The state journal., 1883-12-22


| Tariton Arteburn, who died last
week, left his entire estate, valued at
| $4,000, to his colored child, Mary
Eliza Arteburn. Arteburn was for
many years before the war the
leading STAKEHOLDER in this city or
State, and made fortune of about
| $1,000, 600 in DEALING in human besh.
| After freedom his occupation, like
Othello's, was gone indeed, " and his
great fortune began TO dwindle until
the time of his death, when he WAS
worth about $4,000 1t is but just
that Miss Mary Arteburn, his daugh-
ter by colored woman, should now
own the ground where Arteburn's
slave pen once stood.-Louisville
(Ky.) Bulletin.
Robert r. Church is the wealthiest
colored man in Memphis. He has
about $4,000 worth Of substantials.
He has big saloon and has "mixed'
in politics some World.
An ex. colored member Of the Lou
isyille Legislature stole three turkeys
and sold them for $3.50.
During the last year 74.l57 white
and 9S,939 colored pupils attended
the public schools of North Carolina.
There is only one negro in Mon
tague, Texas, and he is the porter at
the hotel.-Lancet.
The recognized leaders in the house
of the Mahoneites are Duff Green, Of
Stafford, and r. G. Banks, OF Nor
folk. Harris, The negro lawyer, from
Dinwiddie, is looked ppon as the
leader Of the negro members Harris
takes delight in talking on every
question that comes before the house,
and "when Africa is assailed' he
does double duty.-&ate.
Mr.. Willis J. Ross, graduate of
Gains High School, Cincinnati, is
writing book. The title is not yet
known.
Miss Cora Bean and Mary w.
Trapp, two young colored ladies, are
teaching in Cleveland mixed schools,
and have fer a year CT more-Ga
zette.
Tie Cincinnati College Of Music
claims that It's Southern patronage
has fallen of, because it allows a
young colored man to enter as a pupil.
The objection is chiefly manifested by
the young white ladies', from the
Sunny South. The young colored
man referred to is Prof William II.
McKandlass, who was at one time as
sistBnt superintendent Of music in the
public schools of this city. There is
at present young colored lady from
Xenia in the College. Cincinnati
CO., Afro-Americ0n.
1t is rumored that Judge George
/, IL. ICuInn mas Dggn U6nuGreu Lhe posi-
ton of Resident Consul for the Gov
eminent of San Domingo at the Port
of Boston.
Mr.. Robert Brown, son Of George
w. Brown, Esq, formerly Of this city,
but lately of Chicago, has been en-
gagged by the Pinkerton's Detective
Agency in that city for about TWO
months. So great is the skill of the
young detective in farreting ont
crooks that he has been transferred to
the great agency of Allen Pinkerton,
New York. Mr.. Browns now il the
city visiting his parents, preparatory
to leaving for New York
A negro woman went crazy in
l Chattanooga, Tenn, the other day,
because she lost a pair of bracelets
which were given her by her dead
sister
William Wardlaw, colored, of Alb
beville county, S. g., has named a
| child Guiteau, in honor Of the assas
sin of President Garfield. Wardlaw
) ought to go off and die.-A@.
Miss Addie Lawton, Of Cambridge,
Mass, teacher in the Sumner build
ing, Washington, was severely as
saulted by Mrs Margaret Wilkins,
because she punished Mrs. Wilkins
son with a strap for being absent.
| The court fned the belligerent mother
; $40 for an example to people to let
school teachers alone. On account
of the above assault Miss Lawton was
compelled to remain in the house a
few days.
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