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ELDER, St. Louis, Mo. J. .1. WILLIAMSON, Washington, D. C. M. J. FOGARTY, Norfolk, Va. Tlieso gentlemen keep also on hand all the latest publications and periodicals of the day, and will promptly supply orders addressed to them. Error. —Some of the pages of the present number of the Banner, are num bered incorrectly. "VVe hope that this will not prove an inconvenience to our readers. Quinn. —We are indebted to our friend Quinn, of the Literary Depot, Broad Street, for the July number of Godey’s Lady’s Book, Dcmorest’s Magazine, and a copy of Harper’s Bazaar. Quinn has all the latest publications, or can supply them at short notice. Cane Presentation. —We unintention ally omitted in bur last number, a notice ot the presentation ol a Cane to Chas. Spaeth, Esq., leader of the Choir in the Catholic Church in this city. The occa sion was a very interesting one, and the tribute well deserved. The Cane was a beautiful ebony stick, ornamented with a gold head, elaborately ornamented, and was presented by the Choir. Mr. Spaeth has gone to visit his old home in Germany, and takes with him the good wishes of hosts of tiiends for his site arrival there and return to his adopted city. NEW STORY. THE CMJDMT MILL. We shall commence in the next number of the The Banner of the South a beau tiful story with this title, translated trom the French, expressly for tins journal, by a talented and accomplished young -ao) ol South Carolina. It will run through sev eral numbers of the paper, and will, no doubt be read with general interest. TO CORRESPONDENTS, C. 11. 8., Nashville, Tenn—Yom* Poem is respectfully declined on account oi the subject. It seems to be in bad taste. Could you not woo your Muse in some other theme? C. C. H., N., O. La.—Yours of: Bth in stant received. All right. A. M , Lekington, S. C.-Papers all sent. G. F. 8., Cuthbert, Ga.—Subscriptions received and paper sent. Georgetown Times, S. O. —Papers sent as requested. E. J. E., Midville, Miss.—Supscriptions received and papers sent. Rev. J. M. D., Oxford, Ohio.—Papers all sent. The Hancock Weekly Journal.— We had the pleasure, a day or two since, of a visit from Mr. W. H. Royal, one of the editors and proprietors of the Journal The paper is published at Sparta, a thriving town in Hancock couuty, 0a,., and is a very interesting sheet. The publishers are practical printers, and tlicir paper has the appearance of pros perity. As an advertising medium, we commend it to the public generally. Mr. Royal, we understand, will visit New York during the session of the Democratic National Convention, and will, doubtless, give his readers full and interesting reports of the proceedings of that body. We extend our good wishes to the publishers. — A Catholic Priest in Prison for Refusing to Give .Testimony. —Rev. Father Lambert Young, a Catholic Priest, of Frankfort, Ky., declined to give testi mony in a case in the U. S. Court at. Frankfort, a few days ago, and has been imprisoned in the jail at Louisviljle Ky., by order of the Court, f6r contempt. The circumstances are briefly these; On the 30th of January last, a mob gathered at the Frankfort jail, took there from a negro man, charged with having cobimittcd an outrage on an Irish girl, and, it is alleged, hung him. The civil authorities, being unable to suppress the mob, sent for Father Young, who went to the jail, saved the life of the jailor, and secured a hearing for the Mayor. Father Young now holds, and very properly, too, that he was permitted to go into the mob only because of his sacerdotal character, that it was improper for the civil authori ties to use him as a pacificator because of his Priesthood, and then endeavor to force him to testify against parties whom he saw on that occasion. It is not in, any factious spirit, or spirit ol contempt, he thus asks to be relieved from tes tifying on the witness stand, but putely from conscientious motives, holding that he would, by so doing, be degrading his priestly character, violate the obligations of his sacred office, and prevent Priests in future from responding to the call of the civil authorities in similar cases. The reporter of the Louisville Journal says that the Rev. gentleman is as com fortably situated in the jail as possible ; but urgently calls for his release, and the interposition of the Government, if possi ble, to this end. Give us Credit.— Our Sandersville (Ga.) cotemporary does us honor in re publishing our articles; but it would great ly advance the interests ot the Banner if it would give us the proper credit. No journal appreciates such courtesies as these mere than we do ; afid wc suicly feel very grateful to our brethren of the Press generally for the very kind recep tion and courteous treatment which they have extended to us. ft CIRCULAR ™ nyEOPLE OF THE As Corresponding Secretary of the Pe- Memorial Association, it becomes mv duty to seek your aid in a cause which is so sacred, so precious, that we would do and suffer all things for its suc cessful prosecution; but circumstances deny us what would be equally the pride and joy of our hearts to perform. We, therefore, come to you, oppressed with the magnitude of the work, asking your sympathy and co-opcration. And what jg the cause for which we plead ? “Is it that wc slMcl' Sav, come with us to crown with laurel, and celebrate in song, the victors of a righteous, noble struggle, to rejoice with them that, the conflict ended, the warfare accomplished, they return with shouts of victory and glad hosannas to their happy homes, their long forsaken altars, tlieif expectant and exulting loved ones?" not this, not (his, oh Cod! our hearts, arc in the dust, our laurels wither ed, our homqs desolated, and our warriors return no mo/e! “They have fought their last battle, they sleep their last sleep,” and it is on their graves we place the roses of our grateful oifeetion, and the immortelles of our undying remembrance. All along the lines of this belcagured city can he found the little hillock which marks a hero’s grave ; while, in distaut homesteads, in every Southern State, weeping mothers mourn these loved ones, absent from their firesides, absent from the consecrated cemeteries of their fathers! Shall these 7,000 graves be neglected and uncared for ? Shall they be trampled into nothingness by the very beasts of the field, and be ploughed into the soil which they died to defend ? b or bid it, ye mothers, ye sires, ye maidens of the South; forbid it, ye comrades, who battled at their sides; forbid it, ye legislators, who arc jealous for the honor and integrity of your Commonwealth; forbid it, oh! God, Thou God of the fatherless, the widow; find the friendless. We, as an Association, offer you the pittance which the ravages and desola tions of war have left us; we oiler you the willing labor of our hands, and that of our noble young men who have toiieu with us ; we offer you a spot made ours by the patriotic generosity of our City Fathers; and we say to you, help us to take these bodies of your noble sons, reverently to lay them in honored graves, and to rear over them a proud monument worthy of our cause and their deeds. Is it not fitting that here, where the last blow was struck, where half-clad, starving men stood up so heroically amid such scenes of terrible carnage, pressed and finally overwhelmed by legions of the foe, the admiration and wonder of the world, is it not fitting that we should thus honor their memory, and cxultingly exclaim, these are our sons/’ proudly committing then names to posterity. Our receipts outside do not exceed S3OO ; up to this date, all the dead have received equal care; now we are making’ efforts to rescue from dis tant battle-fields the “slaiu ot our city, which draws largely on our impoverished treasury, and unless this appeal shall be liberally responded to, the traces ol Father, Husband, Son, must perish from the earth. Then, shall we lay them by the side of our noble sods, whom we are now gathering from mountain, hillside, and valley, send them to slumber in their natal soil, or leave them where they fell. No, no ! let us deny” ourselves anything, everything, rather than deny to these scarred, and maimed, and toil-worn mar tyrs, the sweet repose of a consecrated grave, uutil the last trump shall summon them to mansions prepared above. Con fident that we shall not plead in vain, we leave the cause with you, awaiting your action to carry out the plans before us. Mrs J. M. Wyche, Cor. Sec. Ladies’ Memorial Asso’n, Petersburg, Ya. Mrs. IVm. T. Joynes, President, Mrs. John Miller, Treasurer, Mrs. G. Pannill, Recording Secretary, Mrs. J. M. Wyche, Corresp. Secretary, Mrs. David Callender, Mrs, Win. Simpson, Executive Committee. [Correeponclynee of the Banner of the South.] MEMORIAL DAY IN BALTIMORE MD. Baltimore, Md., June 8, 1868. Messrs. Editors: Saturday, June 6, being the day set apart by the ladies of Bal timore for the decoration ot the graves of the Confederate Soldiers, was appropriate ly observed. Long before the appointed hour, num berless carriages filled with the tairest daughters of the Monumental City, ah bearing beautiful wreaths and bouquets ot bright dowers, were observed making their way to “Loudon Park Cemetery. The afternoon was lovely and bright, and added greatly to the beauty of the scene. The locality selected for the last resting place of “our noble dead could not be more fitly chosen; the graves are situated in a magnificent grove of oaks, which slopes to a vale on the west side of the grounds, are in regular rows, and all num bered. There are about two hundred and fifty buried here. j The ceremonies commenced about half past three, and occupied over two hours. The graves were literally covered with flowers of all kinds, and the fragrance as cended to Heaven as an incense to the One above who had, in' His inscrutable wisdom, seen fit to lay prostrate the noble spirits reposing there. Home of the devices were beautiful. Amoug these I particularly noticed the emblems of Faith, Hope, and Charity, and underneath, in large letters, formed of cedar and white orange blossoms, the let ters C. S. x\. I heard that the latter was the handiwork of an ex-Federal soldier; a truly noble man, who honored in this man lier his fallen but gallant foeraan. The graves have been sodded regularly every year by the ladies, but are at present without headboards. A collection was taken on the grounds for the purpose of supply ing the want which amounted to over two hundred dollars. Rev. L. D. Huston, a Presbyterian minister, delivered some appropriate remarks. * Decoration of Confederate Graves. Ever since the close of the war, tho deco ration of the graves of the Confederate soldiers in Loudon Park Cemetery has been sedulously attended to during the month of June, and on Saturday after noon that work of love was repeated. Never did the cemetery look more beau tiful, and the spot where repose the dead of the Confederate States, is one ol the most desirable within the sacred precinct. The “decoration” was announced to take place in the afternoon from three to five o’clock, and from tbq earlier hour there was a constant stream on foot, and in vehicles, through the tortuous avenues to the oak grove, where lie the loved dead. There are some three hundred graves in regular order, the partition paths running north and south, and from the western bound, a gentle slope descends to a quiet and pleasant vale. The scene was touching in the extreme. Aged wo men bent with the weight of years, mat rons in the meridian of womanhood, maidens in the flush of youth,, and little girls taught to love the memory of those who fell in the defence of a cause sacred to their hearts, were there, and each had a floral offering to lay on the altar ol crushed and withered hope. There was a commendable absence of everything like frivolity, and every voice was sub dued by the solemnity of the occasion. About half-past three o’clock the work of decoration began, and was pursued until every mound was almost eutirely covered with offerings. An aged lady approached two graves, to which, tor a time, she appeared to pay special atten tion. Beautiful wreaths of cypress, in terwoven with white blossoms were carefully laid at the head of each, while bouquets were scattered in prolu sion the entire length of the little mounds which marked the spot where repose the remains of her two sons. Many noble-- hearted women who aided in the work, mingled their tears with the earth which rests above the brave, but pulseless hearts, and breathed a deep invocation that God will gather them to himself. This beautiful tribute was participated in, by all classes of ladies. There were those who reached the place weary and worn, bearing in one arm an infant, and in the other, an offering of flowers to bedeck the graves, and none appear ed more happy than those who brought the smallest offerings. For three hours the work went on, until the whole space occupied by the Confederate graves presented the appearance of a conserva tory of the rarest productions ol Nature. Baltimore Gazette , June 8. [For tho Banner of the South.] ANECDOTES OF THE WAR. Among the. records of the war deserves to be placed the short history of a four footed heroine, which vies in interest with almost anything of its kind. Michel Fitzgibbon, private in the sth Confederate Regiment, Granberry’s Bri gade, Cleburne’s Division, and now in the employ of the S. C. R. R. Cos , at Char leston, obtained at Randolph, Tenn., a full-breed Newfoundland pup, which from her birth-place he named “Ran dolph.” As she grew and became used to camp-life, the best qualities of the race became developed. If anything, such as a hat or pipe, was left by her master at a place however distant, at the word of command she would run buck and bring it to him. If lie procured a chicken, and tied it down, leaving her to guard it, she would be alongside of it on his re turn, even though he had been absent for hours, and no one but he dared to touch it. And so with many of her traits ot sagacity. But her crowning merit was lair fear lessness and faithfulness in battle. He had trained her to carry his canteen and haversack during action, and there, by his side, through the hottest of the fight, would be the faithful animal, perfectly ur ; . moved , amid the roar of cannon, the i. :- tie of musketry, and the hail of bullet- Indeed the field of battle seemed to have an irresistible attraction for her. Just previous to the battle of Murtreesb■to’ she had a litter of pups, and Mike had placed them all in care of a farmer whose cabin lay about three miles from Mcr freesboro’. She was confined with h r charge in a shed room with a small win dow.' The battle opened. In a short time the dog rushed, panting, into the line, and running up and down until site .found her regiment and master, toon I , accustomed canteen and haversack, vrhi she carried, as usual, until the fight ende i. The farmer afterwards told him that. • t the sound of the first gun of the Latt e he heard the crash of glass, and hasten ing around the bouse, found that she h ■ 1 jumped through the closed sash, and w. - tearing down the road towards the figl. , leaving the pups to take care of the; selves. She was three ydshrs'in the army, pre sent with her master throughout the ha des of Belmont, Farmington, Perryvill Murfreesboro’, Chattanooga, Shiloh, and Missionary Ridge. At Shiloh she was lost awhile, but rejoined her master at Corinth, 18 miles distant. On the retreat from the ill-starred field of Missionary Ridge, she was killed by her masteiV side at Ringgold Gap, receiving a shot in the shoulder, which ended her eventful cereer, Mike is not ashamed to say that in cried like a child at her death. A. F. G GEMS OF PROSE AND POETRV. Beautitul Answers. —A pupil of Abbe Sieord gave the following extraordi nary answers : Q. What is gratitude ? A. Gratitude is the memory of ti.c heart. Q. What is hope ? A. Hope is the blossom of happiness Q. What is the difference between hope and desire ? A. Desire is a tree in leaf, hope i- a tree in flowers, and enjoyment is a lr. in fruit. Q. What is eternity ? A. A day without yesterday or t - morrow ; a day without end. Q. What is time ? A. A line that has two ends—a path that begins in the cradle and ends in the grave. There is not a mote that dances in the sunbeam, not a particle of dust that we tread’heedlessly under our feet, that does not contain within its form mines of knowledge yet unworked For, if w could read them rightly, all the records of the animated Past are written in the rocks and dust of the Present. absence. To watch the long bright hours linger by; To seethe rosy flush of Morning break O’er shore and sea, o’er upland, hid and lake; To see the Even darken, deepen, die; To see the Moon her nightly duty take The soft, grave glory of her royalty; While, evermore on heart, and lip, and eye, Weighs the dull sense of something lost or gone That leaves no loveliness in things most fair, No music in tho ripple’s whispering tone, No glory in the golden autumn air, No joy in life’s rich hours told one by one; This is the heavy cross the absent bear i The indirect influence of Jesus’ life, feebly as we have obeyed it, is the hope of modern civilization. He reveals th deep hues of our sin by the radiance of His spotlessness, anti the light of Divine goodness He casts upon it; He prompts and encourages to good and holy works for humanity by the constant and gentle pressure of His recorded life upon the consciences and sympathies of men ; and through the ordinances that commemo rate Him, in the lull of worldliness, and the sacred silence of communion. }R sheds comfort, and strength, and faith, and peace, into hearts that are wounded, and bosoms that long for help.—[Thos. Htai: King. WOMAN’S HEART—prom the german God’s Angels took a little drop of dew, New fallen from the Heaven’s far-off blue, And a fair violet of the valleys green, Shedding its perfume in the moon's soft sheets, And a forget-me-not so small and bright— Laid altogether gently, out of sight, Within the chalice of the lily white: With humbleness and grace, then covered it; Made purity and sadness near to sit; And added pride to this, and sighs a few, One wish, but half a hope, and bright tears two Courage and sweetness in misfortune’s smart, And out of this was moulded—Woman’s heart To-morrow may never come to We do.not live in to-morrow. We ec not find it in our title-deeds. The u.uj who owns whole blocks of real estate,; cii great ships on the sea, does not u\\ n single minute of to-morrow. To-morrow It is a mysterious possibility not yet bora It lies under the seat of midnight— - hind the vail of glistening constellation —[Chapin.