Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1853-02-23
CORRESPONDENCE of the Advertiser.

O-N L Cui 40; NOo~'
The young folks Of our gay city have been ann SIM
themselves very extensively in the privileges YOU III
s,fcd to them by the annual Return Of the l4tl day
Of February. Upwards Of tlr9 thousand mssivcs,
messengers of uve,' wcrc distributed on that frsv,
day, by our cnrrg. tic and nrlat glble Penny Post,
and his numerous US. siart.. More than right hum
drcd was sold ut one sturc, and four or five others
made pretty extensive sa;cs.
That Charleston has fully rcgancl her wonscl
heath again, We ned only refer for prouf to the
bill Of mortality rs reported for last week, in which,
not single white death APPEARS out Of 4 popul.t on
Of thirty thousand. That certainly speaks volumes
for the health Of our city, and will be matter Of as
tonislmcn, tn those who have heretofore regarded
Charleston us grave yar'l-the plague sp"t Of the
Union. 1t only proves what has always been con-
tended for BY the Press OF Charleston, and the un
prrjudiccd everywhere, VIZ: that unr city is more
healthy, and has o smaller bill Of mortality, than any
city in the Union, Of its population.
The weather still continues clear, dry and warm
unusually SO for the season. The streets are ii led
with clouds Of dust, and the wells and c.stcrns are
rapidly failing. We shall soon feel the effects OF
this long continued dry weather, and there is very
Little prospect now Of shower soon Such temper
aurc the present will soon pnt gardens in full
bloom, and clotlc the forest in the green livery Of
spring. One extreme is apt to follow another, and
we may look for y cold, wet, d,sasrccsblc March.
\ grand Military parade, ball and supper is cxp' CT
ed To- come off, on Monday AMI Tuesday next. The
Washington Light Infantry will celebrate their 10th
anniversary on the % in company with their guests,
the Law Grays Of Baltimore, and the Ciinch Rifles
Of Augusta The Company WILL assemble in front
Of the Charleston Hotel at O'clock, in cUnncxiun
with the t,'o companies just namcd from whence
they will be escorted by the Unun Light lulnry,
the Washington Artillery and C,sd,l Cadets, to the
ll:bcrnan Hall, where Grafton will bc delivered
n honor of the day, by the Rev. SAMcEr GILMAN,
y. D., an honorary member Of The corps. Af,rr
the o:aol, the companies will j"in the Brigade line,
and march to the Washington Race Course, where
they will be reviewed by his ExcclIcncy Governor
Manning. We regret TO learn that the invat OIL
extended to the Savannah Guards, to attend the
Ball could not be accepted us the Military Of SaYan
nah hud made arrangements previously to celebrate
the day in that city. The days entertainment vii
close with grand Bull, to be given by the Washing
ton Light Infantry, in compliment to their guests
the Clinch Rifles, which viii take place on the eycn-
ing Of the 22d, at Military Hall. The Washington
Artillery will give collation. at St. Andrews Hal
OIL the evening Of ,h" 2lst TO which the Law Ora.
Clinch Riff. s, and issliingtun Light Infantry have
been invited.
The Rev. w. H. BARSwELr., Paftor Of St. Peters
Church Of this city, has published anotc in the 1rcn-
ing Ncps Of Tuesday last, in which he calls upon the
Editor of the Catholic Miscellany .ur tn: authority
Of his assertions, that BUTLER, the c, rbtcd Bishop
of Durham, author Of the famous Analogy, h:can {
Catholic in his last sickness. lie further calls up
on him to furnish proof Of another allegation, that
Bishop Hobart Of New York, had expressed wish t.,
submit to the Roman Catholic Church.
Mr.. FULLER who WAS recently shot by Ca. tain
ScrIAuMBuna on the steps Of the National Hotel at
Washington, is thought to be in u fair way tu re-
cover. His wound at first was considered mortal.
\ despatch from Mobile dated the lth inst, says
that much excitement has been occasioncl in that
cty, by n rumor that the Post Master had been dH-
covered to be drfaultcr to the Government in the
sum of $4,000 ARCHER.
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