Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-10-31
FROM THE EAST END.
POLITICAL NEWS AND
BRIEFS.
A White Man Attempts
a DastardIy Assault
Upon a COIOred
Girl.
FROM THE CHURCHES.
The Teachers Institute-The
Olympians Have a Gay
Time.
A WHITE MAN BADLY CUT.

This IS our last week so Tar as hold
ing political meetings, making politi-
cal speeches and lbreaking our nights
rest is concerned.
Our last week in chasing the politi-
cal will-o-the-wisp-T last week
Bryan will go about the country like
bowling cyclone endesvoring to catch
honest mems votes, and on next Tues
day he will be buried so deep by the
sound-money landslide that he is like
ly to exclaim in the words Of Tom
Watson, where am 1 at" The
sound-meney sentiment is pretty
strong in Marshall Ward, both among
the colored and the white, yet the free
silverites are making q desperate fight
and already predict that the ward is
theirs by 800 majority.
PLANET CRITICIZED.
On last Thursday night a meeting of
republicans was held at the Blooming
Lily Hall with about 200 more or less
present. Judges Waddill, Kemple
and others were billed to speak. MIR.
@, +. Norman called the meeting to
order. The money question, the tar
iff and other issues were discussed at
great length. One OF the speakers ex-
hibited the article clipped from the
PLANET referring TO x-president Har-
rison's speech at the auditorium and
pronounced it shame that such n
journal Gas the Planetl calling itself
republican should speak in such "A
manner about Mr. Harrison.
A SHOCKING OUTRAGE.
The colored residents in this section
are much wrought up over a dastardiy
attempt of white man 90 perpetrate
an assault upon a nine year old color
ed girl.
On Tuesday afternoon a lively look
ing white man, apparently about &c
years old was seen with a little color
ed girl making his way to the woods
which is just on the outskirts of the
CORPORATION limits Mrs. Harriet
Beverly and many of the other good
danes, seeing the man and becoming
suspicious of his actions followed him
/ to the woods The women caught w
with him and at once demanded the
girl and threatened to call the officers
of the law, if he refused. After hard
scdfle they succeeded in getting the
girl from him and he made tracks a
fast as he could to the city.
The little girl was very much fright
ened, so much so that she could scarc'
ly tell her name. From what we car
llearn the man had given her induce
ments in the form of dry goods ans
other material which she carried un
der her arm. We are at loss TO knoV
why the white papers are apparentl
so blind that they cannot see the out
RACES perpetrated upon colored girl
by white men and can SO readily sc
those outrages supposed to be commit
ted upon white girls by colored men.
FROM OUR CHURCHES.
The services at all of the churc1t
last Sunday was characterized by 8
increased attendance
At the A. M. Z. Chapel. Rev. JoshJ
Griffin preached a brilliant sermC
. from Luke l4th chapter and Isl
n verse during the forenoon and ga
- his listeners much food for ret1ectio
Sunday school commenced in the 9
- t3rnoon, and at night. Rev. Brown, Il
II pastor preached an excellent sermon
At the Fourth Church, Rev. Eva
\ Payne having an appointment
4 ipreach for Rev. White, pastor of N
Carmel Baptist Church, young Phil
ldelphia divine preached an able 81
n mon.
In the afternoon Rev Payne preaC
y ed the funeral of Charles Robinson,
Al account of whose tragic death apes
~ ed in the Planet some time ago, and
- might he preached an excellent 81
rv mon.
- AT the 28th Street Episcopal Chur
" Rev. Scott Wood, editor of the Pete
&c burg Herald preached, and he c.
Quoted the SundaY-school in the aft
" noon,
=. AT the Fountain Baptist Chur
n Rev. Williams preached good s
7 mon in the forenoon. The celebrat
of the Lords Supper in the afternC
ID was much enjoyed by nearly all pr
ent.
THE oLYSiPIANs.
The Olympian Literary and So
club celebrated it's second 'Olym
period on Wednesday evening, the
id inst. at their club room, corner 2
and Darlington streets
The programme rendered was h
am died with much credit by their Pr
ar dent, Mr.. William A. Cooper. Sc
en- very choice musical selections by
WltllGm Z, mlbcnSll WcIc OcOiCdCcs
lh9 the club Mr.. Mitchell is quite I
lop sical prodigyand again in the Office
OF master of ceremonies, he conduc
loD the mystic ceremonies with much {
my cess. After an interesting address
put Mr.. Peter Coleman the club
OF guests partoOk of an excellent spr
which did honor to the occasion.
pie Singing and varied amusements c
urg acterized the close of this success
the gathering The officers and meml
nat are Messrs. w. A. Cooper, preside
VIC, Trueheart, vice-president
en- E. Mitchell, secretary J. II. Mitch
tne treasurer ; Leroy Cooper, critic; 4
en- iel Cooper, William and Robert WI
en-, George and Thomas Mlckens, Solol
%. Davis and William Glasgow.
HIS HEAD CUT.
q. Ex-policeman Jamas Welsh ,resi'
ON Williamsburg Avenue, while W
een ing along Seventeenth street betV
: of Franklin and Main was seen to
'ber heavily to the side walk last Tuei
the evening about dark.
Mr. 1t was supposed that he had
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