New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-12

&c r,ncb more poetical is Corn Harvest with one
stauza from which we must close brief reYiew Of
Bir Trowbndge:
We bind the corn, and leave it snug,
Or rest IN the shade
OF tine shocks we have made,
To eat our luncheon, aud drink from the jug
Iide-aDd.yo-seek IN the corn all day,
Aud now and then
With chipmOuk, or chase
scared little 1eldmoHse scdmpering away
THE ANCESTRY OF GENERAL GRANT and THEIR COETEM
POR6RlES BY EDWARD CnArXcEr MARSHALL, A. NJ. limo
rp 1856 Sheldon 4 Co.
The awkward not to say ungrammatcal,
title Of this book ancestry" meaning Lineage" rather
than anccsorsJ will dispose anybody to take 1t up
for the sake amusement, aud tho subject is not one
from which we can reasonably expect great deal Of
profit. What General Grant is, he owes TO himself and
t is OF small consequence whether his foreiatbers were
descendants Of Scotch gentlemen English vagabonds
st there u certain sort Of Interest in tracing the
descent OF historical characters II only for the purpose
Of gratifying an idle curiosity. In the OF General
Grant It is probable that Of the qualities OF mind
by winch he is distinguished may have been Inherited
from remote generation, The pioneer Of his family In
America was one Matthew Grant, who embarked with
his wife Priscilla, at Plymouth, England. in 1880.
and landed at Nantaskct, now HUI, in Massachu-
sets lie formed one Of Governor Winthrops expedition,
gathered principally from Dorsetshire, Devonshre, and
somersetshrc. He was Of the original settlers OF
Windsor Connecticut and from him the family has been
traced by Mr. Marshall through Noah Grant who was
Captain in the French and Indian war, and Noah Grant
the second, who Captain In the War Of the Rcvou-
ton the President who is the grandson or the ReVo
uOnary Noah and seventh descent from the original
Matthew The record OF Of these old worthless de
seryes preservation but Of the greater part OF the vol
ume we must frankly say that Mr. Marshals patience
has not been Justified by the results Like nearly al
writers on gcnealogy. he has collected great mass OF
trivial details and provokes smile by the bodness with
which he draws broad conclusions from very narrow
premises He has also printed great deal Of matter which
has not sufficient connection with the subjcct-such
as long account Of all tho old families Of Windsor, the
principal reason for inserting which seems 70 hayo been
that his own name was among themi All essay on the
Scottish clan Of Grants with which there is no evidence
that the Presidents family had any conneeuoni aud
transcripts Of various 1nip oriant public records merely
because Matthew Grant signed them witness or for
some such slight reason II lie had confined himself TO
the limits indicated by the title Of bis book lac would
have made an interesting little pamphlet Of score or so
Of pages but In the effort TO expand into volume he has
obscurcd what was really cOmmendable in his under.
taking aud probably will get c|cr thanks than he really
deserves History enriched by such abors sooner or
ater but there vast amount OF rubbish 70 be cleared
away before We come at the valuable substance.
Prof. G. c. CALDWELL of Cornell University
has prepared handbook OF JrictTa Qualitative and
QuanGiahrc Chemical Analysts, for the use OF students
and Others and especially 10 supply the wants OF bis own
classes The work based upon the writings OF WOLF
Freseuius KrOcker and other eminent European author
ties and places T. merely translation from re-
cent German works II has very practical character
and we doubt not viii be appreciated by scientific agri
eulturists general well the students for whom 1t
Is primarily intended. Orange judd.
The Household Library which Fields, 0sgood
Co. arc daily enargiDg promises to become OF the
most popular Of cheap editions Of good books now
In the market. The collection OF the Misceies OF w. NJ
TnACKERAY has reached its third volume IN which we
find "The Book Of snobs," tho unfinished fragment OF
"Denis Duval the three stories comprised under the
title OF MEMS Wives" one Of which" The Ravens
wing"we have always rated very high among the nov
elists minor pieces; 1.-THE Bedford Row Conspiracy"
"The Fatal Boots" and several other sketches The
series will incIudo q number Of miscellaneous papers
which arc reprinted In any other edition OF Thacke
RAYS writings-FIt companions for these volumes will
be the Household edition Of the works Of Miss ANNE IsA
BELLA THACKERAY, in two volumes, one Of which, con-
tanning The Village the Cln," From an Island"
and various miscellaneous sketchos Is now before u.s.
Miss Thaekeray is charming storyteller aud we can
pay her the weldeserved compliment OF saying that her
tics Are worthy to stand beside those OF her father
Charles Reade, and George Eliot.