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BLENNERHASSETT PAPERS (THE). Embodying the Private Journal of Harman Blennerhassett, and the hitherto unpublished Correspondence of Burr, Alston, Comfort Tyler, Devereaux, Dayton, Adair, Miro, Emmett, Theodosia Burr Alston, Mrs. Blennerhassett, and others, their Contemporaries, devolving the purposes and aims of those engaged in the attempted Wilkinson and Burr Revolution: embracing also the first account of the "Spanish Association of Kentucky" and a Memoir of Blennerhassett. By WILLIAM H. SAFFORD. With a portrait of Blennerhassett. 1 volume. 8vo. 665 pages. 3.00

These private papers were obtained from his son, Joseph Lewis Blennerhassett, by Mr. Safford, after he had written and published his Life of Blennerhassett. In the selection and arrangement of the materials, he has endeavored impartially to place before the public every important fact connected with the subject. Having no object to conceal the faults or infirmities, nor inclination to apologize for the acts of Blennerhassett, the author has been careful to suppress nothing to shield him from censure, nor has he invented excuses to extenuate his conduct. Wherever it has been necessary for the interest of the work and the information of the reader that the motives by which Blennerhassett was actuated should be disclosed, he has not hesitated to reveal them, even though it involved the invasion of private correspondence.

BOUQUET. EXPEDITION AGAINST THE OHIO INDIANS IN 1764. An Historical Account of the Expedition against the Ohio Indians, in the year MDCCLXIV, under the command of HENRY BOUQUET, Esq., Colonel of Foot, and now Brigadier-General in America, including his Transactions with the Indians, relative to the Delivery of their Prisoners, and the Preliminaries of Peace, with an Introductory Account of the Preceding Campaign, and Battle of Bushby-Run. To which are annexed Military Papers, containing Reflections on the War with the Savages; a Method of Forming Frontier Settlements; some Account of the Indian Country; with a List of Nations, Fighting Men, Towns, Distances, and Different Routes. Published from Authentic Documents by a Lover of his Country (Dr. William Smith, Provost of the College of Philadelphia). With a Preface by Francis Parkman, author of " Conspiracy of Pontiac," etc., and a Translation of Dumas' Biographical Sketch of General Bouquet. The map and plates are finely reproduced by the photo-lithographic process. 8vo. $3.00 Cloth, large paper.

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period of which popular ideas are vague and undefined.-Round Table.

The whole narrative is most entertaining for the interest of the subject, and for the quaintness of that highly literary style of the last century in which it is written.. Its quaintness every one must relish, and none can help noticing the clearness and solidity of the narration. . . . It is an enterprise to which we heartily wish snecess, both for the valuable matter it will preserve for the use of the student, and the pleasure it will afford the general reader.Atlantic Monthly.

BOYLAND. SIX MONTHS WITH THE FRENCH ARMY. Six Months under the Red Cross, with the French Army. By GEORGE HALSTEAD BOYLAND, M.D., Ex-Chirergien de l'Armée Française. 12mo. Cloth. 1 50

Dr. Boyland has had the fortune to write a book of the rarest kind in literature; a book with apparently no more literary premeditation than Pepy's Diary or Benvenuto Cellini's Autobiography, and having a simplicity, straightforwardness, and businesslike clearness that refreshes the jaded critical sense at every moment. He sets down his surgical experience with an exactness that we imagine must commend his reminiscences to his profession; but his value to us is the vigor with which he gives the conditions of this experience, from the time he leaves Paris, amidst the arrogant enthu

siasm of the French army and people, till, after the long siege of Metz and the capitulation of the starved garrison, he rides into the Prussian lines at Versailles. . . . It would be unjust to his book to leave the reader with the impression that it is merely a series of sketches, however powerful. It is not only a careful record of surgical experience, but a comment full of instruction upon the management of the French army, especially at Metz, where Doctor Boyland shared the common suspicion of Bazaine.Atlantic Monthly.

BRUNNER. ELEMENTARY AND PRONOUNCING FRENCH READER. Containing Pronouncing Rules and Exercises on French Pronunciation; a Selection of Interesting Anecdotes; a Concise Treatise on French Verbs; and a Vocabulary of all the Words contained in the Work, with concise Rules for acquiring the Gender of French Nouns. By ALPHONSO A. BRUNNER. Fourth edition. 18mo. Half bound. 60

BUCK. THE NATURE AND AIM OF THEOSOPHY. An Essay. By Dr. J. D. Buck. Square 24mo. Cloth. New edition,

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BUCK. A STUDY OF MAN, AND THE WAY TO HEALTH. By J. D. BUCK, M.D. 8vo. Half russia. It is more helpful, and leaves far more hopeful impressions on the mind than Pope's "Essay on this subject. Every one who can, ought to read the section on health and disease, especially for its excellent setting forth of how to attain health. by

common sense hygiene and care, rather
than by drugs.
The work is emi-
nently thoughtful, suggesting more than it
explains, and leading its readers to think
still further for themselves.-Public Opinion,
Washington, D, C.

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BURKE. BRICK FOR STREET PAVEMENTS. made of Bricks and Paving Blocks, with a brief discussion of Street Pavements and the methods of constructing them. By M. D. BURKE, C. E. 8vo. Paper. 50

Net.

Samples of fifteen varieties of bricks or blocks manufactured for street paving were furnished the writer of this pamphlet, for testing. Each variety being from a different establishment, and coming from leading manufacturers, they represent the paving brick of the day as made in various parts of the United States. They were chemically analyzed, subjected to tests for determining their respective percentages of absorption, their specific gravity, their transverse strength, their crushing strength, and their resistance to abrasion and impact. The samples, the methods of preparing them, the work of testing, and the results obtained, are set out in detail and condensed in tabular form.

There is a short discussion of street pavements in general, and of municpal methods in the construction and care of public works as seen from the stand-point of a practical engineer.

The brick-maker will find vaiuable hints upon the chemistry and manner of drying and burning bricks for street paving, and villages and cities now discussing the paving problem will not only be interested but benefited by a study of this pamphlet, because it shows that good work only can be economical.

BURT. THE FAR EAST; or, Letters from Egypt, Palestine, and other Lands of the Orient. Illustrated with engravings, maps, etc. By N. C. BURT, D.D., author of "Home Among the Gospels," "The Land and its Story," etc. 12mo. Cloth.

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Having passed over much of the ground, dently possesses a genial nature, and has and mingled in the very scenes described, the admirable talent of being able to travel we take great pleasure in commending the in all sorts of ways, and among all sorts of correctness of its general descriptions; and people, without continually finding fault having made use of letters written on the and distressing his readers with complaints. spot and at the time, there is a special fresh--Christian Instructor. ness and zest about the work. Dr. Burt evi

BUTTERFIELD. THE HISTORY OF THE GIRTYS. A concise account of the Girty brothers-Thomas, Simon, James, and George, and their half-brother, John Turner. Also the part taken by them in Lord Dunmore's War, in the Western Border War of the Revolution, and the Indian War of 1790-1795. With a recital of the Principal Events in the West during these Wars. By CONSUL W. BUTTERFIELD, author of "Crawford's Campaign," etc. 8vo. Cloth.

A valuable volume, well printed on good paper, worthy of the imprint of its publishers, who have earned deserved distinction in the publication of historical works. The author is unquestionably the best informed of all the writers who have found a theme in the stirring scenes of the expulsion of the Indians from Pennsylvania and Ohio.

This relation of the career of those notorious brothers is a result of careful and painstaking sifting of documents, narratives, accounts published by returned captives, life sketches of prominent leaders and actors in the struggle, and official reports of various expeditions and campaigns. It is full of interest as a biography, and as a history of events in border warfare, when the issue was uncertain and every-day life perilous. The volume is timely, and fills a long felt want.-New England Historical and Genealogical Record.

The thrilling adventures of Simon Girty have often been told, and the "White' Indian' was the bugbear of many a border family in the years of the Revolutionary war and those just following it; but the story has never been related with so great detail, and with such truthfulness as in Consul W. Butterfield's "History of the Girtys." The volume is more than simply biographical, it is an admirable historical sketch of the border warfare, which, though the most cruel and exasperating attendant

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of the Revolution, is usually obscured in
history by the more striking incidents of the
struggle in the East and South. Yet nothing
could be more romantic, more exciting, or
more thrilling, than the details of the war-
fare waged by the savages along the frontier
of the West.
Mr. Butterfield has cor-
rected many current errors in regard to
Simon Girty's life, and examines with im-
partiality the evidence which connects him
with atrocious crime. Incidentally the his-
tory of all the brothers is related, and the
appendices contain valuable transcripts
from various sources not easy of access.-
The Critic.

It is an attempt, very successful, to clear up the account of the part taken by the famous Girty brothers in our Revolution, and in the Indian war of 1790-95. The work is much more than a biographical narrative, embracing as it does much matter important to a full view of the settlement of our great interior states. The author presents the first faithful picture of these notorious men which we have in our literature. His work has been done with care and fullness of research.-Public Opinion.

The book, with all its notes, foot-notes, copies of ancient documents, etc., is entertaining, and calculated to convey a lively conception of the baptism of blood through which the north-western pioneers passed ir Indian days.-The Nation.

BUTTERFIELD. DISCOVERY OF THE NORTHWEST. The Discovery of the Northwest in 1634, by John Nicolet, with a Sketch of his Life. By C. W. BUTTERFIELD, Author of "Crawford's Campaign," etc. 12mo. Cloth.

The book is a complete and exhaustive account of the life and explorations of Nicolet, amply fortified by citations from the original authorities, and provided with a good index.-The Evening Post, N. Y.

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considerable diligence, and gives an abundance of foot-notes, many of which are from the French Narratives that furnish the groundwork of his story. This volume is well worth having.-Magazine of American

The author has studied his subject with History.

BUTTERFIELD. THE WASHINGTON-CRAWFORD LETTERS.

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the Correspondence between George Washington and William Crawford, from 1767 to 1781, concerning Western Lands. With an Appendix, containing later Letters of Washington on the same Subject, and Letters from Valentine Crawford to Washington, written in 1774 and 1775. Chronologically arranged and carefully annotated by C. W. BUTTERFIELD, author of "Crawford's Campaign," etc. 8vo. Cloth.

1 00 This correspondence throws a good deal ton's early history, and on the history of the of light upon early western history, besides time, particularly as showing the craving adding something to our knowledge of which existed among the prominent men Washington's early life and plans. The let of Virginia and Pennsylvania, at that period, ters are given in their chronological order, to become large landed proprietors. The with carefully written notes; and the editor letters throw some light incidentally on rightly regards his work as a contribution of points of history, beyond the subject on som value to the country's store of histori- which they were specially written. The cal materials.-New York Evening Post. notes by the editor add to the value of this book, which is worthy of a place in all his. torical libraries.-Literary World.

They are all interesting and historically important, as throwing light on Washing

CARR. THE MOUNDS OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, HISTORICALLY CONSIDERED. By LUCIEN CARR, Assistant Curator Peabody Museum of American Archæology and Ethnology. Cambridge, Mass. 4to. Paper. 1 50

This essay is an argument in favor of the theory that the mound-builders were the ancestors of the present Indians. He argues, with the aid of many citations from historians, chroniclers, and travelers, that the Indians of the Mississippi Valley lived in fixed villages, which they were in the habit of fortifying by palisades; that they raised corn

in large quantities, and stored it; that they all worshiped the sur,, as the mound-builders are supposed to have done; and that works similar to those of the mound-builders, if not quite as extensive, are known to have been erected by Indians.- Popular Science Monthly.

CARR and SHALER. ON THE PRE-HISTORIC REMAINS OF KENTUCKY. By LUCIEN CARR and N. S. SHALER. 4to. Paper.

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With seven heliotype plates, containing fifty-three figures of some of the most interesting and characteristic implements ornaments, etc., found in Kentucky during the explorations made by the members of the new geological survey of the state. Very few copies of this volume are left, the plates having been destroyed by fire.

CHRISTOPHER. CHEMICAL EXPERIMENTS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS. Arranged after Beilstein. By W. S. CHRISTOPHER, M. D. 16mo. 1.00

In the limited time available for practical chemistry in most medical colleges, it becomes desirable for the student to acquire the general principles of the science and such special facts as may be most useful to him in practice, as directly as possible; to study cheinistry from the medical rather than from the chemical stand-point.

In preparing these experiments the author has followed the popular plan of Beilstein, and has kept constantly in mind the chemical necessities of the average medical student.

The experiments cover work with the principal metals and acids, using Beilstein's examples. In addition, the more important alkaloids and some organic compounds of medical interest are considered In physiological chemistry, the work deals with the proteids and carbo-hydrates, the digestive processes, blood, bile, milk, and urine. The acid tests recently introduced for the clinical examination of stomach contents are also given. It may be used in conjunction with any systematic treatise on the subject. Extra blank leaves are inserted at the end for students' notes.

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CLARK.

SKETCHES OF IIIS CAMPAIGN IN THE ILLINOIS IN 1778-9. By Col. GEORGE ROGERS CLARK. With an Introduction by Hon. Henry Pirtle, of Louisville, Ky., and an Appendix containing the Public and Private Instructions to Col. Clark, and Maj. Bowman's Journal of the Taking of Post St. Vincent's. Portrait of General Clark. 8vo., $2.00. Large paper,

The importance of the expedition of Colonel Clark is known to every well-informed person as that to which we are mainly indebted for our possession, to-day, of the immense range of country west of the Alleghanies; and this personal narrative of that expedition, from the pen of its commander, it will be seen, is necessarily a paper of great historic interest, both as a portion of the local history of the West, and as an element in the history of our relations with Great Britain, France, and Spain. The typography of the volume is excellent.-Hisiorical Magazine.

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character is portrayed by himself, in "Col. George Rogers Clark's Sketch of his Campaign in the Illinois in 1778-9." . . Clark's military capacity was certainly of a high order, and it is seldom one reads of a commander possessing such boldness, resources and tact. He understood perfectly, for military purposes, the Indian nature, and how to cxhibit at the right time courageous defiance and magnanimity. The operations at Kaskaskia and Vincennes are described in a very graphic but truly modest manner-the march from the former post to take the latter being one of extraordinary A very original and striking revolutionary hardship and enterprise.-The Nation.

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CLAYPOLE. THE LAKE AGE IN OHIO; or, Some Episodes dur.

ing the Retreat of the North American Ice-Sheet. POLE. With 4 maps. Svo. Paper.

The former existence of a great ice-sheet treating ice. over the midland region of North America has now passed beyond the domain of speculation, and is one of the admitted facts in American Geology. The above named paper is an attempt to trace the series of changes which must have followed the re

By Prof. E. W. CLAY75

The work aims merely

at being a summary of the present state of our knowledge of this interesting geological study. . . . It is one of those resources from which the amateur and teaching ge ologist can draw important information.American Geologist

COFFIN. THE REMINISCENCES OF LEVI COFFIN, the Reputed President of the Underground Railroad. Being a brief History of the Labors of a Lifetime in behalf of the Slave, with Stories of numerous Fugitives who gained their Freedom through his Instrumentality, and many other Incidents. Steel Portraits of Levi and Catherine Coffin. 12mo. Cloth.

I write to thank you for the very interesting volume just received, entitled "Reminiscences of Levi Coffin." I examined the book carefully, soon after it was first published. It contains an authentic account of the operations of the Underground Railroad, one of the most forraidable movements against slavery, and which did much to bring on the conflict which resulted in emancipation. The part taken in that movement by Levi Coffin and his wife, Catherine, was so conspicuous and efficient that the history of their work and adventures will always have a great and peculiar interest. That history is given in the most entertaining way in this volume.-R. B. Hayes.

It gives me great satisfaction to learn that a new edition of that most remarkable book, "Reminiscences of Levi Coffin," is about to be issued. It is one of the world's autobiographies, the record of heroic adventures and noble self-sacrifice in the cause of hu

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manity. A braver man than Levi Coffin the world has never seen. He was the Chevalier Bayard of Peace and Freedom, and his true story has the fascination of a romance. As a moral educator, I wish it could be placed in the hands of every young man and woman in the land.-John G. Whittier.

Now that slavery in the United States has, happily, become a thing of the past, a desire has been expressed, in many quarters, that the very interesting adventures of many of the " passengers by Levi Coffin's "line" should not be suffered to pass into oblivion, but should be handed down for the instruction of a younger generation whilst the events are still fresh in the memory of the chief agent in the good work. . . . It is matter for thankfulness and deep satisfaction that our Friend Levi Coffin has been enabled to complete the preparation of so valuable a contribution to the history of American slave emancipation. - London Friend.

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