Huntsville gazette., 1886-01-23
NEWS AND SENTIMENT.
From Colored Exchanges

Pn1ladelphia's colored population mum.
bers %, OO0
The Florida eolored Fair opens at Jack
sonville Feb. 23.
The Kansas City Postofi ;e has nine col
orej employees.
Bruce City, Fla. was recently named
after Ex- Senator B. X. Bruce.
Colored Mobilians sustain skating rink
There is colored tobacco manufacturing
company in Chicago.
Miss Verena Harris of Columbia S. c.. is
Studying medicine at the Philadelphia Wo-
mau's Medical College.
The Boston Daily Globe expects TO add q
colored reporter to its staff.
The steam mill, four bales Of cotton, and
a lot Of seed, the property Of Jack Williams,
color ID. of Lowndes county. ALI. were des
iroyed by fire one day last week
Matt Hayes colored. killed Jeff Thomas
at Johnsonvile. Miss, January 5. and fed
to Los Angeles, CAL. where be was arrested
while conducting religious revival He
jumped from a train to escape and Wall kill
ed
In the c vii rights case against Kelle:~. the
Chicago restaurant keeper for refusing to
accommodate colored persons, Kelley en-
tered plea Of guilty and was iued S25 and
costs.
Mr.. James Sprangler. Shenandoah VAL
ley Virgirfan, has given q farm of $50 acres
to William Henry Brown. Pittsburgh col
ored man who served in the Union Amy
and kindly treated Mr.. Sprangler when he
was a wounded Confederate prisoner.-E1.
In the contest case of Hon. ]. r. Jones
the colored delegate to the Virginia legis-
la'ure from Mecklenburg. the democratic
committee decided that Mr.. Jones should
retain his seat.-Va. Planet.
During the past week, nearly 500 letters
cf inquiry we're received in regard to Bruce
city from all sections Of thaUnion. Bruce
city is destined to be one of the leading
towns in Southeast Florida Fla. Jour
nal.
A new department has been added to the
Central Tennesses College at Nashville.
Tenn, styled the Webster Industrial
Training School, an establishment for
training girls in cooking, laundry work.
of sick, and housekeeping. Rev. A. G.
Haygood delivered an address on indus
trial training and progress Of our race
Ex
A suit was entered by W. B. McIiwaine
on the part of the B ,ard of Visitors agslnat
Prof. James Storum, former principal of.
the Va. Normal and Collegiate Institute to
compel him 10 remove from the grounds Of
that institution. The court Of Chester field
to grsnted the writ and the sheriff was
authorized to execute the same. Va Plan
ct.
The eoIored men holding positions pn>
der Governor Forakers administration are
Walter H. Thomps. clerk in Secretary Of
States office; Calvin R-ynolds. Engr ossing
Clerk of the House. Joseph F, ssett. G v
ernor's messenger; Robert Allen. page in
the House; James S Tyler, night watch
man of the State House; John Vaughn and
j. l. North, porters Cleveland 0. Gs-
zette.
IL view of the discussion as to the pro
prietv of the colored voters of Ohio, voting
for Foraker for Governor, we clip the fol-
lowing from his inaugural address
The theory OF our government recog-
nizes the absolute civil and political equal
ity of all our citiz.ns without regard to
race cr color This theory has not. how
ever, had absolute practical application
There are still few laws on our Statute
books that create unjunt determinations
tased on color. They should be swept
away W. cuu IuAt our COlUfSu ItuOT
ci'Izsns may have the same rights and the
same opportunities for education and self
elevation ana the Ell joyment OF tie rights
OF citizenship that other citizens have This
Is due them they have earned it. They
ara loyal people and always have been
They have fought for the flag and have at-
tested their hsroi-m and shed their blood
on the battle fields Of the republic. No !
braver soldiers ever followed the stars and |
stripes than the heroes Of Fort Wagner and |
dozen other contests of the late war. |
where colored mon patriotically laid down
their lives that this nation might live. We
can net afford to be Il So than Just to all
And not only should such rights .be funv
accorded, but their enforcement should he
adequately provided for by appro pirate leg
is alton Detroit Plsindealer.
Thompson. Hill 4 Co., the enterprisino
and reliable colored real estate dealers of
this city, bsve secured 400 acres If excel