Huntsville gazette., 1885-08-08
NEWS AND SENTIMENT
(From Colored Excanges,l

w., are very prosperous.
The A. NJ. E. Church and the A. NJ. E.
Zion Church nave az reed upon terms OF
union.
The Louisville street Car conductors have
been officially ordered to assist old women,
regardless of race, off and on their cars
H. A. Clark, of Cincinnati, has Demo-
cratic appointment as Gauger.
The Ohio knights of Templar held a
grand reunion at Toledo on the 4th.
Bishop Turner advises our young men to
leave the cities and enter Government
Homesteads.
One of the editors OF the Cleveland, o. !,
Globe. has withdrawn from that Journal to
publish an anti Foraker paper.
Prof. A. @. Straker of S g.. proposes to
lecture in the North on 1.-The New South"
Prof. r T. Greener is Secretary of the
Grant Monument Committee Of $50, for the
erection of the monument over the grave OF
Gen. Grant at New York.
IT has been observed that c, lored emf,
grants to the West keep along the 80 Drgree
of Latitude. while white emigrants settle
about the line OF the 39th Degree.
Hon. VIM. G. Stewart, colorec, for many
years the Postmaster at Tallahassee, Fla,
has recently been removed.
Tae Senats Committee compelled the
Choctaw Legislature to enfranchise the
Freedmen OF the Indian Territory, and
grant them the same rights to lands as the
Indians.
Gsn. Lee is unable to meet with Capt.
Wise on the stump.-Va. Planet.
The Republican party has a bright pros
pect for an easy race. Cleveland, (O)Globe
The colored man respects and co>operates
with the Republican party as long as the
Republican party respects and co-operates
with the colored American citizens, and n
longer.-Ark Sun.
While we severely condemn all crime and
rejoice in every legal conviction OF GRIM
inal, we protest against the usurpation by
the mob of the functions of the judiciary
when colored men. justly or unjustly, fall
1er the dspleasnre of the lawn. Y.
Freeman.
10 Illinois and Ohio the problem of what
shall We do with the Negroes has been
changed to what will the Negro do with
his ballot. He has found that his voting
strength is potent factor and in conse-
qnence hs makes certain reasonable de-
mands upon it which demands if the party
is wise will be ceded.- Detroit Plaindealer.
We have reason be proud of our progress
The schools at every crossroad are filled to
repletion, the collegese in every State are
patronized by our youths. graphing snc-
cessfully with the arts and sciences, rhet-
oric and logic, and the languages. 1t the
great need now is for schools that tit our
boys for lives of action--commercial and
industrial schools. Ind. World.
On July 1st, ]. W. Nelms succeeded Col.
ern District of Georgia His first off .iaI
act was the removal of eaen colored Ballff
on the force. Tbs is colored mans rec
milton fIom Democratic point of view
Will some of our colored Democratic ad
mirers rise and explain ?-Savannah Echo.
The Grand Lodge of colored Masons of
of the State Of Arkansas met at Washing
ton. Hampstead county. on Tuesday, July
2lst, and was we'll attended, forty three out
of forty five Lodges heino represented -
The following officers were elected and in
stalled NJ. A. Clark. Of Mariana, Grand
Master; F. J. Gordon, of Arkadelphia. Dep.
uty Grand Msster,J. G. Mitchell, of NAL
vern. Grand Senior Warden; E. G. Will.
liams, of Russellville, Grand Junior War.
den; D. W. Ellison, of Helena, Grand
Treasurer; J. G. Corbin. of Lite Rock,
Grand Secretary; L. d. King, of Hot
Springs, Grand Lecturer; C. B. Brown, of
Phillips county. Grand Chaplain; H. Fer
guson. of Fulton. Grand Marshal; S. 7,
Grand Recorder; L. A. Bryant, Grand
Sword Bearer; NJ. b. Henderson, OF Little
Rock, Grand Pursuivant; Sam Newlan, of
Hope. Grand Sen ior Deacon; W. G. Ether
idge. Of Lagrange. Grand Junior Deacon: /:
l. E. Barber. of Little Rock, Grand Se-
nior Steward.
Pima Bluff was selected for the next ses>
sion Of the Grand Lodge. in July, 1856.