The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-04
INVADING DARKIES.

LATEST ixPoRr OF LIVE STOCK TO ENGLAND
THE UNCLE TON CABIN TROUPE SEEKING A
NEW YIELD.
.'whsrs's ali the darkies gein's" asked one In
group Of puzzled spectators pier 81 North River
yesterday morning The occasion was Commodore
lockers marshahng OF his dusky troupe Of artists
and chorus singers Tor embarkaliop in the White
Star steamer Adratic Tor England, where tnsv arc 10
produce "Uncls Toms CABIN" under Jarrett
Paimer's management.
"Guess they're goia' back to Liberia where they
came from" answered another 'Oh, NO; you don't
ketch darKiss like them goin' - sch Godiorsaken
place rs that" said = third. "Guess they've come
down to give FREQ Douglass q sendon, or Wendell
Phillips perhaps, or some other antislavery rooster"
'Wel, IL would DO good thing If Douglass took the
whole kit with him, wouldn't itr' observed the nrs'
speaker. ayes: but these hams dont see II in that
way. This country, you bet, good enough for them
aud the conversation protested the pier continued
to oil ill all down town darkisdom appeared TO be
gathered there
The troupe had boon instructed to assemble at pier
No North River and when all the members had
put in an appearance they were marched up West
street, singing Ro Jordan. and attracting every
body's attention the way--a neat and cheap style
OF advertising. Passing Washington Market the
butchers thought The sight TOO good TO be lost, aud
crowded down tho sidewalk, greeting the coiored
warblers with sucn advice and inquiries as-"Who
Ma .1s' i Srass siS asorse where's Your coal
black Ross?" "Keep a sill upper lip. Jemima;"
70 all 81 which the sable SINGERS replied wta o",s..f
Rock was stationed on The White Star pier and Tor
the half hour previous TO sailing there was constant
alienation OF vocal and instrumental music the
white passengers looking on with amazemcnt, and.
for the most part, utterly unable to make out tue
meaning OF the demonstration Johnson, the whistler,
who 10 OF SO black hue that charcoal would MAKE
= white mark on MIN. mounted the sanFway 10
70 ABOARD and secure has stnteroom, when ne was
colsred by = policeman, hauled back and told
to "st0p them sninAnigsns." Inc whIsters dignity
sS d. be ss 10 ns
whistle yourself out o. TINS, f" cried the policeman
tmpatisntiy. "Fo' God I'se jest dat same Johnson
Hyar h'yar" he shouted rs he caught sght Of Com
moaore iooker N the crowd .sMas'r Tooksr h'yar's
man wot SEES I aiu't johnson the whistler. Am or
ain'i If' -.That's all rlght' nodded the Commodore
10 the officer and Johnssn started up the Rangway
whistling with furious delight
TRE DARKiEs' DIGNITY
sThe members Of the sable quintet" Kept alooi from
the rest OF neIr and sisters and we're ev-
deny agtated Ut the prospect OF havins mugIe on
mon ''nggsrs" OF the troupe The ladies OF the
quns wear glasses Tor style and the gentlemen patent
leather shoes and drsb Melton CATERS Tor the same
purpose. One Of them drew Commodore rooker ASIDE
ana Mistan rooksr, we has jist n many social
wouldn't want TO mix with the low and dis
respectable white trasD OF the skin ward VI
course you wouldni, ana that's the circuns'antial
case with us. We DON'T condescend 10 the elevation
Of these low nggeTs the CHORUS and we want cabin
accommodation. our letluS eeusioie On tus
and we trust 10 your m.gganaminou. character
US rectinei accordingly" The thing VAS "rect'ned,
the sable quintet viii enjoy private acccom moda-
zion IN a part Ui vessel called The hospital The
twenty jubilee Singers" though not oi 30 high
caste 10 the African social scale, believed themselves
several pegs higher IMAM the common chous sugers,
and Ihey, too waited upon the Comm odore and p!o-
tested against pslng nsrded with the now black
trash"
moro elegant and denLed society than them there
dargies >, pointing with scorn tho humber de-
scendants OF = common Ham, "and we pridss our
selves bong ay with the saussgss-I mean with
the usaRes OF high Tile"
Tooksr gave them ASSURANCES that their slightest
wish should be scrupuiousy attended 70, bu. "Pm
afraid" ne, aside 'hess sailors with have their
own way liking thugs after they sandy Hook"
LAST FAREWELL.
After tho who're gang were safely tucked on
board they assembled on the quarterback and sang
wth all vigor oil their lungs various plantation
melodies They were IN hign giee aud though many
OF them lett mothers, sisters and brothers osnind
them, weeping on the pier, none OF them was OBJ
enough the '5wee: By and By "Auld Lang Syns"
''God Dave the Queeo," and then, as tue vessel
moved OUT into he streum tue chsering on board
IRENE. The chorus singers, sixty or seventy 10
| number, have in,ermodiat0 accommodation tue
ship. The cabin psssen GERS anticipate copous dose
| OF negro music on me voyage. Few Of the parkiss
goln- pcctcd to return, rs the English VIII
BE- nkely gobolV them up for fooImsu. coachmsp,
cooks ana cham bermutds.
cHARAcrKKs OF THR COMPANY.
The company sailed prised A. BOND Jarrett,
superintendent William A. Rouse VINO plays Deacon
William Calder Uncle Tom; Ally Cnippeu 1als, ropsy
Mis- julia Chapman, Aunt Ophslia, IN Manchester;
| j. H. Slavin, ST. CLAIR; Little Amy slavin, Eva. The
co,orsa % saa,oi, prm
Kelly anu Jasper Groom, coiored conieuiAus the
two Sawney children, dancers; George W. Johnson,
tho Four Jolly Crows, twenty jubilee singers and
twenty dancers