New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-13
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A Tale. By ]. Fennmore Cooper New York
WA. Townsend & Co. Fer sale in New Orleans
by J. O. Morgan u Cos
Another issue of the splendid Townsend edition
of the Cooper novels, illustrated with costly and
beautiful engravngs by +. 0. C. barley, and printed
in exquisite style.
LIFE AND TIMES or GENERAL SAM. Dale, the Mis
sssipni Partisan By J. h. Ii. Claiborne. Illus
trated by John McLenan. New York: Harpcr
Il Bros. For sale in New Orleans by J. G. Nor
gan Go.
An authentic and graphic narrative of The STIR
ring and adventurous seems of pioneer life and
savage warfare. in which ~ Big SAM as the In
dams called Dale, played SO conspicuous a part.
This book Is an interesting and valuable contribu-
ton to literature.
A NARRATIVE OF THE Discovery of the Fate of
Sir John Franklin and his Companions. By Capt.
McClintoek, R. n, LII. D., with maps and illus
trations. Boston: Tieknor & Fields. For sale
inNeW Orleans by j. G. Morgan 4 Go.
The title sufficiently speaks for the volume, and
we may add that in addition to its being chroni-
Gle Of information and absorbing narrative it is
well and gracefully written.
TIE ADOPTED HEIR BY Miss Pardoe Philadel-
phia: I. B. Peterson 4 Bros. For sale in New
Orleans by j. c. Morgan d Co.
A lengthy romance, doubtless of much interest.
LIFE IN SPAIN: Past and Present. BY Walter
Thornbury. With illustrations. New York:
Harper & Brothers. For sale in New Orleans by
]. @. Morgan q Co.
An exceedingly interesting book, by protested
and successful humorst.
Poems. By the author of John Halifax Gentle
man, Boston: Tcknor Il Fields. For sale in
New Orleans by ]. G. Morgan Go.
A rather lengthy volume of poems, generally of
high order. The author is poet Of no mean
caliber, and we commend his work. We should be
pleased if our space allowed us room to review at
length.
Poems. By Sidney Dobell. Boston: Ticknor &
Fields. For sale in New Orleans by J. c. Nor
gan IL Co.
A beautiful little blue and gold copy.
Ton Brown At OXFORD; sequel to School Days
at Rugby. By Thomas Hughes Boston: Tick
nor & Fields. For sale in New Orleans by j. c.
Morgan Co.
A work, doubtless as interesting as "Schoo
Days at Rugby and by the same author. This is
one of the twelve cent monthly parts in which the
work is being issued.
TITLE HUNTING By E. l.. Llewellyn. Philadel-
phia: j. B. Lippincott & Co. For sale in New
Orleans by Thomas L. White, los Canal street.
A work of fiction highly spoken of by the press
elsewhere.
sHoT His SISTER On the I'd instant, at Adrian,
from home, little son of theirs, aged ten years.
who had been in the habit of amusing himself with
popgnn, took fancy to have his fathers gun in
stead He therefore laid aside his popsun and took
down the gun, which proved to be loaded with
buekshot. A little sister, aged seven or eight
years, who was alone in the house with the boy,
said to him, as she had frequently said when he
was playing with the popgun, " Shoot me-" No,
sooner was this said than the boy raised the gun,
and, aiming at her, fired. The charge took effect
in the forehead, over the right eye, some of the
shot passing through and coming out at the top of
the head. The wound, of course, is mortal.
SLoAT & Co.'S. New SEWING MACHINES. Among
the many sewing machine candidates for public
seat Co.'S patept elliptic style behind hand
They possess many aud important exeeenee
different makes for sale No. % Camp street See
melts. ~