Savannah morning news., 1886-05-24
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PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF U. S. GRANT. in two
Volumes octave. Embellished with two fine
steel portraits by Marshall ana by Rtchie,
Two oetchlngs, numerous maps, plans and fac
sImlles OF handwriting. Sold only by sub
4 Co. "
Ihe second volume of G en-. Grants memoirs
are now being delivered. With the general
character of the whole work the public is, of
course, familiar. Its enormous sale attests
lts'popularity. The second volume contains
ABOUT QUO pages, with suitable maps and
pians, and the trontispiece is a fine steel por-
tralt OF cen. Grant as Lieutenant General Of
.lie armies OF the United States, which is cop
ledfrom photograph furnished by his family
me engraving has never before appeared,
sou Is executed expressly for this volume
Oy William e. Marshall, whose
artistic skill and world wide renutation
NIL Mi Vouch for the character of the work
Ihls volume contains a fine etching of Nc
5 L9an mouse at AppOmattox, in the parlor of
surrender of the Army OF Northern Virginia,
ahuln which Gen. Lee signed their accept
ahce. A rae -slmlle of the document from the
SGIlSi1si orig S terms of surrender, as written by
Sen. Grant, is also in this volume The vol
l9me treats of the battle of Chattanooga
Hookers fight above the clouds on
a,eonotl I,oohoqt Mountain. all the subsequent
tie of the Wilderness. Anecdotes Of Pres
q 4
ldent Lincoln are related. Army stories are
tolo. The inside history OF important opera
lions, undlvulged at the time, and heretofore
misunderstood, Is herein explained. The sur
render OF Johnston's army to Sherman and
the fall of Mobile are touched upon The
movements of Gen. Grant at the time of Pres
Iuent Llncoln's assassination are described
ana the volume closes with the end of the war
ana the grand review of the victorious armies
in Washington.
ECONOMICAL HoUsEK EEPING A complete
system OF household management, etc, by
@ @mrs Eliza K. Parker. Illustrated. Nj. 7.
Richardson, New York, publisher.
In thiB book all branches Of cookery are
carefully treated, and vast amount of in
formation given relative to canning fruits.
curing meats, making butter, washing, IRON
ing, dyeing. renoVating, the toilet, care of the
SICK, rearing of children, cultlYating flowers,
bee culture, silk culture, the poultry yard.
ana much else that is valuable to every house.
Keeper. The volume contains nearly 600 pages
and no one who purchases it is likely to re-
gret having done so. 1t is book that ought
to be IN every household.
MARIOE's FAITH. a sequel to the Colonel's
Daughter. By Capt. Charles King, U. s. A.
>. b. Lippincott 4 Company, PhIladelphia
Publishers.
The author has dedicated this volume to the
memory of Capt. Emmet Crawford, of the
Third regiment of Cavalry. Capt. Craw-
lVtdv ~ " HI iDSI6AleAnD5F6u, was shot DV the
Mexican sOldiery, his company being mis-
taken, as alleged. for Apaches Those who
have read previous works of Capt. King will
hardly fail to read the present volume The
story is fah OF interest, the style is good and
the characters are portrayed with the skill Of
master.
SOCIALISM AND CHRISTIANITY. BY A. j.
4. Behrends, ID. d. Baker & TAYLOR, 9
Bond street, New York, publishers.
This interesting work treats, from a new
point of view, the problems raised by the
most frequently advanced social theories of
the day; their relations to the reciprocal
duties of labor and capital, and the position
of the Christian church with reference to the
social and industrial movements that are
taking place about it. The book is well worth
careful reading.
FROM JEST TO EARNEST. By E P. Roe.
Dodd, Mead & Company, New Y ork, Pub
fishers. Paper cover, 25c.
This story Is one of Mr.. Roe's best. The at
fractions Of the present publication are en-
HANGED by appropriate illustrations.