The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-08
WHAT Is THOUGHT OF THEBALT1MoRE RING.
The Sale OF tho Cheravv and Darlington
Stock-Whaa President Bridges says
about it-Indignatfon ofthe People
The Convict Business-The Ladies Of
Cheraw-Crop Prospects.
Iraon ouR TRAVELLING ooRaFspoNDrNr.]


CHERAw, 8. c., September 4, 1Ss9.-This
old town with its wide and regular streets, is
quite attractive in summer. Cheraw can boast
of good society and energetic merchants, who
are preparing for the cotton trade Of the fall
and winter. A quantity Of cotton from North
Carolina finds it way to this market, and the
farmers Of Marlboro and adjoining counties
say that it ia better to ship to Charleston via
Cheraw, as the mere fact of its passing through
the latter place makes it command higher
price than if shipped direct from the nearest
depot.
The citizens Of Cheraw expect at no distant
day to find their town q great railroad centre
and place # considerable importance. There
is COZ siderable feeling exhibited upon the sub
ject Of the Cheraw and Salisbury Railroad, and
much Indignation is expressed against the ofi-
cial, who is said to have sold himself to the
Baltimore ring. This feeling is not confined
to Cheraw, but extends along the entire line
with good reason. The Cheraw and Darlington
Railroad has its stock divided up into 1898
shares, OF which over 1000, owned by corpora
tions and individuals, have contributed towards
the building Of the Cheraw and Salisbury Rail-
road. This stock has been sold to MIR. Bridges.
president of the Weldon and Wilmington Rail
road qt twenty cents on the dollar.
ring. In other words, for the paltry sum Of
$4,000 over half Of the Cheraw and Darlington
Railroad stock has passed into hands
outside of the State. MIR. Bridges
claims that be has not bought this Cheraw and
Darlington stock save for himself and friends,
and for the following reasons: Along the pro-
jected line OF the Savannah and Charleston
hot
boro', are to be fouue, in large quantities,
':iron pyrites." from which sulphuric acid is
made. Mr. Bridges expects, at no distant day,
to see from two to Six extra trains daily run
ming from these iron pyrites fields to Charles.
ton in order to supply the phosphate works Of
the city with material for making sulphuric
acid. Again, Mr.. Bridges disclaims all inten-
tion Of running eny railroad in any interest ex-
cept that Of the stockholders He says that
when he was elected president OF the Whining
ton and Weldon Railroad the Wilmlngtonians
wanted him to run the rold in the interest OF
Wilmington; but he declined, and the proof
that ne did 80 is that the road, instead Is OF
dividends on it's stock Let the City OF Charles
ton, the Northeastern Railroad, the individual
owners Of stock, keep their eyes open, and the
Baltimore ring. Mr. Bridges, aud the "so!d
Official" may all be disappointed, and our o.a
city get her just dues.
for their respective churches, and by giving
concerts, oratorios and ice cream receptions,
accumulate considerable sums to repair their
churches and for other purposes. On Wed.
uesday night last I attended an oratorio given
by the Roman Catholics. at the Town Hall:
The singing was excellent, save that it lacked
variety. After the musical performance, the
audience adjourned to the ice cream saloon
opposite, and the fair devotees soon empted
the pockets OF the willing bachelors by their
enticing raffie lists.
Quite q batch Of con7icts was sent from this
place to Columbia few days since. They
were chained in pairs, with braces and chains
locked around their necks. What farce is
this sending these negro convicts to the penl-
Scott & Co. The judgee pass severe senten-
ces upon those convicted, thus biindfoldlng
the citizens Of the State, and Scott and Sto-
brand take care that the sentences are mere
forms, as witness the numerous murderers,
incendiaries and thieves that are set free to
depredate upon the citizens and vote the Ra-
dical ticket.
The corn crops in this section are short; but
the evil can be recrifed by the farmers plant
ing largely in oats and other small grains.
Cotton, it is feared, will be still more injured
by the cold nights we have had for the past
week. A late fall is much needed. While in
Darlington Courthouse the other day, heard
Of two gentlemen. both OF them doctors, who
planted ten and fifteen acres respectively, ad-
Joining the village in fscta part Of the village,
and netted last year one hundred dollars per
acre, about sixty dollars more per acre than it
would bring them il sold. In Marlboro, there
is q planter who this year, expects to make
sixty bales OF cotton on the same number OF
acres, and next year intends running from
thirty to forty ploughs, planting five hundred
acres and using sixty tons OF "Wsndo."
Iimmonsville. near Florence, on the Will
mington and Manchester Railroad, expects to
merchants. many of them. trade with Charles
ton, and all of them would do so if freights
we're not double from Charleston what they
are from Wilmington. Thanks to the Whining
ton and Manchester Railroad Oh, shades of
the projectors Of this road
Nine bales OF new cotton shipped from Tim
monsYlle, yesterday, the An, sold at SOC.