The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-16

men line, the City Police Commissioners In
carriages, and twenty-five soceles OF the
Philsdelphia Special Bnnd- eighteen being
from Philadelphia, two from Reading, one nom
Lancaster, and one from Wilmington, Del
The socleties OF the division were headed by
the Meannerchoir Of Philadelphia, the o,ds st
singing society in America, having be N organ
ised In 1885. The fourth division was led by the
Independent Turnyerein, ,of Baltimore; five car
riaees With the Honorary Committee and the
Baltimore societies. the fith division was
COMPOSED OF representatives OF the press, the
Baltimore r. .fe Club. and members Of the Con-
cord,s and Of the Ge1manla Clubs, all in car
riages.: Phe sitth division was composed Of
the Honorary Oomuittee in carriages, two
butchers societies on horseback, and the 80
ciety OF bakers, with an immense oven on .
wagon drawn by six horses. Baking was in
ful operation, ani thousands of loaves Of
bread and cakes we're distributed among the
spectators along the line OF march fhe supply
Of Setzer water 1as exhausted, and apprehen.
sions we're st one time expressed that the lager
would give out. In the line Il march the
Arion Society carried beautiful banner, on
one side Of which was the following stanza:
.From the Boston noise stu sick ana core,
&c ] took ride to Baltimore; -. - ~ =.
Wnere they, esevery one NAV see, =.
Now holo what a jubilee"
The other side exhibits quartet Of frogs
giving asconcert,' the stork presldlng as their
leader, herring and a lager beer barrel A
pretzel was suspended from the banner.
The Baltimore correspondent Of the New
Yorl Sun. writing on Sunday last, says: ,.
Somebody says that just as water boils 1T
212 degrees Fahrenheit. 30 all human affections
evaporate at ninety, and q man Will foreswear
bis own brother at niuety-ive in the shade. 1
used to think this might be 30, but DOW don't
believe it. There are two Thousand German
Singers here. and they 90 about the streets
locked arm IN arm, and greet each other with
Astonishing bursts OF Affection and all the
trne the thermometer marks hundred IN the
porch OF the hotel. In fact Baltimore is one
great bone boiling establishment TOR the heat
strikes into. . mans very marrow, and
red eyed Polyphemns. Tue ). Germans do
not mind it. They are happy, They go
about the streets in squads and bands, always
on the sunny side, most Of them dressed IN
brown linen coats with large vet eplashes OF
moisture on the back. With them perspirat tiop
is happiness. Persplration and song, should
say, for they are irrepressibly vocal TheY
and in private parlors, and m their several
rooms, where, by reAssn OF tn heat, they re-
duce themselves to about the dress of the En-
Rlish bIoudes and fan themselves and sing
solos, duets trios, quartets, and choruses are
extemporized at the shortest notice. and from
early morning till long past midnight tue
strains Of Fatherland are heard foatiHg
through al the corridors Of the great hotels.
THE GATHERING OF THE CLANS. -.
But to begin OF the beginning. Most OF the
New York societies cameon by special train on
Saturday. To 60 through the cars one would
suppose that he had suddenly jumped ont OF
America and into the middle OF Germany. Car
after car OF the long train was Tiled with leu
tons. They are not taoiturD race. and the
air was filed With "0chs' and "Ichs," aud all
the other guiteral combinations ofthelr strong,
honest, sturdy language. The only man that
seemed to have an English tongue IN his head
was the conductor, who doubtless regretted
that his education had not carried hun also
into the German classlcs.
DECORATION or THE 1rY.
To-day the city ID CAV with buntlng. Fisgs
are everywhere, and most conspicuous OF al IS
the striking flag OF the North German Con-
federation, ahlch ia seen in all the stree,s-a
tricolor of white. red and black. The citizens
have very generally c0mpneQ Wltn tue Tequest
of the authorities to decorate their houses,
and the effect is Of hospitality and recoeni-
ton. The hotels at which the principal 30
cieties are quarter have received special
attention. The Llederkranz is at the Eutaw
House.. and the Arion at Barnums. and the pill
lars of these hotels are wound with everS cen,
their balconies hung with crimson cloth trlmm-
ed with golden fringe. and the fronts festooned
with Chinese lanterns. The citizens stand all
day oppo-lte in admirlDg groups, especially
the colored cinzens to whom he brilliant con-
trasts OF the red and gold and the Haunting
and novel flags, seem TO afford eminent salts.
faction.
PERFORMANCE OF THE oRAToRIo.
On Sunday evening the 'tMessiah" Was given.
1t WAS curious to hear the famous old cboruscs
in the German dress. For instance. that no.
bic one with which the secCDd part OF the ora
torlo commences, behold the Lamb OF God"
was hardly itself as "Sich, das ist Gottes
Lamm."
It was an affair of the Baltimore singers.
Four hundr ID, 1t was adverts d, would sing IN
1t. One hundIed ac;ual , did. The orchestra
was quite small, and was not supported by any
orean The hall was about three-fourlhs full.
1t was noticeable that hurdIy one OF the two
thousand members OF tho So lgerbund in town
were present. The solo parts were taken by
Mesdames Rotter and Frede1lci, and Messrs.
Hummer and Hermanns, all well known to yol !
in New York.