The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-22
ANDERSON, S. O.. THURSDAY. AUGUST 49, 1878.

support Of their idea. Above Clay
Ashland ara the settlements of New
York, (200 population,) and Louisiana,
400 populction.) Just above the rapids
Is the fourishing settlement Of Arlington,
with g population of between 600 and
zoo. This portion of the st. Paul's Is
the .nost thickly populated in the Re-
public, and most of the unoccupied land
along the river front ia owned by old set
| tiers. There are o few settlements along
the Junk and Po, and one on the lower
portion of the st. Paul's. Then q few
families are scattered about here and
thera, all Of the remainder Of the popu-
lation being in the towns, most Of which
have already been named, and smaller
| settlements. Liberia has only received
an addition of few hundred by immi-
grafton during the past ten years.
From Clay-Ashlaud we came back
down the st. Pauls River, stopping at
several places to do little foraging.
Tie result was bushel or two Of butter
pears, Ia fruit about the size and shape
of very large pear, with green OF pur-
pie rind, and containing q soft, blttery
interior which is very palatable when
eaten with spoon and we'll mixed in q
| disgusting looking mess with sugar and
vinegar few sour-saps, Ia fruit much
commended, which grows on tree, re-
semble2 dropscal cucumber, and tastes
like nothing at all, seasoned with weak
yinegar,) a few delightful pineapples, q
dozen or so chickens, and an equal mum.
| Der of eggs, collected one, two and three
at time few oranges, plenty of lem
ons and lines, and several large punches
of bananas, and sheep, which was evil
IDENTIFY in the last stages Of consumption,
| 1.-THE. sheep here have no wool, and
couldn't to save me tell sheep from goat.)
For all of these We paid good prices.
The quadruped just alluded to was de-
voured at single meal, and then we
wanted mpre. It was about the size of
an ordinary black and tan dog, but tasted
very well. He and his like sell for about
two dollars, when they can be gotten,
while pair of turkeys brings Eve dol
lara. At few places along the river
they grow
| INDIAN CORN
in small patches, but it deteriorates great
| ly in this soil and climate, producing,
however, fair "nubbins," suitable for
feeding stock. Saw few watermelons,
| generally OF the "Joe johnson" (or strat-
tlesnake") pattern, but they, too, were
small. although there is little difference
between their taste and that of Hanover
County" or Augusta" rapture.
LIBERIAN HOUSES. t3
had an opportunity of inspecting the
interior of more of the houses. Nearly
all of the dwellings in Liberia, outside
of Monrovia, are furnished plainly-very
much inrthe style prevalent among col
ored folks in America. There were the
familiar platter Of Paris images dogs and
cats on the mantles, the familiar gaudily
gilded and painted china cups anG mugs,
and the familiar ghastly caricatures OF
Scriptural scenes, where knock -kneed
Joseph is always being sold into captivity
in n yellow shawl by an obviously iatoxi-
Gated gentleman with very pink legs and
very large arms, who holds in his other
hand long walking stick, while blue
camel Watches the proceedings with an
air of personal interest. Altogether
coaiii easily imagine gnyeeif IL s.se h,est
room Of q respectable colored family
down South. In Monroyia more of an
wide settees and more elaborate furniture
generally. The pictures, however, are
invariably common and poor.
1 THE CoNcILIATIoN Policy.
We got back to Monroyia some time
after dark that evening. Here it trans.
pired that DIR. Roberts, who had very
kindly acted as my guide, understood the
management Of Kroomen much better
than did. he had Been stern, exacting
and sharp With our crew throughout,
while ! tried the pacific policy. They
refused point blank TO row out to the
vessel, and it was only after the assump-
tion of threatening tone by us regard
! ing the Withholding of wages and rum
that they finally consented. TWAS chez
acteristic of the animals that, after being
paia n full, tasy came to me and deman-
ded repayment on the ground that their
headman had failed to pay them. This
headman followed me around for two
days trying to persuade me that he had
been promised an extra dollar, until
took occasion to inquire, in his hearing,
how much it would cost to break KroO-
mans head. Then he desisted, although
he might with impunity have continued
dunning to this hour, as he weighed,
apparently, about 225 pounds, and an
assault upon his precious person would
have cost me (being white many about
$25. One day Capt. Holmes f.id took
heart of grace and called to ses
THE PRESIDENT.
The Executive mansion Ia not very
imposing structure, being an ordinary
rsa t.ick, tFe-stnry tenement house, with
a porch in front, to which flight OF
common wooden steps leads up from the
front gate which opens on the street.
The yard in front is shallow, and has
apparently little care taken OF it, although
the building itself is in tolerable repair.
On the benches in the front porch there
are usually several persons Ioafing, prob
ably either petitioners for something OF
hangers-on. The interior 10 plainly fur
nished, the most noticeable objects in
the ,parlor being two large and elabo.
rately gilt, old-f fashioned parlor tables,
surmounted by large mirrors, in equally
elaborstel gilt frames. Our cards were
} taken up. and in few minutes tho Pres.
ident, Anthony w. Gardiner, came down
stairs, and we were introduced by q
o-aS i1is:.; ~t;oc Lad .ale,, -, f'.,aaie.
boards"--I as "Mr. album News and
Courier" and the captain as captain
album Azor." The: President 10 tall
thin, apparently about sixty years of. f.age,
, and shade or two darker than the octo.
room. He dresses as becomes his year,
and position, plainly but well, adherin6
to the old!fashioned high collar Will
which our ancestors used 10 make them.
, selves uncomfortable. He shayes clean
except small patches of. Yhiskcrs cloce I'd
his cheek bones. Altogether he Is d good
specimen of the wealthier and more in.
, telligent free colored man Of tho cold
school" he received ns in @ aott o.