Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-27
NEWS AND SENTIMENT
From Colored Excanges,l


The members of .st. co.orei Press Asso
citation have heen uo.ifi.d d If the meeting
to be hell at Philadelphia shortly.
Tue cnloied citizens Of Little Rock. Ark..
exclusive use.
A prominent coinrei Clergyman OF Mont.
gomery, is said to have ~iiied his property
valued at Sl2. 600 to bis former Master.
Seven Stars Lodge No l3, A. F & A. NJ.
Coust!and. enjoys the enviable distinction
of being the only Lodge Of Alabama which
owns its Hall.
Mobile ladies have organized an Art
Association.
DR.. E. II. Mayer i, a practi ing physi-
clan ct Augusta, Ga.
The Western Appeal Published at 81 Paul.
Mirn. is a rev ar1 very readable colored
Journal.
| The Cleveland O. Globe advortises for
the address OF a coiored physician Wanting
employment.
| TIE cofDer sto,s oi 81. Mary's Episco-
with imposing ceremonies June 7;h. This
is the only colosed Episcopal church in the
State
A Little Rock Ark colorad shoe maker
has by his III Efforts studied law gnined
admission to the local bar, and has been
elected police justice.
We have no politics iu which the rights
of the black man do not take precedence of
all patty considerations N Y Fireman..
i Let no colored man consider himself safe
in his citizenship until he has paid his tax
es. nor happy in his citizenship until he
owns his home.--Ex
There are many worthy colored men in
all the departments OF the government, who
are capable and efficient public servants
and who could stand the shock of pro-
motion with as much fortitude as the white
man, whose work many of these cclored
men perform. .-Psopie's Advocate
We shall be too magnanimous to say any
unkind word of Gen. Robert Toombs, who
affects to think SO disparicgiy of the col
ored people. We shall simply presume
that the eloquent old statesman is in bis
dotage and that his mind wanders. Indeed
we hardlv.thi that be said what is attrib
uted to him or read it alter it WAS written
; The Sentinel.
Hon. G. A. Rideont. passenger agent for
the Nashville, Chattanooga and ST Louis
railro ID, is tie cply colored man in the
Mr.. Rideont and family have been sojourn-
ing in Columbia. S. O.. for some time, bnt
have returned to his old home in Arkansas
recently to remain until October Cute
City Press.
Mr.. Grady, like many another usan in
perplexity OF mind. speaks Of leaving the
Negro problem to the South to settle
Others suppose it is to be settled by the
North. Both have spoken what they be
lieve aud wish. But thi so-cllied Negro
problem has ia 1t two, and only twn solvi: (
other is the Negro himself What white
men can do is to put as much IN the Ne
gro's way to self help aud high nanhoo
as they have taken ont. aud let him run hi-
own boat.-Ex.
Steve Wright in saving the property of
white people at fire il Augusta, Ga, lost
| -.
ed q monument for his grave, and at re
cent meeting have decided to bay house
and lot for his widow. This is kindness
and rnd recognition of heroism. We will
have to change our opinion of the South
ern white nan.-Ind. World
Efforts are on foot for union between
the A. NJ. E. and the e. NJ. E. Zion church
es. 1t is to be hoped that the union will be
perfected. .-Plaindeale
There hae beena company organized he.e
to publisha new. weekly newspaper Mcnt>
gomery, (Ala.,) Journal.
L. Henson. Esq, of Augusta, one of the
xealthiest colored men in that city, paid
the sum Of $14 900 in cash on Tuesday for
building which he will use for restau-
rant. Success to him we say.-Sav ,nuah
Echo.
| Letters received in Washington from
Monrovia announce the re election of Hon.
Hilary W. Johnson as President of Liberia
at the biennial election on the 5th of NAV.
Mr.. johnson is the first native Liberian
elected to the presidency of the republic
Little Rock Sun.
Two Alabama Appointees.
| WASHINGTON, June 23-Wm. w. Allen,
who was to-day appointed marshal for the
Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama,
is graduate of Princeton College ard
served during the war as Major General
in the Confederate army, since which time
he has acted as recorder of Montgomery
and engaged in the practice of law
VIM. h. Denison, who succeeded Geo. e.