The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-05-18
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Observation-Disclosures
Three hundred converts were baptis
ed in Richmond, Va. Sunday as the
result OF the recent extraordinary revi
val.
Five Colored men and seven whites
were whipped at Newcastle, DEL, las,
Saturday for various crimes. Each re-
ceived forty lashes. ....
Andrew Grimes the Colored sailo,
who murdered the mate of. his vessel
last christmas was tried at Mays Land.
ing N. Y. this week. He was convicted
There is a Colored man in Quitman
County, Georgia. who has son named
David, one named Jacob, one named
Napoleon, one named Christopher
Columbus, one named Ferdinand and
one named James Monroe.
Margaret Hendricks, a black woman
living near Hopkinsville, KY, gave
birth on last Monday to twin girls one
perfectly white and the other prefectly
black. Folks are at loss to account
for the curious freak of nature.
Mrs. Jane Davis, a Colored woman,
died last Wednesday in Jersey City.
She claimed to be 120 years old, and
persons who knew her believed such to
be the fact. She witnessed the inau-
guration Of Washington one hundred
years ago, and had seen many ofthe
great men of the early days of the
Republic.
Curtin Farris, a Colored street car
conductor of Cleveland, Ohio, was put
in Jail in Atlanta, Ga,, last week, for
defending himself switha pistol, when
asked to leave the ladies coach on q
Western and Atlanta train. He is well
to do at his home and was on his way to
Atlanta to marry Miss Mary Coleman,
He will spent the next 80 days on a
rock pile instead or on q honey moon.
In recent interview VIM. L. Roy
all, the Virginia counsel for the foreign
bondholders and prominent figure in
Virginia politics, said "If the voters of
this district should think me worthy of
y seat in Congress my aim will be the
acknowledgements Of the Colored voter.
All: Of us know and feel that it was
cruel piece Of injustic to us to put the
ballot into his hands in his present half
civilized state. 49,.
J. Harrison Staples, Colored, is on trial
for murder at Cincinnati. Considerable
money has been put up to defend Staples
by a wealthy planter residing the South.
Staples father was q favorite slave of
the Southerner, and in recognition of
services rendered by the slave of ante
bellum days this merchant of today
spent his cash literally for his faithful
servitor's son. to prevent his being re-
turned to the State of his alleged crime,
and now has employed Major Black
burn to defend him. .. ~,
A funny attempt of black man to be
made white has been brought to light
A poor little boot-b]ack was hired to
sell his skin piecemeal at the rate of q
sovereign q piece, each piece being
about as large as sovereign. These bits
of skin were transferred to the face of
q Colored man who was disconnected
with his natural color, the skin being
transferred to the boy. The operation
is hardly a success. for it appears that
in short time the white patch on the
man began to turn dark, while the
black patch on the boy turned white.
There is q Colored man in GAINESVILLE.
Ga, who has been turning white for
several months. A:largespot on bis face,
covering half skin nose, made him quite
conspicuous. OF. course, it is some
disease, but nevertheless it is worth
noticing. Besides the white spots on his
face and body there are spots of gray
hair on his head that have become so
in a few months, yet he is only about
twenty-five years old. We can't tell
what the result will be but if the change
continues he will be prominent figure.
He is now partially a white black man.
at Winchester, KY, Milton Richmond
attempted to elope with Lydia Strong the
l6-years-old daughter of Judge Strong.
Strong with band of friends, pursued.
When they overlook Richmond he fred
upon them, sending a bullet through
Strong's hand. The party returned the
fire, killing Richmond instantly. The
girl escaped unhurt. When they return
! ed home her father, Pearl Strong, who
had been absent, had returned. At the
| sight of his daughter, he fred at her, and
missing his aim, tried to shoot himself
He only inflicted bad flesh wound
when his pistol was taken away. al
this occurred becaused Colored maj
tried to run away with white girl.