The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-03-16
DISORDERLY NEGRO TROOPS.

DISORDERLY NEGRO TROOPS.
Their Passage Through the State q
Trail of Drunken Rowdyism and
Open Violence.
The mustered out negro troops
Crenth Immunes) from Macon, Ga.
made anything but favorable repu-
tation for themselves as they passed
through this State last week. At
several places their conduct was
simply outrageous, bordering on the
riotous. Many of them were drunk
and disorderly, shooting at persons
along the road, firing into houses,
&c. When the train would stop
they made for the nearest bar rooms
and in some instances took possession
of things, helped themselves and
made pistol targets of mirrors,
pictures, lamps and other fixtures.
In Henderson their conduct was
less high handed and outrageous
than it was in some other places,
although it was bad enough here.
Some pistol shooting was INDUCED
in before the train reached the sta
ton and after its departure, but no
serious damage was done. Houses
were fired into and a COW belonging
to W. +. Carter, near the Northern
edge of town, was shot through the
neck. 1t has been reported that two
or three persons narrowly escaped
being struck by bullets. negro boy
declaring that he was deliberately
shot at as he was standing a short
distance from the track, inside the
corporation limits, as the train
passed.
Reports of their canduct having
gone ahead of them the train on
which these negro troops were con-
veyed was not allowed to stop in
Richmond. There was no trouble
there.
In this connection the GOLD LEAF
takes occasion to say that the con-
duct of those members of the Third
Regiment who belong in Henderson
has been in striking contrast. When
they were mustered out and came
back home it was feared by some
there would be extra work for the
conservators of the law, knowing the
reputation the regiment as a whole
had made. But they have been
orderly and well behaved no act of
violence or reprehensible conduct
being chargeable to them, fact which
we have pleasure in noting.
Before the discovery of One Minute
Cough Cule, ministers were greatly dis
turbtd by coughing congregations. No
excuse for it now. Phil H. Thomas.
n4ck~ear, at ''"' ''s'se wA sI'ISis gnu
Smallpox Scare.
Something of smallpox scare is
on in Henderson although there APP
pears to be no immediate, even if
remote, danger to our people. But
to be on the safe side since the
disease is in various parts of the
State Officially announced to be in
II counties) and in an adjoining
county, it has been thought proper
by the town authorities and physi-
clans that vaccination be resorted
to. And to make it general and
effective as possible it has been made
compulsory. Since Monday morn
ing perfect stream of humanity has
been vending it's way to and from
the Mayors office and hundreds of
persons have been vaccinated. In
other cases the work has been done
in the homes of people, at the drug
stores and elsewhere.
Apropos to the present situation
the following article from the New
Bern Journal is published:
There can be no question that VAGINA
ton is the sanitary measure to be taken.
1t may be unpleasant to very many per-
sons, yet no sensible or intelligent per-
son will hesitate moment in accepting
it, and it ought to be made compulsory
with those who have only prejudice or
lack of sense as an excuse for not being
vaccinated.
Naturally there are many persons and
families who cannot afford to go to
regular doctor and pay the charges of
vaccination, therefore the necessity of
the city authorities providing VAGINA
ton for every one, either free or at low
charge.
The question of health is far superior,
and more important than business or
financial considerations.
There is no question that small pox is
to be found in q number OF places in
North Carolina.
Good health and sanitation are all i'm
portant, and the old saying OF an ounce
of prevention being worth more than a
pound of cure, is most applicable in the
present case.
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