Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-01-06
CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE.
CHARLESTON, january /, Is


A "Happy Ne,O Year" to you, Aessrs Editors,
and all in your sanctum: Il 'verysnsarly dated
this in 1857 as USUAL little mistake WhichEwill be
quito fashionable with writer's generally for aome days
to Gomez Happy Ns,O Ysar,tand e may you,lye to
aesmany more" and hndyour list Of subscribers and
sdssrtis9s lengthening with each succeeding New
Yea9a Day, until with your pockets we'll lined with
welldsseryed profits, you can retire and repose on
your laurels enjoying the otium dignitato with
tranquil minds and clear eon'ciencea The same good
wiSSss alleof. your patrons who Pay in mad ad- :
and eftite themselves to tho benefit Of the
as mentioned invocation in particular. The begin
ming Of Now Ycar is always an appropriate period
for forming fresh plans and resolutions for our future
guidance and hope that those of your friends whose
conscienccs accuse them Of any delinquency in COM
ing up to thor portion of tho contract will avail them
selves of tho occasion to reform whatever is amis'
and quiet the Onward monitor" by resolving to turn
over o new leaf for the ensuing year.
Christmas passed of in comparatively dignfed
and orderly manner. All places Of amusement wore
tronged with visitors, and all depots of business
cep the Post Office and the Confeconaries, and Fire
Cracker Shops, were closed as usual. Saturday was
half-holiday, several of largest stores in King
street having set the praiscworthy example of allow
ing those in their employ another dny Of recreation.
number Of squibs appeared in the papers from En-
poyees, urging the appointment of Saturday as day
of Thanksgiving, in order to make it q general ho-
day. but the purpose Of the writers not effected,
except in the individual instances above mentioned
The demon of Mammon is getting so rabid O hold up
on the affections of our business world thut the
loss Of the Holy Sabbath itself is considered by some
as an rrcparable injury to the narrow-mnded intcr
ests of avaricous trade and insatiate speculation.
To the honor Of humanity, it is refreshing to be able
to oto some happy exceptions to this degrading spir
it of subserricncy to the Money-king.
The Menagerie md Circus have departed after a
brief but profitable sojourn. Tho Managers were
very happy in hitting up novel cSpedent for attract
ing an unusual degree Of attention to their perform
ances. public ascension on tho Tight Ropo from
the ground floor to the summit Of the Tent was made
by the Star of the Company Malanc Leontino, daily
at o'clock P NJ, in the prcsesce of thousands of
swc-struck spectators. She performed this difficult
and hazardous feat repeatedly without accident or de-
ness yet with remarkable frlnness and grace, until
reaching the highest point Of the tent she turned and
balancing herself on foot with deIterity which
would have done credit to the nmbest goose in any
of your country subscribers barn yards, looked down
from hor fearful height upon tho moving mass at her
feet with On air of triumph, and wave of the hand
which caused the air to rcverberae with deafcning
shouts from all quarters This decidedly the best
card of the season, and the immense multtudes that
nightly focked to SEQ the wild beasts and the Old
Clown, evinced the success Of the hit.
The Theatre has been drawing crowds to witness
tho. brilliant representation Of Aladdin" which,
with its gorgeous scenery, dresses and machinery, is
eliciting great applause and admiration. The Mana
ger of Thalbergs Concerts has been hero making
rangcments for tho great Pianist who is expected to
visit US during the present month.
Fires, Burgarics and Robbcrics have been recorded
in the public prints since my last showing that we
are no exception to the general depravty of human
nature The fires promptly put out by the Fire
men, but not with the robbers these cunning gen.
try,having in several instances made their way into
and out of private houses through the windows and
piazzas, without disturbing the "msrry Christmas
reunions Of the inmates who doubtless very much
"put out" finding their silver and jowery beauti-
fully loss the next morning.
A beautiful Yacht arrived here on Saturday last
from New York, bound to the Gulf ports and West
Indies pleasure expedition, whether to Nicaragua
or Liboria, tho knowing ones have not yet decided
positively Fllibustering has got to be fashionable
that every expedition about to be fitted out squirting
in the direction of the disputed territory" is
pectcd to bo in Tongue with poor Walker who by the
way, is now safe in tho hands of tho Phstines In
telligonco of tho Generals capture ut Havana was
brought to us on Monday by the Steamer Isabel The
Steamer Fashion which conveyed him and his force to
Nicaragua, had put into Havana in lack of provisions
The American Consul at Havana seized the Steamer
for alleged irrogularity in her papers. Tho Fushion
brought tho news that Com. Paulding Of the United
States Steam Frigats Wabash, had taken the whole