The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-15
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BIAcKv1LE, S. c., December 11.-Blackvillc,
for several years past, has been striving hard
to be the great enlrepot on the South Carolina
Railroad, between Charleston and Augusta;
and at every visit have made here since the
war, have -ound the place steadily progress
ing. Mir. William Tecumseh Sherman and his
friends. your readera will recollect, left this
town rather the worse for their visit in Febru-
ary. 1866; not to put too fine point upon it
they had entirely ruined the place, and all that
in it was,- railroad, depot, stores, houses
and Of courss carried off movables of every
descriotlon. But BlackviIle has rallied. The
old stores have been renovated, those burned
have been replaced by new ones, four or five
I think; and now, as cotton brings fair
price, trade is decidedly looking up, and the
planters generally, as we'll as the freedmen,
have all more or less money to spend, and feel
correspondingly comfortable. -,
Tue short crops Of 1856 and 1867, together
with the low p.ice of Cotton last year, retarded
this rec,lpcration somewhat. The corn crcp
of 1866 having almost entirely failed, great
deal OF money had TO be expended last year III
tue purchase OF the staff Of lie al high prices,
and more corn wus shipped to thus point last
corn was brought here from Charleston. The
Freedmen's Bureau supplied about 1000 BUSH
els. This year, again, the farmers have made
corn enough 10 do ihem-indecd, some OF thea
will be able 10 sell.
In former times this district, C'county"
now, but in speaking 4f old tunes, suppose
it will not be copslder@ disloyal to say dis
surplus to sell but since the war
this has been an impossibihty; first, because
MIR. Sherman KILLED all the live stock he could
find and secondly, because the freedmen
have an unconquerable fondness Tor fresh
pork. Few have made enough pork to last
Them beyond May.
The cotton crop in this vicinity is about the
same as last year. There would have been a
good deal more, but for the caterpillar, which
rs estimated TO have taken about onc-lourth.
Last year about .hirty-fvo hundred bales OF
cotton we're shipped flom this loint, and this
season, up TO date, about twenty Live hundred
bales have been forwarded.
The bankrupt act has relieved, 1t ia estlma-
ted, from fifty 10 seyenty-fye men III Barnwell
County. Nearly all OF these, am informed,
were planters hampered with old security
deb g, o fex were merchants owing d11te-b-0u7n
debts. only oie or two being c.eerancts tur
pOSt-Uesum debts.
This WAS oIce upon time, say year ago,
the great stumping ground Of Senator U. r.
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enumerated here have wrought change III
his fortunes. His influence with the colored
people is entirely gone, and the wnites he mover
nrs:audo to have represented. Tho Coun
~ commissioners arc in very bad reputc he C,
tue lolds or bridges being i'll most lamenta-
ble condition, all but impassable. Many OF tue
planters from this cause are upaple 10 prin@
tier produce to market. The lsso Oommis-
loners Of the Poor hal q slneeure IN theu
Office. Ther. are no poor" IN this VICINITY.
P.ensc N Ike noto of that.
q good teacher, competent and enetgetic, ID
said 10 be wanted hero. Such q one will hnu q
good opou,nS i'll Blackyllle. SO Glso Will u good
blacksmith und wheelwnSht. AS IHE NEWS
Las the good OF Its rec lers at heart, IS cheer
tul contributes its quota in msk'ng knoWn
| tnese wants, And hope; that Tho rlgnt mer VIII
apoiy, and seoure these posltions.
A. tue tunio pal election ln blaokville, some
weeks ago, Mr. NJ. +. Molony was re-eecl ed ln-
| sendant, aud hessrs. r. Oakman, J. a. Btrck-