The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-08
CHARLESTON. April 5th 1861

CHARLEsroS, April 5th 1861
told you yesterday that l would say some
thing of our Banking institu tions, and the city
OF Charleston is place OF residence.
We hsve nine Banks in this city. One, the
Bank OF the State, is the fiscal agent of the
State, with the resources of the State at its
back. The others are what is termed private
Banks, IN which the State has no stock, but
every stockholders private means is bound
for ali the liabilities of these Banks. No Banks
on earth are on more safe foundation. The
aggregate active banking capital of these nine
institutions is over sixteen millions of dollars:
far more capital than Is necessary for the
wants of this community 81 present hence
they seek investments in other States AT
higher interest, which not unfrequeutly as
in The last siI months, causes distress here
Had more outlet for trade, were our
Southern merchants generally TO do their
trading here, ms tead OF in New York, the ac-
tive ban king capital of our city and State
would be employed at home, TO the building
up of our own city and its prosperity. En-
teTprising business men, with stout hearts
and heads fun of brains, are therefore needed
much here. for am free to confess that old
togylsm has Teigned undisturbed here too
long.
Charleston, as a city, is, without doubt the
most pleasant place of residence that know
Of in all my acquaintance. In winter, we
scarcely ever have 1t cold enough to produce
ice, and if at all, 1t melts ill few hours
Couseq uentiy, we have fruits vege tables and
flowers from the 1st of January to the 3lst of
December. As summer residence, l prefer
II 10 any city North that have ever visited,
being almost entirely surrounded by broad
salt water, with the ocean Immediately in
front, We are never without d fine sea breeze,
rendering the hottest summer DAYS and nights
not only beaTable. but positively delightful.
As 10 the health of Charles ton, no city ell
JOYS greater exemption from disease. The
yellow fever has, for the last ten years, visit
Ell us every other year. Last year was the
time for its visitation, and it passed with a
f.aNxY in fhA
not think there were Il dozen deaths caused by
II. Indeed, it was seriously doubted by many
OF our oldest resident physicians whether it
was really the yellow fever at all. Our city
IS now drained by what we call tidal drains.
They are immense under ground culverts,
running the whole length and width of the
city, The floors of which are on a level with
low water and when the tide is at flood, the
gates OF these mighty receptacles are lowered,
and al dead low water, at the same minute,
they all raised, when they pour their
turbid contents into the bay in front, and
INTO the rivers on either side. 1t is by
these cuIyerls the city is Grained-a stu
pendous work, and just completed, which
evidently has greatly improved already the
health of the city. and we look forward TO the
Time when we shall be exempt from this en-
necessarily dreaded disease. As / once said to
you, which l here repeat, that according to
MARS Journal If Health, Charles ton i. The
third or fourth healthiest city known in the
wide world. Ague and fever are unknown
the dread Of Virginia, is almost a stranger
We use cistern water exclusively, which IS
the purest and best water, as all Intelligent
people know, and for tie last ten wears ice
has not exceeded one cent pound. We have
profusion OF the finest fresh fish throughout
the year, with sea turtle, sea crabs, shrimps,
and every luxury that the ocean affords. La
Dor is cheap. House female servants can be
hired at 20 10 IS per month, exclusive of
clothes, and German or Irish help At the same,
each always to be had. Rents are cheap. A
dwelling with six square rooms, with gas
CRATES, and every convenience at $500. We
have double daily line Of railroad TO Savan-
Aah, Augusta, Columbia, and Wilmington
diyerging throughout the country.
keiigiously, no place is more blessed. We
have over forty places Of worship in the city,
ali highly respec table, and most of them ele-
CANT. There are Episcopal, Catholic, Presby-
terrain, Methodist Episcopal and Protestant
Baptist, Lutheran, Dutch Reform, Unitarian
and Jews places of worship scattered all over
the city. The Mayor sends guards man to
each place of worship every Sunday, to see
'hht vehicles pass slowly.
The public schools are conducted on tina
most perfect modern plan, and all citizens can
educate every child, without paying dollar,
except small tax indirectly.
IN the vicinity OF Charleston, twenty miles
on The South Carolina Railroad, is the delight
l vi town OF Sunmerfilie, where men Of bust
ness can reside, and go and return every morn
Ing and afternoon
an isianu is grand summer resort,
s9uai TO your Cape Mays, or any other Cape.
zen there is Mount Pleasant, in sight OF the
~, another healthy and pleasant sea side
village. One hundred miles on the South
, aroiina Railroad brings you to the renowned
tp"h oi Aiken, with its health giving atmos-
phefe 70 eonsnmptive inyaiids, and its numer-
csty
These are few Of the good things in and |
afoind Charleston. Take them, Messrs. Edi- |
"isi ana deal them out 10 your readers and |
u you or they wish confirmation OF what |
cay, come and see for yourselves.
tIRaIsIus.