Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-10-27
PARAGRAPHS
Of News From All Parts of the
United States Pertaining
to COlOred People.
An Interesting Array.

The Savannah Tribune entered upon
its fourth year last Saturday.
''The Messenger" of Columbus, Ca,
is now published semi-weekly.
Gen. Solomon. ex-president of Hayti,
died last week in Paris, France.
Jeff King, Celored man, who died
yesterday at Mamie, Ca, was l235 years
old. He was born slave in Virginia.
At Springfield the other day Colored
butler carried a coin on silver salver
to an organ grinder in the front yard of
the residence.
A watchman at Macon, Ca, found q
Colored man asleep between some cot
ton bales. He erected him into per-
pendicular position and marched him to
the station house. The strange thing
about the affair is, that the pre- Adamite
did not awake during the operation.
A little Colored boy, thirteen years
old has been preaching before crowds in
Perry County, Georgia, and astonishing
every one with his eloquence and his
familiarity with the Scriptures. Ere
quently an audience of $40 people has
listened to his discourses and wondered
at the maturity Of thought shown in his
sermons.
At a meeting Of the Directors of the
Hamilton County Loan and Building
Association, Cincinnati, held last week,
Robert Harlan, Jr., was unanimously
elected Vice President of the associa-
ton. This is the first time IN, the his
tory Of like organizations in Hamilton
County that a Colored man has been so
honored.
Mrs. Crane Westinghouse Colored
woman living near Charleston, S. c., has
given birth to five children during the
past year. Last January she became the
mother of triplets and few DAYS ago
twins were born to her. It is said that
George was the father of his country
and now it seems as if Mrs. w. has the
commendable ambition to bethe mother
of large section of it.
There's young woman in Athens.
Ga, who, unlike most well-favored and
rlght-minded young women. objects to
being looked at. She had a Colored
man arrested the other day for looking
into the window as he was walking by
the house, and she followed that up oy
writing to prominent young man of the
town, threatening him also with arrest
If he didn't quit looking at her when he
met her on the street.
Uncle Ben Wheeler Of Americus, Ga,
is running for Ordinary. In case he is
elected he offers to give the first 100
marriage licenses gratis. The next 100
he will reduce from S1.75 to soc. He
also offers bridal presents, Colored
folks are to have choice of razors, &C
cordians, hair oil or coon dogs. The
first couple named by him blessed with
twins will receive present of SIT.
Uncle Ben will be elected. ,.-..
A Colored man entered restaurant
IN Americas, Ga, and, laying down a
dollar said, Give me a square meal and
no change" The proprietor hustled
around to obliSe good a customer but
soon sickened of The bargain. The
hungry man ate thirty-two links of
sausage, thirteen biscuits, half dozen
slices of fresh pork and two fried mullets.
He remarked as he left the restaurant,
II have been suffering from dyspepsia
and my appetite is not very good.''
Probably the most remarkably married
man in the world is the king of Uganda,
Africa. He has 800 wives and rather
than increase beyond that very moder-
ate number he makes way for new wives
by killing off old ones. On an average
he takes off the heads of 5 wives and
marrles five new wives daily. The re-
sulb of this peculiar custom is that royal
matrimony is an uncertain and danger
GUS business, and if to the women of
Uganda the question is marriage a fail
ure, would be unanimously decided in
the affirmative. ess
ST Panl