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The Cleveland Gazette.
VOL. 1.-NO. 6.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
"Capital” on the National Conventlon-
Hon«. Frederick Bouglas*, George v.
Muffin, of Boston, Bon. D. A. Ntraker,
George W. Williams, Colonel James
I.ewls, Ret. A. M. Green, W. n. Young,
W. A. Pledger, Colonel Perry n. Carson.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 2.
Your correspondent was so engaged
last week at the Louisville convention
that he could not find time to write his
usual letter. It is not worth the while
for me at this late day to give a de
tailed account of the proceedings of the
convention. These have been given to
the country through Associated
Press dispatches. Besides, within a
week or two the minutes in full will
be published in pamphlet form to the
number of several thousand, and dis
tributed to delegates. We hv..ever de
sire at this writing to call attention to
some matters not generally mentioned
in dispatches.
This convention attracted more at
tention from the public than any simi
lar gathering of colored men of which
we have any knowledge. We think we
can say without fear of contradiction
that in reality it was the first representa
tive national convention of colored men
ever held in the United States. Other
conventions have been held and largely
attended, but in no case has so many
States been represented as in the one
lately convened at Louisville. The
well-remembered civil rights conven
tion held in Washington in 1872 was
largely made up of resident Govern
ment employes and of persons accred
ited to States in which they did not live.
Everybody knows that the Nashville
convention was a failure in respect to its
being a National meeting. The Louis
ville convention was truly a repre
sentative body, twenty-seven States be
ing represented, and the participants
were bona fide, delegates. No one has
cause to be ashamed of it now that it is
a creature of the past whether he views
it from the standpoint of intelligence,
respectability, numbers or in the re
sults accomplished.
The absence of the ward politician
was a noticeable feature. Many of the
old leaders were not present, such men
as Langston, Purvis. Wears and Still.
They were from the first opposed to the
call. We have no cause of quarrel with
our friends, for they are able and ear
nest men devoted to the interests of
their race. They, in opposing the con
vention, spoke out of their experience
and from their observation in the past.
No doubt they were as sincere in their
denunciation as we in our advocacy of
the call. With few exceptions young
men were the ones sent by the people
to represenfthem at Louisville. Men
-formed in the mold of to-day’s ad
vanced ideas. They represented live
issues —the idea of independence, which
is the leading doctrine of our times.
The different State delegations were
•splendidly organized, and a finer body
of men we never saw. They were earn
est and enthusiastic in the work they
were assembled to perform. The Lou
isiana delegation we mention as a fair
sample of the others. It was composed
almost entirely of young men, but they
were men well informed, good parlia
mentarians and ready in debate. We
beard the objection made that the chair
man frequently showed partiality in
recognizing members of this delegation.
It is true these delegates were often on
the floor, but when they rose they had
some idea to advance upon the question
under consideration. This fact secured
for them the attention of the audience.
They treated the presiding officer with
proper courtesy and were not constant
ly rising to points of order. How op
posite the conduct of many of our
friends in public meetings and assem
blies the readers of the Gazette too
well know.
The man who stood head and shoul
■ders above every other man in the con
vention in point of experience, informa
tion and oratory was the Hon. Fred
erick Douglass. It is impossible to
fathom the excellence of character and
ability of this man. He rises equal to
every emergency. He is in no sense
a type of the politician, but rather of
the statesman. His address is a re
markable one. Men may criticize it—
they may say he was too pointed in
speaking the truth, but this is charac
teristic of the man. In what he had to
sav he could not be guilty of deceiving
his race or the citizens of the Republic.
He could not speak merely for party.
He soared above party. He recog
nized the fact that parties were made
for men, and not men for parties. His
speech will live in the annals of time,
and, together with his other great ut
terances, will be read and admired by
generations vet unborn. We may.
write of Douglass as Ennius, the
father of the Roman epic, speaks of the
great Fabrius Maximus, “Ergo postgue
wagingw viri nunc. gloria claret'' —
“therefore, brighter and brighter is
now t he glory of that man. ’ ’
The Hon. George L. Ruffin, of Mas
saehusetts, is a refined and talented
gentleman. He was one of the men
whose influence was potent in keeping
in check the turbulent element of the
convention. He did not speak often,
but he was one of the sheet anchors of
the assembly. No one would think of
offending the Hon. George L. Ruffin.
Hon. D. A. Straker, of South Caro
lina, is already a leading man in the
South, and we shall be surprised if he
does not dispute the claim of leader
with the ablest men of the race. He
is a man of education, well read, and
forcible in utterance. He is a danger
ous omionent in debate. Few men can
equal him in bis power of sarcasm.
When we beard him at Louisville we
were reminded of John Randolph, so
much was his style like that of Vir-
ginia’s great statesman of whom we
read.
Hon. George W. Williams, of Massa
chusetts, is a man of giant intellect.
He has a brain of the German type that
never seems to tire. His mind, as it
were, is like a mill, capable of receiving
facts, information of ever}- description,
and of grinding and turning them out
in logical and forcible arguments. No
man of our race with whom we are ac
quainted possesses his peculiar power
in public speaking. It may properly
be said of him what the celebrated
Longinus said of the greatest of the Gre
cian orators: “Demosthenes, from the
force, the fire, the mighty vehemence
with which he bears down all before
him, may be compared to a tempest or
a thunderbolt.”
Colonel James Lewis, of New Or
leans, did as much as any man to mould
the sentiments of the convention. He
is a perfect gentleman—polished to the
nail, and proud of his State and the
people he represents. He always
seemed to have in mind the proper
thing to suggest. On one occasion
during the debate on education and la
bor the colored men of the South were
referred to in a way to indicate that
they were less favored in point of
wealth and occupation than their
brethren at the North. This brought
Colonel Lewis to his feet. He defend
ed his people in beautiful and glowing
language. He said that in his own
State there were skilled mechanics of
the highest grade, men who had busi
ness houses on the best streets, while in
many cities of the North a business
conducted by a colored man would not
be tolerated in prominent localites. In
Louisiana there were no colored mule
drivers. Colonel Lewis took his seat
amid deafening applause.
Rev. A. M. Green, of the same State,
is a man of great force of character.
As temporary chairman he was the
right man in the right place. The con
vention could not well have gotten on
without him, and much of its success
in the early stages of organization was
due to his tact and sagacity. Mr. W.
H. Young, of Tennessee, in debate cuts
like a knife. He is, however, too con
tentious in argument. Were he to im
prove in this respect he would be a
match for our ablest debaters.
Mr. W. A. Pledger, of Georgia, makes
an excellent presiding officer. He un
derstands human nature and is well
versed in parliamentary law. He
brought order out of confusion at a
time when the convention seemed as if
it were going to pieces.
There was one man in the conven
tion whom the people ought to know.
I refer to Colonel Perry H. Carson, of
the District of Columbia. He was the
first to suggest the idea of a conven
tion and embody the same in a resolu
tion which was passed by the emanci
{>ation meeting held in this city in April
ast. Colonel Carson stands over six
feet in height, is large and muscular,
and is brave as a lion in the defense of
the rights of his race. , Now that the
convention has proved a success, let
Mr. Carson have all the credit which
belongs to the originator of the move
ment. Honor to whom honor is due.
Four important committees were ap
pointed by the convention, namely: The
Committee on Education and Labor,
Committtee on the "Freedman’s Bank,
the Committee on Civil Rights, and the
National Committee. The first named
committee is composed of seven mem
bers, and will present the matter in
trusted to them to Congress at its open
ing session. The Committee on the
FredHman’s Bank numbers three mem
bers, and will prepare a memorial to
Congress, praying that honorable body
to fully indemnify depositors for all
losses resulting from a failure of the
bank. When the memorial is prepared
the names of one member from each
State will be attached in addition to
the committee of three. The Civil
Rights Committee fconsists of three
members from each State and Terri
tory. This is a committe clothed with
full power to devise ways and means to
bring into the courts and prosecute to
their final adjudication all cases in vio
lation of any of the rights of ciitizenship.
Two members from each State and Ter
ritory make up the National Commit
tee. ' This committee is a most im
portant one, and is designed to carry
out the general purposes of the conven
tion. This committee has the power to
call another convention whenever they
think circumstances justify. We do
not speak with authority, but we be
lieve another convention will be called
after the Presidential nominations have
been made by both parties.
The late convention was in no sense
a political one. We assembled to dis
cuss questions affecting the material
interest of the race. The attempt of
some over-zealous delegates to drag in
politics proved abortive. We are
neither a prophet nor the son of a
prophet, but we predict that the next
convention will be a purely political
one. Then look out for breakers.
Capital.
Please Copy.
Gbneva, Ashtabula County.
Editor of the Gazette :
I wish to give your many readers a
little sketch of my line. In 1865 or ’66
I was separated from my mother, fa
ther, sisters and brother in Cincinnati,
and although I have made nearly all
inquiries possible, have not been able
to find any of them as yet. Father’s
name is Nelson Sutherland; mother's,
Milly Sutherland; sisters’, Anna Suth
erland, Amanda J. Sutherland, Lucy
Frances Sutherland; youngest sister,
Roda Anlineon Sutherland. Any in
formation gladly received. Address
Caroline Sutherland, Box 237, Geneva,
O.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1883.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The campaign in this state is not
fairly opened yet, but the present out
look for the Republican party is very
encouraging. The colored voters, like
many of the indifferent white voters,
are made sick of Democratic reform
Sovernment. The stubbornness of the
emocrats by refusing to agree to an
apportionment is making voters daily,
like a machine, for tne Republican
party.— State Journal (Harrisburg, Pa.)
The colored people of North Caro
lina will hold an industrial fair in
Raleigh in November, to last one we^k.
Such a thing in the North is unheanj of
and unthought of.
The railroad owned and controlled
by colored people in North Carolina
has reached a grade of six miles.
The Negro has a destiny as grand, as
far-reaching, and as deep-sounding, and
up as high as any other race of men.
The money spent in our education and
for us is simply the restoration of some
of the money stolen from us. The Negro
must educate himself. The white man
cannot educate the Negro. To educate
you must get down into the social tod
family life. They may instruct us in
the school, but education is getting
down into the social structure. The
Negro has not begun to think for him
self. He is fiddling" away and danc|ng
and picnicing, and some of them don't
own the sand in their shoes. We
throw away our morfey. We have
not got to where we understand
relationships. The Negro dresses him
self, puts a cigar in his mouth, and
stands on the corner, arms akimbo,
thinking he is a fine gentleman, and
perhaps has a four weeks’ unpaid
board-bill. You complain that you
don’t have a chance. 1 don’t ask for a
chance. If I wanted to be a reporter I
would not ask these men for a chance.
I would go down to that table and
write. I don’t think our black faces a
hindrance. The ears go just the same,
The Negro must cope and sustain his
position in the body social, in the body
politic. lam alarmed at the increase
of the Negro population myself. There
isn’t a log cabin in the South but can
turn out seven, some fifteen, all rollick
ing, fat, “sassy.” The whites don’t
know how to stop it. It can’t be stopped.
God has for the Negro race a
destiny. He is to occupy all the trop
ics. The white man can’t stand it
down there. When the sun goes down
he goes out. We must educate, and
when the Negro problem is solved the
Negro will take his place among Abe
nations of the world, knowing he has
solved the problem himself.— Bishop
R. H. Cain.
Diana Colphus, of color, died at Lon
don, Ont,, at the age of 115—according
to the allegation.
The Cleveland colored Republicans
are incensed at ex-Senator Bruce upon
his failure to attend the colored Repub
lican mass meeting on the Square
Wednesday evening, as advertised.
They claim that hundreds flocked to
the Square expecting to hear Bruce and
were disappointed, and what makes
the thing more glaring is that Bruce
was in the city at the time of the meet
ing and remained over night. The
Cleveland colored Republicans are to
take some action in the premises to re
pudiate Bruce, for they claim that he is
an office holder on the strength of the
colored voters of the United States and
rode into the Treasury Department as
Register by purporting to be the one
great representative of the colored pop
ulation of this country. They say that
it is in order ‘for the ex-Senator to ex
plain.—Penny Press.
Social equality does not exist in any
race. A well educated, well principled
gentleman is bound to be a gentleman
whatever his race; and if personal
friendship springs up between us, we
will call at his house and sit down in
his parlor with pleasure, whatever his
color, while we should decidedly de
cline the intimacy of an ignorant, be
sotted fool, a rowdy, a loafer, or a pick
pocket, be he as white as the driven
snow. Social associations always re
sult from a similarity of tastes, abilities
and character. Like will associate
with like. A man’s house is his castle.
He can bestow or refuse his company
to whomever he pleases, without any
law to gainsay him. There is no dan
ger, therefore, of the Negro forcing his
company upon people who do not want
it.— Louisiana Standard.
The Central Pacific shops in Sacra
mento have completed an engine which
exceeds in size even the “mastodon”
engines lately built for the road. The
engine weighs seventy-three tons, has
ten driving wheels, four feet nine inches
in diameter, and a four-wheel truck,
and has a tender whose tank will hold
3,600 gallons of water. The total
length of the engine and tender is sixty
five feet five inches. The cylinders are
twenty-one inches in diameter and thir
ty-six inches in stroke, and have the
valve gear devised by General Master
Mechanic Stevens. The engine will be
used to haul freight cars over the Sierra
Nevada grade.
Boston has the laugh on her, from
one «end of the country to the other.
The most cultured city in the land, the
patron of art and the home of litera
ture, her people have been considered
models for all to go by. And yet more
people attended the opening of John
Sullivan’s saloon than attended the
opening of the grand New England
Exposition of arts, sciences and manu
factures, and Boston men look each
other in the free and blush and appear
to be ashamed of each other. ’Twas
ever thus.— Peck's Sun.
There is a ship-yard in the city of
Baltimore owned by a company of col
ored gentlemen. They had on the
stocks four ships in the different stages
of completion.— Boston Hub.
The Cleveland Gazette makes its
appearance at our office this week, be
ing published in Cleveland, 0., and is
remarkably free from typographical
errors, and mainly Republican in poli
tics. We wish it success.— Boston Hub.
We deny that we owe the American
people, or any faction of them, any
gratitude for restoring to us our free
dom. No man thanks a 'thief for re
storing the goods he has stolen—so wo
thank no man for rendering back to us
that which was inherently ours, and
which he had stolen from us, and for
the restitution of which we fought as
hard as any, the bravest of the brave.
—Mr. Fortune's Baltimore Speech.
It was all very well for the Louisville
Convention to pass a resolution sympa
thizing with the people of Ireland; but
wouldn’t it have been well for them to
have remembered poor bleeding Cuba,
where thousands of black men are beat
en and sold like so many cattle? Sym
pathy is a cheap article, and it does
seem that a portion of it might have
been distributed among our near neigh
bors. Again, it is claimed by good au
thority that Negro slavery still exists in
certain sections of our own country,
and yet this honorable body failed to
notice this fact in the resolutions
passed. — Leader.
SELF-EDUCATION
Of the Slave* of Louisiana.
BY PAUL GASTON.
Part Third—Concluded.
On the fourth day, and when the en
tire parish had joined in the pursuit, a
consultation was held and it was de
termined that every slave on Deßour
ville’s plantation should be put to the
torture, in order to extract confession
of their knowledge of the fugitive’s re
treat. This cruel alternative was at
once adopted, and several of the slaves
were reduced to the verge of the grave
without success. Finally a young girl,
a relative to Eulalie, to whom she had
confided the secret, pointed out the
submerged causeway, and in one short
hour after the mangled corpses of Cy
rille, Eulalie and their fourteen com
panions became food for the ravenous
bloodhounds.
The skeletons of the murdered Cy
rille and his male comrades were hung
in chains beside the highway to remind
his surviving brethren that a similar
fate awaited them on the commission
of a similar crime.
This event caused the inauguration of
a series of barbaric cruelties through
out the colony toward the bondmen
that struck terror to the hearts of the
most courageous of their number, and
its bloody record remains unparalleled
in the annals of the civilized world.
Hundreds of these ignorant, helpless
and inoffensive beings were tortured
and slain on the slightest suspicion of
even desiring to enlighten their minds
or improve their physical condition.
The black code of Bienville was revived
in all its revolting features, and rigidly
enforced. The Territorial Assembly
passed laws indicting the death penalty
on any person, white or colored, who
should be found guilty of “teaching,”
“encouraging,” or “conniving” at the
instruction of their human chattels.
This “reign of terror” to the slave
population and their friends continued
from 1813 to about 1821, by which
period the influx of the English, Amer
ican. Scotch and German elements,
with various civilizing and more hu
mane influences, had become -suffi
ciently strong to cause a counteracting
influence to prevail, the result of which
was a modification of the black code,
repeal of the death penalty, and other
important changes tending to the re
lief of the oppressed Africans.
From that era to the present senti
ments of humanity have, as a rule, re
placed the sanguinary barbarism fore
shadowed in our imperfect sketches.
A more generous apd humane spirit
seems to have infused itself into the
hitherto demoniac nature of the plant
ers. By degrees the intercourse be
tween master and slave became more
familiar, more friendly, and at length
culminated in a compromise which per
mitted the establishment of churches
and Sabbath schools on many planta
tions, the effect of which was a partial
enlightenment of the parents and a
thorough inculcation of the principles
of virtue, honor and usefulness in the
children.
This state of things continued with
varied success until the edict of eman
cipation in 1863 —about forty years,
during which period thousands have
secured the rudiments of a literary ed
ucation, and many have attained a
degree of intellectual culture and re
finement that reflects honor on their
race.
To this intelligence which was ob
tained at such fearful risks as those we
have foreshadowed, the great State of
Louisiana owes a large share of her
preservation during our civil strife, in
which the colored troops exhibited un
daunted courage and faithful adhesion
to the highest principles of honor an d
loyalty. _
East End Item*.
Miss Emma Goode, of Baltimore, who
has been spending the summer in our city,
left the past week for home.—Mrs. David
Fowler and Master Leßoy Fowler returned
from Tiffin Monday.—Mr. Charles Moore,
of Garden Street, is seriously ill.—Mr.
James E. Brown, formerly of this end, re
turned from St. Louis with his bride, and
are living on Sheriff Street. —Mr. Herman
Foote, one of our leadiru; young men, who
has been employed at the Cleveland Rub
ber Company for a number of years, has
been appointed foreman over the mill
room.—Our ward will be well represented
at the coming election with three good men
on the ticket. Judge Cadwell, Hon. J. P.
Green and William Brew. Every colored
voter of this ward will vote the straight
Republican ticket. W. F.
MASONIC DEPARTMENT.
Jere. A. Brown, Grand Secretary of the
Grand Loii*e of Ohio, Editor,
Cleveland, Ohio.
We cordially solicit news of any and all
description from the Lodges, Chapters^
Commandfries, and other Masonic or
ganizations, not only of this State, but
from other Jurisdictions as well. Ques
tions pertaining to Masonic Jurispru
dence and the Order in general will be an
swered according to the best authorities
and the practice of this Jurisdiction.
The local Masonic organizations in the
city are all in a peaceful and prosperous
condition. There are no matters of a
grave nature affecting them in any partic
ular. This is mainly due to the official
management which, weave pleased to state,
is vested in the persons of capable and in
telligent brethren.
We have as yet been unable to “corral”
the distinguished brother (?) who was re
ported as soliciting assistance, and con
clude that he has left us for fields more in
viting. It will be well, however, for the
brethren to keep up the watch until as
sured of his departure.
The Grand Lodge, Grand Chapter and
Grand Commandery of the State of Illinois
will meet during the next week at Spring
field, that State, so we are informed by R.
E. Bro. R. E. Moore, of Chicago.
The character of Masonry is especially
vested in every Mason, and he alone is per
sonally responsible for its keeping. There
is no possible way for him to avoid it.
When we hear a Mason admit that Mason
ry has suffered much from the acts of her
votaries, more than from other sources, we
involuntarily exclaim, has he corrected his
own thoughts and actions. To be a good
and true Mason requires a close study of
the history and genius of Masonry, with a
constant application of its tenets. Let us
then be living examples of what we pro
fess, thereby elevating the moral standard
of Masonry, exemplifying what we have
been taught.
Captain General Thomas King, of Ezekiel
Commandery No. 3, K. T., has designated
Friday evening of each week for the pur
pose of instructing the members of the
Commanderies in the necessary tactics for
out-door display. We cheerfully give this
notice and hope that the school may be
well attended, feeling assured that any
who may attend will be amply repaid for
the knowledge to be gained from such a
competent instructor.
The latest intelligence received from the
household of our Grand Master is to the
effect that the health of his amiable and
beloved wife has materially improved to
such a degree that she is now pronounced
past danger.
Negotiations are pending looking to a
joint occupancy and the use of one room or
place of meeting of the different Masonic
organizations of the city. That the ar
rangements will be finally concluded we
have no doubt, as the brethren having the
matter in hand are fully capable. It is
hoped that conclusions will be speedily ar
rived at, so that the turmoil incident to re
moval may be finished and settled before
the advent of winter.
We had the pleasure of meeting Brother
P. L. F. Watson, of Widow’s Son Lodge
No. 6, of New Haven, Conn., who is perma
nently residing here, and found him to be
very pleasant and affable. Call again,
brother.
Bro. J. R. Hawley, of Wilmington, 0.,
was in the city during the past week, on a
visit for the purpose of recuperation after
the labors of a busy season.
Regular convocation of St. John’s Chap
ter on Wednesday evening, October 10. A
full attendance is desired.
The Light of the West Lodge returns
thanks to W. T. Boyd, P. G. M.; to T. H.
Edmunds, R. W. G. 8. W., and to T. W.
Walker for services rendered during the
evening of the installation; also to Mrs.
Eli Lucas, Mrs. William Clifford and Mrs.
N. Thompson.
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Miss Amelia Tighlman, the Wash
ington soprano who was hurt recently
at Saratogo by a falling brick, is im
proving steadily.
Professor Wm. H. McKanlass, until
quite recently Superintendent of Music
in the colored schools of Cincinnati, is
leading a jubilee troupe.
Miss Henrietta Vinton Davis treated
the delegates of the National Conven
tion with several of her fine readings
Wednesday evening.
PARK THEATER
Mr. Hartz announces that this fine
theater will positively be opened Octo
ber 15th, Madam Rhea appearing in
“The School for Scandal” upon the
opening night. A change in the pro
gramme every evening during the
week and Wednesday and Saturday
matinees, are to be the features of the
opening*week.
WORDS TO THE WISE.
The new commercial season is open
ing, and is therefore an opportune
moment for a few words to the busi
ness men of this city. None of you
will object to sell to colored persons,
for money is as good from the hands
of one person as another. The patron
age of persons of color is as much to
be desired as any one else, because it
yields the same product—money. The
colored trade is doubly desired,'for it is
cash, which is infinitely superior to
booking debts.
Do you want the colored trade? You
cannot, if you value your pros
perity, say no. How can you
get it ? By recognizing the
existence of a colored newspaper
and advertising in it. Our people read
their papers, as our wide and extending
circulation will attest; and very natur
ally feel kindly disposed to those who
appreciate their enterprises. Some of
the best merchants in the city have
tried advertising in the Gazette, and
they say, “with the best results.” Our
rates are fair. Show yourselves to our
people.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY.
An Interest tag Collection of New* Item*
by Bar Representative.
— OCT. 2, 1883.
School opened! September sth with a very
good attendance of student*. Among them
are represented the following States: Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois r Mtssouri,lowa, Arkansas,
New York, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Maryland, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Washington, D. C^. and Port au Prince,
Hayti. The task of organizing and arrang
ing classes has been completed, and work
is now going on in real earnest. The old
students have fallen back into the groove*
and channels of study which they forsook
during the summer, and the new ones are
fast following their example. Everything
points toward a good attendance _ and a
prosperous year. We noticed in last
week’s Gazette, in the Cleveland
locals, an item concerning one of
our former students, Miss Mary L. Lawson,
which spoke of her as a graduate from
here. While Miss Lawson was one of our
most estimable young ladies and a good
student, she is not a graduate, and we
would like to correct that mistake. Her
friends here are pleased to learn of her good
fortune in securing a school and wish her
much success.—President Lee made a Sec
ond Amendment speech in Cedarville last
evening, in which he very forcibly set
forth the evils of intemperance and the in
consistency of the saloon-keeper cla iming’
his business legitimate on the grounds of
commerce, when it tends to the destruction
of physical, mental and moral manhood.
Our President is a man of sound’ logical
convictions and fearless in the exposition
of the same. And we can assure you that
he bandied the dealers in this pernicious
fluid “without gloves,” or if he used
them at all, it was decidedly “Acw’d.”
Miss Gussie Clark accompanied the quar
tette from Wilberforce that furnished
music for the occasion, but owing to the
fact that the committee failed to provide
an organ the attendants were disappointed
in not hearing her play.—Mr. St. Cyprian
Delany, of Charleston, 8. C., accompanied
by his brother, Prof. F. 8. Delany,of Madi
son, Ind., arrived home Saturday evening
after an absence of nearly six years. In
speaking of his departure from the South
the Palmetto Press says: “St. Cyprian
Delany, one of our best educated and pro
gressive young men, left Charleston yes
terday for Wilberforce, 0., where he will
spend a month with his folks. Mr. Delany
is one of the most efficient letter carriers
in the service- and will be greatly
missed on his route. We wish him as
fine a time as Wilberforce affords.” - —
Some independent campaign documents
strayed this way Saturday. We say
strayed, for we are satisfied that if they
had known where they were going they
would have taken another route. These
same independent documents were so de
cidedly independent that they preached up
Hoadly and nis virtue to the exclusion of
all others. Had they been really indepen
dent as they proposed to be, they would
have placed before us both candidates on
their merits and asked us to vote for the
one we judged most fitting for the position
of Governor. We will inform the sender
of those very independent documents that
we have examined the records of both
Judges Hoadly and Foraker, and while we
do not say anything against Hoadly
as a man, the company in which
he is found does not savor of the kind
we like to associate with, being some
what particular in that respect. For
this reason we mean to support him
this fall in securing a position as deck
hand on a boat running up Salt River,
from which he can hie himself to some
lonely island, and there, under the twining
of the woodbine, listen to the mournful
tooting of the whippoorwill all the day
long.—Prof. F. 8. Delaney was immerst d
Sabbath by President B. F. Lee, and re
turned to his school in Madison, Ind., yes
terday morning.—Last Friday evening at
the regular weekly prayer meeting quite a
spiritual interest was manifested on the
part of several non-professors. The inter
est not seeming to abate, the Y. M. C. A.
took the matter in hand and held prayer
meeting Saturday and Sunday evenings.
Their labors Sabbath evening were re
warded by conversions.—The good, pure
spring water we drink here (having access
to the once famed Tawawa Springs) seems
very conducive to temperance, and a solid
vote for the second amendment can bo
counted on from here. Doit et Avant.
Indianapolis.
Mr. Frank D. Welch, Deputy County
Auditor of Marion County, passed excel
lently in the late civil service examination
held in this city, having attained ninety
four per cent. —R. B. Bagby, Esq ,
of the Treasury Department, Wash
ington, D. C., is in the city this
week, the guest of the Leader. —L. E.
Morris, Esq., of the Pension Bureau, Wash
ington, D. C., is visiting his relatives in
this city.—The State Fair, held in this city
last week, proved an enormous success,
many colored farmers participating and
exhibiting stock, produce, etc., several
taking premiums.—Mrs. Ella Baxter, of
Peoria/111., is in the city visiting friends.
—Mrs. J. 8. Wilson, formerly of this city,
but now of East Saginaw-, Mich., spent the
past week in the city of concentric circles.
She returned home last Friday evening.—
The sudden demise of the Colored World
is greatly lamented by all, it having start
ed out in such a promising manner.—Mrs.
W. N. Curry, of Evansville, Ind., who has
been visiting her mother here, has returned
home. She was acccompanied by Mrs.
Mary Hill.—Miss Lou Duggett, of Logans
port, and Miss Jennie Moss, of Peru, were
the guests of Miss Luetta Moss, cf Mis
souri Street, .during fair week.—Misses
Mary and Victoria Wilson, of Cleveland,
have charge of school No. 19.—Mr. Wm. H.
Hicks and Miss Fannie Alexander were
united in matrimony on Thursday evening,
September 27th, at Simmons Chapel. Rev.
Simmons officiating. After the nuptial tie
was made a few friends of the newly
made couple repaired C. a neat and cosy
little resilience which the groom had
previously prepared, and where a sumptu
ous repast was served. The groom was
dressed in the usual conventional suit. The
bride was attired in a moonlight-on
the-lake silk trimmed with Spanish lace
and a wreath of ofange blossoms, looking
every inch a queen. Many valuable and
costly presents were received by Mr. and
Mrs. Alexander, and they start off with
many wishes for a peaceful and pros
perous voyage through life’s troubled sea.
—Mrs. Woods, of Knightstown, was in
the city last week, the guest of Mrs.
Thomas Smith, of 316 Lincoln Avenue.
—Mrs. J. L. Hinton is visiting friends
and relatives in Chicago.—Mr. George W.
Touson, of Evansville,lnd., passed through
the city last week en route for Chicago.—
Andy Ashworth, Esq., of Logansport, is in
the city, on his way to Nashville, Tenn.—
Mrs. Turner, .of Logansport, is in the city
visiting.—Hon. J. S. Hinton left Tuesday
for Ohio, to take part in the campaign of
that State. He will remain until election.—
The wish of the colored people here is that
the Republican ticket "nd Hon. J. P. Greea
will be victorious.