The state journal., 1884-08-02
GENERAL NEWS IN BRIEF
ITEMS FROM ALL PARTS OF
THE COUNTRY.
SclsSsored from Our Many Ex-
changes and Condensed for
Ready Reading.

a., Has just won Sig
triumph in the acquittal, after |
I. fourth trial Of Emily Fultz, color
woman, who was charged with
tanticide- At the first trial the Sc
tence was five years; at the seco,
ten years; at the third there was a
agreement by some Of the iurym,
as to the degree OF guilt, some
them favoring hanging. AT the te
mination Of the present case jude
Miner congratulated Mr.. Beniami
on his persistent efforts in behalf !
his client.
Lawrence Jackson, one of PhiladeI
phias colored policemen, is unde
$1,000 bail, charged with assanltins
saloon keeper and his wife, who
claim that Jackson entered tbei,
saloon where fight was in progress
and struck the proprietor with his
club and nearly shot the saloon keen.
er's wife.
Rev, II. w. Key, colored, pre.
siding elder, Of Tennessee, having
failed TO receive expected aid from the
Church Extension Society, made and
burned the brick with bis own hands,
and now has church worth $40, 600
free Of debt, and with an AVERAGE
congregation Of one thousand
Prof r. r. Wright, Of Augusta,
Ga, has been appointed United States
land agent for the state OF Kansas.
and ". a. Pledger Of the same state
has accepted similar appointment
Tor Alabama. They were both AZ
thur delegates at Chicago.
A genuine African from Sierra
leone took out naturalization papers |
recently in Wilmington, Del. lie
vas q sailor, and said to be the first
lahve African who has taken out
naturalization papers here.
Harry White, boy y years old,
attempted to write his name in the
lust on The skylight \, The Minnesota
apitol on Friday last, He broke
trough the glass and feIlto the tile
cor so feet below and dashed out
is brains.
Mr. Q. M. Stewart, one Of the pro-
rietors Of the Virginia Star, has
cen commissioned and appointed a
Jnited States gauger and assigned to
uty in the city Of Richmond, under
'ol. J. ID. Brady, internal revenue :
Ollector. I
Peter Williams, G little :hree year
ID colored boy, living in Louisville,
ulled mules tale Thursday last, in !
congress alley, near Tenth street. ,
'mpty is the cradle Peters gone.
d. w. Atwood, an Ohio colored ;
lap, has been appointed to the
'oard Of Review in the Pension a
flee at Washington, with a salary .
$4,000. Z
Gov. St. John, of Kansas, is the ,
rohibitionist candidate for presi- :
ent Very little ceremony should
G used in accepting this empty
Onor.
A book containing biographical !
,etches Of all the colored lawyers in !
le United States, is now being !
ritten by John G Jones, Esq.
J. G. Norcum, the Portsmouth. Va, |
correspondent of the Washington |
-dYocate, has been elected principle
the colored academy. {
1t is probable that the Hon. Milton
urner, eight years minister to Ii
eria, will be appointed u s. Marshal
Missouri.
Mr.. Alex. Clark, of Muscatin, Iowa,
colored man 81 years of age, has
st graduated from the Iowa City
w school.
VIM. q. Roam, prominent colored (
tizen of Richmond, Va, died on |
le 25th Of Jnly in that city.
Hon. J. r. Lynch has recently been !
le guest Of MIR. j. G. Brown, Of
Y fllDert0rce, ONO.
The colored people Of Richmond
wn and control large store on the
Cooperative plan.
Hon. Frederick Douglass and wife
ill spend the summer in the west.
IN mountains.
Hon. r. B. Elliott is reputed to be
rowing wealthy.
Dead in a Shanty.