The National tribune., 1885-09-10
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States the nature of the soil and its adapta-
bility to the growth of the various agricultural
staples; the leading manufactures; the num-
| Der of manufacturing establishments amount
of capital invested, number of hands employed;
value of annual products; political maorities,
etc. 1t has list of the cities, towns, and vii
| lagos of the United States having population
of 5000 and upward, arranged in alphabetical
order. For fullness of information, correctness,
cOmpactness of statement, variety and value
| of contents, and freedom from favortism
| prejudice it is unequallcd. Price So, carriage
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tied by l.. Il. Sanborn. Published by Roberts
Brothers. For sale by Robert Beall, Washington.
Price S3.
complete and most interesting presenta-
tion of the childhood youth and early man
hood, pioneer life and contest for liberty in
Kansas of the great champion of freedom. His
letters to the different members of his family
and others arc of thrilling interest showing, as
| they do, the intensity of his nature and pur-
| pose; his whole soul being in the work for the
success of which he's finally died a martyr in
Virginia. The story Of John Brown--his deeds
| and suflerings in Kansas-will be as important
| a chapter in the history of that State as any
that can be written, and the Life and Letters"
are valuable acquisition to the history of the
contest between slaYery3and freedom in this
country. 1t should be in the library of every
historical student.
ces Hodgson Burnett. Published by L. Il. Pc
terson Bros, Philadelphia. Price, 80 cents.
This is one Of the charming love stories
which Mrs. Burnett writes well. The hero
inc is charmingly fresh, original, womanly, and
loveable. The HERO too, is capitally drawn
The touches. infinitely delicate, by which the
London guardSman and swell" IS made to
stand out Oh the canvas, deserve the highest
praise
J. w. Pearman, Nebraska City, Neb., is
writing history of the I'd Neb. Cav, from its
organization in 1862 to its muster out in 1864
Gen. Grants article ON THE Siege of Vicks-
burg" in the September Century will be ac-
cOmpanied by the story of the other side as
contained in the diary of a lady who was in
the city during the siege. Besides the repro
duction of Gen. Grants original unconditional
surrender" dispatch in this number, there will
also be fac simile of the dispatch to Secretary
Stanton, in Gen. Grants handwriting announc-
ing the surrender of Gen. Lees army at Appo-
mattox. The original is owned by Gen. Badeau,
who gives the following history of the dis
patch:
"On Sunday afternoon, the 9th Of April,
1865 as Gen. Grant was riding to his headquar-
ters from the farmhouse in which he had re-
ceivcd the surrender of Lee, it occurred to him
that he had made no report OF the event to the
Government. He halted at once and dis
mounted, with his staff, in rough field, within
the National lines. Sitting on stone, he asked
for paper. l happened to be near, and offered my
memorandum book, such as staff officers often
carry for orders or reports i'll the field. He laid
the book on his knee and wrote the dispatch in
pencil; he handed it to me and told me to send
it to the telegraph operator l asked him if l
might copy the dispatch for the operator and
retain the original. lie assented and l re-
wrote the paper, the original of which is in
the keeping of The Century Magazine"
Mr.. Stcdman's article, THE Twilight of the
Poets" in the September Century, is to be the
closing one of this series 1t enumerates most of
the poets now active, men and women of the
middle and younger generations but does not
rs has been enormously stated, attempt to weigh
and measure them. 1t is a desgnedly uncrti-
cal summary of what they are doing, followed
by the writer's ideas of the present condition
of American poetry and its chances i'll the near
future.
new and complete life of Gen. Grant, by
Z. f. Brown, author of life of Garfield, will be
published Immediately by d. Lothrop Co.
NEW MUSIC.
"Our Nations Hero" Words by Miss Ida
Scott Taylor. Music by Henry M. Butler, COM
poser of Down in the Dell" '' The Night that
Brings You Home to Me- and other popular
pieces. Published by Bamer & Weber, st.
Louis, Mo. Price 40 cents.
Down in the Dell Where the Primroses
Grow" Song and chorus By H. M Butler.
Published by L. j. Washburn, st. Joseph, Mo.
Price 40 cents.
WAR PHOTOGRAPHS.
VIM. E. Bowman, the artistic photographer,
Of Ottawa, H., sends TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
excellent photographs of Chaplain McCabe, the
war-hOrse that Gen. ". H. l.. Wallace was rid
ing the day he was killed at Shiloh, and of
Color-Serg't G. W. Roundbtoue, SD ILL.,, who
was killed at the battle of Jackson Miss, July
Il, 1853. 1t was he who tore the flag from the
staff and secreted it iI his bosom when he fell,