Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-02-04
CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENTS.
SAN JACINTO,

CHARLESTON, Feb'y l.
This will be busy and crowded week. The
ground swell of humanity is already perceptible
in the tide of restless, hurrying life that sweeps
our streets and crowds our hotels. You must
know that this is race week." an event which is
looked forward to with no small degree of interest
by large portion of our population. A large
number of horses are already in proper trim for
the coming contest, aud strongly backed by conf
dent friends and supporters, are ready to win lau
res and money or perchance to lose both. But
the largest amount of the circulating medium will
change hands Mt the "booth," where all kinds Of
games will be in operation, and all kinds of traps
laid to heguie the dimes from the pockets of the
uninitiated outsiders, unsuspecting aedgelings by
those who know the ropes
A lecture was delivered last evening at the First
Baptist Church by the pastor, Rev. E. T. WINK
LER, for the benefit Of the medical students. 1t
was an able and eloquent discourse and was largely
attended by the students and others. The young
"scalpels" seem to attract more than their usual
share of religious care and attention perhaps it is
because they have heretofore been considered hard
cases, and the object of the present movement in
the right direction may be to purify the stream by
commencing at the fountan-and thus benefit the
fraternity generally, by reforming the students.
Such consummation would be altogether desra-
BILE, and might be attended with the happiest re-
suits hint about the length of their bills might
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labor lost in such cause would be worth an effort
in that direction.
The Rev. Mr.. DENNIsoN, Rector of St. Peters
Church, still continues his Sunday night lectures
addressed to business men concerning their busi-
ness :" and their popularity is fully indicated by
the crowds which attend them. The object of the
discourses seem to be to impress upon the public
mind, the Importance of carrying out and exem-
plifying their christian faith and practice, in the
everyday business of life.
The English Opera Troupeis still at the Theatre,
and drawing crowded houses at dollar ticket.
They are considered star Company, and have
drawn exceedingly we'll ever since they have been
here.
SignOr BLITz, the renowned magician and VEN
troquist, opens his enchanted castle this evening
at Institute Hall, where the juveniles and their in
dulgent papas and mammas will 60 en- mas's.-
BLIrz is evidently great man in his way, and
understands the happy art Of making people hap
py against their wills.
TuALBERc and Troupe will also hold forth again
tonight nj Hibernian Hall, whittier the third part
of the stars will go, of course. He gives his fifth
and last concert to morrow evening. The crowd
has increased every night, and will probably con-
tinue in the same ratio till the close. This is
Justly considered an era in the musical history Of
Charleston, to have combination of such musical
talent including the greatest pianist and the great
est violnst in the world, with brilliant galaxy
of satellites to match.
Il has been ascertained that CHARLES MAoKAY,
the celebrated lecturer and song writer, will visit
Charleston about the 10Th of the present month,
when he will deliver lecture for the benefit of the