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while the enemies Christ are langhed at
ah fools and held in derision they be
come a hiss and a by-word, like Tom
Pain, David Hutues, Voltaire, Hobbs,
and a host of other blackguards, and
infidel idiots.
While the church stands and emits a
lustre to the glory of God and the salva
tion of millions, the Lord Jesu-t is exal
ted to the right hand of the lather, head
of all things, sovereign prince in the
kingdom both of providence and grace.
Let men go, play with the lightning,
and sport upon the burning crater of
Vesuvius, or trifle with the earthquake,
but I beg you beware of him that sitteib
in the heavens.
Better a thousand times that you play
with the cholera, small pox, yellow fever
or any other contagious milady tbau
with your maker. For he that weighs
the hills in balauces and the mountains
in scales will sooner or later laugh at
your calamity and mock when your fear
cometb.
THE COLORED TRIB UXE
John II. Deveaux,
Editor and Business Manager.
Office corner Price and Harris Streets.
HOURS : FROM 2 TO 4 1*. M.
gfciP* The Tribune can he obtained at
the following places : EstiWs News De
pot ; Kendy's Grocery Store, South
Broad and Reynolds streets, and at
Witmore's Grocery Store, cor. Harrison
and Fahm streets.
SAVANNAH, APRIL 22. 1876.
Rev. S. P. Huskins is our authorized
travelling ageut for the Tribune.
We would have it understood
that this paper is not responsible for.nor
does it necessarily endorse, the senti-
meuts of communications.
Notices iDteuded for publication
must be hauded in by Thursday evening.
Concert at the Beach.
A concert in behalf of the colored
Congregational church of this city, will
be given by the pupils of Bench Insti
tute on Wednesday night the 26th inst.
The pupils have spared no pntos to
make the affair a success, and the exer
cises will be of u varied and very inter
esting character, consisting of solos,
duetts, and choruses, exercises bv the
little lolks, and also dialogues, deciama.
tions, etc. Tickets 25 cts., to be obtain
ed at the Institute.
Doors open at 7 1-2 p. m. Perfor
mance commences at 8
Reader! have you subscribed for the
Tribune? If not you ought to be ash uued
t<» read it.
The Braham Club—At Outrage on our Pro-
Jp
On Monday evening last fbe Braham
Musical Club an organization composed
of young gentlemen well known in our
community, and standing well in the es.
limotion of nil classes of our citizens,
gave a concert at the Theatre in accor
dance with previous announcement made
to the public. It was understood that
the “club” would have full control of
the theatre, and tickets in many instau-
m
ces, were purchased with that under
standing. On the night of the.perfor
mance when colored ladies and gentle
man presented their tickets they were
iuvited to walk up to the galleries, as
the management of the theatre hud, at
the last moment, declined that colored
people must not sit “down stairs.”
We doubt if there is another city in
the South where such a mean and con
temptible “regulation” would have beeu
asked of, or accepted by our people.
There is not another class of people in
America that would tamely submit to
the insult thus offered, and in the name
of that people whose murmuings are
deep, we pronouce it a malicious out
rage upon decency aud common sense.
It is frequently said by the Morning
News, that the club is composed of our
best young colored tneu. If such is the
fact uud the News is siucere, will it not
coudemu tue spirit that prompted this
mean display of prejudice, or rather
malice, towards the Club? We are proud
ol the ability aud genious of the Braham
Club, as displayed iu their performan
ces, but we trust they will never appear
before a Savaunah audieuce again, if
they must do so at the expeuse ol the
humilation of their people. We have
been told that the blame is not to be
aUnched to the members of the club, as
they were under the impression that
they would have full control, up to the
opening ot the doors when the owner
informed them they must reserve the
lowtf part lor white people; but we say
let ceusure fall wherever it belongs.
'1 here is no well bred gentleman in
the city ot Savaunah who hesitates to
ask a colored mail to lake a seat iu his
parlor, if he is decent in his person,
aud respectful in his manner. Nor
does the most fastidious object to riding
in the same car daily with colored peo
ple. Aud yet the Savannah theatre
which no class ot our people regard as
a very creditable institution, seeks to
make and perpetuate a distinction that
is unwarranted by law, religion, or com
mon sense, by preventing our people
•rom sitting ou lie same floor with white
people.
The indignation of the colored people
is justly great, in conseqneuce of the
outrage that has been perpetrated upon
them.
We had the pleasure of a call on
Friday from VV. A. Pledger, Esq., of
Athens, Gn., Grand Master of the Order
ot True Reformers.
Savannah, Ga., April, 18th 1876.
Editor Tribune:
I see by this Morning’s News, that
Elisabeth Johnson, colored, bad a war-
runt issued yesterday against her hus
band James Johnson, and in his effor c
to escape the arresting officer, ho wis
drowned in the Savannah river. The
habit of these dirty colored women, of
arresting their husbands every time
they have a family quarrell is becoming
intolerable, and should be either stopped,
or colored men should stop marrying.
Wnite families quarrel and disagree ns
much as the colored do but you never
hear of white women however low they
may be running to the magistrate to
have their hnsbandt jailed. But it is a
common thing lately with with a set
of dirty, worthless negro women.
This Elisabeth Johnson is virtually
the murdrer ot her husband, aud de
serves to be hung as much as a murder
er ever did; but as there is no law to
reach her, she and all other black,
and low negro women who make it a
rule to run after constables for their
husbands, should be treated with the
scorn ot brutes, aud driven from society,
if they have any society above a dog.
Samuel Smith.
3STOTICE.
The Tax Digest will close at the Courj
House on Saturday, the 29th inst. Office
hours from 9 1-2 A. M., to 2 P. m.
BARNARD E. BEE.
Tax Receiver Chatham County
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ISrOTICE.~
Republicans! All who have paid
your Taxes for 1875, go to the Office of
the County' Commissioners, at the old
Planters Bank, in Savannah, taking
your Tax Receipt, and register as
voters, between the hours of 10 o’clock
in the morning and 2 o’clock in the
afternoon; and those who have not
paid their Tax for 1875,'go at once to
Sheriff Ronan and pay' y our Tax, and
then go and register. All who are
over sixty y'ears of age can register
without payment of Poll-Tax.
Only two months remains to register
n.
A. N. WILSON,
Chairman Rep. County Com.
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