The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-04

tou markets are conveniently arranged, and
there is wholesome appearance and an ar OF
neatness throughout their who extent. Iney
are sight to behold on Saturday night. a'
alive with people, gas re6ectors from the cen
tire OF the roof In straight ine through the
six long buildings, emitting brilliant light
upon the stirring multitude. All the early
vegetables are now on sale III great abundance
l-eyerything in fact that minister's to necessity
or gratlfes the epicurcan desirc-and may
say here that prices are great deal iowet 3s,
than they are with Us at the North. Dcst peer
fifteen to twenty cents per pound; eggs twenty
| to TWENTY-FIVE cents per dozen, and everything
else in proportion. ''Why is this thus
ARTEsnN WELL.
Tbop boyo in Charleston an JrteSon well oi
depth of twelve hundred anu h1tv Ieee' Ino
water spouting up above tue surface MY q d
Iarsc tank, smoking with heat ana gas. u is
of n temperature Of some clShty-n'e uSsrees'
is soft and very smooth to the TASTE anu Is lii.
nreonated with mineral quantities, rendering IL
= very ;nuurrant and health-"ivinS medicinal
woter. For kldrev and stomach dlfhcunles II
&c said to be a really wonderful curative agent.
II has little of the saline taste OF our saratoga
water. 1t does not operate as catnartlc, paG
its effects upon the system are senslbly and
beneficialy realized after drinking two or
three tumbIers full. The city owns tne ie
well, tho water is freely given away to
all comeIs, and the hotels are abundant
" supplied with it. On the grounds bath
ing houses have been erected, and baths
NAV be Obtained at o reasonable prlcc. The
well end adjoining premises have been leased
by the gentleman under whose superin'e3-
dence the enterprise was originally developed,
and he is now boring for an addltlonai supply
of water, having already reached depth OF
more than nine hundred feet. Ho wants moro
water tor bathing purposes, and ultimately
for bottling as the medical value OF the water
creates q large demand tor it, as we have no
doubt it will in time. With proper cntcrpri Sc
and efficient business ability, this might soon
be made valuable pecun airy interest. as II
IS, the beneurs of the water are conhned 10
Charleston, and the little compensation Tor II
;s restricted to the small income from baths.
MODEL ORPHAN BcCsE.
Charleston can bos st of one institution un-
surpassed by any of Its kind perhaps in the
country, and that is i.s Orphan House. 1t was
founded in 1870, and has Oeen the home OF two
thousand three hundred aud forty destitute
children. 1t is delightfully."- situated, occupy
ing one entire square with lis 6eautliui gar
dens and ample play grounds. There are ac-
commodations tor five hundred children,
fhonoh at present thelo arc only about three
hundred in the house. Children of all ages up
to fourteen wears arc taken and we'll cared for
~ every PARTICULAR. Tho educational dlsci.
pine is especially attended to. Ihe present
teachers are all graduates Of The institution.
beautiful little chapel Is connected with the
house in which volunteer service IL held every
Sunday afternoon by the clergy OF the city.
The house is supported by the free gifts OF the
citizens, which were liberal before the war; but
since then, with the people so poor, ii has been
and is now hard struggle for Its maintenance.
It's managers, however, hope by strict economy
to carry it over tho hard times and that 1t Will
live to see better days again.
MAGNOLIA CEMETERY.
Every town, both large and small, has its
cemetery. Charleston has its Magnolia
Cemetery" The drive to this beautiful ''homo
of the dead" about two miles from the city. is
over level shell road, lined on either side
with its elm aud oak and magnollas. There
arc three burial grounds near together, the
"Bethany" for the Germans, the est. Lawrence"
for the Catholics, and the "Macnolia,"' which
take lis name from Carolina's fayoritc tree.
Works of art have not contributed so much to
the beauty of this place as nature has done.
In everything that the formation OF land and
water, luxuriant growth OF nagnhcent old
oaks covered with hanging moss and IVY, ard
the unsurpassed magnolias. might contribute
towards beautiiying the grounds, this spot is
replete.