Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-25
The Civil Rights Bill.

JUDGE NACKEY HOLDS THAT A RESTAURANT DOES NOT
COME WITHIN THAT STATUTE.
Mr. J. E Bruce, colored man, and the editor OF
q local newspaper, recently asked Judge T. j.
MacKey for his opinion upon question arising in
this District under the civil rights bill IL that
Mr.. Bruce recently entered a restaurant in this
city, and asking for refreshments was told by the
proprietor that colored persons were NOT served in
that house. Nj Bruce desired to know whether or
not he had right Of action against the proprietor
for such discrimination Judge Mackey states that
he Is satisfied that the does not fall within the
purview OF the statute, the words OF which are:
''Sec. l. That all persons within the jurisdiction
and equal ENJOYMENT OF the accommodations,
advantages. facilities and privileges or inns, public
conveyances on land or water, theaters, and other
places Of public amusement"
The wore "innr is defined at common law as
public lodging house for travellers, where enter
tainment is furnished for man and proyender for
horses Bouvier's Law Dictionary in defining the
term says "a coffee house, mere eating house
is not an innn and ne defnes an tnnkeeper as ..the
keeper Of q common inn for the lodging and enter
tainment OF travellers and passengers, their horses
ana attendants" Judge Mackey Is therefore OF
the opinion that MIR. Bruce has no remedy at law,
a restaurant Is mere eating house for Occa-
sonal refreshment. where food is served TO order.
SALE OF MAINLAND FARMs.-The Pickerel prop
erty, near Cabin John, on the Conduit road, $50
acres, has been sold to Charles Lenning, OF Phi.a-
de!phia, for S3,15l; and tract OF SO acres, near
Clarksburg 10 l. T. Geno for s1.752. John A. Hall
has sold his farm OF 80 acres. near Germantown,
property. near Gaithersburg. Md, 14a acres. has
been sold TO E. g. Metz, OF Georgetown, at $3.50
per acre
Two PAINTERS FALL WITH ALADpER.-Charles
Masters and William Hart. painters, who We're at
work on st. AlOySiuS church, yesterday afternoon
were badly injured by the falling OF a ladder. The
ladder was placed on a small shed, about twenty
i've feet from the ground. and Masters assembled IL
while Hart stood at the bottom and Steaded IL.
Masters slipped and the ladder fell Hart chung to
ground Harris left arm was broken and was in
Jured about the face and head; Masters injured
internally, besides having two of his ribs broken.
Hart was removed TO Providence hospital, and
Masters 10 hts home 722 22d street northwest
BASE BA11--The Nationals won game from the
Cincinnats, yesterday. by a score or : TO g. The
neding was not very strong on either side, and the
game was rather tedious. The Nationals and Bos-
tons play this afternoon. Other games yesterday:
At BuflalO-BuYalo. 8; New York. 0. AT PhiladaI-
phia-Cleveland, 4: Philadelphia 8: game stopped
by rain in third inning At New York-MetrOpoli-
tans, 8; Athletic, 2 At Chicago-Chicago. S. Prov
idence, AT Batimore-BaltimoreU Unions, 81 Kan
Sas City, 4. AT Cincinnat-NO game; rain. AT
Detroit-So game; rain AT TOiedo-Toledo 9; Viz
ginia, o; forfeiture. AT P1ttsburg-The game be
tween the Baltimore and Allegheny clubs broke up
In row in the eighth inning. and the umpire gave
the game 10 the Baltimore club by score OF 9to O.
FINED FOR FIGHTING. About a quarter past
twelve O'Clock last night. as Officer Acton was re-
turning TO MS home In East Washington, he heard
two colored men accusing each other OF Insulting
lady friend. Finally they came 10 blows, and. the
officer attempting 10 arrest them, they ran away.
The officer pursued and finally captured them. In
the Police Court this morning they We're fined S.
each
The SOUTH WASHINGTON CLEVELAND AND HgSp-
RICK's CLUB--At a meeting of the South Washing
ton Cleveland and Hendricks club. al Blake hail,
last night, Mr.. E ID. Wright. presiding, commit
t,e, consisting of MessrS jackson Yates. William
Ellis, John Carroll. Il. +. Lloyd and Henry KNIGHT
was appointed 10 secure a flag POLE 10 be erected
by the club at the corner or 9Th street and Mary
land avenue The club decided raise 81 900 TO be
transmitted 10 the national comrrittee.
THE GROCERY CLEKKs--At the annual meeting Of
the Grocery Clerks ton. held Shea'S hall
tuesday evening, the Z3i instant, the following
were elected Officers for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Lawrence Cole; first vice president. j. Ii.
Hunton; second vice president, H. G.. Thyson: gen
eral secretary, j. Fague reelected; correspond
ing secretary. l. W. Cuttings; treasurer, VI. G.
Brooke sergeant-at-arms. ii. W. heine
CHANGED WITH MALICIOUS PRosEcurroS-To-
day j. Mcdowell Darlington and C. p. Jannev. for
John A. Fairfax, entered "A suit against Celes;ia y
smith and VIVA Smith for $4,000 for malicious
prosecution The plaintiff charges that Mrs
Smith, for the purpose Of injuring him and his
good name and 10 deprive him OF his good Iame
went before Justice Bundy and procured a warrant
on the Sd instant, charging him with having stoen
Iour calves, valued at $50 each. from her Feb
ruary 10Th last, on which warrant he was arrested
the charge was dismissed lie further sets out
that plaintiff and John Wells were charged bv Mrs
oed at $50 So on which he was also arrested tried
and discharged
The OUTERBRIpGE HoRsEY PErrrIoS-Yester-
DAY, after Mr.. l. Tobriner had had the petition
Itu IN the case OF Ida b. Chaplin ct al agl.
LouS iery, Beyerldge and other, by Me>srs. Crit
lender Mackey. n which he Is charged with un-
pIoeSS tOnal conduct, he went TO the EQUITY Court
anu called Judge James attention Il and asked
that III De heard at He stated that the paper
was not sworn TO and that il gotten I'D for the
Purpcse OF oiaekmaii, and he desired the court To
az once lOOk INTO the matter. Mr. Macsey replied
tLal II was necessary that the petition should be
sworn 10 ne would see that his client, Mr.. Horsey
otd SO When he arrived He remarked that the
nodce gwen was that he would call I'D the petition
on FRIDAY. TIE court said that he would hear the
case then - ~ 1900 'Ae
CARPErS AND RrGs AT AUcTIoN-Mr Bowling
vii sell tomorrow morning at his auction rooms
utn street ana pennsylvania avenue comnenc,n2
atil O'CLOCK superb collection OF Carpets and rus
embracing MoQuet, Administer, English and other
BRUSSELS Carpets made up and IA piece Tn. sale
pecsed See adyI -