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Book Notices.
A Memoir Of tie life and Pubic Services OF
J3seph E. Johnston. Edited by BRADIrY
II. JOHNSON. Baltimore: u. H.. WOOD
WARD ~ Co. Illustrated. Price $3.50.
General JOHNSON in his preface modest
ly calls his work sketch, but 1t IS much
more than that. 1t gives very good ao-
count of his great subject and Of other
matters of interest as well. He has not
pretended to 60 into the details OF JOIN
sroN's campaigns and battles, but only
to give general view of military opera
tions that can be taken IN at glance"
Nevertheless we get very GOOD idea OF
those subjects from the Generals clear
though rapid descriptions.
The book opens with an account OF Gene
raj JoHNsroY's Revolutionary ancestry,
which is followed by q chapter on the War
Between the States. giving the reasons
which actuated and guided JOHNSTON and
others in the course they took IN the same,
and which are unasssilable from any stand
point. Succeeding chapters are devoted
TO 1.-THE Campaign Of 1851 in Virginia"
THE Battle of (First) Manassas" and its
consequences. The Vicksburg Cam
paign." Tho Georgia Campaign" The
Fall Of Atlanta and Sherman's Raid"
1.-THE Dragonnade of South Carolina and
the Sack OF Columbia" The Years OF
Reconstruction" JoHSsToS's Last Sick
ness. Death, and Funeral" ETC.. etc. Other
chapters contain General DABSEY n. HAU-
RVS and Colonel ARCHER ASDERsoN's reml-
niscences and "reminiscences by northern
soldier, The proceedings of the Rich
mond mountaineering are also included.
There are also an excellent portrait OF JONI
SION in his .elghty-third year, portraits OF
other Confederate generals, and several
spirited illustrations OF battle scenes.
Tho author, as was 70 have been e1-
pected, defends General JOHNSTON IN the
various controversies which arose between
him and President DAVIS. General bEAURE-
GARD, and others, but does not do SO IL an
Objectionable manner. On tue contrary
he Is disposed TO make every allowance Tor
the different ways IN which matters may
be viewed from different standpolnts aud
by different temperaments. lie dlstnctiY
claims. however, that JOHNSTON directed
the battle OF First Manassas, and always
accepted and assumed the entire response
billty for the resultant delay and nou-
action: also that his removal from com
mand in Tennessee and Hoods substltu.
ton resulted directly IN the speedy fail OF
the Confederacy. One OF the most inter
osting chapters 10 that devoted 10 oHEH-
MASS raid. which would have been DIS
grace to any civilized nation engaged IN
warfare. The responsibility for the
| burning and sacking of Columbia Is coA-
clusively fixed on SgEGMAS.
General JouysoN's book will be warmly
welcomed, and we wish 1t all success.
The S,eiss Republic. by BoYD WNoHE5rER.
Philadelphia: j. Is. L!ppincott Com
pany.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON & Co. 81.
Thus bulky volume Of nearly 500 pages Is
by the late United States Minister at Bern,
and IS based upon notes of studles ana
observations made during four years OF
| Diplomatic service in Switzerland. IL Is
very thorough and interesting account OF
| the brave and heroic Swiss their COns;l-
! tuition, Government. manners, customs
| ETC., and also gives much useful lntOrina-
| ton OF the material resources and capa-
| bIliues of the country. The account OF
| the educational system is especially inter-
| esting. The author states that the two
! great items which figure in the budget OF
| a Swiss canton are the roads and public IN
struction. The sum bestowed on the lat
| ter is stated to DO relatively immense. 1t
is said TO be true enough to be the rule that
every child in the confederation, unless
| under the school age or mentally lncapacl-
! tated. can read and write. The volume Is
q handsome one.
| Atlantis Arisen or, TGIts Of Tourist About
| Oreqon and BdslingtOn. BY Mrs. FRANCES
| FU1IER VICToR. The j. Is. LipplncOtt
| Company, Philadelphia.
| Forsale by WIsr, JOHNSTON 4 Co. $3.50.
| We have only praise for this very full
| and interesting account OF tho northwest
| corner or our country, which the author
has lntelligently observed and thoroughly
| described The book IS a large one-Oyer
400 pages--and is packed from cover TO
| cover with information of every descrtp-
ton pertaining to the subject. 1t il also
| handsome volume, with particularly hne
illustrations. The authors sex has not in
terfered in the least with her appreciation
of industrial facts and statistics, which
| she handles IN avery capable manner.
These States have great future before
them.
Social ASPECTS Of Christianity, and Oher Is
says. BY RICHARD L. LILY. IN: d., New
York: THoMAs y. CRowELL u Go. Cloth.
| 30 cents.
This book. by the accomplished and dis
tinguished Associate Professor of Political
| ECONOMY in the Johns Hopkins University,
is radical attack upon some Christian
practices-or, rather. some practices or
some protesting Christians of the day. The
author takes extreme ground in the mat
ters of philanthropy, usury. stock-gam-
bling. excluslyeness (of the rich. oppres-
sion OF wage workers. aud kindred topics.
Many will agree with him and many will
not. He evidently believes that fine
words butter no parsnips" and calls "a
spade q spade" AS an example of his
style of statement: A man." he says,
"who claims TO be q Christian and is not
at the same time philsntnTopist Is a
an able writer, but needs to use less
vigorous English to accomplish his OBJ
iects. More flies can DO caught with
molasses than with vinegar" The book
contains four lectures entitled, respec-
lively: "Social Aspects of Christianity" !;
"The Church and the World"; "Philan-
thropy." and "Ethics and Economies"
EngB.h Grammar Primer. BY LEWIS II.
REID. ASsoy d. L. RANDOLPH 4 Co..
New York. Price not given. SO pages.
This is Just what 1t purports TO oe-a
primer of the English grammar, ana should
be simple enough for general understand
inc by the class for whom 1t Is meant. The
anthor employs sort OF obJeet-lesson
system by using a series OF boxes for the
yarious parts OF speech. He has noun
box. a pronoup-box. and so on. Some of
the dun scholars will doubtless have
boxes, too.
Was Abraham Lincoln SpfrituaiiSl or,
Curious Revelations from tie Life Of a
| Trance Medium. BY Mrs.. NKrTIE Col
BURN MlYSARp. From the publisher,
RuTUs G. HARTRASFT. Philadelphia.
Cloth S1.50.
Believers in spirit-rapping, theosophy.
and such will be interested by this book,
which records the experiences OF we'll
attested trance-medium of good character
and high mediumistic powers. Beyond
the fact that she gave several seaHces at the
White House during its occupation by
LrscoL 4 but little is offered in answer.
either afirmatiyely or negatively. to the
question propounded in the sensational
fitls-which few people, however, will