New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-18
GENERdL GRANpS MENOLRS.
APPEARANCE or THE v0LUME-soME OF THE
CONTENTS


APPEARANCE OF THE VOLUME-soME OF ih''
CONTENTS,
Thousands of copies of the first volume OF
Genera Grants memoirs piled away in the vaults of
the other thousands are being sent 10 an
pars of the country enable the publication 10 DO
simultaneous a all the principal cities inc DOCK ~
bound several styles from cloth TO tree CALL Win cur
responding prices, ranging from - to SO SET inc
5s4 pages are clearly printed good per- even IN the
cheapest edition. and they interviewed win nine
teen Illustrations maps and fae-sniles. At page NO
32 there Is folding plate with dcsniles OF the CORE
spondence regarding the surrender OF Fort DOnelsoh
There is Buckners letter suggesting the appoint
nent OF commissioners to arrange terms, dranCS
famous reply Buckners crushed acceptance OF tine
ungenerois and uncbvalrous terms which you pro
pose" Among the other ILLUSTRATIONS Is cut OF Tue
bouse I'm which the General born, low, unpreten
lions cottage with stone chimneys door aud two sma
windows in front, and the bread ONO wmdng anu 'urH
On the covers Of the shown the two sides OF
the $4,000 aod medal presented TO MaJor-Tenera ,
Grant by Congress. On one side is an INSCRIPTION set
ing forth these facts and surrounding PRONE Wncn
looks like that OF weknowh local poi ~ ,s
tan Of the exPresdent; that however Is t tle
fault Of the medal. and not Of the publishers IN tDe
diverse side are shown views OF es ~ war
burg, wbiio betwcen them are the ei Psnn " yi.b
aud all the Goddess OF Peace VIII
"A shield across which Is written "DonelsOu
Around the ciye runs band OF wdvy lines which repre-
sent rhe Mississippi with steamers ana gunOoats
ne rst Of the fty-nine chapters is devoted to ques
OF ancestry birth and boThood me second taxes
M Vest Paint aud graduation, aud viii doubtless aston
sh tho cadets OF to-day with It's narrative oi quir
Of Study IN which 40 lesson was READ Twice anu
III 10 T. inclusive tell OF his arms me- wne Chaptefs
Vito Xiii deal with the Mexican War. Inc writers OF
stories for the young will be dlsm yel at Tue General
SAYS that tn his youth he was not s:ud0ns ana dint
ike to work. the se rch for Obvious reasons Tor ms
Scrrss n lIfe will H0t be Ruthless From the fourteenth
10 the sixteenth chapter inclusive Is the narrative OF hls
IN H. Army Eren white at West Point he had no milf
ary ambition. but looked forward to ne ne OF pro-
cs,ur Of mathematics at some uonmiltry college me
Rebellion. aud there are maps OF all the prncpai
baitleirl.s Tue Generals opinions ali questions.
nd his e-tima e, OF persons WHO came WITHIN hiS
acquaintance are freely stated anu new kht IS thrown
the character OF many generals notably upon that OF
Gruera Joseph T. Johnston. -,,.. -. a.,
Andrew johnson matter which has been toe subj ct OF
much discussion of late caused By Mr. DepeMS ettcr
It vii bo pubIi-h.d some time IN March. Win TINS
Ma Twain s1ys IL one Of the best Of Yankee inven.
TINS. for II Is rarely found IN European publication
The book /. dcuca'cI To tIe Am riehn soldiers ana
sailors. and the preface. written on July ~ M Mo
Gre-or takes mp nearly tIrre pages IL Vas pOuusheu
IN TIE TRIBUNE on July l.
ADVISED BY 4 PRIEST 70 CONFESS MURDER.
4 tall, gooi- Hooking young man went Into
Police Headquarters las night ana walked huriiediy
iown to the rooms IN the basement occupied by the
steamboat squat Sergeant Vredeuburg asked him what
he wished. lie startled At the respon>e. :" want
To give my self Up. have Kided man" The sergeant
look d a. the man aston ,hncnt Tor full minute be-
FORE hr canc the ciu1Oh that 10 WAS IN earnest
Then IN answer his questions IL was found that the
man was Tnpmls Murphy. agr thirty four. OF No. 40
GrIud-l, Hobok"n. where n hNrs with his wite ana
rilrrr children The man wlom says he killed. was
Patrick Wbnlen Ion gsnorentn. % No pa Cherry-st,
who ,vns taken L. u Hiurruts Hospital fr IN the Be-
ma b. an U.st Iulid steamship Company's dock, Pier
4 \Orih RIVER According t. Murphy'S story. re ana
Wbalcn were IN gang Of c-ht m'n lat luesd y al
work or the steamer Orin0cn. Whtcn and another
'rp>huremhn bcgin skyIrkins IN the hold and Murphy
i.i.l IN the FUN suddenly Nhaeu began groanus ana
put hi, hands 10 his stomach. Tn" other men began
laughing Al HIM but found that he was really sur
h.r flt,ur A "A
H. c an mn ,ua ,ce summoned and he was taken u
II Nncrn'- Hospital Be.or" he was taken away he toid
Nurphv saw nothing about the blow am ne Would
not Iic krpf III word. and on saturday ne ded from
, he EFFECT ~ he blow without having spoken. when
Mummy hetr death ~ spoke 10 his wife about II
ma she ,lv ,rt han 10 - 10 Father tOrrgan, or 81
try's Church. his parish priest. Father yorTsan al
yr mo man 10 q w. himself M, ID In accordance with
tint advice hr ~urrc ldrItd himself to sergeant Nrcden
hnrg Par ani mys'lf were tlwaNs the best OF
fr.aud.." .ad Murphy. and had been killed
nvsc ~ to nave caused his death If 1t was by ac-
cidcnt."