The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-08

which the colored brother is wont to
adorn himself on festival and high days.
As 1 before limited, the emigrants
brought out such specimens Of antede-
luvian preparatory to
AsToNIsHiNG The NATIVES.
BY several neat tacks, the aSur had
been brought close into shore, ahd one
by one her passengers went over the
sides which had confined them so long,
disposing themselves as snugly as posi-
BILE among the baggage in the boats,
amid vast deal of vociferous swearing
and gabbling from the Kroomen' The
Liberians had somehow BECOME posses
sed with the Idea that the tizor's people
were generally independent capitalists;
coming out to invest their funds in the
couHtf}. Consequently there WAS some
disappointment at the appearance OF the
emigrants, which, to put it mildly, was
not suggestive of wealth. They were
we'll received and welcomed at the land
ing, however, and Immediately conduct
ed to the houses prepared for their recep'
ton in different parts of town, what fur
niture they had along being borne on
the heads of kroo boys. Whatever else
may be said of the Atonroviais; they GER
taihly displayed great kindness to the
strangers, who were in many instances
utterly destitute Of provisions, sending
them cooked meals and delicacies for The
sick literally and continuously. In this
way only was suffering avoided. During
Tuesday and Wednesday the emigrants
were being transported from the Azor,
the last leaving Wednesday afternoon,
except ex-senator Gaillard, whose family
remained aboard In consequence of one
of his children being down with the
measles. He and his thfee loyal COM
inissioners had, however, not been idle,
having been hard at work assisting the
Liberian commissioner in arranging for
the emigrants, and
CoUNTERAfINING GEORGE CURTIS.
This later was so successfully done
that that ancient reprobate was shortly
left without "a leg to stand upon," his
adherants deserving him in a body. A
general visit among the emigrants on
Wednesday showed that they were tolera-
bly comfortable. None of their provi.
sions had yet come ashore, but the kind
ness of the Monrovia people kept them
supplied. This was no light matter by
the way, as provisions are fearfully high
and hard to get. The people in the
country seem never to think of produc-
ing anything to eat beyond their own
immediate wants. and hardly that. AL
though there seems to be plenty of cat
tie, they are usually owned by the ma
tives, who never Kill them unless they
are obliged to do so, as cattle, wives,
brass kettles and iron bars serve them
Just as bonds, stocks and real estate do
European or American moneyed men, as
permanent investments and outward and
visible signs of wealth. Cassada, the
great sample of the country, sells at SOC.
per bushel, d bushel of the roots being
about equal to bushel of sweet potatoes;
yams sell at the same price. Fresh meat
is almost impossible to get. Even chick
ems are exceedingly scarce, and very
small ones sell at Csc. each. Eggs are &c
apiece by the dozen. American flour is
$l4 per barrel. American pork is S28
per barrel. English canned meats and
vegetables are SOC. per can. Onions
(Enplish) bring 12c. per pound. That
is about all the Monrovian bill of fare,
and it is largely procured from English
mail steamers which nominally pass
twice a week. Even in the country they
live largely on
IMPORTED FOOD.
In answer to inquiries on the subject
was told that it was supposed that beets,
carrots, parsnips, onions, peas, beans,
potatoes, etc., would grow there, but they
had never tried. Everybody conceded
in my expressions of wondor, and every
body re-echoed the set phrase, "Yes,
it ought to be done, but you see what we
lack here is enterprise; enterprise, sir,
new blood and capital would make this
country one of the greatest in the world.
Our resources, sir,"-. 1t seems to me
Pve heard something Of that sort down
South in Dixie. The contrast between
Liberia and Sierra Leone strikes one
forcibly and hourly, but in nothing more
than in the matter of food. In the latter
place we procured an abundance of all
fresh meats, fruits and vegetables cheap
ly. There is a lare, brisk looking market,
and nice crisp looking loaves of bread
sell on the streets at q penny. In Libe-
ria there is no fresh meat (denominated
"fresh.") Hard raking for two weeks pro-
cured us about four dozen chickens (mar-
vels of lankness,) which the stewart al
ways dispatched with trembling eager
ness to prevent dissolution from inani,
ton, as they always seemed on the very
verge of it when brought aboard. Mon
royia sends sixty miles down the coast
to Grand Bassa for fowls! Vegetables il
was impossible to get, and although man.
goes, delicious pineapplcs, oranges, ban,
anas, lemons, lines, cocoanuts, breac
fruit, butter pear, soursaps, and other
fruits may be had for the gathering al.
most anywhere, they were scarce anc
high. Under these conditions, and as
few of the emigrants had any means tc
speak of, and many were entirely with
out funds, it will be seen that they ran 6
great risk of being without food altogeth
er. People more poorly provisioned ant
fitted out for struggle with the Difficult
ties of a strange country it wou Id be hare
to imagine. Many Of them had abso
lutcly no money at al, except the . |
notes, stock and receipts of the Steam
ship" Company, which are not wortl
their paper here. When at last the pro
visions we're gotten ashore and divided
Ia work which by needless delays il
transportation was spun out over week.
time,) it was found that there were
BARELY THREE WEEKS PROVISIONS
; around. Every passenger of the Aso
had paid, besides his or her passage
money, for provisions after arrival here
After forty-two days journey, with th'
repenishing at Sierra Leone, there wer'
barely three weeks scanty provisions
left, including all of the ships stores
, which Capt. Holmes turned over to then
and the stores belonging to those pu
ashore in Charleston. There has beer
foul play somewhere. The money tina
these people paid to buy food with, TO
which they have receipts, general!
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