The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-23

uent testimonial ot our esteem for his
noble life and of our grateful llunrSc-
in;.;It ni the act OF ti!r commissioners
in manning the building after him.
The Evening Star in its report ot
the meeting says:
''Attornev ". l.. Poliar, paid 4
tribute t. the memory OF Prof. Car
duzr. Mrs. \. J. Cooper. principal OF
the NJ Street school. was present.
Subscriptions were opened at the
close Of the programme for the Car
dvzu bust fund.-
Who was this CardoZo9 The very
same that Was the negro state treas
urer in the Chamberlain government:
was charged by the radical legislature
itself of fraud and was afterwards
convicted.
When the United States troops
were withdrawn from Columbia Ill
1877 and the radical government, the
props thus removed, completely col
lapsed, the variegated collection Of
negroes. scalawagS. calpet-baygers:
yrafters-commonly known as thieves
and now and then an honest fanatic
walked up from his hypnotic spell. all
took up what little they had saved
from the years Of good stealing and
scattered to the four winds Of heaven.
The Honorable Francis L. Cardozo
came to Washington, where he recelv-
ed an appointment as clerk in the
auditing department of the treasury.
Besides having been state treasurer
under Chamberlain, he had been sec
retary Of state under SSott.
Cardozo was an educated negro.
About the time Of the war, perhaps
during it, he worked at ship carpen-
tering, in which trade he saved up
some money. When he was q years
old he went to Scotland and entered
the University Of Edinburgh. Here he
graduated with such distinction that
he won a scholarship which allowed
him two years. university work in any
institution he mi ght select in Europe.
He chose some theological school IN
London, where he went and became
"Reverenl.' He then entered the
ministry of the Congregational church
receiving call to church IN New
Haven. Connecticut. Soon afterwards,
however, he was sent by the Amerl-
can mission board to Charleston as
principal of the Avery institute. And
from there, as lis SONS, who are here
in Washington. tel! me. che went
into politics. And We know the rest
Reynolds History of ReconsFrue'.
ton tells us a few interesting items.
In 1877 Cardozo took his fight with
the rest, as said above, and secured
Job in the treasury department in
Washington, his salary being $1,000
wear. He remained in this position
until 1884, when through his old
FRIEND @:Dr. Pu1vis," he was elected
to the position of principal Of the
school for negroes, now known as the
NJ Street. high school. H. ". Purvls'
is another character in Reynolds his
tory whose whereabouts the author
of that interesting Rogue's catalogue
says he is unfamiliar. IF he is cdr.
Purvis" he is right here in Washing
ton, Mr.. Reynolds, and he holds down
the job Of some kind Of physician or
surgeon or instructor in therapeutics
or some such thing in one Of these
hospitals or something of the sort.
Anyway, Uncle Sam has been look
ING after him for some good little
while, understand.
But Cardozo, he remained principal
of the high school until he died, about
two years ago. He has son, Francis
L. Cardozo, who is supervisory prln-
cipal of the Lincoln school for negro
children in southeast Washington.
Another son is a druggist here.
7 have made careful inquiries about
the ex-state treasurer, likewise ex-
convict, for whom the district commls-
sioners have decided to name a school
BUILDING. They say he bore good
character here, and while looked upon