['< sod > arneaux also was on the staff of many new york newspapers, first the\'\' [ [ new york world ] ]\'\' in 1883 where he worked for one year before taking a position with the\'\' [ [ new york daily news ] ]\'\' < ref > j. a. arneaux, actor and journalist, weekly pelican ( new orleans, louisiana ), saturday, november 19, 1887, page : 2 < / ref > and then the\'\' new york sun\'\'. in 1884 he resigned from a position at the\'\' sun\'\' to become associate editor of the\'\' literary enterprise\'\' which of which he became editor. < ref name = " simmons1887 " / > the enterprise had been formed in 1883 by lanson, wilson, and firman as the journal of the lincoln literary society. < ref > the " enterprise " burned out, new york freeman ( new york, new york ) saturday, december 11, 1886 page : 3 < / ref > he then became the owner of the paper and changed its name to\'\' new york enterprise\'\'. in the paper he apposed the word " colored " in favor of " africo - american " as well as other causes, including industrial schools and the creation of an african historical society. < ref name = " simmons1887 " / > in 1886, the\'\' enterprise\'\' was reputed to have the largest circulation of any african american newspaper and called the perfection of african american journals. < ref > negro journalism lawrence daily journal ( lawrence, kansas ) february 12, 1886, page 2, accessed october 18, 2016 at https : / / www. newspapers. com / clip / 7079134 / negro _ journalism _ lawrence _ daily _ journal / < / ref > his office was burned down on december 14, 1886, probably in an accident, and the paper closed. < ref name = " simmons1887 " / > < eod > < sod > arneaux also was on the staff of many new york newspapers, first the\'\' [ [ new york world ] ]\'\' in 1883 where he worked for one year before taking a position with the\'\' [ [ new york daily news ( 19th century ) | new york daily news ] ]\'\' < ref > j. a. arneaux, actor and journalist, weekly pelican ( south new orleans, louisiana ), saturday , november 19, 1887, page : 2 < / ref > and then the\'\' new york sun\'\'. in 1884 he resigned from a position at the\'\' sun\'\' to become associate editor of the\'\' literary enterprise\'\' which of which he became editor. < ref name = " simmons1887 " / > the enterprise had been formed in 1883 by lanson, wilson, and firman as the journal of the lincoln literary society. < ref > the " enterprise " burned out, new york freeman ( new york, new york ) saturday, december 11, 1886 page : 3 < / ref > he then became the owner of the paper and changed its name to\'\' new york enterprise\'\'. in the paper he apposed the word " colored " in favor of " africo - american " as well as other causes, including industrial schools and the creation of an african historical society. < ref name = " simmons1887 " / > in 1886, the\'\' enterprise\'\' was reputed to have the largest circulation of any african american newspaper and called the perfection of african american journals. < ref > negro journalism lawrence daily journal ( lawrence, kansas ) february 12, 1886, page 2, accessed october 18, 2016 at https : / / www. newspapers. com / clip / 7079134 / negro _ journalism _ lawrence _ daily _ journal / < / ref > his office was burned down on december 14, 1886, probably in an accident, and the paper closed. < ref name = " simmons1887 " / > < eod >']