New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-16


with the Wesley group. 49,,
The promised story of modern life by Mrs.
Charles author Of the sch0nberg Gotta pooks' WI" We
"wipifred's Note Book" Mc-srs Dcdd d Mead no 90
Brought Home" .. ..
The second volume of "Brief BiOgra phiesn
"English Radical Leaders" has been eompe "a by Col
r. j. Hinton and will be published early II. the Fall by
g. p Putnam's Sons. third, DESCRIBING. German 70
ca Leaders" Is being prepared by MA Herbert Tut'ie
whose sketches Of politics AMI statesmen In The
Gcntemans Mo0asine called attention TO his capabilities
for the work
A promised English work, "italy Revisited"
is from the pen Of Mr. Gallenga Of The London Times
and Is sequel previous volume, Italy Past ana
Present." issued 10y him under the nom de plume OF L.
Marriott. Mr. Gallenga Is an Italian who, In MS Hrs.
work. aimed prepare English readers for those grea
political changes of which Italy has since been the
theaer The object Of the present work Is to inquire n'o
the results of those changes illustrate the new social
and moral conditions in which Italy has been paceu U!
her political emancipation The author al'er several
years absence, has lately spent above tWeiv II,
his native country, studying its institutions . ,h
and general HE, both in Rome and throughout tne
provinces and the London expect his impressions
| to possess considerable interest
| . The "Dseases of Modern Life" is q some
what startling volume by DR.. b. W. Richardson r. H. -
OF London which ID. Appleton Co. have in press Inc
first part deals with the phenomena OF diseases tat are
and general but the body of the work tells he
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induced and special diseaseshose In other words ior
which people are in great responsible Among
the subjects OF special chapters diseases from worry
and mental strain broken heart and parayss) from the
influence of the passions, from alcohol from tobacco oo
both of which devotes indeed, several chapers from
the use Of narcotics Including chora, from the misuse
of foods those incident certain occupations from ate
hours and deficient sleep from imperfect supply o. a
Of General divisions is sufficiently suggestive and alarm
ing The work is concluded with summary oi Po'io"
! applications go
NJ. Viollet-le- Due, the French architect, has
been made known to American readers by translation
| Of his simple and informing Story OF House, III
which he the building from the architects plans 10
the finishing of the eddce. He is also mintiry ehei-
neer OF high rank and in the Annals OF FORTRESS
which James r. Osgood Co have ready for Immediate
publication in q translation by Benjamin Bucknaii'
architect OF England NJ. violleleDuc presents his
torical sketch the development OF the Tort III ~
summary in the popular gnise o. OF anS lives me-
dcntally suggestive of the OF society," the
,oai history OF France The supposed fortress is built
on promOntorg the confluence Of two streams one
of which is the Cousin al aifutn OF the siohe
Sieces are described He makes clear 10 the ordinary
reader those mathematical puzzles o. modern @ &
of fire: numerous Diagrams some III colOrs nus,I'G
r n3 he hondsome volume is made interest
ing by many excellent and picturesque views ehSr'eu
Oh wood
Mr.. Richard Henry Stoddard has been spend
a ninth Brc-a-brac volume, which will be issued oy
scribner Armstrong a Co. in October. 1t will give
Personal "reminiscences OF Lamb Hazltt, ana others'
the others being Thomas Campbell Lady Bessingoh
and other friends of the father OF Coventry Patnore luis
from the material Of this gentleman, 7. c. Patmore,
whose three Volumes my Friends and Appropriateness,
were published London in 1854 that the new volume
IL chiefly drawn Some particulars as to iazlitts pc
c1ar marital history derived from the Memoirs
edited by his grandson W. Carew Hazt the well or Ill
known editor Of reprints Against this gentleman MI
stocdard in his preface joins with the general cry Of
the English critical journals He calls him " pump
tous book-makcr, profusey addicted to scissors ana
paste" He has edited 'Constelo,' 'Lovelace' ana
other old English worthless who never did him any hari'
and besides taking the life Of his grandfather has dis
& prheT VIZ, en Ts Dot P one ait the elder
characterized by Mr. StOdcar as the most brilliant
70 II should he stated that stodlard While
the editor of the "Brca-brae books u not 'ne eGr
ar compiler of the "TrcasuTeTroye Series" Ills WORK
on that series has been simply TO supply the preiaces
1t is said of Gen. George H. Thomas that If
it his purpose to have the history OF his army
written could have been more thorough in collect
ing materials than he His Military Journal, accu-
rate in mention OF the operations OF each day. was
safeguard against errors in chronology brief notes
Of the more important facts and events and was sugges
tive lines Of investigation for which ample resources
were provided in the copies OF orders, teegans oclai
reports other papers" In the Summer OF 1860 he
expressed wish 10 one OF tne cnapEiis vi Tic army
Thomas b. Van Horne, have such work undertaken
wish You write narrative history of the Army OF
| the Cumberland Write nothing but the truth
You will contravene received opinions and you must Tor
y yourself" Accordingly he placed in MI Van Horne
hands all the material at his command laid ont the plan
of the work. supervised its progress up to the time OF
his death This History of the Army OF the CumDer-
land Robert Clarke Co. OF Cincinnati expect to pub
lish in December 1t will, as first planned, be in nara
tive FORM including chapters on "the development OF
the status Of Kentucky the early condition OF military
affairs there the several campaigns up to Gen. Sherman
march sea- the capture Of Jefferson DAVIS the dis
solution of the army and summary OF its achievements.
Appendices viii give the organization of the Depart
ments of the Cumberland and Of the Ono staff rosters OF
army and corps commanders and list OF the officers OF
the Army the Cumberland who died during the war
The work will he published in two octave volumes WIN
an atlas % military maps, computed also ot zen
ThOmass request 10y Edward Ruger, The superintendent
OF the Engineers Office OF his army The work VIII De
sincerely welcomed valuable contribution 10 our NIL
ltaIy history