The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-08
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CAMp.H. December u.
To-day has witnessed Uoc nf the largest and
hest sales that has taken place siucc The Late un.
plGisantmcas.'
the land5S generally we're OF the hest quality,
anu tho prices realized cCrrrSp Sponiins'y good.
One tract of 500 acres belonging To the estate
OF the late Colonel James Chcsnul. btuush.
.ri,oDo. It consisted of '.riyer.ucck.r nul sub.
ject To overflow. The average of crops NOT taken
by ircsc,s il two 10 live: but if one ;:nOd sca-
son Is had, The place b. paid for in that year.
The crop on il, the present year, will realize sXty
bushels Of corn to tl': acre. Taking into cunsi;i-
eraion The insulilccncy OF The present li.iDr you
will have some iacn of Tie waite Of the !li,i Tc
crop alindci to ts mntc without any fertilizers.
the rich deposits made by former lresheti being
sufficient of themselves for all purposes.
Three tracts, belonging to the same estate,
brought -, 50 and $40 per acre.
These last nalaed tracts were sold in small
farms uf from l,j TO 800 acr2s ana several were
purchased by catcrprisnS freedmen, who have
GOrhca the land, and therefore know some hat
OF its value.
The bidding vas quite spirited, unJ ,uoncy
plentiful.
The total number Of acres SOLD was nearly o07o,
and the value nearly $4,000.
or these, not more than tuo thousand wore sold
by the sheriff, tho balance sold by order OF lhc
Courts of Equity and Probate.
The result attained shows satisfactorily that
the real estate market IL rapidly appreciating,
AMI that OR people are recovering from their
bankrupt condition.
The problem OF rccupcratiOn Is 10 longer doubt
fu. even TO the most faithlcss, while the sansuiue
behold their fullest expectations realized.
or general news, there Is certainly q great
'icatth but am called upon to chronicle IN nm.
| fortunate ARRAY which took place OH the evening
OF the 4th Instant In which colorcd man was
severely. IL not mortallJ, stabbed by u young
man OF the county.
The man stabbed has been In commissions near
particulars have been unable to gather, but tile
presumption Is that the other PARTY has made his
escape.
Every now and then VIC arc called upon to notice
| these ARRAYS, and all Of us regret them This,
however, arose from no political quarrel, but oc.
Cured at dance, where drinking formed one Of
| the attractions presume,
The colorcd people were addressed here last
| Sunday week by Whittemorc~-nnu Jillson They
| were to have spoken oil Saturday night, hut ar.
| rived In time only to make few remarks.
On Sunday night tho walls OF the church (M. f.
colorcd,) rang to his tw's.l voice. The inevitable
| 'iorLy acres anu Inula' were paraucu lii lMag
nation before the audience, but failed to elicit
much enthusiasm. Homes, schools, &C., were
arraycd In luscious forras. anu many y dccY
''anen" testified the sharpness OF their appctites
| for such blessings.
| Ofcoursc, these homes are ready furnished aud
supplied with ali their s'littlc ncccssares,; &c
No taxes were mcntioncd; that, indeed, wou;t
| spoil the tempting array.
| Thus time rolls with all Kershaw and II:
| citizens. {: EEl,SiiAw.