Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-12-10
CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENTS.

CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENTS.
CnARLEsToy, Dec. /, 1851.
The work of deepening the cliannel on the bar
in the Charleston harbor is still going hraveIy on,
and is being prosecuted with spirit anu erter-
prise which promises speedy and successful
completion, and heralds the approach of the long
wished for time when our harbor will be open to
the largest vessels that float. The present ap-
pearance of the shipping at our crowded WharVes
present an encouraging aspect to the commercial
homes and interests os our ancient and beautiful
city.
Among the recent additions to our ''torest OF
masts," am pleased to notice several fine specl-
mems of American freighting ships, which proves
the active prosperity of the home trade, and shows
the advances we are making in the line OF mer-
camille marine, and shp-buding, Three OF the
larger ships which have recently made their ap-
pearance in our harbor, and to which my attention
has been more Immediately directed, are of suffi-
cient tonnage and capacity to enable them to carry
four thousand bales Of compressed cotton.
We have few burglars and robbers among US,
but their depredations and sleight of hand tricks
have not, as yet, been practced as extensively as
we anticipated, from the number Of "steerage
passengers" which have been thrown upon us from
the North Some two or three houses have been
entered lately, but the pilferers were discovered
and chased into the street, minus the much de-
sired plunder. An attempt or two at arson has
also been made, but without success owing to the
timely discovery of the wicked deeds. Our police
force are quite active and efficient and lascals
have to sleep with one eye open in order to escape
'being bagged."
Several parties were recently brought before
the u S. District Attorney in this city, under the
charge of taking part in proposed flbustering
expedition which is supposed to be fitting out at
this port against Nicaragua. Among these was
the steamer Everglade plying from this to Florida
ports. From the large number Of persons taking
passage, suspicion was excited of her having been
engaged for fibustering purposes. Upon exam
ination, however, the charge was not sustained by
the evidence and the steamer was allowed to pro-
coed with her passengers.
Miss AvoNIA JONES, the beautiful and accom-
plished actress, has been drawing crowded houses
at the theatre for the past week. She has sue
ceeded in creating quite sensation among the
young men, the young ladies not being altogether
so lavish in their encomiums on her beauty and
acting. She left US this morning for greener pas
lures and a more genial cline, and her place on
our boards will be filed this week. by Miss DArEN
PORT, another favorite of the Charlest'~ public.
She is neither so young or handsol-. as Miss
JONES, but she has more age and experience as an
actress.
The annual winter campaign of amusements is
now in the full tide of successful operation, and
is carrying every thing before it. SIGNoR BLITz,
the renowned and distinguished jugger, NEGRO
mancer and ventroquist, is now in the city, and
will open his curiosity shop this evening at
Hibernian Hail. where he is engaged for week,
and will doubtless draw well: Our people would
rather laugh than cry, and will 90 where the for
and those whose risibes BLlTz cannot reach, are
considered hopeless cases ofchronc hypochonlria.
The CAMPBELL Ministries are still holding forth
at Institute Hall, to large and enthusiastic audi
ences. They have had tremendous run for the
past week., and they are going to try their
popularity against Miss DAVENPORT and SIGSoR
BLIrz, for another week. They are hard to beat,
but "Greek has met Greek this time, and even
the CAMpBELLs may find that they have met q foe
worthy of their steel.
A special meeting of the South Carolina
Historical Society was held in the Charleston
library room on Saturday last, for the purpose of
supplying members with the volume of Collections
lately published and for the transactson of other
business of private nature. Their already large
collection of ancient documents was quite in
creased by donation Of several valuable and
important volumes from the Hon. WM. ALsToN
PR1yGLE, City Recorder consisting of Report
on the State of the Currency in South Carolina,
London, 1887; A New Voyage to Georgia, Lon
don, l742; A Description of South Carolina,
London 176l.
This is m important Association, and de-
serves the aid and encouragement of every
citizen of South Carolina who feels an interest in
the early history of the State. The first volume
of those collections has already been published,
and distributed among the members. 1t was
prepared, printed and bound in Charleston, and is
in every respect, q South Carolina book. The
second volume will be forth coming in the course
of next year, and will comprise valuable collec-
ton of historic matter.
MAGNOLIA.