, 1879-05-09
AT EBB.TIDE.

Cd NG2NEESS Tor TheiF Ola @4ninGx.
ST. Lnais G:abe. HtIAocrat, Aav7.
Tho steamer Joc kinney brought seventy
eight aud thu steamer Bellr Of st. Louis thirty
eight colored emI4rants from Wyaudottc to
this city yesterday forenoon. They had Ind
enough Of Kansas. They ~cfe among those
who tirst migrated from 1l!ssisapp', and say
ttut they liave given the "promiscd land u 4
fair irfat, and have found 1t wanting In many
respects.
A few Of them paid their fire to this city; tho
mulorlty wero furnished free transportation
by MAYER J. u. Stockton, Of Wyunlottc, Kas.,
ChnlrnAa Of tic Relief Committee at that
place, and other prominent citizcns. About
dozon Travelled on tho strength Of tho follow
inE:
To Steamboat Captains: The bcater, Henry
C!endcnin, has hat all Of free Kansas thai he can
II yOu will return him per Suits Il ca. q printed
circulars. and look to them TOR thu transportation
Of himself and famlty. you will confer favor not
only OH him. but OF tho camulittoc. Respectfully,
Secretary Exodus Committee.
Clenllcnln presented the letter, OF which the
above Is copy, to Alcsars. Miles Sells t. Co.,
| commission merchants on the corner OF Com-
mcrcal ailuy nni Pine street, md the officers Of
the steamer Joe Ktnnoy sent them bill for the
| faso Of five pcrsons-Ctunlenin and four Of the
| eleven or twelve others who were with htu.
| A1r. Sells prcsumes thut The expenses of tho
| other scycn Or eight were not CHARGED 10 my
one. The cost Of Transporting these negroes
| from Kansas amounted TO Sl4s, exclusive Of
tho churges for freight, wl!ci, n,a'io thu
werc In very bad condition. They wero Visited
IN tt!e tcyes b. II great many merchants, mud
later In the day, werc taken to thu offices OF
| Alessrs. Wlcktam t. pGnClut0n, Scharn Il Her1,-
I,e!,nev, aud Miles Sells & Co., MI commission
! n.nl Hour tncrchnnts, having y large Southern
trade, where they we're given fond, u,nl TO these
who laa no ,noney uassea @ 70 ylcksblrg or H.
! On t},r steamer Jan,es Howard.
Although Mr.. Sclls u1ul his employees appeared
to bc tcSirnus Of having full report of the MI
grafton n,adc, they tried to conceal tile fact that
;he essas ssG sea Z Berhemsr gss aa wessS s s
| PctlIetol,, for their correspondents n,ll ahln.
pcrs III tho South. Mr. Jal.iea O'Neil, Cnptniu
Of sAe stenmsf James James AsNaF1, said naAt the
psraons would be aofrayctt BY Wick.
ham l. Prndlctor, twenty-five by scharff
& nrrnhcimor. t1rtecn BY Sells & Co,
a,l fifteen, by s1r. \. Cohn, PLANTER living
some t!mc gctti,,l: labosers. Abuut twenty nr.
srnrs paid tllcir way, and SONG fnur or fro
were not charged BY tue boat'a olcora which
y resa M o5ets * ha %ssHo1 iH na
Steamboat Conpanv. Thu iDerchsnts metz
ttonpd u,urcly gayu tito clnlgrants tetr business
rar.ls, III which wrrs written requests To send
Ths elnlrr.nts returned 10 thu steamer James
Howard by twos aht! tl!reea, taxing with thcn.
tlctr few articles of clothirg, ana a.nluls Of
brcn.I, crackers, ncat, una cheese. which the
| merchant. had distributed 10 them. Maty re-
turned 10 thu offices fecnnd an.t even third
ttnu 10 procure mnre food, teari!G, mud With
suilirisnt }casol,, Tint thvy should llayo to
hunger frequently while OH their way back
I tu,1rh t.rtntor thar tiIey lid when tbcy started
North
teparture. "rhls," satd #. Watkins. " Sells
wns buddy bratcn ut Wyant99tte bscalise he was
determined 10 srturn home"
tla pointed 10 u gigantic negro With oil tbs
| Atrtcan attributes uhl u rather Eepnlslve coun-
tenat.cu, WHOSE hpud wne swolcn considerable.
lut whether IRON blow Or IRON tue e1lerts OF
III" rot.gllt whisky whlrh ha nau drank, US his
ryntl civilized, J. was !ar !, to r,ta detsrmItr' t.,
.sjllst teil this centlcuan wI.oyou arc and atl
nbout t!,u luss," said Mr. Watkins, and the
| ururo returned;
II is Augustus W1l,afns, an lib a. 1lurri-
MI, tic cpfl'n ID uu don Kinney sabea my lsta.
wsnt ,o Wyanaut.e 2lst Aasil, an tried to Ett
| wuk, but could'n. ben snys to myself, suys !,
| I'm uwina home, an' somebody mus u hyatd
tne. kase .lsy jumped On Ino'-hout zoo on 'cn-
nn' bvat t1.o ~wtul."
/ "WAcre dill this occur"
:" On DO bahk.n
"ln ll,e towRf"
=" Yes, snh.h
"WhuNt"
q l4aAt fr!iay+t ....
! "Wlisr tho kianey was ut the wharf,"
tfe, suh; stlu WuIntt nrtnve yet. ...
"11eu l,uw did tho Captain save Your life1n
"Its touk ma ou dG tout AM put rue IN de-
cabin wild 10 doahs a'' locked, an wouldn't lot
'em sit OH 10 tnu."
| "l'iey Whipped you before the boat ar.
g.yedlr
"l]nl,oo"
sTrll linn dat dey followed you on de boat"
softly sall q l,yetalNlcr.
y l'at's. how dey done i'll dey followed mo on
de boat.H
"Au' Ilu cluM QUITO raftsh n hung dab n
dcy Wuz lts a-t1ckin hun gu de nut" said BY
stalltlor.
y WIlu hlt you'll,
"Dl folks ,iahh
"Whitu falkaa"
"ko; cultol." ..,-
Ihobe who weut away from tho Southtn
Yes, sab. Dey wuz n,ad At nit keAc wuz
Eolu' buck an' dsy wux a-gwtne to Btlck It out"
- Why didn't you stay theIaip ...
"kasa dsy juinped nas.- You sec dsy took
| mo foti q genlnan nanirl lsaak Stontgumry,
which hu ls 4getttn' Us teut sot, all lu nigEals