New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-10
THE GENERALS LITERARY WORK.

POUR ARTICLES FoR " THE CENTURY HIS
MEMOIRS TO FILL TWO SUBSCRIPTION VOLUMES.
MANY curious aud anxious eyes ran over the
columns Of ne Century for March eHpectingto hnd
therein snotie paper from the pen OF General Grant
The impression had Como forth that the article on Shiloh
which appeared In the February number was the first OF
series that were TO he published regularly every month
and when the March number was Issued without con-
tanning tic eSI eced PAL speculation was rife as to It's
cause some attributed the omission to the Generas III
health: others 20 the fact that he was more anxious
that his moro important memoirs should DO hrst com
plcod hut left Tor The World To discover the fact
hat there had been falling out" between tho pub
u.h.,s Of IN, Century and General Grant and that IL
was not kciy any OF his papers would ne pup
ahod In the magazine The cause OF the Ut was
that General Grant had taken tho publication
Of h. memoirs away from The CeauIy and had entered
into n contract for their publication by Charles L.
Webster Il Co. because The Century could not find
place for Jesse Grant In any OF Its departments
The facts are that General Grant stipulated some time
ago talrre fer IN, Century four papers on the war;
and the following subjects were soleoted shiloh Vieks
bnrg Chattanooga, and the Wilderness Campaign. AS
soon A. the terms agreed upon the General entered
upon his literary work with ehnraetcrstle emery
Tug frequently from eight To ten honr Jay anu ,hUus
. was amper.d by the insdious disease thot Is no"
sapping his Vitality only conpara'ry snoFv ,t
papers shiloh. vIoksburg aud Chattanooga were con-
peted and handed over 10 me cenry dney meie o T.,
FOR accordance with the agTeemeht' anu are no" IA
the possession OF The Century In" ihhhuse.'P' IoI
The Wilderness Campaign IS compoled anu = now
being revised by the General as rapidly as MS heath
and other duties Will permit. , -.
There has fallins-Out between Geheral oraht
and M, Centtpl and their relations in every way
cordial and Pleasant The Century Publishing Com,
pany entered into competition Tor '1e P,i M Con-
General Grants books and it- miluro 10 OBTAIN thS con
tract was simply business incident tho Geneta o.ins
better satisfied with the arransenen's i,ca,,on ~
Webster Co. In the negotiation for the punloatlono .,
the book he question OF giving bis son position was o'
a matter OF consideration. , , c.o..,
The contract between Webster n CO. ana Gcneral
Grant was signed on February 81 and II dccd AZ tho
publishers Office that taking Jesse Grant INTO partner
ship IA IN, World alleged had anything TO 90 Win
awarding them the contract, Tor me reason i'' so m
arrangement has not been made S,,nu"t IL Nc,nshs
MARX rwan) u silent partner IN the tr OF Webster
70 but the infringement OF the business To lls
nephew. Charles l.. Webster who conducted ~, t h
ne General Grant The ooSk Is 70 %
complete In two volumes. The manuscript LOT the nrst
f. compet and Will he delivered 10 MI Noprt1r' tn'
latter part OF this week. The General IL WORKING ~
,auch A. possible on the materials for the SECOND
volume which also nearly finished the principal iapor
now being that Of revision The booR VIII DO sou ~
subscription. aud the price will probably be ~ ~
volume. ~ Is expected that the two Volumes VIII oo
ready for delivery IN october or November