Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-12-09
CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE.

novelties of the week have been two different classes
of Musical Entertainments, each drawing their full
share of patronage. At the IIibernian Hall, Mile
Emilia Frczzolini from the Italian Operas Of Paris
md London, md St Petersburg, sung before crowded
and fashionable audiences the evenings of Tuesday
and Wednesday. Her voice is q very high soprano,
powerful and well cultivated and she is regarded here
as an artistic of high order Her dress was richly
magnificent, and her person commanding, but the
newspapers and critics sadly at fault in cnumera-
ting among her other attractions pretty face, that
being IN exceedingly rare possession with singers
generally and Italian Prima Donnas especially She
was assisted by Malalnc Amelia Patti Strakosch,
whose beautiful simple ballads Coming through the
Rye" and "Within mile of Elinboro" arc always
fresh .. the hearts Of Charleston audience and al
ways ensure rapturous encore ulso by Maurice
Strakosch the great Pianist and Herr kletzer on the
Violin, n combination of gifted artists The Troupe
arc on their way to Havana, where they arc engaged
for the Theatre Tacon, by Max Maretzck.
The Campbell Minstrcls have been making the spa
cous Institute Hall nightly rcsound with noise and
mirth, and filling its commodious galleries with my
rads of grnning sons and daughters Of Africa, who
grow bostcrous over tho counterfeit prcsentmcnts Of
themselves the stage, while scores Of white folks
are making merry below the spectacle Of strang
gers, "taking of their negroes before their faces"
The Troupe has suffered greatly in the loss Of several
of their most valuable and we'll known performers
Others however have been added, whose Introductory
lelineations of the most amusing characters give
promise of these vacancies being in measure sup
piled The Brass Band which fills up the intcrludcs
is very grand, but entirely too noisy for the limits Of
an enclosed apartment sundry aching heads in the
crowd of spectators can feelingly testify If the
Campbells" will allow frequent patron to venture
gentle suggestion, would tako this opportunity Of
recommending tue chief jester of the concern to re-
sumo his scissorngs and cut out few now scraps Of
Jokes for future use as the old stale remnants, to which
they cling go afectonately, have already gone the
rounds of the country papers. If they should come
up your way, perhaps the AdreHiscr could furnish
| them with few accessions rs have reason to know
| that there is q humorst in your sanctum who can
| turn "Patcnce sitting on monument" into Taught
cr holding both his sides" Mt short notice, with IN
imprOmptu pun, retor or song, as occasion may re-
| qurc.
|
Melinda Jones, has been producing quite sensation
among the Theatrical folks. Her performances are
highly appauded by the critics in this department
Signor Blitz, the Vcntriloqust and Magician, will
bcein town on Monday evening to commence series
of his wonderful exhibitions, at the 1lbernian Hail.
The Report of the President of the North Eastern
Ruil Road Company, has just been published. 1t
states that since the 9TH October last trains have been
running regularly and without accident between this
City and Florence, the Northern extremity Of the
Road The expense Of building the Road to Florencc'
was 81 92 95J the assets arc estimated at ) ,G32
900; tho equipment of locomotives and cars, rcal cS-
tate and slaves, S2OljOO0; the debt of the Company
on bonds notes and contracts is $l,O35,9lO They
are petitionng the Legislature for the passage Of An
Act authorizing the State to guarantee tho bonds Of the
Company to the extent of 100000. For the
months ending 1st October the daily receipts aver
aged $ll2 80, and from Nov. lst to 10th, Sl9C GJ.
On the 18th day after tho opening Of the road, it
earned within four dollars per ay, enough to cover
its daily expenses. The Company have muturcd and
adopted plan for the extinction of its debt, sonc-
what similar to that Of our City Council.
"Russelrs Nnyo=ine' for December, is highly
spoken Of by the press. The Of this work is
quite feather in literary cap and shows that We
have slight tinge Of left in our compost
tiun, which maiunlon and e hard-timcs" united have
| not been ublc entirely TO eXtermnate. No one who
knows amy thing about periodical literature in this
latitude could ever bc fool enough to suppose, that
either the cnlrrprisng publisher or his ablc cowork
crs have cntrrol upon 20 hopeless an undertaking.
with the view Of deriving any considerable pecuninry
profit from their patriotic labors. They deserve and
arc receiving $50 far as it gocs.) the grateful "'rrH
dDnc" of their readers. When will our reading COM
munity learn and take to heart the lesson that the III
borcr in the field of letters as well in any other
field is entitled to fitting reward for his tolls and
sacrifices? Our Magazines hare never before been
even Sclj.snsiaining Several Of them have now
reached hat puint-but VIC can never become strictly
Il realng people, ut least not an Glpreetatire one
until We 20 IL step farther, and rOuehSatc something
like decent remuneration for the intellectual aS well
Us the mechanical and practical talent enlisted III such
en,cffriscs The Editors and lcaing coaborators Of
Eu-scllS' are writers Of established reputation
no nursery rhymcrs sicky romanccrt, but connois-
scurs Of taste and experience in wholesome substan.
tal litcraturc-wrting neither for fame nor fortune
hut from pure devotion to letters. The reading pub
lie know this, and ima. iuc therefore, that 1t is only
necessary to pay for paper and printing i'll order to
establish Magazine at tho South permanently; and
this is the secret of the well known fact that Maga
zines arc not with u.s. rs with our moncydring North
ern literat mines of wealth to all concerned in their
publication.
The samo remarks are equally applicable to The
Southern Episcopalian" the December number of
which has appeared with its usual fund of Religious
intelligence of interest to the Church ut large well
us to the influential denomination under whose aus
p!ccs it is published ThiI number is the ninth OF
Volume No. H., and it is gratifying to learn that
steady, though very gradual Improvement in the num-
Der of its patrons is rendering this Journal also capa-
bic of meeting successfully the difficulties which al
ways attend the publishing business.
A fine ship of SOS Tons, called the ii Tucker,
came into port few days since through the Aafit
Channel being tho largest Vessel ever brought into
our harbor through this entrance.
Commander THOMAS Il. GEDNEY, U. S. NJ native
of this City and one of the most distinguished ,cers
of our Navy died in this City on Wednesday after
severe illness. Ills remains have been forwarded to
Washington, where his wife and five children are
buried.
Paul II. Iayne one of the accomplished EditoIs OF
Russclls Magazine, has been octuring at Cheraw and
other towns in the State. His Lectures before the
rl,,r,,r y,ou,p ,ro commanded i'm strong terms by