Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-26

Being a Narrative of the Incidents and Events
OF his Journey, and containing accurate desersp-
lions of the Cities AMI Countries Visited by nm.
the Manners AND Customs of the People, ne
markabie Places anil Gpjects OF Interest, with q
Full Account Of the Great Horers paid 10 Cen
eral Grant by fise soyereigns and People OF tife
Old Weird, etc.+eie., by James d.. Mccabe, the
~weii-known historian.
The National Publishing Company,
of Philadelphia, Chicago aud st.
Louis, have issued q superb volume
containing a brilliantly-written ac-
count Of the Tour of General Grant
Around the World, which has SO re-
Gently come to a close. This jour
ney was in all respects the most re-
markable ever performed by any hui
man being. Though but a simple
citizen OF the United States, General
Grant was received everywhere with
the honors due to king. He was
the guest of. monarchs, of nations,
and of cities. The h~aughtiest rulers
of the Old World paid him the great
est attentions in their power. He
was admitted to the closest conf
dence by the greatest statesmen OF
foreign lands, and every exertlon was
made to enable him to see the
tries he visited, and to enable him to
become familiar with their manners,
customs, and resources.
The book before u is by far the
best and most complete account or
General Giants Tour that has been
published at a low price. 1t is writ
ten in pleasant and entertaining style,
and contains a mass of valuable Iii
formation concerning the countries
and people visited by General Grant.
1t opens with an account Of the
Generals departure from Philadel-
phia, his voyage across the Atlantic,
and his enthusiastic reception in
England. His travels in that coun-
try, the high honors paid him by
Queen Victoria and the various Off
Gals and people Of England and Scot
land, are all related in pleasing style.
The reader is next given an account
of General Grants visit to the Cont
nent of .Europe. His travels in the
various countries he visited, his in
terviews with the kings of Spain,
Portugal, Italy, Belgium, Holland,
Greece, and Sweden and Norway,
and the emperors of Russia and Aus
tria, with the Sultan, the Pope, and
the President of the French Republic,
and with Prince Bismarck and other
leading European statesmen, are all
related at length, and in the most in.
teresting manncr The visits Of
General Grant to Egypt, the Holy
Land, Turkey, India, Siam, Chins
and Japan are all related at length.
and the book is full of the most in
teresting and valuable accounts o.
the and customs of the peo'
pie of these far-otf countries, as vel
as OF descriptions of the places visit
ed by General Grant.
We cordially commend the boob
to our readers. 1t is as Interesting
as any novel, and is full of uscfu
information. 1t instructs while il
entertains.
The book is printed 81 fine paper
and contains over 800 large octave
pages. 1t is handsomely and sub
s%tantialiy bound, and is embellished
with a new and life-like portrait or
steel of General Grant and nearly
200 beautiful engravings of the pla'
ces visited by him. These engray-
ings are accurate, and they add great
ly to the value of the work.
This is the only Full and Authent.
ic low-priced edition of Grants
Travels. Price only So per copy
1t is for sale by subscription only,
and Mrs. Jane Treloar, who is the
authorized agent TOR this section, is
now c~auvassino for 1t.