New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-14

TIE SECOND VOLUME WELL N HAND
A FEW INTIMAIOHS OF Us CoNiENfS-ENOEMo''
SAFE or THE WORK.
rvnou 4. occ tsroS,L CORRESPONDENT oF THE rRurNel
NoRWIct. Conn, Dee. 12.-"I suppose Blaine
viii cvcrla,tney wipe ont tic Democratic la'ty IN his
second volume" sail man OF that political persuasion
in New York state the other day one intimately con
nec;e with the publication of" Twenty Years OF Con-
GROSS" s,iI I'm conversation to-day that the second
volume would be- as nnparll.ust AMI non inlhNo as
the first 4; the tine lie admitted that 1t womb
uoyc very Spicy reading. The second volume iklh4 up
the thread OF the narrative al the ond OF the war ana
bringing It down to Carlcds Administration. WIZ trent
unon the subject OF the reconstruction. the impeachment
Of President Johnson. the Electoral Conn! soi the c-
s,,iin of - cce Payments and Other Issues or such
recent ntcrc. that II wiil possess. ~ addition 10 Us ms
toca yauc more Cul.Hus attraction Tor HN'hS con-
tciporarles than It's predecessor Mr. Blame wlic con-
tuing himself rlidy within tie bounds oil Futifhl MS
Topography, Will handle actual facts in the lVey "Hhoh
of which h. Is capable, Mr. Bayald, for Instance VIII DO
one or many who Will I'M pVculln '"'''''o'' 80 cav
second Noniac.
,lr Dl,irc's record OF the reconstruction PERIOD In
which stanton AMI sumner conspicuous i5ures has
been completed and proves to lie OF absorbing Interest
The author is well advanced in the poatrecohatuc-
tion history Unul within day or twO lie has done no
writing for hts book since he started on his rcmarhabc
tour TO the West before election Having arrived in
W,.hington and taken up his residence In OK Senator
Wtulon's house he has already resumed his literary
labors al will complete them by contract IN February
The second volume will Ice within twenty -lOr hours
NJ ~ recent of the lat revise
m, portraits To he included III the second volume have
already been determined nni engra' e hc front &c
vu be- "A full Pare portrait of President Grant mere
VIII also be fulfil portrilta OF President hyeH ana
I,r ,ldcat Garfield. Ono plato Will contain ice
President, IIanlln CulX, Wilson, Wheeler ana john
son the named occupying the central position An
other will embrace iruinn r. Butler, Ro1cUc ConkHhg,
George t. Iduunda Matthew Haze tAptuttf' " ll.lhl
A. Inrkinghnn Timothy o. llowo and Allen q lhli
man A thirdlw illrcprc,cnt IucusQ g. Lamar Thomas
4. Eaynm. Benjamin H. llll, Augustus u. OAKLAND
James u. Beck. samuel !. Randall aud Alexander u,
STEPHENS A fourth group VIII embrace I'VE cnloiel
Representatives. H. H. c,rlr. james L. Rapor, H. IA
Bruce j. H. knincy and John 4. Lynch.
one who had an interview with MI Blame u Jew u'SH
nrn says that The reports alleging TINT he IA broken down
and looking nnWe are absolutely untrue Mr. Bainc -
~ niccp since midnight, November T. lie IS ~ hilshl
aud cheortu ~ ever and "a very enthusiastic ABOUT ms
book work When this task ~ completed he VIII begin
on other rhetorical work. the nature Uf which IL inkuOWh
II IL authenticity stated that more subscriptions Tor
the Twenty Years xctc received I'm November than IN
October; and more thus far I'm December than during
spending period Of NOycmber1 THIS may he III
tprprrtrd iencctng wide sentiment that The com
buatun of iortnuns circumstance which led to Glove
lands election was not In reality defeat Tor Mr. bulre,
whlse career has yet tO reach ia height
UpOn reading report that Mr. Blaine has told Con-
gresham since election that ola book will net him
FlDuOUU,' trustworthy informant said that Mr.. Bnine
would stand ny hls statements He thought tlc uOoh
onpht do more than that. The company publishing
this work have army or 5000 agents cangas sing f0l
the book. Of whom IN the sandwich Islands ana
Mexico, whence orders have been received