Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-03
NUMBER 2O.

OF greatest public interest among the con-
tents of the September Century are General
Grants article on ''rhe Siege of Nicksburg;"
the forcible frontispiece portrait, after photo
graph taken when General Grant was Presi-
dent with which is given fac-simile of his
first signature on the army pay-aceount as
General Retired") and communication from
General Grant dated Mt. Mctiregor, June -.
which is printed with Memoranda on the
Civil War" and in which he withdraws what
was said by him in The Century of last Fe',-
ruary in regard to the conduct of General
Lew Wallace and General McC ouk at shiloh"
An editorial in ''TOpicS Of the Time" explains
why General Grants article on Nicksburg is
printed without illustrations, and also that the
subject will be resumed, with pictures, ut ar-
other time. \ supplemental article of great
interest. in the same number. is "A Woman's
Diary of the Siege OF Nick>burg," which gives
AN inside view Of the hardships and anNieties
suffered by the be>iegcd. The Memoranda
on the Civil War" besides General Grants
communication embrace, Who Projected the
Canal at Island No. l0:" by General SCHUYLER
Hamilton; The Charge Of Cookies Cavalry at
Gaines's MIL in reply to General Fitz-John
Porter, by General Philip 81. George Cooke.
with "Rccollectious of u Participant in the
Charge" by Rev. W. IL. Hitchcock and a
continuation of the discussion in regard to
"Gencral Beanrcgard's Courier at Bun Run
by Major Campbell Brown.
Wendell Phillips Garrison, in an illustrated
paper. describes the Prudence Cranda perse-
secution of lS33, and the encouragement Civ
en- by William Lloyd Garrison to the brave
schoolmistrcss who wished 70 educate young
ladies of color" The ar,ica i very Sugge>-
lively entitled Connecticut in the Middle
Ages"
Lieutenant Schwatka', paper on The Great
River of Alaska" which has a special interest,
Is prOtusely Illustrated. 1t describes the Jour
ney of the Government party Of exploration
commanded by him over the coast mountains
of Alaska into British Columbia and their raft
journey from the hca,l-wartrs of the great
uton River down to the ruin, OF Fort Sell
kirk. The second paper in the October num-
Der will continue the Journey To the mouth Of
the Yukon. Mr.. Dwell. continues hi, charm
ing and beautifully illustrated Italian papers
with second article on ''FIHfuric I'll Scna.'
Miss Alice Maud Frnn dc>,rih,- the pastoral
attractions Of England i'm paper entitled
Among the Red Roof, of ~u,,pN" which
her father, Harry Fem, has pru(u>riy Illus
trHtpd.
Edmund {. ~tcdman completes hi, import
ant series uf papers on American poets with
an article on the Younger W ritrr~ entitled ''TAr
Twilight Of the Poets George ". Cable
takes up the discussion excited ht hi- paper
on The Freedman AS, in Equity, - with q
fprcIbic rciotudrr entitled ''lur ~irut ~puIh.'
short ESSAYS of general interest IA ''Gupi,-~ ot
the Time" are ''iluddug ia The Town aiI
Living N the country. ''>"in' Causes OF The
Present Deprc>~i0n, aud The ~cn>ifiycnt--
Of tiles; and in "bpeu Letters" Family
Religion" hy Washington GLADDEN.: "Pniti-
rai Education hat il should Be- by j. y.
Peterson; 'on m. Printing of The teHtHFB."
bv Theodore l.. De ur: "Rrcrut Inventions"
by 'harlcN Barnard; a r},;, for National Aid
TO tduratiou.' by q. VI. Jenkins: Women
and Finance" by Mis-, Emily +. Wheeler:
The serial story" las Mis- Charotic Porter;
a New solution nf the Indian Question: b.
Eugene Y. ~nailry; nni correction regard
ln- The Indian schools VI New Mexico" las
r. W H. krlFU.