The state journal., 1884-10-04
GENERAL NEWS IN BRIEF
ITEMS FROM ALL PARTS OF
THE COUNTRY.
Scissored from Our Many Ex-
changes and Condensed for
Ready Reading.

William L. Shaw, of Pittsburg, is
sid to be worth S25 100000.
The colored bellies Of St. Louis are
entertaining real African prince.
Zion Wesley Institute has a larger
number of students than ever before.
Several young colCred ladies will
enter the Boston Conservatory OF
Music the coming autumn.
Mr.. Garrett, lately deceased presi-
dent of the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road, was reported worth $25,0OO,-
900.
A prominent colored man of Texas,
MIR. Richard Nelson is a candidate
for Congress in the Seventh District
of that State.
The Republicans of Davidson
county, Tenn, have nominated among
other candidates MIR. ?. T. Noel,
colored, for Representative.
r. Il. Hill & Co, publishers, of
Richmond, do the largest business
in their line OF any similar concern
run by colored men in the South.
Mr.. Wiley Jones. one Of the
wealthiest colOred meu in Arkansas,
has just completed one of the most
costly business buildings in Pine
Buff, Ark.
Mr.. r.. @. o. Benjamin, member
of the Richmond bar, has written an
address to the colored voters of Vir-
ginia, which is being widely circu
lated and resd.
The Bohee brothers, formerly with
Haverley' and the Georgia minstrels,
ar now IN Europe, living in fine
style. They have no idea of return
ing to this country to live again.
Walker Blaine is often spoken Of
as ''dude' lie wears swell suits
and talks like an Englishman, but is
withaI pleasant Young fellow with
great ! atural brightness and adapta-
bility
Mr. B. +. Ousley is another col
ored man willing to die in Africa.
He is a graduate of Fisk University
and of the Oberlin Theological Semi
nary. He was recently ordained a
missionary, and is to join the mission
ary work in Southeast Africa.
Henry Rogers, colored, Of Griffin,
Ga, died lately under circumstances
pointing to poison. lie was attended
by a colorcd doctor, whose alleged
motive in removing the husband was
to have greater intimacy with the
wife. The courts will take hold Of
the -matter
The colored fair which closed in
Lexington, Ky, Saturday of last
week, was tue mbst successful for
years. The average attendance was
nearly 5000 per day and the gross
receipts ever $4,000. The exhibits
were fine and num,rcus beyond any
former years.
Thrc, o'orcd ch,ldr, II were re-
ccived iLto Trinity Chu'ch, Brooklyn,
Conn, recent! Some years ago
Miss Prudence Crandall, of the ad-
Joining town was put into murder
er's cell because she was found guilty
of teaching class Of colored girls in
her own house. Trinity Church now
stands on the site of the old Jail.
John Hughes, coIored acrobat
and contortionist, is in New York
performing phenomenal teats with a
pail Of water. He places pail full
of water on his head and rolls over
and over, lies on his back, side and
stomach without spillin5 particle,
then stands on his head and drinks a
glass Of water without the use of his
hands.
A new business firm will soon be
started in Chicago. Miss Mary Gil
lespie, for many years leading sales
lady at Gray's hair store, and Miss
Emma Lewis, designer and dress
maker, will form partnership and
unite both branches Of business.
They cannot fail Of success, as both
are acknowledged experts in their
particular lines, and both have excel.
lent business qualifications.
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