The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-10

Notes from Another Correspondent
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 6.-Writing from here
on matters pertaining to the transactions of the
General Assembly. K. OF L., is fraught with
much difficulty, as all news going out to the
press is supposed to be under the surveillance of
the general executive board; but with all the
precautions taken, much that is intended alone
for the ears of the initiated finds its way into
the papers. So notorious has this become that
to-day one of the delegates introduced a motion
asking that the representatives of the New York
press be invited to seats in the assembly, ia
order that the proceedings printed in their pa
pers might be absolutely correct, and that the
numerous minor errors In their reports be
avoided The general work OF the convention is
anticipated by the telegraph each day, so will
say nothing of that.
The color line is stirring up the natives in this
city to a considerable extent and last night the
delegates of District Assembly 49, of New York,
with their negro member one of the party,
visited the Academy Of Music to witness the
play of Hamlet" The colored man took his seat
with his white brothers, much to the scandal of
the citizens here, who hold it to be gross viola
ton of the longessablished customs of this sec
ton of the country. 1t was done as ''test
case" and Notwithstanding the manager in ex-
cusng himself for the infraction of the 'pro-
prieties," denies knowledge of the presence of
the negro until after his entrance to the hall. it
was well known to every delegate that
it was the intention of their delegation
to visit this theater in a body twenty four hours
before its occurrence. The manager it seems. is
trying to blow bottle hot and cold to catch the
patronage of the visitors to the city, and at the
same time keep in favor with the +. r. VS. after
the strangers shall have left for their homes
There are about twenty colored delegates in
the assemblv-representing Richmond, Augusta
Ga, Washington, Baltimore, Norfolk, Peters
burg, Danville, and towns in Florida, Pennsyl-
vania Alabama, New York and North Carolina.
In many instances these delegates are stopping
at the hotels with their white brothers. and in
others at hotels and boarding houses kept by
those of their own race.
On Monday next the delegates will be enter
tanned by grand street parade, ball, banquet,
and picnic at the State fair grounds, and on
Tuesday there will be complimentary concert
at Armory Hall.
Mr.. Powderly is very severe on intemperance,
and delivers very frequent and sharp lectures to
certain delegates without giving Names of
course,) upon their unknightly conduct in this
respect, and declares that he WILL with his own
hands, tear the badge from any one whom he
finds in state Of intoxicaton, either in the
assembly hall. hotel lobby, OF on the street
He says he will not allow the order to be dis
eraced by such conduct, and if a member has
not enough self-respect to keep from drunken
ness he shall not disgrace constituency whom
he comes here to represent.
The committee on credentials was increased
to-day by three members. and Mr. W. B. Lewis,
of District Assembly 106 was one of the three
additional members. This increase of the COM
mittee was caused bv the rccommittinC of con.
tested case from St Louis.
In addition to the six representatives from In
dianapolis, there are here members from Brazil,
Connersville. Seymour, Andrews. Lebanon, Ko-
komo. South Bend. Terre Haute, Evansville
and Aurora.
Among the lady delegates present is Mrs Rog-
ers, of Chicago, district master workman Of Dis
trict Assembly g. having with her her three
weeks-old babe. She is punctual in her attend
ance, and is an interested representative.