New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-16
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.


ply. BY John Esten Cooke. Published
by D. Appleton & Co., New York. .Deliv-
cred to sbscribers in New Orleans by
John NJ. Colby, agent, No. 20 st. Charles
street.
This is an elegantly printed volume OF
nearly 600 pages, making complete record
of Stonewall jackson from his boyhood to
his death. with All appendix prepared by
Rev. j. w. Jones, containing personal
"reminiscences and an account of the unveil-
ing of the jackson statue presented
to Virginia by Englishmen. Colonel
Cooke is well known as a writer
of fiction, and it may be said his facts are
verbose The life Of great man should he
told as pithily as possible, and with little
merely ornamental language, that the
reader may get at the man without feeling
the presence of the writer. Being an actor
in much of the strife recorded, Colonel
Cooke can hardly be expected to appear as
an impartial biographer of his ideal soldier.
If Stonewall Jackson had faults, made mis-
takes in handling his troops, or failed to
achieve victories where he was not greatly
outnumbered by opposing forces, his biogra-
pher does not criticize him adversely. In
reading Pollard's History, and of the con-
slant successes of Southern arms against
all odds, the reader wonders why the Con.
federates surrendered. Cookies jackson
makes one believe the war would have
been more terrible and prolonged had
not fate destined his hero to be killed
| by his own men. The book is one of
praise, and it is not bitterly but pleasantly
| written, and so reads, when we comprehend
from Southern standpoint that it is an
American work speaking of United States
troops as "the enemy" Mr.. Lincoln as ''the
federal President" and jeff Davis as ''ouI
| President"
The story of the Generals death is mi
nutely and touchingly told. In addition tc
that of Jackson, the book contains stee]
portraits Of the rebel Generals Lee, John
s.on, Hood. Beauregard, Longstreet, Ewell
Hill and Stuart, and Mcclellan, Mcdowell
and Hooker of the United States army
There are also maps of several importan,
backgrounds, making, withal, an inter
esting work.
| THE LITTLE JOANNA. A Novel. By Kan
| ba Thorpe. Published by D. Appleton &
| Co., New York For sale by George
| Ellis & Brother, No. 81 Camp street.
Kamba Thorpe, we are told, is Southern
lady, and this story of domestic and society
| life gives evidence of great promise in let
ters. Little Joanna's history is gracefully
told.
| THE MOVEMENTS AND HABITS OF CLIMB
ING PLANTS By Charles Darwin. Pub
lished by D. Appleton g. Co., New York
For sale by George Ellis & Brother, No
81 Camp street, New Orleans.
An interesting essay on the various plants
embraced in the title.
Mrs. LlMBERs RATTLE; or, A Church Fair
by D. Appleton T. Co., New York. For
| eale by George Ellis g. Brother, No. 81
| Camp street. New Orleans.
This is q New York story, short anG
| humorous, which will be readily appreciated
by all who have ever got up lotteries, raffle'
| and games of chance for the benefit of thu
| church, doing much evil that little gooi
may come.
| THE NEW ORLEANS MEDICAL AND SURGICAL
! JOURNAL. Published by Seymour 4
Stevens, New Orleans. For sale at al
leading book stores.
The January number Of this valuable
home publication has been received
Edited by DR.. s. NJ. Bemis, it keeps we'll W
to its own standard of excellence, contain
ing, else than well selected miscellany
several original communications from oul
leading physicians.