CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1889.
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ABOUT CHARLESTON.
THE HISTORY OF A PIOTURESQUE
CITY.
How II Wo Holllnl nml by Wliotn-tlls-tor
lost IjiiulnmrUt Tim Chlof llullillnca
of lh City, hikI Its Modern AllmctlTO-
nets Tho New I'ontofnre.
(Hvclal CorrenHitilonco,
Nkw York, Jim. II. In balmy April,
1070, Governor William Snylo, n queru
lous, lilgotctl octogenarian, described by
ono of IiIh contouiorarica tw "n ninii of
no grent luilllclency," landed with colo'
iiislafrnm England, Irclnndnud lkrmudn
nt what thoy called Allwinarlo Point, on
tho west bank of Aahloy river, directly
oppoalto to tho prevent city of Charles
ton. Tho Indian naino for tho ntrcnm
was "Klnwnh." On tho 4th of March,
1071, Bnylodlcd, nml Sir John Ycnmnna
wah appointed governor. Twenty moutha
after this Bcttloinont Joseph Dnlton, bco
rolnry of tho provlnco, wrote to I)rd
Ashley that tho total number of persons
in tho colony wan HOI, of whom nt least
two-thirds wcro men nblo to ln-nr arms.
Other fnmlllcH enmu from England, liar
undoes, Now Amsterdam nml Oorinnny,
tho Inttcrnottlertibvliiguttractcd to South
Carolina by n widely circulated descrip
tion of John Ledorer'a horseback journey
from Virginia to tho country lying lo
tween tho James nml Ban too rivers. Tho
rovoking of tho edict of Nantes, in 1083,
started n tldo of French emigration
westward, and four Huguenot colonies
woro planted within n short tlmo on tho
Cooper river. Many of theso cultured,
expatriated Protectants remained In tho
growing now town on tho iieuinsulu nt
yntcr Point, for which tho AIIemnrlo
Point settlement was finally abandoned
about 1070. It is said that tho lot of
ground on which tho Huguenot houso of
worship stands, nt tho corner of Church
and Queen streets, Is tho oldest continu
ous tftlo of real estate in modern Charles
ton. John Archdalo, an English Quaker,
bocamo governor in 101)0, mid tho
"Friends meeting houso" was erected
outside tho limits of tho old town on tho
west border of Archdnlo'u square, then
occupying tho larger portion of tho land
from Queen to Ilroad street nml from
King to Meeting street. Numerous
Scotch and Irish iTesbyterinns, German
Lutherans, English Churchmen, French
inivinisiA nmi irisn uituoiics, with n
few Quakers, wero tho leading elements
of Charleston's population nt tho closo of
tho Seventeenth century, varied by dis
tinctly marked characteristics of men
whoso indolence betrayed n tropical
nativity. Writing of tills prosperous
settlement, in 1700, John Lnwuon notes
that "tho town has very regular and fair
streets, in which nro good buildings of
brick nml wood, and, ulnco my coming
thence, has had great additions of beutt
tlful largo brick buildings, lesldcs a
strong fort and regular fortifications
umdo to defend tho town. Tho inhabit
ants by their wise management hnvo
much Improved tho country, which is in
ua thriving circumstances nt this tlmo as
any colony on tho continent of English
America. They havo considerable trndo.
both to EuroiH) and tho West Indies,
whereby they bccoino rich. Tho
gentlemen seated on tho river plantations
nro very courteous; llvo very noblo in
their houses, and glvo vory genteel en
tertainments to all strangers nml others
that may como to visit them."
Today V mirror of South Carolina geni
ality and hospitality is n brilliant reflex
of Charleston s urban and suburban homo
lifo ono hundred and clghty-iilno years
ngo.
Switzerland, Holland and Germany
contributed many families to tho colony
between 17S50 and 1750, and in 1753tvclvo
or thirteen hundred Acadians camo from
Nova Scotia to tho beautiful town facing
a summer sea. In 17-10 Jowish immi
grants began to arrive, and within ton
years n synagoguo was erected. This first
building, by Charleston Hebrews, was
located In Union (now Stale) btrect, near
its junction with Queen street. Tho namo
of tho congregation, "Both Elohim," is
still preserved. It has, nt tho present
tlmo, a strikingly handsome teiuplo on
Hasel street, in tho very heart of tho
city, reared on land purchased in 1703,
when Charleston's entiro imputation was
less than eighteen thousand.
Incorporated in 1783, nt tho closo of
tho revolutionary war, from which tho
Caroltnas had greatly BtifTcrod, tho his
tory of Charleston has been vividly
idcntlllcd with that or tho wliolo
country. Tho spacious and magnificent
harbor, which has been the theatro of
desporato artillery duels, flcrco bom
bardments and masterly counter as
saults, environed as it i3 by insular pict
urcnqucnuKi, easily becomes a choico
thotno for eloquence, poesy and romance
Every child in tho United States, old
enough to con tho newspapers, or who
cares to listen to tales that charm and sad
den, knows why Forts Moultrionnd Sum
ter nro famous. Approached from tho
open cca, Charleston' famed roadstead
b a panorama of scenes that artist and
author never tiro of depicting, and no
traveler of leisure, who wanta to vlow
Charleston aright, ought to neglect tho
Bteamcr chanco to Una behold tlio city'u
grace and beauty from tho bay channel,
between Fort Johnson, Cnstlo Pincknoy
and White Point Garden, ut tho end of
South Mattery,
Ago has not withered, nor havo Bky
whirling shells, devastating cyclones,
tidal waves and iiostnicriuian earth-
? uakea blurred tho luster of Charleston,
t b pre-eminently America's phoenix
city; rising from its occasional ulics to
n broader and moro siibliuu attractive
ness. Old St. Michael's white and lofty
spire Uses the voynger's eye, ns, with
engines slowed dowu, tho vessel which
has brought him from New York safely
passoii tho jetties. He is quick to eaten
and applaud the harmonious chhno of
thia venerated pile. Once landed, his
steps are hurriedly turned from Ikiy
street by the iostotllco (that now exists)
into Eroad btrcct, tho dully haunt of
money irettcr.i nml changers, lire, ma
rine ami life insurance and r.tock bro
kers, unto hhnvers, politicians, journal
ists. I.iwyers, highly respectublo fossils,
and men of comnu rco wlioso brains veg
egate ..i crushed phosjihato rock. Then
he tvschra the corners of Meeting street,
whero on one of them tho new and grand
nostofflco U to bo; whero glorllied St.
Michucl'a church nml grarcymil ulwayn
havo been, blnco 1 73-. Hero ho stops, n
reverent, curious man, to listen intently
for the quarter hour chime musically
tolled from tho deck tower, and to hear
from one who delights to rclto it tho
true, strango and eventful hijtPrXv.of
that chimojjf jelghv bells. How- nf ter on
hundred years of prayer call and Jubi
lation thoy hod txxn rocaat in ExgUnd
by trade laiccawon of Mm vwy fouBdtff
that first tuado them. How, rlnoe
bright tuorulng In 1807, they havo awak
ened In tho breasts of old and young
Charlcritoulans tho touches of nature
whoso language is universal.
Tho church Interior, with its old fash
ioned mahogany pews, quaint pulpit nml
organ loft and interesting mural tablets.
is well worth n visit. In tho churchynrd
llo burled many who. In lifo and after
death, wero greatly honored. Chiseled
on shaft and iK'destnl aro tho names of
Plnekney, Itiitledgo, Petlgrti and llnytio.
Immediately to tho rear of the church a
marble slab rises nlwvo tho grave of n
younger brother of Aithur Iliigh
Clougli, tho English oct, who rests nt
pence fnr from the land that nurtured
lilm in Infancy.
OpM)HlteSt. Michael's h the city hall
nml council chnmlicr, with a public park,
containing n wully windnllzcil statue of
William Pitt. Further up llioad street
nro tho lulus of tho Itomau Catholic
cathedral, St. Flnbars, destroyed by llro
In 1801. It was a stately ediifeo. Plans
for rebuilding it nro nearly completed.
In dllferent parts of tho city aro other
churches of nrnnto architecture; piivate
mansions with elegant gi minds, where
tho magnolia nourishes and the palmetto
stands a bristling sentinel; colleges,
academies nml public schools; hospitals
nml asylums; halls and hotels; mllfsund
foundries. Tho Eustouhnmolsnii imlquo
charity, Intended for tho roIiico of
aged nml decrepit gentlo folks. King
street nml Meeting street, extending
north from tho battery (and running
nearly parallel to each other) aro tho
chief business thoroughfares and contain
numerous lino stores. Tho citadel on
Marion square nml tho United States
custom houso aro notable buildings.
Hknuy Clay Lukens.
8TEAMD0AT EXPLOSIONS.
How nml Why MNIm!?II Trurol Is Now
8fo anil 1'lciisiiiit,
RlH'clnl CorrwK)Uilcnoo.l
.Camo, Ills., Jnn. 0. -Two npnilllng
disasters, within n few hours, ami after
an exemption so longthat btcnmbontlng
had como to lo locked on aaiiuitoas
safe as lifo on land, havo naturally sot
all our old pilots, captalna nml travelers
to giving their reminiscences. I uoto
two curious facta, tho first that steam
boat .explosions and other disasters on
tho Mississippi appear to run in sets,
qulto a number coming In rapid succes
sion; nml tho second, that in many of
tho worst cases no Eatlnfactory reason
can Ih) assigned.
While not u stenmlioat man, I havo
Boveral times voyaged from tho head of
navigation on tho Mississippi to Its
mouth, nml was at ono tlmo familiar
with all Its noted passenger steamers.
And noting the fact that explosions ap
tiear to como In groups, I havo btispected
that tho state of tho atmosphere had
BOino mysterious Influence. Ihcro Is no
"science" In this It is only ono man's
guess. Or it tuny bo that a certain num
ber of boats started on their career nliout
tho Biune time, nml so their "constitu
tions" wore out nlxiut tho samo time.
Once in n long tlmo you will meet an
old pilot whoso recollections lcgiu with
tho llelen Mucgregor, which oxploded
at Memphis some llfty years ngo. Tho
cause of tho explosion was plain. Tho
steamer lay broadside nt tho Memphis
lanuing wnuo tlio river was railing last;
tho result was that her shore sido was
hard aground, and sko was careened so
that ono lioller was almost empty, whilo
tho other was nearly full. Tho llres had
been kept at their highest for some time,
preparatory to making a start, and when
sho waa worked olf and took her lovcl.
tho water rushed Into tho empty nnd
overheated lioller; tho result wna tho in
Htnut creation of tin excess of steam,
and an explosion which toro nil that end
of tho bait to splinters and hibtantly
killed every person near.
About ItHO tho great "boom" of Now
Orleans began, and by 1833 it had
reached Its culmination. Tills was tho
era of "racing" on tho Mississippi. Thoso
wcro tho dajB when we heard so much
of "lamming in tho rosin," "try boiiio
tar," "break open them lard barrels nnd
hcavo it in,""gi7e her mora, moro,"
"nigger roosting on tho safety valve,"
etc. Of courso frightful accidents re
sulted; tho newspapers ran a crusado
against racing, and tho moro conserva
tive era of Htcamboating camo in.
Steamboat travel on tho lower Missis
sippi, which had always been n pleasure,
then became n poetic delight which
roused tho enthusiasm of visitors from
all lauds. And it was and is ecullarly
American. Our art and our grent pub
lic building nro too often poor imita
tions of foreign models; but the Thomp
son Dean, tho Richmond, tho Great Re
publlo mid their handsome rivals nro
purely original. Their architecture,
from "Texas" to lioller deck, Is peculiarly
American, and is almost the only form
in which uppcara n iicrfectly original
American system.
Of couno tho owners of such high
priced craft employ only the most thor
ough engineers, tho most skillful pilots;
and no the danger of nccldents is re
duced to n minimum. There is really
moro danger from snags than explosions.
Travel on the lower Mississippi is today
tho safest of nil American til versions
averaging passengers nnd casualties.
Even iKisebnll is moro dangcrmis, if
ardently pursued.
Tho work of Mississippi steamers dur
ing tho war has employed n thousand
pens, but 1 have often wondered that so
littlo was said of tho steamer Sultana.
At any other tlmo it would have been tho
sensation of tho year and made tho cars
of all who heard it tingle. IUit what
did tho loss of 1,400 men amount to in
April. 1603V On the 2 1st of that month
tho Sultana reached Vicksburg with crew
and iKiKsengcra to the number of 110.
Theroshowns boarded by 1.000 801111618
and thirty-live olllcers. neuily all just re
leased from southern prisons, many suf
fering from disease nnd wounds, but nil
overjoyed ut thoughts of peace and
homo. At '-'::!U a. m. of the ith. when
eight miles ubove Memphis, her t-ollcrs
exploded without warning and more
than half of those on Itoanl wero in
stantly hulled into eternity. Sho wns
carrying more than live limes her ca
pacity, and the men were huddled to
gether on every puit of the Uiat. In a
lew minutes she was wrapped in flames,
the sur Ivors were afloat in the great
river, and of tho ".'.III on hoard only 780
wcro r.ftcrwnrds rescued. I."33 having
perished, It l.i n thrilling xiierieuco
even now to hear one of theiurviorH
tell of that nhht. C. ('. Ckowk::.
An Iiitrrolliis Illurr Out.
Youn,'t Mr. Casey (to owning hostc&sl
1 awi am .ahther timid ii'hiM upiK-nr-lug
ut dinner, my denh Miu Hohxon.
anion-; m inanv clevnh iK-oido. I utwuali
youjliat I shell sealicely- Lnc-u what' to
say.
Mrs. Holison Don't say anything. Mr.
C:iMy, nnd then you'll bo all right.
Harper's Hauar. ,,
I.urk iind nt Lack.
I Mink My start I Tbo wont has happened.
I cannot pay ten cents on the dollar.
Winks You nro luckier than I am. When
I foiled I hid so much property loft that I
hod to wiy fifty contn on tho dollar. Now
York Weekly.
'Cnlllopo," sftitl tho youth, In soft, thrill
ing, tender tones, ns ho gazed fondly hi tbo
fico of tho beautiful girl who sat Uwlilo hhn
on tbo crimson crush plush tidy docoratod
sofa, "Cnlllopo," nml ho pressed tho suowy,
velvety nnd nlm-wly hand which ho had taken
In his, nnd which was not withdrawn, "tho
tlmo lias como for a porfoct understanding
between us. I can no longer llvo iu uncer
tainty. I must know my fate. Drifting
about (u tho 'Dismal Swamp' of doubt and
suspenso it making my lifo a torture. I must
dcclaro myself. Calllopo, I lovo you deeply,
passionately, dovotodly, tondorly, nnd it Is
for you to say whether that lovo is to bo my
happiness or my misery. Toll mo, Calliope,
swootost, doarcht, fairest, toll mo, can you ro
turamy ufToctlonP'
"Oh, Algernon," murmured tho beautiful
maiden, n (loop blush overairondlns hor
lovely and oxprosslvo countenance, ns tho
buoiiuw ui I'umuiub Ki3oiuvur uiu auvurjr
surfacd of n btrcatn on a sunny Juno day,
"this Is bo sudden I"
"Oh, answer tuo," ho Implorod, "do not
sparo my 'feelings. Death U profcrablo to sus
nonso." Sho turned nway her faco to conceal hor
confusion, as sho replied, in tonos as soft,
sweet nnd musical as over trembled on tho
strings of tho lyro of Orphousi
I "It Is useless for mo to deny that you havo
raado a docp impression on" my hoart, nnd
'and but let thnt adniUslou coutont you.
. Maldouly modesty forbids mo to say moro."
"Oh, my darling I" ho oxclalniod, ns ho pas-
slonatoly kissed her hand, "you havo mado
mo tho linpplwt of man. llut thcro is ono
' thing about v hlch I wish to bo satUllod havo
X a rival la your niroctioasr'
"You havo not."
"Thor? Is nothing between Tercy Yardstick
and youf
"Absolutely nothing."
"But ho loves you and swears ho will win
you."
"Do not ufrald," bho said, "ho Is"
Toorf
"Worso than that."
"Ho U wlintr' and in breathless oxcltotnont
ho awaited her answer.
"no Is" nnd placing hor rosy lips closo to
his car whilo her color camo and went, re
vealing in her faco alternately tbo Illy and
tho roso, sho murmured In a voleo as soft as
tbo sigh of a xophyr "ho Is in tho soup."
Boston Courier.
Kiieiislve Trotucrs.
Mike, an irrcprcssthlo Iwots at n Dublin
hotel, announced to a guest recently returned
from n trip, "Wo'vo had a molghty big wed
dlnK In tho house, nor."
"Indeed I"
"It wns so, Indeed, sor, nnd a pretty oxpen
slvo ono, too, Wcry, sor. Tho trousers cost
SO.OOOpoundsl"
"Tho trousers, Mlkol What kind of trous
ers would cost thatl"
"Tliat's what puzzles mo, sor," replied
MlUo. "IM nover havo tliought It If I hadn't
read It with my own eyes In tho jiapcr."
"Aro you sure it wasn't trousseau?"
"Faith, then," snld Mlko, scratching his
head, "whatever It was, sor, It wns written
trousers, or something very liko It. Youth's
Companion.
Ilnw llo lot TlniK.
Tcdestrlan B-b-boy, can you t-t-toll rao
how f-f-far it Is to tho po-x-postoaicoF
Nowblwy What d'yo say, mlstcrt
Pedestrian 1-I-reckon you-you hoard mo.
How r-r-far Is It to tho io-po-postomcoi
Newsboy Only half n block, mister. If
you baiui t n btoppod to n&tt mo you d a Din
tuero aToaily. Ufa
Iuicrrxtvil In tho Result.
"I throw myself at her foet," moaned a dis
consolate youth.
"Did you hit themr' Inquired a coh'
hearted, uusymjathetIo listener. Wnshlug
ton Post.
Hound to follow the Direction.
Convaloscent Youth I can't awaller
tallow, mammy, Mood I cant.
Mother You hotter ont dat candle, ya
trlflm' nigger I Ain't do doctor charged rot
tor keep you on a light diet! Now Yorl
World.
Tlirlr First Experience
Jill..
WITH THAT ROUT Or TIUNO.
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