Daily Republican., 1878-11-25
NkH LEAkY's TRIs. y.
Ms Notes and observations while
Travelling with the Mlgglns'
I.sumdry Hosp Troupe.

Travelling with the Mlggina
Laundry Eoap Troupe.
Special correspondence of the REPUBLICAN.
| PHILADELPHIA, Nov. %, 1878.
MEssRs. EDIToRs:-The following is
detail Of my southern trip:
! left Philadelphia on November IL
at l.30 p. NJ, on q southern trip, &C
companied by Commodore Dunlap, an,
We arrived In Baltimore the following
morning, and proceeded from there i
Washington, whsr. We remained day
and visited the White House, Paten
Office, Capitol and all the Public Build
ings. While stood in the Capitol
was perfectly amazed. 1t cams to m,
mind II Congress was only in session,
could hear the voices Of Thoma' y
Bayard and James g. Blaine, the tw,
noblest statesmen of the country. AL
though our State is small, ! cannot bu
do justice TO the Hon. Thomas +. Bay
ard, who represents our little State in
the United States Senate -m
We proceeded from Washington Il
Alexandria, Va. There made the &C
quaintance Of the Rev. Mr.. Cook, a col
ored Baptist minister, who told me- tha
Baptism Is on the increase among tn,
colored people Of that section Of tn,
country. and that the colorsd children
are going to school and are learning
very rapidly. In regard to politics
some Of the colored fellows can br bought
at very low figures but this is among
the lower and ignorant class. Aftel
leaving Alexandria proceeded to Har
per's Ferry, situated at the foot OF the
Blue Ridge, where ] saw some Of the
finest scenery in the United States.
| visited and took from the roof o
John Browns fort shingle. The fort
is situated at the foot of the Blu.
Ridge Mountains and is a small two
story Brick building, about two hun.
dred yards from the depot and has an
inscription on II which is as follows;
John Browns fort" proceeded from
there to Martinsburg, Va. They were
holding municipal election there
When We arrived at the depot We saw
a crowd of about two thousand people.
As Commodore Du llap and Higgins
German Laundry soap is so popular in
that section of the country, thought
the mob turned ont to meet him, and az
! stepped from the platform of the car,
baggage in hand, the crowd commenced
tocry out here he is! here he Isl was
about returning the salute, but was
stopped by the colorsd porter Of the Ho.
tel, who qnickly invited me into the
hotel coach and he then informed me
that the populace were looking for a
colored man who was supposed to be on
the same train whom they were going
to lynch. ! quickly called for the Com
modore to be seated and told the porter
to make all possible haste to the hotel
We arrived at the Hotel and was
shown to my room.
| returned from my room after leav
ing my baggage and there proceeded,
accompanied by the porter to the Jail,
where saw the crowd attempting to
overpower the Sheriff and batter in the
jail, but their efforts were unsuccess-
full. There met the Commodore and
the Sheriff's brother together; and the
Commodore advised me to return to tn.
Hotel and 60 to bed and that he would
stay and see it out, and that he would
inform me in the morning what had
transpired. About twelve o'clock the
crowd r-assembled, over two thousand
strong, overpowered the Sheriff. took
the prisoner out, dragged him to the
rail road bridge and hung him. The
Commodore got astray from tn. Sher-
IFS brother in the confusion and got on
the wrong road, when hs was taken by
some Of the mob for q government de-
tective. But after explaining to the
msb that he was the man who had the
Higgins German Laundry Soap team
in that place last spring, he was allow
ed To proceed to the hotel without mo-
lestation.
As the Commodore is on of the greatest
and quickest rail road travellers on re-
cord, do not know where you will
hear from me next. EDWARD LEARY.
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