The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-05
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THE Site CIPITIL.

TIE STITE C4PITIL.
THE MANDAAfUs OPINION TO BE PRONOUNCED ON
wEDNEsDAY-wIILARD AND uoGE FOR PILLS
BURY, AND MOSES FOR cLARK-soUrH CARO-
LIMA RAILROAD GETS ONE HUNDRED AND TEN
DOLLARS DAMAGES AGAINST THE COLUMBIA AN D
AUGUSTA RAILRoAD-slLE OF THE COLUMBIA
cANAL-GREAr MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE
OF SENATOR sPRAaUE-coLUMRIA REAL Es-
TATE ALREADY DOUBLED IN vALUE-THE RAN
DoLPH MURDERERS.
COLUMBIA, January 4.-The announcement
Of the opinion of the Supreme Court in the
Charleston nandamus case has been post
poned until Wednesday. 1t is believed that
Justices Willard and Hoge will favor the claim
ants, and Chief Justice Moses the respondents
The jury at Edsefield Courthouse have as
sessed the damages suffered by the South Car
olina Railroad by. the infringement OF their
right OF way by the Columbia and Augusta
Railroad at $110.
The Columbia Canal. with its extensive We
ter power AMI manufacturing privileges, was
sold this morning. The canal is eight thou
sand six hundred and ffty-four yards long,
ard the average fall for the first three miles
is fourteen feet, commencing at ten feet, at
Upper-streat, in Columbia, and attaining nine
tson feet one inch at Bridge-street; the remain
ing two miles, from Bridse-street to its
mouth, commences at nineteen feet ten inches
and attains fall OF twenty-five feet.
Fine building sites exist between the canal
and river, giviag complete protection to build
ings and machinery from freshets. Inc
State will convey the canal, and all its appur-
tenances, together with the right of way for
one hundred feet on each side of the centre
of the canal to the purchaser. Compensation
to the adjacent land owners for the right OF
way to be made by the purchaser, on the same
just and equitable terms that the right Of way
was conveyed to the Greenvile and Columbia
Railroad Company by act of December 15, 1s45.
This power has been accurately surveyed by
Professor John LeConte, of the South Caroli-
ma University. BE estimates that by doubling
the original capacity Of the canal as required
by the act, that the power secured to Bridge
street will be three hundred and ftty-6ye horse
power, the average head being fourteen feet;
and from Bridge-street to its mouth five hun
dred and thirty-two horse power, with an
average head Of twenty-one feet, and cur
rent OF one foot per second With current OF
two feet per second the powers would be seven
hundred and ten and one thousand and sixty
four horse power, aud if the machinery is not
run ct night the power may be doubled by ac-
cumulatins water in the reservoirs.
Gas the supply of water" says Professor
LeConte, ''which may be turned from the
river into the canal at its head is almost un-
limited, the canal can be enlarged to an extent
commensurate with the demand for water
power. If desired, it may be made TO supply
water to the extent Of five thousand holse
power mere. In fact, by very simple ar
rangements, one-third or one-half, or even
more, OF the whole water in Broad River
might be turned into such an enlarged canal"
The bid was made cl last Saturday by MIR.
John Heart for and in behalf Of Major s. A.
Pearce, for two hundred dollars for the right
as advertised, and full guarantees were given
FOR carrying out the conditions imposed rela-
tive to improvements. Which are as follows:
FIRST. The purchaser SHALL within two years
from the date Of conveyance, complete the
widening and deepening OF said canal to at
least twice its original capacity. Its original
capacity Was fifteen feet wide at the top, eight
feet at bottom, and four feet in depth. To
double it, according to Professor LeConte's re-
port, it will require the removal of thirty-six
thousand one hundred and ssvon cubic yards
of earth, and thirty-two hundred cubic yards
Of stone, to Bridge-street; and from Bridge
street to its mouth "a ,176 cubic yards ofearth,
but no stone.1 That the same shall always
be kept open for beating purposes, free Of
charges, for toll or otherwise, to where it is
now used. This will not interfere at all with
the water-power for driving machinery, as boats
only descend as far as the first lock, near Up
per-street.l That tho water shall not be per-
mitted to become stagnant, and that 1t shall
not be used for other than hydraulic puposes.
And that there shall bs reservation to the
State of water-power sufficient for tho purposes
of the State Penitentiary, for oil time, free OF
charge. This is estimated, at the maximum,
at one hundred horsepower. And upon the
further condition that the work Of widening
and deepening the said canal shall be COM
menced within six months, and the sum OF
$4,000 shall be expended on the same within
twelve mor.hs from the date Of conveyance.
It is understood that Senator Sprague IS in
terested, and that he will back up the project
with any amount OF capitsl necessary for the
erection OF manufactures. Real estate in Co
lumbia has risen one hundred per cent, and
very general qualification is eYinced by the cit
izens at the prospect before them. The COM
missioners this morning accepted the bid of
Mr.. Heart.
Major Pearce and Governor Scott about two
weeks ago made heavy investments in proper
ty bordering on the canal.
1t is anticipated that the murderers of Mar
tin and Randolph will be arrested this evening
or tomorrow, in Abbevine District.
CONDENSED TELEGR4 MS.
By premature explosion at the wreck Of the
steamship Scotland off Sandy Hook yester-