The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-23

Land wlor the sign Of the cross,
Its shadow OF sorrow hat shed,
We measure Love bv thy Loss
Thy Loss-by the graves OF our Dcadl
| MONA.
Next comes a second rapcr OH JOHN MILTON by
I'rof. DABNEY of Virginia, and then Afternoon,
by Mrs. MARGARET j. PRESTON, Of Lexington. VA.
authorcss of s.Bcr henbrooke." an interesting nar-
rativc in verse of the war, and published during
| the last months of the Confederacy. We see that
the poem (Bccchcnhrookc) has been recently ic-
published III Baltimore. Mrs. FANNY DOWNING. of
Charlotte n. c., next claims our attention on an
| artclc-'Perfcct through Suffering" ''Hoscin.
by J. AUGUSTINE SIGSAIGo, Memphis, Tennessee
| is an Eastern allegory IN verse, speaking OF the
Lost Cause. Mr.. JOHN r. Tp1iSoN "' Nir2''lila,
| continues his racy sketches :" fu-ls' 'Is '', ~
Hon. Y. G. BM:alNGER, his "REMINISCENCES ~palr.
The Hon. II. W. RAvENEI., o 'Na"u :. con
tributes paper on ''Prunir aud framing ii''
| Grape and PAUL III. HAYHr !lin it"t. irc
'lIavcrsack" is here filled with ircsn "e
suspect Gen. HILL has bctter comniissary NOW
than lie had in Virginia, Tennessee or Georgia, II
few years ago. There are many other articles III
| this number but we have enumerated enou% 10
show that the contents varied and intcreS tin;.
The ATLANTIC MONTHLY for June has several
very good articles. The Guardian Angel, H.
| DR.. HOLMES is continued. The City os 81
Louis" forms the subject OF very interesting lis
torical sketch by that most prolific Of Yankee
hueYuieurS JAMES PAXTON. From it We learn that
the great city of the West situated near the con
hux of the Mississippi and the Missouri. was
founded in 1868 In 1920 the population was a92S;
| Il Il.
and in 1850 had more than doubled again. now
having 7ii39. In 1876 125.200; in 1867, 22O,nu'l.
In 1908 it started its first newspaper. The rapid
growth of tho city datcs from 1888, when the
prairie world began to attract the attention Of cm-
| grants.
Tic property of the sumai Catholic Church in
ST. LOUIS is estimated at fifteen millions of dol
lars. This Church having twenty-ninc churches
| and cllapcls. while other sect has more tllan
nine; but the principal part of this property Is
not represented by splendid of church edccs. but
bv c.lucatonal Institutions At the head Of iics',
is the ST. Lnnis University, having twenty-five
Professors Then they have about dozen Con-
vents, several Hospitals. Orphan Asylunls, and
| other charitable institutions.
Alr. PARTON closes his account with the follow
| ing uutburs; : How interesting the spectacle "i
these rlsin. cities of the West! How chrcrn" t"
discover that the ruling minds in them al arr
| alive to the fact that posterty to the rcmotcst
ages, will be affected by what the men do who con-
troll tho cities that they are now forming Why
this rage to visit the Old World? Since WI are
| assured that good Americans when they de r"
To Paris why not defer Paris till then. and see III
| this life the seats of future empire in the West
Nothing could 80 cheer and expand an America;
citizen"
''The Red School House." which stands next on
the list is pretty poem, which will br found "n
our fourth page. ~ Venetian Experience" comes
next, and then Negro Sprituals,' r"crti III of
the scnscess negro dtties all of ns have heard
| from our infancy. Our Collector cmulatcs Sir
WALTER ScoTTs industry, when the latter collected
| the Border Mnstrclsy Of SC 'tland, and hc has
printed SO 'Spirituals." 1t would have been quite
us c, sv to have printed 23G or any other number
AZ will be readily conceded by any man OF scsc
not altogether color blind. who reads our author
account of the manner IN whicn these ''nelodlcs
| are first made. lie SAWS:
Allan Ra,nsav says of the Scotch songs, that. no
matter who made thcm they were s""n attributed
| ,n the minister of the parlsii whence the, Spra!iS
ind always wondered about these, wiIctnrr they
had always conscious uId definite organ III some
leading mind, or whether they grew by gradual
accrctiuu i'll Ill almost UNCONSCIOUS way. Oh th :
puint | could get no Unfortunately th"nSit ashc'i
MANY questions, until ut last one Gay when was
| beng rpwctl acrusS from Beaufort Ia Ladies'
Islam l. found myscr with delight. nn the actual
trail vi i song. One of the uarsincil BRISK Young
| fellow not soldier. ull being asked tur his theory
of the matter, dropped o..t Il coy confession.
Some good spirltuas. hr SAID. ARE start jess
ont q curiosity. been H-rilsc sing, liss''',
| once.
NV dream was fulfilled, and had traced out;
not the poem alone but the poet lnP!ort ID
linn to proceed.
| rice and dc nisgcr-lrvcr. he keep a-tilllh on MS
and say, %, dc old nlGGcr-tlrrrr! l'cI ahll'i!cr
said, Erst ting my NANNY t"lc me MAS notill So
Dar as ulrgrr-tirIycr. Den | made i sing, Just
| putin word. and den anudtlcr word
| Then hc began singing. and the men, after
listening Il moment joined in the chorus III II II
| were nli old acquaintance, though lloN evidently
| lad never heard it lcfurc. SAW HOW easily il
new ''sug" took root among thcni
70. de ole nisscr-Ir;vrr!
| y, gwIuc away!
| F,lst ting my nainuy tel. me.
| OH uwiuu away
| Tell me bout de nisscr-dri2cr,
| u uwinc away!
Nj g,.r-Irivrr second devil,
| T. gwint away
| Best uu. Inr {, ir driver
Oh .wInr away
Knock lie down al, spoil he labor.
On, Iwlile away.
II will be observed that although this sohS Is
quite secular in its character its author Yet called
it Il spiritual
AIclainuatry is the fashionable worship just nov
and W. should MT bc surprised shortly I" see Il
book OF Negro Spirtuas" set to music, arrange"
fer the rlsc uf plymouth Church. an'i other tru'
black ecclesiastical rstablishm uts. What Il eplc'
did new sGisaiini. for My lork OH Sni',siN Ia g
across the river and bear MasSa BEEcuER 'liistc
lie tune TO NJ. Is. Tile Ship of Zion;
Come along, CONE. nui%.
And let go home.
o. sln y, hacluaii'
bis de old >h" IiuII
llallruu. liallcion'
bis r old snip" Ziuu
iallcLJaiIl
Ur to No. Il--',O'rr the Crossing.
'Yonder's nay ole mu,,irr.
Been Vaughn III dc ball so louG.
It's about time slIcl cross over
Get home hinciy
kctl, Itra in do n.iicvc
Wr'rc a lulI. tine waI;"!n' Der III cros4ih
Keep pra!ln. du believe
Well rct home ~ heaven bimchy
/ Tile remaining articles i'll The present nni"r F"
| the .lhuadc are ''i';nr Richard, III. t.. = :;
poem. Golden Chains shakespeare. ill.,: ':.ill a!!'
the Dramatst .rir. Plumbers OF M"nircai; Rus
sian America; Among tic Comedians; lcsirws an'
Literary Notices.
METHODIST RELICS a Southern exchange SAYS
= burns. the late Incctim. If the Methodist EIl>
ra,ml Cnilcg" uf Bishops. tn. family 0f l'ISr"l
Sonic r,r.>,mtrl the >t.,rll bishop with e t"li""
ing articles: he "li. ii. seal of Bishop aslnry