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parish, La., on Sepk-int Picture Frames, the B l a i r bill. T h e g r e a t e s t d a n g e r s the U n i o n can boast u l i e r e m a i n e d i n s l a v e r y u n t i l e m a i l - Topeka, Kansas. N o St H u t threaten the republic to-day-are salf-siicrificing c i p a . i e d b y t h e result o f t h e R e b e l l i o n , greater number t h o s e b e g o t t e n a n d ( s t o r e d bv i g n o r receiving no c u r l y e d u c a t i oied h e A, n. r m e n t h a n K a n s a s . E v e r y m a n i s in a n c e . p u r c h a s e r of h i s m o t h e r c a n w h e r e , t h e b a n d s of b i s friends d u r i n g politw i t h h e r c h i l d r e n to N a t c h e z , Scintilla.. ical c a m p a i g n s . po The Sunday Item has changed its w h e n t h e U n i o n t r o o p s l o o k iiool l o r w sion, he a t t e n d e d e v e n i n g The Chattanooga Times says that uame to the National Hem. . a few m o n t h s , 4 a n d h e h a s s i n c e :>y the colored people of that city are The Cairo Gazette and Ohio Palls p r i v a t e s t u ' d y , a c q u i r e d a JJOO 1 E n g accumulating property, and several JiXprcms have both become semi- l i s h e d u c a t i o n . H e e n g a g e d in t h o of them are building bouses to cost weeklies. Wo admire (heir pluck* b t i - d n e s s of p h o t o g r a p h y a t N a t c h e z from S2.000 to 84 000. u n t i l 1 8 6 0 , w h e n G o v e r n ofr A m e s a p A. T. Hall, Jr., who will be re- p o i n t e d , h t m a J u l i c e o t h e P e a c e , The Indian appropriation bills a m e m b e r - o f the g i v e $500,000 for e d u c a t i n g I n d i a n membered as having lived in Graham l i e w a s elected children among while f a m i l i e s . countx of this State for some time, ! S t a t e Legislature from Adams 111.: j c o u n t v in 1809, a n d r e e l e c t e d ii 1 8 7 1 . A*. Who would'nt take in a little lii.jtin has accepted a clerkship i k e r ol With such a b o n u s behind h i m ? Chicago postolfice'. j serving the lu-i l(crm a s .e r m as Sp lectod t o T h e C o l o r e d ' P r e - . s A s s o c i a l i o u w i l l j LIIO l l o u s t I u IS72 h o w a s W i t b e r s p o o n , w h o i s c o n t e s t a n t for then tho was m e e t i n W a s h i n g t o n , I ) . C , J u n e 27, j C o n g r e s s f r o m w h a t ppl, and t h e s e a t i u t h e H o u s e of R e p r e s e n t a 28 a n i l ' 2 0 . A l e n g t h y 1 M of i n t e r e s t - j S i x t h D i s t r i c t of M i s s i.isplayt i v e s , o c c u p i e d b y D a v i d s o n , u d e m o - i n g f o p i c s h i v e b e e n n s - d g n e d Hie j sat in t h o H o u s e l o i i r . s e : abilities c r a t , f r o m P l o r d i a , i s a c o l o r e d m a n . v a r i o u s p a p e r s ' of - ' t h e f r a t o r n i l y . ! i n g d i l l i n g t h a t e.>r us a H e is said to b e very i n t e l l i g e n t . j A b o u t forty papers will be r e p r o - i a n d s o m e w h a t unusiri 1 lS/Sv io w a s I n 137(5 i speaKci T h e Capital claims to have uti- sented. Chaliii.ei del atcd bv 0 e a r t b e n o d an i n t e n t i o n on t h e part of Iton, c xi. r^ansrotou. - ; t h e o p p o s i t i o n to S t . J o h n to d r o p T h e itelejsatloii e l e c t e d t o r e p r e s e n t ' Cap'. Johnson and bring f o r w a r d D o u g l a s c o u n t y ill L i e C o l o r e d S l a t ' 1 :-einaii>. 00 J o h n A . M a r t i n a s it g u b e r n a t o r i a l C o n v e n t i o n M a y SJlst. i s i n s t r u c t e d : o : I- iir.ni*' Caudidatc. use its influence to eecure t h e e n d o r s - ' m e n ' , oi M r . L a n g s t o n f o r C o n g r e s s - S p e c i a l r a t e s h a v e b e e n m a d e Willi iiiaii-ai-iar^e.' T h e P A T R I O T has b u t | W . V. W h i t e , G e n e r a l P a s s e n g e r a n d o n e d c . - i i e r e g a r d i n g t h i s m a t t e r i. e. ; T i c k e t A g e n t o l t h e A . T . & S. F , , r e d . M . IIKI l i s i V . i h o p j a t | ,<.* Tho t h a t t h e c o n v e n t i o n w i l l Select t h e . f o r ' d e l e g a t e s a n d visitor.-, t o t h e C o l uiKideriiU t h e a d . : <SK m a n w h o s e , m e r i t w i l l c o m m a n d t h e . W'ashi o r e d S t a t e C o n v e n t i o n t o b e h e l d in >hins! c n m v h e s in ""S a t t c i i i i o u ' f t u d w i n t h e s u p p o r t of o u r ' v U a h i l this city M a y 3lst. w h i t e as w e l l as colored fellow u i t i - J the Im ! /.ns. Sue'h a m a n , r.-> m a t t e r f r o m Hon. D . C . Haskell has. written n w h i t c o u n t y he iwiia, will h a v e t h e letter t o J . I I . W h i t ford i n which he c o r d i a l s u p p o r t ol Hit! P A T H M T a n d v e r y s a t i s f a c t o r y , e x p l a i n s h i s set-ini i s Iriend;-'. ing opposition t o t h e d e a l i n g of Kr.-in l b - 1. iiilnntaii L y n c h . It n o w a p p e a r s t Tni" ;i:::.- i-- i-Miidlv ':j'pro'H(-hin>5 ed b,-i all along: Lytic]

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