Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-01
Literary Notes.

james Abram Garfield" Eulogy by
Hon. George +. Hoar. will be published
Immediately by Houghton. Mifsin & Co.
Magyarland." an interesting book of
travel in two volumes, well illustrated, Is
soon to be republished in this country by
Houghton, Mifflin g. Co.
The March Atlantic will contain poems
by Whittier. Holmes. Stedman, Charlotte
Fiske Bates and Edith Thomas.
W B. Closson has Just finished engrav-
ing head of E. C. Stedman for Houghton,
MAiin & Co.
Portraits of Dickenss James, Stedman
and Bret Harte will be added to the next
edition of Houghton, Mifliin & Co.'s por-
trait catalogue.
Houghton, Miflln IL Co., are to publish
the first volume Of Bret Harte's complete
works, in a few days, containing all his
poems and The Two Men of Sandy Bar. ~
This volume will also contain steel en-
graved portrait OF the author and an intro
duction written by him. The edition will
comprise five crown octave volumes.
The following letter from Gen. /. Il
Trimble, of the confederate army, written
few days ago to Gen. Gordon. author Of
the " Campaign of the Army Of Virginia. u
will be read with interest in view Of
its bearing on the Fitz-John Porter ques'
ton. 1t was Gen. Trmble who captured
Manassas junction, and Gen. Stonewall
Jackson said of this act in letter to Gen
Lee. "That he regarded the capture Of
Manassas Junction, after a march of thirty.
four miles, without food or rest, and with
out artillery. as one of the most brilliant
achievements of the war that had come
under his notice.:
II have read with lively interest your
Campaign of the Army of Virginia.
Your correct and impartial history of the
events and battles of that period could moi
be written by any one, rs far as | know
up to IL o'clock of the goth when | was
hors du combat with II broken leg or
the abandoned railroad. Your account o
the capture of Manassas Junction on the
night Of the 18th and 9th of August is
with few variations, singularly correct
In your history you have triumph
antly vindicated Porter from the atriciou!
calumnies OF Pope. l wish al
military histories of the war were writer
with the same research and fairness. tina
the heroic bravery of both sides might b.
displayed in history. There was glor,
enough for both sides, and neither shoul'
now depreciate the other. Soldiers d
not, and crafty politicians must soon ceas
to do So"
Through Siberia" is the title Of n wor
Of great importance, soon to be publishe
by Houghton, Mifliin & Co. 1t has alread
been published in England, where it wa
received with high favor. Tne author
Rev. Henry Lansdell, undertook, and Cal
ried to the end task that imposed npoI
him the severest difficulties and necessita
ted absolute devotion to his work. II
made journey of 5000 miles from tn
Ural mountains to the Pacific, on the Oh
: Amur and Ussuri rivers, which require
the hire of u thousand horses. lie visite
the hospitals, prisons and mines, live
with the people, and studied the history
geography. natural hist ry and custom
, of the country. His account Of what h
saw and learned gives, therefore, the hes
Of Information upon subject about whic
comparatively little that is trus,worth
has been published.
February IA, 1882.