Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-06-02

FUx.x CAsss.-Mr. DAVID Banks, Of the Arm Of
-Banks, Gould q Co., law book publishers In New
York. d the owner Of some valuable property III
Blocker street, near Wooster For long time
he resided In one Of the elegant brown stone front
houses owned BY himself, but for some reason or
another be concluded to move out Of Il and let the
premises The house, after some negotiation, was
leased TO Mr.. Davis, very respectable looking
Quaker, at $4,000 year. The furniture Of the
house wa cold to Davis on credit Davis, before
he obtained the lease, was obliged to find two
sureties--Nr. Patton, Of the Pacific Hotel, and
Mr. Bates the milk dealer, who furnished the aims
houss with milk, and In one Of whose cans frog
was found some time ago. After q time Davis
failed; and In failing, sold the furniture he had
bought and threw mp the Lease. Mr.. Banks APP
pied to the aseties for his rent Bates tried to
rarsusdc Banks 70 let him 20, but he was inexora-
he He vas willing to give Banks $500 If he
would relieve him Of all r sponsibility, but Banks
declined the offsr. Bates got mad, and told Banks
70 his teeth he would turn his house into bawdy
house. Bates did not follow out his threat to the
letter; for he knew enough to ateer clear Of the
criminal law. But he followed course that was
annoying enough to Ranks. He hired humble,
Of colored women and bad the house converted
INTO q Niger dance house. Her the eclat Of
fashion Of our colored people enjoy themselves To
the best Of their ability But il IL only the pink
a. niggsrdom that frequent this house in Bleeck
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b liz that come % there. We have no license Law
nov. and Bates has established refreshment "a
loon to suit the wants OF customers- The liquor lie
sd At shilling glass, and Havanas at ten cent
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tw~nty.6ve cents head. Tie balls are give,
three nights week Sundays the negroes hsve
PRAYER meetingr, and In the evening our colored
citizen sodiery hold military reviswA The coaored
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far and near, and b pronounced to be equal to
Dodworth's. Bates ID practical man, and ID o.
ways on hand 70 eco 70 tho money department.
He T. said TO rsaliss an income Of thousand
Pear after paying sxpenses. The rent Il never
paid until Banks summons Bates before Z court,
when be appears Just a I warrant Of eectment T.
shout 70 b issued. Ba'ks would be glad to give
up the consrsct hut Bates won't throw Il up unlese
be gets . bonus Of thousand dOlars. Banks
has tiled 70 So tss hoese indicted. but the neigh
bors won't complain Of Il - . iisorderiy house !.
they rather sni0y the fun, and many n them pay
their twenty -6sS cents 70 sse high HE among thu
colosed gentry. sWbsn BaAss hsard that Bank
vas trying 70 ~ Ito shDuss 10 said he would no,
give Il up until every Trick stunk Of Niger
During the paet week Ba6srNDplsged negro nin-
ssrsh 70 ediiy the public uith Das;c from the bal
cony. II seems the sgn over thurentrancs, !" Col
ored Peoples Han 10 NOT coasplesess enough
BATES has Also issued Oh cular staring the charac
Ter Of the house, and inviting colored pars<ns 70
put mp thsre. The house con,aiua beds 70 accom-
modais eighty persona Il 10 not, s,rictly spesk
iDT, nuisance, but the idea OF colored bouse
nsxt door 70 tho srseocraSic mansions IN Blescler
street h mors tAan human nature In that neigh.
borhood can hsas. The heusss on both aides o,
"Colo~sd People, Hair are 70 let and property
hAs fhIlsa conddsssbay IN value. 81 Serr .
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