The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-06-14
News Gleanings From the Capitol
City of This Great and
Glorious Nation.
Items of General Interest.


those south of the Mason and Dixon
line. The circular frowns on National
Election Law and evidently draws It's
inspiration from Democratic literature,
and perhaps from mysterious dollars.
This is the attack on the left wing, the
right wing is formulating it's plans, and
the center willjb thrown into the break
at the proper time. Lincoln gave some
very good advice that might be needed
at this tinie, Never swap horses when
crossing 4 stream" We are now in the
= middle jSfa stream. Politics is deucedly
'culiagf
Pfof. Layton's music class gave very
excellent musical soiree at the Metro
Fpolitan A. M. E. church, on M street
last Monday evening. Fifteen excellent
numbers were superblY rendered. Miss
Patterson and Mrs. Tyree rendered the
s'Venetian Boat Song," most excellently
as did Mrs. Irene Jones, the latest song
THAT is Love-" Prof. Dayton is Choir
lister of the Metropolitan church and has
the finest choir in the city. 1t has met
and defeated several choirs the past
season in musical contests.
Mr.. VIM. A. Pledger of Atlanta, Ca,
and Editor of the Atlanta Defiance, is
in the city. He has been appointed to
a nice berth in the Land Office.
Mr.. Jno. S. Durham was in the city
last Saturday. He will sail for his post
of duty within two weeks. Mr.. Durham
was rendered reception during the
past week at Trenton, N. j., by R.
Henri Herbert Esq.
Clara Johnson, four and half year
old Colored girl has been giving enter
tainments ia the various churches in
this city during the past week. She is
very skillful performer on the piano and
has never taken music lesson, playing
by ear difficult pieces after having heard
them played. She is accompanied by
her parents and is from Ironton, Ohio.
The Lynchburg Seminary il managing
her concerts in it's interest.
The Colored citizens have entered
protest against alleged brutolity of police
officers in making arrests where Colored
men are the accused. A mass meeting
was held last Thursday night at the
Second Baptist church and committee
of fifteen was appointed to wait on Con-
gress and the District Commissioners to
see if better treatment could not be Sc
cured for Coored m;screants. The
committee will also prosecute case
against several officers and ask their
removal from the force.
Mr.. Griffin S. Reed, who is proprietor
oft Forest City Hotel 1909 18th street
N. w., was refused license some time
ago. Since that time he has been selling
liquors, so alleged, and last Friday was
brought into court and fined $l05, The
police are being goaded on to a close
surveillance of all saloons aud question
able houses, and as result, numerous
arrests have been made. Commissioner
Roberts has inaugurated war against
clubs and gambling houses and we may
expect to find this city very soon place
where tenderfoot can abide in safety.
Messrs. F. T., J. B., G. NJ. and H. L.
Hyman have recently opened very
creditable mammoth 5 and 10 cent store
at 1920 9TH street N. w. The store is
we'll stocked with wire, wooden, glass,
and china goods besides other notions
and novelties. They employ fourteen
clerks all Colored and have the spring
cash and check system in use in the
sale room. The business is conducted
in first class style and the young gentle
men deserve encouragement. The Hy-
man Bros. are originally from North
Carolina, their father having been a
congressman from that state. Mess.s.
j. B. and F. T., are employed in the
Pension and Post Office departments
respectively, while G. M. Hyman, who
is buyer for the firm, is in business in
New York City. Such enterprises as
this need encouragement by the Colored
people.
We send occasionally a copy of The
APPEAL to persons who are not subscrib-
ers. If you are not one this Is re-
minder to examine it carefully, and
then send in your own name, and hand
the paper to one of your friends with
the same request.
Invitations are out announcing the
wedding of Miss Esanda Ebert Cardoza
to Mr.. John ]. Goode Monday morning
June 16, at Fifteenth Street Presbyter-
ian Church.
Editor T. Thos. Fortune will have an
opportunity of writing character
sketch of New York city, since he was
unceremoniously hustled out of Train
or's Cafe in that city few days ago,
and incareerated for merely asking for
accommodations.
Hon. H. P. Cheatham is in North
Carolina, being called away from the
city by sickness in his family.