The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-23
MORE PILGRIMS IN TOWN

MORE PILGRIMS In IUWN
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Mers1tcs Hopeless aossefui.
II came out yesterday that another party OF
negroes. filled with imaglnings about Liberia.
had reached this city late on Sunday afternoon.
They knew nothing Of the coming OF the 200
from the lands Of the Cherokees They came
from Arkansas. making part Of the journey By
sea from Savannah. Seven Of them were at the
ONCE Of Yates d Porterneld. 10 William street.
early yesterday morning. Mr.. Yates Is the
Nberian Consul and the hrm send little bark
10 Liberia twice q year.
The negroes found M. Charles F. Geyer. ono
Of the firm. at the offioe yesterday. Their
spokesman was . short. thin negro. with q
VIM. soragely beard. He wore upon his head
ahuRe SLOUGH hat and carried o stable lantern
for light to his feet In dark places. He said
that he was Baptist minister. and that his
name was Judge Thornton. He introduced
one OF his companions a. George Washington
and another IS Coleman Williams. Mr.. WASH
inston wore big black SLOUGH. like Judge
Thornton'a Mr.. Williams wore Q huge white
sombrero. Judge Thornton set down his LAM
tern and proceed to explain himself to Mr..
Geyer
Il seem that Judge Thornton and his thirty
three companions-men. women. and children
ARE from tho bottom lands Of Woodruff
county. Arkansaa When Bishop Turner made
his tour through the Southwest bearing news
Of the splendors Of Liberia. the negroes of
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MI qeyer. realizing that II wac high time for
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what will become OF these free bosrders who
eaye suddenly swooped down upon him TO eat
bis call for aid has been very. liberal. and all
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The Rev. Nj. Xiii. the Moses of the expedi-
ton. and the Indian Terrtt9Ey George Wash
fith street. and took their wives and families
With them, They kept away from the mission
and ignorant dock. At hrst the police were
very suspicious OF these two. but when Il was
found that Hill and Washington were as guile
less and almost as ignorant as any OF the other
negroes. they were let alone -