The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-30
DoINGS IN DARLINGTON.
Tho weather and tho Crop-A Falling
or In Stealage-Important Sale OF
Real Estate-The New County Jail
Blue Ridge Contract in Miniature.
TraoM oua OWN CORRESPONDENT.


DARLINGTON, September %. 1SSs.-The fall
in the price of cotton, the very thin crop d
corn, and the prospect OF an early frost, have
brought about correspondence between the
usually "blue" talk Of our farmers and theil
real feelings and opiuions. 1t is, however
comforting to know that II is in the power o.
our people to keep back the most of their cot
ton, and that they are not bound, as in 1857, to
send it forward despite the great fall in the
price and the confident expectation OF rise
Even where the crop is under lien to covel
heavy advances, the factor is not likely to In
sist on it's immediate sale. Many long years
will pass before will be forgotten among the
planters and factors Of South Carolina the un
happy experience Of 1867. Do your people ap
preciate the loss to your city. occasoned by
the natural, perhaps necessary, conduct o.
your factors that yeal The old dnte-oehun
love and confidence we're destroyed. This fal
| much of the cotton of this county will 80 tt
factors in Baltimore-more will be sold by the
planters themselves to the agents of northern
| houses.
Owing to circumstances too well known tx
| need restatement, the cotton has opened &c
rapidly that planters, even those having extrs
hands. have found it impossible to keeE
closely up with it. Nevertheless, the testimony
is almost universal that 80 far there has beer
less stealase from the fields this season thar
during any other since t.e war; A good an6
gracious sign this for the country, and worthy
| to be made public.
1t is feared that the fall in the price Of cot
ton will exercise a depressing effect on tht
sales OF valuable real estate expected to taxi
place this winter. 1t should be general,
known that on the sales.days OF November ant
December next, thousands Of acres OF the bes
lands of this fine cotton growing section
the State will be exposed for sale. Most
this property will be sold under proceedings
in eauity-ard there will consequently be NJ
Difficulty about the title. Even should the ex
pectations of the most sanguine be realized
the prices will still range much below the rea
value of the lands. 1t is not probable that Of
6ne an opportunity for monicd men to lnves
in valuable real estate will ever again occur II
this county. -sn
Our Jail is al iast completed, but the county
commissioners not having the money ready
the contractor hesitates to turn it over to th em
AS, however, after some transparent acting
meant "just 10 fool um"-un' being the white
public they have virtually given the contrac
for the building OF the courthouse to the jai
contractor. It is believed that, in considera
ton OF this, he will permit the county com
missioners to have their jail ION tick" If oul
commissioners had any character to lose, i
would perhaps be worth my while to ventil
this whole transaction. 1t is simply nea
imitation OF the famous Blue Ridge Railroat
operation.
The taxpayers would like to know why tn
commissioners are now unable to pay tor th'
iail they ordered. The contractor says tina
had he built the Jail according to the specifi
cations given him. it would have been nj
stronger than an ordinary dwelling house
The specifications for the courthouse, it j
understood, we're drawn up by one of Governo
Scott's model magistrates, who Tor some tim
has had the contract for supplying the Radica
party in this county with ideas. h.