The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-07-25
nation of Bloody Nose Bill the Avenger,
stage-pirate, and Sir Walter Scott's
Alsatian. Now you have the town and
the people,
NO LIONS IN FREEroWN.


There are no lions to look at in Free
town. A regiment of soldiers is guar
tered there. They are black, and dres
in zouave uniform. There is marke
which looks like section of Charleston
Market sawed of. There is town hal
which is an ordinary village court house
There are barracks for the soldiers, ant
that's ell. The police are all colored, al
dressed in blue, red and pewter, all hav,
clubs, aud are very frequently barefooted
did not see a flower in the town
The trees are mostly cocoanut, the otheu
being non-fruit bearing. Some of then
were very handsome, but nobody coult
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, yami
you all know, bananas you know; ALI
gator pears are about the size of large
cucumber, soft inside, eaten with salt and
pepper, and hayinga large stone. For 9
steady diet I would prefer mule meat to
them. Mangoes arc delightful, having
an aromatic, spicy taste impossible to de.
scribe. The oranges are good. Pine
apples sell at Freetown at q penny tive
cents each, cocoanuts about the same
price, the pears ditto, mangoes at halt
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 at
reasonable prices. The latter tasted
more Like the "Jeems River" fluid, SO
dear to the hearts of Ricl' 'ond (Va.)
people, than anything l seen in 8
long time. The fresh meal comes from
small, but sleek looking and generally
fawn colored cattle, which are raised in
the country. 1t is excellent. l forgot,
by the way, TO mention that our 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 occasion of this
fret 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 it gave general satisfaction, as the
steamer could tow us in thirty hours over
the distance it might have cost days OF
time and many lives for US to have sailed.
Capt. Holmes wished to make the ex-
pense as light as possible for the Libe-
rian Exodus Association, and he pro-
ceeded to attempt the raising of half the
amount from the passengers. was elec.
ted treasurer. The Exodists raised $62
in cash among them. For the first time
/ 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-
tually not one cent. Others had sums
varying from 81 to $40. One told me
'"I gave the last SIS note I had, when
they told me the ship couldn't start with
ont more money, Another, who came
away without dollar in his pocket,
holds claims for 81, 200 against the Asso-
citation. I 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
Holmes to refrain from further drawing
upon the pittances remaining, and he de-
cided 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 S0th one Of the sailors
took it in his head to be stubborn, and a
half hours delay and hard work was re-
quired to get him in irons. Then we
rushed ashore, where I finished and
mailed my last letter. Our bitter disap-
pointment have already told you Of
ti,i.i h a VAIN HOPE.
AS the steamer disappeared, everybody
looked almost ready to cry for vexation
and disappointment. My modification
and SORROW were doubled, for a hope Of
"Pillsn Curtis being left ashore had
arisen, when we, hurrying to the ship,
caught sight of him on a distant corner,
making an ass of himselfin in the presence
of a number of the natives, and swelling
around like ridiculous old peacock
without any feathers. This hope was,
however, vain, as became aboard about
an hour after the time f3G for our de.
parture. There was some consolation
when we went ashore, for there we were
informed that the Senegal and Bonnie
(steamers) were due on Saturday, the
former homeward and the latter outward
bound, and that we would certainly gel
towing from one OF the two.
KINDNESS OF GOVERNOR ROWE.
With this we were of necessity salts.
fed, especially as the Governor (Gov.
ernor Rowe) had intimated very plainly
that if we attempted sailing he would in.
stitute a rigorous investigation into the
number of passengers aboard the Azor,
and enforce the English laws on the sub.
ject.. This gentleman was 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 gratuitously.
GOVERNMENT OF THE COLONY.
There is much information regarding
Sierra Leone which was CLEANED at odd
times and places, which will have to
throw together in as much shape as pos.
sible. First, because the easiest disposed
of, comes the politics. The Colony is
ruled by Governor and council appoint
ed by the British Government. They
are all white men, Tor, as they are called
there, Europeans" Some of the petty
civil officers are colored, I believe. So
here we see happy people never
troubled with elections, and they dc
seem the happier and better for it.
AN AFRICAN NEWSPAPER.
They have newspaper in Sierra LIE.
one, the existence of which is sporadic
The man who owns the press is strongly
opposed to Governor Rowe's administra.
tion and policy- and wants To make q