The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-12-16

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RECENT LITERATURE.
KATY OF CAToCTIN; Or. The Chain Breakers
by George Alfred Townsend New York ID.
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We have few more prolific writers than
George Alfred Townsend. Whatever emanates
from his pen attracts attention. Although he
has done an enormous amount Of journalistic
work during the last % years he has found
time 10 produce several volumes, all Of which
have been cordially received by the public.
Katy of .Catoctin is a story founded on the
Booth conspiracy against the life of Abraham
Lincoln. In the story are deftly woven the
raid into Virginia, capture and death of Z" Old
John Brown" the battle of Antietam. the mur-
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and other incidents Of that interesting epoch
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THE VOLCANO UNDER THE CITY. By Vol
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1t is long time since any writer has opened
SO strangely interesting n crypt in American
history. The Nation at large has pretty much
forgotten that IL once had great riot, in which
more than l.i0O men were killed. Ii does not
realize that a mob once contended, through;
four successive days and nights, for the mastery
of the city Of New York. The author OF "The
Volcano Under the City was what was known
as Volunteer Special one of those citizens
who came TO the aid of the overtaxed police
authorities, and were assigned 10 special duties
as volunteers in the ranks of law and order
during the serious outbreak in New York in
1863. He was an eyewitness of much of the
dreadful work Of those days and nights, and
speaks, therefore, from personal knowledge.
He has given TO his work great amount OF
faithful research, and has produced book
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was the intention of Gen. Lee To write a his
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urgent wishes and repeated requests of hi,
friends but death overlook him, in 1870, befor,
he had begun his contemplated task. Gen
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will be read with great satisfaction North anC
South. Gen. Long has been for some year
totally blind, fact which will lend addtiona
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like a work Of fiction than of fact. He was on
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the book is given 10 a racy account Of his ad
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The Percheron breed of draft horses intro
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