here few years. The
boys have superstition as to them which
is funny. They think if they play with
one without knowing who heis that their
luck is gone forever. I knew one fellow
who killed himself after trying for
twenty-four hours to skin an officer,
thinking he was stock man.
The officer said something finally
about being on furlough
and the sharp never smiled after
that. No, we can't stop the thing The
bunco, three-card and poker sharps
travel with us because it pays, and if they
didn't find plenty of congenial compan-
ions who think they are as smart as they
make them it wouldn't pay"
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-07-24
Commas and cOlons.

In the ninth and tenth centuries,
oblique stroke (virgule) for comma,
AMI double dot for colon came into use
by careful writers; but little attention
was given by others to punctuation.
Often the dot was placed at the top as a
colon, and no other point used The
first printers were not learned as gram
marians; and even Aldus Manutius and
Henry Stephens were unequal to the
task of systematic punctuation, as their
books show. Caxton was utterly ignor-
ant of any system Of punctuation, and SO
were his wcrkmen. Queries.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-07-24

He who serves well need not be afraid
to ask his wares.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-07-24
Our Merchants.

The MESSENGER will endeavor to find
4 goodly number of our merchants this
Teek and we hope they will give us a
consideration. Our appeal to them is a
legitimate one, and we hope they will
take business view Of the matter. This
paper is circulated among and read by a
class of people who cannot be reached by
any other organ, and besides being a
large per centage of the customers in our
business houses, they are nearly all cash
customers.
We appeal to the business men of
Charlotte to help the colored people by
patronizing their paper. They all read
it and they like to see advertised in it
the houses in which they trade. 1t is
absolutely necessary for our people to
have newspaper here among them.
They must keep up with the general
rvs of the day and they must have
moral guides in the shape of periodicals..
While the MESSENGER is not q politi-
cal or partisan organ and will not at
tempt to champion the cause of any
party, church or order, the editor will
always try to be on the side of morality
and just government and advocate indus
Try, sobriety, prudence, economy and
those things most essential to the eleva-
ton Of our race. Such paper our peo-
pie will read, and a merchant wants to
advertise in paper that is sought after
by the people he wants to reach. The
natter in our paper may not suit the
hite people of our city; if it did, it
hit not suit the colored people
e they would not read it and the
liant would thereby fail to
1lish the object he desired. Let
mess men patronize this paper
v the colored people that they
such efforts in our race. We
&c circulation and advertize
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Notify us at once Of all failures of this
paper to reach you on time.
All money must be sent by Register, Money
erder or Postal note to
W. SMITH.
Short correspondence on subjects of inter
est to the public is solicited; but persons
must not be disappointed if they fail to see
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responsible for the views of correspondents.
Anonymous communications go to the waste
basket.
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Columbia, S. c., July Is, 1886.
Our Marlborough Letter.
Mr.. EDITOR.
HAMMOCK.

Mr.. EDITOR.
The appearance of the MESSENGER, as
well as its contents affords us much
pleasure and profit. Allow me space to
say through the columns of your valuable
paper that Tarboro is a progressive little
town, situated Northeast of the centre of
North Carolina with about $500 inhabi-
tants. Our people are not whit behind
those of any town in the State. Our
Educational facilities are superior to those
of other counties adjourning us. We
have now in process of erection the Edge
combe college. When completed it will
amply furnish accommodation for at least
500 students. Our board of Committee
men have been successful in selecting an
efficient principal. They have procured
the services of Prof. E. L. Thornton of
Fayetteville, N. c., an accomplished
scholar and gentleman, recent grad
uate at Howard. When operation com
mences our college promises to be second
to none in the State. AS you shall hear
from me again, will say he is the right
man selected to fill the right place.
A, CITIZEN.
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Bills for irrigating the arid lands of the
West by system of .artesiau wells has
been pending in Congress for number
of years. But the recent drought in
Texas has taught the rangers there not to
wait for Princes favors, but to go to
work themselves, and large number Of
wells have been bored with good results.
1t is predicted that before long the great
flocks and herds in Preside and far
Western Texas will be watered by arte-
sian wells.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-07-24

DR.. J. T. Williams arrived last Satur-
day and is looking well.
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'rds can be taught almost
ne way of tunes. Macon
Of a bird that whistI.d
'rs ago a Frenchman
country playing airs
h his bird would fol-
the Pulaski House,
'sed to keep a bird
.ood alto to tunes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-14
OBITUARY NOTES.

BREWSTER, n. Y, April 13.-Major Frank
Wells cashier OF tho First National Bank OF this Vasc
roceived evening telegram announcing the death
of bis fther Tomlinson Wells at his homo In lehfoid
Cam ir the ninety fourth year OF his age. MI Wells
WAS native of New Milford He moved TO Litchheid IN
1911 He was woolcarder by trade. and estaollsheo
mill in Jtchfeld which for many years in success
PA, oneration He was pensioner OF the war OF lSls
Tor over a half century warden or vesirVman Oh 81
Michaeps Church. and the only man VINO ever MY 10
see three grandsons in the graduating class AZ fso
College Until long after his nineteth birthday ne was
abe 10 make Journey Of four or five miles on root WIN
ont apparent fatigue. His carriage was erect us scp
springy and his Only support cane
ALBAsr n Y, April 13.-yesscher Ten Eyck' presi
dent OF the Board OF Water Commissioners died In New
York this morning. at the age OF seventyeight year"
For forty years had held positions OF trust In the city
Government with no salary. For his fidelity and the
integrity OF his management the Common Council Few
wears ago presented him with silver service ho was
one OF the early propretors Of The Albany EcenH0 Jour
nal.
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont April 13-Dr j. H. Arnets,
OF the American Express Company dieo
to-day at the age OF seventy years. from stroke OF apo
plexy w. ~
LOUISVILLE, April 10 (Spse'ah.-Captan Henry u
Schmidt journalist died here late last night ZIG was
horn In Marburg HesseCassel, on February ~ looo'
He came TO city IN 1850 and at the breaking OUT VI
the Civi War enlisted the side OF the Uuoh III tno
9th Kentucky Infantry, under General "hittaHor' ~.
wa, at the battle OF SHILOH and one OF tho guard
who surrounded the regnental flag during tho ensAe
ment The color-beaTer shot down anu the ,tals
ands,rnes fall Mr. Schmidt the nag as IL was cut
dawn and dashed forward amid the whstilpR Vi GIaPo
and canister raised the nag aoft AS MS az
cent nm n cheer OF triumph and encouragemcht III sn'
ctlon he WAS wounded In the right shoulder " mu'
t.t ball lis bravery was rewarded with captaincy'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-14
REDUCING THE HOURS OF LABOR.
ACTION OF THE BAKERS UNIoY-A MAYORS MES
SAGE OTHER NOTES.

ACTION OF THE BAKERS UNloN-A MAYORS MES
sAGE-oTHER NOTES.
MILWAUKEE, WIS, April 13.-Thc Bakers
Union has served circular upon the master bakers con-
tanning resolutions passed meeting OF the Union on
the hours of labor 10 after May l. and the re-
ducton OF hours in steam bakeries to eight The board
ing OF the men with the is prohibited Tho scale
OF wages In German bakeries, for hrstcass hands Is TO
DE no $l2 per week and 81 for the youngest
helpers including 81 board Payment Is 10 De mhle IN
cash at the week The scale in steam bakeries
increased - week. In case other cities ADOPT the
scale Milwaukee bakers Will fOOW SUIT, Dut oIhcI"hc
say they will shut down.
the oath OF this afternoon In his message he SAID
he considered demands OF organized labor In great
measure lust and recommended that the Council pass
an ordinances making eight hours days labor for city
employees and that 81 80 day be the loWcst wages pau
by the city to any laborer
WORCESTER, Mass April 13.-The mouiers at the
Junction Foundry have been granted an increase OF 20
day. At s. A. Conss foundry an increase OF
12ls cents has been granted
PEORIA ILL.,. April l3-The Peoria City Council TINS
evening the eight hour system FOR street work.
Pay at the OF III so man and 70 team Is TO Do
allowed.
READING April l3.-A dozen trimmers at McIlvaines
Boer.ulate Mil this city quit work to-day on account
of dspute with the forciDaI As no iron can be sold
or shipped unless trimmed the entire mill was smut
down and nearly $50 men arc thrown out OF employ
mcnt
BosTov April l3.-The difficulty between the Charles
River street Railway and It's employees was setuen yes
terday by George r. Mcneil secretary OF tho Knights
Labor and his cOabOTer5 The men obtained most OF
the concessions asked for. ,
meeting OF Cambridge street railway employee voted
AT o'clock this morning advise the company that ne
gotiaoLs must be concluded before Friday noon other
wise the will strike.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-14
DIED.

in Tarrytown Frsnsi, BrSwa IN o. his
Tram fewn es AT 80 c en- Depot
his late rsse n &. Tuesday April ' George
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
MATARAN-On Tuesday the 18Th inst: sc her resd.n,a
Genereusa widow Antoine Aataran In Der 18TH
Notice Of funeral hereafter
PoOLE-On Monday. I2th inst. william Poole In hts sta
friends are invited to attend from bis Late rest
dence 1888 Pacific st.. Broo.lyn Oh wednesday tho i''
MoRE-Tuesiay April -. Adelne L.. eldest daughter Of
SERVICES a, her fathers rc.deucc 1873 Jersey
city Height. Tnursiay. 9th. at $3.50 ~
Funeral private.
RAYMOND the I'm inst. Of pneumonia Maria l..
widow Raymond and daughter Of the late Andrew
Funeral service. from her late rc,1ence schornehoa
St, Brooklyn Fourth day. lita Inst a2p IT,
0. Ralph H. mon And daughter OF tho Ato Dr. j. Claw
Greenwood Cemetery
hHS P RadSe @9 Of IT L A 10 anne L. WIG
fnoeEa , secss at Fri at' rssns9'' NO.
lnterment convenience OF family.
Please omit flowers.
RUSHMORE--In Brooklyn April 10. 1886. Carrie dar'ht@
OF Merwin and Caroline Rishmore 49,, ,y..,,,,o,
Funeral rSn iGe Ie sa inst o. nsI
sIBLEY-On Monday evening April y OF scarlet 'ever
Funeral private
intermeni at Woohlawu.
rAYLoR-on Monday. Of pneumonia Anna Bella Taylor.
rnnerei scIx1ce will be held on Thursday April 10
O'clock D. M her ate residence Boounsburs sullivan
County NowYork.
rnrACY-oa Monday April IL. NJ A. TreAcy aged IS
Funeral ervee, the residence oh, brother F. Tracy
25s 0thst Jersey city Wednesday morning Aprh H.
WILCOX sadaepy II. ss'donc0 NOS West 'O'a''
Notice OF funeral hereafter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-14
,.,o,a Tho marriage 1t IA rumored, Will take
fdent t,... thn Presdepts vacation noXt SUMMER
ruprE COLLISIONS IN THE HARBOR.
r NAN DROWNED FROM A TCG-NO SERIOUS
w

y,S DROWNED FROM TCG-No SERIOUS
W. DAMAGE TO THE BOATS.
.o,ion. accident occurred at Pier No %. Fast
,as, evening The steamboat Columbia. which
49,. the place of the Capitol City for the Hartford
Steamship Company, had just arrived from Hartford
"a twas lying with her stem nearly reaching
per No. % and her stern at lier NO. "a
swing to back in alongside hor pier. In doing 90
her stern struck the tug boat Mary Mcneil smashing
che tugs pilot house. snokestack and rail- causing
$500 damage George Smith. the cook on the tug,
became so frightened II at he jumped overheard anu
vss crowned Ih. damage TO the columbia was only
sght Captain Holton of the Columbia, SAID 'hal ne
as In the pilot house at the time Of the accident ana
was wa rping the boat into her berth when the whce
suddenly spun around end he knew something IA l
strnck the rudder he soon tug with her smoke
..ock smashed ana two In the water, one OF whom
was hanled ont Henry Mcneil, the captain oil the
tug at her wheel lie says th"' lie was ~ "nh
Columbia which had made one attempt to get along
side of her pier Suddenly she backed with all inc
steam power she had and before he could ge' out OF
the way his boat was struck His band was badly
cat from flying splncrs Captain Nc Nell Is o.lnve
that there oaly one man overheard and that was
Smith. A.. c,., y,
Worcester of til Norwich line and the Gaucus OF tae
NerGpotan seas1p tS: South Ferry dock.
they were running abreast en- the CITY OF re- Yer
Increased her speed and tried 20 "r side The CITY
~ Worcester kept her way as If nothing had nap
yened The stem of the Glaucus was started now
Ever by the shock and her captain thought pruaehs
20 mt back to her pier No. IL. North River Inc
damages were not serious. - H.. ~,
The ferryboat Farragnt Of the Fulton Ferry line ron
into the Morrsania OF the Harlem msoi ne on
dsy In the middle of the river The farraeat was On
her wav to brooklyn and headed across the river
while tho Morrisania was going down stream. Inc
mi instead her engines stopped also and the two
boats dsd together he bow of the s-nf f sSs
crushed In the frame covering the port wheei OF tne
Norr;sana and she WAS disabled and drifted to oil
Street Ferry. The FsrraGut went on her way No
pcrson was hurt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-14
BROOELYN REPUBLICANS ARRAiGNED
PLAIN WORDS FROM CHAIRMAN FoLLETT OF THE
GENERAL COMMITTEE.

PLAIN WORDS FROM CHAIRMAN FoLLETT OF THE
GENERAL COMMITTEE.
The Republican General Committee of Kings
County met last evening in Music Hall, Brooklyn Only
los OF the go members were present NO attempt was
made TO alter the BYLAW as at the last meeting the
chairman J. s. Follet decided that a two-thirds
vo,e was necessary effect any change.
At the opening OF the meeting MI
rolctt read a remarkable statement arra,gnns the
committee for what had not done. He said That ts
was the fourth meeting of the body and the next regular
meeting would be held In September AS the
,,mo for the meeting OF the Executive Commit
tao had not been fixed 1t could not mako q
report before the middle Of September. AS the
result OF nine mouths work. $3.50 had been 1expended
md the practical result nothing. Last year the
committee III members and the average at
tendance was II per cent. This year the number OF
nembers OF 27O and tho average attendance
60 far had been SO per cent VI those
who absented themselves, 30 per cent
were old members aud 20 per cent new members ne
rre.ent condition the committee was source OF anN
iety to all Republicans and an outrage upon tno
mand that the representatives perform their whole dny
or retire and make room FOR r9 osnersi
men and every meeting should afford valuable results
TO party. The Executive Committee :hooH De pr
spec'a the m committee was ready to report.
shat all enrolment o! members OF the ward
NAV. Major FoHett further said that his resignation
Was ALWAYS before the body for acceptance whenever
the interests the party seemed 70 demand H. nc nag
no axe to grind and when lie could no longer be OF
service to the Republican party he would go nome aho
htay there. ,-.,- ., ,.,n,
IF Russell, OF New Utrecht, caused ripple OF laugh
ter By stating that the late primary III MS town lne
sole person present WAS himself lie would ike 10 nave
the town reorganz-d The TACT was that we
hooks OF the association In the possession OF me
Democrats Supervisor Furgueson. who MANAGED We
affairs OF the town, held the onice oil
fhore Inspector and the Inebristes Home bad
them in his bands -
I'pon motion OF r. B. Chandler the executive com
mtiee iod to prepare plan for party Work
ami TO submit IL TO special meeting of the committee
Francis f. Williams was elected one OF the viSo pIeai-
OF tile committee to succeed John H. ttccn TO
sgned IL was decided to call meeting oi tho e1ecu
we committe &c for ne xt Tuesday night.
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