The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-22
HAD RNOUaH or LInRRIAi
"A DarlSy who Preferg tha Virginia Peni-
tontiaiy. ~
S,t,ater Ratchp,al,ll. /.

A few days since returned emigrant
arom Liberia passs3 ii;.osga our ts,ssn nss
his was TO Danyille, Virginia, who was
Reubject OF much interest TO our colorei
'citigens. Having bat q few days landed
at Charleston. and being fresh from che
supposed land ofmilk and honeys wei ia,
vlted him 20 our Office for the purpose of
obtaining from him some reliable infof-
nation of those OF his color who left this
State and ara now In Liberia We will
endeayor to give as near as possible the
atory IS told In his own language.
81 left Danville, Virginia, for New
York on TIE 25th day of September, 1876.
with my father aud mother, who carried
with them nine children. We took pas.
gage on the Elizabeth for Monrovia. This
vessel had on ocaro when It lett Now
York two hundred eolored people, going
to Liberia. The trip was mado in fifty-
three daya, aud many died before reach.
ing Monrovia. lIthink We landed sevsn-
ty-fve. One of our family died ON the
voyage. On landing We were cordially
welcomed by tbs emigrants who had
preceded us, but the natives did not CD.
Pcar 30 rejoice at Our coming; they laugh.
ed ct the sad experience Of our voyage,
and ,wiRhed ell of as had died before get
ting to their country. They snanifested
theig ayersian to ns In q great many ways
and really appeared to derive pleasure
in, making Us fesl that they had no use.
for us. After landing we found no ac-
.commodetion whatever for us, no place
TO shelter us and nowhere to 60. After,
wandering about for aometime re were
forced by. tho rainy weather 90 take our
blankets and tRck them up for shelter,
We lived In hisway comparatively com.
Portable for about ten days, when all our
rationH were exhausted, after this, great
want and distress were experienced by
all, We 6rHt applied To the natives for
food, but they laughed OF our misery and
enjoyed our misfortune. THIN we ap-,
piled TO. the Ship. Company and come
white Catholics. who gave US 9 little food
and clothing. In this way we begged
sscanty sapport for the frat six weeka after
landing; but oven this souyce. failed as
aud we were compelled to break mn, our y
carp and wander about the country an
search of food and SON ching todo. Sonlt,
few returned to Am. dca all did &C who
had the means to pa,ltheir passage. Vhile!
many died from exp 1surs end the went
of food. My father ard family landed
with cnly eleven dollars, which had been
spent long before thia time. am tail
or By. trade and succeeded in getting q
little work in Mohrovin, where i stayed
most of the time, The chief object Of all
Of onr family Ias to save money enough
from our hard earnipgs TO bring ne back
TO- America. This was very difficult to
do, 60 come. Of US were sick nearly all the
time, and we were forced to pay very
heavy doctors bills, but after four yeara,
OF great toll and suffering we found that
wo had saved four hundred and seventy
dollars. ] had lcst In the meantime my
father end brother, who died and were
buried near Monrovia. Our family now
consisted of my mother, two brothers,
three sisters and my wife, who / married
in Monrovia. Our fare TO Charleston,
S.. g., amounted to ninety-three dollars
each, but the balance OF our passage
money was kindly advanced to us by
three passengers who were also return
ing.
Before reaching New York fsver of
some kind broke ont on board Of the ves-
sci, and ] cav my wife, mother, aistars and
brothers, oil one by one buried In the sen,
each wrapped in 8 canvas bag, kept on
board the ahip for that purpose. The
three kind benefact1rs who assisted us
in paying our passage, also died on this
trip. On reaching New York i;was
transferred for Charleston, where land
ed on lest Monday two weeka ago. and
am now on my way to Uanville, Va. the
only member of my family living, on foot,
sick, aud entirely dependenE on the
- aat a,,S :. snToS ia ~no t5.so me some.ning
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n. AZ. INJURY, gu, Asonly. WISH 70 g6D s!fength
enonss 20 Walk 70 my sold nome IN Viz
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s,soo.; - i5isfiis Estit=i % i,is
saa eA S, Apsllshys, no as times Wast Very
iii9s.r ! ~, aascssa; s,ass ss.;
Gah yen yea me! anything abont the
/. ii{ty-n ~ ,.s1p ous ON tlle, aLoTT
M. ~ y. ~, eiLs ;. At0H eo,.o o. snsnn.
IL ne.o " SiaIss lFoAa ,r'zfss
aT:,ia aals tSsk p'9 sntife tanaiyi ana Louisa
a,tsa, iaas ,som hichisnS county she has
!ost herhue6and and ell her children che
Is i there sll BY herself and dying to got
pn.l 1ack., loeSa9o. I GaliiaEd ~ dsaa. . Rsvs.
dIJouey. aI9 Edesisss M are ssfili living: l
ts1 ss eas. ~ 3 ,illash sne correspondent
O. IN Ine1 Ssiss z, olaaS t3is fer.'
DID senator: GaiI.a!d enter politics ont
sne5e, s, ana ges a,saee IN the LiegislatRre?
9, sir, salliayd, Honey and Fiegler
sltten' tte9 70 ntee politic9, OIL no notice
was teIen OF tneni. DIR. Bouey Esnt cir.
cniars nack 20 this state 30 have heard,
staung .nas no was gery successful in
conyeEtsng tne heatnenl OF Laberia. and
=, askled yea Ior money 20 build churches foF
.nai;> Nhe Req Hill Church.. Of, Rich-
lhps y tiosns5 ane various ether churches