The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-23

and colleges where the study of language is |
conducted for the purpose of intellectual |
training. In this grammar the principles of |
the German tongue are set forth in a clear
and explicit manner, and the points which
demand the special attention of the student |
are distinguished by being printed in large
type. The work is in many respects the best |
we have seen, and it will be found an excel |
lent and reliable aid to all who are engaged
in the study Of German.
We are indebted to Hon. Edward Nc
Pherson for ga Political Manual for 1863"
This is a regular supplement to the manuals
compiled by Mr.. Mcpherson for the years
1866, 1867, and 1868, and it gives a complete
record of political events and documents from
July Is, 1868, to July Is, 1869. These
manuals compiled by Mr.. Mcpherson are the
most valuable works of their class published,
the position of the author as Clerk of the
House of Representatives giving him un-
usual facilities for obtaining the necessary
information. The work gives the votes in
Congress during the struggle which resulted
in the passage of the fifteenth amendment to
the Constitution, with the various votes upon
it in the State Legislatures, showing the pre-
legislation on Reconstruction, with the Exc
cutive and military action under it; the con-
hict on the Tenure-of-O Office act and the Pub
lie Credit act; the votes upon the payment of
United States Bonds, Female Suffrage, Mino-
rity Representation, Counting the Electoral
Votes, ETC.. the Message of the late President,
and the condemnatory vote of Congress upon
it; the Inaugural Address, Message, and Pro-
| clamations of President Grant; the Decisions
| of the Supreme Court of the United States in
the Texas and McArdle Cases, on the Legal
| Tender act and the Taxing Power of the
| States as to travellers passing through them,
and as to United States certificates and notes;
| the Opinions of Judges Chase and Underwood
| in the Caesar Griffin case; the Opinion of At
| torney- General Hoar on Military Commissions;
and General Political Miscellany containing
a great variety of information. Published by
Philip q Solomons, Washington, and for sale
| by the New York Tribune Association.
There is war to the knife between the
| publishing houses of Fields, Osgood & Co.
and Harper Brothers. Each is determined to
| kill off the other by the publication of rival
| editions, and although we should imagine
| that the quarrel was anything but agreeable
| to the contending parties, the public are en-
| joying the benefit in the shape of cheap
| books. Messrs Fields, Osgood & Co. are en-
| gagged in the publication of ''Household"
edition of George Eliot's works, with the
authors sanction. This Harper tE Brothers
consider trespass upon their preserves, and
! they have consequently followed suit with an
| edition similar in style to that of the Boston
house, but at the price of Is cents against 81,
the price per volume charged by their
| rivals. Messrs. Fields, Osgood & Co.
have rather got the start, and from
| Turner Brothers q Co. we have received
| ''Felix Holt" the fourth of their series while
Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfnger send us
'Adam Bede," the first of the five volumes
which Harper q Brothers offer for the accept
ance of the public. The Boston edition is
printed on fine paper, and has a rather neater
| appearance, but the New York edition is in
larger type, and it is illustrated by transfers
from the original English engravings There
is not great deal of choice between the two,
and we are afraid that the admirers of George
Eliot are not sufficiently numerous for either
house to make much money by their ven
lures. This, however, is none of our bust
ness, and we are only too much pleased to see
such books issued at reasonable rates, to find
fault with the warning publishers for trying tc
demolish each other. Competition is the life
of trade, and in this instance the public is
benefited, at least
Tile Anerican Exchange and Re0ieU fol
September, published by Fowler q Moon
No. 521 Chestnut street, contains an excellent
series of articles on finance, mining, in
surance, railways, manufactures, trade, com
merce, and kindred subjects.
Tile Rj0erSide Aagagjae for October is
handsomely illustrated, and it gives gooi
variety of reading matter for young people.
Our SchOOJ-day Visitor for October has ar
excellent illustrated article ON the ''Eclpse,
and number of stories sketches, and verses
which the boys and girls will appreciate The
, publishers offer as premium for subscribers
for 1870 a steel engraving by Sartain from
design by Mr.. e. b. Bensell, entitled ''HelI
Me Up"
d. Ashmead sends us monthly part No
6 of Appyeto@'S Journal and from Turner
, Brothers & Co. we have received the regula
| weekly number of the same periodical fo
, Saturday. October 2.
f We have received, through the courtes,
of Professor Morton, of the Franklin Insti
tute, series of eight excellent stereoscopi
, views of the great solar eclipse of August Z
t 1869. They are from negatives made by th,
5 Philadelphia Photographic Eclipse Expedi