The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-11

DUsT.-One OF the annoyanceS and lnconven1-
ences Of city Life is the quantity OF dust which the
wind, in dry seasons, stirs up, and which settles
upon our clothing, adheres to or -!sius and
In wel-managed towns, there can be found persons
who, for consideration will, by means of q water
who are Quite 40 @ their business until the
near approach Of shower, at which time they
display zealousness and an activity that should
know as ts.slow coachea," and. consequently these
watery are rather getting out Of fashion,
asRes bs1d hs e ssT gSosS S 81 t. %
that benefits the whole. But while dust is disa-
gTeeable to the pedestrian, how much more un-
the trip is rapid one and the car or carriage is
Of such construction as to produce great
draqght; and it is this thought which makes us
vent this great nuisance from annoying their
passengers during the summer. That they are
them we feel confident, and would suggest that
this matter bo considered by the Direction ut an
early day.
MAToR's COURT, January 10-Robert johnson,
q youthful specimen Of black humanity, who
threw basin Of water from font window, to
the great danger Of passing sunsets and sides,
was fined 81.
chimney was reported as having been afre, and
it being proved that than nmonth had elapsed
since it was swept, the contractor was dnod s25.
Lewis Lake, a man of very dusky hue, who got
against posts and people in the street, was ined
IS. Lewis insisted that he wasn't SO tight as peo-
pie thought, but that it was trouble that madehim
on crop, and then only getting half paid, he took
another half in whiskey, and his mind was SO wor-
ned that M he staggered This explanation was very
the fine.
Three men, who had used the sidewalk for
madeto pay IS each for their lodging. -
A tavern keeper, who had attempted to eject
from his establishment sergea1t Of Police, who
Amanda -Doty, an aged female, Late Of Beaver
Dan,- the widow, no doubt, OF some venerable
Roty Of African descent who was clothed il
awake hat, and who had applied Ror lodgings, was
sent IN cait, under guard q honor, to the col
time to indulge in any % anay Of etc naoD oe
the mutabiity of human affairs. Y
REAL ESTATE SA1E.2!The old Exchange pre-
sented far more lively appearance yesterday than
it has for years past. It seemed it had shaken
of its letharey, and forgetting that it was but q
desolate shell battered building had turned to the
ly crowded. f:.3 s5:e ..'
tramping Of q Thousand feet had worn into hol-
it seemed as Il t'the past was but Dream, and we
perceptible difference however, was the change OF
faces, many who were always present at an estate
sale having been gathered tother fathers; but the
attendance So large and the bidding spirited
as in the days when we knew not the greenbacks.
large amount of valuable property, q portion
OF the estate Of Rev. Patrick O'Nei1, decreased,
was sold under tho direction Of the Master in
Equity and by Messrs. Leitch s. Bruins, real estate
brokers. AS this property offered for sale com
Wards, the bidding was lively and the prices real-
lied were almost equal to the ante-cellum era.
The-dwelhng house and lot Of the Rev. P. ONein
ION the west side OF King street, between Wander
horst and Calhoun), and four lots Immediately
south, brought the sum Of sl2, ITO.
Rso s1eas ens seazsd aEsa Rasty On kns
Four lots in Cannon street, near the corner Of
Rutedge, sold for s., ,725. ~ Ii '%y .. y.. ~
One lot, with several wooden buildings, on Ann
street, opposite the Park, brought s., ,056.
This has been of the largest real estate sales
city poRer that has taken aos for
stringency Of the money market, tho prices real
ICED show that the depreciation Of property is not
so great as has been believed.
THE TIDAL DRAINs.-When this enterprise was
started, some years since it was hardly thought
that it would prove US efacacious as at present;
but the experiment (for at first it was scarcely
more) has proved enninently successful, and these
subterrsnean sewers now radiate in every direc-
ton. During the war it was found impossible to
attend to tho necessary cleaning properly, and, as
natural consequence, the drains became choked
and the supply Of water in the man-holes was very
The City Council have recently given the subject
their serious attention, and though the supply OF
water can never be made sufficient for the uses OF
the fire department, yet the cleaning process will
be Of great benefit to the city; By recent enact
formed and the incumbent required to bestow his
undivided time and attention upon the drafts, to
sse that they we're cleaned properly and Hooded at
Under this new regime the laborers have been
busily engaged in removing the dirt that has &C
very fatiguing and laborious, but the result has
been very satisfactory, and the large amount OF
sand and mud that have been removed shows that
the operation was not comm enced too soon.
The main drains in Meeting street. on account
Of their size and the frequency Of the rnan-holes
were more accessible and easier clansed but il
Was found necessary 10 break extra holes into that
on Calhoun street, before the mud could be re-
moved. In some places this had accumulated to
such an extent that but few inches Of space re.
manned between the surface Of the water and the
roof Of the drain. The mud that ia removed from
these openings is used by the city in filing up the
excavated lots and low grounds within its pre-
cincts. l@s] %t=.
Il Although these drains will never answer the
double purpose intended, viz: as sewers and inex-
haustible fire wells-yet there is little doubt that
they answer the first purpose admirably, and have
grown in favor from their origin. complete sys-
tenn Of sewerage has always been considered indis.
and the tidal drains OF Charleston are but the
nucleus from which, In a few years, branches will
shoot IN every direction.
Paris, London, and the different European and
American cities, have paid great attention to thif
subject, and their huge underground arches are
among the wonders of the world. In some Of The
Northern cities sewer hunting is profession, and
their dirty work Unfortunately the South, ane
or7r own CITY, ie too Door to offer 3ny at