The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-01-28
The City D~ispsnsary Furnishing 20 Prsscrip-
tions Dai1y-Interviews Held by
Sentinel Reporters.


wretches arrived In this city, and 400 more
are expected to follow within 10 days.
One Of these immigrants unbosomed him
self to a Sentinel reporter yesterday.
His story is full of sorrow, and would
awaken the sympathy of any heart. He is
a plantation negro, with no education, yet
possessed of good ommon sense. He talked
freely when met by the reporter, and offers
to substsntiate all that he says. The con-
versstion was opened thus:
Where are you from?'
"Lenoir county. North Carolina
why did you come here?"
Samuel Perry and Peter c. Williams
came TO us and said get ready and go to In
diana. They 'lectioneered just as they do
In election times. They promised that If L
came to Indiana would receive from two
to three dollars per day for any kind Of
labor, and that 1 would be provided with a
house to live in"
"Whst other promises?"
"Weli, 'dey said that there were 500 houses
built and furnished for us; that we would be
given bed clothing and suits and a milk
cow"
Were you to get work"
'tOh yes, yes, sir, We was given the privi-
lege of farming for ourselves or working at
So per day. They said we could buy good
land at 81 80 to 81 per acre, and hat prOvis-
ions would be furnished us for seven months,
and those who did not buy land would be
hired by men as soon as they arrived in the
city. right from the trains"
You have found this true?'
"No, sir: no indeedee. AS l stand bsfOre
the Lord, not one word 10 as they said
You found the lsDdP'
mo, SIR"
You obtained work.
Il amt heard of It."
Tell me, now" said the reporter, chow
much money have you made since you ar
rived, nine days ago"
Ten cents, that IS every cent, as true as
lam here"
Have you a family"
"A wife and six head of children"
Have you money"
ssWeli. is got 70 cents what l brung
with me, and nothing to eat; no wood and
no clothing. We sleep on tho bare floor.
They told me we did not have TO burn wood
here
Must YsTT.
By Jais time the reporter had his colored
friend IN bis confidence, and assuming to be
the best friend be had in this world. the re-
porter iDquisitively said, ''They said some
thing more. WHAT was it Perry told you
about being Republicans"
Samuel Perry told me that we muse be
valiant-hesrted Republicans; that they
wanted no Democrat nIggers in the party,
and"
"WelA. what elser'
"Tbat the Democrats had used the Offices
for robbery and such, and that we must all
show our principles as men and vote the
Republican ticket"
'0f coarse you agreedY'
1--WE all told him we would DO g. we had
been doing, and that was to vote that ticket.
- A. $50 a. - Aa-o that how~ fNlA
us we woald be free up here, and i want TO
say we was as free in North Carolina. There
we had work and all we could eat, and voted
as we pleased"
did they not bulldoze and
INTIMIDATE YOV2N
mot as ] have heard on. worked with
nv master seven years, aud he was q 3emo-
crat, and he never once asked me how |
voted
THE SICK
OF the - families now III. this city. fully
one. third are sick with contagious dis
eases. The city dispensary has fur
pIshed for the past month an
average Of 20 prescription, per dsE for
these, while IL Is often the case that the ne
groes are enabled to strain" their creoit at
drug stores, but, OF course, the druggist I'M
derstaDds their poverty, and for once be-
slows a little ''sweet charity"
~ WISH 10 10 OutlOS ~lIccb, III TIC dlAoN
in the real OF 500 North Delaware. corner OF
California and 81. Clair streets. on gennes-
see, between South and the railroad, along
Prospecs, West Michigan, st. Clair and
South Mississippi streets, may be found
in each house three to five families and al
ways two, and sometimes as many as i've
sick pe1sOns 20 each house.
As rule. they are without medicine
sometimes a little fire warns the stove, and
in alAost every case without clothing eOf
fcien5 to cover them.
A prominent colored man, who has been
identified with the Republican, party, and
with Brother Broyles' ehu ch, told a report.
er yesterday that not a SINGLE negro bad
cozne 10 this town but what understood thai
lican ticket. lie farther sale
that since the publication in thu
Sentinel of the article showing the sickness
poverty and deaths among the immigrants
the committee from the Christian AiC
society who, by tbs way, are all good Re
publicsns as we'll ga Christians, bad advised
Perry and others In Washington 10 send TIT
negroes in small Numbers, and that they haS
been coming in lots Of
sIx ASD TEN FAMILIES.
and therefore had not attracted public at
tention. He said there had been no men
ton of these arrivals, and that they ma
been coming Tor three weeks past ever.
other day, sometimes three days apart, al
were met by the committee, who would sd
wise them 10 rent houses, which took o.
their money, IL they bad any. This son
mittee is Rev. Moses Broyles, Rev. Mr.. Single
ton, J. r. Raynor, S. A. Ebert and C0Ira
Burnley.
THU RESULT.
In the northern pertof the city TIE negro'
are q burden to the people. Not a ds
{ passes bat that they are around asking Il
aid, in all forms-food, clothing and fue
Soma have even solicited small pieces
Z carret in which to wrap their iosbss at nigh
to zeep them warm. This state of affai
/ can not be denied when IL is known tn
2 none have received moro than so cents
day, and others of the few who q o
tanned little Jobs. are paid but 40 and
cents per day. What must the result b