The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-12-23
Cur Charleston Correspondence,

CHARLEsToN, S. c., 10Th Dec, 1868.
a stranger who has not visited
Charleston for the last two years, will
find that city considerably improved.
The work ofreconstruction is carried
on steadily in almost every principal
street. On East Bay street, l can
sea. ccly discover any traces Of the
destru ;tiyo shells which damaged 50
many buildings. % The stores arc we'll
supplied with every variety of NOR
cllandisc, and good bargains can be
made almost anywhere, The pile Of
boxes before tho stores on Meeting
Street, arc sure evidences that there
is life and activity in the various
branches of business carried on in
that central part the city. In the
vast ,portieo, under tho colonade of
tho Charleston Hotel, are to be seen
crowds of gentlemen, whose fresh and
rosy faces seem to Indicate that they
arc merchants and shop-kcepers from
various sections of South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida. King Street
shows great signs Of Improvement.
The large front windows of the best
houses arc crysattractive., You can.
not help. stopping to- gaze at the bril-
ant:display Of goods of almost ovory
description, from a penny whistle to a
costly and dazzling i diamond. Any
one having investments [ to, make in
nice and sweet, things for tho little
folks at home, will}not fail stopping at
MIR. Marion's, whose store, is n per
ffectt representative Of tho elegant
shopsa TO bciseor on the fashionable
5Boulovards Of Paris. at this season of
the year. Atone ofthc large windows
of his store, he has on exhibition one
o., TIE greatest curiosities to be scon,
a great attraction indeed. 1t is q
steamship, about sovcpty.iivc inches
long, and 2t@cnty inches vide, com
| pletc ia every respect excepting on on
~ the cordage, which is silver cord,
] everything else, tho hull,i the masts.
ars,lsails, and a crowd of men, com.
posing the crew, some Of whom are
seen engaged OH deck, some climbing
up tho cordagc and even tho captain
with atrumpetiin an attitude of com.
mand, in short, all'i made Of solid
cake and candy. She represents one
! Of 'theos. steamships! Of tho former line
| ! between ct N,seg1 Charleston and New, York,
and the .namc "Marion'',is inscribed
inilettors ofgold.ai o. asFp4iiaga li
II Considering the population Of Char.
lesion The large number Of colorred
people, and crowd Of strangers, no.
whsrel can be found moro order; tran.
lt.y,7security and everything else
THAT can render d visit agr.eeeetabIe n 4
cit CITY "a North 'oF psaa, Or South, !. yIATOK
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Only think there sre in Sonr Township
.eaS, negro hrafs 20 school and these young
;a'fKles are,toj jbe ieducaiedsbyt those ,Idanah-
''ets ,ob NewtEngland, salaried| a,youri ex
tpense%s onlythidk,these public sslloola are
10 ba kept open fprthe, sols Ibenefit q OF Ma.
GER ne bispresenoeiin the same, Bare tiie
entry, fshesShito child sohlyahibk When
|.yoaiase unsbse'so eduoafe yotf owaa Shil,
'drsn yoasars 3ahottttot Se,siesisated into
schooling S3s iyakabohd nesrb caitdfsn h
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litis ahase dadertak kiHs.,s Aid nov low il ii
Elana3 owner fiat You ,sro about .to pitoha n
with this lousy i0aad Of poles, Geuhtaiied VOL
| ahtarily oa yoa. III Ssftafdly owing u piko
f'waat0f foresight aud drsasSii6h. TKs'dai,
aissssf f,hesbiass negro bsbies are nominal. I.
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