New-York tribune., 1886-03-22
"UNCLE DANiEES STORT"
A sHREwD DEVICE IN ArTRIGUTING It

| 4 SHREWD DEVICE IN AGTRlBCTIEG IT'S
AUTHORSHIP TO GENERAL LOGAN.
| --RoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBtEE
| WASHINGTON, March 21.-1hc fact that The
No,r YoL Strths morning prints seventeen columns OF
extracts from book called " Uncle DanieIs story the
authorship OF which is accredited 10 General Logan i
regarded here simply az shrewd piece Of
advertisement the part of the pub
fishers Everybody here knows, OF course
that General Logan not the author OF the book lie
has sald so more than lie asked by TRIBUNE
spOndent not long aOou; the authorship OF the
book and Ae then replied: "I have never written
novel nor do intend have mO:c than enough work
on hand wi ,hout writing novel sach Of my time rs is
not taken up By public business / devote to the
final revision Of my history | am now reaiing
the last proof The book VIII be ready
aud on the market in about four weeks. That's what
my publisher says at any rate Bat as to the novel;
will say tins have read IT, anG read 1t with good
deal Of interest Whoever wrote it knew what he was
writing about There grHat many facts connected
with the history OF the contained IN Oh" book which
could not haze been known TO an outsider
On that account II, authorship. perhaps was
ascribed to / did not Wllte II, however, ana Ia
nothing to do with it,"
Uncle Daniels story y" was originally printed ~ n
serial in TrNo'aHa Tri5iU,o. wecHyP'p'r published
here and devoted Interests % soldier. Ine rS-
number appeared IN July; the last IN October OF lN''
1t attracted little attention unul printed
In book form. when the correspondent o
a Western newspaper cllel attention TO /
and suggested that General LOGAN misIt be the all
thor The fact tn the publisher Of tho novel IL tr
publisher also OF General Logan. forih"o mag history
leut color to the statement. There was no e'gel-
ucss shown the part OF the publishers to
deny or Affirm the truth OF the assertion
since it helped the sale OF the book.
The real author believed to be Mr. Eroy, the editor
OF the paper
The lie th roll in this Congress promises t. be costly
thing FOR the Nation. The ordinary expense ~ Con
.sres,i,na funeral is about $1,000 hnt when the BODY Is
/ taken long distance accompanied ny committees 'N'
cXuense /, much greater Whom Representative EdnHlh
died committees went to Wisconsin and the expense Of
that funeral was over 5000. The oNp'n,- OF senator
Mner's funeral committees having gone 30 tho Pachc
coast lt is estimated viii reach $1,000 Other com
miltee. have gone TO Sew orleans "h the body "f ir
Irc,enstre liam AMI he eNitH,c oi I'., luGoI" Is
estimated st - 900. In addition iheTc Is uay "olotu
o eulc-es o each deceased member ana io1K COM ~
iu the culo.e, printed in each cas-" The co't o
1s r r%oe i'm % io ,eonrI 3r iLe Pnhlc Prmicr ThIcr
Eeprcscntatives. EIiwood. Rankin and Haha and orc
Senator have died far making cost oi Hlh!oo t9f
printing eGoErs 01ts.de OF he CongrcSs'""G E'r9'".
In addition the cuocirS delivered on Nlcc-PrcSdrt
Hendricks. Of which 81 900 copies nave been 9rdtle l.
will cost II 1000. The account then stand tnl' =
-Four iuuera' $4,000. printing enloses - oOoi no.
gle, in C,0gyt,sonW Hcp'd. $1,000; total HiN0'0 IN
addition tAs adI'urnnentN "ut m rGIle' "Iu ,''
devoted ~ cuoceS make loss o' echt dly. llme.
costs $4,000 d3y to lay tar eNI"n1'o % 81 in tbis
direction becomes seIf-cVldeht.
The Library Committee OF Congress has paid a Norm
Carolina lady tom, ordry living ts city, Tl,2Oo for
well preserved and striking portrait OF George Wash
iugtou ly Gilbert Stuart. With the portrait are auto
graph letters from Thomas Sutly. the a"u>t: Edward
Pcuninrton tne president and William Thackerhy,
tha curator of the Philadelphia Aca lemy Of Fine Arts.
It purchased o. Edward Pennington, in le29' ny
Daniel Welfare, OF Salem, n c. IL owes It's state OF
good pre- Seryation the fact that ii was carefully
packed ana hidden from Shermans army IN 800 and
not unpacScd until it sent TO this city by Mrs
Robert \. Jenkins, OF salem, y. C., to be s)ld.
General W. II. T. Lec OF Robert +. Lee, was in
town the other day took look at the panorama
here il called Cyclorama OF the second battle OF
Bull Run, which his father and stan occupy proni-
ueut position in tho foreground struck with the
resemblance of the picture the canvas TO the man
before II remarked. 100 everybody present
General W. H. f. Lee. il o abOut hity years Of
age farmer in comfortable circumstances, unpreten
tiDs in his manner and popular among those who know
/ him. lie is generally called Runy Leo. a namo
coming down. am tod, from nursery days. There is
some talk OF his succeeding John s. Barbour in the
House. lie is without experience in politics but Ia
represented possessing an uncommon practical grasp
o. affairs.