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How the Ohio Colonel Was Wounded at
Sooth Mountain.
BLOODY ENGAGEMENTS.
Beminiscences of His Treatment
with a Friendly Family.
A REAL LOVE STORY.
Middlktown, Mil., AprllS, 1877.
I cannot forbear, even at this late day, tbo publica
tion or some Interesting events which occurred here
during the lots rebellion referring directly to tbo gen
tleman wno lias recontly been Installed as President of
tbo Untied states.
The 14th of September, 1862, was s remsricablo Sun
day In this old Isshloued Maryland village. For almost
the first tune in a ceniurv tbo churches were closed
and clamor and tumult ufi'cmlcd the sacred hours.
All through the previous night the rebel army under
Lee bad been hurrying through tbo town on its retreat
westward aoftsa tbo valley. In tbo early morning
tamo McClellan's advance guard In but pursuit, the
wbolo Union army following. A battery, nnliinbered,
at tbo western edgo ol the village barrassed the reced
ing columns or the enemy and drow some answering,
rcaenilul cannon sbota, wbich crashed through tbe
walla of ono or two dwellings. Residents barred
their doors and loolc to the cellars, whero
horses, poultry, provisions and articles of valuo
were concealed. When they omorged distant artillery
peala and volleys of musketry announced the oponing
ol tbo battlo or South Mountain. They waited lor tbe
Issue of tbo engagement with suspense alternating
between hope and dismay. Most of them were Union
people. Mlddletown bad already got tbo nickname of
"Little Massachusetts." Should Leo win tbe battlo
tbey bad nothiug but calamities to look for. McClollau
was their shield against rulu.
One lainily was especially perturbed?the family of
Captain Jacob Rudy?whoso brick dwelliug stood on
tbo main street, the lourtb bouse Irum tbo western
verge of tbo village. Thcro were tbe Captain und bis
wile, two sons and fivo daughters. Tbo oldost son,
Paniel Webster Rudy, was sick in bed in an upper
cbumbei. Tbo two youugeBt girls, Laura uud Ella,
bad scarlet fovcr, and Laura, who bad boeu taken Into
tbo country, and stayed there while tbo robots were
passing tbrongh, now returned, rather the worse for
her journey. As tbe day advanced and tno battle roar
grew louder, and dubious rumors roachod tho
village, Captain Rudy mistrusted bis wisdom
in sticking tbere with a bouso lull ol in
valids; but It was too late to rornove. Late in tbe
alternoou tbe Union wounded began to nrrivo;
a procession of ambulances, wagons and stretchers,
showing ghostly faces and emitting low, agonizing
ones, moved up tbe street. Along with this procession
came news of the Union victory. Tbon the aspect of
Mlddletown was changed. Housos were thrown open.
Churches, scboolbousos, barns, und stables wore pro
pared tor woundod tnou. Tbe whole place was gradu
ally turned into a hospital.
A WOUNDUP COLO NEC.
Just as tbe sun went down beyond tho mountain bat
tle field an ambulance, drawn slowly and accompanied
by a surgeon, an orderly and two colored servauts,
mounted, approached tbe vtiiago along the turnpike.
An otllcer lay In the ambulance, mute, haggard, and
evidently In great pain. His light brown bair and
beard were dishevelled, bis collar was torn away front
bis throat aud bis unitorm was covered with dust and
?oilod with mud.
"Joel" ho callod.
"What is it, Rud?" Inquired tbe surgeon, bending
over Irom bis horse.
"Tako me to the first respoctable looking private
bouae we conto to alter wo get iuto town."
Tno bouse selected by Surgeon Webb was Jacob
Rudy's. Jacob himself stood In tbo doorway, wearing
under his gravity an habitual expression of good will.
"Is this your home, sir?" asked the Surgeon, with a
?alute.
??? U. "
"Then I bop* you can accommodate my brother-in
law hero with temporary quarters. It la Colonel
11 aye?, ol the Twouty-lbird Ohio. Lie Is severely
wounded in the urm uud needs quiet,"
"1 shall do very well," Bald u voice front the am
bulance, "If 1 can gel iuto a level bed. My servant Is
here. Ho will try not to inuko much trouble."
"All right," broke in tho Captain, "We'll tlx you, I
think, l.ct ino speak to my wile a moment"
Mrs. Ruuy, hospitable ami alert, soon hud a chamber
ready next the one occupied by Iter sick son, Daniel.
ThtlUor the lighting Ohio Colonel, pricked hard, but
saved by destiny lo muke a luturc President, was con
voyed "with some dilllcuity through sundry lower
moms aud up a narrow staircase. The wiuddws wero
raised, the arm was uubuudagod, and Webb uarclully
redressed the wound.
"There," said tie, when ho hud finished. "Now I'll
go down and arrange matters witn the lamtly."
BUY as' l'.VKT IN' TUK 1IATTI.K.
"Is he pretty badly tiurtr" asked Jucoo Rudy, when
Webb bad taken a chair in the sitting rocm.
"it'auu ugly sort of burl." replied the young sur
geon, "became thu bull hit the bone. Then again ho
lost a good deal ol blood, bocauso he would kcup on
lighting. In tho attack to-dav ho waa in tlio advance
brigade ol the udvuuco division ol lluruaida'a Corps,
which wus in auvauco ol tbo aruiy. He was ordered lo
lake a mountain path to tho left ol the old national
road, irel tho enemy and open tho engagement. He
louud their pickets In tho woods, received their lire
and drove them in. Beyond tho woods he saw tho
rebel line ndvanciug, lie charged luto it with u regi
mental yell, aud, alter some bcrce lighting, drove it
back through another piece of woods and ucross un
open Held buy uud. lluro be ordered bis men to cbargo
again; but be bad hardly given the eoiuinuml when a
bullet struck bis left arm abovo the elbow. Ho got oil'
his horse uud usaed n soldier to baudugo his
arm tightly near tne shoulder; but it wouldn't
do; be had to tumble; ami he probably
tainted. Auytiow, tho next thing ho knew
was that bis men wero lading back to tho woods lor
shelter. At this he got on his legs nguiu and made it
hot lor them until they came lorward. Tlieu they
muac It hot again lor the enemy. He couldn't stand
up long; ho had to lie down from sheer exhaustion,
llut tbo men say he kept giving oruers acd calling to
them to light It out. The Major, Cornly, at length as
sumed the command, and ordered the Colonel to be
carried oil the Held. Hut he came buck again, with bis
wound half dressed, and wont on lighting until ho was
tarried oil' again."
"1 hone ho got his belly lull by that time," said
Rudy.
"Jacob!"(from Mrs. Rudy.)
"Rover you mind, wile. You go on with that sup
per If you want to keep a latuiiy from starving."
Then be turned to Webb.
"No," answered tlio latter. "Ho worried and grum
bled until be beard tlint tbo rest ol the brigade bad
come up and dislodged the cnctuy with Hie bayonet.
Tuoii wo got him into an uinbul.iiico auu brought bun
to town. Sue here," be continued, "see whut be
wrote in his memorandum book slier bo l?q|. Tins is
Just like Hud Hayes lor all llie world:?'While 1 was
down I bad considerable talk with a wounded Confed
erate lying near me. 1 gave htm messages lor my
wilo and friends in euso I should not gel up. We wero
right jolly and friendly. It wus by no means an un
pleasant experience.' "
"do he is married, is he?" exclaimed Kate Rudy,
ouo ol ibe daughters. Where is ins wifeT"
"I suppose she's left Cincinnati, Ohio, by this
lime," answered Webb. "Wo teiograplied her from tbu
battle llold. She is a sister ol' miua "
"You will stay hero and attend him, of course,"
Captain Rudy said.
"A day or two, yes. My brother Jim, also a sur
geon, will be over. Hut we shall have to intend to a
good luuuy more. Have you any good locul physi
cian r"
"Yos, Indeed; Dr. llaer!" was lustantly chorused
by the whole Rudy family, tho several members ol
Which proceeded to pile up praises of their lavortlo
6nyticiau until Webb's brain grow diz/.y. Dr. Charlos
aer seems to have earned aud deserved tbu en
comiums which ore to this day uttered ol blm when
ever bis name is spoken In Middlotown. He was then
about thirty-llvu years old. His wiry, well propor
tioned figure; handsome lace and line bead, set oil by
auburn hair aud whiskers; his pleasant smile, quick,
energetic movement?, and nearly voice ol cheer, com
mended him uvcrywberu, in addition to bis skill and
success iu the practice ol Ins profession. His counsel
In thu case ol Colouol Hayes was ol great value, suico
It helped to prevent an amputation, and his services in
other homes <nd the improvised hospitals In tbo vil
lage during the following month saved many limbs and
lives. He was already married, and bad lluec or
lour young children. Ho has since removed to a Urm
In Roanoke county, near Mulein, Vs.
AKKINAI. or MUS. BiTH
On Tuesday, the lOlh, Surgeon James Webb arrived,
and the two brothers were ihencuiorth distinguished
Iu tbo Rudy household as "Dr. Joe" and "Dr. Jliu."
Both wero much liked. They occupied the tame room.
Colonel Hayes' servant and Dr. Joe's servant slept on
the floor in the chamber wuere Daniel Rudy lay.
Mr* Ilayes, who vainly sought for hor wounded
husband in Washington and Krodurtck, reached Middle
town on Wednesday, while the guns ol Aniteiam were
thundering btyoud the lliuu Ridge. Mie was accom
jsiuied by a relative, Mr. 1'lstt, and had uo dilllcuity ID
finding out the Colonel's retting place, the village
was half Ullod with wuunded soldiers of his regiment.
Indeed (be Twenty-lb trd Ohio had loot In killed and
wounded at Hoaih Mountain within eight men of hall
lie entire lorce engaged. The "Twenty-third rellpwa"
were lounging wherever there waa a abady place,
louie with heaila bandaged, aorao with arina In alluga,
others I unplug badly, Heveral ol the leuat bailered
ones bad been down to pay tholr respects to their com
mander since Sunday and were glad to show his wile
the way.
"The minute Mr*. Mayee came Inside the door," said
Mrs. Kudy to me, as I sat conversing of these incidents
with her and her daugutera, Kale and Klia, this after
noon?''the moment she crossed our threshold I knew
she was a good woman aud a natural lady. Of course
her husband was rejoiced to see lier and hear abont hia
children, and she was relieved to know that his wound
was not so dangerous us she bad Imagined tu She
made hersell easily at home here at once."
"Yes," said Miss Ella, "I remember the morning
alter she came. She was down In the kitchen early,
and askod Icavo to cook the Colonel's favorite dish."
"Ho had an appetite then?" I Inquired. "We are
recurring to lacts in the lite ol a very distinguished
person."
"A very good sppetlts," rejoined Miss Ells, smiling.
"He never objected to anything that was sent to him,
and, though he suffered constantly and got little sleep
lor a woek and longer, be was always cheerful. He
not only wouldn't bo cross?be wouldn't allow any
extra trouoie to be taken on his account. Mother
used to ask him II she could not 'do something' lor
htm. He always thanked lier, but said no; bs didn't
nocd anything; he was doing very well. The only
thing he did have changed was his bed; but Kate
will ttll von about that."
CO LOS M. H AYSS' ql'ARTSKS.
"II you win come up stairs." blithely suggested
Miss Kate Rudy, "i will show you the bed and the
room where bo stayed. A correspondent who was
here last summer, by the way, described this as "t
rickety stalrease.' It is n iriile narrow, but it cor
taluly isn't rickety. Then he spoke ol this chamber
as 'durk and gloomy.' Do you Had it so, sir!"
"Assuredly not," I replied, l.ike every apartment
In the house ims one showed mo perfection of neat
lies.-. Two large windows lighted it thoroughly. The
partition between the room occupied by Coluuel uud
Mrs. iluyes, and the one occupied by Drs. "Joe" and
"Jim" Webb tu 180*2 had since been removed, throw
lag the two chambers into one. The walls wero gar
uisbod with engruvlngs aud simple ornaments; the
carpet was ol u bright pattern, and an umplo stovo
stood beloro the chimney piece;
"Hero is Ills bed," exclaimed Miss Kate, lilting the
mattress. "When be camo it was like ull tho other
beds?the frame was held together by cords. If you
buve lived In ibo country you must know what luu it
is to 'tlghteu the bodcoras.' One person guts up uud
walks across, stopping on one cord alter another,
wbilo the other pulls each length of the cord tuul tho
instant the rope dancer's loot leaves it. Hull, the
tautest ol cords will sag, and so Colonel Hayes udoploU
the dovice you soa here; be had a solid hoard plaiioriu
laid lu place ol cords, and the mattress rested on that."
"That's what ho uie.tui wbou ho said in the ambu
lance thai he wanted 'a level bed,'" explained Miss
Ella
"1 wouldn't take a good deal lor this old bed," Kats
Rudy continued, tnu-dugly ; "I've slept in it ever since
the Colonel weut uwuy; 1 never had a bad dream lu It,
never."
"Ho you all felt In love with the patient Colonel," 1
remarked at raudotu, as we descended lUo stuirs.
"Wo.lell in love with bltn directly," assented Mrs.
Rudy. "He didn't talk mucU, but what lie said was to
tho*point. He never used.barsh language toward the
rebels, and never liked to hoar others do so. He spoke
generously ol the Southern ollloers, and of the bravery
ol their men. His manners were remarkably mild. It
was the same with Mrs. Hayes. As soon as be was out
ol danger, she used to spend u part ol overy day In tho
hospitals, visiting rebels und Union meu alike, rfho
took grapes to them, and any other delicacies sue
could get, and sometunos she would read to those who
liked to hear her. she bad u great many favorites, but
she wus attentivo to ail, and admired by everybody."
"Do you remember her hair, mother t" inquired
Miss Ella.
"Ob, yes," said Mrs. Rudy. "She used to wear her
hair in u stylo which had loug been out of general
fashion. It was conn ed smoothly down over her tem
ples and men hack, annual covering her ears She
gathered it behind in u plalu coll. This style became
her, though It would havo destroyed the looks of most
women, 1 am told sho still adheres to It."
out or DOORS.
At the end ol a fortnight Colonel Hayes was able to
come down stairs to his meals. A day or two later he
began to walk up lowu. A laul wbich excited tho
comments ol the villagers was that bo never walked on
the uurth side of the street, where there was a paved
sidewalk, but always took the south side, sometluios
wudiug shoe-deep in mud. Old residents, still tan
talized by ibis behavior of the Ohio Colonel, ure wont
to argue ibo why and wberelore of It around the tavern
stove.
On the 2d day of October, late In the alternoon,
Colonel und Mrs. Iiuyos slowly ascended the slope back
or tbo Uuiherun Church, toward the Lutheran Ceme
tery. From here thcro ta a beautiful view, extending
eastward to the Cotoctiu rango, westward to South
Mounluin and uortbward uud southward up and down
the lerltle valley ol Middlelown. A nundrod hues wero
on the mountains, hills end Intervoning.patehes ol wood
laud; brigUtest slioue Ibo loliago ol the dogwood and
the gum tree, tho lattor standing in clusters, with
many-tinted glossy leaves; the stubble ol thousands
ol harvested acics alternated Its browns and yellows
with the darkening greens of pastures which hud been
despoiled by two armies of their accustomed Hocks
and herds.
It was a quiet Dlsow.g-*?g*Aridl boar. Tbs wounded
Coionol and his wile seated themselves near the ceme
tery to watch tbo sunset. A groan startled them.
Turning her hoad Mrs. Hayes observed a soldier loun
tug with averted lace upon a gravestono. She uttered
a whisper ol surprise uud alarm:?
"It's Lieutcnunt IV 1 Out of his bed and up
here I Lust night tbey were despuiring of bis lilts."
Motioning to her husband to keep his seat, sho ap
proached tho officer and gently accosted him:?
"Lieutenant, isn't this very rauhr"
He lilted a lace haggard, not merely with the Illness
resulting from a mortal wound, but with another kind
ol agony. Mechanically touching his cap, ho stared,
but did not apeak.
"Had you not better go down to tbo hospital?" she
asked.
"1 thank you; no."
Shu husuuted a moment; then, approaching nearer,
said:?"You are sultcring. Has uuythiug occurred?
Can I be of service to you? Or perhaps the
Colonel ; he Is here, close by."
The young man's laco was so distorted by anguish
that seconds elapsed bclore he partially composed him
aetC "Madam," he said, at length, "I do uoi think
that you?1 uo not think that anybody?can uid me.
Last night I thought ol living. To-day" (with a bitter
sinilo) "tbo uses ol llle are not apparent." Hecover
lug bis composure, bo added In an ordinary tone, "I
have no Idea that 1 shall live twenty-four hours longer;
perhaps it Is well you catua?yes, It Is well. Will you
usk your husband? 1?1 think?I shall have to sit
down."
AX IDYL AXD A TltAUKDY.
"Now, sir," proceeded the Lieutenant, after the
kind lauy who had greeted nun had Insisted on but
toning his military capo around bis snoulders, "there
is nothing to tell out ol the common; It is an old story
with dilfereut minu s. It 1 trouble you with it, it is be
cause 1 see uootberwuy. Thoro are no people down
tbere?motioning toward the hospital?to whom I
could Intrust a necessary message. I inn too weak to
write?you aoebow my baud trouibles."
A pause.
"My parents are not living. I have no brothers nor
sisters?no near relative except a little girl cousin o(
my mother's, an orphan, who was placed under my
care several years ago. She is property provided for.
As she never saw mo but twico sue will not. grieve.
* * * The ludy" (hero the officer choked a utile)
"who will loci ibis blow tho hardest has already been
prostrated by tbu news of my wound. 1 bad hoped
she would come down to see ine? with her mother. 1
received no deilulte tidings of her until to-day. Here
Is her mother's telegrum."
Tho despatch road thus:?
Watkktowx. N. Y., Oct 2, 1H62.
To Lieutenant ? ? .?th New York, lu li< ipltal,
Middlatnwii. Aid.:?
Have Imped to start with J? almost every day for a
lortnighi. Kefruined Ironi Informing you ot her continued
delirium. Iter situation i? critical. Telegraph liar what
may be a laet word. M. A. T .
"1 know well what Is meant," continued ibe Lieu
tenant. "She is dying, us I am."
"Come," said ibe Colonel, touching hl> sleeve;
"come down to tho hospital."
"It is strange," the officer went on to say, not heed
ing; "strange that when 1 am so well convinced I
shall not live I grieve that she cannot live also. What
1 have longed lor is to be wuh Iter. Now, that 1 uin
sure 1 must relinquish her here, why should 1 not bo
glad that wo are so soon to meet beroalter? Yet tbo
idea o( her death is tcrrlblo to me. Hut 1 lorgel,"
said he, rousing blmscli, "the request 1 had to muko
ol you. Her picturo is here, inside my vest. The let
ters Ironi her since I huvo becu :n the urmy are in my
valise, legibly marked; my servant baa the key.
Home other things thero are, inclosed In n packet.
They are all to be sent to her mother, who will decide
whether and when to deliver tbciu to her. 1 have
been thinking ol a letter, but 1 am too weuk to write,
and I could not bear to dictate ouc. 1 shall manage to
write a telegram, to bo soul to her mother alter my
death. I will ask you to luko charge of it. "
He had apoken rapidly, utmost hysterically, toward
the last. Ho n<ldu>i, attempting to riso, "Now 1 urn
ready to go." At the moiueut a hoy cutue rut.ulng up
the slope with something in his baud. It was a tele
gram, whicQ he gave to the Lieutenant.
"As you sec," the latter said, olforing Ibe despatch,
"It Is over."
My poor (thus ran the message), J. ?? celled
your asm* for the lest time a Utile alter no. i^to-day. Sue
ulil not suffer or coiuuluiu. He patient. Uet bttler. Come
dome. M. A. T .
Tho boy scampered back with a message for the
Lieutenant's servant, turning a somersault or two on
tho way. fioon utter tho Lieutenant, ms pallor in
creased, said adieu and moved paiulully down the bill,
supported by bis servant's urtn. Ills wound, irritated
and inltuiued by suoli reckless exertion, bled anew.
Lover set la before miduigni, and he died, alter a
period oi cxbuuitiug frenzy, the following altornoou.
PKfAltrUltK? A NARROW KrM'AI'K.
Just thrco works alter the battle ol .South Mountain,
in wnicli lie received bis wouud. Colonel Huvos uud Ins
wilu loll Mlduletowu lor their home iii CiucinosIL
Kegretllug to purl with the Kudys, who had horu so
kind to them, they Old not Know and did not hear lor
some tune afUfward ol a pari I they had almost mar
vellously escaped Daniel Webster Kuily, tbu son who
lay in the romii iiilyduing the Huyet'chnmber, whs sup
posed to have soViet lever. It turned out that he bud
the smallpox! yn? pillows on Ins bod were afterward
u.-ou to prop t:p 'olonel lluyes ut meal times, yet the
latter had no symptoms ol the disease then or later,
nor had the negro servants, who slept ovory night on
the door in Daniel's rooin. Alter the Hayes' oeparluro
every nu mber ol the Kudy household was attacked by
smallpox, and Charlie, the youngest boy, died of
II. "When wo wrote to Mrs. Hayes about II," said Mr*.
Kudy, yesterday, "she wrote back tbat they lell small
pox proof"
??Havo vou had any Intercourse with them since?"
I linked.
"Yes: Colonel Hayes wns with Hunter on his raid
into Virginia. Returning Iroin ibul raid no uud Dr.
joe Webu stopped here out day and took dinner with
an Kata visited Mrs. Hayes at Oolambus nlno year*
ago. Tney gavo her a iiearty welcome and treated tier
baodaooiely. Wbeu Governor Hayes was Dominated
lor President wo were all interested, wishing blin to
aucceod. On election day my busbatui was very un
well ; still he went up lown mid voted lor Hayes. He
died last Christmas. My aon Daniel, who Is now in
the Custom House at Baltimore, aent Governor Hayes
a note announcing the death. The answer came back
wtlbin a week, ft expressed tbe utmost sympathy lor
ua ail. sou reverted kindiy to the tune when he won
disabled and bad a homo with ua"
A ml'KKK CIIAKAt'TBK.
The old City Hotel, ou ihe malu street, thrives amain
and there I met u quaint character, a man ol lorty-llvo
or Ally years. "Sir," he said, ?'! see you are a trav
eller. seeking lolormutiou. You want to Kuow
something about Ibis region. I can tell you.
It's the garden spot 01 the Stale ot Mary
land, though the land lias been a
lee-tie Impoverished by overworking during the puat
ten years. Wo grow wheat and corn mostly; vory
little tobacco; plenty ol Iruit; only enough vogota
blea for locul consumption. Wnoat runs all the way
from 10 to 36 bushels an acre?mostly 10 to 16 bush
els; corn runs Iroro 'Jl> to 6M buahois?say 36 bushels?
to the acre; potatoes froui 300 to 600 bushels to the
acre. We're In Frederick county. Frederick, the
largest town, has a population ol about 8,600. Middle
town here nus 800. The whole county 47,000. ' Our
Valley of Middlelown is watered by Cotocbin Creex
and a hundrca little tributary brooks. The roads are
splendid In summer, lu the 'winter terrible. Yes, sir
(I know what you'ro going to ask), we've hud war
here. Over yonder ou .soutu Mountain Is where the
new President, liuyes, wus wounded, home ol the
men ol his regiment said he did light that day like am.
L'p there, too. Is the spot where Kcno tell. And 1
could show you the well where Farmer Meyers, who
took a contract to bury soldiers at $1 a head, durapod
fifty or sixty ol 'ein Into a well uca covered 'oai up,
and culled that decent Christian burial, hir," ejacu
lated the speaker, with sudden solemnity, "I kuow
?emothlng about the battle ol Souih Mountain."
THE RUSSIAN EASTER.
FIItINU A a It AND BALUTE?THE ADMIRAL AND
GRAND DUKE VISITING THE FLEET?ALEXIS
AND THE TELEPHONE.
At eight o'clock yesterday morning the flag was
hoisted ou hoard the Russian flagship Svellana and tbe
three ships of tbe fleet were dressed with flags lu honor
ol Easter Sunday. After tbo band had, as usual,
saluted the flag, playod the Russian national anthem
and "Hall Columbia," the usual Sunday morning in
spection ol the flagship by Captain the Grand Duke
Alexis uud tbo Admiral began. Tbe officer* were,'on
account of it boing Easter Suuduy, In their splendid
lull dress uulforms of greou and gold, with swords and
cocked hats, uud weurlug their orders oo their left
breast a Tbo Admiral and Captain tbo Grand
Duko Alexis did not, us during the mid
night muss, wear the uniform o! the Emperor's
?ulie, hut their brilliant lull dress naval
uniforms. The Admiral wore tbe broad red
ribbon ot tbe Order ol Ht. Aune, tbo cross ol hi.
Vladimir, and a number of olbor decorations, both
Russian and foroigu. The Grand Duke Alexis woro tho
blue rlbbou and sliver enamelled star ol tno lamlly,
Order ol St. Andreas, and tno cross of St. Vladimir.
The Grand Duko Coustaullne woro tbo star ol tbo
Order of St. Andreus. The breast of Huron Schilling
was especially rich in orders, both Russian and
lorolgu. Captain Novunstlsky wore, among orders,
tbo cross oi St. Aune.
Tno brilliant array of officers were drawn up on tho
?larboard side ol tho quarterdeck, and tbe crew of
some live hundred and lllty men ou tbo port aide. Tho
Grand Duke passed In front ol tho officers, saluting
them. They together returned the suluto. Tbo Cap
tain theu inspected his crew and tho wholo ship, after
which tbo Admiral, accompanied by the Captain, did
the same.
TUX ADMIKAI. VISITS UIS VLXBT.
At about ten o'clock Admiral BoutakolT, accom
panied by Flug Commander and Flag Lieutenant Prince
StcherbaioU, embarked on board his sixieeu-oured
bargo, which was in command of Ensign Prince
Barialinsky. In front, at tho bow, there was the
Adtnlral'a pennant, und behind the Russian ensign.
The guard was paraded and the band played as be lelt
the flagship. Tbe Admiral was Orel rowed up the river
to the corvette liogatyr. On ascending to the deck
with tbo two accompanying officers be was received by
Cupiaiu Shsfrolf and tho officer of tbe deck, Lieutenant
Brcetropp. On the eturboard side were ranged the
officers of tbe oorvette, while the crew wcro placed
forward of tho mainmast on both sides or the ship.
Tho marine guard oo tbe port aide presented arms
as tbe Admiral reached the deck. The Admiral passed,
accompanied by tbe Captain and tbo flag officers. In
front of tbe officers and crow, saluting, saying,
"Christ Is risen;" they responding, "Verily, He is
risen." Tho Admiral theu cnteroa tlio ?Captain'scabin
with bis officers, and tho felicitations ol Easter wero
given and received, tho Admiral and tbo flag officers
kissing the Captain threo times ou the checks. Alter a
short stay the Admiral led the ship and paid a similar
visit to tbo corvette Aslcold, where ho was received In
the same way and went through the same ceremonies.
ALXXtS VISITS THK BOOATYR AMU A8KOI.O.
About a quarter of an hour ufter Captain tbo Grand
Duko Alexis In hie gig, which wac In charge or Ensign
Prince Obolensky, lelt his ship and visited the
llogatyr, being received at the gangway by the Cap
tain and tho Olllcer of the Duck, tbo marine guard pre
senting arms. Tbo Grand Duke and the Captain then
entered the captain's cabin, having embracod ouch
other outside according to the Easier custom, I.eav
,ng the llogatyr ho visltod the Askold, being received
by Captain Tlrtoff.
OKKKTIXO FROM SAX PRAXCI8CO.
At about nine o'clock A. M., beiore visiting the othor
ships, Admiral lloutakofr received from Admiral I'er
sino, coinmandiug tho Kussian Pacific squadron ol
eight vessels, now lying at dan Francisco, a telegram
wishing him the lelicitutloiiB el the duy, and sehdihg
those ol the olUcers of the fleet of the 1'uclllc to those
of the flying squadron uow at New York. In reply
Admiral lioutakoff sent his thanks aud the fellcltaliuns
of the Uruud llukes und of the officers of tho squadron
COXUHAl ULATIUXS PROM THK KXI'KKbR.
At bsll-pust ion o'clock A. M. Captaiu Novossllsky
read, in presence of the assembled ofllccrs und crew,
from tbo Admiral's order hook that the Kinperor had
sent by his courior, Prince DoundoukolMforsukofT, bis
lei cautious and bts thunks to the oitloers and crew lor
their services.
The Admiral and Grund Duke Alexis entertained at
breaklusl at oleven o'clock, In the Admiral's cabin,
Captain Hbulloli; of thu llogatyr; ur. Condrine, liurou
Schilling, Captaiu Tulholl, ol the Arn old; Cupiuiu
Novossilsky, executive olllcer of tho Hvetlaun; Flag
Commander Alexielf, Sub-ldeuteuani tbe Grand Duko
Couslaiitine and Flag Dieuteoaut Princo MiobcrhaloO;
At midday thirty-one gnus were tired irom tho
Svetluna aud the two other vessels of tbe fleet in linoor
ol Eastor Day. As llio tenth gun was fired from the
frigutu the hist gun was fired lrom tho corvettes Ascold
aud Bogatyr. For ten in mutes the rapid cannonading
from sieo to side of the Russian fleet woke the echoes
of the Hudson, and aa the lust echo died away the cer
emonies of Easter were finished.
During the day u large crowd were on tho wharves
viewing tho Russian fleet. Tho three vessels, almost
In line, made a line appearanoe with the sigualgflags
Stretched In lino Irom topmasts to tbe ends ol the yards
and from tho foretopmust to the end ol the bowsprit.
Russian ensigns were spread from the lore, the main
and the inixzeutopmust ol the three vessels. During
the breaklasi ol the Admiral and Grand Duke a num
her of tho otlicers of the Kvetlana visited the Bogatyr
and Ascold, whicn visits were returned in tho alter
noun.
At half-past one O'clock Admiral UoutakofT, tho
Grund Duko Alexis, the Grand Duko Coustuutine,
Baron Belittling and Dr. Coudrlne were rowed ashore
in tbo Admiral's sixtceu-uared bar so und disembarked
In the city at mo loot ol Twouiy-ihird street.
MsTKMISU TO TlIK TM.irHOMK.
An arrsngcutuui was made with Maurice Strakoscb
to have u private exhibition of thu telephone yesterday
uliernoon lor the be hi-III ol thu Grand Duko Alexis.
Through thu kindness ol Mr. Orion, or tho
Western Union, aud Mr. Brown, the super
intendent, an apartment was secured In their
otUco in Twentv-lturd street and Filth avenue, and
necessary orders were given to secure a direct circuit
between this city and Philadelphia. Althougn the
company was about moving all its apparatus iu Phila
delphia from the oid into tbo new building, Mr. Stra
koseb's telephone Instrument wua carried thither and
back, und pluced in position in a lew hours, and at mo
appointed lime (one o'clock) Mr. Goodrich, the pianist,
seated himself at the instrument in Philadelphia and be
gan playing lor Ilia Imperial Uighucss. The nrst sir
pt-rloriued was II.u Russian national hym. "Cetnin'
through the Rye," "Way llowu Upon the Kuwauco
River'- nod a number ol selections ot Ainoricau music
lollowed. Among thoso iu tho room were Itarou
Bcniiliug, ol the Russian Embassy, and Messrs. Orion
and Brown. The whole allair wua quite mini mal, tno
gentlemen sitting quietly about tlia room
listening to llio melodies as they camo
over the wires. Tho Grand Duko Alexis oxpressed
himsell as highly delighted with the perioi in.ittco
and manifested consider .bio wonder at Its uuvcliy.
lie also signified his intention to attend the concert oil
Tuesday, in which Die Bull and Miss l'hursby are to
participate.
AT THK RAOLK.
Alter dinner the Grand Duso Alexis, Daron .Schilling
and Dr. Coudrlne visited tbe Eagle Theatre. They oc
cupied box No. I. 'Ihu occasion was tho taroweil Sun
day ooncort given by tbe Annuo Troupe. '
A FAITHFUL HERVANT'S FUNERAL.
The funeral ol Mr. John T. Robinson, late ol No. 353
Washington street, Hohoken, and one of tho managers
ol A. T. Stewart At Co. lor tno past fifteen years, took
place yesterday. Upward of four hundred employes
from the above meuttoned Arm were present The
display of flowers In various lornis Was very hand
some. The luneral services took place ut tbe late resi
dence of the uoceased, aud were conducted by the
Rev. Mr. Brady and Rev. Mr. Hodson. Toe remains
were taken to Boston for interment.
LITERATURE.
M hi u^?Jr3!!?0l* L,KTT?!i<*- wtl? a preface and memoir
Miller ry s5to<1(larJ- Vork: James
H bus been m.iny years since tbe reviewer was last
called upon to read a new volumo from ibe pen of
Klixabetb Barrett Browning, duett Is bis happy task
to-da). Sixteen years alter iter deem a volume of her
letters Is glveu to the public. These letters are ad
droasod to Kiebard U. Home, a man who has lived on
tho outskirts of funio and is hotter koown as a friend
of men of letters than us a inuu of letters himself. His
writings, which covor a variety of subjects, are now
out of print. Mr. Klchard Henry Stoddard, who was
wisely uboson to edit the American edition of these
letters, gives a little sketch of Home byway or preface.
Speaking of tbe poetic drantaa of the last hundred
years, among which Homo's are numbered, be saya:?
"Tho English public was indulgent to these produc
tions, aud their writers thought that the good old
poetic drama was nourishing ouce more. Not a bit of
lb It iaated about thirty youre ut most, uud Is ss deed
to-day as Julius Cwsur. Mr. Tennyson may entertain
hi in self by writing 'Mury' and 'Harold,' but they
might us well have remuinud unwrltton."
Mr. Home's excuse tor publishiug these letters of
Mrs. Browning's is that the Ink I boy wero writteu with
was failiug and that ho was obliged to resort to typo to
proserve them. We bare a secret opinion that Mr.
lloruo was not averse to seeing bis nuine iu print
in this connection particularly as Mrs. Urowutug is
very complimentary, and gives us a bigger idea of bis
Importance than wo ever bad bo I ore. Wo shall not,
however, quarrel with so purdooablo a weakness,
since It has bad accomplished a result by whieli wo aro
tho greatest gainers. Mr. Mioddard baa written a most
interesting und appreciative memoir of Mra. Brown
lug to this edition of her letters, tu which be pronounces
the Sonueta irom Hie Portuguese "tho most remark
ablo personal poems evor written," a sentiment with
which wo heartily agree, while wo feel thatporhapa the
personality of some la almost too Intense, Tho one
begiunlug?
first time he kissed me, he but only kissed
J no liui;uraut this haud wheruwim I write,
seems to us lou sacredly personal for publication, al
though wo would bu sorry never to have known It. In
this memoir Mr. Stoddard quotes a letter to Leigh
lluut In which Mrs. Browning says, in spoukiug of his
"Kuiigiou o( the Heart: '?."! believe In tho divinity of
Jesus Christ in the iuieusesl sense; that He was Uod
absolutely. Hut lor ibo real, I am very unorthodox
about the spirit, ibo llosh uud tho devil, und t( you
would not lot mo sit by you u grout uiuuy churchmen
wouldn't; in (act, churches, all ol them as at present
constituted, seem tee narrow uud low to hold true
Christiuuity in Its proximulo developments. 1 at least
cannot help believing thorn so. ? Mrs. Browning's let
ters to Mr. Home are very oir-haud and persouul, and
contain running tires or commout upon contemporane
ous writers which are often amusing und alwuys origi
ual We mako a few uuotutlona:?'Talking of poets
no, not talking of poets, bat thinking of poets-are you
aware, O Orion ! tnal tho most popular poet allvo Is tho
Kov. Hubert Montgomery, who walks into his twenty
and Hoinoibiugtb edition ?Hko nothing ?> I mcau tho
author of 'Satan,' 'Woman,' 'Omulprosonco
or tho Belly,' 'The Messiah,' tho last of
theso being la its teens of editions, aud the greatest not
worth a hark of my Flushie's! Mr. Flushle is rnoro
of u poet, by the shining ol his eyos I Hut Is It not
wonderful that this mau who waves his white hand
korchiel from the pulpit till tho tears run In rivulolal
all round should have unotner trick of orutory (us
good) where bo can't show tho ring on bis little linger?
I really do boliovo that tho -Oninlpresenco ol tho Belly'
is in the twenty .fourth edition or beyond it; u fuct that
cannot bo staled In respect to Wordsworth after all
these years." Of Harriet Marilneuu:-"1 have bad
great plcusuro laloly la sumo correspondohco with Miss
Martiueau, tho noblest leinule Intelligence between the
sons; 'as sweet ss spring, us ocean deep.' She is in a
hopeless anguish of body and aereue triumph of spirit,
with at once no hope and all hope I To hear Irorn hor
wus both a pleasure and bouor to me." of Tenuy
son: "I send you 'an opinion'on Tennyson. Use It,
or do not use it. Ho is a divine pool, but X have louud
it difficult (in the examination of my own ihougbta
of him) to analyso his divinity, and to determine (even
to myself) bis particular uspeci as u writer. What is
the reasou ?ft* iff n never struck me bofora. A truo
and divine poet nevertheless. " or Edgar Allan i'oo
sho writes;??.y0Ur irteud, Mr. Boo, u a speaker of
strong words 'In both kinds.' ? ? ? Aa lo ltl0
?Haven,' tell me what you shall say%bout It. Thoro
is certainly a power, but it does not seem to mo lo ho
tho natural expression of a suno intellect in whatevor
mood; and I think that thia should bo spoctllod In tho
title of tbe poem. Thoro is a faniasticalness about the
'air' or 'madam' and thlnga of tho sort which la ludic
rous, unless thore Is a spociflod Insanity to Justify the
struwa. Probably ho-tho author-intondod it to be
roud In the poem, and ho ought to buvo Intended It.
Tho rbytbin acts excellently upou the imagination, and
tho 'nevermore' has a solemn chiino with it. Bon't
got rac into a scrape. Tho 'pokerlsbuess' gust gods I
what Mohawk English !) might bo found fatal, peradven
ture. Besides, Just because I havo been crllicitod I
would not criticise. And 1 am of opinion tbat tbero is
uncommon force und ctrect In the poem."
Thoro Is uo such thing as a life of Mrs. Browning
extant, ahamo to say, and theso loners (for which wo
shall always bo grateiul to Mr. Uorno) havo givon us a
bcitor insight inio the everyday lifo of tho divino
poetess than uny thing tbat has been published.
That I.ahm o' Lowell's. By Francos Hodgson Burnett.
Now York: Suribner, Armstrong ti Co.
As Miss Fanny Hodgson tUo author of this novol
was first introdncod to us through tbo pages of A'crib
nrr's Monthly, (or which magazine abe wroteocoasioual
short stories. She was wholly unknown to the editor
when her manuscript was Orst sent to, and going
through a dreary pllo of commonplace stories ons
day he cams npon one of bers. Ho did not
havo to read lar to seo that he bad fouud
a Jewel. That was a Held day tor that editor,
for siorlos such as those signed "Fanny Hodgson,"
coming from an unknowu source, Is a new experience
lor an odltor. It is needless to say that her story was
published, and from that day sho has boon among the
most valued contributors to Scribntr't. That "Lass o'
Lowrie'a" Is Mils Hodgson's (now Mrs. llurnoti) nrst
long story, and in It she baa fulfilled all tbo promise 01
her early work. It Is an English story; Mrs. Burnett
Is an English woman by birth, and the scons Is laid In
the mining districts of Lancashire. The heroine Is
Joan Lowrle, a girl with great physical bouuty as woll
as beauty of character. She was brought up to work
in the minus, and that was about all the bringing up
she had. Sho Is a very strong character, always in
action, seldom talking. She was of loo line a nature
to be on gosslpping tonus with the other oolllery girls,
who rather loared her and wore always telling of the
odd doiuga of that lass o' Lowrie'a Joan took In a
poor, friendless girl whose lovo of admiration had led
her astray, uud cared lor her child as though It had
been her own. Tbe sceno where Jou. uds tho town's
people lorinonltng poor Liz is well described:?
Derrick turnod tousaertalu the moaulug ol this cry
ol appeal, but almost oolore he had lime to do so Jouu
herr>ell had borne down upon the group; she had
pushed her way through it uud was standing in the
centre, confronting tbu girl's tormentors in a llamo of
wrulii, aud L X was clinging to her.
"What ha' ibey been sayin' to yo', lass?" abe de
manded. "Eh I but yo'ro a oruve lot, yo'are?women
yo' cu' yo'rsous!?budgeriu' a slip o' a woneb loike
thia"
"1 did na cooui hack to ax nowt fro' noan o' them,"
sobbed the girl. "I'd ruyihor dee uuy day nor do it!
I'd refiner starve I' lb' ditch?an' it s couiiu' to that."
"Here," said Joan, "gi' me lb* clioild."
Sho bent down aud took it from her, and tbon stood
up beloro Ibern all, holding it high in ber strong
arms?so superb, so statuesque aud yui so womanlv a
Uguro, Hint a thrill shot through the heart ol the man
watching hsr.
"Lasses," she cried, ber voice tairly ringing, "do
yo' see line? A bile' a helpless tiling us caiiua suswer
hack yo'ro Joors! Ay! look at it well, uw ou yo'.
Borne on yo's getien ill' loike ul wtioaiu. Ah' wuou
yo'vo looked ut ih'clioild, look at lU' uiothorl Wevon
toen year owd, Liz is, an' lb' world's gone wrong wi'
her. I wunnot suy as th' world's gone ower reel wi'
uuy on us; but them ou us as had th' streuglh to
howd up ageu It, need nu sul our loot ou tbeui as has
gone down. Happen thcer's na so much to choose be
twixt us elior aw. But I've gotten this to tell yo'?
tnern na line owt to say o' Liz, mun say It to Joan
Lowrie!"
This was Derrick's Orst sight of Joan, and he never
forgot It. Derrick is tho boro of tho story, and was
tbe new ovorscer at the mines. Den Lowrle, Joau'e
father, was an ugly cuetomor, one of the dieafTectod
bud sort, who are always at outs with tboir employers.
Ho hated Derrick, end the story of his vengoaucn Is
thrilling In tho oxtreme. As the reader will guess from
tbo first chapter Joan and Derrick were to become
something mere than fin ploy or and employed. Hew
tbe ebaraoter ol this poor girl is developod by ber love
lor tbe man to much above her In station Is
a wondsrfoi atody. W# have no hesitation in leymg
that there ta no 11vlng writer?man or woman?who
hat lira. UurneU'a dramatic power In telling a atorjr.
There are many who nave greater literary ability,
greater strength, perhaps, In developing character, but
us a raconteur she hat uo equal This probably seem*
like vory itrong praite, und to It it; but no one who
reads ibo tiory carefully will tay that It It not do
aerved. tVe will make a quotation to prove our asaer.
"on. Here it the death of old Lowrie. Ho nad always
been a hard father to Joan, and came to Intend by
the trap ho had laid lor Derrick:
When Lowrio died, Amcc and Bruce wero in the
room with Joan. Alter the ttrst two days the visitors
had dropped off. I hey hud satished their curios ty.
Lowrie was not a lavorile. and Joan had always
seemed to stand apart Irom her follows, ao thoy were
left to ihetutelvua.
Joan was standing near the bed wben tbero came to
him his tlrat and last gleapi ot conaciousnvsa. The sun
waa setting, and its larewoll glow streutnlng througn
tho window Jell upon hi* disfigured lut*c nud sightless
eyes._ He roused himself, moving uneasily.
"What1! up wi' met" ho muttered. "1 conna sou?
1 couua "
Joan atepped forward.
"Keyther," abe said.
Then memory seemed to return to him. Ao angry
light shot across bis face. He lluug out his hands and
groaned:?
??What!" he cried, -tha art theer, art lha?" and
helpless und broken as he was, he wore that mo
incut a look Joan had long ago Icurued to under
uuud.
??Ay, fey t her," sho answered
It uppearod as II, during the low moments In which
ho lay gasplug, a lull recognition of the tact that ho
hud been bullied and beaten alter all?that his plotting
bad hern ol uo avail-forced itself upon him. Ho made
?u effort to speak once or twice and lulled but at last
the words came. '
"Tha went agon mo, did thaf" ho panted. "Dom
: "Dd w,"i ? struggle to sumniou all his alrcugth
he raised hiuisolf, groping, struck at her with his
clenched buud, uud, lulling to reach her, fell forward,
with his lace upon the bed.
i? Il?WM a" 0,[er W||0U 'bey raised bun and laid him
otoerw,loU?i^an Upr'?lU' tr<"ubloa 0
Isolated psssagos, however, cannot do Justice to tho
book. With all its dramatio power and simple pathos
it Is quite humorous, and shows versatility of Inven
tion. Tho character drawing is strong aud bold, and
wo should judgo from this story that Mr* Uurnett
could write uu acting drama that would bring hor lame
und fortune. Tho publication of a story like "That
Lass o' Lowrlo's" is u red loiter day in tho world of
literature.
Cbxtral Africa; or, Nakcii Truth or Nakrd Pro
M.K. An aeoaunt ol expeditious to the take Vie
lorla Nyauza, Ac. By Colonel C. Chaille Long, i?
the Kgypcnn Stair. New York: Harper it Brother!
The most orlgiual foaturo of Colonel hong's book is
its tulo. The Colonol writes lu a rather agrceablo, oil
bund style, without any pretensions to litorury merit
or BclonilUc knowledge. Ills adventures wero not
very different from other African explorers, except
that they do not seem to have bocn quite so danger
ous. On tho whole, bo won pretty well troated und
bad a rather comfortublo tlmo whon ho was not ill.
Ou his return to Kgypl tho followlug wero submitted
to the govcrumoot as ibo results of his expodillous:
1. M'Tsd, King of I'gunda, had been vlsiled, and the
proud African monarch made a willing Rubject, and his
country, Mch In Ivory and populous, created tbo
southorn limit of Egypt.
2. The Luke Victoria Nyanza had boon partially ex
plored, not thoroughly, owing to my belplcsa and
almost dying condition ut tho time.
3. Tho Victoria Ulvor, leaving the Lake Irom Uron- !
doganl (from whonco Captain Speko had been driven)
had boon explored for tbo flrst tlmo as lar as Kuruiua
Kails, thus forever puttiug at restall doubts and ostab
Halting tho connection botweon tbo Luko Victoria and
the Lako Albert. From Urondoganl to Karuma Kails
tho river was provon to bo navigable by steamers of
tho Aralest draught.
4. Tho discovoroy, in about latitude 1 dog. 30 rain,
north, of a lake, slnco named Ibrahim, thus adding
another great reservoir to the sourcos ol tho Nllo? n
system ol basin of which tho Lako Victoria and tbo
Lako Alborl wore only known heretofore?tho platoau
southward acting as a groat watershed to tho alraust
perpetual equatorial rains.
6. I ho adair at Hrnoll?a desperate preconcerted
attack on the part of Uvo hundred savages upon two
frail harks containing throo combatants, resulting In
tbo loss to tho onomy, mentioned In tho general ordors
already cited.
Tho results of the expedition to the Makroka Niam
Nlam couutly may bo summed op as follows:?
1. Communication had been oponud from the Babr
ol-Ablad, viet armis, by punlftbmont given the Yanbari
trlbo?to tho Niam-Xtum country, rich in Ivory, whose
Inhabitants were friendly and woll disposed towards
the Kgypiiuu government.
2. Occupation of that country by the establishment
ot military posts, which wero to servo the doublo pur
pose of acquiring ivory in exchange for cotton cloths,
Ac., and at tbo sumo time Inculcating lu tbo uativo
habits of Industry, cultivation of the soil, tho raising
of cuttle (tho want of which has boen the chlot incen
tive to anthropophagy); In (act working an ameliora
tion In the state of the negro, social, moral and
meulal.
3. Extended Information as to the customs, fabrics,
Ac., obtaiuod of theso people, specimens ot whom, in
the Intcrost of ethnography, were brought to Cairo
and prescntod to the government.
In conclusion Colonel Long says that the Nomads of
the Upper Nllo, under a proper regime ol discipline aud
the selection of good mon thut ho knows among them,
be regards as the great future civilizing clement for
tbo redemption of this country, since the Arab cannot
permanently dwell in Its pernicious climate.
I.lTKItAKY CHIT-CHAT.
Henry Holt Jt Co. aro about adding to tbolr Lelsuro
Hour Series tbal beat of all Joan l'aul Kichtor'a books,
tbe "Flower, Fruit and Tborn Pieces."
Professor IV. U. Sumner, of Yale, bos In Putnam's
press bis "Lectures on tbo History of Protection In tbe
United States."
Tbe revolution in tbe book publishing trade, so long
Impending, Is likely to bring down tbe high retai)
pricos which have ruled so many years, and thus be a
public bcuoQt. D. Appleton k Co. havo already re
duced tbelr educatloual books to lower publishing
prices.
Tbe peronntal popularity o( Dickens Is soon in the
fact that tbe new two shilling oditlon of tbe "Pick
wick Papers," wbicb tbo Loudon publishers have just
Issued, was subscribed for to tbe extent of 42,000
copies by tbe Kngllsh book trade.
Mr. T. A. Trollope's forthcoming "Life of Pope Pius
IX." will be rather personal than historical, and will
appear near tbe closo of tbo summer in two volumes.
Mr. James Bryce, who seconded Mount Ararat last
year, has In Mucinillan's press a volumo of travols in
Traus-Caucaslo.
M. KCnau's "Orltlnes du Chrlsttantsme" will be
brought down to tbo death of Trajan in the dim vol
ume, to bo published this month, and In the sixth will
roach the year 160 A. 1). M. Kcuun will then write the
history ol the Jews before Christ, in two or throe vol
umes.
Bitlor's German life of Sabastlsn Bach bos been
translated in an abridged form by Miss Sbuulewortb, |
and printed In London.
The London Academy treats Mr. Van Lauu's History ;
ol Fronch Literature with great severity. The omissions
of nolablo writers aro said to bo as numerous as tho
blunders in passing Judgment upon French writers
who are noticed. "Properly to expose tho shortcom
ings ol tbis book," says the critic, "we rhould want ,
the wholo number of the Academy to unrnolveii."
Mr. Jobu Morris' "Troubles of Our Catholic Fore
fathers," In tho third series, Just out In London, en
ters upon tbo persecutions ol tbo Human Catholics In
Yorkshire and the North of Kuglaud.
General Di Cosuoia has completed his work on
"Cyprus; Its Auclent Cities, Tombs and Temples; A
Narrative ol Explorations and Discoveries During a
Ten Years' Kosldeuce In tbo Island," which John
Murray, ol Londou, will soon bring out.
We aro to havo a new book on Thomas De Quincey,
Including unpublished correspondence, and notes on
bis lile and writings, by 1L A. Pegs. The medical as
pect of Mr. De Quiucey's case, throwing fresh light on
his opium oatlng habits, will bo fully treated.
That remarkably learnod und oloqueut book, Mr.
Keneltn Digby's "Broadstono of Honor," long out of
print, will be reissued In April, by Quarltcb, of
Loudon.
Another periodical, devotod to fishing, will be
started April 2t), by K. W. Allen, ol London, under the
uamo of The Pithing Gazelle.
Mr. James Stevenson, Glasgow, has printed "Notes
on the Country Between Ktiwa and Tauganika,"
which Is said to coutatn In brief all that Is yet known
of this part of Africa. *
Mr. C. B. Mansfield's "Aerial Navigation," pub
lished posthumously and written twenty-live years
ago, treats of ballooning as a problem rather than as
an achievement.
? publisher, who withholds hia name, anneunses a
lire of Bismarck, with u Introduction Ij Bayard
Taylor.
rfcriboer, Armstrong k Co. will publleh IB ? few deed
??The Wit and Wisdom ol Hsyll," being a collection ol
proverbs of Huynati or ol Atric.n origiu made by tho
lion. John Bigelow during a visit to tbat island in tB?
winter or 1854. A considerable portion ol tbeu ap
peared in a aorlea or contributions to Harper't Mag*
suae In 1875. Tbecbiel value, to tboughtlul people al
least, of ttieao specimens of tbe proverbial literature
ol tbe Hay tiuu, la lu the colloquialisms ol a people w be
for tbe nioat part neither read nor write.
Macmiilau A Co. have )uat ready for publication
Matthew Arnold's new volume, until led "Last Essays
ou Cburcb and Religion," unilorm with ??Literature
and Dogma."
Hcribner A Co. have brought to light a new writer ol
children's stories iu Mr. Howard Kyle, a young man
who promises to ri/nl tbo famous Orliufhi. He net
only writes stories, but bo illustrates tbein aa weiL
The fulled Hiatus 1'ublishing Company have is
sued a new unabridged edition lu one volume of tt
Kdwards Luster's "Our First Hundred Years." Thil
book has received tbo highest coiumeudalttfns, aud It
vuluuble aa a history of our llrat century. In this
new edition a long-felt want Is supplied.
The Contemporary Kevtrw Is lu its twollth year, and
has been on tbe whole a grand success.
J.jliu Morun Will havo a poem iu tho May nutnbfr of
Appleton't Journal.
"Howard's Autobiography " Is selling rapidly, and la
tbe means of employing a great many worthy women,
us It Is sold by subscription only.
(I. 1*. Putnam's Hons Luvo rcceutly Issued a book callod
"Tho Beat Heading,''which ooulaina hints on the se
lection ol books, ou tho formation of libraries, publld
und privalo; ou courses of reading, Ac., with a claasl
lied bibliography lor easy rclerouce. It Is edited by
Produric U. Perkins. Not only sro tbo books named,*
but tho prices given. Tho book Is so arranged that II
la vory valuable lor rolerencc. The plan ol the book
originated with the Into George P. Pumain some years
ago. Part o( tbo hints lu the present volume weft
written by Mr. G. Huvon Putnam.
J. 1J. Lipplncott are most loriuuato In haviug secured
tho plates, eveu though al great oxpouso, ol Worceatar'd
dictionaries. The best Kugllsh writors aud tbo most
particular Amoricau writers use Worcester as their
uuthorlty. It la ulmost Incredible the labor repre
sented lu Worcester's unabridged. It contain! 1,864
pugca and over 100,000 words with their proaun
clutlou, definition, and otymology. 11 la illuatrated
with over 1,000 wood cuts and contains 1,000 articles
on syuouyiuus in which 6,000 synonymous words are
Illustrated by upl examples. It also contains proverbs
aud sayings Irom tbo Latin, French, Spanish and other
languages; tho names or noted characters In history
and tlctlon, ancient and modern, Greek and Latin
names, tables ol weights and measures and inch a
quantity ol tnloruiation thut one nood study DO other
book to bo a well Informed man.
AUBtln Jobson has a new volume In press entitled
"Proverbs In Porcelain," and other poems.
| "dkotches. Social and Political, of Euglisb Rural
Life" is tho tltlo of a book in oourse of preparation by
Dr. Yon Holtzcndorlf.
Tbo catalogue of tbo Bodleian Library has reached
half-way through R and S, and will probably bo Qnlabod
In tho course of two years.
Arte de Labacko, iho Urst work on artlhmetlo ever
priuted, beuring tho dato 1478, was rccottly sold to
London lor ?21.
1L do Lngardlo bns a capital article in tho March
Macmillan on Baudot's Sidonlo under tho title ol
French Novels aud French Life.
Tho Portfolio lor March, received tbiough J. W.
Bouton, contains an etching by Flameng of Sir Tliomai
Lawrouco's portrait ol Mrs. Slddous which la unusually
soft in lis lines and bold in its lights aud shades.
James Patorson has written "Commentaries on tbe
Liberty ol the Subject and tho Laws ol England as td
the Security of tbo Person," In two volumes.
Tbo latest brochure on the silver question Is Mr. J.
Hector's "Currency Considered with Special ltoler
enco to tho Fall In the Valuo ot Silver," Just published
by lllackwood.
Mr. Frederick Boylo has written a frosh and breosy
book entitled "Tho Savugo Lite; a Second Series ol
Camp Notes."
Edmund Beckett's "Book on Building, Civil and Eo
clesiastioal, wltli tho Theory ol Domes and of the Great
Pyramid," Is Just completed in London.
Tho most elaborato book ou sugar manufacture Is M.
Mnuioauu's "fraltddola Fabrication du Sucre," just
published at Paris In two volumes.
A second and greatly enlarged edition ot Noback'B
great work on "Moneys, Weights aud Measures, Ex
changes und Gold nud Sllvor Variations," Is Just com
pleted ut Lelpxic lu tho German lauguago.
NEW BOOKS RECEIVED.
The Cardinal's Daughter (A sequel to "Kerne Fleming")
advance sheets and tiound vnlume. Me??r?. T. B. Peterson
a Brothers No. tVMl I'liesuii.t street. Philadelphia.
Papers (Coiled States) Relating to Foreign Affairs, ac
companying tho Annual Message or tbe President to thn
Meoiid session ofthe rinrtv ninth ? ungro.s i; art. L, II.
aud III )? Government Printing Office. Washington, D. 0.
Harper's Hall-Hour defies ipaper cover*, two volumes);
Tah-s from Shakespeare thy Charles and Mary Lamb),
Tragedies; Tales Irom Hhakeepeare (by tiharies and Mwry
Lain I". Comedies. Meears. Harper A Brothers, .New I orb.
.Sura's Love Test (a novel, paper covert, by Mary Cecil
Hay. Messrs. Harper A Brothers, New York.
Across Africa, t.y Verney Lneett I ameron. C. M., D. C,
I, Commander Itoval Savy (with niimeroiia illustrationi),
Messrs. Harper A Brothers. New York.
Pickwick Abroad; A Companion to tbo Pickwick I apers
(bv Bo/.). By George W. M. Reynolds (With
by' George Crulksliank). Messrs. T. B. Peterson A Broth
*he' Pr I n e' pies*of Sociology (vol. I.) By Herbert Hpen
ci-r: Messrs. I>. Apoleton A Co.. Broadway. New )ork.
Literature Prlm#r? ttooitr Aptly, by II. K. Iy*?rt
and Philology, l>y John I'rile, nua volume each). Maura.
I). Appletun A C'i>.. Broadway. New York.
Illiixlruleil Price l.itt of W. C. Duyckinek, of No*. So and
f>3 Jului ?troet, New York. 8. W. uracil, Prlutcr, Nua Id
and IH Jacob i>lreot. Now Yurk.
Annual Report nt the Chief digital oiflcer (U. S.) to the
Hecrrtarv of IV ar for tlm Yaar 1870. Government Printing
Cinire, Washington, li (3.
Kxtruce Krum tlm Taolh Annual Kaport ul the State
Hoard of Oharit.ea of tlia nlutu ol New Yurk, Relating to
the Cauua uf Pauperism. tIty Chorion ft. Huytl. Trans
initlad to the I.egiiUiuro January IK, 1S77. Jeroute B.
Parnieuter, Statu Printer, Albany, N Y.
The American l.ihrary Journal (vol. I, No. 7, March 11,
1H77>. K laiypuldt. No. M7 Park row. New York.
lite American Bookauliar, with American Pabltiher'C
fiuide nn.t I tine x. The American Newt Company, Cham
ber* afreet. New York.
flow to ltaiMo Fruit: A Handbook of Prnil Culture (illus
trated). by Tliomaa Uregg. Meaara. 8. K. Welle A Co., Ne.
7117 Broadway, New York.
How to Teach According to Temperament and Mental
Development, or PlirenologT In the Schoolroom and Fam
ily. (Nelson Hirer.) Malar*. 8. It. Welie k Co., No. 737
Hroaoway, New York,
lie Will Come or. Meditations Upon the Return of tba
I.ord Jeaita Christ to Reign Over the fcarlh. (By .Stephen
II. Tyng, Jr., 11. D.I Meaara. Mucklow k Simon, New York
TIIE HOBOKEN BIGAMY CASE.
Martin Pakenham, an luroato of tba Hudson
County Jail sloco Saturday evening, when ho woo ar
rested ou a charge ol bigamy (as stated lu yesterday's
Hkkald), has mode the following otatemont to a
Msuald reporter:?
??I am employed at Solomon At Maby's aboe store, si
at No. 30 Warren streot, New York, and have worked
lor tbem about two yoars. Previous to coming to this
couotry, which 1 did in 1807, I resided (or ten years
lb Loudon, working at my trado In Hosiery lane and
the cu?t end of tbu town. In Istodon 1 made tho ac
quaintanceship ol Margaret Shea, a servant girl em*
ployed by Mr. Jacobson, ujenoller, whose shop was
Hiui.iivd uosr No. 4oo Strand. We came to New
York and lived m No. 309 Pearl street. Is
lulu my wile proved homelf such a maniac that, to
euvu tlio lilo ol our child, 1 bud her committed to
lllackwoll's Island. Subsequently 1 eerno over lo Ho
bolten. 1 admit 1 have |u?sued her oil us my wile, bet
decline to Mtato u we wero married or nob 'I hat has
got to b? brought out on tbo trial. Well, whoa she
came out ol tho Lunatic Asylum on the Island I took
Iter back, und the life sho led me with her mad capers
wus so internal that I bad her com united to the I n ita
lic any lum Ironi Hobokon, uud sho spent three years
in Trenton, When alio came out, cured, as the doc
tors said, 1 look her borne. Cue night I came bouio
and louud ber about to carry out a threat she
had tnide ol pouring a Keillo full ol boiling
hot wuter on our child. This was the 31st ol Febru
ary, 1873. I bad her arrcstod uud Recorder llohnstedt
committed tier as a lunatic to Buuko Hill, where, lor all
1 know to the contrary, she now Is. Wnut 1 have uu
dorgonn with my lunatic bolpmate nobody knows. I
have been living sines my inarrlago in November last
In Mr. (iivitl's hoiixo, in Cltulon streot. Formerly 1
livod ut No. 347 First streot, Hobokon. My wtio IB
taking euro ol tho mild.
Sergeant Kdmonston, of the Hoboken polios fores,
con linns tho pri soner's story as lo his wife's lunacy,
mid says that "lie used to mako nliumpls lo toevo
her homo dressed to her night clothes.
ltUN OVLIi AND KllLED.
Isi.tr, la L, April 8, 1877.
Albert Young, of Sayville, L. I., wee run over eni
killed by a train on tho Long Island Railroad at Oak*
dale on .Saturday evening. Coroner Preston, of Amity*
vine, ts holding au inquest.
A DEPOSITOR'S INQUIRY.
To tbs Eoitok or thb Umhald:?
Noticing in an evening paper that the flret receives
appointed in the case ol the Loaaers' Bank Is bet eg
called to a strict accounting, will not, while tbo ease is
moving, the present receiver make a statement ol Its
aOairs that will shew Whet is Iwlt, If anything, for km
an statu MSPOhlTOA f