The state journal., 1883-12-15
JOURNAL CLIPPINGS
Concerning the Race in all
Parts Of the Country.

Mr.. E. A. Randolph, a colored
lawyer of Richmond, has been re-
tanned as counsel for one of the col
ored men said to have been implicated
in the Danville massacre. Mr.. Ran.
dolph will also shortly enter the jour
nalistic arena as editor of the Rich
mond Planet.
Hon. Martin X. Delaney is lecturing
in the East to large audiences.
One Of the new songs is ''Only My
Love and l." What more could be
desired?
Boston is practicing on its Chinese
baby with baked beans as a civilizing
force.
Ex-Governor Coburn is the richest
man in Maine. He is IS, and never
married.
The negroes of Fort Worth, Tex,
are to have the finest school house in
the State.
The Atlanta correspondent to The
Weekly Record, of Athens, Ga,
says: They have ten colored letter
carriers, four clerks in the postofice,
collector of customs, two clerks in
the Revenue department and four
men among the custom house EN-
p,oyes. A pretty fair showing for
one city.
Professor Joseph S. Harris who
was engaged upon work to be called
"The Representative Coored Men of
the West" has been judged insane
and sent to an insane asylum at
Shawnee.
Twenty four ostriches were recent
ly shipped from Cape Town, Africa,
to San Diego, Cal.
Sojourner Truth left two daughters,
but neither possesses the extraordi
nary force of the mother.
The recent Industrial Fair Of the
colored people of North Carolina was
largely attended by the whites. In
the penitentiary of that State the
white and black convicts work side
by side,
Fifteen thousand persons attended
the dedication of the Church Of St.
Benedict the Moor, On Sunday morn
ing, November IS. 1t is the first
Catholic church established in New
York for the benefit Of the colored
population.
The Chicago Journal gives this as
an instance of patriotic gratitude for
general commentator An aged
oolored couple in Terre Haute, Ind,
who have had 25 children, four of
whom were killed in the war, de-
cline pension, saying that the Gov
eminent had done enough for them
in emancipating their race.
In the Pension Office at Washing
ton are 10Y colored employees draw
500, 500 annually. They can't pos
sibly kick against the party.
The Hyers' Sisters have returned
to Chicago to recuperate. The Sc
we're illness of Miss Flyers, and the
death of Miss Jennie Carter, we'll
nigh broke up the company.
Philadelphia has the only colored
lady engraver in the United States.
Gov. Cameron, of Virginia, very
properly calls attention to the fact
that no man has been arrested for
completely in the Danyille murders.
1t makes no difference what name is
used to describe that affray, whether
massacre, riot, or street brawl. The
plain fact is that four men were killed,
and it is disgraceful to the city of
DanVille that judicial investigation
has not been held.
The newly elected council of At
lantic City, N, j., has raised rum
pus by electing colored policeman.
The council was divided and the
Mayor, who is Democrat, gave the
casting vote in favor of the colored
man. Four white policemen pre-
viously appointed have resigned.
Yale's 81 Glass Cup goes to the
baby of colored member Of the
class, this youngster being the first of
his race to have this distinction.
The colored Methodists of Aber-
deem, Miss, have a church costing
$4,000 and one at Yazoo City, Miss,
that cost near $4,000.