National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-01-22

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The Eminent English Journalists Mission to
tho British Colonies.
Mr.. George Augustus sala, Of the London
Telegraph and ohe Of the most distinguished
journalists of the day arrived here yesterday
morning from Baltimore, where he lectured
Tuesday night, aud proceeded at once to the
residence Of Hon. Eugene schuyler, whose
guest he is at No. 1921 seventeenth street.
There Mr. sala was found by reporter Of
THE REruBLlcAN Just before dinner last even
ing, and wasintorvlewed. Mr. sala is n broad
shouldered, strongly built man, Of about five
feet seven and half inches in height, rath er
inclined to the rotundity that his years would
naturally bring to one Of his figure. lie Is ob
years OF age, but looks iully dozen years
younger, for the gray that comes with
age has only made the heavy brown
mouslache thai, droops over a well shaped
mouth, u little lighter brown, while his thick
black hair shows none OF the silver that usu'
ally comes in earlier years In hair Of that color.
The face is broad and rather full the chin
broad but well rounded, the eyes of gray color,
are very large aud full beneath the lids, while
the face has a rich, ruddy color TINT tells bpth
Of good living and good health, with a tlnge
over all that comes OF much outdoor life, IKE
a brown veil. The forehead ishigh and square,
and the head is ilrmly set on rather short
neck He was neatly dressed IN n Prince Al
bert lrock coat, and wore neatly fitting black
kid gloves lie is far less like the typical
| BritOn than Capt. Bedford PIN, and looks
more like grave and rich banker or the head
| of some great commercial or manufacturing
| enterprise. When the reporter had been pre-
| sented Mr. Sala said
| glad to meet you. What would you like me to
| tell your
The reporter explained that he would like
to hear Mr. Sala talk, and the latter went on
/ HtNEhof a me- I'm pra4ainna al IN country
| | suppose you would ASK me, for that IL what
| they all did IN New York and elsewhere that
| 1 have met journalists You know, Of course,
| that this Is not my first visit to the states
! was mere for several months in 1868 during
! your war, and again iye years ago, when !
| made an extended visit through the south, as
| far as to New Orleans. Oh / must stop 10 say
| how much astonlshed l have been to-day nj
driving about this beautiful city. IL has long
been known as tho city OF magnificent dis
| tanccs but how you have changed every
thing, The distances Of the streets are here
yet. but they have been built up sc
| rapidly and so beautifully that the
| eleJan residences and other buildings hide
the wretched desert of open spaces that i'm
pressed me on my FIRST visit. The combination
of our queen Anne style with the mansard
gives beautiful effects, aud do not tire Of OBJ
serving them. And then, too, these dainty
little front yards or bits of parking are sucl
delicious rests to the eye.
THE vehcular accommodations for the
public which found In New York, whicf
were not in yOge when was here before, ha,
impressed me more iavOrnbly than anything
l have yet seen, and sec you have the SAINT
yehicular arrangements here as there. DC
you know" said lie, turning to his agent, Mr
Bowden, that they have hans0ms heTei Ant
there's another u bO3.tailcd, lour.seated, bu
very comfortable one that you call Yes
berdiCs, They are very nice. Aud then I'M
splendid btteets-they are so comfortable.
"New York isu ycrycosmopol city, but /
would be delightful II they hed n municipa
at
streets clean them, and make arrangement
for yehicular prices, Here these are al
good, ~
made here ia building and DCautiiying you
city, cvet since was her last What dreaI.
place ifwas to look at when first came.
my stay in this country Is short. have
lectures to deliver as far Us ST. Louis, but an
q /Tgoing out TO Australia and the other British
colonies in the Southern ocean for two
years stay, and am booked to sail from Sal
Francisco the lIlh of February. My visit on
there is for three things viii lecture wher
ever 20, I will write an extended series o
letters TO the London liegrdph, and intenC
to write an exhaustive work, comprising
about two large volumes, on affairs ana poll
tics of our distant colonies There is some
thing wrong out there, and we in England dC
nat understand what the matter is. There /
dissatisfaction about something, but ther
seems, as far as we know, to beino real reasol
for IT, We want 10 keep our colonies, for W
her children, but, yet, If they want 10 go ou
from us, we will let them go, peaceably, bu
sadly. l will VISIT as / told you all OF on
colonies out there, and study the causes OF thi
dissatisfaction that we do not understand now
so as to let our people at home know them.
: MY mission is hardly otflcial though m!
studies will be political, and will be brough
! directly to the attention OF the government. s.
! that errors, If find them existing may b'
corrected. .lIt 40 .
, A New York reporter described mo in hi
paper rs having 'stubby gray mustache' an
} most of your fraternity followed his bad exam
J pie. Pray, do not say that; hardly think
a good description; but If some gray doe
show there, there Is none in my hair, aud IL
; not dyed. Another young man spoke OF m
=, wearing black gloves, as though | were a
{ undertaken. Now, | hardly liked that, a
though professionally may be called som,
: thing of one, for | have aided at many obs'
quies Of soverelgns and governments.
! "Goodby. I'm rather afraid you won't b.
disappointed at not being able to go TO my lee
! ture tonight, for I've noticed hoarsene'
coming on, and fear that have taken coll
7 which may possibly Keep me from appearlnt
/ was up this morning extraordinarily early
( and have been out the whole day calling, an
find l have taken Il cold, and cold alway
} disables me. | attended Mrs Frclinghuyscn
T; reception aud called upon Mr.. Blaine ana sci
atOr Bayard lwho Is II most 9ollshed an
l charming gentleman), and got my cold froI
+ going In aud out again OF heated houses.
MR.. sALAs LECTURE.
Mr.. George Augustus Sala unfortunately WI
unable to lecture last night. lie was suiierin
from cold or hoarscness, and was afraid II
latter might affect his speech, and SO caus
him to be classed with number of other eel
o bratcd Englishmen, but poor speakers, VII
have visited us. 4 large number of our be
people went TO the hall only 70 turn away dl
! appointed, but 1t was Observable that all ha
A made up their minds TO hear Mr., Sala anyhO,
. as waseydenced by the unanilntly with whic
e they applied for an exchange of their ticke
= to those for Friday nights lecture instead
n asking for a return OF their money Mr. Sal
a will give his farewell lecture, Wars. TumulI
Y and Revolutions, Statesmen, and Soldiers"
4 Marinis on Friday night. The lecture WI
specially written for delivery In this city, al
4 much curiosity to hear 1t viii undoubtedly
felt here on that account.