Doisy. PARTE. By ADELBERT J. DOISY DE VILLARGENNES. REMINISCENCES OF ARMY LIFE UNDER NAPOLEON-BONA 12mo. Cloth. 1 00 This is an exceedingly interesting vol- of his speech shows how Napoleon bound ume. It is the personal recollections of to himself his fellow soldiers. He said: "I army life under the great dictator. The never took any oath of allegiance but that author, at the time he was induced to write of fidelity to Napoleon and his dynasty; that down these events, was 84 years old. His oath I have kept-I shall keep it. I never memory was dim as to current events, but uttered but one political exclamation, and those of his youth were vivid and clear. He it, I hope, will exhale itself with my dying was an enthusiastic admirer of Bonaparte. breath." While the facts here told may preIn 1869, upon the 100th anniversary of the sent nothing new in history that is valuable, birth of Napoleon, he was called to Detroit they nevertheless have a point and piquancy by his enthusiastic countrymen to assist in and interest which will thoroughly interest celebrating the event. The closing sentence the reader.-Chicago Inter-Ocean. A Series of Remin DRAKE. PIONEER LIFE IN KENTUCKY. Dr. Drake was a man who, while he lived, was a large part of all literary and scientific progress in the West, and who left behind him a repute for public usefulness and private worth which his own section may well cherish with pride, and which we may all gladly recognize. The letters of Dr. Drake are not merely personal reminiscences, but faithful pictures of local manners and customs. We can not advise any to turn to them for the realization of romantic ideas of the pioneers; but they are very interesting reading and very instructive; they form part of our own history, which daily grows more remarkable and precious; and we most heartily commend the volume, not only to collectors of such material, but to the average reader, as something very apt for his entertainment and then for his use. The biographical sketch by Mr. Charles D. Drake is satisfactory, and the preface is a singularly sensible piece of writing.Atlantic Monthly. 6.00 We have found these reminiscences unusually instructive and entertaining. Dr. Drake's pen-pictures of the early times in Kentucky, the hardships, trials, joys, and associations of pioneer life among the Indians aud forests are exquisitely drawn and truly colored. His memories of childhood; the journey from New Jersey across the Alleghenies, in road-wagons, to Old Red Stone Fort. where the family embarked in a flatboat for Mayslick, Kentucky; the long and tedious experience of the river, with exposure to the savages all along the banks; the scanty stores of provision on which to begin the new life in the wilderness; the manner of clearing the ground, cultivating corn, manufacturing various articles of domestic utility, spinning, weaving, fulling; the huskings, sugar-camps, wild-grape hunting; the thousand scenes and chores of backwoods life, are indeed the most enjoyable of pages for a winter evening by the fireside.-Methodist Recorder. DU BREUIL. VINEYARD CULTURE IMPROVED AND CHEAPENED. Every intelligent vine-grower must be profited by the perusal of such a book. Dr. Warder's annotations are often of consider able length, and appear to be exactly what such a work requires to suit it to the wants of an American reader.-Cultivator and Country Gentleman. 12mo. 2.00 The book under notice is decidedly the best treatise on the subject that has yet been given to the public in an English dress. We heartily commend the work to vine-grow. ers especially, and to agriculturists gene ally.-Maryland Farmer. EDWARDS. COALS AND COKES IN WEST VIRGINIA. A handbook on the Coals and Cokes of the Great Kanawha, New River, Flat Top, and adjacent Coal Districts in West Virginia. By WILLIAM SEYMOUR EDWARDS. 8vo. Paper. Net. 50 This pamphlet is, by necessity, largely a compilation-a compilation of facts gathered together with considerable pains, either by my own personal examination and observation, or the investigation of others who have given especial attention to such matters. The intention and aim in bringing together the information here collected is to put in compact and handy form what precise knowledge we now have of the coal beds and their coals and the coal trade of that great section of country drained by the waters of the Great Kanawha River, and outlying regions contiguous to it, in West Virginia.-Preface. EVANS-SMITH. BIBLICAL SCHOLARSHIP AND INSPIRATION. Two 50 papers by Professors LLEWELYN J. EVANS and HENRY P. SMITH of Lane Theological Seminary. 8vo. Paper. These notable papers without question, the weightiest contributions which have been made to the discussion now agitating our church, and both the importance of the subject and the intrinsic value of the papers, warrant a careful review of them in these columns. constitute, be read and pondered by every intelligent layman and by every clergyman of our church.-New York Evangelist. We have quoted at some length from these very remarkable papers because we can thus best indicate the nature of their contents. They must inevitably do great good. Their treatment of the whole question is masterly in every respect, their logic apparently irresistible, and the thoroughly devout and christian spirit which animates every page is inspiring and elevating. We can wish nothing better for the cause of truth and of Christianity than that these papers might Two paper more diverse in style could not be put within the same covers. Prof. Evans fairly coruscates; Prof. Smith is level, more like a conversational talk, unpruned. They agree in their promulgation of the Higher Criticism views, denial of verbal inspiration, assertion of the errancy of the Bible. We regret the circulation of such errors, but it is time to have it decidedly settled whether professors under the shelter of our general assembly shall be authorized to teach them, and this pamphlet will help to clear the air. - Philadelphia Presbyterian Journal. EVERTS. WHAT SHALL WE DO FOR THE DRUNKARD? ELLARD. GRANDMA'S CHRISTMAS DAY. for Children. By VIRGINIA GOODIN ELLARD. Lord. Sq. 12mo. Cloth. The story is musical verse from a mother's heart. The questions the children ask about Santa Claus show well that the author has heard real children's wonderings about the patron saint of Christmas. The ilustrations are spirited in design and successful in pose.-Cincinnati Commercial. It is destined to become standard in ju A Ra By DR. ORPHEUS EVERTS. 50 A Christmas Poem Illustrated by Caroline A. 1 00 venile literature. The delicate poetic touch and artistic finish of many of Mrs. Ellard's verses can not be too highly commended. There are many passages which appeal to the strongest and tenderest sympathies which bind us to each other.-St. Louis Presbyterian. FAMILY EXPENSE BOOK. A printed Account Book, with appriate columns and printed headings for keeping a complete record of Family Expenses for each day, week, and month of the year, with an itemized statement of expenditures for the year. Also, a servant's account, showing name, date of engagement, and rate of wages, with dates and amounts of cash payments. 12mo. Cloth. 50 A book that is absolutely indispensable in every family. Bound in cloth, at the merely nominal price of fifty cents, it is attainable to all. There is no such incentive to a wise economy as the habit of exact accounts, of knowing where money goes to. The thoughtless spirit that "when it is spent it is spent, and who cares how," is that spirit of waste and carelessness that leads its possessor into pecuniary trouble. Strict accounts are as necessary for the household as for the store or the manufactory.-Cincinnati Commercial. FINLEY AND PUTNAM. PIONEER RECORD OF Ross COUNTY, OHIO. Pioneer Record and Reminiscences of the Early Settlers and Settlement of Ross County, Ohio. By ISAAC J. FINLEY and RUFUS PUTNAM. 8vo. Cloth. 150 An unpretending record of early life in Ross county, (which includes Chillicothe, the first capital of this state); the trials, hardships, and privations of the pioneers; their adventures as Indian-fighters and bearkillers, and the progress of the county to the present time. FISHER. SERMONS ON THE LIFE OF CHRIST. By Rev. SAMUEL W. FISHER, D.D., LL.D., late of Cincinnati, and Utica, N. Y. Portrait. 12mo. Cloth. 2.00 FLETCHER. CHOLERA: Its Characteristics, History, Treatment, Geographical Distribution of different Epidemics, suitable Sanitary Preventions, etc. With Map and Microscopic Drawings. By WILLIAM B. FLETCHER, M.D. Svo. Paper. 1.00 FOOTE. ECONOMIC VALUE OF ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER. By A. R. FOOTE. With Appendix of Mechanical and Electrical terms explained in untechnical language, by A. V. Garrett. 16mo. Cloth. 100 FORCE. PUCCI. SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE LETTERS OF AMERIGO VES- FORCE. SOME EARLY NOTICES OF THE INDIANS OF OHIO. what Race did the Mound Builders belong? By Hon. M. F. FORCE. Paper. 25 To 8vo. 50 The first of these papers groups together their industries, but preserved some of their in chronological order the various notices of the Western tribes of Indians, from the discovery by Champlain, in 1609, of the Quatoghies, on the eastern shore of Lake Huron. In the second paper the author considers the Mound Builders to have been driven from their fortresses and their territory, and forced into the tract bordering on the Gulf of Mexico, where, mingled with the conquering tribes, they lost some of tory. traits. He concludes that they were of the same race as tribes now living: that they were as civilized as the Pueblo Indians; that they flourished a thousand years ago, and earlier and later; and that in the tribes near the Gulf of Mexico were preserved some of their customs and some of their lineage till after the discovery of America by Columbus.-Magazine of American His FORMAN. NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY DOWN THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI IN 1789-90. By Major SAMUEL S. FORMAN, of New Jersey. With a Memoir and Illustrative Notes by LYMAN C. DRAPER, LL.D., of Wisconsin. 12mo. Paper, 50c. Cloth, 75 General David Forman, of New Jersey, in 1789 entered into a negotiation with the Spanish Minister, Don Diego de Gardoque, for his brother, Ezekiel Forman, of Philadelphia, to emigrate with his family and about sixty colored people-men, women, and children-and settle in the Natchez country, then under Spanish authority. Major Samuel S. Forman accompanied this emigrating party, and in this narrative gives a minute account of their trip, the places they passed through and at which they stopped, prominent people they met, with many curious particulars. The side lights the "narrative" throws upon manners and customs are many and true; and it deserves a permanent place among the better class of minor works relating to the West. It is a pleasure to meet with historical writings which one can hon FREEMAN. FRENCH VERB. estly commend.-Oscar W. Collett, President Missouri Historical Society. The account is straightforward and of great value in its bearings upon the primitive settlements of the interior, as well as the life and movements of the people of that day.-Public Opinion. A Manual of the French Verb, to accompany every French Course. By ELLEN FREEMAN. 16mo. Paper. 25 GALLAGHER. POEMS. "Miami Woods," "A Golden Wedding on the Rolling Fork of Hardin," "In Exaltis," ," "Life Pictures," and "Miscelianeous Poems." By WILLIAM D. GALLAGHER. 12mo. Cloth. 2.00 It is fully time that Mr. Gallagher's audience should be induced to take in all lovers of poetry. Mr. Gallagher is a true poet, a man with a spirit subdued yet vivified by the ideal, and not one of those unhappy ones who are cursed with an aspiration.-Philadelphia American. GARMAN. ON THE REPTILES AND BATRACHIANS OF NORTH AMERICA. By SAMUEL GARMAN. 4to. Paper. 4.00 A Report made to the Geological Survey of Kentucky, but covering the Reptiles and Batrachians of the United States and Territories, Mexico and Central America. This volume contains a General Introduction of 31 pages and Part I: Ophidia-Serpents, with a full Index. pp. 185, and nine fullpage plates, exhibiting numerous characteristic specimens. GIAUQUE. THE ELECTION LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. Being a Compilation of all the Constitutional Provisions and Laws of the United States relating to Elections, the Elective Franchise, to Citizenship, and to the Naturalization of Aliens. With Notes of Decisions affecting the Same. By FLORIEN GIAUQUE. 8vo. Paper, 75c. Cloth, 1 00 CONTENTS: 1. Constitutional Provisions of the United States; 2. The Elective Franchise, including the United States Supervisor Law; 3. Jurisdiction of the United States Courts; 4. Crimes against the Elective Franchise and Civil Rights of Citizens; 5. Citizenship; 6. Naturalization; 7. Crimes relating to Naturalization; 8. Presidential Elections; 9. Election of Senators; 10. Apportionment and Election of Representatives and Delegates; 11. Contested Elections; 12. Index. GREEN, HISTORIC FAMILIES OF KENTUCKY, with special reference to stock, immediately derived from the Valley of Virginia; tracing in detail their various Genealogical Connections, and illustrating from Historic Sources their influence upon the Political and Social Development of Kentucky and the States of the South and West. By THOMAS MARSHALL GREEN. 8vo. 2.00 GREEN. THE SPANISH CONSPIRACY. A Review of Early Spanish Movements in the South-west. Containing proofs of the Intrigues of James Wilkinson and John Brown; of the Complicity therewith of Judges Sebestian, Wallace and Innes; the early struggles of Kentucky for Autonomy; the intrigues of Sebastian in 1796-7, and the Legislative Investigation of his Corruption. By THOMAS MARSHALL GREEN. 8vo. 2.00 The proofs referred to, and which are adduced in this book, consist of General Wilkinson's letters to Miro, the Intendant of Louisiana; of the confidential communications of the latter to the Court of Madrid; of the official dispatch of Don Diego Gardoqui to the same court; of John Brown's own letters and proved utterances; of the testimony and sworn evidence of members of the Danville Conventions of July and November, 1788; of Sebastian's own confession; of the testimony of members of the Legislative Committee which investigated Sebastian's corruptions in 1806; of the sworn evidence of Daniel Clark and Thomas Power; of the subterfuges, suppressions, concealments, and misstatements to which the conspirators resorted to hide their guilt, and of the tergiversations of all their adherents. GRIMKE. CONSIDERATIONS UPON THE NATURE AND TENDENCY OF FREE INSTITUTIONS. By Hon. FREDERICK GRIMKE. Svo. Cloth. It is written in a free, animated, and often very condensed and vigorous style. It was a bold attempt for any man to treat upon such a theme, so soon after the masterly effort of De Tocqueville, who seemed to have left little even for the gleaner where he had reaped. But Judge Grimke acted wisely in not being deterred by such a consideration, for his views strike us with the same feeling of freshness and originality as if the "Democracy in America" had not been written. 2.50 And while there is much in the extreme radicalism of many of the doctrines from which we entirely dissent, we can, nevertheless, do justice to the ability with which they are presented and enforced.-Western Law Journal. It is a work full of thought, fair, tolerant, and based on much study; a series of sensible, deeply meditated essays, well worth reading.-North American Review. GRISWOLD. KANSAS PILOT. Kansas, her Resources and Developments; or, the Kansas Pilot, giving a direct Road to Homes for Everybody, and the Effects of Latitude on Life Locations, with important Facts for all European Emigrants. By WAYNE GRISWOLD, M.D. Illustrated. Svo. Paper. 50 |