A Wealthy Ex-slave

Robert C. Ross, a very wealthy colored man living at 734 Prospect st., Ypsilanti, died Friday, aged 75 years, having been ill during tbe past 12 montbs. He leaves a wife, but no cbildren. Tbe deceased was bom in slavery in Virginia, but after tbe war took to speculating in the south and succeeded in amassing a considerable fortune. He posse6sed at tbe time of his deatb a valuable 600 acre farm in Canada aDd bas a large aaiount of money out at interest. But a short time ago be stppped into ono of the stores and figured up a draft be had received from a Canadian bank, whioh was tbe interest on a single deposit of $20,000. Tbe deceased has lived in STpsiJanti about five