The state journal., 1884-10-18
GENERAL NEWS IN BRIEF
ITEMS FROM ALL PARTS OF
THE COUNTRY.
scissored from Our Many Ex-
changes and Condensed for
Ready Reading.

kew. w Ills Johnson, cOlOreQ, OF
Cincinnati, is the inventor of the Ex-
celsior Egg-beater.
James Markey, a colored man and
editor of the Denver San, is running
for the legislature Of Colorado.
The late Hon r. b. Elliott, South
Cardinals most able colored lawyer,
left a verg valuable law library.
Mr.. VIM. Sill, of Reading has &C
cepted the agency for t, t. Fortunes
new book "Black ard White"
Gen. Smalls, now a colored mem
Der of Congress from South Carolina,
has Just been unanimously renomina-
ted.
r. G. Mitchell, a c)lored man, is
running as independent candidate for
Congress 10 the second Virginia 6is-
trict.
J. L. Dunn, coIored Canadian and
manufacturer of varnisb, has receiv-
ed the highest award at the Montreal
Exposition.
Alex. Powell, the colored messen-
ger of President Arthur, it is said
will soon 90 abroad as an attache of
legation.
The Democratic National Com.
mittee has colortd clerk the Re
publican National Committee has a
cOlored janltor.
G. A. B. Vodtry, an eminent
young c lored divine and graduate
of Lincoln University, died last week
in Baltimore.
The Union Square Theatre Com
rany now on tour in the West,
have several coiored members in its
concert troup.
Hon. julius {. Charpell, colored
member Of the Legislature of Massa-
chusetts, will receive a denomination
for the same Office.
Anthony Thompson, one Of the
oldest and most popular colored citi.
zens of New Jersey, has just died,
leaving large estate.
Joseph P. Evans, oolored, who
run for Congress in the Fourth
district Of Virginia was offered
$4,000 10 get off The track, but be
refused TO get oft.
Robert Johnson, an employee at
the paper mill at HalltowD, w. Va,
accidentally stepped into vat of
boiling water, and though extricated
at once, he was dead and literally
cooked to pieces.
A coloIed chicken thief was shot
aud instantly killed on refusing to
stop when being called. The shoot
ing was done BY a white man who
gave himself up but was discharged.
The shooting occurred in Pittsylva-
MIA county, Virginia
According to the daily prese Chas.
H. Rugg, the convicted murderer of
Mrs. Maybee and her daughter, APP
pears to have planned another escape
from the Queens county Jail. A bill
let of wood was discovered in his
cell, with which it is thought he in
tended to stun his jailer and possess
himself ct the keys.
Anthony Thompson, the oldest and
best known colored man in Essex
county, N. j., died at West Orange
He was the last of the old slaves of
Essex County. His great grand
mother was the queen of an African
tribe, and his grandmother, when a
young girl, W stolen by slave
trader and brought to this country.
Miss Annie May Of L uisville, KY,
was awarded $4,000 against Mr..
Brown. Brown, who is a powerful
white man, is alleged to have visited
Miss May in July,l8S2, while she was
confined to her bed with ftver and
during his visit he compelled her
to submit to him. Later on the young
lady became a mother. The child
which was named T. q. Brown did
not live long. 1t was baried BY
Brown who acknowledged to being
its father.
COLoRED BARRISTERS.
The colored members of the Wash.
ipgton, Cd. CD Bar, number five
enterprising gentlemen Capt o. s
B. Wall, the first colored police
magistrate aud brother in law, oil
Hon. John NJ. LaDgston is the oldest
is the Oldest practitioner. I. NJ
Hewlett is kinsman Of the Douglas
family, and like Frederick Douglass
has taken white partner. John A.
Moss is the only colored Justice Of
the Peace, and enjoys large practice
D. w. Lewis is Virginian and is