The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-15
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Charleston, ms Viewed by Our Travelling
Correspondent : Fort sumpter and
Other Historical Points.
CHARLESTON, s. O., May II.

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Editors Intelligencer.
We arrived at Charleston last night, al
ter a pleasant ride from Richmond through
a somewhat better country than lies be-
tween Washington City and Richmond,
though 1t is rather strange sight for one
who has never travelled in the South to see
the country, the manner OF farming, &C.,
followed by the people OF the country
through which we passed. To see, for in
stance, slow.looking negro behind a
slow.moving OK, hitched to slow-moving
pillow, all alone in twenty acre field
whose soil looks SO poor that the birds
avoid flying across it, is quite contrast to
to the improved method OF farming we
have with us. Asa matter OF course, we
do not claim that all the farming is done in
the way indicated, but there is enough OF
1t done thus to show that great improve
ment is needed. Tie work in North and
South Carolina, on the farms, seems to be
done by negroes, and, to Judge from what l
saw, they are very industrious, at least the
cotton, corn and rice fields were dotted
with them, men and women, boys and
girls, all at work. We took breakfast at
WILMINGTON, N. O., and paid the inevita-
pie seyenty.fve cents for meal, not SO
good as we get at any Northern railroad
station for fifty cents. The city Of Viii
mington is rather dilapidated looking
place around the depot, butt was informed
that it was somewhat different looking in
other parts, though not handsome city
by any means. II contains about 1900
inhabitants. The State Medical Associa-
ton, OF North Carolina, is now in session
ut that place and quite number OF the
medical profession got aboard our train on
the route, all OF whom seemed to be very
intelligent gentlemen, and from them l
learned many things concerning the State
such as staple productions, methods Of
farming, &C., as matter OF course, giving
me to understand that we were passing
through the worst part 81 the State. i
hope so, at least, We took dinner at Flor
ence, s. O., a place rendered famous dur.
ing the war as being the seat OF one OF the
prison.pens under the command OIL
the notorious Lieutenant Barrett. The
site oil the prison was pointed out to me,
being near the spot where the eating.
house now stands, but not even q yestige |
OF the stockade remains, as one expressed
1t 10 me, they wish to forget that ever
such thing existed" Florence has the
appearance Of a thriving place. The rail-
road company has erected machine shops
there and an appearance peryades every
thing. Quite contrast indeed to many
other places along the route. It seems to
me, though, that the greater part Of South
Carolina Is better every way than North
Carolina. might write many things con-
corning both States which omit for want
Of time and space.
This morning, after breakfast, took a
stroll with several others and saw quite a
number Of points Of interest. The view
from the Custom House, which, by the
way, Is one Of the finest buildings ever I
saw, is magnificent. About three miles
out rs Fort sumpter, alone, as 1t we're, in
Its glory. Witha tield.glass, kindly furnish. (
ed by Collector Baldwin, the view was
made very plain. On the right we could
see Battery Wagner, situated about three
tourths Of mile from the fort, and from
which the first shot was fted-the shot
that set the country ablaze and finally cul-
minated in entirely revolutonizine the ID
South. Forts Moultrie and Pickney {
on the left and Fort johnson on the right,
are each plainly seen from the yerandahl
Of the Custom House, but, as we visit all
these places before leaving, Imay mention
them IN another letter. The Collector Of
Ons!oms, o. II. Baldwin, isvery ready and
willing TO give all the information a stran-
ger desires and shows himself TO be much
Of q gentleman, as does also his chief clerk,
Edwin 8. Dennison. Strolling through the |
have not as yet matured In and around
Strawberries are almost out OF
season here, while blackberries are plenty, Ii
new potatoes and tomatoes are plenty, {
While many things are here in abundance d