The Afro-American. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1892-1899, 1895-12-21
Afro American Items.
Race DOings Gathered Hero and
There From Various
Sources.

New York celebrated their INST arni-
Nyersary recently by an imposing osj
quet s.
Chaplain T. 6. Steward writes a
very interesting article to the New
York Age on the advantages Of army |
life.
John Brown Riverworm is the name
of the first Afro American editor. He
was born at Port Antonio, Jamaica, In
1879. He was the first graduate of
Bowdoin College, Maine, in 1926. The
freedoms Journal. He died in Lis
IBERIA in 1851.
Madame Sissieretta Jones, known
as the 'fBlaek Patti, a native of
Maryland, after an extended tour
abroad, has returned to this country.
She sings in Bethel Church on Christ
mas night.
Prof. George F. Riehings is still
travelling through the country giving
stereopticOn views of tbs progress OF
Afro-Americans since emancipation.
His lectures afford ocular evidence of
the wonderful progress made by the
race.
| Speaking of the plantation of ex-
| Senator B K. Bruce of Mississippi, a
correspondent writes: The manager
of his plantation is a coloa an; the
stOrekeeper is a colored ln,., the
school teacher is elsO a cOlOred man;
the postmaster is also colored man,
and the church in which the school is
| taught during the week, and in which
religious services are conducted by til Q
Baptist and Methodist denominations
on alternate Sundays, was built by
| cOlored men at Mr. Bruce's own ex-
pense, upon his own land The
| Delta to-day contains a greater mum
Der of well-to-do colored farmers in
the United States. 1t is from these
men these pioneers, if you please,
that shall spring the new Afro-Ameri-
cans of the South-a class of men who,
anchored in the soil, will play an i'm
| pOrtant part in the future advance
ment of the South
The recently adjourned meeting of
the National Press Convention held in
/ Atlanta, Ga.s seems to haven quite
enjoyable Most Of the mem 1of the
Press ae vperieneed : pleasant
trii to Mesh IeDn. besides many
ogHer pleasUI csaaeetea with their
sgfg h laA
j Iha Brooklyn Literary Union has
made a eoa6fibution If 1853 towards
the Waller Relief IUnd
4 The John Brown A~soeiafion III
| Providence, r. l., has just held its
| 18th anniversary.
Mr.. John, Green, arb enterprising
! Afro American elStt-ess = -5ECs8i iz-st471
N. j., has opened q COMMUNICABLE mt
that city.
Pfes1ubrrt u. ~ 'EsL<,rirass md 3eX.
ington Savings Bank of this citywas
the first Afro-American lawyer t.e4- L
que a case in the Supreme Court csthd9.
United States.
Governor Greenhalge of Mas Thu
sets, together with Prof Boo er II.
Washington, addressed meet6g re-
Gently IL Boston in the interest of
Tuskegea5 School. Over $3,000,hs d
result, was secured for the school ~.
1t is said that the six and half mi
lion Negroes in Brazil are fairly andV
creditably represented in all the de-
partments Of the empire
Prof Lindsay, of the Universe Y Of
Pennsylvania, before whose class in
political economy Prof Bookers Il 81
Washington spoke, remarked = mis-
class that there We're not ten orators
in America who could make such an
address as he heard the night previous
in Philadelphia.
His Honor Mayor Schieren of Brook
lyn, N. Y, is reported as having said
that the building of the colored people
at the Atlanta Exposition made the
best impression upon him. Then says
he: II could study the progress the /
IL IN r 7
education since the war.
The Court of Appeals of Virginia on
Thursday of last week handed down I
an opinion in the Lunenburg cases re-
versing the judgment of the trial
court, setting aside the verdict end /
awarding a new trial to Pokey Barnes, +
Mary Alternately and Solomon Mar
able, who were convicted of the muir /
der Of Mrs. Pollard.
The Evening Star Club of Rich
mend, Va, recently gave grand sup
per in honor Of Alderman John Mitch
ell, editor Of the Richmond, Va,
Planet.
The Richmond, Va, Charitable
Union has in hand over $500 towards
the establishment Of an Old Folks
Home.
Mr. Matthew Hope, a very promi-
nent Afro-American citizen Of Rich
mond, Va, died quite suddenly.
Rev. j. Francis Robinson, now Ct
Texas, and pastor of Baptist Church
IN that State, is visiting at Charlotte
Vile, Va.
4 branch of the New York Ugly
Club has been organized in philadel-
Dhia with the prominent caterer, An
drew Stevens, sr., as commodore.
John Mitchell, Jr., editor of the
Planet, lectured i'm Phila-
lelphia last week on the subject,
Helps and Hindranees to my Fight III
! gainst Lynch Law" The Hon. JohR 5
5. Durham presided. II
Mr.. Matthew Hewson, a resident Of
Philadelphia, who accompanied Lieu
tenant Peary in both of his expedi-
ions to the Arctic regions, who iss-a-r4-
Afro American, gives in the
Philadelphia Tribune thrilling
.IaDteE OF tine exf3erf exec OF q 81bE