The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-20

Declining his polite invitation, we continued
Coiorsd chsp-Wen, no. not yet; but then he's
Reporter"How long has he been in business?
Coored Chap-AbOut two weeks The Fourth
ward fellows set him up. He's got plenty OF money
now. Don't tend bar any more. Used TO tend bar
at Glenns, Sixth and Chestnut streets; but he keeps
a bartender now hisself
Reporter-Does he ever talk pontics7
cause the Democrats were always his friends.
They always supported him and his brother Jim.
Jim, you know, used 10 Keep the Delmonico; his
Keporter-Does Nick let you have your "gin"
Coored Chap-oh, yes; he always treats the boys.
II there is nothing doing he'll say, "Come, boys let's
all be sociable and take a drink"
Reporter-D0es that business pay7
Coiored Chsp-on, he make his money of the
white people. Why de first night he opened, a white
wild some friends and planked down $40 to treat the
boys, and lot OF white men with him threw down
$40 and 50, and dere was any quantity OF money;
We just sat dere and drank and played cards all
night heard one of de white men say "Go ahead,
Nick, wen take care Of you you can have $1,000 at
an hours notice II you want TO use It,
on, Nick's got good friends; dem hackers OF his
keep him all right. Why de oder night some fellow
fired pistol ball right thrO de Window II Nick had
been behind de bar it would have killed him. Well,
de word was taken TO de Meyas ball, and in little
while four carriage loads OF fellows come down; one
OF dem, / think his names Mellon, fellow what
keeps carriages at Sixth and Chestnut himself: WELL
he said he would Kill anybody who interfered with
Nick. Den whenever dere is a row these white men
are always on hand
Reporter-where does Nick come from?
Coiored Chap-He raised in New Bedford
street; he's copper-colored good-lookng chap
about twenty-five years OF age, and got hair as
straight as any white man He lives down in Car
penter street amongst the Moya boys, and has
always went with them He's a bully fellow for
cock.fghting or dog-6ghting, and is well liked by
any money before, but since de Democrats have set
him up he's got plenty. ! tell you what, he shows
plenty Of greenbacks, 500 at time. His friends
Repofter-What do you people think of his work.
ing for the Democrats?
lows cavern keepers) around here don't like him,
nor dey won't have nothing to do with him. one OF
dem put piece in the paper about him.
The following is the 'piece" referred to-
cS- PHILADELPHIA, APRIL Y, ls7O..To the Inquir.
ing Public The & q%1deTsgned % for the Of his
them that the business heretofore e9ndgGted by the late
the Delmonco House under his personal super
Sn een sst @ SS %
of my patrons is an ample Of What stated
Superintendent for Mrs James Brown,
No. s27 G9MBnRb GSiIfB3ifS b'sass stfest.
Dad Cornelius and all dem fellows don't like him.
Reporter-Has he many colored friends?
Colored Chap-Well, don't know. Most OF his
customers are white, but dem colored fellows come
dropping In now and then.
Reporter-Do you think he'll make many votes?
Coiored Chap-Well / don't know; de boys like
dere whisky, and Nick says dat he's going to vote
the Democratic ticket, whole hog
Reporter-Does he give you whisky free to get
your votes?
Colored Chap-Certainly he does he tells us all to
vote de Democratic ticket
Reporter-Well, what do you intend to do?
ColOred Chap-Well, / don't know; I've lived
around yere nigh onto tiity-four years, and don't
see much difference. l haven't made up my mind
yet which way Ill vote
Reporter-fave you ever seen any one called Nc.
Mullin in Nick's?
Colored Chap-De fellow what l told you about
that spent de $50, dey said he was de Alderman.
don't know him, but den Nick and hims pretty
thick.
At this juncture our colored informant commenced
pressing us to go around and Nick, and find out
all about it, but declined, and were forced. IN
order to become cleared OF his opportunities to give
him a stamp to go treat himself with.