The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-22
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illustrated from designs by Joreph Wo
Harper Bros: New York. Geo. Ellis l. BIZ
50 Camp street, New Orleans.
This is one OF the handsomest works ev
issued by Messrs. Harper Bros. II is . larl
volume, twelve by fifteen inches, contsinir
twenty large and beautiful engravings Of dife
ent animals, illustrating characteristic trait
Each separate picture is study in itself, not on
by reasono Of the interest attaching to the sube
represented, but because OF the artistic beaut
and exquisite finish exhibited in the execution
Tho genius Of Wolf, as painter, has ne yer befor
been appreciated by the generalIpublic, thong
he has been highly thought Of among the arts
maternity. This work will serve to bring hir
more prominently before the public. The de
scsiptions Of each engraving are from the pen Q
II. Daniel Elliot, and are deeply interesting Ant
vivid pictures in themselves.
TEE FOLLY OF REsUMING SPECIE PAYMENT. y.
Kerni Oni nelchs, New York: Published fo
the Author by Henry L. Hinton d Co. From
George Ellis 4 Brother, New Orleans.
In the form of IN imaginary dialogue between
q banker and q merchant, we have here, in
pamphlet Of some twenty-five pages q wellsus
tanned, well-illustrated argument in favor of pa
per currency-"money manufactured of materia
OF which sufficiency can be had, which has lit
Ito or no value as merchandise, and which is no
cumbersome or announcement t. carry" TIL,
author depicts graphically the present unhapp,
condition Of affairs. sour FORCES are no Longer
llumined with the spark Of toll the plough ani
the scythe lie rusting in the burrows Of the soil
our merchandise remains dormant, embedded in
the dust on our shelves; the tools Of the me.
chanc are playthings on the hearth for his chill
dren; the hum OF the busy spindle 10 drowned in
the murmurs OF the idle operative.
Our ardor il dampened, our enterprise is sub
dued, and our industries are silenced," finding
. remedy for oil this in the establishment OF q
circulating medium which shall ''give equal
chances to the rich and poor alike The author
has failed to prove hims. II superior to the
temptation OF reiterating a stereotyped, but con-
temptible falsehood, when he speaks Of 'the
doubt in the ability of the North to defend itself
against Southern aggrsssions, etc. Any one with
thimbleful Of brains knows that the ''aggres-
sions" have al been on the other side. that the
sole object OF secession was ITO get rid Of
'aggressions;" that the whole war was one Of
aggression and invasion Of the South; and that
the only thing We have ever asked for was to be
lot alone, and allowed to manage our own affairs
in our own way. 1t is time to stop this absurd
nonsense about Southern aggressions.
AIIzES FERRERs. Novel. By Susan Morley.
New York Harper Brothers. From George
Ellis l. Brother, New Orleans
well-told and interesting story Of English
home-life. Aileen, the heroine, is the offspring
OF secret marriage, between Arthur, son Of
Lord Braithwaite and Q poor nursery.governess.
Her father dying soon after her birth her mother
returns to the humble home OF her parents where
she also soon dies leaving Aileen in their hands.
Her very existence Is unknown to her wealthy
paternal relations until she is sixteen years old.
when she is discovered and adopted by them. At
tho age of twenty-one she is called upon to make
her final choice between life Of ease and luxury
among her fathers relations, and the humble
poverty Of her mothers people; between the rus
tic lover OF her girlish days and the arstocratic
admirer Of later years. We leave the reader to |
learn her choice from the book itself.
TIE LOVE THAT LIVED. Novel. BY Mrs. |
Eiloart. New York Harper Il Bros. From |
George Ellis Bro, New Orleans.
Mrs.. Eiloart is very favorably known by her
previous efforts, The Curate's Discipline"
IS From Thistles- Grapes?" etc., which were
by that standard Of English criti-
cism-7ne Academy-ss "honest books, spiced
with independence Of thought, and sweetened
with pleasant humor." The present story COM
pares fsvoiably with its predecessors, and will
enhance the reputation of the writer.
In HONOR BOUND. A Novel. BY Charles Glib.
bon. New York Harper & Brothers. From
George Ellis Il Brother, New Orleans.
A powerfully written, though rather depressing
Btory Of life among the Scotch fishermen, ex-
hibiting considerable power Of psthos, and keen
insight into character.
JEs he TRIM. A Novel. Ry B. L. Faljeon. New
York: Harper L. Brothers. From George Ellis
Brother, New Orleans.
The admirers Of Mr.. Farjeon, and their name
ID legion will hail with delight this new novel
from the pen made famous by "B'ade.o'- Grass"
''Bread and Cheese and Kisses" "London's
Heart" and numerous novels equally popular
with large circle OF readers.
rHE KING OF No-I4SD; ByB. L. Fareon. New
York: Harper Brothers. From George Ellis
Brother, New Orleans.
This charming fairy tale and Christmas story !!
d reprint from Hdrpe,'s Bazar, having run ,
through that favorite periodical az serial, in ,
vhich form il had many delighted readers.
l HERO AND MARTYR A True NARRATIVE By ,
Charles keade. New York: harper n BrOs. .
From George Ellis 4 Brother, New Orleans.
This remarkably interesting narrative is given
o the world by Charles Reade as : genuine bit
4 biography-one Of those occasional cases in 1
shch the truth is stranger far than fiction. 1t :
. the life history Of James Lambert, the scotch
hero, who won for himself the noble title Of the
lfc-saver," having rescued more than forty per- !
sons, men, women and children, from drowning
IN the Clyde, plunging into the river at the peril
Df his own life. by daylight or darkness, in sum-
ner or winter, finally losing his eye-sight from
repeated plunges into the icy water, receiving ~
his only reward lifelong free pass over the sus-
pension bridge, built across the Clytle At the 4