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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-02-15
LINCOLN AND COLONIZATION.
From the New York Nation


The Southern people may not be
very wise at this time In suggesting
the plan of colonizing the colored peo-
pie as a solution OF the race question,
but in doing so they are only carrying
out Mr.. Lineoln's fayorite idea. He
did not believe that the two races
could get On in condition of freedom.
Ii is to be hoped that he was wrong in
this conviction. but it was honestly
held, and the Southern people are just
as honest in holding IT as he was. He
pressed the colonization of the colored
people in his annual messages to Con-
gress in December, 1861, and Decem.
Der, 1862 ; in his message of April,
1852, approving the bill for the sboli-
tion of slavery in the District of Co
lumbia; in his appeal to the border
States in July, 1862, and in his eman-
cipation proclamation of September,
1862. Congress responded to his
views by provisions for colonization
in the acts of April l6, 1862, the sec
tion passing in the Senate by vote OF
"a to 10 as part ofthe bill abolishing
slavery in the District of Col umbia
the act of june 7, 1862, for the collec-
tion Of taxes In insurreetionary dis;
tricts, and the acts Of July l6 and IL
1862, in relation to confiscation.
The State Department, at Mr.. Lin,
coins instance, instructed our Minis.
ters to promote it with foreign Coy.
ernments having tropical dependen
cies, as England, France, Holland and
Denmark Seward to Adams, Sep.
tember 80, 1862, Adams to Seward
October 80, 1862, Seward to Adams
November 16, 1862, but Earl Russell
declined to cooperate in the scheme
MIR. Lincoln directed, September IL
1852, the Secretary Of the interior
to procure information as to the bes
places for the colored people to b,
sent to, aud Central America and tn,
Province of Chiriqui, in New Grana
da, were favored as points for coloni
zation. Mr.. Lincoln persuaded Sena
tor Pomeroy, Of Kansas who had op
posed the scheme in the Senate, to as
sist IN its execution, and the He-a
Vachc, a lIaytian possession, was ilnall,
settled as the place.
Mr.. Lincoln, with his own signatur
An exceptional act for a President
and showing his extraordinary inter
ests (Senator Doolittle n subscribing
witness )-entered December 81, 1856.
into a contract with one Bernard Kocl
of New Orleans, TO ship 5000 negroe
to Hayti, but tins contract being rt
scinded another contract was mad
April 6, 1868, with Paul s. Forbes an
Charles X. Tuckerman, of New Yorl
A shipload of 453 colonists, gathere
mostly about Fortress Monroe, sale,
April Is to the Island, and arrive
May 5. They had sad time of |
and, being thinned by disease, deaf
and desertIon, those who were left
about 300-were brought back by ou
Government, and reached Washingto
March 10, 1864. The firm of Forb,
Il Tuckcrman lost money by the vel
ture, and Tuckerman received the Mi
sion to Grace as compensation.
SO ended the attempt, backed by Il
Government, to solve the great pro-
lem according TO the plan on whit
: Mr.. Lincoln had SGT his heart.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-02-15
A cruel Joke.

Especial to Times-Democrat.l
Washington, Feb. 9.-Rev. Joseph
P. Powell, a colored Baptist preacher
from Barton. Ala, arrived here three
or four days ago and called at the
White House on aofficial business"
There was no mistake about the busi-
ness, fer he had the documents to
show for it. The old man produced o
letter postmarked Washington"
which he received at his home. The
letter read something like this
"My Dear Doctor-I have at last
appointed you to q position that pays
8100 per month. You will have to
come on to draw your first month's
salary, but after that 1t will be sent TO
yor. Come Immediately.
sBENJAMIN HARRISON.
President of the United States -
The officials saw at glance that the
old man was the victim ofa cruel hoax,
aud they determined, IL possible, to
| find and prosecute the perpetrators ol
| II. The reverend gentleman was es-
corted to the Postofiice Department, Il
being thought that some law concern
lug the mails had been violated.
He was put in charge Of inspector
Jacobs, who took him 10 police head
quarters yesterday, where he had al
interview with Sanitary Officer Frank
IAq pfga1lot Nas . stranger IN
strange place and had little II an
funds. He waa furnished transports
ton - Ear ~ Chattanooga and Va
cent O hIz way rejoicing
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-02-15
A WEIRD RACE.
Kansas CITY Siar.l


Huddled together in a caboOse of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Re Railroad
near Argentine this morning were nine
Torahumari, natives of the Sierra Madre
Mountains Of Mexico, under the charge
of Lieut.. Frederick Sehwatks of Arctic
exploration fame. They were the first
of the cliff and cave dw,llers that have
ever been brought to this country, or,
for that matter, 10 any other civilized
country. There were four men, three
women and two babes.
They are below the ordinary size,
thin almost to emaeiation, of a light
cream color for the most part, aud with
long. glossy black hair. They wore
goatskin sandals ON their feet and
were wrapt in coarse blankets of goat
hair made by themselves.
Lieut. Schwatka said: @After many
repeated attempts to bring some of
these representatives of primeyal man
to this country, have at last succeed
ed. Many persons have attempted to
get representatives of these people and
haye failed. Barnum's agent offered
$4,000 to a half breed hunchback
native and then failed to get him.
They are reserved, timid and very
gentle. They live in the very nearly
inaccessible portions of the Sierra
Madre Mountains and dwell In the
caves and cliffs with which that region
of limestone formation abounds. They
reach their abodes by means of notch
sticks and climb up with the rapidity
and agility of monkeys. They hate
the Mexican and are in mortal terror
of the white man and run from him as
a wild fawn would do. They plow the
ground with a stick in the deep
canyons and subsist upon the flesh OF
the goat and wild deer. The word
Torahumari means runners. They are
the fleetest runners in the world.
oUTRAN THE HORSES.
awhile on the way to chihuahua
they ran beside the stage and not only
beat the horses but were fresh and
seemingly as good for another run of
like distance, while the horses were
tagged. Yes, had rough time in
getting them here. After securing
nearly score of them by and through
the aid of halfbreed they stampeded
upon the sight of railway train and
then | was obliged to begin all ever
again and secure more. Istarted with
sixteen and have only ten with me
now, the others haying been frightened
aud stampeded. The Mexican Gov,
ernor, Carrillo, when | asked for bis
permission to take these cliff dwcllers
to this country, laughed heartily at the
proposition. lie said why man you
can take the whole of them if you eau
get them to go with you, but you have
an undertaking on your hands which
you little dream Of Since | eau re-
member hundreds have attempted tC
do the same with the same result
There are nearly 5000 of these cave
and cliff dwclers in Mexico. Some O
them who have been visited by th,
Jesuits have become civilized enough
to use the wooden plow and have som,
little intercourse with the Mexicans
There Is no doubt in my mind tina
these people are the representative
aud descendants of the old cliff dwell
lers of Arizona and Mexico. They ar
essentially different from the Ameri
can Indian. not only in cast of feature
but in countenance and disposition
They are the happiest people in tn
| world ~
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-02-15
sTRAYED OR STOLEN.

From vickland Plantation, in Shark
ey county, on the night of Sept. 1st,
1889, one heavy set SOliREL HORSE
MULE, about IA IL hands high and
about six years old.
Also, on January LIST, 1890, one BAY
MARE MULE. about 10 hands high
and about six years old; has white un-
der belly, long hoofs behind, and a
scar on her behind caused from cane
snag.
Any information leading to the re.
covery of the above described Mules
will be thankfully received and liber-
ally rewarded by
NJ. p. MOORE & Co., Arcola, Miss. oil
NJ. ?. MOORE Il Co., Nitta Yuma, Miss
Fehl 4t
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-02-15
NAVE Y0U A BOY To sPAREy

The saloon must have boys or must
close business. Can you furnish one I
1t is great factory, and unless il can
get 100000 boys as raw material out
of which to manufacture drunkards,
murderers, and other lewd fellows of
the baser sort, some of these great law
authorized establishments must close
out their business, and their keepers be
thrown out upon the cold world for
the want of employment, and the pub
lie revenue will dwindle.
Two millions of boys Is the demand
for each year. One family out Of every
four or five must contribute one boy
or the supply will surely go down
Will you help 10 supply this demand
If so, which of your boys shall il be2
The minotaur of Crete had to have
trireme full of fair maidens each
year but the minotaur of America dc.
mands whole city full Of boys each
year. Are you a father? Have you
given your share to supply this great
demand? Are you doing your part IN
helping to keep up this great public in
stitution that is helping you pay your
taxes and so kindly electing your pub
lie officials for you? Have you giver
one of your boys2 Have you sacrific
ed the massive form and the immortal
mind of a noble, manly boy of yours
If not some other family had to giv'
more than its share.
Can you do this, vote to create thi
institution of such q monstrous de
mand, and then shrink from your dut,
when 1t goes TO furnish the supply?
Are you selfish, that you can vote L
keep the saloon to grind up the boy
of your land, and then do nothing t
supply the material for its grindin,
and terrible work of slaughter AM
death? Will you mediate on thes
reasonable questions and give reas
enable answer to God and man ?
Nappanee Ind. Crystallizer.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-02-15
OYER THE STATE.

The first of this week forty-five acres
of the East Muscadine plantation, the
property of Chancery Clerk w. E.
Mollison, changed hands, Mr.. Chas. M.
Killian now being the owner Of the
valuable tract of land. The purchase
figure was $2,475 cash. The place is
three miles from town, is improved
and In cultivation. Mr.. Killian has
also purchased from his father, Mr..
Max Killian, the Centennial farm
cleared In 1876 and containing ninety
nine acres, seventy-fve of which are
in splendid state of cultivation. for
the cash amount of $4,000. Thus It Is
to be plainly seen by the outside world
that our lands are no longer to be had
for the asking, or in other language
for song.-Mayersville Spectator.
1t is qualification to the people Of
the State to have such a journal at the
Capital as the Commonwealth. The
best exponent of Mississippi sentiment
IT responds to the chord 10 the popular
heart, not because II follows sentiment
but because 1t is with tho people.
Bold aud aggressive, It seeks to dc
what will aid our State, without feal
and without shadow of turning. The
Herald was no advocate of Gov. Stone
for his present position, but we recog
nize that in him our State has and able
and conscientious Executive. Tn,
Commonwealth, always friendly to him
will prove tower of strength to the
administration. II Ia good for The
Democracy of Mississippi that we hav,
the Commonwealth In Jackson
Yazoo Herald.
[The TIMES fully appreciates and en-
dorses what the Herald says; of thu
value of paper with convictions q
the Capital. The Democratic part,
and the State administration have IL
the Commonwealth an able exponen
of its truest policy, Its wisest course.l
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JACKSON, MISS. Feb. 8, 1889.

JACKSON, MISS, Feb 8, 1889.
hessrs: wiIherspoon, Allen, o'Nsil. West and
Dodds:
GENTLEMEN-To your joint letter of
Feb. S on the subject of the memorial
10 congress reported to the house of
Representatives by the committee on
federal relations, my reply is that l
take the memorial 10 be, III effect, an
address to our sister states, through
congress, in favor of amending the
constitution of the United States so as
to allow the states, as each may deter
mine for herself, to deal with the SUBJ
ject of suffrage as they may see fit ;
subject only to the rule of apportion-
ment fixed by the 14th amendment.
The restriction imposed by the 10Th
amendment on the liberty of the states
in this respect, is felt to be grievance
by us, as in view of the preponderance
of the negro population in the state
a preponderanoe annually increasing
by the influx of negroes from other
states, II Is transfer Of political power
to that race and we think we ought to
be free to deal with the danger in
volved In II.
The practical value of the demon
stration, measured by the chance oi
favorable action by congress, appears,
confess, to be slight; but | perceive
in the memorial an svowal, which, In
the constantly recurring agitation Of
the subject in the country, l think
should be made in some authoritative
way by body representing the people
of the state, of our willingness to suf
fer reduction of our Representatives
in the lower house of congress and ol
our votes In the electoral college, fol
the sake of tranquility al home. Such
an avowal will serve to refute The
charge and dispel the belief. that W,
prefer to suppress the negro vote BY
indirect means, and, at the same time
retain political weight In nationa
affairs to which we are not entitled
according to the spirit Of the constitu
tion.
| am persuaded that 1t is best fo
the people of the State, In order to SO
cure order, stability and progress, t.
lodge political power irreversibly II
the white race and submit to the con
sequence to which 1t will lead, undo
the operation of the fourteenth amend
ment. think this is the CONCLUSION
Of those most competent to decid
what is best for us, and 1t should b
svowed. Yours respectfully,
w. 2. HARRIS.
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RAILROAD TINE TABLE,
CARPENTERS WANTED.

Fifty Skilled Mechanics, at $500 per
day, to work on Refrigerator Building
tor Armour Packing Co, opposite L.,
N. o. Il I. Depot.
A. w. BLACK,
febl-St Superintendent.
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DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that the firm
of w. II. Ballard n Co., have this day
dissolved by mutual consent, W. IL
Ballard retiring.
The Tiliord Drug Company Gncor'
porated) assumes oil debts and liabili
ties Of above firm and are authorized
to collect all Indebtedness.
W. III. BALLARD,
g. II. TILFoRD.
Grccnville, Miss, Feb. 8, 1890.
Feb. &.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Privilege Of changing regular Advertisements
once a month without charge.
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u THE WEST AEM0RIAL.
Views OF Hon. H.P. Harris Given 80 Re.
guest or Members Of the Legislature.

House OF REPRESENTATIVES,, 7
JACKSON, Feb. s, 1890. (
Hon. ". P. Harris, Jackson, Miss:
DEAR SIR-We respectfully request
your opinion in writing upon the pro-
priety of the memorial presented to
the legislature by the committee on
federal relations, and the political and
economic questions suggested by said
memorial. VIII not the best interests
Of each race be promoted by a repeal
of the fifteenth amendment to the fed
eral constitution VIII not its repeal
remove the principle cause of irritation
between the north aud south; secure
more harmonious political relations
and tend 10 establish better feeling
between the white and colored races
Awaiting your reply, we are,
Very respectfully,
VIM. ID. WIrHERsPooN,
JAMES p. ALLEN,
THOMAS j. O'NEIL.
A. M. WEST,
GEO. S. DoDDs,
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sUBscRIPTIoN rERns.
ADVERTISING RATS.

iIvk 7IwksI5m0sI5 mosII year.
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Hn aud Elgin Watch
81, at
FRAsK BrSDEz's.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-03
Notes About Town.

The following dissolution Of partnership
have been announced Oimited) between "
f. Hancock A Mrs. Mary +. HicOck. Bris
tow a Pearce. Wallen x Wray, Wheel
wright. Archer a CO. Mr.. Peter Ainsli,
has retired from the firms Of David A. Aims
lie 4 Brother. Of this city, and Peter Ainsfis
a Brother. Of Lynchburg.
Il. W. CLARK, general freight and passen.
ger agent IF the >eabOard Air Line. L. NJ
Emerson. general freight and passenger
agent Of the Atlantic Coast Line, and James
l.. Taylor, general passenger agent Of the
Richmond and DansIle Railroad. We're in
the city yesterday on official business.
Mr.. Edward ID. Crump, formerly of this
city. and his wife, who was formerly Miss
Minnie r. Parish, Of Charlottesville. have
been in Richmond for few days visit.
They were married at Charlottesville, on
Christmas day, by the ReY. Mr.. Lipscomb,
and will make that town their home.
Many persons congratulated the Rev. DR..
William h. Hatcher and his wife upon the
twenty-ifth anniversary OF their wedding
Resolutions OF the Baptist ministers were
presented 10 Rev. DIR. Hatcher.
suit was instituted Yesterday in the Cir
cult Court by the Administrative OF James
u. Duyall against the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company for $4,000.
The Rev. Dr. Cooper, OF the First Baptist
Church. received many New Years con-
CALCULATIONS.
+. y. DeaYin qualified Yesterday az adj
ministrator Of the estate Of A. VI. Deayin,
deceased.
Mr.. Thomas Nelson Page has returned 10
the city.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-03

fboocerD Couy1.-John r. Black to +. A.
Wcltv. one-half interest in 22lz feet on east
side Twenty-fOurth street. between Bfoad
and Marshall. S725: Edward :. Brown 10 NJ.
: smith. feet on Eighth street, $50; ". W.
Cosby. Jr.. commissioner 10 Louis +. bos.
siouX. 30 feet on west side Pine street, be-
tween Albemarle and spring, Sl,ole; W. T.
Clemens 10 Fleming j. seldom, the IRON saie
and all other Office fixtures IN Office lof east
Cary street. and use OF his fertilizer Drands,
warehouse aud agencies and goodwill oil
business for TWO years. Sl,2OO: Preston
Cooke. special commissioner, TO LIZZIE VI.
Preston. wife Of William 4. Preston, $50
feet on north side Park avenue. near Har-
rison street. S2,6jj.34; Mary :. Gary to IA.
II. Satterwhite 50 feet on west side Twenty
third. between \ and Burton. 500: W. W.
Redtord's trustee and Lee W. Morton 10 NJ.
i DAILY. 33 feet ON west side Adams, near
Pickett street, 800; Fleming j. selden u
l. II. ~eldeu. his interest in the property
mentioned i'm the agreement between W. g.
Clemens and said Fleming J. >elden, re-
ported above, $1,000.
HeHricO CONFECTIONERY X. Hahds'Hpe
cial commissioner, 90 Mrs. Ann \. NelifohI
70l feet ON Meadow Bridge road, northwest
corner Richmond and IlenricO turnpike, L.
perfect title. -. Number Of deeds recorded
i'm this court in December l3i.
Tfusfiags court Of " 0nchcstcr.-Jame'
+. Bradley and others 10 Albert >. Bradley
3D. feet ON west side Nineteenth stree
near cambridge. 33it feet ON west sid
Nineteenth street between Hull and Balm
bride and - feet on south side Bainbrdg'
street between Nineteenth and Twentieth
% correct error, 81; Horace :. Bradley e
John II. Parker, "a l5-lOO feet on south side
Bainbridge street year Twentieth. Sl,ow
John Gilmore 10 Elizabeth Il. Allen, -
feet ON east side Decatur slreet near DE
catur. $500. samuel Hastings 70 Thomas
n. Robertson. 80 feet on north side Olt
Dominion street, S22C; Sarah shipp q
Horace =. Bradley. 4 feet on south side BAN
bridgeistrt Il between Nineteenth and lWen
tieth i'm exchange for small lot adjoining, 81
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-03

Miss Minnie G.. Beyill died yesterday Of
consumption at the residence Of Mr.. NJ. i.
smith. No. 4l6 west Grace street She had
been an invalid for nearly two years. Last
summer she visited number Of Northern
wateriug-places and was thought 10 be inn
proved. but the insidious disease had taken
too firm "a hold. and for the past few months
she had visibly declined. She was lONable.
interesting. amiable Christian woman, and
her untimely death j. "a matter Of regret 10 a
larve circle of friends. Miss BeNill Was a
niece of the latesiohn Mcfarland. one Of the
best known master mechanics Of his day.
Two sisters Mrs. NJ. 4. Smith and Miss
Lizzie Beyill-and one brother, Mr.. Walter
b. Beyill. general passenger agent Of the
Norfolk and Western Railroad, survives
her. The funeral will take place to-day
from the second Presbyterian Church at
O'Clock l.. NJ
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asked his opinion OF the case. Mr.; Wren
declined 10 express any views rs ne "1"
not been employed in the case.
THE VERDICT.
Sergent Tomlinson's testimony ended tbe
Investigation, and the jury returned Tue i"i-
lowing short verdict. I'VE believe thAi
Frederick Goodrich cane 10 his death ifVh'
the effects Of pneumonia
WAS HE BEATEN
This ends the case. but II canno; be De
MED. however. that the evidence points az
rectlv 10 tine fact that the deceased was
beaten by some one on the sunday hien'
that the chambermaid said he o'a 10Y ~,
cupv his room. The only account
that the deceased gives y ina' ne ne
feIl AGAINST chair or lender. ne
must have fallen repeatedly IN olue'
To inhict 80 many bruises ana wous,lu-.
The evidence say. that he lay on tne nv9 ~
for some time, and u Is weii-hnoWh ,ni' -
a man h 10 much lntONlca1eu ~
10 fall 10 the floor. be j. apr
,here IN remain until he sObers
ar l. lifted bv some one. II il also anthem
ticailv reported that the deceased became
prior 10 his discharge as manager OF IN,
auarrying company, involved in several
dnancial difficulties.
TAKEN TO NEw YORK.
The remains Of Mr.. Goodrich, accom-
panied by Mr. Henry Goodrich, the Drothef
m the deceased from New York, and Mrs
Goodrich. lett on the 1872 train last nighl
for New York.
The father Of the deceased did not reach
the city at all.