The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-27

ga ia New YORK: Harper Brothels.s Gin
~ cinrati: Robt. Clarke & Co. = IN Is- h
For many years John Minor Bolts
has been prominent among, the poll.
8 ticians of the country. Perhaps no
man in the South had better facilities.
y for becoming thoroughly and init
mately acquainted with the secret
plottipgs that resulted in the disas-
iatrous civil war which has been so de-
structiye to property life. Ceura-
geous and cool, he not only watched
the struggle carefully but, when the
5 opportunity presented itself. gave
1t the rebel government a severe blow
. by furnishing the French Cons
sui in Richmond the arguments and
facts which he has since embodied in
a@l the book which we now notice. It is
msa not improbable that Mr.. Bolts state
ments may have decided the French |
Emperor not to interfere in behalf of
-. Government founded on such prln- |
ciples as those upon which the rebel
lion was based Students, desiring to
become fully acquainted With the Sc
hie1 sret influences that caused the South
sgu lern States to plunge into revolution, 4
saa and the mass of the people who want
arguments against the Ubiquitous doc
Pc trine of secession based on State
u rights or sovereignty, should by all |
sfa means purchase Mr.. Bolts History of
the Great Rebellion. o
fE1TDf
-s'@ COURTS OF INDIANAeIN- CRIMINAL |
EASES; BY George 4 Bicknell, L. L. d.,
Judge of The Second Indiana District,
and Professor OF Law. in the State Uni
- Eersi4tya iiIlnati:b EebeFt Clarke
Judge Bicknell has a well-earned
reputation as a thorough student of
the science ofjurisprudence, Before
he accepted position on the bench
he was adistinguished and Successful
practitioner. As judge he has few
equals, and has reflected much credit
upon his position There are few, if
any, lawyers in Indiana better quail
= fed to prepare such a work as the one
now before, us. The publication of
his previous work on Indiana Civil
practices andits reception by. the Bar
has enabled him to prepare the pres
ent treatise in manner acceptable to 4
saa the, profession, and, a cursory exami-
nationaof it satisfies us that, it will BEL
a valuable addition. to the lawyers
- s' library The nature of crime and
punishment and criminal response
bility, Fhe extent and essentials of
Il fl,o
in which prosecutions are commenced,
by Indictment. and information, are
particularly set forth; all the proceed
ings, general and special, in criminal
cases, are fully stated, including the
@Epractice in appeals ito. the Supreme
Court, and the principal felonies
known ito the. law of Indiana, are1
separately considered, and forms Of
q Inc indictment are. given fol-, each, and
other necessary forms are given yvSte h ia the
course of the work. &
THE SANCTUARY: A story of the civil
war by George Ward Nichols author of
'The Story of the Great March ~ with IL
Harper a. Brothers, N. v Robert
iJSClarke Co., Cincinnati IT i
bna The Sanctuary is astory of the war.
It tells of the friendship, the loves.
and the trials of two officers of Gener-
alSherman's army, and how they won
at last the ladies they had wooed. i
There is, a good deal Of military Incl
~ dent and adventure in the develop
ment of the story. Its perusal will
recall to the soldiers of the late war
n many seepessin their own 4 history.
The book is well printed, neatly
bound, and contains number of IL
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