The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-11
ON THE WING.

TO "fcror heat" wo tool, tho alarm fow dayss
ago; ikowiso took our valiso, and passngo on tho
Northeastern Railroad, in ndespcrate effort TO find
IN tue vast wilderness somo cool lodgo.3 We wcrc
surprised, on arriving at Chapel street, 10 sec tho
lnrgc, co,nmodions, and worry hnnds omo now depos
that have boon recently constructed by tho North
eastern Railroad Company. From Tho number Of
foow-traveIlers, concluded that otors, as well
as ourselves, had been slowed in our good old CITY,
md wcro making for n moro northern climc Al
though 1T was hot on tho ears, tho open air Of tho
country was relief, and our Dyes Toasted OIL the
varied and over changing Yerduro that invested
Held and forest, swamp, mend and grove. Tho
rich folingo OF tho maple, gum and poplar; tho
sombrc coiorng OF tho pino, cypress and live dak;
the tropical luxuriance of tho "canc," and Tho
thousands OF vines and parasites, comfortably
vcgetating i'll ease, aud void Of caro-, depending OIL
other moro hnrd working subjects OF that kingdom
for their sustenanco md support-thcsc, and hun
dreds of other rural eights, formed pleasing dio.
rama TO our wcaried urban oycs, aud VIC gazed and
toasted on them through oil the hundred miles of
tho picturesque Northeastern" scenery. Tho
fields Of corn and of cotton in ordcr and pre-
sonted IN agreeable variety in tho landscape.
Tho log huta, also, and frccdmon's colonies hero
and tlicro observable, il not ornamc cnnl in them
scivcs, wcro nevertheless picturesque But this
We cannot say Of tho barkcl nnd "boxed" pine
trees, or Of tho unsightly sstills, with hundreds
OF barrels of .'rosn" and turpontino lying about
loose. 30 lkewiso with the numerous aaw-millH,
aituatod along tho limo of road Those arc all uso
full, and speak well for tho enterprise and indue-
trial activity OF our people; but thcy mar the
beauty and harmony of nature. However, as long
us tar, pitch and turpontne bring good prices in
Liverpool, and lumber is good doa in demand,
80 long virgin dip" will pay bcttor than virgin
landscapes, and saw-mills than sylvan sentiment.
Tie Northeastern Railroad is in excellent OF der
all tho waysidc, rs well tho terminal depots
haYo been rebuilt, and i'll superior stylo'to what
they were boforo the war. Numerous villages aro
sprinGing up along this railroad md Florcnce, it's
terminus and point OF intersection, is growing
with every month. If wo wero to Judge of tho
amount OF business dono there by tho number OF
stores, we should say that Florence was in tho very
zenith Of prosperity. There arc very many stores
there, 30 many that wo wero inablo,t6 count thom
ALL Tho whistle blew before we were half through
tho task. J. w. CAMILLE, Esq. mino host Of tho
largo and elegant Florence Hotel, keeps all excel
leut house, and<thougH he .ontortahs travollcrs,
and in frstrae stylo, too, would not like to ir-
cur his displcasuro by saying no "lakcs them ini"
They boast newspaper now in Florenco, tho Cd
zeffc which takes caro- OF tho interests OF this
night by tho gallant corps OF Hrcmen who made
such u favorable impression among tho fair OF tho
Palmetto city in April last. Watched over by such
sontinols land having no mosquitoos), tho good
people OF Florence can rest secure.
But wo must delay in tho fair italian CITY no
longer; We arc of again on our way to Darlington
This is our first visit since tho great fro. Unlike
our own City by the Sea, we find Darlington is not
nursing her burnt district, but on tho contrary
making all tho haste sho can to tho unsight-
ly scar The public square ia once moro surround
cd with number Of now stores, larger and hand
somer than those that gero burned. Thomis
alono is still covered wish sackcloth and ashes;
civil law We did not learn htdh hthr uHs hSpt 81 ths es SuP
House are almost tho only yegtige loft OF tho late
fire. This speaks we'll for n small community
Like Darlington, at timo like this when business
ID dull, money scarce, ndprospects gloomy? The
goddess OF justice holds temporary court in pri-
vato hall, imWoyisod for tho purpose. !
Darlington has q Hourishing nowspaper-tht
SouLhtrner--with q veteran aon OF Paustus-Mr
BhowN-to keep hor citizens informed Of what
| trnnsprcs beyond her limits. Wo visited the
Office and found tho typos engaged in their ardu
| ous vocation; tho foreman "imposing" 'thrillna
Incidents" shocking murders" ''tho weather anf
the crops," "Hymeneal," and "Reconstruction,
on M cx-tombstono, now doing service as On im..
posing stono.
Tho following list comprises tho principal NOR
| chants OF Darlington; souio OF whom have bcor
identified with tho villngo for many ycars: Mcssrs
CHARLES & Co., 8. A. WooDs, Ii. A. HUaoIHs, D. 4
| j. EARLY, EAsoH 4 Co., pARKER & KELLY, D. Sn
DEnsrEiN,i Fl. HYMEs, J. g.. MCCALL & Co., J
WoowARD, Law & CnAnLRs, ,NoRMEST S DAR
DAN. There is hotel hero kept by Mr.. RUSSELL
and restaurant by AIr. PEAnoE. Since Genera
SrcKLEs' order has gone into effect, howuvor, whcl
rting tho knel to restaurants, tho latter establish
ment, wo boliove, has boon "annoIod" to tn,
former. This, however, may bp moro rumor.
Darlington boing tho contro OF largo nh
wealthy district, as may be supposed, is suforinl
from an oyerpius OF lawyers and doctors tho for
NOR very busy, tho, latter resting :on their oars
owing to tho latreasingly hoalthy condition Of til
country this summer. ~ = -S'l - - so " s."'
Busineaa is dull; indeed thore Is complete stag
n .ton. There is no money in tho country, mn
worry properly littlo or no crodit "Pay as you 20,
and "don't spond your money beforo you got IL,
are two wholesome lessons, which, 1t is to b
hoped, mny survive tho bitter scl,oci OF our preg
experienced. II 80, our low oxchoquer will hay
! subsoryod one good purpose. ~ " 40 !' -,
There is In t4ie district, as In many othes part
Of tho State, great. scLrcity Of proyiBions and
largo numbor"of persons" both black aud Whit
rcceivo elcomosynaryj assistance. On Saturday.
whom rntions arc distributed to Tho moody undo
tho auspices Of tho Frecdmcna Bureau, oycry foa
lending TO Tho village Is crowded with tho appl
/ osnta, who como from Darlington and Chostetfel
districts, twenty and thirty milos, and perhaI
sill greater; distances, on foot, on horseback
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