Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-11-17

op II M Turner presiding.
Wanted Immediately, two
good seamstress at Mrs. w A
Craigs, between Ninth and Tenth /
! on Broadway. By applying with
out delay, steady employment
can be secured. +
II Linde, dealer in foreign and
domestic fruits, received a car
load of oranges, and bananas
from Aspinwall, via New Orleans,
last Wednesday, and has opened
a fruit store at 1O6 Fast Mark
i ham street.
just behold the low prices at
Gus Blass & Co.'S mammoth dry
good store. Nos 314 and 316,
Main street. See their ''add" in
another column. x
At Bethel last Sunday, 178 per
sons communed and 8 persons
taken into the church by Elder
Jones, making 401 accessions to
the church through him on his
district during this conference
year. Well done good and faith
full servant.
This week we received through
the mail, a historic chart of the
once leading coIored men Of the
country, prepared by R c o Ben
jamin of Staunton. Va. We
think it a good beginning, but
edition after edition will hit it
by and by. For 80 cts. he will
send a copy to any one.
The Mansion has removed UP
stairs, Immediately over the old
office, in the O'lIara building,
and are better prepared than ever
to execute job work. We thank
our friends for past favors and
hope to have il continuance of
their patronage. Rooms No
and ? O'Hara's building, Main
street, Little Rock Ark.
A cOlored laborer at the Argen-
ia Oil Mills named Daniel Cathie
had his left arm caught in the
cake crusher Monday and horn
: bly, mangled. Drs. Lenow and
| Gibson were called and amputated
, the arm just below the shoulder,
Henry Griffin, the colored man
who was shot in the saloon corner
| of Spring and Tenth streets last
Saturday light, was not danger
ously wounded as reported. lie
was out on the streets Monday
John Ewing, who did the shoot
| ing, is still at large.
| Hy Pcil has added twenty feet
/ to his already large store corner
: Twelfth and Main. The addition
will serve for a saloon and to Ell
, large the feed store. Mr. PieI is
: doing splendid and safe business
in the southern end Of the city
, We are pleased to sec that the
; coiorcd people patronize him well
~ Poetic Gem, by r c O Ben
n jamir. attorney and counsellor al
{ law, S'aunton, Va, is a little
t pamphlet containing choice read
! ing, poetry, ETC., for 30 cts, one
T. of The books and a historical
e chart in an abridged form Of the
lea ling c0loreJ men of the coun
: try, as described by the author
~ I'D 30 cents and get copy
'' The rrss-saw it in the Man
Mental Improvomeno.~
ce public meeting at the A .ve..
'eS Zion church, Friday, Nov, %,
nd consider the recent decision of fl
IS, United States supreme court {
o6 the civil rights bill offs. Pr
gramme: l. Star Spangled Ba
es ner ,. Reading resolutions
es Miss e NJ Sandridse. 8. A,
u dress by George T. Jones. 4. .C<
r. lumbia. 5. Address by S
ar lloliingsworth, 6. Address b
IA } Ii Smith. Z. My country t
OF thee. Exercises commence :
$50 p m. The public is respec
ie fully invited to be present.
N Nie r II JONES, Pres.
~ l. ) BRowN, Sec'y.
st \ NJ f Conference Will NEE
here In Bethel church next Wed
at nesday. DR. Porter having serve,
10 only one year here, we think hi
a. administration compares favora
= bly, with any of his predecessors
, as 1t takes any preacher that ma,
+ come here, at least one year te
, get used to the people and they
= used to him and his ways. Nc
two men rules exactly alike. Nc
d minister should be removed ex
8 cept for grave causes until he tries
|. the people two years, then if he
e fails to succeed he should be re.
e moved. We are informed by Rev
g NJ f "A Easton, that Bishop II
d Nj Turner is on his last tour Off
:. cial, that this closes his four wears
and he too will be called upon to
!, render an account of his steward
e ship to the general conference
: and probably changed to another