The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-21

and Beaufan streets, ippery bridges, formed Of
single planks, Afforded precarious outlets from
steps TO the vehicles, and in Trapmann street
several dusky families began moving out towards
the mountains, believing that the sins OF Demo.
cratic victory were to be punished In
similar way as thoLe which prevailed in
Father Soah's day and generation. please
God," said an old colored patriarch, 'dis tsjist
what tnk would hab cum when de ole man
(Plllsbury) lost de lection, and de wagner party
cum i'm AS the day advanced, however, the
waters began to suoside and by degrees conf
dence was restored as the sidewalks became Visi-
BILE. The lower lots were, however, still filed
with water, and il DR.. Lebby's penalty OF $1,000
for each cellar q led with water be collect.
ed there win be no need for any taxes this season.
BY the way, while the city authorities are prompt
enough about reminding the citizens Of the law
In this respect, would 1t not be well for them to
remember thatthey, too, have very plain duty to
perform In the pumping out OF the low
lying lots and the open foundations In
many paris OF the city which are now almo,t
filed with water? In many places, as for in
stance at the corner Of Broad and Orange streets,
these accidental ponds are in the midst OF closely
built and hickly populated Districts and II allow.
ed to stagnate under the August sum- the most
disagreeable results are almost sure to follow.
The fire engines are admirably adapted for pumpt
ing out these sun6en lots, and might be very
use.ully employed in this direction. As 1t is,
numbers Of lots are still nothing but ponds, and
fine crop OF frogs may be relied upon. The
melancholy song of these croasers Is audible
now In every part OF the city, particularly the
vacant lots In the blrnt district and they are the
only inhabitants OF the city whose voice Is Still
for rain.
Railroad Accident.
The express train on the Northeastern Railroad
was thrown from the track Saturday mornn G
near the avenue to Magnolia BY the wash.
ing of small drain or culvert by the heavy rain.
The train was due here at half past O'Clock, and
was running slowly along, when the track gave
way, and the engine ran Of. But little damage
was done, and the passengers and mails reached
the city after an hours detention.
Water-bound.
The inhabitants Of Sullivan's Island and Mount
Pleasant we're kept In provoking stste OF sus-
pense on Saturday while The ferry boat made
several vain efforts to accomplish her usual trips
against the high wind and heavy rain. About
turning, and made one more trip at 4. Smaller
crafts were out Of the question, and wisely Kept
at their moorinys. The tide on the island was
rather unusual but did not rise sufficiently to
alarm the natives.
The Storm at Savnnnah-Inturyt to the
Hice Crop.
The Savannah Advertiser Of Saturday says:
The storm which ragged yesterday, It 70 thought,
do along n
tire coast, provided 1t ragged with the same lnry
as at this point, and there is every reason 70 oe-
lieve that It did. 1t will be some days before an
accurate account or the damage can ne ootalned,
but, beyond doubt, the plantations on the sea-
coast and the Savannah River. with no surround.
ing forest o break the fury Of the terrible north
easter, have suffered disastrously.
The Storm In Florida-Great Damage
at Jacksonville.
By the steamer City Point, which reached here
last evening from Florida, we received the Jack
sonvlle Courier, containing the following account
Of the storm and its effects at that point:
Since Tuesday the wind has been blowing from
until it arrived on Thursday night TO the dignity
of a itpsle OF wind.n Until Thursnay, noon, but
little rain FELL and since then 1t has rained almost
necessarily. Thursday night was an anxious one
a Wild night. Friday morning showed
scene Of more or less devastation in the
city, with rather an alarming prospect:
Thursday night. The eght.inch brick wall In
front OF Cooper d Jones's paint shop was blown
out, demolishing the show window. Mr. Love
ridges new building, OF the same style. 10 ocean
street, also In process OF erection. s slightly dam
aged. The river runs over the new and high side
walks just west or the Market, and Leuwltn's
wharf Is anoat, the waves rolling In oetWeen Coi,
Onel Bays and the Market. The water is still
about foot below the market noor. The north.
east corner OF Solsra's fine new brick warehouse
is down, and the rest is likely to fall the wnole
river front iB lined with debris. Az the 1901 OF
Market street there are about q dozen Nm nne
row boats stove to pieces, and the nitle
steamer Islander Is trying TO pound herselI 70
fragments on the wharf. The bath house a1dS.
House was stripped Of It's tin, and John Clarks
warehouse On the wharf In the rear Of our ofce, s
In the same condition. The water B up 10 OUT
back door, but we don't anticipate IL Will come up
IN the second oy ne nave Which
mains at McCants's wharf, with steam up. Busi.
ness Is almost entirely suspended AID citizens are
collected IN groups watching he rise OF the water
y. u. Walkers new prlck Wa6enonse, near the me
east end. The railroad bridge over Mctoy's creek
Is out OF line SO that the trains cannot pass. we
areinformed that the water at Baldwin ls 30 aeep
that the trains cannot get through on account OF
their f1res being put out. The mill men must have
suffered greatly in the loss OF logs: the water ls
reported to be five feet deep in their engine rooms
The damage TO Jacksonville will be many tnon'
sand dollars. The damage to shipping must oe
very great.
FRipAY, TWO O'cLocK.-Blrometer still going
down, though the wind is not blowing quite as
flesh as 1t was this morning. Sdl raining Very
hard. sloop Is sunk at the foot OF Washington
street, also spIle driver sunk at Alsop Clark's
Mil, q small steamer building at Scotrs Mills now
lies high and dry near the foot OF Market street;
the steamer Herrick had the top part oloWn on
down, and Jacksonville Is cut OF from communica-
ton with the rest OF the world, oy rail- water and
telegraph. The tide has commenced running out,
and the water Is getting lower In the streets.
The Storm at Wilmington.
Wilmington telegram Of Saturday night
says:
mast twenty -four hours 1t is thought to be gene
raj, and viii prove OF vast benent to the crops,
but too late to save the crops IN some sections