The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-16
MIR. nLAINE,S HISTORY.
interesting Events Treated In tho Sccon
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neutrality-suspicious. Sale.
NEw York, Dec. 15.--Brentano, the
bookseller in Union Sqaire, says the
call for Mr.. Blaino's book continues 10
ou'strip all the leading Christmas novel.
ties. A Norwich, Conn.,, dispatch to the
Tribune says:
"Thc second volume, taking up the
thread Of the narrative at the end Of the
war and bringing It down to Gardeld's
administration, will treat upon the sub.
Iect OF the reconstruction, the impeach-
ment OF President Johnson, the Electoral
Commission, the resumption of specie
payments, and other issues OF such recent
interest, that it will possess, in addition
10 us historical value, more curious at
traction for living contemporaries than its
predecessor. Mr.. Blaine, while contininr
himself rigidly within the bounds Of
truthful listoriography, will handle nc.
tual facts in the lively fashion of which
he Is capable: Mr.. Bayard, for instance,
VIII be one OF many who will find q pecu.
liar fascination in the second volume.
"Mr. Dlaine's record OF the reconstruc-
ton period, In which Stanton and Sumner
are conspicuous figures, has been com.
plctcd, and proves to be OF absorbing in
tercst. The author is now well advanced
in the MISREPRESENTATION history. Until
within aduy or two he hasdone no writing
for his book, since he started on his re-
markablc tourto the West before election.
Having arrived in Washington, and taken
up his residence in ex-senator WINDOWS
house, he has already resumed his literary
labors, and will complete them by contract
in February. The second volume will be
out within twcntylour hours OF the re-
ceipt oil the last revise.
The portraits to be included in the
second volume have already been deter
mined and engraved. The rfrontispiece
will be full.page portrait OF President
Grant. There will also be iull-page por-
traits Of President Hayes and President
Garfield. One plate will contuin Vice
Presidents ltamlin, Coliax, Wilson,
Wheeler and johnson, the last named oc-
cupyine the central position. Another
will embrace Benjamin I. Butler, Roscoe
Conkling, George L. Edmunds, Matthew
Hale Carpenter, Vim. a. Buckingham,
Timothy 0. Howe and Allen G. Thurman
\ third will represent Lucius @. G. Lamar,
Thomas F. Bayard, benjamin II. Hill,
Augustus II. Garland, james B. Beck,
Samuel J. Randall and Alexander Fl.
Stevens. 4 fourth group will embrace
five colored representatives, II. X. Revcls,
james I. Rapicr, i. X. Bruce, ]. II. Rainey
and, John Il. Lynch"
Daa D.l,1 had %, .,ton,.;a,,, ,,,;yl. NF.
Blaine a few days ago says thatthe reports
alleging that he is broken down and look
ing unwell are absolutely untrue.
ME Blaine is looking remarkably well,
and says he has not lost wink OF sleep
since midnight, November i. He is rs
bright and cheerful as ever, and is very
enthusias,icabout his book work. When
this task is completed he will begin on
another historical work, the nature Of
Which is unknown.
1t is authentically stated that more sub
|scriptions for Twenty Years. were re-
ccived i'll November tlian in October; and
more thus far in December than during
the corresponding period OF November.
This may be interpreted rs reflecting
wide sentiment that that the combination
OF fortuitous circumstances which led to
Clev.land's election was not in reality a
defeat for Mr.. Blaine, whose career has yet
to reach its height.
Upon reading report that Mr.. Blaine
has told Congressman since the election
that his book will net him $50 900, trust
worthy informant said that Mr.. Blaine
would stand by his statements. He
thought the book ought to do more than