The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-10-22
WHAT BLACK MEN ARE DOING
Evidence OF Progress Among the Colored
People, Called From Yesterdays Ex-
changes, or Reported by Our Correspond


A]N fucHtt vi ITDSEess among the COlOred
People, Called From Yesterdays Ex-
changes, or Reported by Our Correspond
ents.
ALEXANDER HARPER, the only colored
clerk III the Pullman employ, in this
city, has been rewarded with fine
promotion. Last week a general or
der was issued, announcing him as
accountant for the town of Pullman.
When it is considered that he is made
chief over more than twenty white
clerks, and responsible for the ac-
counts of town of over two thou
sand employees, the excellence OF the
appointment is manifest Mr.. Har-
per has In all probability the most re-
sponsible clerical position of any col
ored man in the country He is to
be congratulated upon bis remarka-
bic success, and the Pullman author
tiles tor their unprecedented action in
rewarding merit wherever found
Chicago COnserUat0r.
[. ]. BEAN, colored man, has been
promoted to the position of foreman
III the shops of the New Home Sew
ing Machine Company, at Kansas
City, Mo.
MEssRs SAMUEL CARTER and r. c..
0. Benjamin, of Louisville, KY, were
admitted to the Bar in that city last
week.
A. W. HARRIS, a colored lawyer who
lately removed to Petersburg from
Alexandria, was nominated for the
House of Delegates from Dinwiddie
County, by convention composed Of
delegates elected by both wings of
the Republican party, held on Satur-
day. Harris is Readiuster in poll
tics.-Peoples advocate
B. T. TANNER, editor of the Chris
tan Recorder, has returned from his
European tour.
Ono has two colored members of
the Legislature, Messrs. Block, of
Hamilton County, and ]. P. Green,
of Cleveland.
EX-SENATOR REvELs has been APP
pointed Presiding Elder of white
Methodist Episcopal Conference dis
trict in Mississippi.
Mr.. ". II. CURD, the q. S. Customs
Inspector, will soon offer for sale a
historical chart of the Negro in Amer
lea, compiled by himself Chaca0o
ConserUator.
HE FIRST EDITION of Prof Scarbo1-
ough's Greek text book, published by
A. L.. Barnes Il Co., is already ex-
hausted.
IT IS significant circumstance
that the Equal Rights Association of
the City Of Providence, composed as
it is mostly Of white adopted citizens,
being many of them from the Old En-
erald Isle, and numbering as it does
a large membership, should have
elected as it's President a negro, one
who is "a negro-deep dped in the
wool This is gratifying because it is
an admission, in significant quarter,
of the growing force and intelligence
OF the colored men.-Prouidence, r.
l., Morning Star.
AMONG THE PROSPECTUS for precious
metals in Colorado, who have recent
ly made their fortunes, are two colored
men, who sold their claims in Horse
Shoe Mountain for over a hundred
thousand dollars. -Horper's Weekly.
HENRY TODD is said to be the wealth
lest colored man in Georgia. He has
100000 in good Investments
The FIRM OF HENRY HOPPER & Son,
of Paterson, spoke manufacturers,
who employ about twenty men in
their factory, are both colored men.
HUGH Brown, ESQ, formerly of
Princeton, graduates next spring from
the University of Edinburgh, Scot
land.
AMONG THE ELECTRICIANS in EdisOns
employ is South Carolina colored
man who was educated at Oberlin.
He is one of the great inventors
trustiest heutenants.
VIM E. MATHEWS, the Washington
stock broker, will derive an income of
$4,000 from his business this year.
SIXTEEN YEARS AGO it was against the
law for the negro to be taught, but
now there are seventy white students
and twenty colored studying medi-
cine at colored institution in this
city, and under the control of worthy
colored men. The day of better
will soon come Washing
ton, d. c., Sunday Item
WILLIAMSBURG, N. Y, has four col
ored druggists, three of whom own
The ooLoRED SOLDIER who dispersed
a gang of train robbers in Colorado,
by his courage in killing one Of the
rascals, fought nobly enough to re-
celve some mark of appreciation from