The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-27

| from one end to the other rose white clouds
which seemed 10 herald the approach of some
mighty host. Through this smothering atmos-
phere passed and repassed the omnibuses,
carriages, buggies and nondescript vehicles,
| crowded with passengers, all pushing and bur-
| rying along to discharge their contents into
1.-THE maelstrom of human beings circulating
among the grounds at the Plstz. Horses,
| drivers and passengers all came out from the
road covered with white, and looking as
though they all had been Through the mill
in earnest. At regular intervals the railroad
train Kissed and snorted up to the head Of the
avenue, and s%traightway a cavalcade of vlsl.
tors issuing therefrom would swarm up the
avenue, and pour through the gates TO Join the
OVERLOOKING crowd. The heat was oppressive
and the dust choking, but nobody seemed to
| mind it at all, and all wished to be In at the
end.
AT q s~cHUTzENPLATz
| everything was gay and lively. The immense
| crowd thronged around the various amuse'
ments, and cheered the juvenile actors to
| greater efforts. The climbing WIS ambitious,
| the eg~g-whipping most animated, Jocko outdid
q real monkey, and the sable knights OF the
| water-buckets took their drenchings With
more than usual equinimlty. The crowd was
| always moving, and the booths did a large
| business. Much lager was drank, then more,
and finally an unequivocal superlative could
alone express the satisfaction of the vendors,
as they tossed the frothing beverages. over to
thirsty mortals on the other side of the
counters. Ice cream was at a premium, and
the carouaals hummed swiftly around with
full seats aud every saddle filled.
AMONG THE RIFLEMEN
the day was a busy onestoo. From the open
ing hour the sharp crack OF the rife could be
heard, and q steady fire was kept up until
one o'clock. The eagle had been shot away
the day before, and naught remained to dis
tract the msrksmen from the steadily work
Ing targets. Centres are made by scores, and
the red flag ls kept waving along the entire
line of targets. Four days of practice had
made the rlfemen adopts, and few shots went
wide of the white. 1t vas the last heat In
the five day race, and a cheer burst from the
| lips Of the rifemen as one O'Clock was an
nouuced, and the order was given to cease
firing.
had also been well patronized, and a spirited
contest was Kept up long after. the other shoot
ing had ceased. The prizes won are as fol-
lows:
THURSDAY.
First prize, silk parasol, Mrs. F. Ansel; Be-
! cona, fan, Mrs. A. Geilfus; third, porte
monnaie, Mrs. a. Harms; fourth, set col.
lar and cuffs, Mrs. stellgis; fifth, silver plated
| garters, Mrs. F. Heinz.
FRIDAY.
First prize, Roman sash, Mrs. A. Geilfus
second, lad,'s scarf, Mrs. F. Ansel; third, box
handkerchiefs, Mrs. W. Mollenhauer; fourth,
slver.plated garters. Mrs. Wlecking; fifth, box
fancy soaps, Mrs. Mosimann.
PROFESSOR BOND
| was escorted out at four o'clock In the after
noon, and made his appearance upon the tight
rope, when he went through his usual feats
with %unequalled hardwood and GOODNESS. The
crowd watched his movements in deep sus
pense, and seemed q little disappointed that
the daring funambulist should have done 80
much falling without really doing 1t. This &C.
cupied some time, but In another quarter were
| gathered q crowd, who were examining
AwAR-woRN RELIC
of much interest to nearly all present. From
the flagstaff of the booth occupied by Mr. ]. G.
". Bischoff, on the south side Of the Platz,
| next the shooting stand, floats the colors oil
the old German Artillery, which the company
| had bore through the iron hail In the artillery
fight at Port Royal, and on many a subsequent
well fought field The flag is red, bearing
on one side the rms of the State, and on the
other the name of the company. Its faded
folds are rent by shot and shell, and the heavy
gold fringe has been mostly carried away.
"Where did It COM from ~ was asked by o
| dozen eager voices as the well-known banner
was recognized, and all gathered to look once
more upon the war-worn relic of the past
| The martial strains of the Post Band now cal
| upon the rifemen to assemble, and the prepa'
rations for
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES
| begin. The Carolina and the German Rife
| Clubs form at the entrance TO the cottage, and
the king is duly escorted around the grounds
to the speakers stand In conformity With
tlme-honored custom. The officers of the clubs
assembled the stand where the prizes had been
all duly set forth, and where the little girls
who had ridden In the %trlumphal wagon had
all been arranged. The new king, Mr.. F. II.
| Ploger, also takes his place upon the stand,
where he is surrounded by a brilliant court,
consisting of the late kings and their queens,
as follows: Mr.. Theodore Melchers and Miss
Kruse, Mr.. D. W. Goetjen and Miss sablmann,
Mr.. l.. Dunneman and Miss Hastedt, and Mr..
l.. Muller and Miss N. Bischoff. Of the court
| also were Mr.. Schachte and Miss Werner, Mr..
ANIME and Miss Ploger, and Mr.. r. Issertel
and Miss J. Melchers.
Mr.. James Simons, Jr., took the stand and
delivered a short and eloquent address, con
graduating the club upon the successful ter.
mlnation of the Fest, and announcing that the
prizes for which they had been contending
would now be awarded.
President Melchers then called aloud the
names of the successful marksmen, and as be
presented his prize to each made some humor-
GUS remarks suggested by the nature Of the
prize, and expressive Of the kind feelings of