Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-24
NEWS ].
Gathered From all Parts Of Thi S
Great and Glorious Country
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Great and Glorious Country
and Compiled for our
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] All Concerning Colored People
Ten Colored men have recently been
placed on the police force ofMobile
Ala.
Mr.. George II. Clegget is the Republi-
can candidate for Police Judge ofiDes
| Moines, Iowa.
| Mr.. George Howard has received an
appointment as guard, at the Cincin-
| natl Work-house.
Is President j. G. Price, of Livingston
College, has declined the appointment
as minister to Liberea.
Miss Rachel Smith, holds a position
as clerk in the office of Register Of
Deeds, at Emporia, Kan.
The Golden Epoch, which has been
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published in Helena, Ark, will shortly
be removed to Fort Smith.
| The monument to Crespus Autucks
and his comrades will be unveiled in
| Boston during the coming summer.
At the recent municipal election in
| Philadelphia, David R. Chester was
elected councilman from the Seventh
ward.
| Mr. J. Willis, Of Gallipolis, Ohio, has
recently been appointed to a clerkship
in the adjutant generals Office, at Col
umbus.
| The Colored Odd Fellows of the
United States, own property valued
at Sl8S, 365.25. They have cash fund
of $74, 6l5.3s.
Miss Ida Beaver. has been recently
appointed to a position in the Cleveland
public school. She makes the fourth
Colored teacher in that city.
Serg't Charles F. Tayman, of the Oath
U. S. nifty, and serg't A. Gibson,
10th U. 0. Cav, have been nom
mated for Second Lieutenants.
| TWo.Colored men were among those
who were examined for clerical posi-
tons under the government at the re-
cent examination at Louisville, KY.
There is talk of holding national
convention in Washington, D. c., July
4th, for the purpose of urging the adop-
ton of a day as national emancipa-
ton holiday.
The Colored Baptist Women, organ
lied at the Kentucky Baptist Women's
Education convention have given So
600 to the Colored State University, of
Kentucky.
Mrs. Kittie Burleigh, Of Shelbyville,
KY, died recently, aged 102 years.
She was the mother Of II children and
has loo grand children now living. At
her funeral, the children and rela-
tives occupied nearly all Of the church.
Mr.. Thomas H. Murray, who is prin-
cipal. of James Forth Grammar School
Of Philadelphia, is the only Colored
man in the county who holds
the position Of principal in the
public schools where the schools are
mixed.
Mrs. Halle @. Brdnn, the noted elo-
cutionist. has been selected to speak at
the Quarto- Centennial anniversy at
Wilberforce next June, and at the Ohio
Centennial at Columbus, Ohio next Sep
TENDER and is the only lady on either
programme.
Lucy Ludkins, a Colored, woman died
in Portland, Me-, recently at the adj
vanced age Of one hunderd and seven
teen years. She always said she could
remember distinctly the visit to this
country, Of the Prince who became
William ~ of England.
Acting under the separate car system
in vogue in Florida, a Colored woman
recently compelled the conductor to
put six white men out of the car for
Colored people, in which she was riding.
They demurred but she was firm and
the conductor made them go into an
other car.
An accident occurred last Saturday on
| the Cuban train near Blackshear, Ga,
and the following Colored persons were
killed: Charles Pearce, train hand;
Lloyd Carson, Colson Foster, ofWay-
cross; Moses Gale, injured; John Austin,
Waycross: Henry Shook, Savannah;
| Mutton Lawrence.
| Mr.. j. III. Sherman, of Jacksonville,
Fla, is the sole agent for the eclipse
folding ironing board in the state.
During the recent visit of President and
Mrs. Cleveland to that city, he pre-
sented one to Mrs. Cleveland, for which
she sent letter of thanks on her re-
turn to Washington.
The Colored people of Georgia
have asked the railroad com
mission to settle the question
of Disseminating against them
lon railroad cars by compelling the rail.
road companies to sell first and second
class tickets. The matter will be de.
cided at the April meeting.
/ A huge mass Of stone weighing fifty
tons, which oyerhung school house il
which Mrs. BoWser taught, in Kansas
city, was loosed from its place one night
last week, and completely crushed the
house. Had the stone fallen during I