The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1859-11-26
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 81, 1863


Mr. EDIroR:-The concert on Wednes-
day, and continued on Thursday evening
last, at Asbury Church, Eleventh street,
was largely attended, and all pronounced
it excellent. 1t was under the leadership
of Mr.. Thomas Burley, who is very sue
cessful in all his concerts.
We are panied to hear of the death of
Miss Mary Dosier, who has been sick for
many months. She departed this life on
Saturday evening last, at the residence of
her mother. In her death this communi-
ty has lost one of its brightest literary stars,
the church one of its most exemplary men,
bers, and the bereaved family one of its
brightest ornaments.
1t will astonish some of our colored
friends to hear that our old Methodist
friend, Mrs. Mary Stafford, has bequeathed
to the Methodist Church of Savannah, Ga.
a handsome residence worth 81 900, and
IL slaves.
We clip the following from one of oul
dailies:
THE REGISTRY LAw.-There is law of the
corporation requiring every free negro or mulatto
within five days after arriving in this city, to re-
cord his or her name upon the books of the corpo-
ration failing to do so, he or she is liable to fine
of lsSc than IN and atcO 70 bo oydoro1 but hf
Mayor to depart forthwith from the city (See
Sheahan's Digest, page 252) James Hooe wa,
arrested last night for failing to comply with the
law, taken before Justice Dom this morning, and
fined $40 and costs
The following is from that infamous
sheet, "The States"
NEGROES IN GOVERNMENT EMPLOY
EDITOR STATES We observed, and are glad to
observe, that writer in your paper of the oath
inst referred with apprehension to the employ
ment of negroes in the public departments. If
recollect rightly, Mr. Secretary Cass decided that
negroes were not citizens. How is it, then, that
they hold public offices! Is it true as is al
legged, that some of the negro messengers and la
DOIeIe, IeCelFllg lIOLl C4OU W poUU per
slares the property of the secretaries or heads
of bureaus who draw their pay! These questions
we would like to have answered There are many
competent white men who have done good service
to the country, who would like to have and be
very glad to fill the positions filled by those
colored gentlemen. Another question we would
like to have answered Is it true that the seal OF
the Patent Office is now, or was for several years
in the custody of a coored man Please sir, il
you can, give us answers to these questions, and
obige few DEMOCRATS
We have now quite an exciting case be-
fore the court here. A man by the name
of Boyd has been arrested in Westminster,
Maryland, being found with two slaves
who had ran away from here He was
brought to Washington last week, and one
of our most respectable citizens of color.
Mr.. A. Lee, has been arrested on charge
of aiding the slaves to escape Mr.. Lee
has been doing business here for many
years as a feed merchant, and was arrested
because one of the slaves Ia woman) had
in her possession feed bag marked with
his name, which is very common occur
renee in Washington and Georgetown.
1t is currently reported that the Rev.
VIM. t. Cato will leave this city soon, to
take charge of church in New Haven,
Conn.