A Goldsboro, North Carolina newspaper report ('Negro of Hebbew [Hebrew] Faith', special to the Messenger, dateline 'Goldsboro, N.C., December 29') describes a black man claiming the Jewish faith and Abyssinian African origin, who arrived in the city, was recognized by local colored Masons and Odd Fellows through their grips, and drew the attention of the local Jewish ('Israelite') community when he proved fluent in written and spoken Hebrew and circumcised. He is described as a sailor who deserted his ship at Newport News, Virginia, because of his captain's abuse. The piece closes with commentary linking Ethiopian/negro converts to Judaism after the destruction of Jerusalem. Collected by CWB among reports of black Egyptian/Ethiopian/Falasha Jewish travellers connected to Neville's account of Abdullah as an Ethiopian Jew. A third paper's reprint (node 4102) confirms the same story under the credit line 'Goldsboro Dispatch, 30th', adding no new dating detail. A further independently scraped copy (node 4115) confirms the wording; no additional dating information. A fuller variant (node 4128, via the Charlotte Observer) confirms the same story and adds closing commentary on Jews scattering into Africa after the destruction of Jerusalem; its own filename-derived clip date (1900) conflicts with the event's better-supported December 1901 dating and is recorded only at doubtful confidence. A second dispatch on the same man, a Goldsboro special to the Charlotte Observer reprinted by the Asheville Weekly Citizen (node:4300, media:1773), adds his circumstances and puts his arrival a day before the reporting: 'Our city has had a curiosity in the shape of a negro Jew who put in his appearance here yesterday.' On how he was received: 'as he was fully acquainted with Masonic and Odd Fellows' grips, he was taken in charge by Colored Masons and Odd Fellows, and, being of the Jewish faith, he did not fail to have the attention of all Israelites.' What surprised them 'was that he could write and speak the Hebrew language fluently', living 'in the faith of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob'. He is placed as coming 'from that part of Africa bordering on Abyssinia'. On why he was in North Carolina at all: 'He is a sailor and came here from Newport News, having deserted his ship there because of the abuse of his captain.' The paper offers its readers an explanation for him: 'Readers of history will recall that at the destruction of Jerusalem quite a large number of Jews went into Africa. Their religion in a great measure was adopted by the inhabitants of that part [of the continent].'