The state journal., 1884-02-23
Special to THz STATE JoUESAI.l
Pittsburgh.

are seeking homes in more elevated
quarters. Amongst the worst suffer-
ers from the devastation of the flood
at Wheeling may be mentioned the
name of Rev. c. A. Asbury, his resi-
dence was on the Island opposite the
city, and as the flood completely COW
cred it, Mr.. Asbury lost nearly all his
effects, the accumulation of years.
There is lady here whom we will
call Mamie, who has as her guest
strange lady; wishing to make 1t
pleasant for her, she secured car
rage and started out 10 return some
calls in the East Erd; the result was
that the horses and carriage got stuck
in the mud and the ladies we're forced
to get out, the result was that they
also stuck in the mud, and it required
the assistance of a number of people
to extricate them from their perilous
position. They returned home in the
street cars sadly rejecting upon the
mutability of human hopes.
Our esteemed friend, Daniel Dor
sey, lost his little son few days ago
after protracted illness, which was
bourn by the little patient with spar
tan like frmness. All that love and
skill could do was unavaiIing, and his
spirit has gone to that land ever yer
nal, where the white flag of mercy
waves eternally. May his remem-
brance ever be to his bereaved parents
as a golden chord reaching far out
into eternity.
William Reed was arrested on sus-
picion of robbing jewelry store Of
about a 81 1000 worth of jewelry.
Upon his person was found some
watch chains, which the owner Of the
store claimed to have identified. The
result will be a broken Reed by the
time the court gets through with him.
Hezekiah HilIands, who was sent
to the states prison in 1875 for the
murder of police officer, has been
released.
The prospects for the National Con
vention Of colored men, which is to
convene in Pittsburgh on the 29th of
April, is very encouraging. The local
committee, which has been selected,
met on Wednesday evening for the
purpose of making their preliminary
arrangements, consisted of the FOL-
lowing named gentlemen: Paul j.
Carson, W. T. Banks, NJ. Spriggs,
John Jones, II. Anderson, Robert
Harris, B. f. Gross, James Delphy,
J. w. Peck, Ollie Jones, Samuel
Wilkinson, S. II. Delaney, Charles
A. Jones, Robert Brady, Robert Day,
and Charles O'Donnell.
At the suggestion meeting OF the
Republicans of the Eighth ward the
name of Mr.. l.. Googins, the sup
| posed leader Of the colored people of
Western Pennsylvania, was sprung
in opposition to John W. Askins,
who had been in the field for some
time; the result was that both of the
colored men were beaten at the pri-
maries. Mr.. Googins receiving l6l
votes out of 667, and Askins 104.
Thus again has the spirit of jealousy
deprived US of representation in one
of the few wards where the colored
vote by judicious actions can elect a
representative ct their race. Com
ment is unnecessary. The journalism
of the Editor OF Pittsburgh Nea0s is
somewhat cratic in its political con-
victions; after advocating the claims
of the Democratic candidate for
Mayor through the columns of his
journal, and publicly declaring that
he was for Lidell first, last and all the
time, he suddenly jumped the fence
in his last issue, and wanted every
body, irrespective of party, to vote
for Andy Fulton, the Republican can
didate. The result is that if he con
WINGED anybody that Lidell was the
right man, his sudden summersault
northumberland likestaying away
from the polls altogether. We can
not account for his sudden conversion,
but we know he has become so
wealthy that he has got a new man
to carry his paper to subscribers.
There are some colored men in this
city who should look after their own
taxes, as there is a certain lot of ring
politicians who pay their taxes and
then hold the receipts until they pro-
mise to vote for the candidates they
name. This is one of the pet methods
of the e. II. Ring in the Seventh
ward, and deprives them of the pleas