Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-12
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owns. His rooms are linea with books,
and in the basement he has large and
well, chosen library. He is a native of
this city, is a remarkably we'll read man
and speaks several languages. For many
years he was Professor 6elles-zettres in a
university IN the western part of this
State, and is now teacher in the Normal
School and Gramm ar School in this city.
He is said to be worth about 100000.
He has no children. Another highly
educated gentleman is the Rev. Charles
Is. Ray, who accumulated his fortune by
his own industry and by fortunate pur.
chases in real estate.
In the days of..slaveryshe became con-
spicuous for his missionary labors and
his passionate advocacy of freedom. He
is a shrewd business man. Is said to be
worth from $4,000 TO 100000 in real
estate bonds. He has three daughters.
One of them, Miss Lottie, graduated with
high honors at the Howard University,
studied law and was admitted to the bar
in Washington. She practiced for awhile,
but gave up the business and now lives
with her father. Her ohjec5 was to find
out whether 8 colonel woman would be
admitted to the bar. She gained her
point and is satisfied.
Among the successful caterers Of this
race is George 7. Downing, who opened a
restaurant at No. Is Broad street a few
mouths ago after many years. absence
from the city. His name is familiar to
all the old business men in the vicinity
OF Wall street. For forty six years his
father kept a restaurant ON the site Of the
Drexel Building and three doors from
where the son has now established him
self. The elder Downing was native of
AccoEaac county, Va, and his family
were hereditary sections of the wealthiest
church Of the country. In their home
which adjoined the church, the best
people of the race in that section Of the
country used to gather for social enjoy
1nent and the Downings became widely
known. Thomas Downing made a little
fortune in New York and lost it in real
estate speculatlons. He was famous for
his oysters, large quantities of which he
supplied to England ana Russia, and for
a present which he sent to Queen Vic
torla he received a present in return Of a
valuable chronometeI, now heirloom in
the family. Two of his sons are living.
The elder George T., as has already
been stated, has opened restaurant at
No. Is Broad street, and the other, Peter
W., is in the Custom House. Mr.. George
Z. Downing lived for some years at
Newport, where he owns eight stores.
For twelve years, under the johnson and
Grant administration, he had charge of
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tives at Washington. He owns land near
New Haven and on long Island, and is
an extremely well informed man, and
has done much to better the condition of
the colo1ed race.
Of the colored clergyman Of this city
none IS more widely known than the
venerable pastor of the Shiloh Church,
the Rev. Henry Highland Garnet. He
was born in slavery, but escaped to the
North and identified himself with the
anti-slavery cause. He was graduated
at the Oneida Institute with hon
ors, and shortly afterwards began to
preach. He has travelled in Europe,
where his advocacy of the cause Of the
colored race helped to gain for it many
friends. He jsyespected and especially
influential in politics among HE people
in this city. He lives at No. 10S West
Third street. The Rev. Mr.. Dickers On,
pastor If the Bethel Church, is com par
atively young colored gentleman, but
energetic, earnest and successful.
Alter Mrs. Gloucester, already referred
to as reputed to be the wealthiest of her
race III Brooklyn, comes Mr.. Samuel E.
Howard. BE lives on High street, and is
engaged IN the real estate business. He
owns houses on High, Fleet, Pearl, Wash
ington, Jay and other streets, and also in
Amltyville, L. l., and Elizabeth, N. J.
als fortune is estimated at 100000. He
was born in slavery, and is about sixty
years old.
An he.ress of twenty -one--Miss Minnie
Duncan-lives with an aunt in South
Brooklyn. Her fortune is some $SOOOO,
wisely invested and yielding an income
OF nearly $4,000 year. Her wealth was
acquired in a singular way. Her father
was married twice, and insured the lives
of both of his wives and his own. He
survived both, and on his death the morey
came into the possession Of his daughter.
Mr. Douglas, famlllarly known as
Pop" Douglass, lives at the corner of
High and Pearl streets, He is between
sixty and seventy years old, owns property
on High, Pearl and Chapel streets, and is
probably worth about $4,000. He made
good deal of his money during the gold
fever of '49 in California. Mrs Samuel
Jackson, who has about $4,000 of this
worlds goods, is u widow, on johnson
street. She owns houses in Jay and
Bridge streets and on Hudson avenue.
Her husband was at one time dry goods
merchant on Hudson avenue. He was
born slave.
The Rev. MIR. Freeman, pastor of the
Sloan Presbyterian Church IN Prince
street, is one of the most popular clergy.
men of color in the denomination. He
owns good deal of real estate in Prince
street and near Prospect Park. Mrs.
Broughton, Of Gold street, owns the large
brick house il which she lives, and has
also house at Saratoga, where she &C
commodities summer boardersT from Ber2
muda, Hayti and the West Indies. Her
fortune is estimated at from $3O.O00 to
$4,000. Mr.. Benjamin Fisher, of No.
112 High street, owns two houses on that
street, and is said to be worth $3O,0OO
Mr.. Fisher was a steward for fifteen
years Oh one of the ocean steamers. His
wife accompanied him as stewardess. He
has travelled all of the world and is a
very pleasant gentleman. The Rev. W.
I. Dixon, pastor Of the Concord
Baptist Church in Cation street, owns
the handsome little house in Adelphi
street, in which he lives. Mr.. George
Drayton, of Willoughby street, near Law
renee, owns real estate, two tailoring es-
tablishments-one in Willoughbyand the