The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-18

The National Publishing Company Of
Gin 'innati, has just issued very valuable
history OF the la'e war between Germany
and France, from the pen of one of cur
most popular writers Mr.. JAMES ID. Nc
CABE Jg.
In a large volume Of slj octave pages.
the author tells wonderful story-all the
stranger because of it, truth He tells of
battles which have shaken Europe to its
centre, and the consequences of which,
even we Of the Wc,tcrn World mast feel
of patriotism, heroism, military skill and
craftsmanship, never surpassed in history.
The author writes with the weight and
force Of truth, and the great merits Of his
book are its reliability AMI strict Impair
TALLY.
Tue book is complete in every particu-
lar. IL describes the causes of the war,
and the events which preceded it; the
opening Of the campaign, and the first re-
verses of the French the effect of these re-
verses upon the French people the frantic
effort TO rescue the beaten army, and the
terrible disaster at Sedan; TIE capture OF
the Emperor Napoleon and the entire
army; the revoiutl IN in Paris the ri e
and formation Of the republics; the flight
of the empress from Paris; the seigc aud
surrender of Stra.bourg and the frontier
fortresses of France; the triumphal adj
vance of the German armies to Paris
the efforts Of BizSinc to escape
| from Metz and the final surrender Of his
| army the investment and siege of Paris (;
| the detailed history of this great siege; its
plans. sorties, battles, successes and fall
| ures the course ofevcnts in the belragured
CITY, given in the form Of full diary OF
| the events Of the siege; the campaign, on
| the Lore, and IN other portions Of France
the peace negotiations, the surrender oi
! Paris. and the treaty the naval history fl
| the war the diplomatic history on both the
Gernan and French sides The history #
he formation of le great German Empir,;
he proc aiming OF King Wi am EN-
| yy.or. ard the real zallOn OfGci man unity;
| the events Of the civil war and second
| siege of Paris, it, terrible scenes Of blood
| shed and vadalism, with II minutenest and
brllliuncy, which leaves nothing to be de-
sired. No INTEL Z mt psr-on can afford u
| be uniformed rs 10 these events which
have left SO deep an impression on the
! worlds history, and few will fail to reao
| this splendid work or, having read it, to
endorse it a. the Standard American His
tory Of the War.
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cannot too highly commend this brilliant
and thoughtful narrative to our readers.
The book is handsomely bound and illus
trated with one hundred aud fifty
maps, portraits, battle scenes, and
views Of the principal localities connected
with the war. No expense has been spared
by the publishers 70 make it worthy Of the
support of the public, and we predict for it
an immense sale, especially as its low price
| brings it within the reach of all. 1t is for
sale by subscription only, and Mr.. w +.
| Pitcher, who is the authorized agent for
Alexander and Pulaski counties, is now
cauvassng for it.
Orders for the above work may be left
at the residence of Mr.. VIM. f. Pitcher,
on Eighteenth street, between Walnu,
street and Commercial avenue.
This work is good one, containing
much valuable information; giving the
movements Of the armies, graphic descrip-
tons Of the great battles fought, and
sketches of the lives and characters Of the
more prominent actors in that long and
bloody strife. Buy copy