The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-31
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To the Editor of the Charleston Daily Neaas: -
The frequent reference to the filling up OF the
docks Of Charleston, and The ominous hints about
the necessity Of some speedy action to arrest what
these writer's imagine il TO be dreadful calamity,
either exhibit total ignorance OF the subject
under discussion or has some meaning not made
public It is not true that the docks OF Charleston
fill up any faster now than in 1850, and no fault
was found then. The fact is simply this: 1t has
always been customary to clean out the docks an
nually. During the war, period Of five (5) years,
the deposits from Cooper River accumulated to
such an extent as to render an immense excava-
ton necessary to secure to the decks sufficient
depth of water In 1866 this was done in about
one-haH of the docks, the other halt still remain
unimproyed for want Of revenue or means on the
part of owners to undertake 30 expensive an ope-
ration. 49, 70.
In such docks as were dredged, the fat loads OF
mud we're carelessly emptied near the heads OF
the wharves and, as natural consequence, the
action Of the tide replaced these deposits very
rapidly; this was leading cause Of the refilling OF
those docks, which were dredged in 1866, the pro
cess Of the refing being also assisted by the ac-
ton Of the tides flowing through the bridges OF
the piers and washing the deposits from undredg-
ed docks down into those dredged. All that is
needed to keep the docks always IN order, is the
system for many years practised by one OF our
most enterprising citizens, Of dredging annually
and depositing the mud al such a distance from
the head Of The ,ohdroes without the aid Of steam)
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OF course If the mud is dropped within ten feet OF
the pier head, and the mud from undredged docks
is allowed to wash through the bridges into those
that have been cleaned out, the filing Up will con-
tinue. All the docks, however, where any busi-
ness is carried on, have been for twelve months,
and are now, kept available for shipping, although
at great expense. EAST BAY.
CHARLESTON, 8. O., AUGUST S0.-EDlToR DAILY
News: You will please publish the following, and
oblge an aggrieved party Of the Alert Base Ball
Club:
The DAILY NEWS Of the 26th instant, contains
m account Of match game Of Base Ball played
between the Alert and Palmetto Base Ball Clubs,
It begins by saying that they, the Palmettoes had
but eight men in the field; this is very true but it
is supposed that the writer Of the account is well
enough posted to know that it is much harder to
play against eight men in the field and the ninth
man for Umpire, than to play against the full nine
in the field.
Again, the writer says the Palmettos were oblig-
ed to take men from their second and third mines.
How does this agree with their own statements
To us it does not 'taly." Heretofore, since the
match between the second mines OF the two above
named Clubs, the Palmettos have refused to play
the second nine Of the Aerts in return game, for
the reason that they had SECOND nine, and now 1t
is asserted they had to take men from their second
nine which We believe to be mistaken imprt ssiop
of the writer of the account in ths NEWS On the
whole, we think the account in the News and the
decisions of the umpire, very one-sided affair.
And as the Alert B. B. Club do not think they wero
fairly beaten we sincerely hope the Palmetto Club
will consent to give them another trial, with
disinterested umpire" at some future day not for
distant. "offiN.
A GENTLE WHISPER TO FfoTHERs.-h unfortaz
nately YOU have lost your owl teeth by neglect OF
management take care that your daughters
do not suffer the same penalty from the same Nm
cause See to it that they brush their teeth 1egu'
larly and thoroughly with SozoDosr, and NereDy
you will insure them sound and servceaDie sets do
long as they live. tuths3 Ausqo' q