The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-07

NEW PUBLI IoNS

have received ''Sheridan's Troopers on the
Border" by Deb. Randolph Keim. The
future of the Indian race in this country is
every day becoming question of greater in
terest and importance than it has ever been
before. The officers of the army, upon whom
i S imposed the duty of preserving peace upon
the border and of protecting the rights both
of the whites and the Indians, are placed in
a peculiarly embarrassing position, for if
they do their duty they are sure to receive
plenty of abuse from both the friends and
the enemies of the red men. General Sheri-
dan has, among others, come in for full share
of such abuse, and yet he contends that in
reality the soldiers are the only practical
friends that the Indians have. The work be-
fore us gives the personal experiences of the
writer, who accompanied General Sheridan
during his campaign against the savages on
the Republican, Arkansas, and Washita rivers
in 1868, and it contains much interesting and
useful information about the Indians and
Indian warfare. As a narrative of personal
adventure it will find many readers, but its
principal value is in the accurate sketch it
gives of the Western plains and their savage
inhabitants The book is illustrated with
fine portrait of General Sheridan.
Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfnger also send
as "sThe Schoolmaster of Abbach' and
Other Stories," from the German of Van
Horn. The stories of Oertel, under the nom
de phtme of Van Horn, enjoy an immense
popularity in Germany. They are lively and
entertaining descriptions of everyday life,
end the characters and incidents are sketched
with quiet humor that will be greatly en-
joyed by many readers. The present volume
contains "The Scissors Grinder, "The School
master of Abbach, " ''The Asylum" and ''The
May Queen" If these should hit the fancy
of the public, the translator proposes to fol-
low the volume with another.
From the same house we have received
t'The Vicar of Bullhampton," by Anthony
Trollope. Published by Harper g. Brother.
This novel, which enjoyed the favor of many
readers during its serial publication in LIP
p5nc0ttS Magazine, has all the peculiarties
Of style that make Anthony Trollope's writ
ings so popular. Some critics complain that
this author is prosy, and to some extent the
criticism is true, but he must have some
sterling qualities or he would never be able
to maintain his hold upon the affections of so
largea number of intelligent people. The
truth is that as delineator of everyday
people and every day life and incidents, An
thony Trollope is without rival, and there
is real charm about his somewhat dilatory
narratives that few are able to resist after
once becoming acquainted with his charac-
ters. ''The Vicar of Bullhampton" is not so
different in style from the other writings of
MIR. Trollope as to call for any special des-
cription: it is marked by the same minute des-
criptive power and the same ability to rep
resent characters that have made his reputa-
tion in previous works, and it will appeal to
the tastes of the same class of readers. The
book is well printed and it contains all the
original illustrations, some of which are good
and some good for nothing.
Porter & Coates send us the following
new publications by D. Appleton & Coz
''Queen Hortense," by Louisa Muhlbach,
is the latest effort of that prolific writer in
the department of historical romance. The
career of Hortense was a romance in itself,
and in this story the author has adhered with
sufficient accuracy to the actual facts to COM
mend her work to those who eschew the
ordinary peri ormances of fction-writers.
Henrietta Temple" is the first of cheap
series of the early writings of Mr.. Disraei
which Messrs. d. Appleton q Co. have COM
menced to issue, apropos of the recent pub
lication of ''Lothar."
The fourth volume of Appletons uniform
edition of Grace Aguilars works is entitled
f'Home Scenes and Heart Studies, and con-
tains nineteen short stories and sketches,
contributed by the gifted writer at various
times to the snnuals and other periodical
publications. This edition of Miss Aguilar's
works is at once handsome and inexpensive,
and it deserves the regards of all who can
appreciate fiction of pure and elevated type.
''The Gagged Lion, by Charlotte NJ Yonge,
is an entertaining historical novel by the au-
thor of ''The Heir of Redclyffe." The title
refers to James of Scotland, who, although
q prisoner, lived on terms of cordial friend
ship with Henry V. The novel gives a vivid
and picturesque description of the remarka-
BILE sge to which it refers. majority of the
personages introduced are historical, and in
describing them the author has in a great
measure followed the old chroniclers, although
she has also fully drawn on her imagination
for many of the incidents. AS an animated
picture of an important historical era it
will we'll repay careful perusal.
Porter q Coates also send us 'Juno and
George" and ''Mary Osborne" These are
the first volumes of ''The Juno Stories, by
Jacob Abbott, and they are designed espe-
eially to convey religious instruction in such
a manner as to touch the heart as well as the