Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-06-23
DRIFTW00D
Caught Floating on the News
Current and Steered into
Our Office by Our
Army of Correspondents.

Sol White has signed as third baseman
in the Wheeling club.
A Philadelphia Colored woman brought
her baby to be baptized the other day,
chose the word "Amen,'' as she liked
its sound and it was in the Bible
A little six-year-old Colored girl living
about three miles east of Fort Gaines,
Ca, cboked her infant sister to death
last week because she did not wis.,. to be
troubled nursing her.
Ishmael Weaver, a Colored man who
died at GAINESVILLE, Ca, recently, was
the father Of seventy-two children, of
whom ffty-two sons were sble-bodied
farm. hands when he died.
At Nicholasville, KY, Matte
Slaughter, Colored, attended trial at
the courthouse Saturday, and left her
babe lying on the floor. When she re-
turned rats had eaten part of the nose
off and other parts of the face.
At the recent commencement of the
Keokuk, Iowa, high school the only
male graduate was Colored boy Arthur
Gillian. There has been an ayarage of
one Colored graduate each year from
this school for the past twelve years.
Rev Father Tolton, of Quincy, Ill,
celebrated mass at the Green Bay
Cathedral Sunday morning. He is the
fist and only Colored priest in the
United States. He was slave, and
now has charge of a Colored congrega-
ton at the former place. He speaks
several languages, and is regarded
highly by the clergy. " r.-sf
Henry Jackson, a Colored man living
on the plantation of Mr.. Livingston, in
Schley county, Georgia, one day re-
Gently he cut ten acres of wheat ,averag-
ing fourteen and three-fourths bushels
to the acre and drank a gallon of whisky
during the day. AT the conclusion of
the days work he asked Mr.. Livingston
if he s'couldn't set 'em up for about q
pint s..... .-. ."..-.5
The female employees of the Govern
ment Printing Office and of the Bureau
of Engraving at Washington do all KINDS
of work, dirty as we'll as clean. They
help manage the presses, their sleeves
are rolled high above their elbows, and
their plump, round arms receive many
an ink spot during the day. About
1900 women are employed in the two
offices, and Colored women work side
bv side VITA white women without
clashing. .-..s...s rz ...r...
Mr.. Lindsey Muse, Colored messen-
ger in the navy department. at Wash
ington, died last Friday afternoon of
old age. He had the distinction Of being
the oldest employee in the government
service. He was appointed a mes
senger in the navy department in 1928,
and served there continuously in that
capacity to the day of his death. He
served under twenty-seven different
secretaries, and shook hands with every
| president from Monroe to Cleveland.
An amusing occurrence is reported
from Philadelphia. A newly appointed
| Colored policeman entered a street car.
| His uniform was spotless; his brass
buttons shone brightly, and he carried
himself with the air of a Spanish
hidalgo. AS he gazed around the car
his glance fell upon an aged Colored
woman, who was carrying home great
bag of clothes from the laundry. The
recognition was mutual. "Why, fob de
Lord!' she exclaimed, joyously, "if dis
amt Eli. Why chile, 1 sca'sely knowed
ye. How you have growed. Is dc ole
man at the almshouse yet, Eli?'' There
was no answer to her question Eli
had fed with an angry expression on
/ his previously placid countenance.