The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-01-03
WASHINGTON. !
The City Of Magnificent Distances
~ With the Light Turned On. sssss;s
Our Capitol City with It's Multitude q,
Important Matters 3Culled for our
Intelligent Reaaers-C. A. J,s....xs
's~ Budget OF News. = ,@E%E5<E-

The holiday edition, of The APPEAL
wassquite q surprise to It's many readers
in this city. The geographically artist
ic;get up was = marvel in the Afro. Am.
erican journalistic field. & - z'~sss
Z The Interstate Civil and Political Re.
lief Association, is the name of a nea Or.
! zation in this city, which has for: ita
object the amelioration of the condition
of the Colored man. Mr.. Jno. F. Cook,
ex-colleetor of taxes OF the District, ia
president and Ex-Governor R. H. l:Glea-
YES, Of South Carolina, is secretary. The
association has prepared a memorial
which will be presented to the senate
demanding the. passage of the Federal
Election Bill. 1.''
Col. James Hill arrived in the city last
Thursday. He has hopes Of being given
his seat. :. - r. :'.4ig. TX E. H.. =,
The Colored citizens, of Richmond,
Va, pay taxes on 100000.
Representative Cogswell, of Massachu-
sets, attends the various Colored
churches of this city. In conversation
recently, he stated that the Colored
ministry of Washington was the most
cultivated he had ever listened to. He
compared Rev. J. Beckett, of the. Met
ropolitan, to Ira D. sankey, and of Rev.
Bowen, he says that his language is the.
most correct he has ever heard. Such
compliments are quite encouraging.
The Colored citizens, OF Alexandra,
Va, held an immense Emanci patton
Celebration at Lannon Hall on New
Years night.
Mr.. Jno. G. Keelan, of Nashville,
Tenn, formerly of Toledo, O., was in
the city during, the holidays. Mr.. Kee-
Ian formerly edited the Toledo Eegle,
and relates some very interesting episo-
des of Ohio journalism. He is making
tour of the Eastern and Northern cities.
Miss Lizzie Mason, of this. city, and
DR.. S. c. Snelson, of Savannah, Ga, were
united in happy bonds of wedlock on
Christmas night in the Asbury M. E.
Church. DR.. Snelson is recent gradu-
ate from Howard University Medical
Department and has established very
lucrative practice in Savannah, Ga.
A recent occurrence in Nashville
shows that justice is speedy and sure. A
Colored gentleman, of that city, stole
six dollars, he was arrested. tried, con-
victed and sentenced to seven years in
the Penitentiarv, all inside of thirty-six
hours. That's record seldom beaten.
Miss Houston, of Paducah, KY, is
spending the holidays with her brother,
Mr.. w. L. Houston.
Rev. William H. Heard, pastor of Beth
ell A. M. E. Church, has announced him
self as candidate for Common Council
from the Thirteenth ward in Philadel-
phia. E. 6. Moore, who is chairman of
the committee having charge of Mr..
Heard's canvass, said 'The Colored vot-
ers are tired of being constantly ignored
by men who are no better Republicans
than the Colored men who seldom, if
ever, split their ticket-our votes have
contributed toward the success of the
party in this ward and we want some of
the spoils gained thereby. We have
hitherto been treated in a; manner that
would have driven white men out of the
party long ago." Wonder if the Quaker
will be quiet during the affair?
The. Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette
Gays: miss Flora Batson, known as the
greatest Colored singer in the world,
created such furore in Old City Hall
last evening that before the programme
was half through the excitement had
become 80 intense that cries of bravo
were heard from all parts of the house,
many people arose to their feet and ap-
plause was uproarious and deafening in
its intensity and not only rounded out
the conclusions of selections but broke
in spontaneously at every interlude."
This is the worth of Colored Celebrity
recognized.
G. A. JOHNSON.