Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-11-24
Correspondence of the Advertiser

4fEssHs EprToRs: The present has been perfect
gala week with us. The pail Of mourning has been
removed from our dcyotcd anl beloved city, and
the gloom and melancholy incident to the late
fearful aud fatal epidemic has been displaced by the
return Of active aml crowded business, and the
usual smiles and hustle and flshion attending the
annuql return of the gay season IN the proud and
far fame Metropolis.
In the first place. You must know that this is TIL
week Of the great exhibition nf tn, South Carolina
Institute which. for tue last three years has nra-
riahy been the most gay and crowded OF the season.
but i, has ben particularly 20 this year. which has
perhaps been enhanced by comparison with the
recent lu!lncss and lctiar.y which pcrvwc'l every
branch Of business Next week the cbh will c"ni-
nr,"c and the til, will begin to set in towards the
Capitol Columbia, Of course, must have her scs-
siun-anl Session ,reather too-hcr College Com
mcncemcnt and annual Ball. anl NIL the usual
ct referas following the fourth Monday in Novrnl-
Der. to break the mono.ony Of every day life, and
prevent her citizens from dying Of rnnni. or takn"
winter trip to Charleston for their health. IL Their
streets were AZ comfortable ;llcr ll"trls-cSpc-
c;ally the american. | would not mind spending
the Session in their gay little City myself. But if it
rains-,nl when did it ever fail to rain. at least two
weeks Of tn" Session the moment you put your
foot in the street. you are over y"nr shoes IN n''i
and cnvclnpcl in darkness that can b" fct-Egyp-
,ian darkness is moonlight to it. But one is more
than repaid for MI these inconvcnirncrs-if he
stops ut the Amcrican-by Jannry's smiles. h'sTi-
sa,y and COOL dinners.
something about the sayings and duings in Charles
ton and arn giving YOU liomily on Columbia.
Well. to begin with The first The Fair the grand
attraction and sine qua non Of the wcrk, opened
so the papers s,y-on Tuesday evening at O'Clock,
at the :" Crystal Palace" large temporary building
made of glass and pine boards. erected for the Pur-
pose Oh the Citadel Green. There is some little
falling off in the number and quality Of articles
since last year, but still they are quite sufficiently
numerous and interesting to attract 4 crowded
house, boil, day and night since tS first OPEN
inc. The ladics-thc better, and decidedly the
most numerous half Of creation, were we'll repre-
scntcd, each lord, both young and old. single AMI
married. appearing TO have ut least two or three
under his charge.
Next in the line Of attractons-and which should
think, stand first and foremost in the catalogue.
comes the Regatta, the celebrated aud much
talked of, boat race, which, on Wednesday and
Thursday, seemed to absorb every thing else il one
general desire to see the aquatic sports. And in
deed it presented a spectacle Of most deep and
thrilling interest. 1t il thought there must have
been between eight and ten thousand persons pre-
sent. The whole length Of the Battery was crowd
cd by as many persons could find room to stand.
The Bathing House, and all the houses fronting on
East Bay Battery, were crowded by anxious tho''-
sands all looking out upon the snoothc and placid
bnsom of the harhor, which was dotted, as far rs
the eye could reach, with all sorts Of craft, from
steamer to fishing smack, all cramncd and jalnmcd
BY us much human life rs could be packed aboard.
The Bcckic Sharp, of Darian Grorgia, won the
first race with great casc--purse $500. The J"tia
n New York boat, owned by Capt. BERRY Of the
Marion, won the second race, by about length and
half This was most beautiful and exciting ract.
The Violet, built and owned by S. NJ. BAhY of this
City won the third and last rncc on the first day.
The Tariff, owned By a. j. CLARKE Of Edisto,
won the first race on tie second day; beating the
Violet an | HATE Keenan, by about half d length.