Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-14

"Fitzhugh Papers are continued. then
cores "a Roster OF Virginia Troops In
French and Indian Wars: discourse OF
th> Old Company tcontinueO; Abstract
OF Virginia Land Patents; Notes ana
oreries"; Neurology OF the Society," EN-
b,acing sketches OF several wcll-kno"n
Virg.nians, and others; and Book Re
vi, VS."
VIRGINIA. 1i92-lS92. 4 Brief Review OF
the Discovery OF the Continent OF North
America, with n History OF the Execu-
tives Of the Colony and OF the Common
wealth Of Virginia BY Margaret No
vel. smith. Washington. ID. c. 2H pages.
For the most part this volume consists OF
short biographical sketches, commencing
with Raleigh. and taking the Virginia
Colonial and State Executives In regu-
la. order of succession down to and In
cit ding Governor Mckinney. In the
sketch OF Sir George Yeardley. however,
the Proceedings of the First Assembly,
1919. are given, and to that OF Governor
Mckinney are appended gleanings On the
soil. climate. and resources OF the STATE.
taken from the recent handbook OF
Colonel Thomas Whitehead. Commi 'sioncr
of Agriculture The volume II bound IN
clCtl and printed from large type.
TIE CENTENARY OF Louisville. KY"
Saturday. May /. 1850. BY Reuben !.
Durrett. Pp. POO.
This is the eighth number OF the Eli
sen club Publications" and It's president
Mr.. Durrett. Is the author OF three others.
The club is named after the hrst MS
torian Of the state, which was once Il
part OF Virginia.
The site OF Louisville was discovered
bg Refine Robert Cavalier, Sieur De Ia sane
in 1862 and the town was founded III
May 1850, by General George Rogers
o,Iork who left there the twenty fami-
lies which had accompanied him ana ms
soldiers when he was on his way to the
conquest OF Illinois. He afterwards lived
and cicd there. After q long and weary
FMS, struggle Of 100 years the log-cabin
village has become q May Queen city OF
12jO0D people. Indeed when her ami
versary returns she looks especially X
q May Queen. for one Of her distinguish
inc features is the number Of her hand
some private residences, surrounied by
ample and well-kept grounds. richly ana
tastcfully ornamentcd with trees. shrub
berry. grass, and flowers In beautiful pro-
fusion SO that she is a proud credit 10
her state and 10 the power WlnHlnS N"l'N
Of tho Mississippi. whilst her Filsen club
& an honor to her ard It's faithful presl-
dent an honor 20 It, He has executed
This work with love and eXcelencs. and
we have enjoyed 1t very much. But lis
form. though stylish. has been very in
convenient How we do deprecate tn
oncrous and wasteful quarto with its
"rivulets of print and meadows Of mar
rin") for such publications! The work
has three portraits-of the author Ii
Sale. and General Clark-and number
Of interesting appendices. In these days
It might have been further illustrated to
great advantage.
MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNI
TED STATES. Calendar Year, 1892 De-
partment OF the Interior: United states
Geological Survey. J. W. Powell. Di-
rector: David r. Day. chief Of Division
Of Mining Statistics and Technology
Washington: Government Printing!
fee. 1893.
This is very valuable book OF 80
pages. Much Of IT il Of interest to Nir-
gnians We presume that our Senator'S
and Representatives in Congress have
copies for distribution.
THE YELLOW MASK. a story. BY VIII
lie Collins. author Of The Woman in
White" THE Moonstone." etc. New
York: Acme Printing Company, 10 and
u Reade street. Price p cents.