Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-02-16


many bar.rooms in the neighborhood Of Thea
tre? Because the genteel and virtuous portion
of communities patronize the modern Drama
Your correspondent is Of far different opinion
I assure you. ~ !
Professor Lowe is here at present; and, wealth |
er permitting, will make an serial ascension IN
his splendid Balloon, on Saturday afternoon, at
8 o'clock, from the Citadel Green. Previous to
his ascension, aspiring individuals, who may de-
sire to rise in the world will have an opportuni-
ty Of being lifted above their race. Your cores
pondent may, possibly, avail himself Of this op-
portunity to have peep ct Charleston one thou.
sand feet above terra frma. If the rope should
break, rest assured that he will do his best to
direct the course Of the balloon towards York.
Vile. &C.,. .,--....
presume, that your readers have heard some
thing of Professor loves mammoth air-ship,
with which he proposes to CROSS the Atlantic this
spring. 1t is beautiful balloon. The Meps
says that it is the largest ever made: Circum-
ference of the globe, 400 feet; height from
valve to boot, 200 feet; capacity, 725,00o cubic
feet weight, 81 tons, and an ascension power
Of 224 tons. The boat attached, will contain
forty men, and can be detached in an instant of
time from the balloon. The name Of this novel
air.ship is "City Of New York ~ r..-...
or course, this is not the balloon in which the
Professor intends to ascend on Saturday.
Drs. Ealing and Murphy-corn doctors-are
performing some wonderful cures in this CITY,
judging from the many reliable certificates which
appear daily in the papers. otis pleasant to see
one'sname in print" as Byron sarcastically says; ;
and many Of our citizens have now that pleasure
afforded them, since the publication of these
certificates. The first named doctor proposed to
cure deafness also and certificates from, parties
cured, appear in the daily papers, the reliability
of which cannot be questioned. -r|
Our quiet city is infested, just now, by a num-
ber of robbers who have made several attempts
to enter the residences Of some Of our citizens
under the cover Of night. Some nights ago, one
or more Of these fellows entered upon the premi-
ses of family, during the absence Of the gen.
tlemen, and villianousy fired pistol at lady,
who, fortunately escaped, without injury. In
numbers, we have a strong Police in this city !;
, but your correspondent could give ample proof
of their want Of watchfulness and efficiency.
should have mentioned before, that Mdll
Rosa Bonheur's last new painting, also the Por
trait of herself, by Dubufe, are now on exbibi-
ton here, and are attracting great deal Of at
tention from lovers Of the Fine Arts, and the
public generally. "The Spanish Muleteers Cros-
sing the Pyrenees" is the title Of this superb and
lifs-like painting. ,E s -. -
There are to be no less than three Balls in the
course of week in Charleston-a costume Of.
fair takes place this evening at St. Andrews
Hall the Cecilia Society will give another on
Monday, and the Quadrille Association will take
the boards on the evening Of Valentines day.
Speaking Of valentines Day'-what a host
Of valentines are for sale at our bookstores
disapprove of the observance Of that day. Cow.
ards, to crafty personal spleen and malice,
/, make use of the most obscene, vulgar, and filthy
publications to send to refined and geuteel young
ladies, because, forsooth, these young ladies
have rejected their impudent and impertinent
offers. Silly boys, just out Of school, send their
daubed, gilded, fowery triaes, to women Of sense
and position. I do not approve Of sending out
Valentines. If WILLIE loved young lady hi
would soon tell her so, frankly and promptly; OIL
would address her letter on the subject Catch
him mailing q nine by-ten Valentine, all daubed
over with fashy paint, gilt paper and little Gu
pids Catch him buying Yankee verses to ex
press his attachment to his sweetheart! No.
, gentlemen; am not so far pressed for words
not quite so disrespeotful to myself, as to have
:, recourse to any such unmanly means as these
As to using one Of "Stroug's Comic (s) Valen
tines" would as soon insult lady to her face
or throw glass Of nitric acid into gentleman's
eyes. Of course expect to receive few Of al
r kinds; but as generally keep q fire in my
room, oan direct my servant to deposit them
3 in my stove, unopened. The author Of "Ter
years among the Mail Bags" says, on this sub
ject, some very sensible things; to which enter
tanning volume refer your lady readers especi
ally Read what he thinks and knows about
Valentines. p. r-
King street, the fashionable thoroughfare o
Charleston is thronged, crowded, almost block
AIDED with the ladies'; the Battery and White
Point Gsrden-directly opposite my window
, made vocal by the happy, merry shouts Of boy
and girls; the former flying kites and the latter
rolling hoops, ,,.s. -..-
Speaking Of hoops, may as we'll state, that il
is not true that they are not fashionable. Th'
Home Jourra,-the most reliable fashion pspe
in the country-denies the truth of the report
that the Empress Eugene has abandoned tn
use of them in Paris. The latest styles are mucl
lighter and more convenient, and several i'm
proyements have been made in the mechanism.
improvement seems to be the order Of the day
in Charleston. One can scarcely walk in an!
of our streets without finding our mechanics a
work upon some one or two residences. Th'
oldest inhabitants never saw the like Of 1t be
fore. :s
Business is brisk, and the Spring trade hal
fairly begun. The everlasting rush of carts aut
drays on East Bay, loaded with every imagin
r able kind Of bales, boxes and miscellaneou
: merchandise, puts one in mind of the roar anc
animation of Broadway, New York. From dewy
morn to dusky eve, the stages, hacks and omni
buses keep up continual rumbling. The con
slant arrivals of steamers and cars, togethe'
!, with their frequent departures, keep our stable
r men in continual employ, night and day.
Bnt have occupied, already, to much ofyoul
valuable space; so, emitting much that had in
tended TO write. will close this meagre letter