Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-10-06
PARAGRAPHS II G R
OF News From All Parts Of the
United States Pertaining
to ColOred People.
An Interesting Array.

King Ja-Ja of West Africa is fffty.two
years of age and has only 200 wives.
But for only one of his better halves
has he any affection.
Mrs. NJ. Murphy, white woman Of
San Antonio, Tex, has donated $4,000
to build a Colored Catholic church and
the corner stone has been laid.
Hon. Fred Douglass who was engaged
to speak during the presidential cam
paign, has been compelled to cancel his
engagements on account of the failure
OF his voice.
An old lady, aged l16 years, recently
died near Campos, Rio de Janeiro,
leaving nine children, 100 grand-chil-
dren, 800 great-grand children and 100
great-great-grand children; total, SIS.
Twenty acres of land just inside the
limits of Sedalia, Mo-, have been trans
ferred to the Methodist Freedmen's
Aid Society by Mesdames Smith and
Cotton Tor Colored college in that city.
Dinizulu, the rebellious son of Cete-
wayo, IS an enormous man with a de-
yelopment of brain above other African
chiefs. He is a total abstainer from in
tONlcants, but makes up for this asceti-
cism by maintaining large number of
wives. 1
! Editor John Mitchell of the Rich
mond Planet has been indicted by the
grand jury for libel, because he wrote
an editorial showing up the outrageous
language used by w. II. Campbell, a
school superintendent, to some Colored
lady applicants for examination.
Lightning tore the eight rooms Of the
residence of N. B. Corbin, in Vineville,
Ca, into ribbons. The bolt passed be-
tween the baby's cradle, in which it
lay, and the mothers bed, and all
around a Colored servant sitting in the
kitchen, yet all escaped. a-- ......
Joseph Taper Colored man, living
in Pittsburg, is SAID to be one hundred
and four years old. He was once the
property of a Virginia planter named
Stevens, near Winchester, and the
ancient slave records prove his great
age. He remembers distinctly the war
of 1872. ... 49,.
Miss Flack, the daughter of St Louis
merchant, who married Press Sans, a
Colored man at Jacksonville, ILL.,, a short
time ago (who has since deserted herr,
was arrested at Moscow Saturday night
IN the house of Jim Gholson, brother
in-law of Press Sans. She refused to
go with the officers until she learned
: that a warrant for her was in their pos
session. She was taken to St. Louis.
About year ago Annie Moore, a
pretty young girl, lived in Brooklyn
: with Mrs. Moore, her aunt, who kept
a boarding house. Among the boarders
was handsome, dark-complexioned
Eugene Tray ers, with whom Annie fell
in love. Trayers returned the affection,
and the pair were shortly married.
One day the young wife, in overlooking
her husbands's clothes; found carefully
sewn in the inner lining of vest pocket
tintype 1t represented the face of a
} mulatto who, in his general features,
bore striking resemblance to Eugene.
Inquiry developed the fact, which her
husband acknowledged, that Travers
was quadroon. There was stormy
scene, which resulted in the separation
of husband and wife, and Annie is now
taking steps to have her marriage
7 annulled.
Mr.. David W. Byrd, whom our citizens
: are well acquainted with, has received
, the appointment of Professor in Greek
Z and Latin in Rust University, Holly
:. Springs, Miss. This honor was given to
Mr.. Byrd by DR.. Hartzell, correspond.
ing secretary of the Freedmen's Aid
Society, on last Thursday, David ii
well qualified in every particular to as
S sumo the duties which will be imposed
J upon him in his new position, and W.
z are conndent 1nAL MS FORMER success
If while at school will characterize him a
Y an instructor. The Gazette unites Will
d his many friends in wishing him album
I dant success. He left for his new plac
@ last MISUNDERSTANDING Gazette.
ID Mr.. Byrd is the nephew of Rev. Dl
J. T. w. Henderson pastor of Quin
N Chapel Chicago. He is graduate fro1
r. Berea College, Ohio.