Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-09-16
LITERARY NOTES.

PAUL H. HAYNE will have in the South |
ern BiuouGc for October paper devoted TO |
William Gilmore Simms, in which some
comparisons are made between
the old and new schools OF fiction.
CAsTLBBAR, the famous Spanish states
man and unrivaled orator, has been en-
gagged as a regular contributor by the
North american ReUieW. His first article
will be on the Progress Of Democracy in
Europe"
GEN. ALPHEUs BAKERS article relating
to the conquest of the Creek Indians viii
appear in the Southern BiUOudc for October.
Tne romantic story of the efforts of the
daughter of Hillishajo, chief of the
Creeks, to save his life is told with truth
and spirit.
WE have received a copy of the St Louis
VISITORS Guide and Exposition Directory, a
publication which CERTAIN ly Is OF value to
any one who wishes tt learn snything
about the st. Louis Exposition Just opened.
1t contains diagrams of exhibits and lists
of exhibitors, and large lot ofinformstion
of value to parties desiring to visit St
Louis. Copies will be furnished free by
addressing any large st. Louis mercantile
house.
The venerable statesn- Horatlo Sey
mour, has an article on Grant in the Octo-
Der number of the North American Reuieav.
II is probably the shortest article ever
written for any review in the world. Here
it is:
"While was not intimate with Gen. Grant,
we were always upon pleasant terms. held him
in high regard. his words on his deathbed, like
his deeds upon battle fields, served his country:
They strengtheped ed our Union by pro noting good
WIZ '''"''A '' HoRATIo SEYMOUR
WE are in receipt of a Manual of Veter-
mary Specific Homeopathy, comprising
diseases of horses, cattle, sheep, hogs. dogs
and poultry, and their specific homeo-
pathic treatment, by DR.. P. Humphreys.
A useful manual for farmers, it is -orthy
| place among their literary treasures.
| Address the Humphreys Specific Homeo-
psthic Medicine Company, 100 Fulton
| street, New York, or order of Mansford, on
Main street, this city.
| The QUIvER for October is one of the
most delightful numbers of the year in
| point of artistic and literary merit. "a
Skeptical Nobleman," by the Rev. VIM.
Burnett, is a charming paper, and "NoIth-
ern Methodisnn," by North-country Con-
| formist, is timely and well written ar
ticle. "In the Pine Woods" and "Leal
| and True,' by ON unknown au' aor, arc
two of the best short stories, tt re are g
number of short poems and Several en-
tertaining sketches of country life, any
U
the leading magazines.
| PERHAPS the most remarkable CORE
| spondence between the commander of ar
army and his generals is that between
Gen. Bragg on the one side and Gems
Cleburne, Hardee and Breckenridge or
the other, after the battle of Murfreesboro
| Gen. B ragg was assailed because OF the re
treat, and he wrote to his generals asking
il they had not advised the movement
and further inquir ng If he had lost tn,
confidence of his army.- The letter, witt
: the replies of Gen. w. ]. Hardee, Maj.
Gen. P. R. Cleburn and Maj-Gen. John G
Breckenridge, will be published in tn,
Southern Biuouac for October.
The North American Review for Octobe
contains twenty-three articles by as man,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. whom are an En-
glish cardinal, an American admiral, tw
, American msjor-generals, two American
| ex- Ministers to European courts, an Amer
lean artist, New York as>emblyman, a
. ex- United States Senator, the mayor G
New York, an Ex-Governor of New Yors
. two distinguished American men of lei
, ters end a famous American fnsncier-
Msnnine, Ammen, Ben Butler, Fitz job
! Porter, Elihu b. Washburne, VIM. Wa
/ dorf Astor (his first appearance in iiters
ture), ]. B. Eustis of louisiana, Wiiliar
r. Gi ace of New York, Theodore Roos.
= velt, Horatio Seymour, E P. Whippl,
Charles T. Congdon, Dorman B. Eatior
and some others less known. There
also q very characteristic private letts
. from Gen Grant to his father, write
: from MiIliken's Bend. Just two days befoI
he started in on the Vicksburge campaign
! 1t is contributed by Col. Fred Grant.
Ex-LIhUT. Gov. WILLIAM DoRsHEIMI
!, has taken charge, as editor and proprieto
/ of the New York Star, the publication
i. which was resumed yesterday. In b
announcement Mr.. Dorsheimer says tn
it is designed 10 make the Star a strsigh
out, untaltering Democratic journal.