The Republican journal., 1885-12-31
Literary News and Notes.

| canon affdf mas an afllcle on tne thurcn IN
America in the January number of the North
| American Review.
| Gen. Beamegard will give a history of the
Shiloh Campaign in the January number of the
| North American Review. He claims that Gen
Algernon Sydney johnson acted only as a
corps commander at shiloh. Gen. Beauregard
emphaticay asserts Contrary to the common
| belief that he was the sole commander on both
days, anl, without naming them, controyerts
the reports of Grant and sherman as to the
nations forces being taken by surprise.
The following is the table of contents of the
December number of the Bangor Historical
Magazine: History of Bucksport. up to 1857
continued Notes of Lincoln, Ne. PendIcton
family, of Stonington. Conn. Srar>port and
| ISle>boro, Me-; lit Of families in Bluehill,
Me-, 1907, by Rev. Jonathan Fisher: the Loyal-
l>tN at Penob>cot; Hon. job Nelson. of (a,tine:
| IlrNt Register of Probate Hancock County;
Marriages 10y Col. Gabriel Johonnot. of CAS-
ne. COL Porter'N object in publishing this
magazine IL to preserve and also present to the
, public in II convenient form the very valuable
manuscripts in hi> possession.
Among the new books on Harper Bros list
il Wakulla:a story of Adventure in Florida,
b, Kirk Munroc lhe Portland Advertiser
says: ~Wakulla'' is the residence selected ly a
Maine family which rmigratcd to Florida from
an inland town in Somerset county. The story
begin, with realistic description of tile iour-
noy hy stage to Skowheean thence to Bangor
by rail, and down the PenobScct and in fact to
Florida in 4 three-ma>ted schooner The pic
ture of Iif, in Florida i> equally truthful and
,"'e''' VI romance runs through ti' book ana
'"N "i"tIl''' interest To the story ne aI-
-'i ~ n''''i o'' was lofli'r'! Il reSldeht OF
- ''"'''' ." '' N''''-e''''oI VI me fre>N.
~ ''apahrS" Homes ami Their Surround
lil;s> py EDWARD r. Morse, noticed in the
journal OF la>t week, the New York Tribune
says; ne author shows throughout 50 thor
ou-h knowledge OF his subject, and 50 broad
'lll '"thoIif Jtd2meht' that ne i evidently
''' i''''' V' 'ol1l''i' u" task ne Ha> entered
upon "a PI'P'''Ii'3 announcer Volume dealing
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The Janu r. number OF the Atlantic opens
with an unu> laIly interesting table Of contents.
ii begins with the first two chapters If Charles
E@b"rt Cradcock'> new serial. "In the Clou,I-H
which shows the SAM, strong touch and rrmarh-
able descript We power that have distinguished
her other novels of Tennessee life. This i fol-
lowed by Il paper on '.'Thc Free Negroes of
North Carol HI" lNvho were free ,ltrine the
save '''7l'''' p ny VIZ ''"'" lodge VINO
"T"tN 'ilo~' 'h''r'a''ah@I! oi TINS little N""h
'''SS' Ing e''ltof OIL 'h' -\tla'tlr' Nr- Aiafirh'
~ N'fH "l'2h' snort STORY cal'ra "' ''I'">
II Nhrffy' winch only NE Ahirlci could
haFe written. pr. llon'~ has paper in the
New Portfolio SERIES "a cry from tn" study
fuli OF pleasant "reminiscences ant pun-nt hl-
NOR. "Ihe Political Consequences in England
Of tornWalIi~~ Surrender forms the subject
Of thoughtful article by Mr. John ti>kr
Highly Interesting in~talllnent> Of "'Ihc l'rin-
cess ta>ama> Niina, by Henry james. and Mr.
Oiphan'> ~ Country Gentleman" are also
given in this issue. "Gluull,." an exquisite
ppclu hN Edith NJ Thuln1. lines Iy. tIu. l.,t. II