Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-10-06
CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE.
CHARLESTON,

o'clock. A remarkably prolonged series Of bright.
c3car cold nights snshss us to e."y this rare sxl'b-
tinn to gruat advantage.
Last MONDAYS Report announced 81 deaths from
Yellow Fever for the week ending the 25th ult.,
making the total mortality since the commencement
4S4. Up to 3Oth September 1884, it had reached AZ"
As usual after the epidemic has exhausted its rsrn-
gss among our transient and foreign population, it is
now entering tho abodes Of best citizens and Sc
locting as its victims. the most shining marks Among
the lslnsnted dead Of tue week just passed, You will
observe in papers the names Of Rov. Reuben Post
the venerable Pastor of the Circular Congregational
Church,-Rev. Henry N. Depison, the gifted Rector
of ST. Peters,-Jamcs l.. Hatch, one Of tho Associate
Editors Of the C0urie', and others occupying posi-
tious of public usefulness, which identified them with
the local interests of our city. The two congrega
tions which have been thus sorcy berenved have the
deep and boartielt sympathy of our entiro comnun-
ty St Peters especially had scarcely recovered from
tho severe action With which it WAS visited in 1885,
in the death of the amiable Pastor (Rev Mr. shank
lin who in his brief career had won the affection and
esteem of all within the circle Of his influence and
this scattered uek had just begun to realize that the
providence Of Gud had raised up for them an able and
realous successor who like him was ready to brave all
pers for tho welfare of his people, These devoted
ambassadors of the cross. have fallen like true soldiers
with their armour on, aud their names will be en-
sarined among the 6, lsnl the great-th brave and
the faithful in the catalogue of martyrs in the cau's
of Truth Dr. Post had been for twonty-one years
Pastor of the Circular Church, snd WAS greatly be-
loved not only by his own congregation, but among
the mapy benevolent and useful organizations To
which he devoted his Jealous labors Mr.. Denison
was native of Pennsylvania H. first minstratlons
Mt the South were ut Greenvle and p'ndleton In TINS
State for short n,e and he afterwards remofed 10
Louisville, Kontucky, from which place he came 10
this City during the last year, at the invitation ot 'ne
congregation of St Peters, lie delivered last winter
q series of Lectures TO business men, which were
claborately reported in the newspapers ana puosneu
by general request in book form. Mr.. hatch was a
native of Portland Maine; and was educated at
Rovdoiu College. Hs came to Charleston in the win
tor of 1885, and was first associated in the editorial
corps of the ".Standard" aud afterwards u 'fe
Courier" in the eIsctng duties OF which he ia1ored
with much zeal and fidelity. His loss to the " Co"-
,ier" is the more deeply felt, inasmuch as tas I'M
portant post which he occupied has been vacated D!
do,th for the third time since the decease OF Col.
King. Mr.. II. was almost 25 years OF age.
Our city has also sustained great loss IN the deatn
of Mr. James Adger, Of our oldest merchants al
tho advanced ago Of IS years. The flags OF the SNIP
ming in the narbor were displayed at half mast on
tho reception of the intelligence here, and the various
social and benevolent institutions of which he WAS all
active member, are publishing appropriate testlmoni
al, of tho estsem and reverence in which his memory
and services are held by them.
Our public SCHOOL resumes ib exercises on Monday
next Ths new building for the Normal School in st.
Philips street is progressing rapidly and Will soon Oe
ready for occupation. The Commissioners have adop-
tod Mr. Csrrolps Catechism Of United States history
as Text Book in all tho schools under their control
The October Elections are near at hand. on the
second Monday and Tuesday, we ballot for one sena
tor and eighteen Representatives in the State Legsa
ture. Msssrs Henry D. LeseEue and Al. Z. Mordecai'
(.he present incumbsn announced candidates Tor
the Senatorshp. New tickets are out every day Win
fresh asprants for the eighteenth share OF repre-
sanitation in tho Lower House. These tickets profess
to include all interests but the mechanics and COM
m6rclal mon cOupiaia euos w. ~N0 S~
sufficiently prominent place in the picture and accuse
the lawyers Of approprating all the honors to them
selves Out of the multitude Of nominations, 1t will
not be difficult to find eighteen as cleSor fellows as We
usually send to represent us at Columbia, Tor 10 De
candid with you we not always as particular III
this little matter as wo might be- But the Legislature
does not aspire to bo Literary Club, and our Dele.
gstss are not all gradutes of College, there are many
active, efficient, bard-workpg members among them'
who could not we'll be spared from the Councils Of
the State and who, while they do very little talking
are ndusriousy alive to the interests OF their con-
sttucnts Such men, without being orators and schol-
arr make useful legislators and should be sustained
gratifying feature Of the present contest is pre-
sented in the stand which is about to be taken in some
quarters against the degrading practices and corrup
tions incident public eectonG,-opposition to this
Infamous system being Of the watchwords adopted
on the face Of several of the published tickets.
: In tile world of Fashion and Romance, there is
emphatcally nothing doing. Seandal-mongers are
at loss for employment and folks keep within doors
ut night so cautiously that thero are no social tca-
drinkiugI and sowing crcss, for the manufacture Of
materials for gossip. Indeed, in such an already
poisoned atmosphere as this, the fastest running
tongue could do very little harm. The only bit OF
romance which have for you at present. is on small
scale and one of those oft repeated illustrations OF
the common place theory about "the course Of true
love-" DC. The parties not known to me person
ally, and have no right to make you my confdant,
as to nsmes and localities, if they Were Tho unfor-
tu,ats swain WAS youthful student of some seven
teon summsrs-ths afflicted fair one, gcnte school
miss Of fourteen Winters. They met, probably at
dancing school-playsd Polka tsgethcr-walkcd
few times on tho Battery at nloonlight-becsmo en-
amored-pledscd their hearts and fortunes-and-
refered the decision of the important question to
Papa and Mnma-who promptly gave their votes in
the negative. Elopemeut, the only alternative was
propossd-projocted and nipped in the bud, by the
alas too vigant guardians Of the young folks The
young gentleman being thwarted in bis arrangements
for securing travelling companion, concluded to take
a-journey parts unknown by himself, leaving Papa
to pay his small debts about town. MadcmOselle in
her despair, tried accomplish descent from two
story window, but was again interrupted, by the in
terpostion of parental authority, taken captive and
sont OF to bed early in the evening Thus ends the
chapter of accidents. so far Us Madame Ruinor has
revealed the particulars, and tits we'll it was no worse
as theso things sometimes terminate in Coroner' In
quests, whore the parties far gone in lovesirk
less a. to hang or drown themselves, swallow lauda
NUN or cut some symuaslic feat by which to secure
oblivion for the past
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