The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-01
Civil Rights Notes.


Hotel, Philadelphia, says the Civil Rights
bill will not affect him. He has never
refused accommodations to respectable
colorcd persons. Mr.. Kanaga the Cir
ard expresses similar opinion, but says
he would a white loafer."
The proprietor of the Drovers' Hotel,
Alexandria, Virginia, took down his
sign in consequence of the passage of the
Civil Rights bill, and will hereafter con-
duct only a house of private entertain-
ment. el ru., r 4. .,,ri.,y.. ...e s... .hga|
A BILL was introduced in the Tennes-
see Legislature to repeal the privilege to
tax theaters, hotels, boarding houses,
etc, in order to avoid the provisions of
the Civil Rights bill. .f,., adm v,.I
THE Savannah (Ga.) Neacs says: The
first diminutive outcropping of the Civil
Rights bill was apparent in the demand
made by a negro at a restaurant to be
waited on. The refusal to do SO in the
public room was quietly acquicsced in
by the applicant and that ended the
matter. .... as esrsr.l.,.
THE prdprietors of the Purcell House
and National Hotel, Wilmington, N. c..
surrendered their licenses and closed
their houses in consequence OF antici-
pated annoyance under the Civil Rights
bill. The Star, of that city, however, is
informed that the leading and influential
colored men will discountenance any at
tempt on the part of their race to inter-
fere with the hotel proprietors- in any
manner. $500. d.. ..,
Mr.. GILMAN, of Richmond city, intro
duced a bill in the Virginia House OF
Delegates to punish parties creating dis
turbances in hotels, theaters, and other
places of amusement. 1t provides that
persons who create disturbances in the
hotels by boisterous demands for accom-
mediation after the proprietor or his
agent has declined to entertain them
for want of room or other reasonable
specified cause, shall be punished by fine
and imprisonment In the case of thea
ters, managers are to have the right to
issue reserved seat tickets stamped "not
transferable" and when party, not the
original purchaser demands admittance,
dOorkeeper can refuse him, but the
prico of the ticket must be refunded, and
If he refuses to take the money, and
thereby creates disturbance, he is liable
to arrest and fine. In both cases half of
the fine goes to the hotel-keeper, or man.
ager as the case may be. There are sim
liar provisions regarding railroads and
steamboats,.
In Chattanooga, Tennessee, the pas
sage of the Civil Rights bill caused con-
siderable feeling. Two of the principal
hotels have given up their license, and
will run as private boarding houses. A
white man tried to hire negro to seat
himself at table in the Read House
dining room, but the negro was fearful of
consequences, as the Civil Rights law
docs not prevent guests from ejecting a
man, that being matter for State or local
treatment like any other assault. There
wero number of Kentuckians taking
supper at the time, and they would have
pitched the negro out of a window if he
had attemptedit. The dining-room be-
ing in the second story, the consequence
would have been serious.
In Richmond, Virginia, recently, the
! opening of the Richmond Theater for the
first time after the passage of the Civi!
, Rights bill, attracted an immense crowd
. both inside an out, in anticipation that
{ negroes would attempt TO exercise theil
: newly acquired rights. There was gen
, eral disappointment as to any concerted
action for only one negro man entered
? the theater. 1t is not known how hi
procured ticket, but as soon as he wa
/ discovered in the parquette there wa
. considerable excitement and vociferOu
cries of Put him out" during which
Q the negro remained perfectly quiet
This soon brought Manager Powell to tn.
scene, who, to avoid disturbance, which
t seemed imminent, requested the negr'
e to step into the lobby, where after som'
talk he prevailed upon the negro to ex
" change his ticket for one to the CALLER.
heretofore set apart for colored people
: refunding him the difference in price
d Shortly afterward it was discovers
that an octoroon courtesan was in tn
Ie dress circle, her ticket there having bee
n purchased by white man. The after
ton of the police being called to her sh
!, was requested to leave the dress circle
10 not on account of race or color, but b'
le cause of her character. The audienc'
1t during these two incidents were in a hig
rs state of excitement, but the performane
n. closed without further interruption. III
,e white man who bought the ticket for I'll
IN woman had a personal difficulty afte
ss wards in the bar room on account OF u
,e part he had taken, and he was roughl
I'd handled. .s7aa r"l
~ &c In Atlanta, Georgia, the passage of Il
4, Civil Rights bill was the cause OF a neg
~ n9 barber cutting his throat with a razc
~, He was one Of a party who, up'
~ the passage of the bill, visited the b
{" rooms in the city and demanded t
- same rights rs white men. This condu
-, resulted in the loss of patronage. l
~ bitterly regretted his conduct, and 7
IN ;iI depression produced by the loss of
ad m business is the only cause known for 81