The close of the war.--Francis J. Child.--Longfellow.--Lowell.--C. P. Cranch.--T. G. Appleton.--Doctor Holmes.--Frank Bird and the Bird Club.--Sumner.--Chevalier Howe.--The war governor.--The colored regiments.--Emerson's tribute to George L. Stearns.--Elizur Wright.--Dr. W. T. G. Morton.--Leaves from a Roman diary.--Centennial contributions.