The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-23

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the South is large one, and one which We shouio
be glad to see creditably occupied. The promises
made by the projectors of the new enterprise arc
ample. Messrs. WM GILMORE SMM5 ana JOHN
MITCHELL are to be among the editorial "ri'ei''
among the definitely announced contributors arc
JOIN EsrzN COOKE, PAUL II. HxYNE, JOHN H.
THOMPSON and, Of ladies, the authors OF Emil!
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EMILY Y. MASON, Mrs. FANNY DOWNING tose'n''
with some whose names are less known u U.s.
while contributions are expected" from, among
others, Miss AUGUSTA ]. EVANS, ALBERT IAfLoA
BLEDsoN, Ii. D., Mrs. MARGARET j. PREsroN'
HENRY TIMRoD, Hon. A. J. REoUIER, Mrs. anna
CORA RITcHH, GEORGE FREDERICK HOLMES LII. D''
HENRY T.. FLASH, Mrs. GEORGE II. CAIVERf' "ip-
NEy LANrER ]. WooD DAVIDSON and JAMES DAh-
RON HOPE.
Row BOAT RAoE.-A spirited contest took place
ON Saturday afternoon between several well kno"
row boats Of this CITY, The boats startea itoni
CH1so1Ms Mill and rowed to point in mont OF tue
Battery, making distance of nearly half miie'
The following boats were entered:
Rosa, by Mr. RAvENEL.
La Belle, by Mr.. BRYAN.
Fyiif, by NJ. CHEvEs.
Wharf Boat, by Mr.. JERvey.
Lulu, by Mr.. LEWIS
Commodore INGRAHAM and the Rev. VI. b. 1ArEs
were requested to act as umpires, and oap'a'n 1,
N. BoNNEAU as starting Judge. The race was wen
NJ ad 1oru crowd to the DdI-
terry. The bathing house being stormed by the
fair sex, yielded gallantly, and was quickly saiii
soned The Rosa and LA Belle we're eVlden'iy .he
masters Of the situation, and for some time puleo
side by side, but the Rosa, emboldened Dy hef
former successes, pushed forward and was de-
clared the victor After the race the boats passed
in review before the fair spectators on the Battery
end received the commentator, ''weH done.
TIE SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON RAnRoAD.-By
reference to an adver tisement in another column
it will be seen that the work Of reconstruction on
this road is proceeding rapidly. Only DAY OF
two since we announced the completion OF the
road to the Yemasee Station, and We are now
called upon to chronicle still further progress.
Pocotaligo, one Of the most important points on
the line, has been reached bat the work stln
goes bravely on, the Company have taken
Excelsior" as their motto. and have deter
mined to speedily restore the land commu-
nication between the two cities. By tapping
Pocotaligo the road is now accessible from
Beaufort, Hilton Head and Port Royal Ferry, be-
sides the villages of McPhersonville and Graham
vile. This section Of the country is extremely
rich, and the planters will be enabled to visit their
places and return to the city with ease. The fare
to Pocotaligo is S. but the advantages that will
accrue to the patrous Of the road will make this
sum mere bagatelle The directors and the tilt-
ferent officers of the road deserve great credit Tor
the diligent manner in which they have labored to
rebuild this line, and re assured that their en-
deavors to assist the public will meet with the sue
cess they 60 richly merit.
CAUSE AND TRCT.-S0mo weeks since, num-
Der Of workme n, with carts and shovels, went 10
work in Wentworth and Gadsden streets, and
finally built sidewalk for some distance on both
these streets, at an elevation OF fifteen inches not
only above the street. but above the general level
of half the lots in that square. The result might
have been foretold but, il would seem, was not
foreseen. The stagnant water OF these half
dozen lots finally became 80 putrid that the entire
neighborhood became alarmed and the Board OF
Health very properly ordered ditch cut and the
water drawn OF to the river. This Was very prop
orly done between sunset of Friday and niue
o'clock tile next morning, but We ventare the as
sertion that no more offensive matter could have
been disturbed than this horrid Shiny fluid.
Another sidewalk, strange to say, has just been
put down, OH the opposite side OF IT, same street,
at the northwest corner Of Lynch. Here there Is
about an acre OF low ground, which drains nstu-
rally just at the corner Of Wentwort rth and Lynch,
having made channel to the Wentworth street
main drain, just under the old wooden shed on the
corner. But very recently force OF workmen
have built up heavy sidewalk all along both
streets, and the water must accumulate and stag
nate. Now, in the name Of common sense, who is
responsible for this sor, Of business? 1t is high
time that our city fatt era put these improvements
under some system which will not permit such
doings, which, we are sorry to learn are not un-
common in any part Of the city.
MEssRs. EDITORS Il have noticed i'll your paper
several illusions to tho low lots i'll tho Upper
Wards, and hope that the municipal authorities
will take some action that will tend to abate the
nuisance and render the unhealthy sections again
habitable The eastern portion OF Calhoun street
is composed principally Of made land. But, with
few exceptions, the lots are high and the drainage
good. Among the exceptions, however, is one
that demands some notice. It is a large vacant
lot on the north side of Calhoun street. immediate
" opposite East Bay. This lot extends from CAL
houn to Chapel street, but that portion fronting
on Calhoun is not only lower than the adjoining
lots but considerably below the level Of the pave
ment. AS natural consequence, it receives the
drainage Of the neighborhood, and the result is
quagmire that Is slur upon the city, and which
is a fruitful source of fevor Occasionally this bay
is stirred up by the cattle that stray into the en-
closure, and the stencil then becomes uneidurabe.
An effort was made some time since to fill up the
lot with chaff, but the labor was wasted, as the
mire soon absorbed the chat, and the only result
was email crop Of volunteer rice. At present
this lot is the abode Of sand Birds and is OCCASION
ally visited by few curlews but is utterly useless
for building purposes, and is nuisance that is
complained of by the entire neighborhood. If the
Board of HEALTH whose duty it is to examine into
the sanitary condition of the city, should make
report on this lot, trust they will order it to be
thoroughly drained and filed up with good
material, and they will secure the thanks of the
citizens of the EAST END.
o.
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