The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-08-30

1 AACiPCi, llNCS III Ol LOuiS.
The Louisiana Republican Central
Committee refused to pass resolution
endorsing General Grant for President.
Miss Carrie Lewis, of Cleveland, has en-
joyed very pleasant visit to Chicago dur
ing the summer. Miss Lewis returns to
Washington in the Fall.
The death of Mrs. Nellie Grant-Sartoris
is autoratively denied. 1t was cruel ru-
NOR set afoat by some newspaper pirate,
to serve what purpose we cannot divine.
The Eastern Association of the Anti
Slavery Baptist Association convened in
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, on the 10th inst. Rev.
Poindexter, of Columbus, preached the in
troductory sermon.
Douglass Jerrold said that there are
some people in the world whose friend
ships are SO warm that they no sooner take
them up than they put them down again.
Chat. N. Y. Herald.
John P. Green, a colored lawyer of Cleve-
land, Ohio, is contestant for a place on the
Legislative ticket of the vicinity Of Cuyahoga
The Republicans of Cayahoga can go farther
and do much worse than nominate John p
Green.
In another column we present some of
the many good things said about the
LEADER by our exchanges. 1t shall be
the highest ambition of the proprietors of
the LEADER to merit the good opinion of
our patrons and contemporaries.
According to Edward Everett, teacher
ought to know everything much more
than the learner can be expected to ac-
quire. He must know things in master
ly way, curiously, nicely, and in their
| reasons. In which opinion all educators
must concur.
Bachelors are advised by the Paris
newspapers either to marry woman who
is beautiful enough to live without for
tune, or one who is rich enough to do
without beauty. The latter are in very
large demand hereabouts.
The LEADER is a stalwart 1t believes
in the power of the Nation (big n. J, and
reading between the lines we Judge that
it also believes, at least, in the American
Negro (big N. also Brother Bagby).-Peo-
pies Advocate.
Right Brother Cromwell, the LEADER
dotes on its championship @of these lusty
twins.-Ed. LEADER.
The Indianapolis LEADER says
Cleveland is said to have more pretty
girls to the square inch than any place in
the country, except indianapolis. Let
Messrs. Bagby & Co. visit our city and
see our girls, and they will never make
another such statement if they keep the
Ten Commandments.-LouisuiUe Bulletin
John Quincy Adams, we do hereby
solemnly pronounce you anOther.-[ED
LEADER.
The many friends of George c. Harding
Esq, editor of the Herald, are glad to see
him again on our streets, much improved
in health, by his trip in search of ozone
and the strawberry. The letters writer
by Mr.. Harding while ON his Northern
! trip are among the best productions of hi,
facile pen. As reader of the Herald we
welcome Mr.. Harding back to his old post
} and as cotemporary, the LEADER wishes
J him and the excellent journal of which
: he is the founder long life and prosperity
If the Washington correspondent of tn,
: INDIANAPOLIS LEADER is "neither to eat
sleep nor drink till Prof. Sampson is cor
raled, and it is ascertained whether he i
our handsomest man, we pity that CORE
spondent; for j. p. gave our city a wide
berth years since, but as he lately caugh
: one of the prettiest of Washington
daughters way down South and took he
for his wife, he may call and see us SOM
, more, one of these days."-PeopIe's AdUo
cate.
Il A colored family of Philadel
, phia, named George, recently brough
suit in the courts of Richmond, Va, 70
the purpose of recoveringa valuable estate
lleft to them in that city by their father,
white man. Their white relations, VIII
had possession of the property, resiste'
their claim, and when the matter came u
in court, compromise was effected, b.
which the property was equally divided
between the white and colored claimant:
II Prof. John NJ. Langston, minister t
r Rayti, has come home on leave of absence
/ to recuperate. Having recovered entire
s ly from his attack of Yellow Jack he wi
i now have time to ponder the excellen
o obituaries with which the papers teeme
on the premature announcement of hi
! death some months ago. No doubt thes
9 will be the means of discovering to Nj
L. that he is the possessor of many trait
> ard characteristics of which he has up
:. this time been in dense ignorance.
II California, it would seem, needs lit
q reform. DeYoung, leader of the Bill
y party, for mayor of San Francisco, abuse
d the father of Kalloch,s the workingmen
q candidate, and revived a scandal abor
!. Mr.. Kalloch in which there was moi
h truth than ficticn. KalIoch retorted b
If slandering DeYoung's mother, whereupo
q DeYoung proceeded to Kalloch's res
Il dence, called him cnt and shot hin
q Kalloch will probably recover, but ii
e, affair will, no doubt, decide the election
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