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

which the colored brother is wont to
adorn himself on festival and high days.
AS l before limited, the emigrants
brought out such specimens of antede-
luvian preparatory TO
ASTONISHING The NATIVES.
i5y several neat tachs, the Asur he'd
been bfought ClosB into shofe, and 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 yociferous swearing
and gabbling from the kroomen. The
Liberians had somehow Come posses
sed With the Idea that the Asor's people
We're generally independent capitalists;
coming out to invest their funds in the
cohiitfy. Consequently there Nae some
disappointment at the appearance Of the
emigrants, which, to put il mildly, was
not suggestive of wealth. They were
| we'll received aud 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
niturs they had along being borne on
the heads of Rroo boys. Whatever else
| may. be said. Of the Monroviahs; they GER
taihly displayed great kindness 10 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 Isor,
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. Ee and his thfee loyal COM
inissioners had, however, not been idle,
| having been hard at work assisting the
LibeYian commissioner in arranging for
the etnigfants, and
CoUNTERMINING GEORGE CURTIS.
| This later was so successfully done
left without "a leg to stand upon,' his
adherants deserting him in 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, rs provisions are fearfrlly high
and hard to get. The people !n 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
arc obliged &c DC sn, 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 aud outward and
visible signs of wealth. Cassada, the
great sample of the country, sells at SOC.
per bushel, bushel of the roots being
about equal to bushel of sweet potatoes
yams sell at the same price. Fresh meat
small ones sell at 35c. each. Eggs are Sc
apiece by the dozen. American flour is
$14 per barrel. American pork is S2s
per barrel. English canned meat and
vegetables are SOC. per can. Onions
English) bring 12c. per pound. That
is about all the Afonrovian bill of fare
and it is largely procured from English
mail steamers which nominally pass
twice week. Even in the country they
live largely on
IMPORTED FOOD.
In answer to inquiries on the subject
l was told that it was supposed that beets
carrots, paTsnips, onions, peas, beans
potatoes, etc., would grow there, but they
had never tried. Everybody coincided
in my expressions of wondor, and every
body re-echced the set phrase, eye
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
I've heard something of that sort down
! South in Dixie. The contrast bctreen
Liberia and Sierra Leone strikes one
forcibly and hourly, but in nothing more
than in the matter of food. In the latter
place vo procured an abundance of ell
fresh meats, fruits ard vegetables cheap
ly. There is lare, brisk looking market,
and nice crisp looking loeves of bread
sell on the streets at a 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, rs they always seemed on the very
verge Of it when brought aboard. Mon
rovia sends sixty miles down the coast
to Grand Bassa for fowls! Vegetables it
was impossible 10 gel, aud although man
goes, delicious pineapples, oranges, ban
anas, lemons, lines, cocoanuts, bread
fru:6, butter pear, soursaps, and other
frlits may be had for the gathering al
idost anywhere. tcey were scarce and
high. Under these conditions, and az
few OF she emigrnnts had any muans to
speak OF, and many were entirely with
cut funds, IL will be seen that they ran @
great risk of being without food altogeth-
er. People moro poorly proyisioned and
fitted out for struggle with the Difficult.
ties of strange country it would be hard
(! to imagine. Many of them had abso-
iutely no money at all, except the O u
notes, stock and receipts of the "Steam.
ship" Company, which are not worth
their paper here. When ut last the pro-
| visions were gotten ashore and divided,
! ID work winch Dy needless delays in
transportation was spun out over q weeks
time,) it was found that there were
BARELY THREE WEEKS pRovJsIoNs
around. Every passenger OF the Aso,
had paid, besides his or her passage
money, for provisions after arrival here
After forty-t~o days journey, with the
replenishing at Sierra Leone, there were
barely three weeks scauty provisions
left, including all Of the ships stores
which Capt. Holmes turned over to them
and :ha stores belonging &c :hioso p;it
ashore in Charleston. There has been
foul play somewhere. The money tina,
these people paid to buy food with, fol
/ which fhau boya rao,;ot.