The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-05
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE STATE CAPITAL.

THE STATE CAPITAL.
THE MANDAMUs OPINION TO BE PRONOUNCED ON
WEDNESDAY, y-wILLARD AND HoaE FOR PILLS
BURY, AND MOSES FOB CLARK-soUTH CARO-
LIMA RAILROAD GETS ONE HUNDRED AND TEN
DOLLARS DAMAGES AGAINST THE COLUMBIA AND
AUGUSTA RAILRoAD-sALE OF THE COLUMBIA
oANA1.-aREAT MANUFACTUaI aINa ENTERPRISE
OF SENATOR sPRAaUE-CoLUMRIA REAL Es-
TATE ALREADY DOUBLED IN vALuE-THE RAN
DoLPH AURDERERs.
COLUMBIA, January 4.-The announcement
of the opinion of the Supreme Court in the
Charleston nsandanus case has been post
poned until Wednesday,. 1t is believed that
Justices Willard and Hoge will favor the claim.
ants, and Chief Justice Moses the respondents.
The jury at Edgefield Courthou 80 have as
sessed tho damages suffered by the South Car
olina Railroad by the infringement of their
right OF way by the Columbia and Augusta
Railroad at $11O.
The Columbia Canal, with it's extensive wa
ter power AMI manufacturing privileges, was
sold this morning. The canal is eight thou
sand six hundred and ffty-four yards long,
aEd the average fall for the first three miles
is fourteen feet, commencing at ten feet, at
Upper-street in Columbia, and attaining nine
teen feet enc inch at Bridge-street; the remain
ing two miles, from Bridge-street to its
mouth, commences at nineteen feet ten inches
and attains o fall Of twenty-five feet.
Fine building sites exist between the canal.
and river, giving complete protection to build
ings and machinery from freshets. The
State will convey the canal, and all it's appur-
tenances, together with the right Of way for
one hundred feet on each side Of the centre
Of the canal to the purchaser. Compensation
to the adjacent land owners for the right Of
way to be made by the purchaser, on the same
just and equitable terms that the right Of way
was conveyed to the Grsenvine and Columbia
Railroad Company by act of December Is, 1s45.
This power has been accurately surveyed by
Professor John LeConte, of the South Caroli-
ma University. He estimates that by doubling
the original capacity Of the canal as required
by the act, that the power secured to Bridge
street will be three hundred and fifty five horse
power, the average head being fourteen feet;
and from Bridge-street to it's mouth five hum
dred and thirty-two horse power, with an
average head Of twenty-one feet, and q cur
rent Of one foot per second. With current Of
two feet per second the powers would be seven
hundred and ten and one thousand and sixty
four horse power, and if the machinery is not
run at night the power may be doubled by ac-
cumulating water in the reservoirs.
Gas Che supply Of water" says Professor
LeConte, (which may be turned from the
river into the canal at it's head is almost un-
limited, the canal can be enlarged to an extent
commensurate with the demand for water
StoWsfs 1f desired, IL may be made to supply
eng hseHcs
power or more. In fact, by very simple ar
rangements, one-third or ene-half. or even
more, Of the whole water in Broad River
might be turned into such ON enlarged canal''
The bid was made on last Saturday by Mr..
John Heart for and in behalf Of Major 8. A.
Pearce. for two hundred delars for the right
as advertised, and full guarantees were given
for carrying out the conditions imposed rela-
tive to improvements. Which are as follows:
FIRST The purchaser shall, within two years
from the date of conveyance, complete the
widening and deepening OF said canal to at
least twice it's original capacity. Hts original
capacity was fifteen feet wide at the top, eight
feet at bottom, aud four feet in depth. TO
double it, according to Professor LeConte's re-
port, it will require the removal of thirty-six
Thousand one hundred and seven cubic yards
Of earth, and thirty-two hundred cubic wards
OF stone, to Bridge-street; and from Bridge
street to it's mouth ~, ,176 cubic yards OF earth,
but no stone.l That the same shall always
be kept open for boating purposes, free Of
charges, for toll or otherwise, to where it is
now used. This will not interfere at all with
the water-power for driving machinery, as boats
only descend as far as the Grst lock- near Up
per-street.] That the water shall not be per-
mtted to become stagnant, and that it shall
not be used for other than hydraulic puposes
And that there shall be o. reservation to the
State of water-power sufficient for the purposes
OF the State Penitentiary, for all time, free Of
charge. This is estimated, at tho maximum,
at one hundred horsepower And upon the
further condition that the work Of widcaing
and deepening the said canal shall be COM
nenced within six mouths, and the sum Of
10000 shall be expended on the same within
twelve months from the date OF conveyance.
1t is understood that Senator Sprague IS in
terested, and that he will back up the project
with any amount OF capital necessary for the
erection OF manufactures. Real estate in Co.
lumbia has risen one hundred per cent, and
very general qualification is evinced by the cit
1zens at the prospect before them. The CON-
missioners this morning accepted the bid Of
Mr.. Heart. %A
Major Pearce and Governor Scott about two
weeks ago made heavy Investments in proper
ty bordering on the canal.
1t is anticipated that the murderers Of Mar
tin and Randolph will be arrested this evening
or tomorrow, in Abbevlle District.
CONDENSED TELEGRA1rs
By premature explosion at the wreck Of the
steamship Scotland, off Sandy Hook, yester-
day Cantain w L. Churchiu lata oR tha 10, ,z,x