Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-07

Richmond is il a whri Of excitement
over the race question. The procedure Of
the delegates OF District 20 ofNew York
| Tuesday night in going to the theatre, pur.
! chasing & seat for their coiored deleeaie
along with those for the whites, and taking
in conflict under ordinary circumstances,
but the white citizens waived their displeas-
nre for the Tina IL the hope that there
Toult. hot or n recurrence Of it. Yesterday
morning, however, it IVES announced that
the same procedure would be followed
that Night, aud Indignation began 10 rise
For many years it mas been the custom to
coniine The blacks to the balcony ct the
theatres in Richmond, and so strictly has it
been followed that &c trouble has arisen
from rights OF colored people at public enter
talnments. Theatre managers or iessees
ere required in assuming control of play
houses there to enter into q written agree
ment to the effect that colored persona Shall!
not be allowed seats in the BODY of the
| house.
The board Of managers Of the Mozart
| Academy Of Music, where Farrell was car.
ried by his fellow. delegates Tuesday night,
have notified the lessee Of that place that
ihe terms OF its contract stipulatc that ONLY
Caucas!ann shall DO admitted to its perform
| ances.
TIE Richmond people were perfectly cen
tent TO allow the delegates from District
~ 80 select their own associates, tut
iSaen they sought TO thrust colored com
paulons into sections OF places of amuse
meat set apart for the white peuple the
sentiment OF the whole community revolted.
Mrs. Powell, the proprietress of the Rich.
MANI Ihaatre, bGs been expecting for several
nights That an attempt would be made bv
members CT 10 to carry the colored man
Fare! into that place OF amusement. She
says that house is her property aud she will
see who enters it.
Mrs. Powell called on Chief Of Police Poe
10 afford protection in case of trouble. The
chief called On Mr.. Powdery at Ford IS
Hotel to request that he use his influence to
prevent an attempt to force admission Of
the co!orsd delegates, as it would cause
trouble. PoWder:y sent word that he was too
busy to aee him, but sent Mr. Hayes, of the
executive board, instead. The latter said ho
thought Farrell would not try TO enter The
: theatre, but be could give no assurance on
!, the subject. Before the theatre opened Chief
: Poe and thrty-Gve policemen were on
guard there. At the hour for opening the
theui!s thousands Of people assembled On
BToah street. Tie coloced delegate and his
j fellow mtmhers CT District No. 40 did not
, appear and thera was 30 disturbance Of The
peace. Z rettle-brained white man, warmed
by liquor, mounted box in front Of the
; theatre and called to the black iaan to es-
hair l,rl,E Nd ,tar d.
was promptly arrested AID marched! OF 10
the station-housa, hundreds 81 people hoa:-
lug at him "a he Was carried away. The
crowd remained about the theatre until
yearly ten O'Clock before dispensing.
Farrell called on powderly at his notel
yesterday evening aud stated that no fur
ther attempts will be made by colorett dele.
gates to enter theatres in unauthorized por
tons OF the auditorium while the conven
ton ronaa;us in aession
Public sentiment il strong against the
! action OF the New York assembly in push
ing the negro into the Mozart Academy
and many knights were strong in
their denunciation Of the proceedings
| 1--WE are not in favor Of social equal
ity heTe, md our colered people would scorn
TO ask it, said well-kuown colored knight
Of Labor The white members ere equally
, pronounced in their condemnation and
many OF them declare that they are posi-
lively opposed to placing the negro upon
the same social footing with the whites.
OIe of the best-known Knights Of Labo,
ia the City said yesterday that he regarded
the action Of those persons WHO took Far
reli 10 the Mozart Academy SIS an outrage
upon tho people Of Richmond and an insult
To tho Knights of Labor of the United
States, ana that he felt confident they 20
not represent any but themselves.
\ number of leading citizens, men who
labor for living and men who own estates
without exception acrCe that tho question
was serious one and likely to lead to con
sequences that in tie future would be re.
GREETED. The city of Richmond is ceebra-
ted for liz conservatism but when mob pio-
| lence attempts tc assert itself there will he
placed upon it the firm hand of the law.
man who was until recently secretary
OF the Troy IN. " district, and was expeIi-
ed, created sensation among delegates
yesterday by issuing secret circular max
ing some alleged disclosures rejecting upon
the Knights Of Labor as an organization.
he alleges in the circular that lie was sen,
to Troy, in 1883 to blow up stove foundry.
GuS that his designs were frustrated and he
did net execute them. He makes other
statements of similar character among them
that there was Knight of Labor scheme to
Introduce smallpox at Albany, 50 rs to
throw out Of employment certain non union
men. He declared that there were "nu
merous schemes not formally sanctioned By
labor organizations" Mr.. Powderly eau
toned the delegates against circulating this
matter, saying that any one who did so
would te expelled.
| Tuesday afternoon four white members
ct the Assembly, accompanied by colored
girl, got into hack in front of the post-of-
lice and drove down Main street. The
same evening three moro white Knights
and two colorea wcmen-one very black
and one yeilow-got into carriage on
FRANKLIN street and directed the driver TO
take them up franklin street.
District 40 still sticks to the colored board
ng-hoases. AT Harris Hall, the hesduuar
te's OF the District, the proprietor Of which is
a coiored man, dusky damsels sing and pIav
Tor the entertainment Of the delegates and
social entertainments are the rule each