New Orleans Republican., 1873-06-19
OLD FRIENDS HEARD FROM.
Governor Pinchback and General SoueI
on Their Travels.

II vlH la. 'ty the mauy friends Of these
gentlemen to know tnat their summer jour
nevings in the Old World have been inau.
guratei under happy auspices. They !ef!
Boston on the steamship Hecia, in the
| middle of last month, many Of the e''te OF
the Hub, including Mrs. Johu P. Sqpires,
Miss Marble. Miss Kendall. Messrs. George
l.. Rutiin. Parker and others, accompany.
ing them as tar as the pilot boat to bid God
! speed.
! The passage was SO smooth tha. our
| friends escaped the pangs OF sea-sickness.
and were thus enabled to form intimate ac-
| Guaintances with their fellow-voyagers.
| most noted among whom was Rev. Plinv
Woods. d leading Eastern Methods:
! preacher. A warm friendship sprung up
| between Governor Pincnback and this ac.
comp'ished gentleman. and they viii re-
main together most of the time they are on
| the continent. Genera! Souer. as a matter
| OF course. became popular with all. aud at
| table occupied the seat Of honor a: the
! right hand Of the captain, devoting himself
| assiduousiy to the ladies' Of the company.
The following private letter from Cover
| nor Pinchback will prove interesting, al
though not written for publication:
LONDON. MAY 30. 1873.
Colonel J. ". Fairfax. New Orleans. Louisiana:
Ny DEAR FRIESD-Snce my las: have
arrived safe at Liverpool where stopped
two days, and not finding much to interest
there, l left for London. which place
we reached on the twenty-sj yth. about
a II NJ
ridiculous, but it is fact. we were until
Two o'clock in the morning finding place
to lodge. Every hotel N London is full to
Overhowing, and nearly every place where
dodgers are accommodated is in the same
fix. At about half past one o'clock we
drove up the Lang ghau House w despair, and
on assuring the clerk that we were bound
to stay there, as every effort to obtain ac-
commOd Ion had failed. he gave US a card
to MIR. Alfred Nodskon, No. Sc Torrington
square, who he said would take rs. on our
presenting the card and telling him we
were sent from the ''Ianghan." We re-en-
tered our cab and drove hastily to No. 56 Tor
rington and presented ourselves according
to instructions, and were received cordially
by Mr.. NodskOn, who showed US the only
room he had, place about three fee: wide
by seven lcng with a camn bed in it. which
he said he could not think OF offering us.
l told him it was indeed sca1.y room TOR
two. but we must take it. aud we did.
Finding that we were bound to remain he
kindly gave up fis own bed to General
Souer. which made US tolerably comtortab ble
for that night. The next day he ARA nged
nice rooms for us few doors from his
house, where we now are snuglv puartered.
So much for our entrance. We have lost
no time in trying to see London. I say
trying. for that is al' one can do II the
short time We intend to remain here. 1t
requires a day TO see West Minister Abbey.
in which. as you hlow. are buried all the
crowned heads, dukes. earls, princes, prin-
cesses and men OF no'c. just TO think that
vest ,rday. found myself in the midst of
the graves of Elizabeth. Marv, Anne, Henry
VI and VII. Charles l.. Cromwell. etc.
aud Milton, Southey, New ton. Shakespeare,
and l know not how many others whose
names form the fistoly of the era in which
they lived. 1t seems almost impossible.
Indeed, while reading thei- names, and
anon listening to the guide giving the Is.
tory OF first one and then another of the
inmates OF the tombs around and about us
l could scarcely realize ! was not dream
ing. A strange feeling of awe possessed
me-. The recollection of what had read
OF the dead. :he solemnitv OF the place. the
reverberatiOE nforr voices. al had siugU-
lar effect. and when reminded that it was
time to leave / was quite 10th to go. But
enough of this; am making my letter too
lengthy.
We have seen great many wonderful |
things in London. We were at the Derby, |
and saw the grea. sea of people who yearly |
gather at thar race. have no doubt Of !
there being a: least 100000 people on the
grounds. Why. if attempted to tell You !
one-half that should be told about the !
Darby. it would take four sheets Of fools
cap. ! must close this abruptly. as dinner
is waiting. WI! write YOU again. Souer |
sends best wishes, and JOINS me in kind re.
CARDS 20 all our friends.
l was happy when l saw by cablegram
that the President had ''proclamated, and |
i hope Louisiana affairs are getting on i
smoothly now. Present MY compliments 10
Governor Kellogg.
Your friend, P1NCHBACK.