The Appeal., 1889-04-27
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Fished From the Ocean of News
In all Parts of the GlO-
rlOuS Union.
North-South-East-West.

! The Golden Epoch, Fort Smith, Ark.
has changed hands Rev. E. w. Merch-
ant and Mr.. H. NJ. Mcmillan are now
proprietors.
| The Boston Advocate has suspended
publication and its editor Mr.. I'D.
Powell has been appointed master car
penter at the Navy Yard,
One of the Atlanta Colored churches
had q lemon squeeze erecently.- There
are better and sweeter things to squeeze
than lemons. ~.
Mr.. John Hum has been eppointed
jaintcr of the City Hall at Kansas City,
NO., by unanimous vote of the citv
council. At the same time Mr.. Nat
Harris was appointed wharf master.
Henry Rice, Colored, who is wanted
at Florence, Ala, for the murder of two
white men near there year ago, was
arrested in Todd County Ky Sunday,
where in hiding III hut. He also kill
ed a man at Haubestadt. Ind, last sum-
mer.
At Covington, KY, few days since
a Colored man made application to
Chief of Polcei Goodson to have cow
boy arrested. He said the fellow wore
| broad-drim hat, had sword and two
six-shooters and had threatened to hang
him.
The safe in the law office of Hubbell
q Conley at Elkhart, Ind, was robbed
Sunday night, and notes and money
amounting to $4,000 taken. Monday
afternoon George Jones, young Col
ored man, was arrested for the crime
and confessed it.
Scott Bailey a Colored man was
lynched by mob at Halifax Court
House, Va, last Monday for an attempt
ed outrage of white woman. He con-
fessed and was hanged from the same
place from which Bruce Younger was
hanged less than year ago for similar
ofense.
Thomas Coleman, Colored boy of
fourteen, in Anacosta, Md, thought he
would have some fun throwing stones at
pigs in pen. One of the pigs became
enrageA, broke out and commenced
eating the boy, first attacking his thigh.
His cries brought help, but his injuries
we're serious.
Joe Wilson, an Alabama river fisher
man. Colored, caught huge catfish and
started home with it. Somewhere on
the way the fish Topped its tail against
the hammer of Wilson's gun. The piece
was discharged, sending load of duck
shot through his thigh, inficting a very
dangerous wound.
Mrs. Pauline King the Colored faith
desciple of Springfield, ILL.,, after a fast
of 40 days undertook to perform the
miracle of turning water into wine last
Monday. She prepared the jar of water
and prayed to have it changed into wine
but her prayers were of no avail. 500
persons had assembled to witness the
miracle but were disappointed.
One ofthe earliest recollections of the
late Lewis Hayden, of Boston, was an
amusing experience that he had when
he saw Lafayette. lie was perched on
fence, joining heartily in the enthusi-
asm. He attracted the attention of the
| distinguished Frenchman, who looked
directly at him and lifted his hat. This
so frightened the little that he fell back
ward off the fence.
A Company is being formed for the
purpose of establishing an extensive
railroad system in the Zambesi country
in Africa. The new organization will be
known as the British Cdntral African
Company. Subscriptions to the amount
of el 900, 600 have already been obtained.
A Colored man attempted to rob the
house of Mrs Jane Setter an old lady
living in Rutherford County N. C.
The only thing at hand was hot
brick used as an andiron. This the was
plucky woman seized and, though her
hand was severely burned, struck the
man blow with it which stunned
him. Before he recovered she got an
ak and pounded him on the head until
he was killed,
Perhaps the tallest cabbage stalk ever
grown in the United States is now on
exebition in the Colored peoples de-
partment of the Sub-Tropical exhibition,
grown by Colored man of Palatka. It
measures twenty feet in height, with
Towering head, looking like an old-time
Seminole chief wearing his tufted
plumes. This department. of the exhi-
bition shows great progress on the part
of the Colored people. The needle and
other artistic work is frst-clas, and the
products of the cuisine superior.
!; Grace smallwood, Colored woman.
of Washington, D. c. was sentenced to
be hanged Oct. IL next. The crime of
which she was convicted was the murd-
er of her illegitimate child at it's birth by
tying shoe-string around it's neck.
Her mental condition is open to doubt,
, and she beard the sentence of the court
without emotion and with meaning
: less smile upon her face. she says that
she is glad she is going to die, that she
) wants to 60 to heaven and be with her
/ child. In passing sentence the court
! said that it had reason to believe that
: the executive clemency would intervene
!, to prevent its execution. This is the
t first time since Mrs. Sarrat's trial that q
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