Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-24
The General Living 10 Finish IL, So ~
to Provide for HIS wife.

A dispatch from New York TO the Philadels
phia Times says: Mrs. Grants share of the pro-
ceeds OF Gen. Grants book, Personal Memoirs
of U. =. Grant. will be between S3oO,oO0 and
S5o0,o00, publisher c. L. Webster says Tho
guarantee sales of 205, 900 sets OF books already
made by agents assured her $500 900. -Four
thousand agents were now gathering subscrips
tions. he said, and the number was soon to be
increased 10 5000 The work will be issued in
two volumes, TO be published separately, about
the first days OF December and March next,
respectively. They both will be sold exclus
sively by subscription. Mr.. Webster sails fof
Europe on August TO arrange for the pubiicss
tion OF the book i'm England, France, Germany,
Italy and Austria. Norwegian and Portuguese
publishers have made overtures TO publish the
book. Mrs Grant will have a large percentage
on the sale OF the book i'm foreign countries,
Gen. Grants sons have no moneyed interest ia
the book.
The publishers have now complete manu-,
scripts of both volumes. They have the first
volume in type, and find that IL contains 5s4
pages instead of 500, 81 chapters instead OF 25
and - maps instead of 5. The second volume
40 chapters instead OF -, and from 80 10 40
maps instead OF as represented at first. Bound
in tree calf the books cost SO n set.
1t Is alleged that several persons have pre-
pared books about Gen. Grant with titles which
are c'ileaated to lead the pubic 10 suppose thai
they afe his personal memoirs. Gen. Grants
publisher wrote To him on this subject and Gen.
Grant replied on July 1:
"DEAR SIR: Your letter with reference TO Inn
itaiions of the uitle-page of my Personal Me-
moirs is received. 1t seems incredible 10 me
that any one could be unprincipled enough TO
obtain subscriptions TO a book Of the character
you name 10y leading the public TO believe that
IL is the one which have written. But II such
is the case think the wisest course is simply TO
let the public know that this wrong Is being
done. Yours truly, u. - GRANT"
Mr.. Webster went to Mt McGrcgor last sat
urday with the last proof of the book. Gen.
Grant, in his sick room, heard a mans voice a
the door and asked who was there.
"Mr. Webster" he was told.
''oh, that good" he said; .'he Is got the book"
Propped up In his chair, the general read the
proofs and made change I'm the map OF the
in the Nicksburg campaign. He wanted Gen.
sherman to put in at Balton Station. Gen.
sherman wasn't in the thick of the fight, Gen.
Grant explained TO his publisher, but he was
marching 10 the battlefield with his troops.
The last thing Gen. Grant did in his book was
to revise i'm the battle OF Shiloh note I'm regard
10 Gen. W Wallace's part. The change was fayor.
able Ia Gen. Wallace.
Last Saturday, Gen. Grant appeared so strong
that Mr. Webster believed he would live until
fall. Mr.. Webster thinks now that Gen. Grants
resolve TO finish his book and SO provide for his
wife was what kept him alive SO long
y rumor has been in circulation that the fund
of S2oOOOO which subscribed for Gen.
Grant "A lew years ago, and was invested I'm To-
ledo and Wabash second mortgage bonds, and
held in trust 10y the executors of Gov. Morgani
estate. was soon TO be put into other securities,
Alfred Hoyt were still trustees OF the money.
on the bonds, and the investment was perfectly
uDDi.