The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-07-09


nothing. To n poor creature who
had measles, Curtis administered.
III the course Of one morning.
"Coffee, with an infusion of ginger. q
lovers powder and Friar's Balsam.
She died the same day. Calomel
and Jalnp were the favorite pre-
scrlptions, and it soon became
necessary for Capt Holmes to pro-
hlblt any further experimenting by
Dr.. Curtis. The emigrants had
been assured by the managers of
the Association that physician
from Washington would accompany
the -l:or. Upon this they relied.
Not only was there no physician,
but there were no such medical
stores as good spirits and wines,
saSo and arroWroot When stimu-
lants were needed for the sick, the
slender private stores Of Capt.
Holmes and Mr.. Williams we're re-
sorted to. With short allowance
OF water, with food of poor quality,
and without q physician, it is not
strange that the death roll should
have been so large. It stands thus:
a. go Johnson, 4 years, April %.
8 Anna Maria Siglcr. -, MAY 4.
Charlotte Mason, 13 years, May9.
o. whitfield Sm"llwood, % yrs. May 10.
.. stephen johnson, Ci years, MAY IA.
Z. pressly HOOD, 10 years, MAY Is.
3. attic Tyler, q years, May III.
D. Grant Williams, 3years, May 20.
u. Simpson Mathews. II yrs, May 30.
H. Stanford Smallwood, 5 yrs, May -.
~. Samuel Hntley, 81 years. May 81.
ID IL I"r,m,',E I',, T;,,;, E1ark, years, Nay "a.
IS. Matilda Willinms 2U years, Nav Is.
1G. Mn'y Robinson, l l-G yrs, May IS.
a. hiitchell Williams So years, May &c.
IS. Ciccro Daniel, II years, May &C.. S'
-. Scott Bailey, Il years, May %.
In addition to these deaths, which
are carefully described, Mr.. Williams
reports, without date, the death of
Laura Clark, wife of Aleck Clark of
Clarendon, aged twenty-five years,
from tho effects of confinement :
Hattie Buic, child, from Burke
County, Ga, of fever . Shaw,
daughter of William Shaw, of Geor-
gia also the wife of William John.
son. These four make the whole
number of deaths %, as in the tele-
gram from Madeira. There were
two births during tho passage. For
the deaths that took place aboard
the I&or the Liberian Exodus AS.
sociation are, in the main, responsi-
Bile. Their deception, their bad
faith, their mismanagement, their
f'lsehoods and evasions, led to the
long delays in Charleston, to the
impccunious condition of the emi-
grants, and To tho sickness and
death Of more than scoro of the
ignorant and thoughtless people
who hoped to find in Africa moro
freedom and more case than they
knew IT. the South. Theirs is now
the freedom of death, and the case
Of life eternal.
It cannot be doubted that Capt.
Holmes and his officers did nll that
mon Of discretion and experience
might do to lessen the discomforts
OF the passengers, and to save them,
III spite of themselves, from the
ravagcs of disease. Such tact and
energy and fortitude as wore ex-
hibited by Capt. Holmes, are wor-
tiny of oil praise. And they who
know Mr: WILLIAMS will not question
that he did his part in cheering
those who tagged, in encouraging
those who despaired, and in setting
to each and every one the example
OF equunimity, patience, and unos-
tentatious bravery. Clement Irons,
of Charleston, was as sclf-sacrific-
ing and true as Curtis was mis-
chievous and foolish. He is too
good man to waste in Liberia.
In Charleston he sHceeoded we'll as
a mechanic, and he took With him to
Monroyia machinery and tools
worth about two Thousand dollars.
We shall be able to publish in o
day or two, we expect, letter from
Mr.. Williams, giving the experiences
of tho Azor and her dusky freight at
Sierra Leone, and reporting for
mally the arrival of the bark at
Monrovia, Only the first chapter is
yet published Of what will prove to
be q story of real life and adventure
stranger by far than fiction.
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A young lady in Nashville, re-
marked to companion in conyer.
s'tion, the other day, that she would
never paint her checks again before