The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-22
BOOK NOTICE.

"Mosby's Rangers" by James J. Wi
hanson of Company A Ralph b. Kenyon,
publisher. Tribune building, New York
Cloth $3.50. This IS a handsome volume, il
Illustrated. containing 500 pages. Il is a re-
cord OF the operations of the FOrty-third
battalion, Virginia cavalry from the or
ganiZatiOn to the surrender. It Is a most
thrilling story Of Mosby's celebra ted COM
mand. II is fun of personal "reminiscences,
sketches of skrmishes, battles and biV-
ouacs, dashng raids and daring adven-
lures. There are over 200 illustrations,
which include portraits of many of Mos
by's men and the federal officers with
whom they came In contact: also views Of
engagements and maps of localities in
which MOsby's command operated. The
book is not only fun OF historical matter
but the facts are so presented as to make
a tac.nating Narrative. L IS exceedingly
Well written, ana as Mr.. Williamson kept
diary during the whole Of his connection
with the command, the reader feels that
the statements ARE reliable.
No command on either side during the
war achieved so wide a notOriety as that
or Mosby's. 1t Is ratifying to find that
many of the stories told OF the command
to its dlscredlt have no foundation In
fact-srOries that We're the result of the
passion and bitterness that prevailed at
the time they were put in circulation. In
this work We see Gen. Mosby as he was
not as his enemies pictured him.
No one VIII read this thrilling book
without feeling well repaid. In no other
book of the late war Is there TO be gained
der. 1t Is certainly well worth reading.
THE American Conference on Interna-
ton Arbitration, Held in Washington D.
c., April % and %, 1896" The Baker &
Taylor Company, publishers, and East
Sixteenth street, New York. Large oc-
taYo boards, 25S pages, $3.50. This is a
full report of the proceedings of the in
qa f1ss4ff
ing addresses by Hon. John w. Foster
Hon. George F. Edmunds, Rev. /. T.
Chamberlain, D. D., Hon. Carl Schurz
Mr.. Edward Atkinson President James b.
Angel, Prof. John Bassett Moore, Presi-
dent Merrill +. Gates, Rev. J. w Bach
man, ID. D., Hon. J. Randolph Tucker
Bishop John J. Keane, President Charles
w Eliot, President Francis L. Patton
Hon. Charles e. Fenner, Chauncey NJ. De-
pew LII. D., letters Of Chief Justice Full
Ter and Cardinal Gibbons. and the histo-
~ of International Arbitration. by Prof
Moore The conference was held for the
specific purpose of promoting the estab-
lishment of a permanent system Of arbi-
tration between the United States and
Great Britain, and thus far the general
purpose of promoting the application, to
international disagreements, of the legal
principles and procedures which already
prevail in all civilized society.
school History of the United States"
by ]. William Jones, D. D., illustrated;
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publisher, 30S North Charles street. Balti-
more Nd. The author was in the south
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will receive, as it deserves, a hearty well
come and a wide and steadily increasing
sale.
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fishers. Any one who wants to know
what sort of impressions a Frenchman
gets of people, customs and institutions
in travelling in the United States should
read this volume. The book is well writ
ten, and to most readers will prove to be
exceedingly entertaining.
"Alden's living Topics Cyclopedia,
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This is a record of recent events and of
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of knowledge. The information is gener-
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MAGAZINES.
political Science Quarterly" edited by
the faculty of Columbia University. has
for June an interesting table of contents.
Prof. Frank Fetter deals with the Gold
Reserve" Prof.J. b. Clark discusses Free
Coinage and Prosperity" and H. n. New
comb has an article on Federal Railway
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The Black Cat for July has five very in
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Godey's magazine for July is a particu-
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