Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-02-17
CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE.
CHARLESTON, Februt

CHARLESTON, February l3, 1858.
Although "the Races" have Lad their day, and
many of our visitors with whom they constituted the
main attraction have departed Lot left without
ample resources of enjoyment for all who remain.
The gaieties have indeed barely commenced, and eve
ming entertainments are Us much the order Of the
present and the next of the opening gau-week OF
the season. We hear of nothing but balls and parties
and frocs, while the preachers are demonstrating
from the pulpits, warning Of the near approach Of
"Lent," and reminding those Of tLeir hearers who
have formally "renounced the pomrs and ranties, "
as we'll us the majority who have failed to do SO, that
the great objects o life not exclusively confined
to those "sildcd halls" where they
"Dance all night
Till broad day light,
And go home with the girls in the morning."
Some startling appeals and good deal OF very plain
talk have BEEN rung into the unwilling of the
beaux and bellies at Church, "going in at one size
and coming out at the other" while the restless list
eners are counting up last nights conquests and lay
ing new snares for tomorrow night. Every place Of
amusement good and bad, draws its little crowd and
the Churches look as much like fower-g gardens md
variety it possible for mlinors and dress
makers to make them.
The second st. Cecilia Ball comes off ut St. Andrews
Hall on Tuesday evening next The CorypLoeans I"
announced their third vocal and instrumental Concert
for Wednesday evening last. Their corps Of singers
and performers has been largely extended by the ad
mission of full choir Of ladies, whose sweet torres
now relieve the monotony, so much complained of in
quarters, occasoned BY the employment Of male
voices exclusively at the opening concerts. To tic
efforts of this enterprisng Association are indebted
for much of the increasing interest in music recently
awakened in this City.
Signor Bliz, tho ventriloquist, performed here on
Monday and Tuesday to wondering crowds. lie lett
us with great many good wishes from the press for
his health and happiness, and if irexhaustbe iaciii-
ties of amusing himself at the expense Of any ur-
lucky wayarcr lie may meet can contribute to either
he ought to laugh aud grow fat wherever the fatcs
may conduct him.
The Campbell Minstrels have been showing up the
"darkcy" character at the Thcatre. They are held
in very high estimation here their place; but as the
immodiute successors Of the English Opera Troupe,
the policy Of the arrangement may appear in the eyes
of sensitive critics to admit Of discussion.
Williams Panorama of the Bible is on exhibition
Mt the Institute Hail. 1t will doubtless attract at:ea
ton. The scene opens with Chaos and continues
down in historical order to the Babylonish Captivity
illustrating soiac fifty Of the most sublime ard u,cr
estius events in Biblical History. Such exhibitions
as this are instructive as we'll US entertaining and
should be encouraged
Max Maretzek is expected here on Monday evening
with tho Italion Opera Company from the Tucon
Theatre, Havana, consisting Of Gazzanagga, Amodio
Brsnoli, and other great Artists. The Troupe will
perform the Theatre during portion of next week
Henry N. Law, Esq. of Savannah, has been lee
turiag at the ibernan Hall the Intellectual and
Literary Prospects Of America"
The Chamber of Commerce had their Anniversary
dinner on Monday. Col. A. A. Andrews the active
and energetic incumbent Of the Office, was reelected
President.
Tho Anniversary meeting of tho Young Mems
Christian Association took place on Saturday evening
9Th and the Society reelected their Jealous President
and uutirng advocate Of its interests, to the respon
sible position which he has faithfully filed for
eral years past. The public exercises of this Associ
alton are advertised for tomorrow evening, when Adj
dresses are to be delivered by Rev. c. C. Pnckney,
and Rev. J. L. Grardeau.
Tuesday 9th was the first day Of the Annual meet
ing Of the South Carolina Rail Road Company. The
session lasted days Resolutions passed that
the management of the Road should be conducted
with the view to the reduction Of the debt Of the
pany as soon us practicable. A Resolution was
adopted dispensing with Annual Clergy Tickets, and
allowing Clergymen of all denominations to pass
the Road ut half price, when on official duty.
The Charleston Preparatory Medical School re-
opens its Courses Of Lectures the first Monday in
April.
A new Mechanical enterprise is on foot, for which
Mr.. W. A. Gourdin is receiving subscriptions, and
which is important to those engaged in the Facorage
Cooperage and Milling business. The project is the
manufacture Of stares and barrels by machinery.
Specimens already made by this machinery are ex-
hibted ut Mr.. Gourdin's Office in State Street
Our community has sustained severe bereavement
in tho sudden death of Of its most esteemed cler
-ymen, whose nano has been long identified with III
most every public movement for the welfare OF his
fellow citizcns. audo to the Rev. Samuel Gilman,
D. D., the venerable Pastor of the Unitarian Church
Bsloyed as he was by those Immediately under his
closiastica guardianship, or bound to him by various
ties of associated fraternity tho death Of this unve!-
sally admired prelate will long DO Iuuurre'l pub
lie loss; while the Church in whose minstrations be
apent his valuable life, the of Temperance, Ed
ucation and Literature and the social circle of which
his meek gentle spirit chaste rcfucd intellect rem
dered him bright ornament, vii! each realize tha,
it has lost distinguished leader Jealous advocate and
generous friend.
Among tho fashionable dts OF tic times s m
announcement in the Savannah papers that the Red
Petticoat," to which l paid my respects in my last
has actually appeared tho streets Of our sister
City. Tho "Gcoryian" says tits "to DO seen prone
pading between the hours Of and P. NJ, on the
dollar and a hulf side Of our gaudy promenade rem
devious" do not know to which side Of our King
Street promenade this "dollar and half" depart
mont corresponds but shall watch carefully the Wes,
side with great expectations, this being par excellence
by common consent the side where the crowd most do
copgregate. As soon as see tie cors cutting gym.