The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-08
The Sale OF tho Cheraw and Darlington
Ssook-Whst President Bridges says
about it-Indignation oGthe People
The Convict Business--The Ladies or
Cheraw-Crop prsspec,s. -
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] CHERAw, 81. o., September 4, 18e9.-This
old town with It's wide and regular streets, is
quite attractive In summer. Cheraw can boast
of good aociety aud energetic merchants, who
| are preparing for the cotton trade OF tho 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
iCheraw, as the mere fact of its passing through
the latter place makes it command q higher
price than ifshipped direct from tile nearest
depot. :
The citizens Of Cheraw expect at no distant
day to find thoir towna great railroad centre
and place of considerable Importance. There
~ cor siderable feeling exhibited upon the SUBJ
ject Of the Cheraw and Salisbury Railroad, and
eial, who is said to baye sold himself to the
baltimore ring. This feeling is not confined
t9 Cheraw, but extends along the entire line
OF the Cheraw and Darlington Railroad, and
Railroad has it's stock divided DIP into 1888
shares, OF which over 1000, Owned by corpora
tions and indiyiduAIs, have Contributed towards
s bsen uoIa TO Mr. BEa sa
president of the Weldon and Wilmington Kall.
road at twenty cents Hon4 the dollar.
aad said to be agent Of the Baltimore
t40, 900 over half q the Ohernw and Darlington
Railroad stock. .ehas {. passed into bands
outside S' Of the. :state:i Mr.. Bridges
f':ima sst be has not b,ught this cherew and
and forthe following, feasons: Along the pro.
1eeted line OF the Bayannah. and Charleston
tha.l5oaa. t.l and between cheraw aud Walter
|. 'iton pyritea." {" from which suiphurc acid is
made. AIR. BRIDGES expetls,a no distant day.
70 see from two to ak extra trains daily run.
ming from theseiton pyrites' fields to Charles.
- Ay,< .,h~ I~-a-
the city With material for making suiphurio
ACID. Again, Mr.. Bridges disclaims all inten-
ton q running sny railroad in any interest ex-
when he wss elected president OF. the -Wiluniurs
ton and Weldon Railroad; tho Wiiming gtonians
xahted him to run The ro,a Ia aHs interest OF
,sss ss az sus he bSscnsd 4S sad the
eetne In the hande ofthe bondholders, is paying
diytdends on ita stock Let the City OF Charles.
to9. the Northeastern Railroad, the individual
Baoss Bldsesy syes soa sPeR sss ana sea shs
.dty set her Just dues. : - - -. o'u
for, their respective churches, and By giving
concerts, oratorios and ice cream receptions
accumulate considerable sums 10 repair their
churches; and for other purposes. On We'd
by the Roman Catholics, at the Town Hall.
The singing Was excellent, save that 1t lacked
variety. After the musical performances, the
opposite. and The fair devotees soon emptied
the pockets OF the willing bachelors by their
entclng rattle lists. a+ 40 q aIiSs
F; Quite batch Of convics was sent from this
place to Columbia s'few days since. They
were chained IN pairs, with braces and chains
looked around their necks.' What farce is
this sending these negro convicts to the peni-
tentiary; but it ia q well managed scheme for
Scott q Co. The judges paea severe senten-
ces upon those convicted, thus biiudfolding
the citizens OF the State, and SCOTT and Stol-
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.
dioaI ticket.
The corn drops In this section are short; but
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, I hesrd
planted ten and aIteen acres respeotiyeiy. ad:
joining the village in fsct'a part Of the village
and netted last year one hundred dollars per
acre, about sixty dollars more per acre than It
would bring them II sold. In. Marlboro, there
Is . planter who, this year, expects to make
sixty bsles OF cotton on the same number Of
acres, and next year intends running from
thirty 10 forty ploughs. planting five hundred
acres and using sixty tons, OF ,s.Wando."
a Timmopsyille, near Florence, on the Viii;
mlngton and Manchester. Railroad, expects to
-nherShanse many OF tbemf trade with Charles.
ton, and. all OF them would do 40 n freight9
were not double from Charleston what they
are fom Wilmington. Thanks to the Whining
ton aud Mspohestet Rsiito.d ! oh, shade, Of
Nine bales Of new cotton shipped from Tim.
monsgine, yesterday. the 4,h, sold at 300.
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