The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-13
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COLUMBIA, July 12.--The consolidation meet
ing of the two railroads.&c. Charlotte and
South Carolina, and the Columbia and Angus
ta-has been the great event Of the week, and
vet there is very little to be said about it. Inc
interest Of the railroads seemed to conflict
with that Of Columbia, and hence arose two
narties in the meeting. The railroads had the
mower in their hands and carried their end
the consolidation OF the two roads. The NIL
uority that opposed this, claim to have the local
interest Of the city at heart. 1t is, however,
an anomaly in political economy If . general
good does not in the end work a local or spe-
ciaI good where at first blush there appeared
to be q clash between the general and the spe-
cisl 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
snd trade-also the good Of Columbia. And
this opinion will prevail.
ESCAPED OoNv1cTs.
There is 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 the Penitentiary.
IL 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 an agreeable berth for one
convicted of go grave a CRIME. The statement
ia further that this murderer ha falling out
with his wife, and beat her and ran away for
fear Of being punished for beating Mrs. Jones.
We were an slow to believe this possible. and
waited 10 see the sts tement authoritatively
oontradicted. There has been no contradic.
ton Of it, and accordingly. after the lapse OF
several weeks, the community is beginning to
realize that thereis murderer at large among
them. The authorities have not offered even
tan dollars reward for his arrest. Doubtless
ne fact has never been brought to the
knowledge Of his E1cellency, who is thought
to be little over-ready to offer rewards for the
arrest Of men even suspected VI 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 bet&een an escaped murderer and one
turned loose among them by executive Glenn
ency.
Another escape il 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, 90
also was the convict. The latter broke away
and made coed his escape from the guard,
who was armed with revolver. The convict
ran across large open field Of cotton. and
took time TO change his penitentiary clothes
Tor others as he ran. The negro guard, how
ever, failed to catch HIM, failed to shoot at
him, and only shouted after him that he would
better stsp-that II be didn't stop he'd tell MIR.
stolbrand. But even this .fe lrful threat did
not stop the escaping convict. And although
two OF the guard we're sent an hour or two 10
ter 70 scour the fields for him, he is still at
large. Has not been advertised. No reward
has been offered. We have the grim satisiac-
ton, however, Of knowing that the felon is
sorely punished for his temerity-that, where
ever he is, he turks in some obscure place with
the dreadful consciousness that Mr.. stolbrand
has been informed OF his disgracetul fight.
SUMNER RESORTS.
Our summer.isgged people are beginning to
cast wistful eyes towards the mountains.
Those who want sulphur and iron to drink and
mountains to look at, are thinking OF spark
ling Cstawba and Cleveland Springs; 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 Flat Rock, and
Cesar's Head. Walhalls 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 and Newport; and
only one here and there even look as far from
hoYn 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 meet 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.
Public opinion is decidedly inclined towards
the employment Of Chinese laborers, or Of any
other sort OF lsborers that will labor.
The Radicals are organizing for neat sum-
mer's campaign.
Governor Scott's letter on taxes is felt to be
kind Of threat to stave of an appeal to judi
cial tribunals; but yet meeting Of taxpayers
/, to be held here to-day to make up purse to
test the question before the courts.
The Executive Committee OF the Blue Ridge
Railroad Company have agreed to contract
with Messrs. Crisvlll, Patterson Il Sellers
OF Pennsylvania, for the finishing OF their road
from Walhalla (the present terminus) to Knox
vile. The constructors are to furnish the
first million needed; three hundred thousand