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C P Johnson, Darien, Ga. - -..gJX X7~.: irnrserrrz iTrTmtsrr- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1887 Bishop Becker has issued orders that no marriages ceremonies shall he performed after dark in the Catholic church in the future. The Senate has increased the appropriation for the Savannah Harbor from $45,000 to $65,000. To do effective work there should be at leaat SIOO,OOO appropriated this session. Rev. W. J. White, Editor of the Georgia Baptist and Rev. E. K. Love of Savannah are m a heavy fight spiritually and temporally. The latter has sued the former in the courts for SIO,OOO damages. Please bear in mind that the blue X on your paper means that your subscription is out, and that von are requested to renew at once. Remember that subscriptions are payable in advance. Associated with the name of no other American statesman is there more of patriotism and financial wisdom than with the name of John Sherman, of Ohio.—lnter Ocean. We fully concur in the above and hope the time is not tar distant, when ’“Honest John” will have an opportunity to put his vaiied expe* riance as a statesman and financier in full force. A Literary Convention will be held at Nashville, Tenn., March 23 1887. Bishop Turner is the presi dent. All presiding elders of the A. M E. church are members by virtue of their office. Membership is not restricted to the A. M, E. cliuich. The President in a supple mentary call recently issued says he hopes the convention .vill pro vide for conferring some kind of titles or degrees, and that Nashville can take care of five hundred or a thousand if they chose to come, and are preparing to make the occasion the grandest in the history of the race. ONE H’Jl’ TO ACT RIGHT. Our friends who desire to help the Tribune can do so in no better wav than by patronizing the busi ness houses and stores that adver tise in our paper. The very fact of advertising their business with us shows an appreciation of the col ored trade that f he\ receive, and a desire to reciprocate by helping us. We urge our people to read the ad vertiseinents in the Tribune and give our advertisers h cull before going elsewhere' DIS TING UI SHED Mi 1 TOR S. Rev. Dr. B. T. Tanner. Editor of the A. M. E. Church Review was in our city last week, enroute lor Florida, and remained in the citv a r-aiple of days. On Sunday morn ing Dr. fanner preached «t Si. Philip's church one of the most practical and effective sermons it has ever been <ur privilege ot listening to. The effect of the Doc tor's sermon will be long felt in our community. He has been greatly honored by the church, and it would not surprise us to h»*ar of the Gen eral Conference of 1888 continuing to show its appreciation of bis power and ability. Kev. Dr. J. C. Etubry, publisher of the Christian Recorder, arrive d on Monday last from South Caroli na on his way to attend the E»st Florida Conference at Lahe City. We regret that his health was not the best, it having been somewhat impaired while in South Carolina. Savannah was not given an oppor tunity of hearing th>s distinguished divine in the pulpit. Both gentlemen honored the Tribune with their presence. THE LABOR QUESTION. Readers of the Tribune will re collect that in a recent issue we called attention to the action of the Firemen Brotherhood [Locomotive ■ Firemen] in being exercised at the employment of colored men by the | Central Railroad management un- ; der Capt. Raoul. The white Knights of Labor were exercie id at the same time about the same mat-J ter, according to the Morn ng News. The afternoon paper called the Evening Call was also exer cised. For the benefit of working men, whose interest is our interest, we note the fact that a Mr. J«.hn ■ J, Hannahan of Chicago, Vice Grand Ma ter of tiie Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman was in ou> city on Tuesday last and iddressed the Brotherhood of Savannah. The News states th -t Mr. Hannahan said. “The order views with satisfaction the tendency on the Southern roads to employ white firemeu in place of col ored men. The superintendents and I the head officials see that it is policy for them to graduate their own engi neers. To do that th< y gee that they must employ white firemen, because they do not consider it either politic or safe to put colored men in charge f trains. The Piedmont Air Line has re versed its old policy and is now em ploying white men for firemen. The Coast Line Company is the only system of importance which does not employ white firemen.’’ The Order has 342 lodge* and 18,000 members in the Unite! States, and “is independent of al! labor organizations, never had » strike, is growing steadily, and is on she best of terms with the Rail road officials” according to Mr. Hannahan, and yet he Order views with satisfaction the tendency on the Southern roads to employ white firemen in place of colored men,” in othei words they would giadh prevent color d men faom obtain ing a liveliboi d by honest labor. They broadly discriminate against colored men without regard to character or ability. Can colored men read tbe fore going; and by reflection he not benefitted thereby. The Firemen Brotherhood is in dependent of all other labor organ izations, yet they readily unite with the white Knights of Labor against the employment of c tlored men on the Central Railroad if the Even ing Call is the, mouth piece of the white Knights and is authorized to speak for them. The Brotherhood and tbe Knights are independent of each other, but they are solid and unanimous against the negro Are we right in the assertion? If not we would like to be corrected, and for this purpose the columns of the Tribune are open to all. In tbe meantime lot colored men he on the alert, uuite and be solid for their own i terest in demand ing fair play. Unite with no Order that fads to stand square by all its members without regard to color for an equal chance in the struggle to live nouorabh . FROM THOMA S VILLE Rev. J. 11 Adams and family left Savannah on Saturday last fol Thomasvill ■, Ga . his new field of labor, -le arrived at Thomas ville at 2 o'clock and was met by a large in >jority of the members greetit g him and family. Bishop H. M. Turner and Rev. E. A. Shep pard spent the Sabbath with him The Rev. Dr. Recker from Michi gan pleached at 11 o’clock a very instructing subject to the young peepie. Bishop 'Turner preached at 3 o'clock, Tex': 11th chapter of the Ephesians and 10th verse; horn this be preached one of bis able sermons. Rev. E. A. Sheppard i preae el at 7| o’clock, text: Revel ation 3<i . hapter 2nd verse. Much good was done by these üble divine*. On .Monday night the Ku-klux visited lv v. A lams and f nuilv. Then w.-re about 20 of tl em well equipped with every thing that was good. A large table was loaded with al! kinds of provisions. The following comprise the natn-s of the ladies and gentlemen who made the welcome visit: Prof, ■' Rice, J Jones, J C Brooks, W M i Walton. M. C. Davies. H. Williams. Dealia Williams, Armeania Wright E. C. Alexander, M. T. Davison, Nora Bryant. M. Gardener, M. F. Davis, B. Royal, C. Smith, Mattie J. Gardener, Rebecca Davis, Cora Fiuigan. The party entering singing. Prayer was offered by the Reverend and an address de livered by him to the ladies and gentlemen, in which he acknow) edged the courtesies and kindness shown him. THE COLORED PRESS ON MA TTH& H’.S REJECTION. 'The actiou of the Senate is much like “the monkey” that used the “cut’s paw,’ to lake chestnuts om of the fire. It it is just such lang uage as is likely to tickle a few gid dy colored people. We think it high time for colored men to ceute shouting to the tune of slavery, and begin io dance to the inu*ic ot treemen. The whole thing is much like Patty's blanket, just a.* broad as it is wide-” If the matter comes to a vote, designating Our most distinguished representa tive, it’s a puzzle as to which ot the two would get the majority of Electoral votes, if intelligent peo ple did the couiitiis|, Fred Doug lass with his “white” wife tn France, or James C. Matthew in America. People Witness, Wil mington, Del. If Matthew.- was rejected because he is a Democrat, then all Demo crats, who have been confirmed, should have shared the same late. T m will show that neither Douglas* nor any other eminent Negro in this country can change the independent attitude of a large and noeli gent element of the col ored p< Opie, and that they will no hmger vote Solidly with any party. Ibe best in crests of the race and i hat of iue whole country demand a division of t,e colored vote. — ou> hern Leader. The rejection of Matthews by a Republican Senate, means a death blow to the Rwpubncan party. To say he w..» rejected because h* i* a Demociat won’t work, because lit Senate is confiiining whit Democrats nearly every day. lim it is plain for colored people to see th.it when mo.*t Republicans cease to HS - ihe “Negro” as a c it’s paw (hey have no further use for bun. In this Matthews case we give up tuat ihere i» a “mouse in the meal tub ” —Peoples’ Jour al 'The Senate has placed I «e f in a tight place in th.s matter. Ibe plea that tbe nomiiuitiou was i ejected t oca use Mr. Malt hews was not res ideut of the Distiic: of Co.umbia i one es the gauzy subterfuges politi cians usudly resort to when they find that they have ‘‘put then foot n it. li will be a lung time before the Senators wuu opposed the nomina tion hea. ihe last ot ii; it will be a cold day when we penult Senatoi Ingalls and bis Republican com pemß t ) forget tbe original iwasoii he gav. tor opposing the nomina tion, —that is, because “the Reput* beans dont like a Democratic Negio, and the Democrats dont like any Negro at all,—N. Y. Freeman. li there Were any doubts heieto lore as to the sentiment of the col ored people of W ishingiun with re- pect to the appointment i f J C. Matthews, as Recorder of Deeds, it was Settled Wednesday night th it the colored people are practically as unanimous aga.nst the ppoint nieut as the white people. Wh-n Hon. John M. Langston exposed the hypocrisy of ihe president in appointing .Mr. Matthews as Re corder on the score ot recognition to the race, the house manifested greater a.d more prolonged ap plause than at any other time during the meeting. It was several minutes before the speaker could resume his address. The Tuesday night meeting m'ghi have been a mob and the result doubtful, if n>t contradictory, but the episode of Wednesday night omoyis all doubt. —Peoples’ Advo ate The vote in the Senate on tbe confirmation of J. C. Matthews has again been taken up and again be 1 hae been defeated. We have no way ot knowing who, or what par- ty is tiie most to blame for this, but as the Republicans are the majority in the Senate, it would seem that the\ were. While Republicans think that a colored man has no right to join any party except their party, and if he does do so, thev pu p >*e to punish him the first op portunity they get to do so. Mr. Ma’thews is an open and outspoken colored Democrat, and tor this we re of the opinion that the Repub lican Senate refused to confirm im. [f this be so, then it becomes necessary for the race to speak out upon (his matter. If colored citi zens have trot to be discriminated against, and by a party that they have done so much for, and by’ a party that depends upon ihe colored vote for its political success a‘ National ele tions, then the sooner rze know ir the better for u-.—Little R »ck Sun. For Underwear L. Fried’s the place. iui...y wtwct— _ JOHN H. FOX, U MDER TAKER, Masonic Temple, Savannah. Ga. Residence—lls Abercorn street. ESTABLIS HE D 1857. The Old Reliable House of JAMES HART & BRO., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in fnon i min (limits, mtn, ntt. qn, b ui no. At The Lowest Market Prices. 11 Jefferson and ISA St. Julian Street, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. SOMETHING NEW IN SAVANNAH. TEHPL.E MUSEUM ANATO M YI FOR 6ENTLEMEN ONLY! 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