Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1855-10-18
FROM CHARLESTON.

She was born in 1747, ,snd was in her one hundred
and ninth year.
FROM CHARLESTON.
l. We take pleasure in aging before our readers a
letter from the esteemel correspondent whose pen
cillings by-the-way, duing trip to the West last
Spring, gave to us and-we trust to ALL so much Of
pleasure and profit. b has taken up his abode per
manently in Charleston!and has given US promise
of oft-repaated favors finn his pen. Wereceved the
first last week, but to our regret it came toe
late republication. The subjoined letter was dated
n0noaS last,
Messrs. Editors In city SO large as Charleston
correspondent ought not to be at loss for items
sufficient to make up letter of considerable length
but the difficulty is to know what of all would b
best suited to your many readers. Every dayI gath
er up budget of novel and interesting paragraphs
enough to fill volume but it isa question whether
what is novel and intercsting ONE, when offered
second
sesea95n a95naes6hsidsFs df govern myself occordingly
Now, for instance day or two since, my atten
tion was directed to the modus operandi by which
piles driven into the earth in ordcr to form solid
foundation for building. The workmen use small
engine of some five or ten horse power, with machi
merry to roll up chord, which raises heavy weight
of metal confined between two upright posts some
fifty feet high. When the weight is drawn to tho
top spring cause. it tobecome loose and it falls
with tremendous force upon the top of the pile and
drives it into the earth This process is repeated
until the acqureddep is obtained when anotherpost
undergoes the same operation and so on, ad infni
tum.
The piledriving operation commenced here FIVE or
six years ago, for the foundation of the new Custom
House, and is still going on. The wall can Just now
be seen above the fence and suppose in ten years
from this date if Congress continues the appropria-
tions, Charleston will b, able to boast of magnif-
cent Custom House. L we are to have o Southern
Confederacy, the Superintendent should by oil means
hurry on and get mich of the surplus as possible
before the split takes phce. Judging from the por-
tons already completed think it will be one of the
finest buildings in the United States. It will not
compare in size with The Custom Housenow building
III NcW Orleans put lor nhe WORK, IL Will perhaps
surpass it, and at the me time be sufficiently large
for all purposes.
The Directors have et last made final location
Of the Charleston and Savannah Railroad track
through the city. Theresolutions adopted will show
the route:-
Resolred-That the line of road located from Salt
katche Bridge uia Jadssonsboro' and Rentawles, to
connect with line Il be located from this point to
Bees ferry, be adopted.
ResOlred-That the fice of the Northeastern Rail-
road Company, as Sc. forth in their communication
to this board, of the ath August last be accepted
and that line from Che Northeastern Railroad to
Bees ferry be locatedimmediately.
You will see bysthtse resolutions that the Char
lesion and Savannah Railroad Company have acted
wisely. Part of the Company and many of the citi-
zens wished the terminus on the west of Ashley Riy
er, which would certainly cause much trouble and
delay in passing freight and travellers to, from and
through the city. Nbw, full connection is made
with the NE. R. R., and also with the water COM
munication; so thatal freight for the road can be
discharged a the Depot or reloaded from the wharf
instead of draying it 1, great expense two or three
miles. 1t strikes me that similar arrangement by
the s. G. Railroad would be of advantage to all par
ties interested.
Since my last wesk's letter the Cotton Market
has been brisk, but prices are still on the decline
The last accounts caused decline Of at least one
fourth on all descriptions; and it now takes good
article of Carolina u bring 0 cents. The general
feeling here is that tile rates will still recede to
much lower point. rhe excess of receipts in New
Orleans alone up to This time is $4,000 bales, and
The total excess is no much under 100000 This is
aiken as proof of avery large crop. The receipts
1t this place last week were $4,000 against about
5000 last year.
Wheat is advancing, and is now selling at very
high price. There is great demand here for cx-
,ort to Europe. Fine white wheat is worth to-day
S1.90; red, Sl75; unless it is fine, however, these
rices cannot be obtained. The late advance has
cen caused by the accounts from Europe of large
efficiency in France, Germany and England In
rance alone, the deficiency is reported to amount
, 100000 bushelt, to supply which will require
great deal of our surplus. The grain growers of
,e United States haye been peculiarly favored the
st season just when they hid succeeded in har-
'stng tho, best CROPS ever made, they received
e highest prices. fhis is what might very pro-
'rly be called ''beinE in luck" Such times, / am