Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-25
NEWS AND SENTIMENT
from Colored Excanges,1 ]


New York Odd Fellows propose to build
Hall.
Rev. G. w. Bryant. of Nashville, de-
clines the Liberian mission.
Tuskegee, Ala, Nomal School had an
enrolment of 352 pnpils last session.
A Mississippi white man is raid to be
gradually turning black.
L. G. Moore, sx-Mississippi legislator
has been appointed Messenger in the Inte-
rior Department at Washington.
Ex- Gov. P. B. s. Pichback and family
are spending the Summer at Saratoga.
Geo. H. Cordes, Assistant Postmaster at
Summerville. S. c., has been convicted in
the u S Court for stealing registered
letter.
Col. w. A. Pledger has received the posi-
ton of Surveyor OF Customs at Atlantaf GA.
and retires from the Defiance to 90 to
Athens, Ga.
Miss Julia Duncan has received an ap-
pointment as clerk and copyist in Audi>
tor McCabe's Office at Topeka, Kansas
The Virginia Worlds Exposition con-
tanned Gen. George WashingtoD's 5 old camp
chair owned by colored man named
Frank Ware.
Only two editors went to Philadelphia
last week to attend the called meeting OF the
so called National Colored Press Associa-
tion.-N. Y. Freeman.
Ioc inv
ted to be present on August 3rd, at Lake
Minnetonka. Paul (Minn.) Appeal.
We wish that all our people would keep
in mind the evils that grow out of excur-
sions We cannot afford to throw our mon
ey away in this way.-Southern Letter.
We should contend that our political
rights and opinions should be respected by
all parties, it matters not on what side they
be casted.-Va. Critic.
There was grand outpouring of the
Brothers on Sunday, July II, on the occa>
sion of the laying Of the corner stone Of
Good Intent Lodge of Algiers, for their
beautiful hall.-New Orleans Lodge.
The Good Samaritans Of Georgia will be
organized in Atlanta next Monday. Rev.
J. H. Williams of New Jersey. Grand sire,
is in the city to organize the Grand Lodge.
Atlanta Defiance.
There are two drug stores in Selma that
will not sell to colored ladies and gentle
men the same articles they sell to white
tramn Selma (Alo \ Post
For our part we see far greater need
for colored people in Missouri. The com-
mon school work should be made more eff
cient by the establishment of better or
der Of High schools for colored people in
cities worthy of the name than the "attic"
excuses that now obtain in Kansas City, st.
Louis, Mo-, and elsewhere. e.-Gate City
Press.
The mortality for the fiscal year, ended
June 80. is now known. In that time there
were in this District. 1897 deaths; 2,606
whites and 2.3S8 colored; 2 4S4 were males
and 2,5l5 females, higher death rate than
has been here since 1879. The death rate
of the whites was 1898 per cent. that for
the colored population was 81. 45 per cent
Washington Advocate.
The Republicans of Virginia, in conven.
ton assembled have seen fit to nominate
Hon. John s. Wise for Governor, Mr.. II. c.
Wood for Lieutenant Governor, and Hon.
Frank s. Blair for Attorney General. In
our opinion, better ticket could not have
been nominated. With Capt. Wise to head
the ticket, assume the aggressive, and Capt.
Blair to bring up the rear with his sledge
hammer blows of argument, with hard
work. we have nought to Richmond
Planet.