The people. (Barnwell C.H., S.C.) 1877-1884, July 18, 1878, Image 1
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Travelers’ Guide-
South Carolina Railroad,
CHJKOE OF SCgfcDULE.
-CHARt-ESTo*, March 1, 187g.
dn and after Sunday, next,, the South
Carolina Railroad wilt be run as folic ws:
# FOR AUGUSTA, *,
(SuSlay mofning excepted), < .
.' Jjcave Charlest'cm . . 9 00 a. tn. 7 <50p. m.
Arrire Augusta . , 6 CO p. ut. 6 55 a. m
TOR COLUMBIA,
($und»y morning excepted),
"Leare Charleston . .. t* t«. 8 80 p m.
ArrlyemtColumbia. 10 50 p. m. 7 46 a. ra.
roa chaRlestom,
(Sunday rtorning excepted).
I/eare Angusta . . 8 30 a. m. 7 40 p jh
Arrive nt rharlestin 4 20 p.m 7 *5a.m
Leave Columbia . . C OCTp in. 8 00 p.m.
Ar. Charleston, 12 15 night and 6 iSlt. n»
Summorvillc Train,
(Sundays
excepted)^
Leave FummerTill#
7 40 a
m
Arrive at (:li4rle#um
8 40 a
in
Leave Glmrlwloib
8 lap
m
Arrive at Summerville
4 25 p
m
"Breakfast, Dinnrrnnd Supper at Broncliviile
’ Camden
ftain
THE “AZOIt” AT S1EKRA LEONE.
A British Captain I^nrca thr
S-'sntjtrrniita in the I^urch—Vit*«<
itiaiK tfaeitntrEt^ctc!. - tt -
f ‘ [Ni-wsand OoMer.)
'lomtovixl Sumitty, J une 2 —My last
letter, dated Sierra L|one, May , 30, was
abruptly concluded with the announi*e-
ment tbat^ve were off for this place in
tow of th6 steamer Ethiopia of the
British mail line between Liverpool
and the west coast, of Africa. After
posting that seniowhat voluminous
document, I hastened, in company
with Cupt. Holmes, to the landing,
whence we discerned, to our astonieh-
raent and grief, the Ethiopia steamiug
awo)tovey,the bay without the Azof
which lay anchored at her place. We
hurried aboard the barlr.and slgtftfts
were vainly made to recall the steam
er, which finally disappeared around
the cape. This desertion of us was not
only a breach of
and plighted word on the partTof Cap
tain Simmons of the Ethiopia, but it
was a piece of the most heartless cru
elty. He had distinctly made an agree;
shoremen usually wear loose thin shirts
and trowsers ; although t hey frequent
ly have only the latter, and In other
tnctances what resembles a long bag
4jufc open at the ends with two holes cut
above for tEe’arma. All areTjarefooted
and mosjt are barelegged below the
knee. The almost invarlable head cov
ering is a skull cap of gaudy color.
Qierks, mesoOcgers, store and shop
keepers, and those belonging to tha
class, usually wear clothes of Euro
pern cut and make, of different colors
and fashioulngs, ’with shoes and hats,
like anybody else. Then come the
Mussulmans dressed In long pure white
and flowing robes, not unlike an Epis
copal minister's surplice, with sandals
secured across the instep with huge,
buttons, and tall biHuless linen or
cloth caps. These are the fellows who
"c6mo in from the country, and are “not
at s'to-day.” Their humbler breth
ren who are at worlc (a condition of
life in which a Mussulman never is if
mentwith Capt. Holmes ta Low the
Connects i»l Kingsville daily (Sundays excep
ted', with, day passenger train to and from
Charleston. Passenger# from Camden toCo-
lumbiacan gotiirmigli without detention on
Monday#, Wedneadaya and Friday#, and
from CoUunbia to Camden on Tuesday#,
fbursdaya and Siturdays by cmnettiou
with daypassenger train.
Day and night trains connect at Augusta
with fieoriria Railroad and Central Railroad, i — „ . ri j —r •
Sd. muf is tia quickest a^l^oaVdlVia 1 eOhafklng the Azof's passengers n
Azor to Monrovia for
latter promising to
o’clock a. m. We were ready by 10:45
a. m.. at.which time the Ethopla was
steaming away nearly oot of sight.
Capt. Simmons perfectly knew our sit
uation. He had been Informed of the
opinion expressed by the physician—
that should further delay occur in dis-
gowns of coarse blue Cotton, generally
dirty, but of the same shape. Not only
these followers of tho prophet, but
pnany others of the eolored-eitia^ns of
.'Uerru Leone have suspended around
jCIoO, (S750) the leather pouches, bits of
be ready by If stone, Ac., containing charms.. The
drees of the women is as diverse as the
men’s. Sometimes * hey wear a single
long, loose garment of tbiu cotton
gathered fn at the waist. Others have
a gaudily colored robe wrapped around
of these houses.projects a wide roof >
covering whertr lbe pafement should
be. Tho fences arc also^amllUr, being
Hho ordinary slat onee^ the slats being
boards, or barrdl staves. In the little
gatdotw^'whljgE' arc liberally about
seventy-five feet square, grow short
stalks of corn, yams abd a few other
v^ctablss, and in most of them a co-
coa'nutetroo or two towers up. At long
Intervals a njore pretentious building
Is reached, there bdn^ several large
two-story frame stores', the upper sto
ry surrounded with latncs work, a few
brick stores, and pfebajdy half a doz.
en brick.and wooden Warehouses. A
tin or tile roof ia occasionally soon.
The town ia well laid pjT into streets,
with English names, such ns “Hiwdpn
street,*’ “Water street,” “Oxford
street,” &o., painted at tbelrctJrners. ; (two centej eneb, cocoahuts about the
A short walk dowm several Btreeta and sumo price', the pears flltto, mangoes
others being noa-fruit bearing,..,Some
.Of tbonr were very handsome, but no-
body could tdl'mo what thoy were
culled,
^tartw a'p vKaBtAm.cs,
Siomk -Lamm pradtieos- prindpaliy
glpger, hides, palm oil and peanuts.
She raiaes a few “nubbins’, r>f corn for
ufoe const ’ pdon,'riee, Truhs, yams
am! plant:.itM. (Sxsoanuts ^you all
know, yams you all know, banacus you
know; alligator peara are abont thp
siw Of » bugs cucumber, soft inside,
eatjen with salt and pepper, and having
a largo stone; I?ot a slctitiy diet I
would prefer mute meat to them. Man
goes aro delightful, having an aro
matic, spicy taste Impossible to de
scribe. Tho eiHugob arc goad. Pine#
apples sell at Freetown at a penny
around several corners bring i us to the
place of business of
THE AVmtlCAS OOKSIX, !'
help , liimaulf)-.wgni^frg'c 1 irbMi’ tho ^gtoif ius gridiron”
floats. Our guide has been a blactr
to Atlanta, Naaltvitle, Loui#vit1e, Cincinnati,
Chicago, Louis and other points in ISs
Northwest.
Night trains for Augusta connect closely
with the fh#t mail train via Macon and Au-
gu-ta Railroad for Macon, Columbus. Mont
gomery. Mobile, New Orleans and points in
the Southwest. ^Thirty-six hour# to New
Orleans.
Day tiaina for Colaiuhia connect closely
with Charlotte Railroad for all p< im# North,
waking quick tiv-.e i'xd no delays. (Forty
heur# to New Vofk_
The train# on the Or'CTivillc and Columbia
and Spartanburg and Union Railroads con
nect ‘ closely with the train which leaves
Charleston at 500 a m, sr.d returning ihcy
connect in same manner w itU tho tram v. hio«
leaves Cohiiubia for Charleston at ;• S^^tp
■ Lanreus Railroad twin c<>nnect#nt Newhirry,,
on Tuesdays, Thursday# aniljSatunlays.
Bine Ridge Raitniad train nitr# dat y. con-
.Heating witti npanl down 'rains on («rcfH-
villcand ColnuihiH Kaihoa ..
. JS. 8 SOLUMONS,
-TJaprnntcrUtrtrl;
^t. B. P:frr\«, ■ . vt-rul Ticket Agon'.
Eavancah and rtni-Win RatedljL-
. CHANG* SCIiflH l.E.
C)iAnu>T<‘N, C, dan. 5, 1878.
j (lit and artor Al.i'fuloy. >l i.ii try 7. IhTU, 'to'
liwii# MU This RWA R ill drove Depot of
Nortkesatern Railroad as f- Mows :
, Fail Mail Daily.
I/oaxe Charleston
Arrive at Savannah
Leave Savsnnah
Arm* Charleston -
3 1'. a. m.
9 ('#) a. m.
5 00 p. m.
11 00 p. ni.‘
Accommodation Train, Fundayt f'xc+pt.d.
Leave Charleston - - - - j8 00 a. tn.
Arrive at Augusta - « *■ - O T5 p. m.
Arrive Cjort Royal - . - • .1 50 p.m.
Arrive Savannah - » - 3 50 p.m.
Leave Savannah - # ' -9 00 a. m.
Leave Augusta - - 7 50 a- tn.
Leave Fort Royal - - 10 20 a. th.
Arrivc.Charlcston - *• - 6 <!0 prm.
Right Patu nycr, Sundxyi Etccptcd,-
LcaveCharleston - -&50p. :n.
Arrive Port Royal - - - 6 45 a. m.
Arrive Savannah - - - 7 25 a. m.
Leave Savannah - - - 10 00 p. in.
Leave Augusta • „ , ‘.lOOp. m.
Arrive Charleston - - « 8 45 a. m.
, Fast mail train vvlll poly slop nt. Adams
Run,Temkseee,. Graliamville and Montei'h.
Accommodation train will stop at all #ia»
tions un this road and makes close Connection
for Augusta and Port Royal and all stations
on the Part Bo)al Railroad.
Fast mall makes connection for points in
Florida and Georgia.
8. OADSDEN, Enjzr. and Supt.
8. C. Botlstox. G. F. and T. Agent.
tbelr waists- and. falling bel'^w their
anklee, wiik-o—epnrq pioee hanging in
front, which they pull up over their
bopocag when 'a strange man is ap
proaching. Very frequently an infant
is bound up in the folds ot this gut-
man picked up from abirat^and ontho
wgy he succeeds- in engaging himself
to wait on the ship wUfi Wa convey
ance. Vt'o note en route that nearly
every man we meet touches his hat
and says “goo niorrtin i” We see on
ly qne-white man—a squarely built
Englishman, In a cork hat and IdfliiTTIrt
sleeves, smoking a largo pipe, and
standing under a tree, superintending
a gang Cj laborers—wfio eyes ns su-
pcrci ioniily as wo pass. The Ameri
can representative da a member of an
English firm doing the largest business
itt Sierra Leone. Oa tho first floor of
hla establishment is tho retail store, a
wide and deep apartment, stocked with
moot, resting quietly behind and form- bright printw,- cottoo T ---b«a4B, hats,-ttiuw. b^’i^apt,. Ilolmes on the pccaselty
large number would certainly die
What his motives were I do not know.
I do know that be has violated the
rules held sacred , by every merchant
Bailor, not to sneak of gentleman log a bustle. The mother always looks j dais, hardware, “notions,” dothlag
or man of honor. He' ia a disgrace to j profoundly unconscious of, and uncon-J and guns. The latter are'the old flint,-
Ida company aud his nation. His con- cerued about, this burden, which is in- \ lock, long barrelled, smooth boro mus-
vuriably quh-t. Everybody, unless en-j ket. My Idea is that„the man who
gaged in eocamerclal pursuits, ntana'ge j-'Afes one of them thereby gives proof
to get some bright color introduced in | of courage of a very high order. Tho
his or her dress, except the aristocratic : store has a counter, behind which
Mussulman in his spotless white, and j stafids tho keeper, black—tho head
even bis cap is often a bright red or
scarlet.
at d'hialf pieuny, oranges at almost any-
rhtngr Palin' wins la alsp pold here,
but it. tastes like hot water and had
molaasi a. ' -—•
A HOrvRNtB OK KICUATOXO. .
We procured f r uits, tuiUttis, "greens,’’
epinacti, eggs, fresh meat aud water
at reasonable pricca. The latter Tasted
more like the “Jeems Itiver” fluid, so
dear to the hearts of Ittchmond (Va.)
people, lhau anything I havo seen in
a long time. The fresh meat comes
from small, but sleek looking and gen
erally fawn colored, calves which are
raised in the country. It is excellent. 1
forgot, by tho 1 way,to mention that our
friends, the goats aud hogs, perambu
late the streets quite freely, and were
qnit© tts-lndepeudent aud greedy as in
American ta wntf. j
wrwaurxrag ■ama-rv^rema . ,.
The enptain of the Ethiopia was
cuuodl ap^otrd by the lit itish (lev- nrst, that I abated her wWfc :
erntmau. They are all whits men, (or. two ,. Vtl tllftt hef ^ ,
thdy are called there, “Europeans.”) » WC ete3t I had ever bw4 4
Some of tbe petty civil offloers are A tfsm v m.xku,
1 •' v " : ' W '• After dinner that night, (that i
hHrpyra^en.-vcMronbted with , lee- Friday Juno L) I went to a cor
lions and they do H tm Xht happier Irn lautcrft , fua aniateOT tl
r p 0 tr, '- r ‘ • i- :fortnanco in the courthouaa
Thev have a newapaperjn Sierra Le- Th „ rooIa wa3 ab<>at feet
one, the existence of which is spol^dic. ' s'******
The man who owns the press Is Btr mg-,
ly opposed to Governor Row’s admlu-
iat ration and policy, and wants to
taakc a row with him on ailj occnsldns-
while the man who owns tho typefls a
strong tlOwo man. Consequently there
is always a rowe. When tho paper
supports Itowe ,tho aml-Row^ ihan
kicks up a rowe and takes away his
press, and when the unfortunate sheet
opposes Rowe there la a d*M of a tows
and tho Rowe man takes off his type’,
and divided by an ordinary
oatsido of this were rough bene
Here were tbeuMIllng, lialf price seats.
Insido the railing walls werejlscorated
with cocoa tree branches, and there
were chairs, whicit formed the U
shilling scats, occupied by the elite.
Against tho wall, opposite the en
trance door, was a stage, on which
tho sheet on rollers, used for tbei
magic lantern, was placedt This part
uf the performance was over. In the
centre of the stage sat
Tbcithcro..^ oZTta
pnoiibgm«i, who want ■o Kt . li o 0 , e -| l t. „ Htnr ^ „ n m(1 .
10
duct was generally characterized
Sierra Leone as “dtrty.”
voRninurrt jperf. •
My last entry iu the “Journal' of
any importance was on tho 28th, the
day of our arrival in Sierra Leone.
several bumboats ’
Early next morning
were about the ship, mo?t< f them hav
ing plentiful et<-ns of pin. tpplea, bn-
nattHS, oranges, mangoes, alligator
THE LAtlORINO TKOrtr. OF BOTH SEXES
are generally very (Tect.nnd walk with ! gangs’
what in a white yihn vrdnld be a swag-
derk, black—the junior clerks, black-
porter, black—nirseengor, black. Back
of this store is the wareliouso, where
of laborers are at work. 17p
sbilrs aro the offices, of which there Is
a large suite.
Hero, are four white i * rc ? rn tue |
pears and cocoanuts, which thtirown-1 ger, btit. in than, with th ir free hints'
ers damor<>iii-ly offered for sale, speak- Jts merely a graceful independence, i men, indudlrig proprietors and severtil
lug “trim fbeFihvt; ^ - jobber nt parrntiy : im*n H:iim thw-lm^vtnmn mlnn-rl W-veh- nfort-rr -nvtir MmHrtrr—
of bis visit, and an arrangement wjvs
made with him to tow the Azor out
the text morning. When we got back
aboard this announcement was made
known, an-r l; gave g< ticrat WTlsfatj-'
tlon, as tlie steamer could, tew us in
thirty-six hours over the it
rnjght cost days of tluto and many
lives for us to have . eaih d. Capt.
Holmes wished to make the expense
as light ns possible for the. Liberian
Exodus Aasociuti >u, rmd he proceeded
i rTo.atteft'.pt to rals.e Uwlf the amount
iS&ehet rs. I wna- eleetftd
tie thing” of th«ira In print, get to-
Hgeihor to hire the portion of the outfit
owned by the opponitlon. Then the
shoes, which fa about tiro size of a pock
et handkerchief, comes out, s
Iltnea glvicg fits toROwe, and some
times to those who make the rowe
With Jtowe. There’s politics atid’lit
erature,.
WAOE3 IN Tint COLONT. j- ■
Now for society and the relutiona Of
the two races, Tho lower class of
tracks, such as laborers, clerks
and naleaiueni are very much like our
negroes. A common day laborer
earns a shilling (25 cents) per diem, a
good clerk or shopman from £8 to £5
(4115-to ^per month, and all seem TO
live very comfortably and contentedly
in their respective states of life. Th*-
Mussulmans are the principal agricul-
turlrita, un<T, outsTde of the 30 miles' ef
Btiiish posseasiohS, work their fanes
--T-S—
cqutrltrrsftVorTng of French and Afri
can Et:g!i-h. One or two women were
alep on hood, vcclf. rou^Jysoliciting r.r-
ders for washing. Tito Az >r people
clustered like bees on the rail#, and
man’s i:«u.- 4toop, laethodical
and a tend;' ook, and generally
an nmbreHa and wear a broad hat. I \
think these natives are usually very
strong, and some of them are mogniii-
treasurer. The ExodisHt raise?! §82 in
u^tnuBR ■ colored and bbtek ct^ricF, and worlrin^ - oesh ain^ng-them. Eor tho first time
walk i together,
orry i
I got some idoa of the extent to which
stared with open eyes on tho visitors, | cenriy shaped, cSproviahy the women,
arxl witit watering mouths on the fruit.' The mofU beautiful and massive pair
Tills latter,f however, was rigidly ex-1 of female shoulders I have ever seen,
eluded t v tho shTps offleero. We bad I saw here. Their owner had a heavy
the EUSiXEssfeTRErr. thw peopio lave been drained to
There is little diffleul.ty iu getting!^ ,ho w*wt!wr.7- Hererah of the
our Amerioan notescluvnged'and drafts j efeentgo pass-Migers fctaited from
cashed here, and we sully out to see ,f * o;5 ••iUi.tictuady not one cenL
the town further. One of the junior | Others Lad sums varying from §1 ttj
sent along to take care
of
salesmen is
me and my umbrella. My guide is
European dressed, plodding, method:-
§10. One tol l me : “I gavo tho last
$5 note I hnd, when they told me the
ship couldn’t start without more
about 500 soul* aboard, and had fruit! load on her h ad, but walked under it j pal and business like. * We go around ! Another who carao away
been allowed as it, was wanted, we • ax straight as an arrow, and the about-1 a few raorp oornere and get into the * a t h- , ll» r in hie pocket holds
should have bad 300 severe stomach j ders just spoken of were studies for ao j business st reet, which is lined on both I ‘•'l‘dm« for §1,200 against the Assocla-
artlst, being straight, square, clean eqi ] eidea with the one-story shops with
aches before night.
THE P.VNGRU OF DELiV.
About 8 o’clock on this morning ! Almost all tbe overlund transportation i these porche*
and well rounded—altogether perfect. | tbelf broad porches in front. Under
grouped samples of
(29th) the colonial physician came out Hs done on-bumap heads, there being j the wares U r sale' within—bright
in the harbormaster’s boat. He (the only three horses In the entire colony, j prints, painted china, clothing and so
physician) is an joj&gjropn, with tlte j A woman will walk.intotown ata good on—whieh gives the b»uk'.va;d au ex-
wblte dock suit, v eork hat, canvas ! pace from miles In the country, with a
shoes, side whiskers and vocal in flee- 1 child swinging at her back, and from
tlon of tho average Englishman in thirty to seventy pounds of pioduceon.
these parts. He was a little afraid of her head, carrying herself as well aud
us, I think, and kept his boat at a safe showing'SS - little farlgue-ift an average 1 and you have Sierra Leone Liao evo-
WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA
AUGUSTA RAILROAD.
AND
G'utEfcAI.'T'AMKNOra DRrARTMF.Sr, .
• , v . Columuia, 8.C., August 6, 1877.
Th* foUowing.Schi&<lulo will be operated on
and after this date.:
Right Expects Train-
L. • 6' '. • . •
- . ; COiHG SORTII.
Daily.
\ ■
Leave Columbia ' . "
11
is p.
m.
Leave Florence . .
2
40 a.
m.
Arrive at Hfjlmington
. 0
82 a,
m.
OOIJtO SOCTH.
Leave Wilmington ,
G
00 p.
X*
TO.
Leave Florcnee - • •
10
0‘2 p.
m.
Arrive at ColUttbia • ■: ,
1
25 a.
m
distance, asking questions as to the
disease aboard, its symptoms, &c., and
entering tho nnsworln a morocco note
book'gitb a gold pencil. He was rowed
by black oarsmep, and spoke to them
in a tunnnFr that showed plainly that
universal social equality was
means an accomplished fact there.
Bye and bye the doctor earno aboard,
looked at tho patients, prescribed for
them, and promised to send medicines
and disinfectants. He conflrmfd our
previous impression that, the.sickness
was a nitld form of ship fever, caused
by overcrowding, uneleunliness, insuffi
cient medicines and inefficient medical
attendance. He gave as opinion
that every day of delay in petting the
emigrants ashore Ihcreased th< danger
of a violent and fatal outbreak. He
was asked what the consequence would
be should the Azor sail and be detayed
jfhp ten “days longer. “From fifty to
sixty deaths," was the ominous and
significant answer. This proved th
American or English woman would af
ter a mile’s unencumbered stroll.
What the men can c^irry I am afraid
to ray. I saw one start homo wltfi two
; huge Iron pots balanced Qa..hla.htyidl
I weighing pEiibablyr one hundred
by'no pounds, and he looked as if he hardly
felt them. The laborers whom we met
at tho wharf bore tww two-gallon demi
johns of rum in each hand atitl another
connections, all rail. North and South, and
water iiao connection via Port#mout4i. Stop
only at Eastover, Sumter, Timmonsrille,
Florence, Marion. Fair Bluff, Whiteville and
Flemington.
Through Tickets epM and bajfltage check
ed to all principal points. Pullman Sleepers
on niaht trains. ' ^ .
Through Freight Train—Daily, except 5ba-
day».) : _
GOING XOKTB..
•' ' ' '
Leave Columbia . .
vcFhrenco. ... -
vc at Wilmn.^ton. ~v:\+
f GblXG SOUTH.
5 DO p. hi.
4 30-a. m.
12 GO is.
Leave Wilmington, ^ • • — 2 80 p. m,
Leave Florence . . • . . . 2 8fi a. m.
Arrive at Columbia . . 10 10 a. m.
Local Freight Train loaves Colombia Tues
day,Thursday and Saturday only, at 6 a. m.
Arriveaat Florence at 8 80 p. m. - T ''
W- A. TOPB, 0; F.
• ' Jv F. DEVINE, Superintendent, s
1.^-■ .--A . . <'•
tremely auitmtted and picturesque ap
pearance. P t ut in Ibis street tho peo
ple heretofore described with batfkcte,
calabashes and trays on their heads.
that more than
have more than
Tho managers
rybody else on tho Azor, I had lost
head gear, and I wentio buy a hat.
N<>ae«f theeo shopo aro deeper than
four or five feet, being more booths
than Btores, and the stookp-can easily
be leached by tho proprietor without
his having to move around much. The
old heathen to whom I was taken
' reached down nn old white article lined
with cork, and shaped llko tho coal
oa their heads! I saw no woman whoee j sjewtifa. t u a milroad car after a eollia-
dress would forbid her appearance on | jon. Ho wanted tpsell it for thirty six
the streetsof an American city. The | shillings. After allttle cyphering this
children to pbout eight years old went | cam?l t0 99. Then I looked at tho hat.‘
v'erylittle—yejy often nothing at all. “Colored person,” I asked, "suppesa-
K
Jfow you have the people as they-ap
pear cn the streets.
LOOKS OF THE TOWS.
From tho large etoqo dock on which
wo lauded, we walked probably half a
block aeroar a sort of court, on the
right side of which was a large'brick
warehouse, in., and about which demi-
johns and bales were being handled by
a gang of black men. Here we reaeh-
Wisdom of putting in, for th* Bleknes's ! ed a flight of brotid steps nmily of
alone, omitting mention of the scarcity
of food aud water..
* OOtXG ASHORE. - ...
As soon as the. doctor had gone,
Capt. Holmes and I 1 went ashore, in a
boat propelled by two bku/k oarsmen
attired in cotton shirts and pantaloons
and red skull caps. Our arrival at the
landing seomedT to create considerable
excitement among the numerous loun
gers In that vicinity. We were Irome-
black mep and women, the former
touching caps and the latter curtsying^
7-->3r and all offering to do all sorts of things
—“for a consideration.” Right^bere X
will get through with describing the
style of drees that prevailed.
TUB LATfiST AFRICAN FASHIONS. •
The dress of the fishermen has been
already spoken of as generally consist
ing of a rag about the lotas. The ha;
biliments of the boatmen aqd polW
lieavy stoue, In the interstices of which
grew'grass and weeds. On these steps
we get up a fhort hill and aro fairly
within the town, which does not differ
much so far as I can seo from - any
small American seaport town. The
town proper (Freetown) contains about
3,600 population, and the colony of
Sierra Leone extends some thirty miles
back of the coast, and contains be
tween 30,000 and 40,000 people, Free-
dtately Surrounded by about twenty town la built moro along tho--foot of
the high hills than I thought, not run
ning more than a third of the distance
up them. The streets are of ordinary
width, being unpaved. The soil igcora- which looks like a section
mon red clay beaten bard by much
tlon. I don’t think
five of those aboard
$50 in dear cash,
knew this tool
A Dll ATT OK THE L. E. AT
Those revelations Induce 1 Capt.
Holmes to refrain from further draw
ing, upon ilio pittances remaining, and
he decided to draw on the Association
for the full amount of $758; 80d~rr£
tore what money had been paid In.
Early on the morning of tho 30th one
'of the sailors took it iuto bin head to
be stubborn, and a fialf -hour’s delay
'and hard work was required to get
him in irons. They we rushed ashore,
where I fliiishcd and mailed my lust
letter. Oar diar.ppoiuUncnt I have al
ready told you of.
AYAisnojra.
As tho flU-aaier itlbuppcared, cvery-
body looked ulmoat ready to cry for
vexation' and dleappolBtme»t. My
mortlfleqjtlon and sorrow wer*doubled,
for'ahopeof "Pilln” Curtis being left
ashore bad arisen, when we hurrying
with slaves, either bought or inherited.
Tho slavery ia of a viyy Ugbl nature,
the nearness to John Bairs line ma
king it vary easy jfor the slave to ran
off If 111 treated. Me is, therefore, gen
erally exceedingly well eared for.
IHfi ORDINARY
There Is one point where thtfBlerra
Loon negro far surpasses the Ameri
can citizen of African descent. He
washes himself onco and generally
twice a day. He generally livea on
jrtee, preferring the native grain which
fs parboiled before being beaten out,
which process ruins its dear white*
but renders It more nourishing and
tdefteant tb eat-‘--fchey say so, and I
think so. If tho oruinary negro.ls In
your employ for five minutes or five
yeytrs ho always addresses aud speaks
of you as “masser, 1 ’ touches bis dip.
when approaching you, and takes it
off iu your presence. He makes a
respectful, ready, cleanly and faithful
servant, works cheaply, and is delight
ed by^a “tip,” bowing almost to the
ground, scraping and grinning
from ear to car when presentee
with sixpence or a eh Wag. He
nover 0*tb you or speaks
of you us “ols—.” Yet he knows his
rights too. People ca n, alld do, cal
him an Infernal fool, a bloody idiot, a
blasted son of ft gun, and an‘\mery
ctJbS,” and he takes It patiently and
geod-nuturediy,—But they are dspriw
fully and wonderfully constructed tile,
h w many hundred boys would sing
out to mo 'Shoot thjs hat,’ between
Liao street and the Battery ?” (
Ho said ho would tako 31 shillings,
and followed us out, falling rapidly In
prlco to 23. This was, a characteristic
of Sierra Leone shopkeepers. They
always charge about" twice what they
will take. I finally got a bat capable
of effecting tba most startling changes
in one’s appearance. It Is a broad-
I walked down KliigirC^Tff'ang'ttff- *Wp. caught sight of him on a
distant corior, ifiakli'^aiTShS' Of him
self in the pn-senco of a number of the
natives, swelling around Hke a ridicu
lous old peacock without any feathers.
This hope was, however, vain, as' he
came aboard about an hour after the
time flx<*l for oar depat nr e. There
was some cbnsolatioa when we ent
pie-
NO LIONS IN FREETOWN.
town. A regiment of soldiers is quar-
ed of the sweet eoueobitlon of calUag
him “a durn ntgger.” The latter fa an
opprobrious terdn, and bu ^illi immedi
ately haVe_ you aumoioued before a
magistrate and QtukUkom five to fiften
ahilliugs. Wc were not; very favorable
impressed althtbo nu raia of this class,
however as the “drmnmers* is the
wharves'offered chickens, docks, cab
bages and young woman all in the
same breath and with the same busi
ness-like ftlr. ■, r . - - —
-i “STUCSK ALL OF A HEAP.’’
So much for tho lower classes, now
for the other. An English gentleman,
with whop I became acquainted, in
vited me to hla house tqdlhncr. He was
a prominent man, and there fa no
doubt os to his business and social
standing being.of the beat. On going
lb' bis House, I was “struck all. at a
heap” by ffajng introduced to bfa son
colored woman, and on his* left as
octoroon girl and another
British t (fleer. Against the wall on
tho left was another and smaller
stage for the theatrloals. The audtense
was of all colors, mostly black, there
being a slight sprinkling of English',
one or two white civUiana, tbs curate
and, in fact everybody The I
itfareo entitled “John Dabhe/ r
the actors were dll black, tt)*-
■arts being Resumed by men, (si
of Manager ottolecgul!) When
arce, which was a very pCtfeod
in every way, was over, all went I
several of the colored damsels being
escorted by white men, while:
of the fatter race and gender stood
about tho doors (after the manner of
t mpty.headed young men In general,
uncovering and bowing. .
a little semen. .
I met there an Ameilcah—a New,
Yorker and a “Copperhead,” who had
been living five bears in Sierra
aud he carried me off to a’littleL..,
iu a delightfully cool upstairs-1
somewhere,where a miniature rountolo .
played from among green shrubs ia
the centre of the table, and ■
fowl and salmon, and
from porous clay utensils la
with two men black as creWs,
whom addriseed my friend by 1
name. There’s social
nobody seems to feel at
ference. My Ameilcna
‘•>. oti soon get weed to it.” ‘
is the colored people in Sierra !
aro so thoroughly Anglicized in
respect that the English find no
eulty in forgetting their skins.
English. I learn that the
daughter of my English friend 1s
leader of the Freetown ton. Ibd
while I was in tho house, the wife
a major in the army came In and paid
a sociable visit.
TUB CONVEYANCES. . : i
I have not been able to see much of
tho town wbich, they say lies, behind
(lie Lull, as it was top far to walk, and
tiie only other conveyances 1
ed and sedan chairs, propelled qr car-,
ried by natives, which don’t
look dean or pleasant The Governor
has a large hammock,,
small company of servants, in
lie can stow himself and’fftmlfyn
never offered to lend It to me.
Iain,
total number of white people In;
Colony without 200.
| ter usually ranges between
100. —^
OFF FOE MONROVIA. *'
That’s about nearly all I know*
Sierra Leone, os we started
at 3 o’clock yesterday
evening, In tow of the steamer I
I’ve been working almost this
Sunday to got this ready
with her. Now its 0 p. m. I wilt 4
this the time of our arrival lolMofti
via. The steamyr charges us £2101
towing down. JjM
This, in common with the ]
letter, has been written in the
be: th of a narrow cab!nand with
tho disadvantages of Sic
rolling and pitching of the 1
and dauph^ej, both unmistakably l ott,or discomforts aud
colored. In tne expressive- language
of Mm. Gamp, “You migtit’a knocked
ashon* for there we were Informed (uae down with a feather.” Blue Moses i
that the Senegal and Bonnie (steam
ers) wero due on Saturday, the former
wa
homeward and the latter southward
brimmed felt, and, when turned down, bound, and that wo would certainly
makes Its wearer lc ok like o^sulien
Quaker. Turned up, it changed him
immediately to a combination of
Bloody-Noee Bill tho Avenger, a stage-
pirate, and Sir-Waiter Scott’s Alsatian.
Now you have the town and the pee- tempted sailing he wmAtl .instttoto a
Hero was 1 who had never, < never,
never, set at meat with anything but
pure Cuucablan; whe had never called
colored man or woman “ Mr.” “Mies”
or “Mre.” (resorting often-timts to In
genious devices xo avoid doing so
wirliont giving oronce, such,as nuking
»v bay coming to the door “who lives
here?” ia order that ho sheold say
■■■■■■■Pi.
rigorous investigation latp the humhef’Td.) ij Whoiiad been explaining to my
get towinc from one of the two
KTSDOT*8 Ot GOVERNOR ROW It.
.... With this we-were of neces^ly srtt 4
iefled, especially as tho Governor. had
intimated very plainly that if wo at-
of pasaongtrs aboard the Aipj^and
There are no lions to-teek atlaFrco-t ^nforce^he-EogUah laws on toe *ufa- my judgmeBtr-a soda! dfarinctleft be-
ject. This gentleman was exceedingly
tered there. They are black, and dress j during our stay, lending his own boats
in zouave uniform. There, fa n nnuket and breakers to facilitate our water-
ton KlGtet sawed off.
of Charles-
There is a town
ordinary’ laborsre, porters and loog-
tn idiBg, And the streets or roads are hall which is uu ordinary village court-
fringed on each side by a broad bor- house. There ore barracks for the
der of grass precisely similar to our soldiers, and that’s all. Thep >liceare
American grass and weeds. all colored, all dressed in Woe, red anti
the houses jieWl^r, ail have clubs, and aro very
are generally one story, and built of
men have been also Mentioned. The. wood, with roofs madd .of reeds or
rashes plaited. From the front of each
frequently barefooted,.
I did not aoo a flower in the town.
Thn JU^eca. ulo , WifriJy coco^nut, the
tag, and furnishing us large quantities
of medicines gratuitously.
GOVERNMENT OF THE COLOJ5V. \'y‘
There was much inforimatiou regar-
whieh were necessary
oGt crowded condition and
vision. Under such circu
brain tjoes not work freely,
hand cunning In transcrib]
is one comfort,, however,
writing qf most of this fa
giv* mo assurance that
me of my adversary,
compositor,to whom 1
of long stauding.
rovia.
jwrj
We' i
host, while on the way home, why in
tween the. races was natural and
proper:here I was suddenly confronted
with this appalling problem. Of course'
there was only on& tbing to be done,
aud I went blindly and recklessly la j la whkjh the
an# did it--that was pretend. Urn
there was nothing unusual,’and that 1
State Si
This body
Greenville on
day, the 21st
county
poia
lleable.
dayl
dirfg Slerrh Leone which was gleaned dldj^t know while from, otbcrwfae..
at odd times and places, which I will 1 IJhe'dld the ftontiS* cit the table t
liaye to throw together in at much J gracefully, aud ofterwarde f <
space as possible Firtt, berauee tl
easiest disposed of, Comes the politic*. {ue*s and 1
Tua colons is ruled bi s Gove
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