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The Opelousas courier., 1888-04-07
Louisiana as a stock Country.

BUFFALO, N. Y, March ID, 1883.
Editor Sugar Bowl and Farm Journal:
DEAR SIR-Please send me q copy OF
your journal. I have been engaged IN
breeding stock in New Mexico and Col
orado. Sold out last season. L am
looking up some good Southern point
to settle. Am told that Southern Lou
isiana is good for stock breeding one
writer calls it F'the herdsman paradise
and calls particular attention to Acadia
parish. Have made several trips South,
but have not found location suited. l
see yours is the only agricultural jour
nal published 10 your State. If you
have any information at hand abont
Acadia parish, please write me.
Yours very truly, E. NJ. JEwETT,
200 Main street.
NoTE BY hi EDIToR.-In reply to
the above, we will state that Louisiana
as a stock country has no superior, both
on account of the miidness of the clf
mate and the profuse growth of grass
the entire year. Every kind ofanimals
raised elsewhere in this country do rs
| well here as in any section, and some
of them much better. Even sheep,
which are considered better adapSed to
cold than warm chimes, thrive we'll on
n well drained lands. if not kept in
too large flocks, but the tendency is to
give light fleece, after a few generations,
but that can be obviated by a regular
introduction of now blood. We have
seen grown in Southern Louisiana, as
fine horses and mules as were eve pro-
duced in Kentucky or Tennessee, and
they are much more valuable because
of being acclimated, Half the care Civ
en- animals fRther north will produce
better results. Our system of stock
raising, however, has lately undergone
a"great change. Formerly, the animals
were allowed to run at large upon the
open prairies, without food or shelter,
and no attention waagiven to improv-
ting the breeds. 1t paid once, but now
th5frange is restricted and stock have
to be raised as in the Eastern States to
give profit. Acadia is like all of ou'
Western Louisiana parishes--mostly
prairie, growing rich grasses and hav-
ing an abundance of good water. Any
person who here engages in stock rails
ing intelligently cannot fail to succeed
The Opelousas courier., 1888-04-07
Gov. NEcEnerv,

The Vieksburg Herald, of the 25th
inst, pays the following we'll deserved
tribute to Gov. s. D. McEnery
We did not interfere i'm the faction
fight Of our party in Louisiana, but since
the Democratic nominations have been
made, we feel free to express our Opt
MON OF affairs in our sister State. TO a
very great extent the Valley interests
of Mississippi are Identical. The VAL
ley on this side Of the river is similar to
the Valley on the other, and the situa-
ton OF the property owners and intelli-
gent people, is almost exactly alike.
In the river parishes of Louisiana the
people need protection from ever threat
enlng ignorance and prejudice, and from
the disastrous floods of the Mississippi
river. In some parishes the blacks out
number the whites fully as largely as in
the Valley counties of this State. A di.
vision Of the whites in Louisiana to such
an extent as to turn the State over again
to Warmoth and Kellogg and bring to
the front the evils Of negro suf-
rage, would be one of the great
est disasters that could befall the
State, and especially the Valley
portions of it. No man in the State is
labOring.harder and more efficiently to
prevent that catastrophe that Sam Nc
Emery, who was defeated for the nomi
tlonctor Governor. 1t cannot be easily
forgotten how bitter and holly contest
ed the fight between the factions was
The Nichols faction and the McEnery
faction were SO determined and so many
hard things were said on both sides, the
Radicals were encouraged sufficiently
to put a ticket in the field with the able
plausible and INSCRIPTIONS WarmotE
at the head of it. In this situation Gen
Nichols health is so bad, that it would
not be prudent for him to canvas tht
State. Perhaps that will prove thu
means Of again closely uniting the par.
ty, for it furnished Gov. McEnery thu
opportunity to promptly and nobly Of
fer to canvass the State for Gen Mich
oils. He is now engaged in that can
vass and in doing it, is setting his owl
followers an example they may all b.
proud to follow. And his canvass i
proving gerry valuable, for he has al
ready struck terror into the old Degr'
organizers and leaders. He understand
how to read the riot act to the fellows
who for their own selfish purposes woul'
array the blacks against the whites, ans
wherever he has spoken, the Democrat
are aroused to a sense of their duty, AM
before election day, they will deter
mine to maintain white supremacy a
any cost.
Before this campaign began McEner,
deserved well of the State for man,
faithful acts and valuable services, bu
lie should be still more highly appre
ciated now. He might have sulked
) but instead of that, he left his capitol t
go down among the people to work an
? speak for their interests.
We do not know what McEnery's FL
ture. will be in Louisiana, but we d
, know that no man in the Southwest
winning more golden opinions from b
, party, without regard to past differ
ences, than the present Governor {
: Louisiana.
/
The Opelousas courier., 1888-04-07
Immigration.
Bayou Sara Sun

Bayou Sara Sun.
Every intelligent, moral, educated
and able bodied citizen has been esti-
mated by the best political economists
to be worth to the State $500. Every
citizen of this character coming into
and settling in a community with $1,000
capital, adds $500 to the general
wealth of the community Z; 1000 such
citizens add So, 500, 900 of value TO the
community in which they locate. West
Feliciana has without doubt room for
at least 1000 such citizens. With 3d.
100000 added to the general wealth,
she would be by just SC much more
prosperous than she is.
Each of these producing citizens
would add to the annual volume of bu-
siness at least 100000.
$500, 900 distributed annually in
its marts of trade, in addition to the
present productions of the parish would
give IN impetus to every trade, and ev-
cry industry now in operation, and
give birth to many new enterprises now
laying dormant for want of the energies
which would be developedb by these 1000
recruits.
The infant enterprise of the Cotton
Compress Co.,1su4uld receive business
enough to put it upon a solid, success
full financial basis, and its dividends to
it's stockholders, would induce the
building up of other enterprises which
require cooperation of capital to their
successful undertaking.
Traap,oYioc nanEorinS enffnD mills
would inevitably follow, and with the
establishment ola manufacturing pop
u%lation, home markets for small farm
product would spring up. Not q pound
of farm produce would have to go beg
ging for a market, or rot on the hands
of the producer.
Agriculture and manufacturing GO
hand in hand in the promotion of gem
eral prosperity and are twin sisters in
the blessings each heaps upon the 9th
er. The one consumes, tho Other
produces, the one must live Of the otiel
and by the other. The n is the ma
tural complement Of the other.
No country is perfectly prosperous
where both do not exist. Perfect pros
perity for any country demands homt
markets for its products every montf
in the year; home markets where pro
Queer and consumer meet together
without the Intervention of middle mel
to consume the profits of the produces
and to tax the wages of the consumer
with their profits. Such conditions o
prosperity cannot be brought about il
West Feliciana without a comparative
ly vast addition to her population
Then is there any reason on the face o
the earth, OF the vast expanse above
why West Feliciana should look coldl,
upon, and not lend a helping hand, t
the movement just organized, to pro
mote immigration to louisiana Cal
any ma with an equally balance'
mind, with ordinary reasoning facul
ties, see any reason for not pushing tn
enterprise forward to success with al
of his might?
The Opelousas courier., 1888-04-07
WI. A. DAUPHHN,

New Orleans La.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-14

formed this week that Prof. johnson
certainly made the statement. Now
we don't suppose Prof, Davis heard
him make it, but we have the same
right to believe he did make it, as
Prof. Davis has to believe he did not.
We are informed by truthful persons,
and it is not said the statement was
made in public. Prof. Davis has a
right to defend the faculty, and we
are not disposed to misrepresent them.
but published the information given
us concerning the trouble out there.
That there was trouble sufficient to
cause strike, Prof. Davis admits.
Now the public wants to know the
cause of the strike, and who is to
blame for it. Were the boys justified
in striking? If so, who should bear
the blame? If they are not justifa-
BILE, then ought not the leaders to be
disciplined ? We are told there were
more than a hundred refrained from
Rotations about a week.
They say they were not attempting
to defend Mr.. Black who had been
expelled, but they were trying to sus-
tain their own manhood which had
been insulted by the president of the
faculty. From the information we
have to this writing, we hold that the
young men who refused to recite were
right, and acted like men until they
surrendered without satisfaction.
Gratitude for support and education
does not consist of slavish submission
to insults and assaults calculated to
unman a man, and make him more
despised than crouching canine. Ed
ucation without manhood is not worth
having, and such manner of educating
our people will do us more harm than
good.
Biddle has done and is still doing a
great work, but it is not too late for
bad precedents to arise, and every one
should be nipped in the bud. If there
is a student in the College insulting
and disobedient, he should be sent
home; if there is a member of the
faculty unkind and inhuman and
otherwise untitled, he should be asked
to step down and out.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-14
Prof. Davis, Of Biddle, Speaks.
Mr.. W. G. SMITH:

Mr.. W. G. SMITH:
Editor Messenger-Dear Sir; Will
you kindly make some corrections in
your next issue in reference to some
statements made in your last Satur-
days issue anent Biddle University.
Irsgret that you we're misinformed
about the state of affairs You were
correct in your statement that the
students were "on a strike" But
the statement that DR.. johnson said,
''He would not be controlled by a
set of niger students" is untrue
and has no foundation in fact. DIR.
Johnston is Christian and (necessa-
rily) a gentleman, and the personal
favors he has done for our race, aside
from his devotion to this institution,
entities him to kindlier treatment than
to be misrepresented. 1t is not true
that a professor of this University
assaulted student in the class room,
but it is true that professor who
has been personally and all the while
the warmest and frmest friend of a
student, was abused and battered up,
and that as that student had been be-
fore the Faculty (not in PERSON. for
other charges, this last one was
thought to be sufficient to expel him.
We have ncUer denied the students a
right of appeal IN PROPER WAY.
You will kindly set us right, as
you were no doubt misinformed about
the entire matter.
Please do so and oblige,
Truly yours,
GEO. E. DAVIS.
Jan. 18th, 1888.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-14
THE CHRONICLE AND THE NEGRO.

"Another remark we will make is,
that under all the circumstances and
relations of the colored man to the
white man, such a rushing of educa-
ton among them as the passage of the
Blair bill contemplates might result
in consequences greatly to be deplor-
ed. Let us run no risk here. Edu-
cation is power, and such rapid
clothing of them with it, should be
pondered. Natma non tacit saltum.
Thus we comfort ourselves in anticipa-
tion."
We copy the above from the daily
Chronicle of this city, of last Wednes-
day. There is question that every
thinking colored man of North Carroll
ma should ask himself: Does the
Chronicle express the sentiments of the
average white man of the South ?
Then if the white people of the South
are generally opposed to the Negro be-
ing educated and so much so that they
prefer their own children being de-
prived of it rather than allow the Ne
gro to get his share, something should
be done to bring about better feel
ing and some of these prejudice en-
rendering, race hating journals should
be suppressed.
The new editorial writer on the
Chronicle must have different ideas
and stronger prejudices than former
writer's Perhaps his services as
preacher of the gospel has caused him
to lose the idea that the colored man
is brother, hence this writer has no
sympathy and love for the poor and
ignorant, if that ignorant class be
black. He says, to bring about a
system of education for the black man
as contemplated in the Blair bill
might bring about results to be de-
plored. Says we had better not run
such risk. Education is power, and
the rapid clothing of them with it,
should be pondered. What can a
sensible black man or God fearing
white man think of protesting Chris
tian who would make use of such Ian
guage? He rejoices in the belief that
it will not become law. He would
have the colored man remain in igno-
rance.
The Chronicle is the organ of the
democratic party here, and is read by
many colored people wonder if the
party is willing to 60 before the count
ry and our people as open enemies to
our education and enlightenment. O.,
democracy, thou hydra-hcaded mon
ster, it takes preacher to give full
vent to your sentiments 1t is said
that preacher once played havoc
with Mr.. Blaine by the use of three
RS. 1t is a good idea to muzzle
some political preachers.
This preacher knows the ability of
the colored man. He has examined
the white and the black for teachers
certificates and he had seen the black
man excel the white and he knows
whereof he speaks. We want the aid
of our white friends. We want fair
showing in the race of life.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-14
BIDDLE UNIVERSITY AGAIN.

Elsewhere will be seen letter
from Prof Davis, Of Biddle, asking us
to correct misstatements in our last
weeks issue. In our paper last week
we said First, the students felt
they were mistreated by the faculty
second, they were on strike; third,
a difficulty occurred between one Of
the students and a professor in the
latter's room, and the student got
the best Of the professor ; fourth, the
faculty expelled the student without
a trial; fifth, the faculty refused to
hear any statement from the boys
and sixth, "some say, DIR. johnson
says he will resign before he will
yield to niggers."
These are the principal points il
our statement last week, and we arr
sorry Prof. Davis denies none o
these points in his letter, except thu
sixth. That was not stated as a fact
but only rumor We have been in
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-14
THE TROUBLE IN STATESvILLE.

1t has been published that two
colored men, Dave and Sam Ramsour,
were put in the Statesyille Jail last
Saturday night for seriously cutting
one J. Lamphrecht. We are reliably
informed by persons from Statesville
that the facts are not as published in
the Chronicle.
After these men were put in Jail,
things were heard and seen to justify
the colored men in believing these
prisoners were in danger of being
lynched. Colored men went out de-
termined to protect them. That is
about the full size of the trouble.
We learn this same Lamphrecht had
been beat by white man day OF
so before this. Such prompt and de-
termincd action by colored men at all
times and places would transfer much
of the work of Judge Lynch to its
proper place.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-14
Republican State Convention.

The undersigned Executive Commit
teemen call State Convention of the
Republican party of North Carolina,
to be held in Raleigh on Wednesday,
the 23d day of May, 1888, for the
purpose of electing four delegates and
four alternates to the National Repub-
lican Convention, to be held at
Chicago, on the 10Th day of June,
1888, and for the purpose of nomina-
ting candidate for Governor and
other State officers and three candi-
dates for Supreme Court Judges, to
select State Committee and for the
transaction of such other business as
may be deemed proper in the judg-
ment of the convention.
Each county is entitled as delegates
in said convention to twice the number
of Representatives in the lower House
of the General Assembly.
All persons without regard to past
political utilization, who are is SYM
pathy with the principles of the Re-
publican party of this State, are in
vited and requested to unite with the
Republicans under this call in the
selection of delegates.
J. G. L. HARRIS,
V. S. LUsK,
J. H. WILLIAMSON,
GEO. G. ScURLocK,
R. E. You've,
H. f. DAVIS,
j. ii. HARRIS,
A. V. DocKERY,
W. G. COLEMAN,
j. J. Morn,
j. r. SMITH,
G.. W. CANNON,
j. HI. MONTGOMERY.
E. A. WHITE,
7. NJ. ARGo.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-14
Pres iding Elders Appointments.

CHARLOTTE DISTRICT. list Round.
Little Rock-December IA.
Rockwell and Jonesville--Dec. Gil.
Terrence Chapcl-Decembcr 1918.
Biddle-December 1925.
Moore's Sanctuary-Dec. 30-Jan. /.
Clinton Chapel-January SO.
China Grove-January 1876.
PineviIle-January 2O-23.
Grace Church-January 26-29.
Henryville-February SO.
Trinity--February 1913.
Kings Mountain-February 1920.
Monroe-.February 24-26.
Redding Spring-March 2-5.
Rock Hill-March Gil.
Matthews-March 1913
Moving Glade-March 24-27.
r. S. RIvEs, p. Il.
FAYETTEVILLE DIsTMcT. list Round.
Fayetteville-Decembc Sill.
Manchester-December 17-1S.
Jonesboro-Decembe 31-January-1.
Lillington-January IS.
Oak Grove-January 14-15.
Haywood-January 21-22.
Johnstonville-January 21-22.
Glover's Grove-January 1929.
Gees Grove-February As.
Egypt-February Hip.
Carthage--Fcbruary 1919.
New Zion-February 1926.
A. NJ. BARRETT, p. Il.
Raleigh N. G.
WADEsBORo DIsTRIcT- LIST Round.
Flat Rock-January rs.
Lethee-January 14-15.
Jordan's G. Manly-January 21-22.
Green Lake-January 1920.
Chesnutt-February As.
Hallie's Grove-February ll-12.
Roper's Grove-February 1919.
Bennette's-February 1926.
Forestyille-March "a.
Rocky Mount-March 10-11
Robeson's X Roads-March 17-1S.
III
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-14

There are two or three crimes for
which executions are practically de-
manded, and certainly one crime in
which the speedy services of Judge
Lynch are contemplated with marked
satisfaction.
The above is from the Raleigh let
ter to the daily Chronicle. If that is
not encouraging and endorsing lynch
ing we are not able to tell what is.
1.-THE speedy services of Judge Lynch
are contemplated with marked salts
faction"
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-14
EASTBOUND TRAINS.

Trains Nos. l. and make close connection
at Hamlet to aud from Raleigh.
Through sleeping cars between Whining
ton and Charlotte and Charlotte and Raleigh.
Take train No. for Statesville and stations
on the W. N. c. r. r. and points west. Also
for Spartanburg, Greenville, Athens, Atlanta
and all points Southwest
Local Freight Nos. 5 and 6 tri-weekly
between Laurinburg and Wilmington. No
5 leaves Wilmington Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays. No. 6 leaves Laurinburg on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Local Freight Nos. I aud s tri-weekly
Iaurinburg on 1 Mondnys Wednesdavs iea awe
Fridays. No. leaves Cha lotte on Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays.
L. c. JONES, Superintendent.
F. W. CLARK, General Passenger Agt.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-14
Got there Eli.

The colored troops fought nobly.
A row at the Jefferson Barracks, St.
Louis. Wednesday, between white and
colored soldiers, ended, after battle
Of half an hour. in the withdrawal Of
the white troops. who, though out
numbering the colored troops, were
outfought by superior discipline.
The colored person seems to be "a
comm - World.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-14
WilberfOrce in Luck.
Jan. 18th, 1888.

Mr., Wheeling Cant, originally Of
Kentucky, but now of Yellow Springs.
Ohio, the seat of Antioch College,
has donated in his will thirty thous-
and dollars or more, to endow chail
of theology and of Natural Science il
Wilberforce University. He has also
willed five hundred dollars to one o.
our Mission Churches in the same
town.
This act upon the part of Mr.. Gam
makes him the greatest Negro philan-
thropist this country has yet produced
True. Rev. Stephen Smith, of Phila,
delphia. gave more to found an ole
folks home, but when the old folks
die his Smiths" charity dies. Blu
Mr.. Giants donation will continue tt
live for ages to comc.-SOutherm Re
c0rder.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-14
BOARDING HOUSE.
NcORD, n. C.

The travelling public will bc accommo-
dated with comfortable rooms aud hoard.
House situated on Depot street. in front Of
the Seminary, near depot, and convenient
to all visitors. Terms reasonable.
J. L. JOHNSTON.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-14
CAPE FEAR AND
" YADKIN VALLEY
RAIL WAY COMPANY.

Taking effect 500 am, Monday, Dec. 10, 1851.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-14

The Constitution of the 2Sth ultimo,
says that there were one hundred and
ten men and women in the city prison
the previous morning from the effects
of liquor. This shows that Atlanta is
in a prosperous condition, far more SC
than under prohibition, when drunk
en- man was rarity or strange sight,
Business is abundant. The police and
city courts are busy day and night.
What more prosperity would Atlanta
want than hundred and ten liquor
cursed fools in prison. Shame upon
the probibitionists for trying to break
up this good order and matchless pros.
perity.-Southern Recorder
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-14
The CoIOred Y. NJ. c. AS. Convention

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-The National
Convention of the Y. NJ. C. AS, will
convene at Louisville, KY, June II,
IS. 10 and 20, 1888. All the asso-
Citations are requested to send one or
two representatives, places and cities
where there are no association, the
churches are requested to send some
of their active young men. All the
leading men are are invited. Done
by order of the Y. NJ. G. A. No. /,
Head Quarters, Louisville, Ky
A. NJ. MACK, President.
Letters should be addressed to JEFF
Coleman. Corresponding Editor. 622
W Green Street, Louisville, Ky.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-14
Subscription Rates.-Always in advance.

Notify us at once of all failures of this
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All money must be sent by registered
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Short correspondence of subjects of in
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Anonymous communications go to the
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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-07-20
OCCASIONAL'S BUDGET.

County Clerk Roper, having made final proof
lit was a five-year one) on his Brush creek
claim, last Friday, On the following day moved
his family and household effects to the county
seat where they will reside during his tenure
of Office. We regret to note that Mrs. Roper's
health Is anything but robust and vigorous.
Their ~neighbors will miss them greatly.
Dir. ard Mrs. William Drummer of Brush
creek gave a dance, last Friday night, to a
large company of neighbors and friends. \
very pleasant evening was spent in dancing
and in disposing of the delicious ice cream and
cake that occupied an important place in the
program.
Boyd's park at mouth of Driftwood has come
to be quite a popular Sunday resort by the
young of the city, Some antidote for his poi
soning business ought to be discovered. now
ever, or its popularity will become greatly i'm
paired.