Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-15

shows that Il has not escaped some Of he Northern
"a STRANGER.
Mr. PoU LsoN-A Comet may he few de-
| grees East Of Cur Scorp, at o'clock in the morn
ing and at that hour about degrees above the no.
rizon. bearing nearly South-E.st. ! respectfully in
vite the attention Of the scientific to the victor.
| J. G.. LEWIS.
| e" Frankford. Jau. Z. 1881"
The present. year IL to be distinguished by grea
aunular Eclipse on the IL Fsbrua,y-a blazing Com
et-snd we know what great Revolutions in the Pc.
itical World" with the fear OF change perpexips
monarchs."
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.
Our Correspondent from the South (who has favored
Us with several Communications under the signature
Of Il Political Eeononist,') seems to have formed
the favorable opinion OF the Petersburg AMI Roa.
noks Railroad. Its an Enterprise which Is strong.
ly entitled to support from the facilities Of the ground
and OF the market, which II will open between Peters.
burg and the South. Thirty five miles Of il are alrea
dy put under eon,ract-snd we understand that for
considerable distance the ground /, level 50 adj
vantageousy situated, that the Ral-Roa will scarce.
ly cost more than or Sc, 900 a mile.
TO THE EDITORS OF THE ENQUIRER
SIRs: by this post sen you The report OF tho SUI
perintendent OF Public Works in South Carolina; and,
Of the COMMITTEES OF internal Improvement, as to the
hnal disposition OF works which have snearly two
millions of dollars"
Well doss.ths Superintendent say i was 'bajIy d-
gested" "The question:" he adds, now lie, whether
the presercnfion OF the various works." Ii will be
seen that $50 900 have been spent in opening a road
across the mountains-no, l believe, ten miles in
Length.
The Columbia Canal, Of which the Columbians wit
lily said, in the summer, "the bottom had fallen OUT
cost $1,000 Its etcetras cost $24, o00 and for re-
pairs $i2 S00-total $242 600. II is now discovered
" il cannot be made tgh, az to obtain its object
All The article " Columbia Canal should be studied;
aod especially a. il does not extend milesit is
solely dependent Coiumbia-and, with these facts
before " lsed furth
peoditure Of S25 600 This sum more major,, would
be doubled. go that 100000 would have to be spent
when $i2 900 would effect Rail Road from Colum.
hia to the river. Cotton would cost more than two
cents per bale. Agan-he recommends : 20, 900 TO
be spen on the Wateree Canal. II extends four miles.
Boats OF small description called for abov.--of
large one below. Common sense-the general state
OF the river, with which he is Certainly not suf
cieniy (and not at ally acquant-d" (Rep p. 81 says:
elf you do nd any more do in fill ng up the Canal
and laying down Rail Road."-But, 4" the fine gra.
mite locks-therc's the rub" sell the stone but re-.
serve enough TO erect monument in order TO eterniz.
the folly OF the Legislature OF South Carolina for seven
long years. or the Ldtcyers concerned ia this flly
ID pernaciously adhering to il, we will say nothing
However, the Reports must speak for themselves.
III the motions made In the Senate OF South Carolina
for compliance with the SuperintendaBts PROPOSE
tons, does exhibit " the strong reaction in public
opnion The Legislature would do nothing bu, dmuish
the Supsrinte ndants salary from 81 900 to 81 500
To complete the picture Of Souih Carolina expsndi.
ture and extravaganza, would refer your readers to
kni of semi-demi- official Report entitled " plans,
pre- gress. sc of The Board Of Public Works in S nth
Carolina" Ii is TO be found in the 1s 81 volume o.
the e" American Farmer" 1t shotos ,ohat this mad
party SAID they tcOuid DO. AIso-to Report off.
caliy presented to tho Legislature in 1927 or 1925,
stating what the Committee on Internal Improvement
imagined had been done; for it was all imagination
Ii s to be found in the public laws Of South Carolina
and is fully official These papers, with the Sup .rinten
danrs two last repor should be pr ned Tor tn, bene-
TT Of the Surplus Revenue Committees; ami also Tor
that OF the good people oil L,uisvilIc who instead of
asking Congress Qt would he quite reasonably to
orier full river always to flow ia the Ohi, so as to
render tie same Davisable throughout the and
ia, for four feet boas have petiioned il TO max.
appropriations to effect that object At those seasons
the elements would defy its efforts # i, owe
$500 900 OF So, 900 900.
To the advoc for canal would espe ally re e.,
the observation as to the sediment i'll Lockharts canal
However, for foe or sir years read one or f,oo.
AZ TO Rail Roads, cannot but conclude with cal
cuiaton OF the advantages the proprietors have pro-
missed to themselves by the formation OF the Charleston
and Augusta Rail Roid Company, and extracted from
the Mercu'y OF the LIST January, 1881. The distance
is I40 miles.
Now, will take the distance from Petersburg 10
Fayetteville at 2l0 miles, and make a CORE .pondent
alteration with the figures The wagon freight is 4s2cts
per bale Calculating the cost OF the Engine, fuel,
&c, &c, the cost would be IA cents per bale, and
zone Engine in two days. with men aud boy. would
perform the labor OF 10 wagons, 10 men, 10 boys aud
40 horses, for 10 days"
Project the Rail Road fifty miles farther II would
come in contact wi the Pee Dee and not less than
90 or 10000 bales OF Cotton will be offered for
veyance to Petersburg, whence il could be much more
easily shipped to New York and Liverpool, than from
the South, Por'sand more quickly well as more
prof ably too The Carolina Cotton within the range
OF the Rail- Road would be sent to market as soon as
gathered and packed-all the European and o,ber sup
plies would come back. The $50 miles would moi cost
more than So 100000. The interest of thi. at psr
cent, would he $3.50 900 Say rs 900 bales OF Cotton
offered from South Carolina alone al so cents per
bale, this would be 1877 500. The back freight for s.
Caroua, would -qnaI hat-ihus producing S75 600 of
tina $l50,000 The other district OF country, through
which it would pass, would furnish, more especially
when we recoilect the with which peopIc could
pass to the Northern States, from the middle and north
ern parts OF both Carolnas, and from the Western
States-the other District would furnish another S75
OOO-So that $4,000 would, the lowest calcutta
ton, be made up.
However, the great object should be, the per.
feet completion OF the Petersburg and Roanoke Rail-
way-Thati Is necessary 10 prove the system. The
Charleston aud Augusta Rail-Ro,d have marked out
90 miles, and the Report lie, that they will complete IT,
in their temporary way, in 81 men'hs, and within the
estimate of $l000 900. All the ncipiput iabour can
be performed 10y blacks, and these, for high wages
could be had i'm any number. Hence, considering the
more dense population Of North Carolina and Virginia
not going too far TO say, that the Road from Pc
ersburg to Fayetteville, could be- iermin aed in the
SINE manner IN the same time, in a still cheaper man.
ner, and in still shorter space of time
POLITICAL ECONOMIST.
To THE EDITORS OF THE ENQUIRER
Genilemen:-i have seen it announced in your pa
per, that JOS W. Cbnn is candidate for Congress- at
the next election in this district (Ntr h-Neck) have
al IN Can ohn Hun IL