The Newberry Herald

Schiller's Journal.

In a late number of the Penn Monthly is an interesting review of Schiller's Journal. The journal of the great German dramatist is published by his daughter and gives the details of the great and little events as well in his daily life, and embraces a period from 1795 to 1805. We make the following extracts from the above mentioned monthly, relating to domestic affairs, illustrating Schiller's style of living and expenditures:

I want: Thalers.

For house-rent and housekeeping. 430

Sugar, Coffee, Tea 60

Wine, 6 barrels. 160

Wood, 16 cords. 110

Lights, 125 lb. 30

Servants' Wages and Presents 100

Mama. 76

Children's Instruction. 36

Clothes for All. 175

For Myself and Extras. 70

Facit. 1,307

I receive: Thalers.

Salary 570

One Play every year. 650

Interest of 2,000 Thalers 80

1,500

And this, at seventy cents, would give in dollars just about the smallest sum that a poet would take as compensation even for Schiller's fame.

Curiosity is satisfied even as to what Schiller had in his cellar:

WINE ON HAND, JUNE 30, 1804:

Bottles.

Malaga 60

Burgundy 35

Champagne 22

White Port Wine 1

Muscatel

Leisten.

Ruster.

Oldenburger

Franconia.

Falernian.

Rum.

July 7. Rec'd from Ramann, 1 barrel Burgundy @ 39 thalers.

July 17. Half-barrel do., do

September 29. Another barrel do.

A barrel of Frankenwine (wine from the Neckar).

His wardrobe and his wash are submitted, with a fair show of coats, stockings and vests, and swords, silk hose and shoe-buckles in plentiful profusion:

"3 colored handkerchiefs, 37 shirts, 9 whole neckcloths, 4 half do., 8 cravats, 8 stiff do., 14 white handkerchiefs, 22 pair stockings, 2 pair white silk do., 5 pair col'd do. do., 5 pair woolen do. 1 woolen bed-gown, 3 night-caps, 1 powder mantle, 3 hats, 3 pair shoes, 4 pair boots, 1 pair gaiters, 1 pair spurs, 2 swords, 1 muff, 1 chapeau-bas hat, 1 pair overshoes, 4 pair gloves, 10 coats, 3 overcoats, 1 fur cloak. 1 mantle, 3 black silk "shorts." 1 pair black cloth do., 2 pair Manchester do., 1 pair green do., 5 pair Nankeen do., 2 pair black driving do., 1 pair leather do., 4 embroidered red vests, 1 unfinished do. do., 2 black do., 2 silk do., 1 red-lined do., 2 white do., 2 winter do., 1 summer vest without pockets."

The steady precision with which Schiller from year to year, for ten years, persevered in this home and household diary shows how bravely the Weimar Court Counselor had outgrown the "Storm and Passion" period of his youth. The author of the "Robbers" could not, in the days of that wonderful burst of genius, have calmly sat down each day to record the petty details of his wardrobe and his table. The little volume in which this all will be found is a real addition to "Schiller-Literature" in one way at least, for in it--"facta loquuntur."

…The death blow to the republican party" is what some of our democratic friends call the recent affair in New Orleans. If Phil. Sheridan had his own way, there would be several death blows to certain parties down there, and we would have peace.

[National Republican.

Their own way is what many of the same stripe as the National Republican would like to have. Fortunately, however, they can't have it. They would raise the black flag. Alas, what a country.

WASHINGTON, D. C., January 15. -The Senate Republican caucus, to-day, took no decided action, but revealed an intention to support the President's Louisiana policy, and to recognize the validity of Kellogg's government and to seat Pinchback as senator.

THE JAY COOKE SMASH.-The creditors of Jay Cooke & Co., have received, by mail, the formal offer of the trustee for a dividend and distribution on the plan proposed by the committee of creditors. This proposition is five per cent. cash; thirty-five per cent. in Northern Pacific bonds at seventy cents on the dollar; fourteen per cent. in Oregon Steam Navigation stock at forty dollars per share, and six per cent. in Lake Superior and Mississippi ten per cent. income bonds at forty per cent. The creditors have sixty days from the 29th of this month with which to accept or decline the offer. It is Hobson's choice.