The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-21

Mr.. NJ. T. HEWITT, Of Washington d. c., is tho
President, and ]. ". ALvoRD, First Yice-Presi-
dent.
We take great pleasure in recording this ,,umis-
taxable evidence of the prosperity Of the colored
people OF this community. "Saying" has not gen.
orally boon considered of tho peculinritics of
the negro character. 1t may be that many Of
them pretend to greater poverty than is warranted
by facts. FIom our observation we should say
TINT tho colored clement spends considerable
money; for tho said clement is always we'll lrcssod,
nntl on Sundays makes much greater display of
tnery than tho other clement. Those wo moot
with arc, moreover, generally very mucl, "harf
up in fact, this il their normal condition. IL il
trlie IT. This also thoy lind many of their whito
brethren who "accept" tho same 'istnation" IL
IL matter OF no small surprise, therefore and con-
graduation, to find that during tho month of july
III cur business circles the ullest OF the wear, tho
freedmen "f Charleston deposited s37,51793. II
speaks OF thrift frrgality and economy; of
healthy ambition to acquire property; ono Of the
hrst Indications of genuine civilization: ono, too
wnich we feel assured every right thinking citizen
halls with satisfaction and pleasure.
lHE BhLTlAonE AND CHARLESTON SrE4HsHIp
LIsE.-ThiH p,nctunI line of sieamors, communal
oi tho tMcoh, Capt. REED, and Sea GuB. Cant.
DUrToN, We arc pleased to notice arc gotting d.
served popularity, and are aiding tho rapidly ex-
'ehdhg commerce between this city and Balti
more The Monumental City, 0ccupyinr com.
mahing position on tho Chesapeake Bay. ono Of
The ilneBt positions for city in the world bavp,
noble iine OF iailroad to the groat Northwest and
WIN naNgablo waters penetrating several noob-
porihe STAKES, her commerce muet bo loroe md
growing, and She will afford many points or ndvan.
tnse"uh trauc with ourselves, which wo slou,d dill
iseh.s cu'''ate. wo copy from tho Baltimore
'n.'"a" hotico OF tho Charleston stea,oers.
vih HE I,,' HIHRiEsToS STEAMSHIP LlsE-wc obscrye
WIN much pleasure the continued and .inernae;,
prosperity of tho various lines of si"ompia pIi,easing
cgnnecuhg TINS port with Southern and Eaata,,, low
I o ss1od %p - inc Atlantic aea-board Especially arc
returning prosperity to that section, tho ron;dI,, T..
1neroasing traao with tho chief ports Of tho SOUTH.
1f Hoie snassv ~ o ono token Of such growth wo
brought hiter yesterday by the steamer FaIscoH
OF the Charleston Steamship Line, which mads
brnanpe iaG p LGR telp port ri to SIon Sr in nbo y
quantity OF grain, six hundred md GfL, bales Of
Georgia and South Carolina cotton. This. VIZ W.
believe, is one Of the largest and MOST valnbio
eating tho prosperity OF tho limo and iis usefulness
TO the trade Of Baltimore is not unworthy Of par
tenlar remark. AS demonstrating, also, tho
growth OF tho cotton trado OF Baltimore, sucI,
largo receipts OF this great staple nre very en-
couragng. Ii wu shall over hnvo tho qualification
OF chronicling tho establishment cT a limo OF
steamers OF tho lorgcst class between Baltimore
anu european ports, as wo hope 10 do, thore is no
reason to doubt that wc shall aso be able in such
an oyent, to point to Baltimore as ono OF tho are-
Sst shpplng ports for cotton on tho Atlantic sea-
board, whero foreign buyers mny vet find it 10
thor lntorost to mike their purchasSs for tho En
Topcan markets. With our extending railroad
connection with tho Southern States, and CO eai
HteQIner3 WilmiDnfau
Savannah and New Orleans, the Toceipts of eotion
at this port ought TO incIe easo vastly. Already we
considerably lead the great city OF Philadelphia in
70 this port much cheaper thnn to PhiladclpSia or
Now York, It Ia not unreasonable 10 expect that.
with increased facilities In tho way Of fncs OF large
Baltimore would assume great proportions