The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-04
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pctuous IN hia assaulte upon tho bulwarks OF tho
enemy. lIo fell oil the dny fatal TO tho canso ho
held dear, before his heroic spirit was called TO
| tho agony Of realizing tho uller overthrow. That
Sunday when Con. GRANT broke through tho Iines
at Petersburg, and JEFF. DAVIS received tho fatal
news in st. paul's Church at Richmond, Con, HILL
yielded lis noblo spirit martyr 10 his slalo and
country. The special correspondent of tho Now
York Times, who has been visiting Tho works
around Petersburg, Virginia, gives the following
account ofrtho death OF Gen. A. z. HILL in o let
ter dat bIay 26th: "In connection with the de-
fenco Ct Fort Gregg, must also mention q fact
which learn from General MAuorE, in regard to
tho death Of tho distinguished Confederate corps
commander, A. r. HILL. Qenoral LEES head-
quarters woro but short distance in tho rear of
Gregg, in house on tho Doydton plank-road bo-
tweon tho fort and the town. At tho time Fort
Grogg was carried, Gems. HILL and MAHoNE were
in conversation with LEE ut his headquarters, AS
tito firing grow nearer and ncaror, LEE, intently
listening to tho sounds, suddenly turned to HILL
aud said GLOW is this, Gcneral2 Your troops
| arc giving way" Upon this HILL mounted his
horse, dashed to tho front, but whilo galloping
down tho road ho suddenly came upon two mon in
bluc uniforms. "Throw down your arms |" ahout-
cd tho General. But the men quickly sprang be-
hind trco, and lcvolng their pieces, fired. Ho
foil from his horse dead"
In, DIsRAELrs AMENITIES OF, LITERATURE the
history OF punctuation is vol given. CAxTos in
troduced tho Roman pointing, the daeh being tho
only mark thoy used. This wns softenod to tho
| comma, and tho colon was introduced to "show
| that thcro was moro to come.n Tho semicolon is
Latin dcicacy, long resisted by tho obtuBe Eng
| lish typographers Tho Biblo OF 1892 does not
contain it, but it appears in that OF 1893 and after
| ward. CHALMERS thinks that the use Of tho semi
/ colon would hnyo saved SHAKsPEAnE from his COM
| mcntatora, butwe arc not 40 sure OF that; how
ever wo may concodo tho point FOR tho sako Of
allowing the theorist to mnko good his hypothesis
GOETHE wroto within tho last half century, and in
language perfectly classical TINT has scarcely va
ricd on iota since he penued his FAUST; yet is no
tho victim OF commen ;atois quite as much, and to
tho same alarming degree Of FREQ construction, as
SnAEsrEAnE. Punctuation, whatovcr may be
said to tho contrary, is not yet science.
Grammar ID frequently oavillcd at because OF :ts
arbitrary rules and humorous uncertainties; but
grammar is rs uncrring us geometry, whom COM
parod with punctuation. We havo had somo expe-
iieuco i'll tho matter OF punctuation, theoretical
and practical, in tho triple capacity of teacher
printer and editor, and have como to the conclu-
sion thatrin punctuation every man his own
standard. In largo publishing houses tho head
proof-reador is tho supreme authority, from whose
decision there is 10 appeal; and it ia only thus
anything like uniformity can BIO secured, as no two
authors agree in their views on tho subject. q
"sHREwD DEVICES in advertising come into no
tco every day, but fow aro bettor than TINT OF
oabiRetmakor in London, who has impressed o
magazine into his service. Readers OF tho Lornhu
may llav6 observed pleasant article which re-
Gently appeared Under tho title of "the Fashion OF
Furniture" It pointed out the want OF good taste
i'll tho design OF modern furniture, and offering
several good suggestions. An advertisement now
running through the London papers announces
t., Mt furniture house at Covent Garden has 'cnr-
red ont these suggestions, supplying cabinet work
OF picturesque and artist character and TINT
most OF tho work 'has been Designed by tho author
Of tho ConhW article 30 thu editor Of tho mag
azne inserted irst-rate advertisement, probably
unsuspicious Of its nature, and perhaps paid tho
writer handsome price for it." Wo clip the fore
going from tho Now York Euenin9 Post, but il
strikes TINT tho novelty hore recorded is not al
together novel i'll this country, whore HENRY WARD
BEEcHER lectures on grand pianos md sowing ma
chinSs, and whore PARTON, for somo tiue, has been
filling post somewhat akin To tho poet kept by
WhnREN, of blAcking notorGty, for different estab-
lishmcnts in town, now FOR the Herald in tho North
american Reuieio, and nov Tor sewing machines
In the AGuntic! Ills next effort. advised, ia
Re 9 ja9tss peo nS for the !aanio also I'VE
the magazines and reviews that publish his ppffs
| or whelhor he shares with thcm tho honorarium
paid him by the parties puffed. o..
HuRanY fEN, tits said, nro promo to dream Of
all tito splendid dinnors thty have enjoyed in the
preceding part Of their livcs and with longing eycs
md watering mouths repeat tho Barmccide feasts.
Something akin to this, il must DO, that made us
read tho following with unmixcd pleasure. We
are glad our Now York brethren Of the pross are
in clover, md wo hope thRt ono OF these days it
may please tie gods TO turn us also into tho same
fat pasture "HonACE GREELEy (rribuno), returns
an income Of .ss7, 600; H. l. RAYMOND lTimes),
| 10000; EnAsTus Brooks tEIpress), s26, ,00o WA
G. Bryant tPost), $sl 900; q. NonDaopr (Post),
s61o0; THunLow WEED n(ComnierctisI), s62, 600;
itobEnr BoNNEn, $500 900, FliHa %Is1fR; % $sI 600;
JoHX r. YoUNG, tTribnfe). s2S, 700; VA. Si%sNros
$4,000; MOSES. BEACH, .tsun). $4,000; WM, @,
PRiME. tJournal pf Commerco},. go, 900; JAMES
GoRpos, BENNETT. s292 0D0; JAMES, GoRpoN BgK-
NETT, Jn, $500; JoHH D. SrocXTpN, $18 eaq; G. W.
SMALI.Ey tTribuno), 5000; THko.. TnTpa iInde-
pcndent) $1,000; W. H. @. HosaEn, s2sO0,rA III
DALEY, $1,000; KANE 0DonJRLL, ss4OO; JAMES
McCossaLL. sG40o; BENJAMIN WooD, $1ss, 900; =.
J. orralsos tTimes), $4,000; o.'P. DEWEY, $500;
FRANK BELOW, s210O; g. A. TowIsEsp, Sits; G.
@. HAiPrNE, tCltizon), $4,000; h1AkToK MARBLE
(WonLD), $4,000; WIN. 81. 1iUnIDUT tWorld), $3.50;
c. A. DANA, $1,000; @. II. swErzEa Evening
Gazotte,, ss7i FIEroHER HAnrxn, esO7, 900; Tnos.
MAST, s276oi Ivy. CURTIS, i14,OOO, =. ia, n.
THAT LIVERPOOL is great commercial centre,
cosmopolitan port, tho greatest cotton market in
tho world, our readers all know; but they may not
know tho oIteut and magniAcence OF her facilities
ns roadetead forthe largest vessels that sail or
stoain up the hIersey, to seek anchorage in that
world-rcnowncd haven. A recent visitor says:
TO attract and accommodate tho commerce Of the
world those splendid works were conceived. They
are built in tho water, and tho walls, taking up
lnrgo part OF the front Of tho Mcrsey npon which
Liverpool stands, enclose the river Mt high tide
When their gatea nro shut down thoy hold tho yes-
sciH that have got inside at high-wster mark oven
when tho tide has fallen to it's lowest ebb Upon
tho ground thus recovered from tho water for the
walls OF these tremendous docks stand rows and
rows OF Immense warehouses;. As we steamed
along tho Mersey, Liverpool looked good doal
iiko Philadelphia, on tho Delaware; but tho ship
ping in tho docks seemed 10 lilo anchored almost in
Tho hoart OF tho city. Thore nre ton miles OF these
docks aovon miles on tho Liverpool, and three on
tho Birkenhead sido Of tho Acrsoy. They coat
moro than ono hundred millions Of dollars. From
this statement you oan form some idea OF the mag.
ntuus Of tho conipleroa NJ fbiu o,ont ,,,-t mi,