The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-16
Our Aiken correspondence
AIKEN, :. g., August 10, 1910.
bTsgMarity Of the biails--doooua Of Aiksn-Hs
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AIKEN, ;. G., August 10, 1919.
brsguarify of the bails-Aocoum Of Aiksn-Hs
~ Position, Population, &c
have heard so many complaints since have
been here Of the rregulaufy Of the mail, and hav-
ing been yselfa sufferer, have taken the liberty
of writing you, to see # you will not add this to
the many letters you receive, on this subject. re-
cerve the Mo- York Haraid, which is due in five
days, seldom in less than eight days, and fire.
quenuy il misses altogether. The papers that
am anxious to see never come to hand. All were
DESTROYS to read Mr.. Calhoun's speech and hear
the comments on It, but it never came 10 hand II
was hos.d the new administration would remedy
the grievances which we suffered under the late
one, but alas IL seems "a be worse than ever.
Aiken derives lite name from the former Cover
nor Of this State. Ii is 10 miles from Charleston,
and 10 miles from Augusta. The :. 9. Railroad
passes through the town, which makes It place
of easy access. IL ~ greatly resorted TO by per-
sons suffering from pulmonary affections, and Is
highly recommended by the faculty OF Charleston,
well as the faculty Of some OF the northern
cities, fer invalids II Is go feet higher than
Charleston, and 300 feet above Augusta. The soil
Is sandy. The country Tor twenty miles around IS
covered with pines. IL Is exceedingly dry, which
the II has such advantages for the Invalid.
There are very fine rides to Graniteville, Vau-
clus, Nc, where may be seen SOME extensive fac.
torres, that will vie with Lowell, Cohoes, nc.
There Is also fine spring Of water, named Coca,
on, and So called by the British soldiers during the
revolution, the name Of which II has retained 10
the present day Some very neat churches, Bap-
tist, Episcopal and Methodist. The society il very
pleasant The population - between SIX and seven
hundred. There are several hotels.
The LATE MAIL KOBuREY.--This morning, at
East Boston, a man who was employed in clearing
out a car which stood uros q side track, found
that u contained considerable number Of torn and
Tifed letters which. upon invest CATION, proved to
be part OF those stolen from tie Northern mail
ON Saturday last. Three young men were seen
about this car Saturday, aud it is probab that
they selected II as good place to open the letters
and divide whatever money they contained. Sc
yera notes. one fer $500 and another foT 800,
left untouched. Several letters, from their con-
tents, are known to have contained money, one
s25, &c. They have been sent back {. Concord.
The robbery, Il appears, was accomplished as fol-
Lows;-1he robber having gone from the cars 20
the platform ON the pretence that the motion made
him sick, took advantage OF moment WHOM at.
ten,ion was Withdrawn to climb along the mai
car to window, into which he got and secured
his plumber, by cutting open the bag. He was
fortunate enough To get back agaIn undetected.
The thief was afterwards seen on the platform
wiplng his hands, but nothing was then thought
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