The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-13

| The R811rOnd COnsOlida tfOn-E &C q pcil
| COnvicts Summer II esorts-Trustees OF
the University--Canal hpraguo-Cht-
nese. Labor he Governors Letter
Baue Ridge II abroad.
| FROM QUIZ OWN CORREsPONDRNT.l
| COLUMBIA, July 49, The consolidation meet
ing Of the two railroads-tbe Charlotte and
South Carolina, and the Columbia and Angus
ta-has been the great event of the week, and
yet there is very little to be said about it. The
interest of the railroads seemed to conflict
with that Of Columbia, and hence arose two
parties in the meeting. The railroads bad the
power in their hands and carried their end
the consolidation Of the two roads. The mi
norty that opposed this, ,claim 10 have the local
interest of the city at heart. 1t is, however,
an anomaly in political economy if q general
good does not in the end work q local or spe-
cial good where at first blush there appeared
to be q clash between the general and the spe-
cial. Although the partisan feeling just now
is running high, it is apparent that the COM
muuity is disposed to accept the liberal and
| rational view,~ and TO see In the good OF the
| State and country-in the good Of commerce
| and trade-also the good Of Columbia. And
this opinion win prevail. ftfA
ESCAPED coNvIoTs.
There is o good deal OF comment among our
citizens upon the recent escapes from the
State Penitentiary. The local press has called
attention to the escape of Hezeklah Jones, a
negro, of Beaufort, convicted there of murder,
| and sentenced to ten years in tho Penitentiary.
1t is stated that this murderer had been de-
| tailed to work at the residence OF the superin-
tendent. from which it would appear that he
was having rather en- agreeable berth for one
convicted Of so grave crime. The statement
| is further that this murderer had falling out
with his wife, land be at her and ran away for
fear of being punished for beating Mrs. Jones.
We were oil slow to believe this possible and
waited TO see'the st; temeht authorftatively
contradicted. There has been no cop.radic.
tion Of it, and accordingly, after the lapse Of
several weeks, the conamunity is2 beginning to
realize that there is o murderer at large among
them. The authorities havs not offered even
ten dollars reward for his arrest. Doubtless,
the fact has never been brought to the
knowledge OF hts Exoellenoy, who is thought
to be little over-ready to offer rewards for the
arrest Of meE even suspected Of such felony
when they are white. and especially if they are
not Republicans. But, after all, the community
may be pardoned for failing to see the differ
ence between an escaped murderer and one
turned loose among them By executive elem
ency. st@ lf H'
Another escape is chronicled. A citizen Of
Columbia tells me that he saw the escape Of q
convict from the guard, near the Fair Grounds,
several days ago. The guard was negro, so
also was the convict. The latter broke away.
and made good bis escape from the guard.
tut& - rSSffo otvt n SuE1
ran acress large open field Of cotton, and
took time to change his peniteutiary clothes
for others as he ran. The negro guard. how
ever, failed to catch HIM, failed to shoot lat
him. and only shouted after him that he would
better stop---thatif he didn't stop he'd tell Mr..
Stolbrand. Bnt even this e,rful threat did
not stop the escaping convict, And although
two Of the guard we're sent an hour or two Ia
ter to scour the fields for him, he 10 still at
large. Has not been advertised. No reward
has been offered. We have the grim satlsfac-
ton, however, of knowing that the felon is.
sorely punished for hls .temerity--that, where
ever he is. he lurks in some obscure place With
the dreadful consciousness that Mr.. Stoibrah1,
has been informed OF his disgraceeui fight. ri
&i G# !" .TsUMMER REsoRrs. d iuCel
W Our gummer.iagged people are beginning to
cast 'wistful eyes towards the mountains.
Those who want sulphur and iron to drink and
mountains to look ct, are thinking Of spark-.
hnR Catawba and Cleveland Syringe; and those
who take the minerals without the mountains
think Of Glenn's. Those who prefer noun,
tains to minerals are looking for quarters at
Walhalla, and Greenville, and Fiat Rock, and
Cesars Head. Walhalla is said to be already
crowded with Columbians. Very few OF our
people are making up their toilets and purses
for such resorts as Saratoga aud Newport; and
only one here and there even look as far from
home as the Virginia Springs. Our people
seem to be at work. and in no mood for gaiety
or display, ..
The Board OF Trustees of the University Of
South Carolina are to mset to-day, at noon.
The Sprague-Pearce party have looked
around about the canal; and this gives them
the technical right to wait six months more
before they forfeit the two hundred dollars.
Has Senator Sprague any spindles in New
England that might suffer in the event OF
somebody else's establishing an immense
factory on this canal? The question is fair
one. nt :~ NY'Ad
Public opinion is decidedly inclined towards
the employment Of Chinese laborers, or Of any
other sort Of laborers that MSIl labor. x 4;
The Radicals are organizing for neat sume
mer's campaign. AZ g95fI";,,..
Governor Scott's letter on taxes Is felt to- be
kind of threat to stave Of an nappeal to judi
clal tribunals; butyeta meeting Of taxpayers
Is to be held here to-day to make Dip purse to
test the question before the courts.
Jhe Executive Committee Of the Blue Ridge
Railroad Company have agreed to contract
with Messrs. Crisvlll, Patterson & Sellers.
Of Pennsylvania, for the finishing Of their road
from Walhalla (tha nrasAnt tarminnsA To Knox