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The Washington bee., 1886-11-20
EAST WASHINGTON NOTES

Send your printing to the branch
office 316 81 ST., s. W. or to the main
office 100 | ST., n. W. We print
visiting and business cards, dod-
ges, tickets, wedding invitations,
and any thing in the lire of print
ing.
The fashionables of the s. e. sec
tion are making extensive "prepa-
rations for their winter parties.
Services at DR.. Philips church,
Hillsdale, were of highly interest
ing character, and communion was
served at 3 p. m.
The Baptist Sunday School Un-
ion, will meet with the Mt. Zion
church, IL and 4 sts., n. e. to NOR
row at 3 p. IN.
The Ebernezar A. M. T.. church,
is enjoying a spiritual increase.
The old 20 Building Hill, has
been converted into a handsome
business community.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20
The night schools were started

The night schools were started
last week and are being we'll pat
ronized, although the attendance
is not 30 large as it ought to be.
If the parents could prevail upon
the young men who are employed
at work during the day to spend
a few evenings in the week in the
public night schools of the city il
would be of great benefit to them,
not only as a source of mental cul-
ture but as a place of resort and
refinement far preferable to the
costly and ofttimes harmful
amusements to which young men
are attracted to spend their even
ings. There was a time when the
colored people in Washington had
reason to complain of the la k of
school facilities but the city gov
ernment not only provides ample
accommodation for the youth of
the city to attend public day
schools but has provided night
schools for them who cannot
attend day schools. Let every
body encourage the night schools.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20
THE NEGRO INDEPENDENT.

AS will be seen on our first page
an interview that our reporter had
with MIR. H. C. Smith, Of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, concerning himself
and the condition of the Southern
colored, people. There are many
conjectures as to the true condition
of the southern negro which will
perplex the mind of an angel. Mr..
Smith is graduate of Roger Will
liaMs University at Nashville,
Tenn., and was endorsed in 'S3 by
the democrats for the assistant sup
erintendent-ship of Public Instruc-
tions, to look after the interest of
the colored schools of the state,
but failed to get the appointment.
He has figured very prominently
as a journalist of distinction as
Editor of the Southern American
at Chattanooga, Tenn, until be
received an appointment, under
the civil service, as clerk of class
one in the 9th auditors office. For
the position of Public Instruction
he was endorsed by such men as
Coils. A. 81. P. Bate, 81. B. Falk
and E. A. Taylor, the present elect
democratic governor of Tenn. Mr.
Smith claims that a division of the
colOred vote will benefit the south
ern negro and that Mr.. Blaine's
statement relative to wages paid
colOred men in the south is incor-
rect. If what Mr.. Smith says is
true, which we have no reason to
believe otherwise at present, we
think that he shows cOmmendable
courage.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20

If there is one thing above
another that the last election has
developed, it is that working men
have certain rights which are
bound to be respected. Being
possessed of the ballot they have
organized to make the laboring
element subject of fair conside-
ration of the hands of the capital
ISIS. We are in Iavor Of having
honest labor sufficiently rewarded
ana believe that labor organiza-
tions properly conducted tend to
bring about this result But it
should not be forgotten that labor
is a 'mmodity, and in the mar
kets of the world is alike subject
TO fluctuations and to the same
laws of supply and demand etc.
The greater the supply the less
demand and hence the less the
cost of any commodity and vice
versa. The commodity of labor
may be "cornered" and an unnat-
ural state of things be produced
but only temporary will the effect
be. AS water seeks lis level SO
labor seeks lis due reward and
when it has been found no abnor
NAL force should be employed to
exceed that proper limitation.
The lower grades of labor are al
ways i'll paid for the simple reason
that the supply is always in excess
OF the demand and great compe
tltlon between the millions of low
grade laborers keeps the price of
wages low. The higher the grade
of labor the greater is the demand
and hence the greater the price of
labor. The laws Of the science
of wealth govern the industries in
the world where labor is free and
the knowledge of these laws if
studied by the laboring man
would help to remove many diff
culties he confronts in the solution
of his labor problem.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20
NOT MUCH.

The 50th Congress will have but
one Afro-Americon, ABBOTT of
of North Carolina. He was elected
over O'HARA, who bolted his nomi-
nation. Mr.. ABBOTT is decidedly
colored, and there will be no need
or fear that he will hedge or cringe
to make his fellow congressman be-
lieve him white. We have seen and
heard so much of this degrading
humiliation that a nauseating feel
ing creeps DER us whenever We con-
template it. ROBT. SMALLS, anoth-
er man of unquestioned color, was
also elected from South Carolina,
but counted out after the approx.
ed method of Democratic return
ing boards.-Detroit Plaindealer.
Our esteemed contemporary is
laboring under a misapprehension.
Both Abbott and O'Hara were de-
feated.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20

Although it rained last We'd
nesday afternoon and the clouds
overhead in the evening threaten
ed the lovers of literature, Miss
Emma +. Merritt graced the Phi
Jonathan literary last Wednes-
day evening. The secretary, Miss
Lizzie Mason, with her usual
promptness was the first to arrive,
which led her to believe from the
appearance of black clouds in the
east the Pnilomathian would have
to adjourn. She was disappointed
and so were many others when
the essayist of the evening walked
in with the dignity of a asovereign.
The president Mr.. Chase, called
the society to order, introduced
Mr.. Bats, who delivered prayer
suitable for the gods. Afterwhich
Miss Merritt was troduced and
read paper entitled
BLOCKS WITH WHICH WE BUILD.
She said: The conservative only is
content after periods of years
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20

lection but every one responded
in applause to President Cleve-
lands selection of the gentleman
who succeeded Mr.. Douglass, the
latter having rendered his resig-
nation. 1t is to be hoped that
the Senator'S will note this fact
when the name of the Recorder is
sent'in for confirmation and not
be misled into the belief that MIR.
Matthews is not the choice of the
colored people of the C c,untry, for
he is the choice as expressed by
the eolored press of the country
and has commended himself to
the American people as gentle
man of refinement, culture and
business qualifications who was
manly enough without fear or fa-
vor to register his honest senti-
'ments and convictions at the bal
lot box as all otLer American
voters should do.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20
to the essayist and appreciated by
the public -


The 50th Congress will have a
majority OF twelve democrats in
the House of Representatives and
thus be more evenly balanced be-
tween the political parties than
any Congress since the war.
Overwhelming party majori'ies in
legislative bodies are always dan.
gelous and apt to lead to unwise
and extravagant measures for the
lack OF due restraint resulting
from a weak minority. The
country need have no fear then
that legislation, during the next
Congress will run into excuses.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20

The time is here when a man or
wsman will be asked not "what
do you know?" but what can you
do" 1t was not long since that
almost every colored man or wo-
man to have received fair edu,
cation or collegiate education
could get good paying position
as a school teacher put that field
is getting woefully crowded. The
competitive examinations held in
this city show that there are ten
applicants to ole teachers posi-
ton What employment will the
rejected nine persons seek? With
hands untr ined what can they
expec ? Common sense would
suggest then that it is we'll that
every BODY be not only educated
but also that they be skilled in
some industrial department in the
various trades, in music and draw
ing and millinery or other work
which has u demand. "a deft
hand Is independent"
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20
The Rev. Florence Mccarthy

The Rev. Florence Mccarthy
who addressed the congregation
at the Metropolitan M. E. church
last Sabbath evening gave it out
that Washington was more i'm
moral than Chicago. Judge Small
asked to be heard and explained
that perhaps the police were not as
vigilant as our police in Washing
ton and that therefore the<statis-
tics may show a greater number
of arrests among the children be-
tween the ages of 10 aud 20 years
The Judge suggested that perhaps
figures did not tell the whole
truth, to which the congregation
bowed assent. If it had been made
out that Washington is worse
city than Chicago, the good people
of Washington the world have had
reasons for regret, and humilia-
ton. Thanks to Judge Small for
his timely defense.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20

There is an emigration society
with head quarters in this city
that has for Its object the work OF
populating Lower California. 1t
is thought thst some day not far
di-tant in the future the peninsula
OF Lower California will be On
nrxed to the United Stats and
emigrants to that country will not
have to be aliens a great while be-
fore becoming reunited with the
United States. 1t is a concern
managed by colored people and
anu the head men say they are
doing some good work though in
quiet way.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20
GOVERNMENT PRINTING
OFFICE.

Among the many deserving pro-
motions in the Government office
by Mr.. Benedict, we don't know of
any that meet with universal en-
dorsement more than those of
Messrs. Sardo and Bright. Mr..
Sardo is gentleman and man
who knows how to respect his fell
low man, likewise is Mr.. Bright.
The discharge of the Irish foreman
of laborers in the press room is
one of the most commendable acts
of Mr.. Benedict. The BEE congrat-
ulates the Public Printer and pub
lically asserts that Messrs. Sardo
and Bright are the right men in
the ri ght place.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20
When Recorder Matthews

When Recorder Matthews was
first appointed by the President to
be Recorder of Deeds for the Dis
trict of Columbia all the colored
papers in the country, numbering
over a hundred, endorsed the ap-
polntnent as a just recognition of
the colored citizens of the United
States. These newspapers repre-
sent the sentiment of the whole
race as they are the exponents of
various political creeds and pollti-
Cal parties of the country. Not a
single colored paper raised an OBJ
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20

We are sorry 10 learn tnat the
Wilmington Chronicle has con-
cluded to discontinue its issue.
We have always found in its val
liable columns something worthy
of consideration and we feel that
we have lost friend in its dis
continuance. We hope that the
above nam,d paper may find it
profitable and necessary to resume
at an early day.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20

1t is somewhat remarkable to
note how people will change. At
one time there was no man SD
pure, SO powerful, SO truly great
as the ''boss" man at Union Beth
ell more recently styled "Metro-
politan." But for some reason
the "grand mogrier' has contract
ed aud now there is no one so
small, so tyrannical, So undeserv.
ing as that same man. Surely the
world moves, but if we are to take
certain PERSONS word for it, it
moves backward.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20

The organization Of the various
literary societies in Washington
is to be commended. Lit shows the
people are pushing ahead in the
refining and elevating institutions
in which literary society work
may well be classed. With so
large a population as is in this
city dozen or two literary Gle
ties would not be amiss. he in
terest taken ia the Philomathian
literary society has been beyond
the most sanguine expectations.
The ball is crowded every night
with fine audiences. The papers
read for discussion have been
meritorious and highly creditable
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20

Our medical friend may have no
cause 10 be uneasy. The emanci-
patton Celebration was no failure,
albeit certain medical men were
not there. After all, when "big
guns" do not prime, small guns
can be used just as effectively.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20

We have Just received at our
sanctum the spicy paper under the
banner s'The Mountain Cleaner" I"
May its course be steady and con-
sietent and lis usefulnes be felt in
every department of social life.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20

We are glad to find that the
night schools are progressing so
finely. We uust that the ranks
NAV be well filled and that the
Principals and teachers may do
their duty.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20

Since the crank has retired from
the Louisiana Standard, there is
some decency and sound sense in
It's columns. MeSSrs. StumpS and
Simms are men of ability. We wei
come il
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20

Col. Geo. w. Williams, will dis
cuss the "Negro Problem" in its
new phase Dec. before the Phil
omathian Literary Society.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20

senger when he was president, left
for New York Thursday morning
and the first to drape his residence
in mourning in honor of the dead
Ex:President.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20
j. H. DABNEY
FIRST Glass lAlERILkIAG.

Establishment at Al l. st. u. W.
With COffins, Caskets, and allkinds
of furnishing materials, suitable
for accommodations, and supply
ing the General orders at the short
est notice.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20
NATIONAL BEN EFT AND
RELIEF ASSOCIATION.

X. L. Greener, president, James
A. Matthews. vice pres, w. IL
Thomas, sec, Jesse Bumbry,
agent and business manager, at
516 9Th St, n. W. Office hours
from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. Certif-
Gates written up from 800 to
$1,000.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20

The Semi-Tropical Floridian was
received in our sanetum, long may
it live.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20

The Royal banner, at Union
City, Tenn., has come to live again.
We hope it may be royal enough
to remain this time
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20

The Neuberne, N. c. Advocate
has suspended.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20

If you want a live paper read
the BEE
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20

THE BLOCKS WITH WHICH WE BUILD
DISCUSSED BY MISS E. F. MERRITT.
A PLEASANT DEBATE NoTWITH-
STANDING THE RAIN. COL. GEO.
W. WILLIAMS THE NEXT EssAYIsT.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20

Subscribers are II quested to pay
mp.
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FURN|SHERS AND
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dhITEhS,
No. 623, Penna. Ave-, n. W.,
OFFER EXTRA LOW PRICES
THIS SEASON IN UNDER
WEAR, NECKWEAR AND
HOSIERY AND HATS.
Viz:-Men's white merino shirts,
so cts; Mems scarlet all wool shirts
$1.00; Mems heavy Camel's hair
shirts and drawers, S1.00.
Colored, extra heavy mems halt
hose, regular made, double feet)
25 cts.
Fine quality black Derby, $3.50,
200, 2.25, $50, and 800
Silk Hats at 4.5O, 500 and 600.
Sole agency for DR.. Lairitz fine
wool underwear pronounced by
the leading physicians of Europe
and America, as the best cure for
Rheumatism.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20

the peoples journal is the BEE.
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WE ARE HERE FOR THAT
PURPOSE,

Our aim in life Is to sell fine cloth
ing for men and boys at the loves,
prices possible. Consistent with
good goods and honest workman
ship, We are doing it now and
shall continue so to do so lons
as the good people of WashingtoS
continue the patronage they have
so generously bestowed upon ns
Whether you come yourselfor send
your child it is all the same.-Ona
price to all. Courtesy to tbosa
who honor US with a visit whether
it be one of inspection OF purchase
is, and always shall be a character
istic of our House.
@ Ol d e m Eagle
CLOTHING Co.
N. W. CORNER OF 7TH d STREETS
(All Blue Signs.)
j. NJ. GRADY, Manager,
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20

GALBRAITH A. NJ. f. ZION
CHURCH.
9th St, between l. & NJ sts., n. W.
GRAND HARVEST HOME.
Commencing Tuesday evening.
Nov. 23rd and continuing four ey-
enings. The special feature are
the beautiful Harvest Table, Pas
tors Table, four Harvest Queens,
Cafe Extraordinary, the church is
elaborately and beautifully deco
rated and a fine program each ey-
ening.
TICK Els, Is cts.
The Washington bee., 1886-11-20

We diseIaim ny responsibility for state
ments expressed by our CORES pondent
1eiLher do we indorse all they say.
Correspondence on living topics is solicited
huI 10 have attention must be brief.
Communications for publicat ion must
+e accompanied with the writer's name
Net necessarily Tor publication
guarantee OF good faith
w. CALVIN CHASE. EDITOR.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-10-08

Secretary Manning will return to Wash
ington about the middle of the month
and resume his duties at the Treasury De-
partment. This resumption of duty, how
ever, will be experimental, and it is doubt
full whether the result will justify the
Secretary in continuing. 1t is his own
desire, as we'll as that of the President, TO
remain at the head of the treasury, but
Mr.. Manning has 40 confidence in his
physical ability to assume full charge and
responsibility of the multifarious and ex-
acting duties of the department. Those
whose relations with Mr.. Manning entitle
their opinions to consideration say that
he expects to continue nominalIy in charge
until after the Resembling of Congress,
when he will insist upon retiring. unless
his health should liz the meantime 80 far
improve as to justify his continuance. 1t
is understood that Mr.. Manning would
prefer to permanently retire at once, but
has consented to remain until December
at the earnest request of the President,
who believes he can better select a success
sor to Mr.. Manning after the results Of the
approaching fall elections are known.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-10-08
The Governors Wedding.

1t is auihoritatively stated that Hon
Henry Lloyd, Governor of Maryland, will
be married to Miss Bette Stapleiort. a
beautiful and accomplished young lady OF
Cambridge, on Monday, the 18th instant
The wedding. which will be a quiet affair
owing to recent domestic affiiction in Gov
Lloyd's family, will take place at O'Clock
A. NJ at Christ P. Z. Church, Cambridge
Rev T. P. Barber, ID. D.. officiating. The
bridal coupe will then take the early
morning train for trip North, returning
to Gov. Lloyd's home in Cambridge In
December Gov. Lloyd contemplates NOV
ing to Annapolis for the win er. The
bride is twenty years of age, and decided
blonde. Gov. Lloyd has been rallied by
his friends TOR some months in regard tc
his engagement, which, it appears, ha.
never been formally announced, but h,
has always been averse to giving public
ity to his approaching marriage.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-10-08

Wm. Henry Fi'z Lee, s,n Of the late
Gen. Robert +. Lee, has been nomina ed
for Congress 10y the democrats of the
Eighth District of Virginia. to succeed
Barbour, who voluntarily retired. "Runy''
Lee, as he is best known, was a Confeder-
ate trooper. and won distinction as such, ,
and was once act aside as a Confederate
prisoner, TO he execu;ed in retaliation for
some colorcd Federal 80 diers who had
been condemned to death in the early days
of the colored troops. The death sentences
were subsequently removed all around and
Lee was exchanged in due time. He has
been farming since the war and has not
figured in politics beyond one term of ser
vice in the Legislature. He will doubt
less be elected, and will make a very un-
assuming but useful member of the House.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-10-08

Earthquakes in the South-snow in
Montana in August-six hundred inches
OF rain in British India, and scarcely a
drop in Texas for over year-sudden and
startling changes in barometic pressure
and in temperature in both Europe and
America, are the remarkable phenomena
of nature that scientists are unable to ac-
count for. Without a doubt the Demo-
cratic administration of Federal and coun-
ty affairs has brought about these strange
results! Our inpubican friends should
make no delay in communicating these
astounding facts to the colored voters =
The "hard times" and the Tow price of
tobacco" racket is light and tame com
pared with this heavy thunder. So lose
no time, bosses, but proceed at once with
your missionary work of enlightenment.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-10-08

DR.. Cresswell Hewett, of Lincoln Inn
Fields, has discovered the synthetical or
artificial mode of making quinine, by
which the price of that drug will he re-
duced to something like 3D.. per ounce
The importance Of this discovery (Which
was made two O. three weeks ago through
the accidental breaking of a medicine bot
tle) is rendered greater by the fact that
while hitherto we have been depending
for our quinine on the cultivation of the
cinchona tree, from whose bark only about
two per cent. of good quinine can be ex
tracted, SO per cent. being valueless the
drug can now be manufactured without
limit by very simple process from an ar
ticle which can always be got in abun-
dance in any part of the world.-Lonaon
Wcrning Post
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-10-08

Rev. Bishop Ningfeld has decliaed IN
accept the Bishoprio Of Il -toc 10 whit B
he was elected last W eek This marks tho
fifth failure Of the Diocese IN obtain q sue.
cessor to the late Bishop lay. -Four OF
the clergymen have declined, AMI one
Rev. Dr. Drysdale, of New Orleans died
fore his decision could he made known.
The repsated failures seem ~ have been
due II the fact that in every case clergy
men were selected who were a.ready so
congenialiy placed or were charged with
such responsibilities az to make ii unde-
sirable for them to accept the posi- ion for
which they were chosen. The convention
the diocese has steadily refused TO restrict
itse'i to its own clergy in the choice OF a
bishop, but it is Dot improbable, in view
of the repeated failures, thai it yill now
decide to select a bishop either from the
Eastern Shore counties or from the ada
cent dioceses of Mary aud or Delaware. or
in other words. from clcrgymen who's
proximity to The See Of Easton renders
them familiar with Its attrIc ions and its
peculiar needs.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-10-08

DR.. Mark Lackersteen, Chicago ply
sician, claims to have resuscitated an ap-
parent corpse by the hypodermic injection
of solution of fnitro-glycerine. Ten drops
were inserted, and during the first minute
there was no sign of life; in the second
minute there were six respirations, and
these continuing to increase, the rigor OF
apparent death passed away, the patient
recovered consciousness and will probably
get we'll.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-10-08

The quarterly count of funds in the sub
treasury at Baltimore was completed on
Saturday. 1t was the first regular quarter
ly count since DR.. Bishop came into office.
1t showed total in hand 50 993, 1874 06.
AT the last count there were $12 100000.
The reduction is principally in special
deposits, showing healthy condition of
business, as the money has been Withdrawn
by the banks to be put into circulation.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-10-08
ORDER NlSI.
In the Circuit Court for Ch .rles County
Abraham Mlnsharh and G,hliel Gnmp. trad
ing as Man,bach h Gump,
Elheldra Carpenter, Administr ,trix of VIM. B
Gnpenter, ct al.
No. a30 Equity.

nRDERED bv the Court this 9Th day %
OOrtober, 1896, that the report of sale IN th
above entitled cause made by Rich Eieler
and John II Mitchell. Trustees, be ratified nd
confirmed unless cause to the contrary thereo
be shown on before the y ld day OF October
next, provided copy Of this order be inserted
in some newspaper published IN Charles county
once in each Of three successive weeks, before
the said 22ud day of OcI ober next
The report states the amount OF sale to be
twely. hundred and Ave dollars.
j. SANL. TuRNnR. Clerk
True cops Tests
J. SAML. TURNER, Clerk