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the most available man for the position. With Senator Bruce in the Cabinet, ex-Congressman Kamey, a clerk of the House, and intelligent, honest colored men honorably and substantially recognized in the various departments of the National i.nd State Governments, the Negro race in the United States will enter upon a new era ot prosperity and will Struggle as never before to excel in the virtues and noblo qualities that should characterize every true citizen of the Republic.

There seems to be a spontaneous mcyement among both white and colored Republicans throughout the countrv to have ex-Coneressman J. UP..:v. c c.,l. i: M i . Kainey, ef fcouth Carolina, made clerk of the next House of Representutives. With all of our heart we endorse the movement. There would be a fitness in Mr. Kinney's election to this honorable position which words cannot describe. Let the col ored people in every Republican Congressional district in the Union sccuro a pledge Ironi their representative that he will cast his vote lor Mr. Kainey. There are few that will refuse. By pursuing this course, Mr. Kainey's election can be made certaiu beyond a peradrenture. Will the Norfolk Sentinel drop tho baren ideality of a Chaplaincy, and join us in thia movement that has about it he essence of substantial good. CINCINNATI DEPAETMENT. We are sorry that by the publicaion of some harmless items the Lea ler has been the innocent cause of such serious trouble amons sonic of our Cincinnati friends The Darties concerned are all friends -of the Leader, and we trust we may be permit ted to pour oil on the troubled waters. It is not bet to ficht about these ittle newspaper items, except through newspapers. As we have frequently said, we allow the widest latitude to our correspondents. If they give sharp thrusts, the aggrieved party can thrust back through the Leader. We, of course, will not knowingly permit any one tobe slandered through the Leader. Jest and repartee should be distinguished from slander. We trust the boyswil think the matter over, meet, shake and settle the matter amicably, and flf,'ht their battles hereafter through the eolumns of the Leader, which if not so exciting, is fraught with far less danger and annoyance. Believing that a sood many of our Cincinnati friends would prefer to become regular subscribers for The Leader, we have arranged with and duly authorized Mr. Herbert A. Clark, of 291 Poplar street, to solicit and receive subscriptions for The Leader. Wo trust that tho pcoplo of Cincinnati have become sufficiently acquainted with The Leader to un derstand that it is a permanent insti tution and that every subscriber will receive the paper regularly during tho entire period of Iiis subscriptions. Our agent is authorized, howovor, to take annual, semi-annual, quarterlv and monthly subscriptions, thus es w a making it possible for every family to have The Leader by making the inning outlay oi twenty cents a month. The payments in advance will enable us to make deemed improvements in The Leader. Ed. e a 1 i Leader. Mr. L. II. Lewis will of course continue as heretofore to furnish the Leader to our Cin cinnati patrons, who prefer to take it by the week. Cincinnati randoms by Henry Forte, Esq. win appear regularly hereattsr. Hack's llftrranfftie. TO THE PEOPLE OE CINCINNATI. T l ' : f m l r . . " , in BUDscnuing ior ine ieaaer, aon t im agine it is like the Citizen and Review pa pers which never fulfill their promises. The Leader is already on a firm basis in Indianapolis and throughout Indiana. What we want is a large list in Cincinnati to help us further along. Never be afraid of The Leader. For many years it has been a muchlydebated question as to whether Cincinnati could sustain a colored paper aad if the nu, merous failures can be worth anything to """"B count on; we should judge no. The Colored American (1844-461. the Herald Freedom (1855), Colored Citizen f 1800-071 and the Declaration and Review have had . j , . , their days few in number, and an un. timely end. Since a colored papGr can not live nere, wny sbould we not join hands with the Bagby Bros., of Indianapolis, who navs, after untiring exertions, met with wellearned success in establishing a live colored -P-pv., UU iC uwij wiuiug w ue-

vote a fair space to Cincinnati and its citi zens. The Bagby Bros, have made fall arrangements for having all the news of the week rnd noticee of events in the coming week, to be published arid handed to Cincinnati readers by Saturday noon. This can be attained and is within- the reach of all, by subscribing through the Leader agent in this city. The rates are $2 per year, $1 per half year, 50c. for three months, 20c. for one month, in advance. The Leader agent will receive subscriptions for tho year, half year, quarter or month.S Let all join in aiding tbe Bagby Bros, in their noble purrwp by Fiitocribing when th agent call,-. There aro tew pImcor in this country whore tho colored man has had better facilities of learning than in Cincinnati, and

these opportunities nave been opon for many years. As far back as 1818 private schools were open to colored people. In those early days the teachers were white, but not long afterward educated colored men came here from the South and took charge. It would naturally seem odd that our first colored educators should come from the South, but lit is easilv explained. I was the habit then c f the Southern aristocrats to educate their . . chndreri and favorite slaves and thi habit was continued until by experience the und that education among the slaves cpital offense to teach a slave. White c vo incm iroiiiiic mihi liihii il wls niHnn te:chers came in for a while strain and were shortly ousted by colored pedagogues. Prob ably the oldest colored teacher in this city is G. T. B. Nicken q., of Avondale He wa for a longtime prominently and ably interested with the establishment and carrying on of colored schools here, being principal of the one in tho East End. Finally necessity brought into existence K-hools in the West End and tho days of school in the old vacant church and Third street were gone through, and finally the building on Court strecs was built. At this tune Win II Parham, Eq., was principal of the East 1 Peter II. Clark principal of the Westand reter 11. tlark principa cm District. For many 3 ears the attain ment of only an ordinary amount of educa tion was deemed sufficient, but eventually tbe demands of a higher course could not be resisted, and in 1807 Gaines' High School was established under its present principal. Lverv year since then Gamea has sent out its graduates, who, settling in different cities and parts of th country, have established a world-wide name tor Games by their up. rightness, ability, learning and good teach ing. ALLEN TEMPLE ANNIVERSARY. Ten years ago the congregation of old Allen Chapel bought and moved into the building now known as the Allen Temple, and on the 19th tho church officers have determined to celebrate the anniversary of this met. j. lie cuaugu iroui viien Vnapei 10 Allen Temple was made during the pastoragc of He v. It. A Johnson, and now ten years afterward, Rev. Johnson is in charge and will lake lively interest in. celebrating the event. Lev. Johnson ha"? served six years, has done much to lift tbe church out of the clutches of tho building associations and has established the church in a better condition by his constant and indefatigable care. The trustees at tho time of the change were Messrs. Peterson. Knox, Mann, Felton, Ware, Harkner and Smith, who are all liv ing and will make tin day pleasant with reminiscences. Tho old church is now used as a bucket factory, and the owner is so pleased with the legends of the old church that he calls it the "Allen Chapel Factory." During the ten years the Kevs. 15. . Arnett and T. N. Jackson have served at Allen Temple. Seventy-five deaths have occurred during the ten years many of the deaths being of those who were zealous members, and the loss of whom has been very materi ally felt. The average membership of the ten years is about 400, and the present membershin is 390: Sunday School 100. The occasion of the celebration of the tenth an niversary will be utilized to raise the sum of $1,000, to go on the church debt. Thiä sum will be raised in several ways, one being an envelope marked "Free Will Otlering," which is being widelv distributed. Another very unique idea for the children is a card with places for a pin to be punched through ten cents being the prico of a punch. On the Monday following a Grand ICeunion will bo held in the church at wtu-h Hon. Alphonso Taft, Peter U. Clark, Esq., and many others will speak, lhfso exercises will bo of great interest. r. b. r. At the last meeting of the Smith Lodge No. 1, U. U. F it was determined to give a grand musical and literarv concert Christ mas eve, end 1 nomas Johiuon was made Chairman of the committee to work it up. There beini: three IT. B. V. lodge ia the fctate, the Smith Lodge is urging tho founding of a State Grand Lodge. Smith, Alex ander, Jackson and Johnson are prominent candidates for tho office of State Grand Master. Smith Ixdge has about fifty mem bers tn good standing, ana toe lodge is in a very good financial condition. Mr. Ed. J. Berry, one of the enterprising young men ol the city was recently made a third degree workman. THE COLORED MEN'g HOME. Soon after the burial of the eccentric old bachelor, John T. Crawford, tho iron safe in his lodging house, in the rear of S. L. Ilav den's drug store, corner of Sixth and Fret man, was opened and the will was found. It appointed Cyrus West, a manufacturer of picture frame mouldings, his executor. All the papers, consisting of deeds, notes, etc were turned over to him. The will bequeths that all his property, with tho exception of eighteen and a half acres of land on College Hill, be eispoaed of, and the receipts devoted to the erection of a Home on College Hill for the aged and indigent colored people of Cincinnati. George Iiossiter and George Gordon are appointed as trustrees, with initructions to consult with Mr. AN est in es lauiisiunir mu iiome. inewiii was iebuu on June SO, 1879, with William Van Vleck, jr., and John K. French as witnesses. While Mr. West has filed the will in the Probat Court, it can not be legally probated except in the presence of the witnesses, v an Vleck died during the ptjst summer, and French enlisted in the regular army, and was sent to St. Louis and can not be found, probably for some time. He is a son of Lewis Fuench, attorney, living atSt. John's, Mirh . whrt hns boon written tn und Suva in knows nothing of the whereabouts of his eon. The affidavit or the deposition qf young rencn wUl probably bo tftken soon, and the o i . . .. ... , I Comrnri mpn rnunl thia ritv will hml the eiblishrxeit of such a home with de? f light, and should it be eventually erected it wUl b9 an honor to the city, It would be 4'orM selves in thia matter and not lose sight of it, as it is not always thai irood intentions are carried out, especially when those intentions r0 to bonefit colored poonje. Bitter experience of manv year, of just uch trMAtnriAnt sa Via Kaw Ynrlr Klin mpn. lions might impel colored men to accept it j again and go on, but the times have changed.

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The abilities of the colored brother has been too frequently compensated with menial positions; too often Las the colored man, on showing with pride hU diploma, been shown a broom and mop. The colored people look with pride upon the administrations of Marshal Douglas and Minister Langfton, and are willing and able to prove that they can do far better as a brain-worker than a mopworker. The appointment of General Ü. O. Howard, founder of Howard University, Washington, D. C. to fill the vacancy caused by the removal ofthat monster, Schofield, from "West Point, is one that will meet with the approval of all iust and fair men. General Howard lias long been interested in the education arid welfare of the colored race, and will be eure to see mat a colored caaet trets ncnt treatment. Happy-hearted Nelson Frederick leaves for Ht. Louis this week. His departure will cause sorrow among lis comraues. J. M. Sanderlin is the general agent for the Independent Order of the Immaculates, having hu headquarters at 3'2J . tilth bt. The Cyrene Commandary has a banner presentation ihursaay nigm, ot mis weeK, at Allen Temple. Cincinnati, Dec. 8. 1880. The weather has been very changable this ,atti. week The pleasant weather last Sundav almost tempted the people to believe that spring had come instead ot winter; but wnen tney awoke on Monday morning they found quite a different ehange. The young ladies and gents of the West End should take advantage of this weather by spending their leisure time in that pleas ant amusement skating. Mr. G. W. Haves, one of our prominent men in Society, gave an entertainment at his house, on Rittenhouse street, Tuesday Dec. 7th, to Miss Mosby and the Choir ot the Union Baptist Church, for which Miss Mosby has been organist for some time, and now leaves with many regrets. - The proposed Cantata ot Daniel is proii i .a. n fi t ? gressmg rapiaiy, aooui nuy.iour singers were out to the rehearsal last ednesaay week, December 1st. We are glad that the i ! it . voune people nave an inicresi in ino orphans. Our city is well supplied with literary clubs. Among the flourishing at present are the following clubs. The Literary and German, composed of young ladies and gen. tlemen of the best talent of the city. L Optinea Literary Club is a club composed of young ladies and two young men belonging to tho senior class ot liain s High bctooi. Mavs and Hawkins, the biir two. Who are the big four and the big five. Tho Union Baptist Sunday School fillftd a large box this week, tobe sent to the aged people, in New Orleans. Who will preside at tho organ in Mound 6treet next? It is time the people of the cultured cir cles of Cincinnati were organizing a tirstclas9 singing circle. Good bye, Minnie, good bye! May joy and good luck go with thee. LAWRENCE, Walnut Hills. On Friday December 3. the schools throughout the city celebrated ''Holme Day." Larly in the alternoon tne upper ..i4ua nf tho "Walnut Hills Shi-u-l FPiinirod fQ the hall iu the building where one and a hftlfhour8 wcre speni in rendering the folpen i lowing programme: Sinking, school: Reading, "Mr. Holmes' Letter,'' Henry Mason; Examination on the birth, writing?, etc., m. il. rarnam, pnniniil? !horus. school: Keadinsr ''Choose v I'his Day," Marie Frye; Concert Heading ToCanaan,'" DGinde; Declamation, ".Sep tember Gale," Harry Ward; Choru?, school; lleadinir, ,;Our Oldest Friend," Zelia Ward: Declamation, "AuntTabitba," ielHe "NVashinsrton; Chorus, "International Odo," school: Concert lleading, 'Howe'er We Trust," H and C Grades: Declamation. The Last Leaf," Dorcas Ward; Chorus, school. Appropriate remarks were made bv Messrs. Williams, Franklin and ifortimer. The exercises were cloxud by a few words from the principal, Wm. II. Parham, urging ufKn the children a erateful remembrance of the creat authors, Lowell, Whittier aad Holmes, in ii i ii? v. unyer enaeu Iioisim was born m Cambridge, AJass., August 29, 1809. He graduated at Harvard in 1829, After atudy ng law one year, he commenced the study of medioine. In lS3ä he was appointed Professor of Anatomy and Physiology in u&nmouiu college, uaving rem&ineu mere

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Boy's and Children's Low Price, oan betoundat the WINTER WEAR. J. C. HERETH it CO., 8HIETS &c DBAWEB9 MADE TO ORDER No. 37 W MARKET Street, Indianapolis a short time, he then went to Boston and practiced medicine. He was appointed Profeasor at Harvard in 1847, whicii position he still holds. He has written both poetry and prose. His prose writings include works on medicine, essays and novels. He has fur nished many valuable papers for the "At lantic Monthly7 and is well-known as a popular lecturer. Though he is said to be sma11 in peon, he is large in thought, and I though time has furrowed his brow and whitened his lx-ks, he bears a cheerful countenance. It is hoped that the memory of these "gems'' of thought may in the time to come sppm ae bofliitifnl hrirrht flowers. pnrinrinr " - i o up here and there in the chequered pathway of the little ones who must continue to grow older and travel this great journey of life. AY ho shall say that their repetition will not heal maiiy a wound, soothe many a sorrow, dry many a tear, and inspire many a noble thought and action. It is a blessing toman to be afforded an opportunity for widening thought, and thereby inviting ideas which find a home in the being who is destined to play his part on this great stage of action. It is true that "reets are born, not made and yot men of mediocre intelligence have caught some of the inspiration which pro duced the poem, by reading its lines. Con tact with individuals of culture, fine writings, beautiful picturos, in fact everything which is lovely, either in nature or art, is not with out its influence. George Eliot' says truly: "The world grows, and its frame is knit together by the growing soul; dim, dim at first, then clearer and more clear, the con sciousness discerns remote stirring. As thoughts move within us darkly, and shake us before thev are fully discerned, so events. so beings; thev are knit with us in the growth of the world." All great men were not wonderful boys inougn now ana tmn, tney may have shown some trait, or capacity which distinguished them from their fellows, they frequently iüuiiu hj unuy muimu oi ineir nvesnomore marked by peculiatities than that of their associates; often poverty and sorrow proving io oe wie mos. stimulating agents in brightening the intellect and elevating the nature. L. r. Foster writes m the "Indiana School Journal" that "Literature is a repository of knowledge; it is an element of culture N nters catch the thoughts and impulses of their fellowmen and weave them into words. which wed the sympathies of the people, and insure national confidence." What a world of thought forces itself upon us, just here, but we dare not give vent, because we have been told to "be brief. But, wo have read that "Horaeer's storv of Achilles fired the ambition of Alexander and nerved tho illustrious General in everv battle, till he made tho conquest of the world." We know that Shakespeare, Pope, and Shelleys still live; that the statesmen of to-day are but monuments carved fiom the characters of America's "fathers," and we dare to proclaim tha, after all, 'Taper monuments are the most lasting," and that oftentimes '-'Ignorance is a voluntary misfortune," Ficcola. Tramp and Their Sign. 'No," said the vagrant with a sigh, Hirnes are getting better they're not what they used to be, A man's offered more work than witUls." "Haven't you signs amongst vou so that you know where to go, and how vou will be ireaiea ana an mat sort ot thing t" Woll, we each have signs of our own. Ii I see a big, powerful bull-doe hancine I around the front door, I take that aa a sign meaning move on.' If there are a few ctout men in the next field to the house, : that meana 'too much gristle and too littlo meat.' If a large Dile of cord.wood stands by a house with a buck-saw reclining against it, that is a sign for 'sawsedgO. Oh, yea, we have lots of sigm good, reiiable signs too.

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