The state journal., 1884-04-05
GENERAL NEWS IN BRIEF
Items Gathered from all Parts of
the Country.
A colony of colored families will

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shortly leave Chicago for Dakota.
Joseph II. Early, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, is candidate for the school
board of that city.
West Chester, Pa, has an excel
lent colored band, who have just pur-
chased new instruments at cost of
$500.
Mr.. rowhatan Batty, who has made
some reputation as a Shakesperian
reader and actor, will appear in Wash.
ington soon with Miss II. V. Davis.
Abraham Maxwell. colored man,
has been appointed market master of
Lancaster This is the first recogni
ton of colored brother in an official
way in that city.
Gen. Sherman emphatically contra
diets the report that ne would run for
President on the Democratic ticket.
The St, Joseph (Mo) Herald says
that, of course, nobody thought be
would, but it fattered the Democrats.
Among the graduates of Packard s
Business College who received diplo-
mas on Thursday evening of last week
at the Academy Of Music, was Harry
T. Mars, who has also distinguished
himself by his social accomplishments.
Globe.
Two colored gambling houses at
Norfolk, Va, were raided by the pc
lice and seventy prisoners taken. A
large number escaped by leaping from
the windows, and several received
serious injuries. One was shot through
the thigh Vindjcotor.
Mr.. Richard Bond, inspector gen.
eral of Farrigut Post, No. /, Grand
Army Republic, visited the George
Ii. Thomas Post, No. IA, colored, and
gave them some instructions George
Vaughan is commander of this col,
ored post and the membership reaches
forty FIVE. Tribune.
The colored men OF Michigan held
a State Convention March 26th, at
Battle Greek. The convention was
largely attended by many of the most
prominent colored men ia the state.
Delegates were elected to the National
Convention to be held in Richm ond
and to the Pittsburgh Conference.
A glove fight is under oontempla-
ticn between two local opponents of
the manly q art in this city, to take
place at An early date. Prof Charley
Fletcher and the Hon MIR. ''Smokem"
are the names of the two principles,
aud as both gentlemen have won dis
tinguished positions in their profess
ion lively affair is looked forward
to and much money expected to
change hands-Globe.
Hon. Owen Burney, Treasurer of
New Hanover county, and cololed
man of high reputation and unblem'
ished character, died at his home in
Wilmington, N. G. on Friday the III
inst, of paralysis. We knew Mr. Bur
ney we'll He was genial, kind and
accommodating, and in all his official
relations he was honest. He gained
the respect and confidence of the best
people in the community, because his
conduct merited them. - Tdrb0ro IN.
CO. Sentinel.
The Twenty-fourth infantry, col
ored organization at Richmond, Va,
stands at the head Of the regular army
for superior skill as marksmen, accor
ding to the official classification of the
firing of last year, in which forty regi-
ments fall arms took part. The other
colored infantry regiment, the twenty
fifth, stands ninth on the list. The
twenty,fourth regiment has 357 marks
men, and only seventy in the third
class. On tho other hand, the second
(white) regiment has only fifty marks
men and 375 in the third class.-Gd
zette.
Messrs. J ohm E. OnIey, Tilman Vsl
entine and Henry Yates, the three
colored contractors and builders of
Jacksonville are doing yeoman service
in working out the problem of the race
in Florida. Ten years ago Mr. Onley
was a poor man, but by perseverance,
combined with business tact, he is
now in comfortable circumstances,
possessing a first class home, eight
houses on rent besides, and keeps f ON
25 to 40 men employed on con ract
work. Brains, land and money are
things which will elevate US and not
civil rights or class legislation. Key
Vest (F2a } Neaos.