The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-11
COMpLAINT OF ANEGRO.
How the Civil Rights BILL works
In Richmond.

How the Civil Rights BILL works
In Richmond.
ITO the Editors Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
| am u colorcd citizen, and wish to
make complaint through your paper
OF my treatment yesterday, anl on
short visit here from Washington city,
and would liked to be treated respectful
", like other folks are; that is all want.
Alter getting off the cars walk to Main
street; feeling tired and thirsty, con,
cIuded to take u StimulGnt. stepped
into saloon near the pOst.OlliCc and pO'
litcIy asked the bartender for whiskey
cocktail. "Vat you wants, you black
rascal" says he. Cocktail" says l.
lie was German, believe.) "Nere,s
Your monish-you must pay llrst? says
he, GLOW much% says ]. "Von dollar,
| by TAM" he replied, | was not to be
bIufcd that way. produced u one dol
lar note, and gave 1t to bin. lie pro-
cceled to look for something under the
counter and produced an old dirty inm-
bier, with the Top broken of out Of which
it would bo an impossibillity 70 drink
without cutting tho mouth. lie then
poured ont the whiskCy, turned around,
and took from the shell u bottle labelled
"croion OIL" and poured ut least table
spoouiul Of It's contents into the whiskGy.
"lIold on says |. "Put bitters in il; !
want bitlcrs III It," II ish goot bidders
says he, "and will TO you very much en-
ioymcnt; it ish dc ladcst style, and dey
call It u Ben. Butler cock.eyC cocktail :"
refused the vile stuff, and was moving
towards the door, when no remarked,
"You schwartz hunt, you insuld mo by
refusing my liquor, do your lilo then
took the glass and contents and dashed it
into thousand fragments at my feet, be-
smcaring my new white spring pants to
ruinatiOn almost. As | was leaving the
house heard him say, "GO to ter dwyval;
you schwartz brumelOx." Not liking to
kick up fuss in strange city, left the
vicinity and proceeded down tho street
near the market, where observing another
saloon, | went in aud called for lager. II
there ever was n white man who could
look black, this bartender was the one.
1t was u cool reception in every sense Of
the word. Ills very aspect fOrCbodetl
evil and disaster to me. lie gave me
what may be called square look Of sur.
prise and indignation. Taking of his
hat, he took to scratching his head as for
an idca, and seemed In his minds eye to
he taking my measure for n coffin, or
something elsc. "Lngerp says he. "GlNss
of lager" says |. lie then meditativcly
turned around and commenced whistling
"Shoo Fly" at the same time assuming q
sort Of devilish smile. Finally he said
"Moncy first" GLOW much2" says |. lie
replied, with bland smirk, Five cents.
threw down the money. lie then took
M oyster soup.platc and commenced
drawing beer in il, "Stop," says ], 81
prefer II In a glass" IIG replied, ave
hNvn't any; this Is a ctvll.rights
beer mug; new invention; iii your
mouth exactly; no danger Of your Swal'
lowing it, proof against your getting
chokcd; casy Us cushion for your lips"
All the while he was talking he was mix.
ing into the beer at least an ounce Of red
pepper, then salt, and finally refused
oyster that some former customer had
left on u dirty dish near ut hand. lie
then commenced stirring il with u mud.
der. asked him what he was doing all
that for. His reply was, al prcceive, sir,
that you are very distinguished citizen
Of the civil rights persuasion, and | am
determined to do you all the llOnOrs Of
my saloon that your position in society
! ,Iru,nuIl lao ,,;Uiu, VnI, a. a n,nrk nf rna,
poet and esteem, the very best my house
affords, in order 10 secure your and
your friends future custom" Not.
withstanding the very pleasant express ion
on his face saw that he was insulting
me. Turning To 60 ont, and when in the
doorway, he threw the whole vile mess
that was in the plato upon me, rcmarking
at the time "lIeg your pardon, sir; all
an accident, sir. Call again; shall be most
happy to see you
NOw, ask yOu, ns friends, to advise
me how 10 proceed against those who
Cvadc the law ~ these fellows did? Had
they refused me what ! called for | know
my recourse, and how to proceed against
them But ii seems to me that when
laws are passed there are thousands ii
ways to cvadc them. What, then, il the
use Of laws, and why pass them Mt all?
Yours truly, plSCKNEY GRiPFtN.
Richmond, March b, 1873.
EXCITEMENT At THE RrCIrMOSD THEATRE.
| RlcnMoSD, VA, March S.-'rhe open.
ing oithc Richmond Theatre tonight for
the first time since the passage Of the
Civil Rights bill attracted MI immense
crowd, both inside and out, in anliCipa-
tion that negroes would attempt to cx.
rrcisc their newly acquired rights. There
was general disappointment Us to any
concerted action, for Onl y one negro man
entered the theatre. II Is not known how
he procured ticket, but ns soon ns he
was discovered In the pnrqucttr there
was considerable excitement and vocif-
crOna Crica Of "Put him out" during
which the negro remained perfectly quiet.
This soon brought Manager Powell 10 the
scene, who, to avoid n disturbance which
seemed imminent, requested the negro to
strp into the lobby, where, after sOmc
talk, he prevailed upon The negro 10 eX.
change his ticket for one to the gallery,
heretofore set apart for cOlorcd people,
reminding him The difference IN ptir.
Shortly afterwards Il was discovered that
an UCtnrOOn cOuttCsnn was In the dress
circle, her ticket having been purchased
by u white man The attention Of tho
pnlicr being called 10 her slir was rcqIIcSl-
al In leave tho dress circle, nat IN ne
count If race Or color, but because Of her
character. The audience during these
two incidents were IN high state Of eS.
element, hut tic performance closed
without further interruption. The white
man who bought the ticket for the woman
had personal difficulty afterwards in the
bar.r0om On account OF the part he had
taken, and wN4 roughly handled.
Meeting or the ia. OhiO and ".
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