Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-12-23
CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE.
CHARLESTON, De,

DcCCuDcI 1871. Il
The CoryphGan Society gave their Second Concert |
on Tuesday evening last, with great success. The |
addition of number of female voices to tho Choir
is vast improvement upon their original resources
The Trio from Bclisario, by Lady, and Mcssrs
Reeves and Grcatorcx two of our most distinguished
Professors was loudly cncUrcd In the Corps OF ANA
teurs of this Association, there screral whose
highly cultivated natural gifts and taste III the art
would emnently entitle them to rauk us Professors.
Mr. S. S. Howell, the President, to whose indeiatsa-
bic efforts VIC in large measure indebted for the
organization Of the Society, is himself, gentleman
of great proficiency in Music, and his unanimous
election ms their presiding Officer evnccs the esteem
and confidence with which his services and abilities
are regarded by his colleagues.
DR.. Reentz' Cabinet Museum Of Physiology and
Anatomy, now opened at the Apprentices Library
Hail. ia one of the most useful and instructive eIhib-
tons ever presented to our Community. The Exhibi-
tor delivers lectures the Subject daily before his
visitors-and his Lectures are illustrated by 4Oo
Models of Art in Wax, showing the various portions
of the human frame with the muscles, arteries and
blood vessels processes of Digestion respiration, pro.
creation and every thing incident to the economy Of
the physical structure of Man and Woman. These
Lectures, (n Difference to the prevailing morbid SEN
timentality, which STRAINS at gnats and swallows
caels" and is opposed to that more genuine andreai
delicucy of taste which appreciate the wonders o
Nature and Art, and yet "thnketh no cVi,) are de-
livered to gentlemen exclusively. Is it not strange
that that which may be justly regarded as "the prop
Oh hoc
except by befew who pursuethc vocation OF Modiene
as profession, and that females especially, to whom
some knowledge of their own physiological structures
so important are forever excluded until too late, from
any instruction whatever in this noble Science2
would not have our young ladies' names paraasd in
the papers, in Yankecdom, having graduated with
eclat Mt some "high fautn" Female Medical College,
and ready to launch forth into the dangerous work OF
precpitating poor unpreparcd mortas into Eternity;
but cannot help thinking that some private lnsruc-
ton by means of popular Elementary Lectures, is
absolutely essential, especially at the present day. as
purt and parcel of thorough female education. In
making these remarks, I would not be understood as
Offering encouragement to charlaanry, to impose Its
craft and avarice upon tho unsuspccting; nor can
soy any thing particularly in praise of tho Lecturer
who presdcs over this Museum knowing nothing Of
his merits or anteccdens; but do wish that our own
Medical Men would direct their attention to the sub
ject, and be more ready to dffusc light upon it.
Signor Blitz continues to amuse the wonder-loving
aud curious in such matters, with his feats of Magic
and Legerdemain, drawing crowded houses.
Werner's Concert Band have commenced their series
of twelve entertainments Mt the Institute Hall.
The Second Lecture of the Course on Tho Bible,
before the Young Mems Christian Association was de-
livcrcd on Sunday evening 18th, ut Trinity Church,
by Rev. Thomas Smytb, b. D., Pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church. The subject Of his Discourse
was Tho Bible in the Closet" These valuable con-
tributions to Religious Literature, tho cusions Of
so many gifted minds in our midst, arc, understand,
to be published in book form when tho Course shall
have been completed.
2, very interesting entertainment was successfully
carried out ut tho Institute Hall Monday evening,
in the form of an 0ratorca Exhibition by the pupils
of B. Il. Carroll, Esq., one of the most skillful in
structors of youth. Mr.. Carroll has made the noble
art of Eloqucncc subject of assduous study and
practice with his young disciples and has reapcd the
fruit of his labors in the high appreciation which his
efforts have received at the handsof humorous patrons
Our literary circle hero has sustained heavy loss,
in the death of J. Milton Clapp, the able Editor Of
the Charleston Ncrcny, with which hc has been dcn-
tilted for upwards of 90 years. The columns of the
Mcrcmy were draped in mourning on Thursday, the
day of his funeral and the most judicous and beau
tiful tributes paid by the Press to his memory
Cotton has been in brsk demand this week, and
prices somewhat improved. The sales reached 9l6S
Bales (against y,3TS receipts,) q lO4 cts; Rice
1924 Tierccs received, nearly all sold, Extremes
. ll-lG to S4-:Upwards of 10000 Bushels Corn have
come in-all sold with the exception of some 250L
bushels, 60 o. IS cts: 500 sacks new country Corr,
brought So cts; Only 73S Bushels wheat received
Sales very limited S1l5 @ $l.3O; few small lots OF
Flour stock increasing 81 to 81; Bacon, Sides have
declined III O. l2c. Shoulders s g 1lcts. Lard
l34 q II cts 700 Sacks Salt IS @ 10 cts; Sugars
in better demaud--15O hhls Muscovado brought
auction at an average Of 10A cts; No Sales of Muas-
ses or Domestic Liquors. The Stock Market is COM
pletcy at stand. Sterling has slightly iprorcd.-
Light Drafts on New York e per cent premium.
The King Street Stores still advertise to sell ut IS
to 40 per cent below former prices. The Ladies Gun
buy Shawls, formerly sold at IS to $l0-for So to S.
Black Gros dc Rhine Dress Sks-worth Sl4 for 81
per yard. Ladies' Black French Broad Clothc ut $2.
Cloaks So to S5 &c. &c.
Housekeepers can buy in good stock Of Coal now,
at lower prices than L will be able to quote whei
Winter shall have returned in earnest. Coal has been
retailing from the Vessels ut SS to 81 per Ton. The
next icy spell will run it up to Sl2 and Sl4.
CLAUDE.