Huntsville gazette., 1888-12-15
NEWS and SENTIMENT.
(From Colored Exchanges }

The Chicago Herald tells of an
Afro American in Paris, KY, who
found $4,000 between the leaves Of
an old book which he had bought at
a second hand store.
There are 100000 Afro American
Catholics in the United States, and
their convention in Washington
promises to be a revelation of vast
amount of work done by Catholics
among the race during the past TWEEN
ty years.
Prot. Morgan, leader, and his ex-
cellent orchestra, furnished music for
one OF the most popular opera houses
in Vicksburg.
The Industrial Institute for Afro
American youths, for which Mrs.
Fannie Jackson Coppin has worked
so earnestly, will be opened in Phila-
delphia soon.
w. H. Manning was expelled from
the connection in the late North AL
ALBANIA A. M. E. Conference.
The members of the A. M. E.
church Of Selma, District will no
doubt rejsice to learn that Rev. w.
H. Nixon is appointed their presid>
ing elder.
Four Democrats who are charged
with fraud at the ballot box, have
been indicted by the Grand Jury OF
the United States Court, and still
there are more to follow. Memphis
Tenn, Watchman Sunlight.
| Mr.. Albert Boyed editor Of the
| Negro American Of Birmingham has
retired from journalism, the Negro
American has been changed to the
American Citizen with Rev. A. N
Jackson editor. Success to Citizen
We hope it will stay.-Indepen
dent.
| 1t has been truly said that ma
iority of the Democrats of the South
do not want the Negroes to vote will
them. At the same time they &C
cuse and abuse them for voting 10
the Republicans. What a strang
n6n;~ .L:s W~.ah n,on -Snrlirh, ,
There is talk Of calling a Stat
meeting Of leading colored men t
examine we'll our condition and de
, eide upon the best course to pursue
to redeem Alabama. We endors
such a meeting and invite correspon
dence among leading republicans up
= on the subject. We want it destinct
, ly understood that we do not endors
the color line, but We want the Ne
gro to have proportion or share o
the federal offices. If there is to b.
a grand republican party in tn
, South the Negro must at present con
: stitute nine tenths Of that party. w
have competent men from ever,
standpoint and they must be recog
nized. No party need take as mat
ter of course tue Negro will vote tn
Republican ticket. We will vot'
when we Can get the best advanta
ges.
Let us have meeting Of the lead
ing Negroes and then unite with th'
white leadess demanding recogna
ton. Selma Independent.
Vicksburg, Miss is the only cit,
in the South, whose Opera Hous
management gives employment to ;
colored orchestra. We congratulate
PORT: Morgan and his splendid
m4sical assistants, Messrs. Blowe
Brooks. Shipp, Kelly, ct al, the
managers OF the Vicksburg Opers
House who have shown determine.
ton to rise above the hateful preju
dice Of the day.-Augusta Sentinel
The Washington Peoples Advocate
tells Of Mil Julia Vaughan, a 20 Ing
co.ored woman little over twenty
ears Of age, who possesses rare artis
tic talent and who if all reports be
true bids fair to take front rank as 8
realistic painter. She is a native OF
Raleigh, N. c., but for the last three
years has been IN the employment Of
a Washington family. Her sketches
are said to meet with a rapid sale.
| MontevallO-Two large families were