The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-07-25

nation of Bloody Nose Bill the Avenger.
a stage.pirate, and Sir Walter Scott's
Alsatian. Now you have the town and
the people.
NO LIONS IN FREETowg.
There are no lions to look at in Free
town. A regiment of soldiers is quar-
tered there. They are black, and dress
in zouaye uniform. There is a market
which looks like section of Charleston
Market sawe i off. Thers is a town hall
which ia an ordinary village court house.
There are barracks for the soldiers, end
that's all. The police are all colored, all
dressed in blue, red and pewter, all have
clubs, and are very frequently barefooted.
did not see a flower in the town.
The trees are mostly cocoanut, the others
being non-fruit bearing. Some of them
were very handsome, but nobody could
tell me what they were called.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Sierra Leone produces principally gin.
Ger, hides, palm oil and peanuts. She
raises few "nubbins" of corn for table
consumption, rice, fruits, yams and plan
'tains. Cocoanuts you all know, yams
you all know, bananas you know alli-
gator pears are about the size of large
cucumber, soft inside, eaten with salt and
pepper, and having large stone. For
steady diet I would prefer mule meat to
them. Mangoes are delightful, having
an aromatic, spicy tast0 impossible to de-
scribe. The oranges are good. Pine
apples sell at Freetown at penny 1.-TWO
cents) each, cocoanutg about the same
price, the pears ditto, mangoes at O half
penny, oranges at almost ANYTHING,
Palm wine is also sold here, but it tastes
like hot water and bad molasses.
A SOUVENIR OF RICHMOND.
We procured fruits, onions, green's
spinach, eggs, fresh meat and water OF
reasonable prices. The letter tasted
moro Ike the "Jeems River fluid, go
dear to the hearts of Richmond (Va.)
people, than anything ] have seen in q
long time. The fresh meat comes from
small, but sleek looking and generally
fawn colored cattle, which are raised in
the country. 1t is excellent. 1 forgot,
by the way, to mention that cur old
friends, the goats and hogs, perambulate
the streets quite freely, and were quite as
independent and greedy as in American
towns.
PENNILEss PASSENGERS.
The captain of the Ethiopia was seen
by Capt Holmes on the cccaaion of this
frat visit, and an arrangement Was made
With him to tow the Azor out the next
morning. When we got back aboard
this announcement was made known,
and 1t gave general satisfaction, as the
steamer could tow us in thirty hours over
the distance IL might have cost days of
time and many lives for us to have sailed.
oh aA kr
pense as light as possible for the Lihe.
rian Exodus Association, and he pro-
ceeded to attempt the raising of half the
amount from the passengers. twas cleo.
ted treasurer. The Exodists raised S62
in cash among them. For the first time
l got some idea of the extent to which
these people have been drained to push
the scheme Several of The steerage pas
sengers started from Charleston with ac-
tMaiiy not one cens. Others had siiFos
varying from 81 to $40. One told me
Il gave the last $5 note / had, when
they told me the ship couldn't start with
ont more money! Another, who came
away without a dollar in his pocket.
holds claims for 81, 200 against the Asso-
citation. don't think more than five of
those aboard have over $50 in clear cash.
The managers knew this tool
A DRAFT on THE L. e. A.
These revelations induced Captain
Eoimes to refrain from further drawing
upon the pittances remaining, and he de-
clded TO draw on the Association for the
full amount of $3.50, and restore what
money had been paid in. Early on the
morning of the both one of the sailors
took it in his head to be stubborn, and a
half hours delay and hard work was re-
9nired to get him in irons. Then we
rushed ashore, where finished and
mailed my last letter. Our bitter disap-
pointment I have already told you Of
4.IsE Il VAIN HOPE.
AS the steamer disappeared, everybody
looked almost ready to cry for yexation
and disappointment. My modification
and soFrow were doubled, for o hope of
"Pills" Curtis being leG ashore had
a.isen, when we, hurrying to the ship,
caught sight of him on distant corner,
making an ass of himself in the presence
OF O number of the natives, and swelling
around like ridiculous old peacock
without any feathers. This hope was,
however, vain, as he came aboard about abho;;iS :
an hour after the time fixed for our de-
parture. There was some consolation
VelSh WO WChu tAS4OACy tOE tllcEe VIC We
informed that the Senegal and Bonnie
lsteamers) were due on Saturday, the
former homewaFd and the latter outward
bound, and that we would Certainly get
towing from one of the two.
KINDNESS OF GOVERNOR ROWE.
With this we were of necessity satis-
fed, especially as the Governor (Gov-
ernor Rowe) had intimated very plainly
that il we attempted Saline. he .gouid in.
stitute rigorous investigation into the
number Of passengers aboard the Azor,
and enforce the Elglieh laws on the sub
sec.- This gentleman wac exceedingly
kind to Us during our stay, lending his
own boats and breakers to facilitate our
watering, and furnishing us large guam
titles of medicines grat,'itously.
GOVERNMENT OF THE COLONY.
There is much information regarding
Sierra Leonb which was CLEANED ut odd
times and places, which I viii have to
throw together In as much shape as pos
sibie. First, because the easiest disposed
of, comes the politics. The Colony is
ruled by Governor and council appoint
ed by the British Government. Tney
ara all white men, Tor, rs they are called
there, "EuropeaE3." Some Of the petty
civil Officers are colorsd, I believe. SO
here We see happy people nevAs
troubled with elections, and they do
ee6m the happier end better for IL