The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-09-26

BRILLIANT ASSEMBLY OF CoLoRED ELlr e
| IN NEW YoRK.-"All the combined wealth,
intelligence and refinement of colored New
York; says the World, poured itself into Coop
er Institute on Thursday night, to give well
| come home reception to Hon. Ebenezer Bas-
sett, the representative of the United States at
the capital of the Haytien Republic, who is
the first colored minister ever appointed to
represent the American people at a foreign
| court. Heis now on short visit to his native
laud and this reception was desired as means
of expressing the esteem and pride felt in him
| by the colored people. The audience was quite
| large, and the platform was occupied by a
| throng of gentlemen and ladies distinguished
| for their prominence in social and public cir
| Giles. AS the reception was to end with ball
| and supper at the Powell House, the audience
was, as consequence, very dressy aud CAV.
The jenkins of the World industriously pre-
pared full description of the party. We take
the following paragraph:
Hon. George 7. Ruby, colored State sena-
tor of Texas, with his new BRIDE. occupied a
prominent place on the platfol m. Mr. RUBY.
who IS smart talker, was in full evening dress
white blonde was beautifully dressed in green
silk, with an opera cloak thrown over her
shoulders. She held fan Of white down.
with an ivory handle, and wore white kids.
bracelets, a seal ring, diamond ring, and a
white bonnet trimmed with green satin.
Among the speakers were Mr.. A. N. Powell.
(white) of the National Standard.
HIS speech was in reference to Senator Ruby
and his bride. He said that after applying TO
ten Of the leading hotels of New York they
had been unable to get admission to any owing
to the still prevailing notions of caste, Notes
were sent to the proprietors of these hotels
asking whether they would admi6 colored
gentleman and lady as guests. Answers were
received from every Que, and every one declin-
ed. He would mention the names of only two |
of the houses-the ones from which they got |
Characteristic responses. The first was the |
New York Hotel, the home OF jeff DAVIS |
whenever he stops in this city. From The pro-
prietor of that house they received polite |
note declining to take the visitors as the house |
was already full of boarders. The other hotel
was the one at which all the Republicans stay
ed, the Astor House. The proprietor OF that
Republican house was the only one to include
an insult in his reply. The rest of the responses
were simply refusals, on the ground that the
hotels were full to overlooking. One propre-
tor, however, added that if he was take colored
people into his house, and they should go
around in the parlors and dining-room, it would
raise the devil with the other guests
The Astor House was Kissed vehemently.
1t was said that Senator Ruby and his bride,
who is perfectly white, did not know where
they were going to sleep last night and should
be obliged to depend upon the Kindness of some
OF their colOred hieuds
during the kauspicious occasion the band
performed numerous popular airs. among
which were HAL 10 the Chez in honor Of
Minister Rassett, Yankee Doodle" to Mr..
p"welL up in Balloon to Rev. Mr.. Ray.
star Spangled Banner" to President Roye.
Come where my Love Lies Dreaming to
Senator and Mrs. Ruby.
The formal address of welcome to Minister