The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-09

bo heard in all parts of the city. The thought
occurred to me that my friend would perhaps
never again have opportunity of performing
before IN audience of one hundred and ffty thou
sand persons, and I gave him o gentle wink to
which no responded by taking seat at the rude
piano, and drawing forth "Days of Absence"
Home, Sweet Home" and 'Dixie's Land" in q
style that astonished every one in general and the
ex-performer in particular.
On Thursday last a most solemn, impressive and
soui-touching ceremony was performed at Cave
Hill Cemetery. In this beautiful garden of the
Dead where lay beneath the grass. covered sod the
tenements OF clay that once enshrouded the hope
full spirits of men who bravely fought in cause
now lost, there stood above these quiet graves Of
departed heroes the forms Of lovely women, love
beaming in their eyes, albeit glistening with dia-
mond tears, and their fair hands busy engaged
in strewing them with choicest flowers. IT'S not
scene to describe, not one to picture, with my
feeble pen; tits one to see-seeing to sigh, and
sighing to drop tear.
have taken a run over to Frankfort, and thence
to Lexington. I took the opportunity while at
Frankfort, Of visiting the Kentucky Military In
stitute which is six miles from the town. In that
six mile ride ION magnificent Kentucky PAGER,
hired for one dollar for half days ride) saw
more sublime scenery than I have ever Witnessed
in the whole of my lifetime up to date. Along
the banks of the Kentucky rises. in sublime, ma
jestic and awful grandeur, continuous succession
OF rugged hills-here gently sloping as though to
assist the climbing Of the beautiful wild forest
fowers-here boldly rrecipitous in rugged rocky
grandeur-while here and there lay beautiful val
leys, forming stereoscopic picture viewed through
no glass Of human contrivance, but reflected by
~ Nok,,r
has naught to do with the Military Institute, of
which I had begun to speak. And yet it has-for
this is beautiful spot, no less beautiful than the
scenery have NOT described. This Institute was
founded in 1876, by Col. r T. P. ALLEN, West
Point graduate of the class Of 1884.
cannot in this letter, waich is already pretty
we'll spun out, enter into description Of the In
stitute-sufice to say that it is one of the beat
military academies in the country. I cannot re-
frain, however, from alluding more particularly to
Col. ALLEN himself, who is at present the super
intendent, and who received me with unbounded
courtesy and attention. Col. ALLEN is brave SOL
der, who fought galiantly ION the so-caled rebel
side) in the late war; ut the head of regiment of
Texas boys. Furthermore, he is big-hearted
gentleman, whose politeness is equal to his
courage.
At Lexington I visited the monument of the
great Kentucky statesman, HENRY CLAY. The
monument is Corinthan shaft, fiuted at tho base
and summit-the base resting upon large vault
constructed in the style OF an Egyptian
mausoeum-and the summit surmounted by
capital of elaborate workmanship. A large and
artisticay executed statue OF the immortal orator
and Statesman looks from the summit of the
monument upon the beautiful resting place of the
rio nd mr. 10 al in q
which, in picturesque beauty, compares favorably
with any in America. There is no inscription on
the monument itself; but on the sarcophagus,
which bears the remains Of the great man, is in
erbed, encircled in q beautifully carved wreath,
the name HENRY CLAY.
The side of the sarcophagus bears the following
inscription:
'I can, with unshaken confidence, appeal to the
Divine Arbiter for the truth of the declaration
that have been Influenced by no impure pur-
pose, no personal motive-have sought no per-
sonal agsrandizement; but that in all my public
acts, have had sole and single eye, and a
warm, devoted heart, directed and dedicated to
what, in my best judgment, believed to be the
true interest of my country"
In sarcophagus next to this is another that
contains the earthly remains OF the wife Of the
great statesman.
The press hore have received me courteously
I have, however, made several vain attempts to
see GEORGE d. PRENTICE, but have never succeed
ed in finding him in. The Journal Office is not
noted for the overwhelming politeness of it's at
taches. have, however, succeeded in finding one
gentleman there who possesses that desirable
quality. At the Democrat and Courier Offices I
have been well received, and this evening spent
few very pleasant moments In the sanctum Of Mr..
". N. HALDEMAN, the editor and proprietor OF the
latter, who won my heart by handing me from his
file Of exchanges o copy OF THE DAILY NEWS,
eight dlys old. Mark the italics, eight days cid, aud
ASCERTAIN where there is acrew loose. write at
midnight, and lay down my pen to take up my
pipe and the old NEWS, to smoke and road and
think Of home, sweet home.
BOHEMIAN