The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-07-01
Summer Resorts-other Places and
Savannah.

| Savannah.
Residents Of great cities, like Charleston,
are now seriously considering the question
"Where shall we go this summer?" 1t is
q question much easier to ask than to
answer, and for this adequate reason {: Some
prefer the seaside, some the mountains,
some the absolute repose OF the country,
some the incessant gaiety Of the most fash
ionable and crowded spas, and some, having
tried all of these in turn, are in doubt whether
the comforts OF home do not more than
counterbalance the combined miseries OF sea,
mountain, rural seclusion, and the fuss and
irlvolity OF Saratoga and the White Sulphur.
To every dubious person, but especially to
those who have become satiated with the
customary solstitial resorts, we would most
cordially recommend q mean between the
extremes of shore and far inland, between
rus proper and the rus in urbe OF the large
springs and watering places. II the reader
will procure an ante-belluns atlas 1--WE know
nothing OF the later Yankee contrivances)
and run his finger down the coast line OF the
Atlantic Ocean, he will find the names OF a
number OF villages, such as Norfolk, Will
mington, Savannah, st. Augustine, Key
West, Tampa, Cedar Keys, Mobile, New Or
leans and Galveston. All OF these villages
we're in existence before tt war, and, with
the exception. perhaps, OF Norfolk, we be-
lieve they still exist, dilapidated but
visible, even at high water mark. On the
site OF what was once Norfolk, there are now,
as we learn, two or three commodious Sheds
built by railroad and steamboat men for the
convenience OF shippers, but no accommo-
dation for travellers
Wilmington, at lasa accounts, was even
more populous than before the war-with
mosquitoes. The remaining Inhabitants re
side in tar barrels, which they find very
neat, turned upside down, aud very protec-
tive in wet weather. These secure and
durable apartments are admirably lighted
and ventilated by bung holes, which have
been reamed out to twice the natural size.
Sc far as St. Augustine, Key West, Tampa
and Cedar Keys are concerned, our informa-
ton, though scanty, may be relied on. They
are as active as ever-with chills, and
rising-with fevers. The march OF improve
ment--in sand1ies is very perceptible. AS
to Mobile, New Orleans and Galveston,
statements are so very conflicting that we
are wholly at loss what to say. A reporter
will soon be sent from this Office to those
places, aud if they can be found without too
much difficulty, our readers will be informed
of the exact present condition OF clusters OF
houses, once tolerably well known to the
people who resided in them, and famous for
malarious diseases and hard drinking.
This reduces the list to Savannah-an OBJ
scure hamlet indeed, but still undeniably in
existence. We can vouch for the fact, having
seen man who was there no longer ago
than last year. He informs us that the place
was originally named from large meadow
or half-drained swamp or rice field, through
which ran gushing stream some TWO leee
and half wide, very oold, but too muddy
for good leech fishing. Heavy cat fish, six
inches long, can be caught there after every
shower, and the pin-hook sporting is not ex-
celled elsewhere in the United States. Trees
as stout as mans arm are planted copiously
at intervals OF half mile, afording re-
froshing shade, and the sand OF the princi-
pal lane and also OF Ine ,noin auoy ia os fine
sand as anybody's sand. They have seven
har-rooms to two blacksmith shops, one
wheelright's bazaar, hall grocery, and are
thinking seriously Of building q church.
Board is cheap. There are sometimes three
hundred people in the place at at one time.
Newspapers from Charleston can be had
twice month, and religious services by ac-
complished circuit riders half as often.
Fleas, flies and candle bugs are relatively
few. The cimer lectularius, terror aud hor-
ror OF unfamiliar beds, is wholly unknown
there. A quieter, piouser place is not in
the wide world. We advise people to go to
Savannah.