The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-03

whether one or two occupy room. 1t is fair
to say that nearly all the boarders here are ia
valids, who require special attention and pecu-
liar diet, and In that view prices are not uu-
reasonable. Tho fare is as good as can be Ok
pected 80 far inland, and cannot justly be COM
planned OF. In this respect there is @ marked
improvement over former years, am told.
VISITORS HERE.
Hugh Maxwell, Of New York, has spent the
winter here, and Tburlow Weed has been mere
several weeks. The former has improved very
much indeed, in health, and the latter is un-
derstood to be gaining slowly. They frequeDt-
Iy interest the guests here by their brilliant
conversation at the fire-side of an evening, and
either Of them can commence tho narration of
some incident in his own history in the words
OF the secondary title Of Scott's Waverly-
Tis sixty years smce." Heman j. Redheld,
another New York octogenarian, has also been
Coles and General Dimmick. United States
army, are wintering at this hotel. The inva-
lids are chiefly oflicted with disorders of the
rarely found here. It is common to hear some
cadayerous individual asseverate, with heav-
ing chest and tanting breath, that ''his lungs
are re as sound as a dollar. but he has little
is al idiosyncracy OF his disease. Although
SO many Of the guests are invallds, yet as most
OF them are accompanied ty friends (and none
should &c come me, here ire unattended by friend
place Is by no means dull. Consumption Is
itself a cheerful disease, and gay cavalcados
Drlgnten the streets every pleasant morning,
and the numerous croquet grounds resound
with merry laughter.
PROPOSED sANITARIUM.
The grounds have been purchased and @
charter obtained by some Northern gentlemen,
who appreciate the climatic advantages OF the
place, tor the purpose OF erecting sanitari-
um, or hotel for invalids, which in it's grounds,
gymnasium, stables, &C., will offer attractions
and appliances which will be of the highest
benefit to those seeking restoration to health.
Additional accommodations are greatly need
ed, as scores are turned from the place every
winter for want of room. It would not be pru-
dent for any person to count on finding room
here this season without first learning whethe..
one can be had, and engaging it in advance.
The hotel has been full for some time.
STATE OF SOCIETY.
This has been military post since the war.
Last year two companies of the Fifth calvary
were stationed here, and when they left for the
plains in September their place was filed by q
These troops left o lew days ago, joining the
regiment in Columbia, and the barracks, &C.,
have been sold. 1t was here that Wheeler and
Fitzpatrick had u brush during Sherman's
march. Some of the negroes are very indus
trlous and saving, and some are very lazy and
improvident, but oil Of them are orderly. In
deed, the streets of Aiken are safer than those
of New York, and, as that may not be thought
very assuring will add, as safe as any North
ern village. Even vicious negroes ale not dis
posed to commit offences against the person.
Their failngs are Of the petty larceny order, a
knowledge OF which on the part OF judiclous
chickens would cause them to ''roost high.'
here because their health will not permit them
to live elsewhere. They are kind and sympa-
thetic toward strangers, and strive to make
their sOjourn pleasant.