National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-09-15
A SPECIAL PARTY FROM ENGLAND.

Their Tour Through this Country and Canada.
The hrm Of Cook, Sons & jenkins, tourists and
excursonists, are doing much to afford pleasure
to sightseers from the Old World. At one time
the boundaries of their tours aud journeys was
confined TO the European Continent, and awaited
Of by pilgrims from Americs DESTROYS OF visiting
the leading cities and places Of interest through
out Europe, and found this way not only the
cheapest, but decidedly the most acceptable.
Wherever traveller went ohaperoned BY this
firm he found his wants anticipated and accom-
modations ready and ample for his comfort.
When the knights Teuplar made their pilgrim
ege abroad, with these gentlemen as guides, they
found so much to commend in the thorough man
agement of the business affairs, and the route 50
picturesque and filled with interest, that It was
suggested to the firm that branch institution In
Of England, would not only pay. but bring to the
hrm handsome revenue yearly. Acting on the
ii.hsd in New YORK WITH I Mr. Jenkins as man
aRer. The routes mapped odt over the United
States and Cansdss for excurtionists. either ma
and note, so as to extend to the traveller most
attractive programme. 1t is almost needless to
say that the plan was success from the start.
Not only did residents Of this country avail them
selves Of the cheap excursions, but foreigners
turned their eyes toward the young America, and
reasonable rates, profited by the chance, ana
crossed the ocean on tour of Inspection.
Prosperity attended the efforts of the arm, and
OluCcs were upcucu, buo JUG 1hAo SlZ
being placed under the management Of Mr.. VIII
a. Short who has proven the man for the POSI-
ton.
Probably more excursion parties and tours
have been org anized under his supervision than oy
any other agent Of the firm in this country, and
to his foresight and credit all of them terminated
successfully. Notwithstanding the duties Of mis-
office Mr.. Short finds time to personally conduct
the English tourist parties, when they reach
this land TO all points Of interest that they desire
to visit. Last night, accompanied by Mr.. Thomss
Cook, member Of the firm, and residing IN Lon
don he arrived in this city by the IL o'clock train
with the following gentlemen from Europe, who
landed from the steamer Utopia, IN New YORK, on
THURSDAY last, and purpose travelling through the
United States: J. Bennett, esq, Kent, Eng; Z.
Day, esq, Sligo ireland; WV. Wiseman, esq,
London; J. 4. Reynall, esq, London; 3. ]. DaW,
ESQ.,, London; ]. A. Clinch esq, Whitney Bank,
Oxford; W. Harrison, esq.,, Wolyerhanpton; d.
Hardness Dixon, ESQ.,, Briefly Hill, Eng; Z. q.
Russell esq, London; Q: W. Brooks esq, Lon
don; ]: Liddon, esq, Wimbledon, J: Wallace,
Goderich, esq, London; Mrs. Goderich, London;
DR.. Sanderson, Edinburgh, Scotland; DIR. w. =.
Cunning, South Africa; H. Blackburn, ESQ.,, Hall
fax, Eng; l. F. Everest, esq.,, London; A Turner,
esq, London; II. G.. Kelsey, esq, London; Rev.
O. A. Moore, Sheffield, Eng; r. W. Moore, ESQ.,,
Sheffield, Eng; james Ross, esq, Glasgow.
The excursionists were quartered at the Metro
politan hotel, and will spend the day visiting the
Capitol and public buildings, leaving tomorrow
morning fer Pittsburgh, Pa. They will also go
to Canada on their return, reach New York on
the 25th and sail for England on thaddsy. They
have limited themselves to sixteen days, which
they will discover ere they have travelled far, In
sufficient for the tour they ought and will desire
to make.