"The information derived from the President and Board of Visitors of _Tougaloo University_ is of the most satisfactory character. During the year, additional school and industrial buildings have been erected, thus making all the appointments of the Institution excellent and commodious. The University is indebted to a generous-hearted gentleman of New York, Stephen Ballard, Esq., for the funds necessary for these buildings. The labor of erecting them was performed by the students under the direction of the Superintendent of Industries, thus economizing cost of labor, and at the same time demonstrating the valuable training of the students. The timely and generous donation of Mr. Ballard serves to carry on under the same roof, blacksmithing, wagon-making, painting, tinning and carpentry. "This University not only endeavors to encourage and conduct intelligently farm work of every description, but to teach and thoroughly instruct the boys in the several industries mentioned, as well as in the use of the steam-engine, saw, etc. The girls, in addition to the studies prescribed, are taught practical household duties in all their details. During the year Rev. G.S. Pope, who has been President of the University for a decade, and who labored faithfully to advance its interests, was transferred to another field of labor. His place is filled by Frank G. Woodworth, who assumes the Presidency of the Institution and who will earnestly strive to advance its interests and sustain its already excellent reputation. This University, by its successful management, commends itself to your favorable consideration." * * * * * The most important gathering of negroes that probably has ever occurred, was in Macon, Ga., a few weeks since. Five hundred leading Negro representatives convened to discuss and adopt "a thorough plan of State organization." A permanent organization was effected and named the "_United Brotherhood of Georgia_," the purpose of which is "to resist oppression, wrong and injustice." We note the following resolutions, which were passed by the convention: _Resolved_, That we, in convention assembled, respectfully but earnestly demand of the powers that be, that the Negro be given what, and only what, he is entitled to. _Resolved further_, That never, until we are in the fullest enjoyment of our rights at the ballot-box, will we cease to agitate and work for what justly belongs to us in the shape of suffrage. _Further resolved_, That it shall be the policy of the colored race to vote so as to bring the greatest division to the white voters of this country, for in this we believe lies the boon of our desire. The last resolution is not entirely plain to us, and we refrain from comment upon it, but the convention itself, the fact of leadership taking shape among the Negroes, and the forth-putting of their purposes, are very significant.