Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-06-09
NEWS.
Gathered From all Parts of This
Great and Gorious Country
and Compiled for our
Readers.
All Concerning Co1ored People.

All Concerning Colored People.
Mr.. Abner Webb is one of the leading
building contractors of Columbus, Ga.
Miss Emma Pearce has been appointed
to a position in the public library of
indianapolis, Ind.
Hon. W. A. Pledger, at Athens, Ga,
has announced himself as a candidate
for tae legislature.
Andrew jackson AN aged and wealthy
Colored man, committed suicide at Cen
tralia, H., Friday.
Messrs ]. w. Jones and A. Boyd, of
Alabama, were elected delegates at large
to the Chicago convention.
Thomas Town, of Ca, has been mar
ried six times and has forty living
children.
President Cleveland recently gave
800 for the benefit Of the Colored
Orphans Home to be erected at Lynch
burg, Va.
Henry Williams, the Colored janitor
in the Kansas City Custom House, shot
his wife last Sunday killing her
instantly.
Mr.. Nero Koonce, aged l0S years, is
living in Henry County, Alabama. He
has been married nine times and is the
father of III children.
DR.. Wesley Robbins, of Indianapolis,
has been elected delegate to the
National Association of the Eclectic
Medical fraternity, which meets at
Detroit, June 5.
Peter Jackson, the heavy weight
champion of Australia, is in San
Francisco, CAL, enroute to England to
fight Jem Smith for $4,000, and if sue
cessful, then for the worlds champions
ship.
The other day three Colored men at
Charleston, S. c., captured monster
soft-shell turtle which weighed 365
pounds. It's head was several sizes
larger than an ordinary mans, and it's
mouth was enormous.
For twenty-three years in succession
Isaac Richmond, a North Carolina Col
ored man, has won the prize in his
neighborhood as the most skilful curer
of the tobacco leaf He has just dis
posed Of his last years crop at So cents
a pound, which is at the rate of 5000 per
acre. This successful Colored planter
owns an excellent plantation.
A short time ago Colored man claim
ing to be a Spaniard settled in Herd
County, Ga. His assumed name was
Melvin Monvido, as he had money he
was all right and in short time had
wooed and won Miss Berthe Mason, a
nineteen year old daughter of one Of
the richest farmers in the neighbor-
hood. On the night when the wedding
was to occur and just as the ceremony
was about to be performed the father
received a dispatch reading as follows:
"Stop marriage. Monvidio is lnulatto
whose real name is Peter Dolan. He is
an escaped forger of vile character.
Arrest him." The father sprang at the
throat Of Monvidio crying: "You black
niger fend, I'll kill YOU" Monvidio
jumped through window and escaped
and has not been heard from since.
The Southern Recorders last issue gives
short sketches Of some of the Colored
men of Atlanta, Ga, who are Well-to-t1o
the list compsises DR.. r. D. Badger, So
500; Bishop H. M. Turner, 81, 900; Jacob
Mckinley, merchant, $1,000; f. ~.
Crumley, merchant, $1,000, Elder w. j.
Gaines, $4,000; R. J. Henry, porter,
$1,000; Tom Grant. collector, So, 700; /.
P. Moper, grocer, "a, ia; David Howard
undertaken, SIS, 600; G. G. Wimbush, bar
Der, $4,000, G. McHenry, grocer, $1,000;
Gus Thompson, blacksmith SO ,S75; james
Short, carpenter, $l,65o; James Tate,
planter and broker, Sl5, 900; R.. NJ. King,
grocer, SIC, 600; W. Murphy, merchant,
1000; Jack Ryan, saloon, $500; NJ,
Rivers, blacksmith, SIS, 800; Blackstur &
Wimbley, coalsdealers, $1,000 "A. Ham
ilton, carpenter, s., 800; Rev. R. "A. Hall
$4,000. G. g. Carter. grocer. So, 900; r
Eskridge, 10000; Geo. Graham, So 900;
a. J. Deldridge, shoemaker, $1,000
These are the amounts upon which
these gentlemen pay taxes.