Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-12-30
CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE.
CHARLESTON, December &C, 1857

Charleston is really becoming City Of Importance
Since last wrote We have haa Earthquakes, Fires,
and RuLlrrirS. such as wuull du credit 10 New York
or Philadelphia. Saturday last day which will
be remembered here by some of the inhabitants who
were frightened out Of weeks growth, and iorclby
Sjretrd FROM their houses and stores by sudden sound
10. at ai unlike that which Earthquakes sometimes
make u more volcanic lati,uIcs. II was about 9
O'clock in the morning, and somc folks feeling Il sort
v scaSick sensation about the hreadI.,ket were at
first dculcd by the idea that they had eaten hear
~ a breakfast. Others seeing the Gas Chandelier,
and plates dance about, suspected that Bliia was at
some of his odd tricks and that The devil had got into
the furniture Of their dwellings. But the rumhling
noises which accompanied these manifestations were
"a hucklehcrry above the pcrsimmon even Of the
wonderful ienril"!uist and it became too evident,
that Mother Earth, overburdcncd with tho increasing
weight Of the sins and rascalitcs Of so many Of her
erring children had actually begun to quake with the
burden of her troubles, and the present generation
were actually destined 10 witness of these strange
phenomena, and to have the amazing event to tell
about 20 their grand children, in case there should be
no repetition Of the performance in the meantime.
On Monday all doubt cleared ul, by the pubca
tion OF II communication in the daily papers from
Professor GLhcs, of the College, QOng recognized as
an oracle in such matters in which lie confirmed the
reports of the Earthquake having taken place on Sat
urtay. eThc shock felt ut the same time ut Mount
Pleasant and AIontticvillc 1t is about fifteen years
since similar occurrence has been known in this
vicinity.
But the Earthquake was not the only remarkable
event Of the last week. On the salnc day, cunning
rogue, yrlcpt Fernandez arrested, for roli'"s
valuable trunk belonging to Reverend se'''ielnah {"
this City, who had just returned ko'nc iroi is'' ~
New York. lie had hca,.' thc owner ot the trunk
say to the Captain ih"t he would sen" lot Ills uu"h:
y;y;u., him the name. and other marks by which |"
r,,oy,izc it. In the course Of half I'LL hour Fcrnan
dcz sent an order fur the trunk, and received it, anu
then made his way 10 Augusta. where he was pursued
ami captured by the Police, and brought back to TIE
City, prisoner, where lie will await the reward OF
his <agaci;y and enterprise.
Now you have an Earthquake and Il Robbery.
whether any immediate connection can be established
between them, aul unpreparcd to decide.
The next point Of resemblance, Of which We can
boast to our brethren Of the larger Cities, is the in-
crease in the number Of fires recently recorded show
ing that We have inccndiarics among our visitors, who
having no where to sleep but in the Market or On the
Battery, are disposed to reduce the accommodations
already existing; and to avail themselves of tho con-
fusion attendant upon fires to do little pecnnins on
Il small scale, a Ia Frrnnndc=. On Sunday morning
the irc-hcs rang twice. before breakfast, announcing
tic exploits of some of these scoundrcs. who appear
=, a. l.r with uut
,eriug JUNCTION that the ctlcr the day. the better the
deed" and to calm their apprellensions of danger by
the notion that most people sleep later On Sunday
mornings than usual
We will now turn to something more pleasant and
see what has been doing in the line of entertainment
and amusement, for Christmas week: and especially
the three DAYS Saturnalia Of which yesterday was the
initiaory day. or anuscmentS we have the Theatre,
Waish's Panorama Of Itnly, Menagerc and Circus.
Wrrners Concerts, and the Anatomical Exhibition all
of which are attracting their share Of visitors. The
Streets are us usual comparatively dull in consequence
Of the absence Of the larger portion of our adult and
almost the whole Of our Juvenile population in the
country and yet there appear to be still enough left.
to make good showing ut all places OF amusement.
Just at this time, VIC recognize number OF strange
faces, from the country, and quite lot Of wagons,
are coming in daily with eggs and poultry which are
bought up with avidity, and rapidly getting up in
price. To day is nominally business day,-thc
stores and places of business open, but it would
lc impossible to induce darkey of any shade or sex
to do the smallest piece of work, beyond the actual
necessities Of the housekeeping and culinary depart
cni< where highly scasonedmeats, mincc-picS cakes,
and conlrctunares the order of the day and night.
and all hands are ut work making Egg -Nug and
puncl by the Wholesale. Christmas is Il Carni"al t"
which old as well rs young, white and black, high
and low, rich and poor all eagerly look forward with
anxious expectancy. 1t is which has always
been rglly observed both in town and country, and
ever will he ohe end of time. STILL in rejocings
and rcvurics il is to be hoped, that the sacred
sion which gives rise to lis conmcn0ration will no;
bc entirely lost sight Of, and that here and every
where, due respect for the religious character of this
great festival will regulate and restrain in ncasurem
tic exccSscS and immolerac inlulgences which ltep
always bccn ntcrmnglc with its rational and T AIT
cent cnjoymcntS. Among the novelties got u won
yesterdays Programme, was q Christmas ftA pun
Concert at the Institute Hall, in the cre,'lcl than
majestic Christmas Tree, richly decorated riur" ''gr
with presents of toys and confectionery lrler d not
niles was put up in the Hall by NesSene with less
Dcdcn, and Wcrncr's Band enlivencd the
music. m'uuleton
One of our young physPiunsnTiablo ropu-