Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-22
MONTGOMERY.
Capitol City Gleanings.

lSdat0r Gazette:
Doubtless your city is as much dis
turbed as the Capitol city is at pres
ent over the greatest topic ofthe day
namely the Negro Problem. We
have it here by the Anglo Saxon. by
the Jews, Italian, Irish. Mulattos
Chimes, and the Negro proper him
self so you see we are beset on eve-
r. side by the great problem, and no
one seems abe to solve it Some say
let the Negro alone and time will
give the sulution. Others say when
he gets money, Education, and be-
comes property holder he will be
all Q. K and just now am in tue
crowd that do not know what will be
the exact thing to do the work.
Hon. Jerry Blevens, of the central
city, is at present in our city, and is
lecturing on Education to crowded
houses and he seems a, times to equal
Ialmadge, so very eloquent is Jerry.
The Ladies Home, and Foreign
Missionary Society, is in season here
ofwhich Mrs. Bishop Jones is Prssi-
dent, she is from Washington D. C.,
and very pleasant and intelligent
lady; also Mrs G. c. Petty, of Mo-
bile wife Of Bishop Petty is in the
city, the guest of Rev. K. R. Morris.
Mrs. James Hale is the local vice
president at this point and Mrs. S.
B. Logan sec etary, and they seen,
to have very interesting session and
We hope that much good will be de-
rived therefrom, as their mission is to
nelp the poor and distressed, both in
and out Of the United States.
The G U. o. Of O. F. and house
hold Of Ruth are expecting to have a
first class sermon by Rev. T. A.
Weatf erington, Pastor Of Mount
Zion church on that being the annu-
al sermon of their order.
Mr.. P. S. Beckwith was in the city
on the 18th to visit the Madame and
Baby as he is at present in business
in the Magic city, and bv the way
Percy, is making himself quite iav-
orite by his gentlemanly manner
of treating every one he comes in
contact with He also is building
himself a very pretty cottage which
is nearly completed.
The Planet is looking just as loves
ly as she was some few summers ago
when she with others went fishing at
Decatur.
Our State University under Prof.
w. B. Patters0n's administration is
rapidly growing, and just at this
time he has seven hundred pupils,
six hundred and forty in daily at
endance. 1t is whispered quite
loudly around now that one of his
female teachers expects by the time
the "Robins' nest again to have left
those University walls to unite her
fate with = government employee
late Of Tuskegee, (the one of whom
| speak is in black.)
Our grand jury is now in session
and if you see any Of our boys up
there don't be surprised as the air
here is too hot.
| think sometimes I'll just write
you on the Negro. If I do you will
certainly know it.
Miss Lizzie Dorsette, one Of the
teachers at ruskegee, was in the city
on the 18th and 18th. the guest Of
her brother, Dr.. G. N. Dorsette.
Now if you Huntsvillians want to
show your kindheartedness just work
up nice little mite meeting in the
interest Of our Hale infrmary, and
seud down about $40 or 25 to furnish
a room there and I'll see that your
dear citizens gets the credit for so
much charity, and the Lord will bless
as ysu know he loves the cheerful
giver."
Don't refuse eggs, or potatoes, for
subscription when offered.
| must give you just little news
on hair. Very recently we hav had
a lady visiting our city in the inter-