New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-23
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Hdrpsr's Magazine opens with an interesting
Illustrated article by Gen NJ 7. McMahon on 1.-THE war
IN Paraguay" 1t differs from the many arueies ""o
have been written this subject before for the 0ehera
Is the who has shown an inside view OF the suS
gle and told something OF the spirit and suerhSs OF inc
Psraguayan people in this long and unequal contest TIC
believes that it truly national war for Independence
and the sympathies aud patriotism OF the people are
fully enlisted in it, Gen Mcmahon was present al the
battle of Pikysyry and gives some curious descriptions
ofsceues he witnessed there aud some descriptions also
which are very touchlng
The headquarters began 10 swarm with the Wounneu,
vet none withdrew from the lines except u9se WHOSE
wounds such as 10 positively aud uineIa1I5 MI ~
eapacitate them from further lighting. ineIo Neic III
OF tender years who CTaWod BACH ul"sSlh i.'r
tered limbs or with CHASTITY hnletwounls III s nor
hsfnaked bodies They neither wept Dor thew felt
the pressure OF the mercifn hand OF dean ne"S Pod
Them they would lie down and die "a silently as te, Ian
suffered Yet these children many OF then hau i S
far on in the WOmcus quarters WhSTe Io shcs az.
thonebis We're NOT upon their dying babies. nor upon
their homes. long since laid waste. nor upon a
outer wofks bit upon the Of the country IN TINS
supreme moen: battle, when all SO confidently hoped
allied invasion had brought upon the land
He tells of al incident 10 the attack upon the Para
yuayan position at PasO Pueu, which strangely Illustrates
the mode OF warfare III that part OF the world Inc
allies had a wmtworth gun in one of their works-a
formidable piece Of heavy caber, which proved par
ticularly annoying
Lopez gave orders that the shot bolts should he
carefully collected they fell 10 the course OF time u
bad delivered thousand prOjcctes, all OF which had
been carefully collected The fact was announced 10
Lopez, whereupon he ordered expedition TO 20 and
bring him gun The party started. carried that part
O the allied works by assault. and brought on al inc
guns that mounted there. Tho MmtHOrth gun,
however, being heavy and unwleldy, ana lts specaI
value unknown the officers of the expedition, WAS
abandoned ina heavy ground outside the allied lnUehch-
learning TINS TACT, Iresldeh lnptA Ols-
patched another party. VINO returned and found tDe
enemy engaged in recovering the gan The Parag
drove them of retuok The piece, and brought IL III III
umph their lines, where on the following DAY, IL
opened fire with the shot IL lad been FURNISHING Ior
weeks to ts The loss OF the Paraguayans
very great IN Iii. performance, but they oDeJed
orders u the letter.
Gen McMahons article is sensible temperate and pic
turesque and we are glad 10 know that It will DO fol-
lowed by others Oh the same subject Mr. Conant makes
a readable sketch Of the lfe character and political
career OF Count Bismarck rs described in Hesekiers
recent Life; O. Spencer describes the method of cult
waiting silk worms and weaving velvet and have the
NTH Number the lively history OF Frederick the
Great" All these articles are illustrated Col. T. b.
Thorpe describes the adventurous career of Amer
can named Fuller who during the last few years has
exhibited himself as a skater nearly all civilized
parts o. the world Col George Ward Nichols eulogizes
Gen Hazens theory Of the Indian question which is TO
place all the savages reservations and make them
stay there feed them necessary give them imple
ments of war; and punish all who sell them
intuition. He believes there are more than 10000
warriors in the whole country from whom need an
tcipate trouble Mr.. John Bonner tells the story Of
The Great Gold Conspiracy with his usual skill and
clearness The Easy Chair dscourses OF the late Mes
ley Harper Of the National Academy Of Design and OF
various other things and there is the usual allowance OF
fiction.