The state journal., 1884-01-05
JOURNAL CLIPPINGS
Concerning the Race in all
Parts Of the County.

county. A colored man not far from
here, was reall taken from his house
at a midnight hour, by men, whom
he states were masked and whipped
until he was almost dead.-Tarboro,
IN. O. Sentinel.
r. c, o. Benjamin, esq., was on
last Friday morning admitted to
practice in the Police Court, the mo
ton for his admission having been
made By Hon. Edgar Allen. Robin
son Crusoe viii, we trust, prove him
self a valuable addition to the colored
bar, the present membership of which,
we are sorry to say is only two =
Richmond, (Va.) Star.
On Tuesday a remarkable colored
man died at Queenville, Ind, named
James NJ. Smith. He was aged about
ninety years, anex slave, Democrat
and Catholic. About thiTty-fve
years ago he paid $1,000 for himself
aud 5000 for his wife. He owned
two eighty acre farms and was man
of character and inteIligence.-Indi-
anapolis, Ind.) World.
A number of poung coloTed men
of San Francisco and Olkland have
affected a permanent organization
under the name Of 'Haywood's
Cadets" Following are the names
of officers: w. W. TalIey. presidents;
". Campbell, vice-president; Ed
ward Sampson, treasurerj 0. A.
Hughes, recording secretary; Lincoln
Dennis, corresponding; Amos A.
Watkins, chaplain and Alfred john
son, sergeant at arms-Er.
A correspondent of the Detroit
! PAIN Dealer reviewing, the condi-
ton of the colored people Of Texas,
says 20 per cent. OF the colored males
own land and farm with skill and
energy 40 per cent. are farm laborers
and tenant farmers; 80 per cent. are
day laborers in town and country and
about 10 per cent. are engaged IN
varions other occupations. There
are 1907 colored schools and "A, 62S
pupils in the state, 1879 teachers tc
whom an aggregate Of $4,000 pei
annum is paid in salaries,-E"change
The Texas Pacific Railroad has hac
TO pay $3.50 for refusing Mrs. John
son. colored, a seat in a first class car
About dozen colored men were
sent over to McAden's factory by
the Inferior court. The court gives
its prisoners to McAden to get rid O
feeding them. AS we understand it
any person has the right to farm then
As McAden has much work going On
it is to his advantage to get labor al
cheap as possible. This place ha'
the reputation of that of southern
plantation twenty five years ago
Charlotte, IN. O. Messenger.
In 1853 Charlotte Meddis, theI
seven years old, wss separated from
her family and sold by Arteburn a
his slave pen on First street to
trader who took her to Alabama anC
disposed of her. She has been liyin!
il Alabama ever since, and has no
seen any of her relatives until las
week; after many inquiries she cam
to this city and found her sister Mari
now Mrs. Soney Fl, Wolf, residing
at no Franklin street, The meeting
was indeed happy one, and tn
hellish slave traders can not agaiI
part the sisters,-E:r.
a young married couple wer
round fast asleep in theiI chairs whel
the janitor went around to turn Of
the gas after a concert in New
Lisbon, Ohio.-Er.
Proud are we to note that mechan
les of our race hold high place il
the rank and file of inventors. MI
Smith, the inventor Of self binde
reaping machine which binds witt
its own straw, gave his machine
severe test the past harvest and tn
result was astonishing, overcoming
many objections known to machine
of this order. Mr.. Henry Lindon i
The white churches have built anC
adorned church properties worth!
of their faith. The first coioreC
church have also built a house costing
almost $4,000 and paid for it out 0
their poverty. Such consecratiol
has been followed by great spiritua
blessing.-The Watch Tower.-EG
meeting with astonishing success
with his adjustable window curtain
A Mr.. Washington has completed
corn-husking machine which will husl
about five hundred bushels pei day