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THE
Cleveland Gazette.
TENTH YEAR.—NO, 12.
SOME RACE DOINGS.
Something of the Splendid Prog
ress Being Made Out in Om&ha.
Interestlnu Sporting; Notes—Jackson and
Dixon—Murphy and Hamilton—Dug
Up About 54.000 in Silver Coin-
Secured for Them by Presi
dent Harrison, Etc.,Etc.
Isaac Murphy is at his home in Lex
ington, Ky.
Miss Mattie Walker is assessor of
Macksord, Wis.
James Gordon, of Princeton, Ky., is
gradually turning white.
The left tackle of the Western Uni
versity of Pennsylvania foot ball team,
is George Neale, an Afro-American.
Mrs. Bessie Warwick, wife of Mr. Geo.
Warwick, Chicago, is in London with
the Bohee Brothers' Minstrel company.
Companies A and F, 9th U. S. cavalry
appeared in the military divisions of the
Columbian fair parade at Chicago last
week Friday.
11. M. Wilson, formerly of Springfield,
0., Edwin F. Horn and A. F. Perry,
M. D., have opened a drug store in
Chattanooga, Tenn.
John Hamilton, of Cambridge, Mass.,
has invented a rotary and ventilating
machine for which white capitalists
have offered him §250,000.
The Cleveland Gazette is truly one
■of the most forcible journals published
in the state, and it is read everywhere.
—Ohio Republican, Cincinnati
Hart, of Boston, won the six days’
go-as-you-please walking match which
ended at 10 o'clock last Saturday even
ing, at Chicago, with a record of 479)<
miles.
There are a number of The Gazette’s
honest agents and subscribers who
should make it convenient to remit
amounts they owe this paper before No
vember 1 and oblige us.
Four brothers who were slaves in
Kentucky fifty years ago, met in St
Paul last week. Their name is Harri
son and they had not seen each other
since they were sold apart, a half cen
tury’ ago.
Gen. Crispo, a Negro who lead a revo
lution against the government in Ven
ezuela has conquered and has been
called to Caracas, the capital, to take
charge of the government—Pittsburgh
Mirror.
Miss Mohonga Corpassa, the African
girl who has been one of the students
at the Howard asylum, Brooklyn, has
been sent as their ward to the North
field seminary to prepare for the mis
sionary work in Africa.
October 10 Zeke Hamilton, a leading
■citizen of Thomasville, Ga., died worth
§30,000. Be made his money in real
estate and saloon business. He exerted
great political influence and was a prom
inent republican. He had the largest
funeral in South Georgia-
William Henry Smith, for many years
well known as the assistant librarian
of the congressman t library at Wash
ington. has been recently appointed as
custodian of the library and fine art
gallery of the Columbus exposition at
■Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. John Keelan, of Wash
ington, (Mollie Lewis) are receiving
congratulations on the birth of a son,
whom they have named Henry Leroy
Keelan. Mr. and Mrs. George Dickey’s
infant son bears the German name of
Spahr Holland Dickey.—-Boston Cour
ant.
In Cass county, Michigan, Z. Beverly
Jias been nominated by the republicans
for register of deeds. In Wayne county
(Detroit) Prof. D. Augustus Straker is
the candidate of his party for circuit
court commissioner, and William W.
Ferguson has been selected to make a
run for the legislature.
Peter Jackson has arrived in this
country. The London, Eng., National
club offers §20,000 for a Jackson-Corbett
fight and guarantees Jackson all the
betting and backing that Corbett may
wish. The club desires the fight at the
end of spring or late in April Corbett
says his theatrical engagements prevent
his fighting any one for a year.
The purse and stakes George Dixon
won in bis fight with Skelly at New
Orleans added §17,000 to his winnings.
The battle he won from Abe Willis was
for §5,000 and his defeat of Fred John
son gave him §5,000. Dixon in the past
four years has made fully §50,000. He
is careful of his money and has a
healthy bank account
Three miles from Wrightsville, Lib
erty county, Georgia, Jupiter James,
while digging on his farm, found an
ancient urn pot in which were more
than three thousand French and Span
ish silver coin, one hundred and thirty
or more years old. Their value is
placed at about §4,000. The coins are
beiieved to be part of the plunder
buried by Black Beard, the pirate.
Peter Jackson’s battles in Australia,
England and this country have all been
for sums ranging from §3,000 to §IO,OOO,
and he has not been beaten for any of
them. Peter's winnings and what he
has made on the stages in exhibitions
will doubtless aggregate close to §IOO,-
000. Jackson is a temperate and unos
tentatious fellow. He lives well and
dresses well, but he is careful of his
money.
While there is a national Negro prob
lem, there is also a Negro problem for
every separate state, every city, every
community, every individual. Every
white man and woman has his or her
Negro problem If there is a white man
who has a manufactory or work shop,
let him try to work out his Negro prob
lem there by giving some Negro a
chance to work out his own salvation. —
Hon. John S. Durham, U. S. Minister
to tan Domingo.
If same Negroes would spend a little
more time in the effort of establishing
and maintaining characters of honesty
and truthfulness and a little less time
in the attempt to prove themselves
white, we are quite sure that thej" and
their fellowmen, would be the better
off for it. Why worry ourselves upon
that point? White oiks will be trying
to prove themselves Negroes by and
by. The Negro race will not always be
down. It has a brilliant future before
it if we only knew it—Boston Courant.
Mr. Alfred Howe, of Wilmington, N.
C. died recently from the result of
• cowardly assault by a motor man
-with a bna# motor crank. Mr. Howe
Was an architect and builder doing a
large business. At the time of his death
he had secured a fortune amounting to
**o,ooo. He was 75 years old and leaves
a family of four children, two sons and
daughters lie was a man of ater-
Jtog W»mess integrity and
g? H church. He has given his chil
a good education.
Mr. Foxball Keene’s contention that
Jndrey Hamilton ougut nut to be per-
fa ‘
mitted to think for himself has been
overruled by the board of control, and
Mr. Pierre Lorillard’s curious idea that
it takes only one person to agree to a
waiving of a contract has also been
overruled by the board of control, so
that Jockey Hamilton now findshim
self, although bound by contract to
these gentlemen, something better than
a slave. The lack of intelligence shown
in the treatment of Hamilton by Mr.
Pierre Lorillard was positively astound
ing.—N. Y. Mail and Express.
There are 6,000 Afro-Americans in
Omaha, Neb. The children attend the
public schools, and no discrimination is
made against them. In professional
and business pursuits Negroes are
found everywhere and they pre ,per.
There are three lawyers, two physi
cians and one editor. The compositors
on the editor’s paper are of both sexes,
and of course, colored. There are three
Negroes on the police force, and many
of them in the municipal offices. James
S. Bryant is stenographer and secre
tary in the controller’s office; A. W.
Parker is an inspector of seals, weights
and measures; A. Brown is a clerk of
deeds, and so on. Many of the mail
carriers are Negroes. The candidate
for city council in the Third ward is
colored. The property of the colored
people is valued at §700.000. The
wealthiest is a woman, who is said to
be worth §60,000. There are other for
tunes of §50,000 and §40,000. The patri
arch of the colony is Father Washing
ton, who is supposed to be 108 years old.
Writes a Washington correspondent,
in speaking of the recent B. M. C. meet
ing in Washington: “On Thursday even
ing a magnificent banquet was tendered
the visitors at the hall of the Center
market. Maj. Ordway, who enjoys the
notoriety of having failed in his effort
to disband the Afro-American military
companies here, again failed to humili
ate the Afro-American Odd Fellows.
Maj. Ordway had refused to allow this
hall to the use of the Afro-Americans,
but President Harrison stepped prompt
ly forward and issued an order granting
the Odd Fellows the use of Market hall
free of charge. It is well to observe
that President Harrison is one of the
best friends that the race has in Wash
ington. He does many graceful things
for us that do not find way into the
papers. Some months ago Madame
Jones, the singer, sang before the pres
ident at the executive mansion and he
was so well pleased that it is said he
sent her a magnificent floral tribute
when she appeared at the Metropolitan
A. M. E. church during the recent G.
A. R. encampment and.so successfully
sang her way into the hearts of Wash
ington people.”
ST. CLARA-HAWKINS.
Lyons-Leach Marriage t i Xenia—Senator
Green Did Not Appear—Personals.
Dayton, O.—Mr. Henry St Clara and
Miss Sideny Hawkins were quietly mar
ried at the residence of the bride, in the
southeast part of Dayton. Elder Gray
officiated. —Mr. Morton, agent for the
“Catholic Tribune,” is in the city.—
John R. Rudd, of Cincinnati, 0., is ex
pected here soon.—Mrs. Smith and Tay
lor, of Xenia, were guests of Mrs.
Elliott —Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson and
family were guests of Mrs. H. E. Boone
last Friday.—Mrs. Alcorn has returned
to Danville, Ky.—Frank DeLany, of
Piqua, was here last week.—Mon Hone
dy. of Lima, was here during the races.
—Messrs. Harvey Williams, Ed. Rick
man, of Wilberforce, and Will Roller,
of Springfield, spent Columbus day
here.—Mrs Fannie Nunn, Misses
Mamie Jones and Walla Akers expect
to spend Sunday in Xenia.—The Epis
copal guild will give a social at the
residence of Mrs. Moore in the near fu
ture. —Elder Butler passed through the
city last Saturday.—Mrs. Arnett and
Miss Piper, of Wilberforce, were guests
of Mrs. Mozee and daughters.—Mrs.
Sarah Galloway has gone to Covington,
Ky., to visit her parents. —Misses Julia
Scott and Pearl Grayson have returned
from Cincinnati. —Mrs. Morris, of Her
man avenue, left Thursday for Cincin
nati, to visit her sister, Mrs. Fair
bush.—Wm. Massie, of St Paul, was
in the city last week, the guest of
Mrs. Joe Curtis. —Mr. and Mrs. Sher
man, Misses Eliza Mayo, Ella Voss,
Jennie Toller attended the Baptist Sun
day-school convention held at Spring
field. —Mrs. Manerva Hall, of Piqua,
was here recently in the interests of
the “Sisters of Jerusalem.” —Albert
Nix, who returned to Day ton last week
from the bedside of his sick brother,
was recalled by his death. —Anna Davis
spent a few days in Cincinnati recently.
—Mr. Joseph Lyons and Miss Mary
Leath went to Xenia, the home of the
bride, where they were quietly mar
ried. They will be at home in this city
at No. 20 Herman avenue. —The recep
tion given by the K. of P. lodge was
largely attended. Music was furnished
by the Singleton orchestra. —All praise
to the patriotic young men and ladies
who took part in the parade Columbus
day.—Be sure and obtain a copy of The
Gazette for all the latest news.—Afro-
Americans crowded the city hall last
Tuesday night with the expectation of
hearing Senator J. P. Green. They
were disappointed, as he was called to
Virginia, but they were entertained by
Hon. John W. Asbury, of Springfield,
who is an able speaker.
Brownsville, Fa., Items.
Columbus day was celebrated here by
the public schools, the Afro-Amerieans
taking an active part.—Mrs. Webster is
visiting in Washington county.—Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Sorrell were in
Pittsburgh last week.—Mrs. Carrie
Mossett, of Sewickley, is the guest of
Mrs. Annie Mossett, of Bridgeport Hill.
Miss Georgia Mossett has returned
from a visit in Sewickley and Pitts
burgh.—Mrs. Emma Robinson is con
valescent—Mrs. S. P. West spent Co
lumbus dav in Uniontown. —Miss Annie
Butler aud sister, Haddie. have re
turned. —Rev. S. P. West left the 22d
for his charge at Erie. He will be
greatlv missed. —T. G. Bolden was
elected assistant superintendent Sun
day.—Mrs. Mattie Johns and sister,
Mrs. Peyton, are visiting in the Twin
Cities.—Miss Emma Simpson is home
again.—Mrs. Marv Bolden gave a dinner
in honor of Mrs. R H. Baker, of Cleve
land, who is visiting Rev, Webster.—
Endowment day was a success here.
Tried to Mob Him.
Dover, DA—An attempt was made
last night here to mob A. Worthington
Brinkley, of Wilmington, who is or
ganizing an independent party in this
state. They threatened to hang or kill
Brinkley unless he left the town at
once. As the police was escorting
Brinkley to his boarding house the mob
hurled bricks and missiles at them.
Sheriff Cole dispersed the mob under
threat of immediate arrest The mob
was led by Joshua Parker, an office
holder in Washington. This morning
Parker and four others were arrested
and held in §9OO bail each for their ap
pearance. All Afro-America**
CLEVELAND OHIO, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1892.
FRESH OHIO NEWS
From Many Parts of the State Fur
nished by Our Regular Writers.
Interesting Personals — Social, Church,
Lodge and Literary Notes Galore-
Mat riinonlal—Obituary— Persons
Seriously Ill—The Week's
Doings in Many Cities
and Tonus.
Wooster.—The Second Baptist church
was dedicated the 23d. A large number
was present. The dedicatory sermon
was preached by Rev. J. W. Cheatham,
of Wordsworth, also Rev. R. C. Minor
and R. A. Cutching, of Columbus. One
hundred and thirty-nine dollars were
raised towards the indebtedness, which
is §SOO.
Eaton.—Rev. H. H. Upthegrove con
ducted the funeral services of Charles
Left Sunday.—Mrs. Marshcr and Mrs.
Love visited Mr. and Mrs. E. 11. Baker
Sunday.—Rev. A. Baker preached an
able sermon Sunday night. — Mrs. M.
Hawkins is still very ill. —Mrs. Mary
Lewis was called to Camden again last
week.
Lima. —Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scott,
Basil Ramsey and Charlie Poul I, of
Findlay, spent Sunday here.—Mr. Willie
Nix was buried last Sunday. — Last
Sunday was Endowment day at the A.
M. E churih. —The entertainment
given at the Second Baptist church was
a success. Twenty dollars were real
ized.
Cadiz.—Miss Gracie White, of Pitts
burgn, spent a few days at home last
week. —Miss Hanna Smith, of Smith
field, is the guest of Mrs. George West.
—Mrs. Sydney Christian, who has been
ill for some time, is convalescing.—
Mrs. Jessie Redman has returned from
Sewickley.—Mrs. Minnie Curray will
move her family to Findlay this week.
—The A. M. E. church will hold their
first quarterly of this conference year
Sunday.
Middleport.—Mrs. Granville Web>
ster, who died Sunday morning at Al
bany, was brought here and buried
from the A. M. E. church Monday.—
Mrs. Mary Lewis, of West Virginia, is
here visiting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ray
ford.—The Columbus district confer
ence convenes here the Bth, 9th and
10th. Extensive preparations are lieing
made for it—Joseph Morris, jr., is sick.
—Joseph Warren, jr., who was hurt
very severely at the rolling mill, is
doing as well as could be expected.
Sandusky.—Mrs. Hoke is in Spring
field.—The festival at the Baptist
church was Well attended.—Rally day
at the A. M. E. church last Sunday. —
Mrs. John White,who has been visiting
Mrs. Powell, returned to her home in
Lafayette, Ind.—The Sloane house was
sold last week. It will retain its old
help.—Miss Winnie Thompson led the
thirteen original states, and Master
Fred Thompson led the procession, as
drum major, on Columbus dav. —Mrs. A.
Williams will give a social Wednesday
evening at Mrs. C. Hooley’s, for the
benefit of the Willing Workers.
Wilmington.—Misses Thornton and
Deloach read essays at the A. M. E.
church Sabbath evening and contrib
uted one dollar each towards education.
Miss L. Crocket’s essay was excellent.
—Some of our property owners are
Lucy Crockett, Taylor Robinson, Engy
Good, Alfred McKnight, Eliza Gilkey,
Fenton Wood, Mollie Williams, Wm.
Mallory, Susanna Buford, Mintie Smith.
Fannie McGinnis, Narcissa Frame.
Emma Shelton, Eliza Darnell, Wm.
Harrison, Millie Jones, Fredie Busha
wen, George Daniels, Sarah Gilkey,
May Lindsey, Eli Crocket—§l2,lo9. To
be continued.
Mechanicsburg.—Mr. G. Price, of
Paulding, is visiting his uncle, Mr.
Cyrus Price, sr.—Mrs. Jackson, of
Washington C. H., and little daughter,
Mabel, are visiting her sister, Mrs.
Gates.—Endowment services were con
ducted by Rev. Cumberland Sunday
evening.—The Sunday-school choir was
reorganized last Thursday evening.
Miss Ida Brown was elected chorister;
Master Wm. Armfield, organist. Rev.
Cumberland was hired to teach the
cleft’s.—Mrs. A. Black and little daugh
ter, Florence, are visiting relatives in
Zanesville.—Miss Estella Reed is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown in Catawba.
Bellaire. —Mr. Guy Lucas is sick.—
Miss Anna Copeland has returned to
Mt. Vernon.—St. Paul’s A. M. E. church
gave a festival the 21st and 22d. —Mr.
Joseph Randoph spent Sunday in Wheel
ing.—Mr. Charles Cunningham, who
fell and hurt himself about two weeks
ago, is resting easier.—Mrs. Sterms,
who ran a piece of glass in hei’ foot
last summer, was obliged to have part
of her heel taken off.—Mrs. Wilson
Lucas is still sick. —Quite a large crowd
was here Columbus day.—Rev. Mitchell
preached an able sermon Sunday even
ing.—Mrs. H. Davis spent Sunday with
Mrs. D. Wooten.
Youngstown.—Miss M. Berry has re
turned home from a pleasant visit in
Newark, Coshocton and Pittsburgh.—
Sunday was Endowment day at the A.
M. E. church.—Rev. Charles Duvald
has resigned the pastorship of the
Union Baptist church. —Rev. Wm.
Stocks preached an able sermon in ic
Union Baptist church the 23d.—Re.
Cartwright preached in the A. M. E.
cnurch the 23d. —Mrs. Wm. Hill has re
turned home from Orrville.—The sew
ing school for children is still alive at
the Union Baptist church. —Mrs. J. Hol
land has returned home from Pitts
burgh.—lnvitations are out for the
wedding of Mr. J. Smith, of Mt. Pleas
ant street, to .
Hamilton. —Mr. A. Nixon and Miss
Laura Watkins were married the 20th.
They received quite a number of hand
some presents. —Endowment day was
observed here Sunday. The following
programme was rendered: Music;
prayer; music; address by Wm, Norman,
subject “The Great Work of Education:
We Must Help it;” essays by Miss Cora
Terry, subject “Women as Educators;”
oration by Mr. Harry Conway, subject
"The Power of Ideas;” Sunday evening
Rev. Torry preached an able sermon.—
Quite a number of our people attended
the opera Sunday evening. Among
them was one of the church officials.
Do not go to operas on Sunday evenings.
It looks bad.
Wellsville. — Mr. Wilkinson has
gone to Pittsburgh. — Mrs. Lee, of
larksburgh, is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
J. Redman.—Quite a number of our
Eeople spent Columbus day in East
,iverpool. —Mrs. J. Manley is visiting
friends in Oil City.—Miss Lou Collins is
visiting in Mt Pleasant.—Miss Emma
Kelly is sick. — Mrs. E. Wells and
daughters have moved to Main street. —
Miss Cary Wells has been quite sick,
but is better.—Mrs. C. Redman is quite
sick.—E. Redman has returned from
Clarksburgh.—The Young People’s Ly
ceum is progressing rapidly. The soci
ety is nearly a year old.—Our church
seems to be left without a pastor this
year, as Bev. Artis has failed to return.
but we have a faithful local preacher in
the person of Rev. Blackburn one who
never shrinks from duty.
Mt. Vernon. —Mrs. Davjd Rause was
at Fredericks town last Sgt it rd ay visit
ing her mother, Mrs. ^turner.—Mrs.
Jennie Evans left lust Monday for New
York City. — Miss Rilla .Simmons, of
Barnesville, is here at the bedside of
her sister, Mrs. Lydia Jackson, who is
very ill.—Mr. Lee Everieh, of Fred
erickstown, was here last Saturday.—
Miss Anna Jones and Mrs,’ Mary Lath
ems are sick.—Rev. John Dickerson left
last Wednesday for Haniilton, where
he will remain until after the election,
when his family will return with hitn.
The pulpit will be filled to-morrow by
Rev. C. E. Newsome, of Westerville.—
Mr. Job Sanders has returned to
Youngstown.
Norwalk.—Miss Minnie Smith, of N.
Fairfield, was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. G. Handshaw Sunday.—Mrs. E.
Grey has returned home from a visit with
her husband in Wheeling. She was ac
companied by her nephew. Master Otha
Grey. — Mrs. T. Kidd loft Inst Monday,
week for Cleveland, where she visited
her husband for a week. She was ac
companied as far as Elyria by her guest,
Mrs. Perry.—Mrs. A. McCov and Misses
Alice Godett and Hattie Gordin went to
Cleveland Friday on the excursion.—
Mr. Samuel Johnson has move I his con
fectionary’ store from Benedict avenue
to Main street.—The A. M E. S. S. will
give an autumn entertainment and
social November 11.
New a rk.—Messrs. James Cunningham
and Samuel Terry, of Washington C.
IL, visited here Sunday. — Mr. Elmer
Ransom is visiting his parents here.—
Mrs. Redman is the guestof Mr. and
Mrs. D. M. Guy. — Mr. Albnza Howard
has returned from Coshocton. — Miss
Ida Ransom was the guest of Annie
Stith Friday.—Gov. McKinley will
speak here the 29th.—Mrs. Franklin
and son, who have bean making their
home here with Mrs. Seaton for some
time, will leave the 26th for Wilming
ton, after which sho will go to Chicago,
111., where she will make her future
home. — Mrs. W. E. Gray is sick. Mrs.
J. Shackelford attended the wedding
of Mr. William Gaza wav In Springfield
last week.
Lancaster. — Miss Anna Tibbs left
last Tuesday for Zanesville to attend
the wedding of Rev. Artope and Miss
Bertha Clinton, the former being the
pastor of Brown chapel. Walnut Hills,
Cincinnati Mr. John Black has left
for Chicago, Ill.—The yoang people of
this place contemplate giving an enter
tainment during the holidays. — Mr.
and .Mrs. A. R. Hazelwood spent Sun
day in Circleville, the guests of Mr.
Dolph Hazelwood.—Miss Laura J.
Fielding has returned from the west-
Several of our young men will take the
R. P. degree next month. —Mesdatnes
Matthews, Brown and Gillespie, who
have been quite ill, are improving.—
Columbus day here was a success in
every particular. Both colored and
white celebrated together, uo distinc
tion being shown. — Endowment day
was a success both intellectually and
financially. Amount raised, §9.30. —Mr.
Emanuel Viney and Mias Georgia Do-
Loach have been sick.—The Gazette’s
Correspondent, J. E. Is bettor.
Troy.—Willie, the infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Young, died last Fri
day night an was buried Sunday at
2 p. m., from the Zion Baptist church.
Rev. Joseph Moten officiated.—Messrs.
Moss ana Morpin, of Piqua, passed
through here, eu route to Springfield,
last Saturday.—Mrs. Louise Bray and
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gibson attended the
Baptist Sunday-school institute at
Springfield last Sunday.—The Literary
society of Richard's chapel opened last
Friday evening. The question for de
bate was: “Resolved, That the colored
vote should be divided among the three
political parties.” It was ably dis
cussed, pro ami con.—Aunt Rose Ann
King is building a new house. —Mr.
John Wilson, our genial blacksmith, is
very busy. He is the best plow-maker
in this section.—Mrs. Alice Anderson
went to Middletown on a visit.—Mr.
Geo. 11. Banksand Miss Mattie King
were married Saturday’ evening.
Steubenville.#—Miss Charity John
son was elected organist; Mr. Isaac Mc-
Cullough chorister, and Mrs. T. W. An
derson sopranist of Quinn chap d.—. Mr.
Dogett is sick.—. Mrs. Jetter and .Miss
Callie Smith attended the dedication at
Mclntyre.—Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Smith,
Misses Lowry and Reynolds attended
the exposition Thursday.—Endowment
day was observed at Quinn A. M. E.
church Sunday. Collection, §33.18. —Mr.
Nicholas Howard is seriously ill.—Rev.
Coleman was here Friday, en route to
St. Clairsville. —Mrs. Mercer and daugh
ters, Eva and Sadie, have returned
home.—The colored Odd Fellows turned
out in splendor Columbus day.—Miss
Nancy Howard, of Wellsburg, is the
guest of Miss Kate Johnson. —Mrs. Mor
ris, of Bridgewater, is the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. A. J. Guy.—[Corre
spondents will please write on one side
of the paper only.—Ed.]
Findlay.—Rev. Mason preached two
able sermons Sunday.—Mrs. York is
sick.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scott spent
Sunday in Lima.—T. A. York is ex
pected home this week from Redjacket.
Mich.—C. E. Wilson returned home
from Toledo Saturday, but had to leave
again Sunday morning. — Mr. Corrie
Adams spent Sunday in Lima.—Mr. and
Mrs. David Adams received a telegram
Sunday night announcing the serious
illness df their daughter, Mrs. Laura
Ramsey, in Lima. They left Monday
morning.—The stewards will give an
entertainment at the church Thursday
night.—Mr. Dot Brown and Mr. G.
Johnson spent Sunday in Kenton.—
Rev. Clay, of Springfield, preached at
the Second Baptist church Wednesday
night.—We have it from a reliable
source that there will be a wedding
soon. The names will be announced
later. —The sewing circle meets at Mrs.
T. A. Yorks Thursday.—The, literary
society will reorganize Tuesday night.
Yellow Springs. — Sunday was a
great day at Central A. M. E. church.
Quarterly day was largely attended.
Dr. John W. Gazaway, P. E., preached
two able and instructive sermons.
Mrs. Nancy Raily, a faithful member of
the church, died Friday. She was high
ly respected. The funeral was one of
the largest that has ever taken place
here. Rev. S. T. Tice preached the
funeral sermon.—The Young People’s
Christian Endeavor society is doing
good work and quite an interest is
being manifested. Dr. Gazaway, Misses
Hill and Sheldon and Rev. Tice deliv
ered interesting addresses. Mr. James
Mingo read a very instructive piper,
“The Mission of Christians.” —Mr. Chas.
Harvey and wife, of Dayton, have
moved here. —A union entertainment
will be given at the A. M. E. church. —
Quite a crowd from Wilberforce univer
sity visited our city recently. —-Mrs. Ada
Wright, of Seim i, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Francis Gee.—Quite a number of
our young people attended the Baptist
convention at Springfield. —Mr. Wheel
ing Gaunt is visiting at Carlton, Ky.
SKILLED LABOR.
Afro-Am Orleans Getting a Footing
in the Pittsburgh Iron Mills.
Lee-Morris and Sloan-Jone# Marriaßes —
Wrltt Anniversary—Splendid Speeches
—Too Many Collections — The
Avery Fund Again Attract
ing Attention — Silver
Wedding.
PITTSBURGH AND ALLEGHENY, Pa.—
The following is from a recent issue of
the Chronicle-Telegram of this city:
“The colored men in the mill of Moore
head & Co., at Sharsburg, who started
to work a year ago, are again getting
§5.50 a ton. Since March last they have
Iteen working for §5.50 a ton. They are
now- working on single turn, but in a
week or two, as soon as other colored
men from the southern iron district ar
rive, the double turn will bo started.
On account of the impossibilities of
colored men getting work in any of the
union mills there has never been more
than 300 in the city, but since they are
getting into the Carnegie mills, and
wit h a chance of earning places in some
of the other mills that, have changed to
non-union men, many are coining from
the south Parties from ten to thirty
are arriving every day. A committee
of colored pmldlers called on the Shoen
berger firm for work in their two pud
dling departments of twenty-fline fur
naces. for which 156 men are needed.
The firm did not assure them work, but
they received an encouraging reply,
and they are trying to get into the Mill
valle mill since that plant became, non
union.
“The success of the colored men se
curing work in the union mills fills
them with triumphant feeling against
the association. They have been try
ing hard to get into the local mills since
1387. Early in that year they organized
a suGlodge in the old Pennsylvania
forge. On receiving the charter every
man had to pay §2O aud twenty-two
members were included. A short time
after the men went to work, white men
in the linishing department objected to
working in the same mill with colored
men. The firm then called on the pres
ident of the lodge and told him if he
could fill the mill with colored finishers,
they would at once discharge all of their
old white men, but in this the colored
men were not successful, and the result
was that a few months after the col
ored men were forceri to leave. They
then went to the Amalgamated asso
ciation and asked permission to enter
other union mills, but were refused,and
as the men belonged to the organisa
tion they went to a number of mills but
were refused work out of fear of the
old striking. The Keystone is the only
union iron mill in the city where col
ored men are working altogether.
There are about fifty there, eight are
working at two puddling furnaces, the
others are all working at. the shears
and as laborers in the mill”
Mrs. Mary E. Lee and Mr. Robert
Morris, both of Pittsburgh, were mar
ried Thursday evening in the Taber
nacle Baptist church, of Allegheny.—
Misses Jennie C. and Lizzie Brown and
brother Charley, of New Brighton, at
tended the exposition last week.—Rev.
W. T. Artis, of East Liverpool, 0.,
preached at the Wylie avenue church
Sunday night.—Miss Laura Neale, of
Titusville, is visiting Rev. and Mrs. I.
N. Ross, of Poplar street. —The “Mon
day Night Club” held their regular
monthly meeting at their rooms on
Fourth avenue Thursday evening.—Mr.
and Mrs. James Monroe, of Greensburg,
were here Columbus day.—G. W. Fra
zier, of Brownsville, Pa., and Rev. Simp
son, of Williamsport, were here this
week.—Mrs. Mary Luckett is in Brad
ford, Pa., visiting relatives.—Mr. and
.Mrs. John Writt, of Homewood, Pa.,
have sent out invitations for the twen
tieth anniversary of their marriage, to
take place Hallowe’en.—Mr. and Mrs.
Hiram Myres celebrated their tenth an
niversary Wednesday evening at their
residence by inviting a few friends to
spend a pleasant evening.—Mrs. Calvin
V. Pulpress, nee Thompson, has re
turned from a visit with relatives in
Culpepper, Va. —A quintette composed
of Miss Kate Kelly, soprano; Miss Fre
donia Brookes, alto; Mr. Jesse Ander
son, tenor; Mr. Cornelius Waters, basso,
and T. White and Miss Florence Stev
enson accompanists, gave a delightful
concert Wednesday evening in Law
renceville.—Ed Vincent died very sud
denly on Kirkpatrick street October 19.
—The many friends of Mrs. Taper, of
Fayette street, will be gratified to learn
of her convalescence.—The new minis
ter of Avery Mission church, Rev.
Franklin, from Statesville, N. C., will,
with his family, arrive soon to take
charge of his pastorate.—Rev. W.
H. Brown was here recently, en
route to West Newton, Pa.—Mrs.
J. VV. Anderson and her daughter,
Susie, have returned home from a
pleasant visit to relatives in Washing
ton and Baltimore. — Miss Hattie
Sellars, the daughter of Rev. Sellars, of
Roanoke, Va., is the guest of Miss S. S.
Williams. —Miss Emma McClure and
Mrs. 11. Daubenmeyer, of Wheeling, are
visiting friends here.—Messrs. Jamas
Williams and Preston Price, of Phila
delphia, visited here last week.—S. R.
Scottron, the well-known New York
drummer, is here.—Miss Sadie Wilson,
of Baltimore, Md., is the guest of Mrs.
Watson, of the East End.—Miss Fannie
M. Young, of Berryville, Va., is the
• guest of Mrs. Lettie Thompson.—Lin
coln Paige will open a restaurant in
Wylie avenue soon.—Ajax Jones can
now be found at the corner of Wylie
avenue and Townsend street. —Rev. J.
H. Treinbles has been appointed pre
siding elder for the Allegheny district
Heis the right man for the place.—Rev.
C. A. Asbury’s speech to the children of
Franklin school, and that of Rev. I. N.
Ross at the citj’ hall, Columbus day, were
certainly gems and reflected credit
upon the race.—Endowment day at the
churches to-morrow will be conducted
by Prof. S. T. .Mitchell, of Wilberforce.
Indication points to a great success.
We have no desire to criticise the num
ber of days set apart for special col
lections, but people are begining to be
wearied by so much grasping after
money and so little attention to the
salvation of the soul. The old Avery
fund question will not down. It is ru
mored that another effort will be made
to have a meeting of the members of
Wylie church and others to get an ex
• planation as to how this fund is dis
( posed of, and whether it is used in such a
manner as to be of any benefit to the
race. This is not the Avery college
fund, but what was left to the churches.
We shall investigate the matter and let
the readers know soon. —Many will be
pleased to know that Mrs. Emma. Sloan
has been married to Rev. Wm. Jones, of
Philadelphia. The couple has the best
wishes of their many friends. —On the
return of Lewis Mcßaley from his trip
to Washington, he was much surprised
to learn of the death of his valuable
horse named “Thunderbolt,” who was
the envy of all teamsters. —Mr. Aaron
Young and wife, after an absence of
twenty-eight years, were the guests of
Miss Lucy Austin. —R. W. Davis, sr., is
slowly recovering from a severe illness.
—E. A. Cameron and “Broad Ax”
Smith are (Joing the grand at Philadel
phia.—The industrial fair, being held at
Holliday’s chapel, will end Monday, the
31st. —The Charles Sumner guards gave
a grand parade Saturday night on the
principal streets of Pittsburgh and Al
legheny, under the command of Licuts.
Saunders and Miller. The captain was
unable to turn out with them,
but he will take charge of the
boys Wednesday night and give
a grand parade in the East End.—
The silver wedding of Mr. and Mrs. M.
B. Bartholomew took place September
26 and was a very successful affair.
They were the recipients of many pres
ents from their friends. Among the
most noticeable were a solid silver
pitcher and goblet lined with gold,
valued at §45, given by the official and
clerical staff of the Gil Well Supply
Company; a dozen solid silver teaspoons
with monogram, given by Mr. and Mrs.
Gill, owners of the St. Charles hotel; a
solid silver card receiver, by the exhibi
tors of the exposition; Mrs. D. C. Ripley
an §lB. cake basket; Mrs. John M.
Schoonmaker a set of silver spoons;
Mrs. Ed. Simpson, of Louisville, two
solid silver stands with gold lining;
Mr. and Mrs. 1). A. Hall, of St Louis,
silver pickle jar; the board of directors
of the exposition, a purse of silver.—
Columbus day was grandly celebrated
here. The parade was four hours pass
ing. One of the pleasing features of
the parade was the colored division un
der the marshalship of Daniel Dorsey;
Pittsburgh Patriarchie No. 39 and Al
legheny Patriarchie No. 11 acted as es
corts. Their fine appearance and drill
ing won them frequent applause, the
local press conceding them to be the
best in line. The turnout ought to have
been larger, but the wrong men were
placed at the head of the committee,
and as the result of their inactivity, it
was not one-third as large as it would
have been had others had charge.
INJURED BY DYNAMITE.
Au Explosion of Dynamite Injure# Nino
Boys, Three Seriously.
Oberlin, O.—During the display of
fireworks last Friday evening a serious
accident occurred from the explosion of
dynamite. Three boys standing near
were seriously injured and six more
slightly injured. Fred Mitchell, son of
William Mitchell, had an artery severed
in his rigat leg and received a severe
cut on his wrist. Windom Durham,
about six years of age, received a severe
wound in the bowels. Robert Mains
received a wound in the head, fractur
ing his skull and severing the temporal
artery. Medical aid was at hand and
their wounds were hastily cared for.
All are slowly improving.—A number
of persons from Oberlin attended the
party given by Mrs. A. Hall in Lorain
last Saturday evening. Supper was
served and nuiuerons presents received.
Among the party were Messrs. William
Smith, Joe Quinn, John Bright, George
Owens, Mr. and Mrs. Tabourn, Mrs. IL
Williams, Misses Mary Grant, A. B.
Brown and Frankie Phillips.—Mr. Ed
ward Williams and others spent Colum
bus day in Cleveland.—Mr. Will Glenn
left last Tuesday evening for Chicago.—
Mr. Harry Wall, who has been ill for
about four weeks, continues growing
weaker. His recovery is doubtful.—
Mrs. A. Cooley and L. Burch, of Lor
ain, were guests of Mrs. Geo. Quinn. —
Mr. Quinn went to Elyria last Monday.
— More than a thousand school children
turned out in the parade celebrating
the four hundredth anniversary of the
discovery of America.—Mrs. 11. P.
Scott spent last Saturday and Sunday
in Tipton.—Mathew Evans has re
turned, after an extended vist to Wash
ington, D. C., and Springfield, O. Mr.
Evans contemplates opening his estab
lishment again soon.—At Mt. Zion Bap
tist church Rev. Wm. Brown, of Rust
church, will preach at 11 a. m. Rev. M.
Thompson will lecture to the C. E. so
ciety at 6:15 p. m. Rev. Mr. Bond, stu
dent in seminary, from Kentucky, will
preach at 7:15 p. m. Sunday-school, pre
sided over by the accomplished superin
tendent, Mrs. Blake, will convene at 3
p. m. Rev. Benj. B. Hill is pastor.
INTERESTED IN A DRUG STORE.
Why Afro-Americans Cannot Enter Into
Columbus Day Festivities With a Fatrl
otic Feeling.
Cincinnati, O.—Mr. C. W. Filmore, of
Springfield, spent Sunday in the city.—•
Dr. Ida Gray and cousin, Mrs. Susie
Barnett, Hon. George H. Jackson and
wife are in Chicago. — Dr. Frank John
son has bought a half interest in the
pharmacy, corner John and Ninth
streets. The firm will now be Charles
Wolfe & Co.—Alfred Quarles enter
tained a few musical friends Wednes
day evening. Miss Antoinette Wells,
Messrs. Johnson, of Paris, Ky., and E.
(). Orsburn rendered selections.—Frank
Robinson, who has spent four years in
Germany studying art and acquiring
the German language, will conduct a
class for acquiring conversational
ability in the language.—Mrs. Carey
spent a few days of this week with Dr.
Taft's family in Sedamsville.—‘■Mr. Riley
Williams, of Columbus, spent Sunday
in the city with his wife, who is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Barnett, of Eighth
street —Friday, the 21st, gave all a half
holiday. Of course we Americans
entered into the enthusiasm of the oc
casion for the occasion's sake. Yet,
what vain mockery it all seemed when
our minds recurred to the four young
Afro-Americans who were but two
weeks ago lynched and burned in the
south. And totheothers who are being
driven from Arkansas! Bah! How can
id' evidence a patriotism which we do
not possess!
Homestead, Pa«, Personals.
Rev. Wheeler, wife and daughter,
Annie, visited the exposition the 21st to
hear the “Black Patti”—Miss Maggie
White, of New York City, was called
here by the sickness of her sister, Mrs.
Alice Clark.—Mr. Milo Waynes is being
congratulated, over the arrival of a girl
in the family.—Mr. Goins, of Pitts
burgh, visited here the 20th.—Rev.
Thomas and wife arrived the loth.
They were entertained by Mr. Bow
m.m Scott and wife.—Quite a number
of Afro-Amerieans are employed in the
steel works here since the strike. They
are moving their families here and are
quite a help in our churches.—Mr. and
Mrs. Monroe Blake, .Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Posey and Mrs. Sadie A. Randolph were
guests of Mrs. Olive Bell the 23d.—Mrs.
Annie McFarland, of Elizabeth, is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Robert Bell, of
Eighteenth street. —Miss Maggie Nor
ris, of Elizabeth, visited her brother,
Mr. Thomas Norris, last week. —Rev.
Thomas preached two very interesting
sermons Sunday.—The True Reforms
will give an oyster supper the 31st.
PRICE FIVE CENTS,
M KNOW TOM L
The Colored Republicans of Cleve
land Cannot Be Induced to
Vote for Him.
No Colored Man Can Get Employment
on Mr. Johnson’s Street
Railway Lines.
Mr. H. C. Smith Tells Why His Peo
ple Will Stand by Col.
Hodge.
[From Monday's Cleveland Leader.]
The following letter from Mr. H. C.
Smith, editor of the The Cleveland
Gazette, the organ of the republican
Afro-Americans of this city and Ohio,
fully explains itself:
Cleveland, 0., Oct. 24.
To the Editor of the Ne>s and Herald.
The war being waged upon CoL
Hodge by a local daily democratic paper
because of the alleged discrimination
upon his part in the case of John M.
Simms, will avail the democratic party,
and especially its candidate for con
gress, Tom L. Johnson, nothing. Our
people here know full well that Col.
Hodge has been a steadfast friend of
the race for many years,in the State as
sembly, when publishing the Voice, and
ever since. They also understand that
Col. Hodge did not refuse to rent an
Afro-American a house because of
his color or race connection. They
know he would not do so in any
instance where he had personal
control of the property. These being
facts, as they surely are, there should
not be any doubt in the mind of anyone
as to the solid support Col. Hodge will
receive from the nearly three thousand
colored voters in this congressional dis
trict. Upon the other hand, CoL
Hodge's opponent, Tom L. Johnson, is
a southern democrat by birth, and if
one is to judge by his conduct of his
street railway lines throughout the
country, he is in possession of the very
prejudice which a local democratic
paper is vainly endeavoring to prove
Col. Hodge possesses. It is a well
known fact that Mr. Johnson has not
in his employ, among the hundreds of
railroad men at work upon his lines in
this city, a single Afro-American. It is
also well known among our people that
when a colored democrat made applica
tion for a position as conductor upon
his Scovill avenue line, within the past
two years, he was flatly told that no
colored man would be given a position
such as he sought, or, in fact, any other
on the line. That this is a fact must be
acknowledged by any doubter who will
take the pains to make a little investi
gation and learn for himself that not a
single colored man is in the employ of
Tom L. Johnson.
So far as I can learn, the baker’s half
dozen of colored democrats in this com
munity are not endeavoring to securo
votes for Tom L. Johnson, but are try
ing to influence weak-kneed republicans
to neglect to register and thus lose their
vote. To such Afro-Americans who
have been approached or influenced in
the least by these traitors, I desire to
say that if ever anything is to be dona
to bring about fair and honest elections
in the south, or if we are ever to secure
any legislation whatever to improve the
condition of our people in that section,
in the state of Ohio, or wherever needed,
it will come through the instrumental
ity of the republican party and none
other. In plain words, unless the re
publicans are in power in the State as
sembly, and in congress, our people of
Ohio, in the north and the south, need
expect no legislation in their favor. We
must, too, have a republican chief exec
utive of tins government. This is the
whole matter in a nutshell from
a colored man’s standpoint, and
those voters in this class who are
true to themselves, their families
and their race, will not only not
fail to register but also not fail to
cast their vote in the interests of the
republican party and help re-elect Ben
jamin Harrison, elect a republican
majority for the low’er house of con
gress, and fill local offices with the com
petent republicans who are now candi
dates. They must not listen to either
Tom Johnson or Sheriff Ryan talk, for
it is nothing more nor less than demo
cratic effort to defeat sterling repub
lican candidates and place additional
barriers against the pr gress of tho
race locally and at the south. I there
fore desire to urge upon every Afro-
American republican in this county
and district to see to it that not only
himself, but also his neighbor, registers
and votes a straight republican ticket.
Victory must perch upon the banners
of the party this year all through the
north as it never has before, if for no
other reason than to serve as a stinging
rebuke to the barbarous and inhuman
Bourbon wretches in the south who
have lynched and murdered our people
in every conceivable manner. Very
respectfully yours, H. C. Smith.
Gave Him » Good Thrashing.
Coshoctox, o.—Mr. Tom Steward is
employed at Mr. Courtright’s.—Mr.
Lonzo Howard has returned to Newark
after a pleasant visit with friends here.
Mrs. John Thompson, of St Paul,
Minn., left here Monday for Cleveland
before returning home.—Mr. George
Isaac arrived Friday evening from
Zanesville.—-Mrs. Johnson is here at
the Empire house. —Mrs. Jennie How
ard left Saturday for Cambridge. Sha
returned Monday evening.—Mr. Tom
Wadkins has left town.—Miss Mary
Singleton expects to visit Buchanan,
Va.. soon.—Mr. and Mrs. Peyton, who
moved here recently from Cambridge,
have decided to return to their old
home. They left Monday evening for
Cambridge.—A certain young man hero
is to be praised for his “spunk.” A
white boy referring to him, amt ad
dressing him as “nigger’in a largo
crowd, was the victim of his revenge,
which amounted to a complete and good
thrashing. Mr. is a perfect gen-
tleman, and in being insulted in a largo
crowd by an impudent boy he exhibited
but the right spirit in resenting it. The
boy has decided that the “niggers”
have physical as well as mental powers.
—Mr. Rockhold arrived Monday and ia
now employed by C. P. Henry.