Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-04
Another Civil Rights Case.
WARRANT AGAINST THE PURsER OF THE srRAMRr

A WARRANT AGAINST THE PURSER OF THE STEAMER
ARMENIA.
A second warrant was issued from the Police
Court this afternoon for alleged violation of the
criminal section OF the civil rights act This is
the case referred to In Saturdays STAR, In which
Cornelius Brown, cOlored employe OF the money
order branch OF the Post ONCE department., COM
planned That the officers OF the steamer Armenia
refused him 1rst-class fare on their steamer.
Prosecuting Attorney Moore examined the case
Saturday, and directed that a warrant should is
sue against the ticket seller who refused to sell the
tickets. The application was at first made for
warrants against the owners OF the steamer and
managers OF the excursion Mr.. Moore decided
that 1t would be unnecessarily complicating the
case TO issue number OF warrants, and It was
cover the casa The Issuing Of the warrant was
the part Of the complainant in learning the fun
Brown was present with his counsel ana swOre
out warrant charging that ION the oath day of
August D. 1883 Geo Pndell the purser Of the
ala unlawfully deny to and refuse tho said Brown
(tne eompla1nanp on account of race and color OF
i0r transportation as passenger from the city OF
washington to Lower Cedar Point, on the Potomac
Brown nenr IN sea'e ., q the said
snis soey On account OF the race and color OF the
Brown'g story Gas already published in TEE
STAR} Is that he went to the wharf OF the steamer
afs to o. lady and applied for two tick
Eli Mr. 'P Pn ssMe sim sme u
furnish him with deck fair, which he refused, and
asked II he was Disseminated against on account
swer He left. and was accommodated on another
later In the afternoon and stated that he had
made mistake In the name OF the accused. He
was ordered to return tomorrow and swear to an
RIP VAN WNKLk-A letter was received at the
Post ONCE department to-day from q business
man In Buffalo, NY, addressed to Alex. W. RAN
dali. Postmaster General He was in office from
1866 to 1863
INFoRxATIoN was received at the Treasury de-
partment to-day OF the death of Mr.. A. +. Wight,
for number OF years the chief OF the Indian dvi-
sion OF the second auditors of1ce.
A WHITE MAN MURDERED By INDrANz-The com.
missioner OF Indian affairs to-day received dis
patch from the Indian agent at Ignacio, Col. that
number OF Ute Indians had murdered q white
man named Tracy near Mitchells ranch.
NAVAL CADETS r. Wright, I. N. Matthews, g.
Il Williamson, W. T. Webster and C. Il. Matthews
have been ordered to report at the naval academy
alton.
DEATH or NAVAL orr1cEa.-The Navy depart
ment u informed OF the death OF Lieut. 7. W.
Nabor, in California, on the ga Of August
THE Post ONCE department u In the recent OF
number OF propositions from various parties
offering 20 furnish stamped letter sheeea Az
these are patented tho department refuses to en-.
teftain the proposition
The CIVIL SERVICE CONFESSION. Tnoman.
Of the civil service commission, IL expected 70
arrive home to-day nom the Pacific slope. Com
missioner Eaton Is here. and Commissioner Greg
sns @S Of Mase az ne
taCn? % govern promotions IN the departments