The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-07
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Aftera consi1ovable lapse of time am again
favored with an opportunity Of addressing ycu,
friendly editors, and through POUR kindness, the
numerous readers Of ths Weekly Crescent" d
the great Cyssesns CRY, celebrated for It's ssalh
and beauty" and which lord Packsphsm thought
70 take for il wealth and booty" but for him il
proved 6oofk1s and ifeless sfair-" Old Hick-
ory," with his brave Kentucky boys" were
there, ready aud willing % receive him-thsy sent
him and many q his hosts, ito that bourne from
whencs NO traveller returns" Since last wrote,
Ihavs besn travelling mostly in this and Abbevills
District. Edgefeld Village, Is a beautiful, four
ishing and healthy town. II is one Of the strong
holds Of the 70 called " FIRE eaters "-.hey voted
mspe than two to one in the late elections.
"A few days past was in Old Cambridge, oacs
called Ninety-six. TWAS once large and -four
ishing village, but now there are many houses in .
dilapidated and tottering condition-only one OF
Two are occupied. 1t is near the southern line Of
Abbsville District and in one Of thetichest portions
Of South Carolina. Tho country around is now
very much worn, there are a great many old fields,
some Of them have had the third growth Of timber
taken Of. Although the country is high, rolling
and well watered yet il is said to have always been
an unhealthy region. The soil 10 red. or rather Of
. mulatto color. A little south Of Old Cambridge
is piece Of road, along the main Cambridge road,
that has from time immemorial been called the
"Devil's Race Paths" perhaps from the badness
Of the ground at times.
The ruins Of the Old Fort Of "'96 are still very
plainly to be seen the old walls have crumbled
down, but have left something like embankments,
or our Western "Levees." all round the Fort in
some places or feet hight. 1t is situated on a
hill about half mile east Of the town-it COM
mands the town and all the surrounding country for
some distance. It figured somewhat conspicuously
in the days Of the Revolution. While it was in
the possession of the British, at one time Gen
Greene invested it and was trying to take it by
regular approaches, but Lord Rawdon coming
upon him with fresh troops and achievements,
caused the brave and magnsnimous Greene to raise
the siege and retreat. One of those who distin-
guished themselves most on the OCCASION was the
noble and generous Pole, Kosclusko. OF him
ater he had fallen in defence Of his own brave and
pa.riotic people, who were, ike US, fighting 70,
liberty, and against tyranny the poet Campbell
said,
2. Hope fos season bid the void farewell
And freedom shrisksd when Koscinsko FELL"
They were lovers Of freedom like Us, but unlike
US, they were unsuccessful and unfortunate. There
is now . beautiful grove, where the Fort once
Stood and barbacues have been held there lof lats
years. In some future communication may give
yous more minnie description Of the Fort, etc.
The Columbia and Greenville Railroad runs, Of
is to run near this point. A depot is to be estab.
lished near there on the Cambridge road, to b.
called 1896" This road extends from Columbia to
Greenville village, and is about 100 miles long i
makes detour or slight circuit, crossing the Sa
luda river twice, instead Of going direct to Green
vile. This was done for the convenience Of the
people in Anderson District as they took largely
Of the stock, etc. The grading of the road is now
about completed all the way through to Greenville
the ties, timbers nearly all out and on the
spot ready for putting down SO that they will b.
ready in few months to lay down the rails, which
are to be the 7 rails. They calculate on havin,
the road completed in eight or nine months, from
Columbia to Greenville, so that there will be
continuous line from Charleston to Greenville
There is also branch of the road that goes t
Laurensburg some 80 or 40 miles long.
These roads will cause a great deal of the trad
that now goes to Hamburgh, to 60 to Charleston
and Of course cause decrease Of trade and pros
perity in the one, and proportionate increase il
the other, eta.
Gnk..ia,y 50 ts-..;s-i ----I -;ii-s., 4-:.- .ei.
brated for its facilities for educational advantages
There is a fine male college there, with 112 stu
dents, with son Of Bishop Capers at its head. /
is under the superintendent of the M. E. c. s
II also has an excellent female academy. At tn,
pleasant village of Dus West is the " Erskine Col
lege," under the control Of the sseeders Green
wood is also apleasant little village, with excellen
female and male academies, under the superintend
ence Of the Baptsts and Presbyterians. ton,
Point " is place celebrated more for the number
of its white flint rocks than anything else as an
cent II is a beautiful situation with a splendi,
private residence on it.
There was biting frost in Abbeville and tn
upper Districts about the last of Superintendent
since to do any injury. Cotton is still maturing
a. general thing, cotton and corn crops are shor
in this State; there are few narrow streak
where good crops will be made, but they are few
and far between; the fall has been very dry an,
favorable for cotton thus far, both for making more
and for saving what is already made. No rail-
here since 24th of August, when they had storm
Streams all low, very low; much trouble in obtain
ing -four and meal at the mills.
While in Abbeville District, availed myself q
an opportunity to visit Dr.. Barrott's Museum--h
has the greatest private museum have ever seen
presume it is the largest and contains create
variety than any other in the State, if not in tn
Union. The sea, air, water and earth, have eacl
largely contributed to fill his shelves and swell hi
lists. Almost every variety of precious stones
some quite valuable, animals from different coun
triss fishes from almost every sea, and birds from
land and sea, and many varieties of insects, etc
may be found in the Doctors Museum. desigl
paying it another visit before leave the country
If SO, you may hear from me again on the subject
Lcould spend hours at time, very pleasantly, il
his museum. 3-e
On the 9th instant there was an unusal display
of the Northern Lights" or Aurora Boreals.
They were more brilliant and beautiful than the
have been seen for good many years. They com
menced soon after dark and continued until nea
II o'clock-someiimes the red rays, or spangles
extending nearly to the zenith. Many of thos
who did not understand from whence those light
came, nor the philosophy of them, were somewha
alarmed. They thought them ominous, as por
tending the end of time, war. or some other grea
calamity. One person was very much relieves