Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 4, 1872, Page 5

THE CHIVAGU DAILY LTRIDUNE: MONDAY; NUOVEMBEK 4, 1872, Steam ( Su The Great Hov Some of the Sngéestions to be Drawn from a ‘Btudy of the City Map. { In thiz issuo we present a map originally pre- parad for another purpose, but gerving admira- biy for the presentment of the possibilities of our superb radiating steam railway system, not only &s regards quick and sure suburban con- mections, but the speedy and economic transfer of freight. The suggestions pressed upon the public mind by the horee epidemic enforce tho Decessity of hastening this possible and easily- sttained development, CHICAGO AND ITS ENVIRONS. A few words as to the map. It is diyided by section lines into one mile squares; represent~ ing an area from north to south of fifteen miles, and of nine from east to west at its great- est breadth., Within this territory have taken place the real estate transactions of the past few seasons, and we have chosen & reference by dis- tricts as follows, following the figures shown on therusp: No, 1. The Burned District of the South Division, the business heart of -the city, now nearly two-thirds Testored. No. 2. The residence eection of the South Division east of State street to the Great Boulevard, which has received lurge accession of population from the driv- ing of residences from the expanded business centre. No. 3, The totally destroyed North Bide, which has begun to realize a very notatle recovery of develop- ment and values, No, 4. Tne northwest quarter of the city traversed by the Chicago & Northweatern Railway, Largely devel- oped, and the area of handsomely advanced values for Jots and acre property within the year, No. 5. The central district of the West Division upon which, during the rebuilding, much of the business and the greatest compactnesa of residence demand was thrown ; the locality of the greatiron shops and lum- ber manufactories that have been the busy instruments of our speedy restoration. In the region at the inter- sectionof Ashiund avenue and Twenty-second treel noted where the canal and river facilities are expande . into vast dock facilities accessible by railroads, known 3 * bewell, /) b } "i: } | | '< 28 5. J. Walker's Subdivision, twelve immence manu- facturing establishments are mow being erccted, which il furnish employment for ive thousznd men, and demand 3 residence quarter of over one mile square for their accommodziion, No. 6, The great southwest quarter of the city, ‘Bridgeport, Brighton and the Union Stock Yards, an Tuture Grest Freight Transfer region. Xo. 7. The South Park and Boulevard section, with its numerous railway lines and important railway- unctions at Englewood and Cornell. It must be confessed that the lay-out is a ‘broad one, but it is none too wide to note the theatre of the important suburban resl estate fransactions of the year, and the very numerous growing neighborhoods in the environs of our city. ‘The argument to be drawn from this present- ment is enforced by the sudden breakdown of the horse 28 & bearer of the burdens of commu- nity, city and suburban. It will be seen how comgleu: is the radiation of steam lines entering the heart of the city. And even to these will be added several new lines preparing to enter. It will thus happen in a season or two that Chicago will stand unsurpassed in this respect. In our Sundsy icsue we made reference to the readily available facilities furnished by our railroads for bringing in suburban dwellers, and even within city limits transiently supplying the lack of in- terrupted horse-car routes. This will be newly inangurated on several lines to-day, and for- mer facilitics of this kind on two or three routes will be sbundantly amplified. The map handsomely seconds our former reference 1 S:e pessenger question. e come now to speak of . THE TRANSFER FREIGHT BUSINESS. It will only be necessary for the reader to note that the Great Union Stock Yards, lying between the city limits and Forty-seventh street, aro reached by an east and west track connect: ing with every railroad line entering the ci snd the force of the discussion that follows will be readily accepted. That Chicago may make the best possible nse of her splendid system of railroads and water- courses, and speedily acgnire the prond title of the great freight transfer depot of the world, rsilroad companies, and others interested in tho freightage of the city, have long felt the impor- tance of doing away with tho present imperfect system of local transfer of through freights be- tiween the reilway lines and Wwater-COurscs, an the adopting of a perfect system, already con- templated in the concentrating of the various lines at the Union Stock Yards. The increasing magnitude of tho through freight transfer business, and the prostration of the horses of the various transfer lines in the city, bas agein called sttention to this important mstter; and ths likely result will be the early adoption of a system of local freight transfers Which ehall excel that of ony other city in the world. ‘And this contemplated system of transfer isso essy of accomplishment, that if, by reason of the horee epidemic, the present system of trans- fer fail, it can be in operation in ten days, or even less time; not, of course, with that perfec- fion it shall ultimately be brought to, but doing the work done by the present system With much eaving of time and mnneg‘, The imperfections of the present system are many and yarious, resulting not only in trouble tothie roads of. the city, but injuring, by the de- 1ay in transferring it occasions, the character of our city as & Western depot where throngh freights may be_expeditionsly handled. It may before detailing the contemplated sys- tem, to state more definitely some of the grosser defects of the present. . Tt is well known that at certain seasons of the ear the comparatively fes Eastern-bound roads, ing the outlets for all the local Western roads, fre much overrun with freight, and often hard ressed for cara. Now it often happens that Biatorn-bound freight, arriving in Chicago over 8 Western road, can mot be furnished by the Esstern lines with cars, Thero being no con- Senient transfer or storage house, where the freight could be stored, the Western road is either. compelled to_permit their cars to carr fhe freight to its destination, or to keep it in their cars, idly waiting the transfer to the East~ orn cara. 'Of these two evils it has been gener- ally found the wiser to elect the first stated, 8nd thus the Western roads are deprived the use of their cars on their regular lines, thus cansing them much inconvenience and loss of business. Again, by the present system there is no uni- forniity of gauge among the Jocal transfer lmes(i &0 tha it often happens that, even where a rog has convenient transfers to other roads, the cars differ in gauge, and it is therefore compelled to transfer its freight by the tedious and expensive process of street-hauling. Again, we have been informed that, by the present system, there is o delsy in Chicago of through freight. fully twenty-four hours; and estimating & car as worth $15 a day, we have, Sithout eonsidering the advantage that woul sccrne to the consignee by receiving his freight a half & day sooner, a very serious loss, which the system of cxpeditious tramsfer proposed would, in & grest measure, obviate. This delay is omsionefir by the very circyitous routes by hich the roads transfer cars to each other, the delay bythe use of horse-power, and the fact that all cars of many roads, whether through or local, are brought into the city and reswitched out 2gain. Tho now eysteni brings no throngh- freight cas into the city, but handlee them all in one place, with never & change of bulk. These are & few of the grosser defects of the present system, and they aro defects which have ‘ome to our knowledge throngh the railrosd of- ficials and heavier freighters. Tt is now in place to describe the new system, and etate its advantages. - . It is well known that the Union Stock Yards supply the already created vicinity where all the railroads of the city concentrate; which is the result of efforts on the part of the various lines $o secure, in a greater or less degree, the live stock business. Now, since this is the case, it has been proposed by the Union Stock Yard Compeny to build, near ihe north line of the yards, & gigantic transfer freight house, since all the roads of the city meet there, whereto all through freight shall be at once taken, and transferred by switches, without change of ‘bulk or hauling inio the city; thus saving, beside the time consumed in the transfer from one depot 10 another, either by circu'tous routes by rail, or the elo¥ process of teaming, the time and cost of running into the city, a8 throngh-freight Fonld be started from New York in trains, and = :;,,p\— w2 4—' ¢ FoesE | ST . 5T »q——-i sl NSHLAND | be transferred ina few hours at the Transfer Yards. To complete this most admirable system, so that it Egnfl include the water-course (without which it would, indeed, be circumscribed), the Stock Yard Company are now building & cenal of ample depth and wWidth, which shall run from the South Branch east to Halsted street. Upon fhe banks of this canalwill be built, by the Company, this gigantic transfer-house and an elovator of greafer cag:aciiy than sny now in the world. The transfer-honse will be st least 1,200 feet 1ong, and 400 feet wide, with tracks through the centre, and a yard of sufficient size to do all switching with great expedition. Thus, in simple statement, is the proposed system, which, when its practicability ia scen on our acéompanying msp, will persuade the most prejudiced mind_thet, while it is feasible and essy of accomplishment, it is o system of local transfer that can not fail to be of incalculable benefit to Chicago, and alike the great North- wwest, of which she is the metropolis. “Alfhough the simple statement of this system i sufticient to show its great superiority over the present, yet it may be well to state, specific- ally, a few of the benefits that would result from its adoption. In the first place, thereader must recell what was stated as the defects of the present mode, and then be informed that the ‘proposed plas does eway with ail. Tho central storeliouse, for cither the storage of merchan- dise or grain, during the busy seasons, would then be provided; the-expensive heavy tema- hauling on our streets would be done away with. The transfer would be made in just half the time it now takes, while the cost of transfer ~ould bein = greater proportion decreased. Throngh freights, east and west, would be Te- duced at least ten cents on the 100 pounds, at least, when brought by the way of Chicago. Thus our city would become known east and Twest a8 a place of easy, expeditious, and econom- jeal transfer, and_the bulk of tho through- Treight pass over the roads centering here, much to the detriment of other cities, aud our own merited advantage. Again, it is well known that all the roads of the city are daily running stock trains to the Stock Yards. This being 8o, how much of time and money would be_seved in the transferring of cars from one road to snother, by attaching to these stock trains the cars containing freight {0 be transferred, and taking them to the trans- fer yards, where the work could be quickly done. To quote a familiar saying, this would bo “kill- ingtwo birds with one stone,” which always Tesults in economy, gither of time, money, O strength, j “But this superb system spesks for itself, ard itis therefore nmecessary to multiply words uponit. Once inanguratéd, the various rail- roeds and heavy freighters will wonder how they got along withont it, and the commercial interests of our city will be improved ténfold. NOTICE. Lake Shore & DMuchigan Southern Railway—Iron Horse All Right. On and after Monday, Nov. 4, an accommoda- tion train will be run between Forty-third and Harrison street depots a5 follows : Lenve Forty-third street at 7 o'clock s. m., end once an hour thereafter until 7 o’clock p.m. Returning, will leave Harrison street depot at 7:30 a.m., and once an hour thereafter until 6:30 p. m. These trains will stop at all road crossings. All fares 10 cents, Late train will leave Harrison street depot for Forty-third street at 10:30 p. m. O J. DESWOND, Division Superintendent. F. E. Mogsg, General Western Passenger Agent. ey THE PARDON BUSINESS. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribunes Siz: Ihavemade some tables from your list of pardons in Monday's TRIBUNE. Among the various causes of crime, is it not evident that slight penalty for great offences against the community is & prominent one? The motive-power of & penalty lies in the cer- tainty and permsnency of its execution; but, when criminals know that, for the worst crimes, there are many chances for acquittal and few for conviction, and that, at the worst, they ghall escape with one-quarier imprisonment, with good fare and comfortable quarters, it is casy to see that the deterring power is small indeed, in the presence of temptation or provocation. I hope the Committee on the Causes of Crime will Jook into this subject, and that public senti- ment will demand the infliction of tho full pen- alty of the law; go that Forgery shall not be made s light offence by one year and seven months’ imprisonment; that Highway-Robbery shell cost more than three years ; Burglary more - than one and three-quarter years; 2nd thot Mur- der, committed for life shall not escape with a paliry twvo and half years, and Rapo”and Tncest \'rilhr{!grely one-third of the penalty required by law. Taking all sentenced for one year 2nd over in your list, I finds o 63 perfons committed for various offenses_for 34 years, but actually imprisoned for 22} eary, which is an sverage Tt 13 actnal imprisonment. 95 persons committed for larcen: but jmprisoned only 36 years. Averag mittal 334 yesrs ; actal, but 13¢ years. ‘Burglary—18 persons committed for 75 yenrs ; actual, 27 years. Average, fraction over 4% years ; sctual, less than 13/ years. .. . ... ‘Highway-Robbery—S8 persons .committed for 84 yoars; actucl imprisonment, 23% years. 8634 senrs, com" of 5% yeats' penalty, = ‘Average committal, 10} yenrs; actual imprison- ‘ment, 8 years. ) Foigery—4 persons committed for 23 years; actual imprisonment, 233§ vears. Average committal, 534 years ; actual impriconment, 43§ ears, o Arson—2 persons committed for 15 years; actual imprisonment 41¢ years. Average com- mittal 73§ years; .actual imprisonment 2¢ ears. Rape—t persons committed for 38 years ; eccaped with 1423 years, Average committal 91 years; escaped with 3 2:3. Assault with intent to murder—4 persons com- mitted for 26 years; escaped with 9} years. Average committal 63§ years; cscaped with 21-3 years. Tncest—1_ person committed for 15 years; escaped with 6 years and 2 months, Murder—1 person comumitted- for life; par- doned after 2% years. T havo rejected fractions, mostly. Respect- {ully, War. H. BEECHER. Citicaco, Nov. 2, 15 ST. JAMES' CHURCH. The Rector, Rev. Arthur Brooks, Talks Bus- iness to His Congregation, A business service of much interest and im- portanco was held yesterdsy morning, in the chapel of St. James’ Episcopal Chureh, corner of Huron and Cass streets, the Rector, Rev. Arthur Brooks, presiding. The meeting was intended a5 preparatory to o business meeting of the church, having for its object the raising of means for the rebuilding of their burned edifice, to have been held on noxt Thursday evening, but now postponed by reason of the horse-epidemio, to the same even- ing next week. Among the announcements, Mr. Brooks gave out that the Sabbath-School of the parish, which has not been held since the fire, would be re- opened next Sabbath aiternoon at 2 o'clock, Mr. Brooks is a young Rector for the work before him, it being now proposed to rebuild at once the church, but his very superior intellect, religious zeal, and great energy, aided by his admiring people, will, doubtless, enable him to overcome all difflculties. r. Brooks took his text from the 27th Psalm, 1st verse: ‘‘Except the laborers build the house, their lsbor is lost that builtit.” He introduced the subject by saying that it was always difficult to talk business in church, as it was generally hard to talk church in business ; but he said that it was the duty of the church to g0 teach men, a8 that they would properly com- bine the two, and to see that God was not for- gotten. Ho then said, **You all remember Tell the meeting six months ago, the first meeting after the fire, when wo began again anew, as it were. We have now come to & time when we must ask what Las beon done, and do more than we have been doing. Tho .most that we have done is to_cloge in this little chapel on the ruins of our church, snd to keep up our regular services. That is the best thing we could have done, for it is from them thaf wo shall receive the Godlike inspiration and energy that shall enable us to overcome our difficulties. And I do not think it wicked that we congratu- Iate onrselves on having done the best thing, for 1 believe it was the Holy Spirit that told us t0do it. But heving acquired this power from these services, we must not there stop, and cannob stop, for wo all know that any power which is down beneath must show itself, and that is how the Church must manifest its strength.” The reverend gentleman then proceeded to show what had been done by the building com- muttees, and ‘he said that their work had been done with great_efiiciency; that, as could be seen, they had begun the erection of & new church, and had now called & meeting to com- pleto it; that very soon the work would be stopped for lack of funds. ‘At the meeting to be held, two systems would be proposed; the one, thit of circulating subscription papers; the other, and that most hikely to be adopted, was to place's plan of the proposed church in the hands of every member, and sell out the pews at once. ‘The amount to be raised was $75,000, end it would have to be given, doubtless, at some sacrifice, and with charity. He urged ‘the nhecessity of prompt action, 2nd said that without it the work would be much delayed. = He then presented the inducements to the rebuilding of the church. Tn closing, he said that he had no doubt in their ultimate success; that he didnot believe God would permit a cliureh to liye forty years and then die opt, whien'it had mueh Work perform. After the service ihe “communion was partalcen of, o ——— THE CANAL. The Superintendent of the Illinois & Michi- gan Canal, from Lis ofiice at Lockport, under date of Nov. 2, isaued the following Notice to Shippers: All bosts cleared” after the 15th instant, will be at the owner's risk. Canal-Collectors will sce ihat all dlear- ances and permits are made in sccordunce with the sbove order; - War, Troxas, Gen, Supt, RSN ri el The Domestic Sewing Machine, Tt is claimed there never was o sowing machine com- “pany in the world that-conld give such o history s the Domestic. TEisis o\ing to the merit of the machine. The present Domestic Company bave been established 5 little over a year, and ate alreudy turniug out 300 of their machines per dsy, are rapidiy increating, and yet with ditficulty nicet the growing demand, Trey make strong claims, but au exatination of thé muchine at fleir roome, No. 74 Statp street, will gatisfy any onc that the Domestic is ail, and Tuore, tuan they claim forit, (I P E—— "Cod Liver Oil. Hazard & Caswell’s Cod, Liver Oil is the best, - MANHATTANISMS. The British and American Monthlies«l--Superior- ity of Our Own. The Dead and Living Publicationg--~ Harper's, the Atlantic, the Galaxy, and Scribner’s. Their Antecedents and Success=-- Their Editors and Con- tributors. The Question of Paying on Acceptance ---The Scribzs and Pharisees. Inside View of the Manuscript- Marlet. From Our Oun Correspondent. NEw Youg, Oct, 30, 1672, American literatnre has so steadily improved that it is very different to-day from what it was even ten years ago, and this is shown in nothing more than in our magazines, They still have many defects, but they will have lessened lessas time goes on. We have far fewer monthlies than Gresat Britain, becanse our daily and week- 1y papers supply, toa certain extent, their place; but those we do have are undeniably superior to any equal number of the English publications. What London magozine is there so good in its way 83 the At lantic, Harper's, the Galaxy, or Scribner’s. Assuredly not Fraser's, nor the Cornhill, nor the Forinightly, nor Mac3Millan's, The British quarterlies eclipse ourscompletely, for the reason that our mental traits and pro- cesses fail to sympathize with the deliberation and solidity required for such issues. THE LONDON MONTHLIES aro generally more substantial, and the contrib- utors more thoroughly sacquainted with their subjects, than are the monthlics and the writers of New York and Boston. But they lack the vivacity, the ease, the grace, the variety of treat- ment, onr magazines can clearly claim. If we are more shallow and flippant than our trans- atlantic brethren, surely we are brighter and ‘moro interesting, as whatwe priat indicates. TWENTY YEARS AGO, our monthlies were in no wise creditable, being tawdry, flimsy, cheap,—& mixture of frontier authorship, diluted sentiment, and weak imita- tion, Those were the days when Graham’s, Peterson’s, and Godey's Lady's Book purported to represent the talent and the taste of the writ- ing and reading community. They were once found at all the booksellers ; on every private library-table ; and, strange enough, - were thought to have merit. They wers born of Philadelphis, and, saving Graham'’s, still exist, —oven flourish in & mildly-inane wey. Their reputation, however, i extinct, except among school-girls and rustic milliners, who enjoy the feeble pages as children enjoy molasses and water. 3 The one magazine in this city and country de- serving of esteem was THE KNICKERBOCKER. It had men1t equal to its fame, and, the should not regar" it highly now, ita ity and tone were in advance of its time. Begun in 1832, by Charles Fenno Hoffman, who subse- quently became insane, and is still, I think, an inmato of a lunatic asylum, it passed into the hands of the Rev. Timothy Flint, and, soon atter, into those of Louis Gaylord Clark, almost forgotten now, though still surviving in one of the dreary departments of the Custom House. For s quarter of & century, Mr. Clark continued to be its editor, and, in that time, became well and widely known, largely from the literary light shed upon him by his genial brother, Willis Gaylord Clark. "Another monthly, deceased, revived, and dead agein, which merited a better fate was : PUTSAN'S. 2 In tho firststage of its existence, itwasre- markably ablo; Parke Godwin, George William Curtis, and Charles F. Briggs being its editors, andmany of the very best writers of theday among its contributors. From their articles were afterwards compiled yarious popular books, such as_Curtis' “ Potiphar Papers,” and *Prue and I;” Richard Grant White's ¢ Shakepeare's Scholar;” Godwin's ‘¢ Political Essays,” and other works of wide reputation. Commenced in 1852, the magazine virtually ex- pired in '66, and, some twelve years after, feap- eared, only to continue, in s feebler life than it #41 formerly known, until 1870. The oldest of the established and prosperous monthlies is HARPER'S, . g now in its twenty-third year, and, for that rea- son, perhaps called New by its publishers. It was & hazardous experiment after the failure of 80 meny magazines that had set out with much promiso _and high oxpectations; but The capital, _facilities, _ and = con- nections ~ of Hurper & Brothers wero 80 ample that theym;xpmi faith inits success. Their confidence was justified, The montbly aid almost from tho start, andits circulation gsa steadily increased, until it is at present m:;ly 140,000, giving it not far from 1,000,000 eaders. Henry J. Raymond was ite first editor, and continued to be for somo years after founding the New York Times. The carly issues were largely mode up of sclections from English sources, and the illustrations altogether inferior to what they have _ since become, ~The improvement in lites and artistic tone has been marked and regular, and it has long been recognized as the model of a popular magazine. Of lateyears its contribu- tions have been either original or from the ad- vance-sheets of British authors ; while its illus- trations have been carofully, correctly, and con- Beientiously made by a corps of artists and en- gravers connected with the house. ‘Alfred H. Guernsey was Mr. Raymond's edito- rial successor, end held the position vatil, ‘be- coming & reader for the firm sbout three years ago, he was followed by Heniy M. Alden, the present incuzabent of the responeible office. The ‘editors of Harpér's have been frequent contribu- tors (receiving extia pay for their contributions), as may be seon by tho 1act that, in the index o the monthly for twenty years, i[x Guernsey ap- cars as the suthor of eighty different papers. g{r. Alden, a8 he is the 1last, 18, on the ‘whole, the best, of the three editors (his enlary is $75 a week), giving bis entire time and attention t6 the worfi, &nfi constantly studsing tg increase the interest and variety, a8 woll as to ad- vance the general excellence of the pages he controls. He is glways to be found at his post, and ever ready £o entertain any proposition thaf will augment the popularity of the magazino. Iarpers has made specialties of illustrated articles of foreignand damestic travel, biograph- jcel and historio sketches, and serial tales of fiotion, These are interspersed with short sto- Ties, adventures, ' ecientific papers, poems, arti- cles upon current topics, and an almost endless Variety ‘of compositions, Nq mogazine, at liomo or abroad, has so many contributors upon such Qivérs subjects, and its editorial depgrtments are full and complete, st Many of the most’ ;ngigr} novels of Dicltens, Thagkeray, Chiarles Reade, George Eliot, Wilkie Collins, Dinah Murle Mulock, and _other British suthors, bave been first introduced to the American public throngh the advance-sheets printed in this magazine. ~Among the native writers, Bayard Taylor, Edwip B Whipple, Richard Grant White, Huiriet Présoo Spofford, George Ripley, George William Curtis, 3. T. Headley, Bensori J, Losing, Mary Mapes Dodge, Johw 8. C. Abbott, T. B. Aldrich, Fitz- Hugh Ludlow, and scores of others of "equal Toto, hive been conspicuous in its pages. The art department, under the superintendenco of Chiarles Parsons, is_mainly suppliod by. tho slil ful peucilsof Theodors R, Davis, Stanley Fos, C. 8. Reinhatt, and — Abbp ¥ THE MOSTHLY TALLY. The Harpets expend 250,000 or 360,000 a year in procuriug Literary and artisti matter for their monthly, aod usually have on hand some 930,000 worth of _ manuscripts and illustrations. They pay for these on gogepi- ange, being the first house in the conntry which established this rule,—the only just one to au- thors and artists, - he rate generally allowed to writers is &10 per pega (1,000 words), though it 15 sometimes more, and not infrequently less': while, for drawings, the figure varies from $10 to $100, nccording to Bubjcet and quality. “The nature of the circumstances, be furnished to the magazine. 'he number of ted and '“ti?‘“ bl satin i accepted and awaiting publication averages, in- dependent of serlals, about 200,—enough o 115 tho magazine for nesrly two yews in ade vaace. The pru&orlion of ux:ested to rejected manuscripts, as I have learned by careful in- quiry, is as one to thirteen, which cortainly is not encouraging to novices in inksor to those ambitious of earning fame and fortune by their pen. 'The articles received average from 25 to 30 5 day,—generally about 150 per week,—from every part of the country, and from gdifferent cities of Europe. ! One person is actively employed in merely taking charge of the manuscripts offered,—en- tering them, with title, neme of suthor, date of receipt, return, or acceptance, in a volume kept for the purpose, and_corresponding with the numerous approved and rejected contribu- tors. One has only to run over the pages of this volume to be convinced of the uncertainty and precariousness of the literary profession. Ho reads there: “Tendency to the Ideal,” by Mary Jane Jones, of Penn Yan; *‘The Future of the Soul,” by P. Penrush Pike, of Batesville, Ark.; “The Sublimity of Nature,” by Bessia Buttercup, of the Eit-and-Water ‘Academy, of Jonesburg, Va.; The Terrors of the Unknown World,” by the Rev. Lycurgus Puddington; “True Love in Heaven,” by Mrs. Jemima Jerkup; “The Fight in the Wilderness,” by Colonel R. P. Broadsword ; *‘ Lines to a Faded Flower,” by Mrs, Bulky Bushrod; and so on, age upon page, with * Rejected ” written piti- esaly after each entry. Few names that are familiar appear smong the Rejected, though, now and thien, one of the professionals is 8o st dowm. NAME AND PAME. Harper's is the sole_monthly in the Republic, except the Ocerland, that does not print names of authors with their articles. Some names it prints, and others—the great majority, indeed— it omits; the publishers exercising the right to follow their_inclination in this regard. Gener- ally the{nadva:fiaa such authors as are well enough known toadd to the reputation of the magazine, though they do not wish to make reputation for authors therein. This rule, how- ever, is not always adhered to atrictly, and some writers say that favoritism is shown in cortain cases. The fact of printing some names and not others naturally creates dissetisfaction among the unprinted, who feel convinced their merit and fame are quite a8_high as the merit and fame of thoseembalmed in small caps. Men owning s magazine, and paying for con- tributions, have the privilege, I presume, of treating suthors, typographically, as they choose. Whether they ate_entitled fo the privilege or not by any principle of justice, they will be pret- ty certain to exert it. It is the old question of Capital and Labor, whose ghost will not be laid. ANONYMOUSNESS. In rogard to names, it would seem to be to the interest of & magazine-publisher to print them, beceuse readers almost invariably want to know the name of the author of an article, wwhether they like or dislike it; and they are scarcely ever deterrod from reading & paper on account of the name accompanying it. I repest that all the monthlies, except the two mention- ed, advertise their contributors. The Atlantic was begun on the anonymous plan, and 80 con- tinued until experience proved that its patrons were best pleased by knowing whom, as well as what, thoy were reading. Tho Atlantic departed from its original pur- pose first, by giving the names of authors on slips attached to editorial copies of the maga- zine (Harper's has been doing this for some time); and, secondly, by printing the names ia the newspapér advertisements, though omittin them in the monthly. Then, abandoning nfi compromise, it mado authors a5 conspicuous as their titles, in fair, clear type. Harper's pub- lishes more names than it used to, and will, probably, publish more than it now does; so that it will nltimately, I opine, adopt the custom of its contemporaries. Personality pays. Never Tas there boen 8o much love of personslity in literature and journalism as there is at present. THE ATLANTIC, nearly fifteen years old now, stands at the head of monthlies in respect to pure literature and the standing of its contributors. It is very common to say that this magazine is conducted in the interest of the Cambridge set, and that very few pereons outside of Boston aro welcome to its pages. I caunot see that there is any foundation for this report, especially of Iate years, though I am aware of a good deal of prej- Tudice’ against the Boston monthly (perhaps it comes from the mimy Of the rojected), and of constant stories told to its disadvantage. It does not appear to be 8O clover @8 it once was, nor to be a favorite with professional scribes generally. (By-the-by, if accepted writors ate to be called Seribes, why should not the declined writers be known as Pharisees?) The complaint is, that it is given over to dillotanteism and excess of mu- tual admiration, and that all authors outside of a certain clique, are reckoned to be among the intellectually nnsanctified. This is, doubtless, the carping of cynical critics, who stand not in awe either of tho Common or Tremont traet; who wonuld smile before tho Great Organ, and stand covered under the very shadow of Harvard University. ITS CONTRIBUTORS. ‘The most gifted and learned authors of the land are among the contributors to the Atlantic : Ralph Waldo Emerson, James Russell Lowell, Henry W. Longfellow, William Cullen Bryant, Oliver Wendell Holmes, John G. Whittier, Louis Agassiz, T. W. Higginson, James Parton, Julia Ward Howe, Harriet Prescott Spofford, Charles Sumner, Honry James, Edward Everott Hale, Bret Harte, A. Bronson Alcott, Edmund C. Stedmsn, Richard Henry Stoddard, Adeline D, T. Whitney, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, and half- a-hundred beside. The circulation of the maga- zine is about 25,000, though over 80,000 is claimed. The highest rate paid for contributions i8 3250 each, and this to not more than half-a- dozen writers, such as Holmes, Emerson, and Lowell; and the best general rate is $10 per page of 750 words. Of the manuscripts offered, mot more than ono in eixteen is accepted, and the number re- ceived is about 150 per week. The Atlantic claims to pay on acceptance, though it frequently fails to do 80; compelling writers whom it doed not value to wait for the money until publica- tion, The first publishers, Phu!vipe, Sampson & Co., failed, and the magazine was transferred to the firm now representad by James R. Osgood & Co, With all its ability, it "had a bord struggle, having sunk some $70,000 before it was firmly estublished. It has been prosperous for tho past ten years, and continues to be so, albeit the circulation increnses slowly, and is said by some to have fallen off. i WILLIAM D. HOWELLS, & native of Ohio, formerly editor of the 6001\'111.\- bus) State Journgl, the suthor of “Yenotian Life” and athér charming books, has been the editor of'the Atlantic since the retirement of James T. Fields, whose_assistant he wza for s number of years, Alr. Howells' ealary i £5,000 2 year, and ho hasa number of Subordinifes’ superintonding " specis] departments. Ho con- tributes regularly to thio monthly, and, though young, stands in the front rank of ngfive men of lettérs. He is ‘& clever poet, but he is best known by his dainty and delightful prose. ‘ THE_GALAXY is in its eighth ycar. It was begun, and contin- ued for ¢ twalvemonth, 8s a fortnightly. It Dbeon from the first under the immediste direc- tion of William C. and Frank P. €hurch, who are still its editors and partial owners, having sold o balf interest tn Mosars. Sheldon & Co.; the present publichers. "The inagazine had reached its fifth year and oxpended 360,000 be- fore if becanié self-sustaining; hub How, with & circulation of some 80,490, and an excellent repu- fation, it is o handsomo property. Its terms of compengatica to guthors’ aro. $18 per page, the pagea ranging from 715.ta 823 words, b AN QUSEOTION. The Galaxy is e only magazine in the conn- try that dosa ‘not at least pretend to pay on a¢- ceptgnc, Thisis 80 serious an objection that: any writers of reputation refuse to contributo toit, Tho Messts. Churab, being of the literary guild themselves, would be glad to pay on ac. ceptanco; but, as the Messrs. Sheldon 3re relig- jously opposed thereto, the narrow policy is car- ried out. How long they.will bu able to continue it remains to be gesn, A publication that won't pey for’ work done must, before a great whily, — experience & plentiful lack of desitable contributions. . The fact that such 2 magazine can exist at all merely proves how many persons there are anxious to write, T ‘withhold money {from those whq had earned it, for & definite or indefinito period, is & groas injustice, though, from a commercial point of view, business-mon havé & Tight, I suppose, to make such rules as thiey like Tespecting their businees, When we want a suit of clothes, we do not ex- pect our tailor to wait for his bill until we have worn them out. When an author writes for a megazine, he dGoes not relish waiting for his check until the article gets into print, which may ba nive or eix months, or even a year or two, after the labor has ‘been performed. Re- ceiving payment in thab way is not compensa- tion, it is gnod Tuck rather,—more like fi g 8 ‘pocket-book than like recompense for work, This megazine has_ab present fower regular contributors and rrofessionat writers than any ublication of its class, and for the reason I gu—e’ iist mentioned, The result is vamety and digsefisfoction. Its prinoipal contributors for rogular artists are engaged atweekly' snlarios, nd fow skotches ‘from outsiders can, from’ the 4 | Chale” Astor Bristed, Justin MoCarthy, J. W De Forest, Rose Tarry, and Rebecca Harding Davis, though familiar'or recurring names grow less with every additional volume. X The miost industrious author finds little in- ducement to work when he knows only waiting, instead of work, will insure him his pay- THE SCRIPTURES, The Galaxy returus eleven out of twelve manuseripts; receives some 40 a_week, and commonly has on hand, in_prose and verse, not far from 800. It can afford to keep a liberal supply, since it can do 8o without the slightest cost. Its range is not 80 wide as that of Har- per's or the Atlantic ; confining itself mostly to stories, poems, and essays, which last are its ecislties. It has something of & journalistic character in regard to timely subjects, and prob- sbly contains, in the course of a year, more noticesble and striking articles than any other monthly. SCRIBNER'S N has just passed its second anniversary, and is, like Harper's, an illustrated magazing. 1t was founded on_ Hours at Home, and in it were merged the Riverside and Putnam’s. Its circu- lation is said to be over 40,000, and its success, thus far, to have been great.. Its corpa of con- tributors is very large, including many of the ‘writers for’ the other monthlies, and some—as George MacDonald and Hans Christian Ander- sen—especially its own. It pays 910 per page (900 words),—its maximum figure ; accepts about one in ten manuscripts; receives nearly 100 a week, and hes on hand, and peid for, in the vicinity of 150. Dr.J, d. Holland is tho editor, and Watson Gilder, who does the *Old Cabi- net,” is his assistant. - Scribmer’s is decidedly orthodox in tone, and is, therefore, & prime favorite in theological cir- cles. Clergymen, chnrchwnn%;r;gufions, Bible Societies, and Young Men’s Christian Associa- tions partionlarly commend it as the only unex- ceptionable magazine of a secular sort in the country. They have perfect faith in Dr. Hol- land, as they ought to have, albeit they are un- charitable enough to declare, sometimes, that the other montlilies are little better than pagan in their teachings and inculeations. The princi- pal editor is one of theduoprietom, and is widely esteemed for hig social qualities, as well as his lofty integrity of character. : OTHER MONTHLIES. The other principal magazines are 0ld and New, in Boston; Lippincoll's, in Philadelphis, and the Orerland, in San Francisco,—cities which, to the Matropolitan mind, are merely sub- urbs of New York. (Of the Lakeside, youknow more than your correspondent.) 0ld and New is rather new than old; is edited by the Rev. Edward Everctt Hale; is broad and breezy; but has not yet proved very profitable id & pecuniary sonse. Lippincotl's is of recent birth ; filled, for the ‘most part, by good, though little-known, writ- ers; and 1s reported not to be directly remunera- tive a8 & publication. The Overland has lost much of its prestige by the departure of some of its most renowned contributors, but it is still very fresh and entertaining, and has a deal of the flaver of the soil. Its circulation is necessarily limited, thongh, a8 an enterprise, it is conducted with boldness, energy, and liberality. THE SCRIBBLERS' MAREET. Magazines are constantly starting and dying hereand elsewhere; their undertakers provin g such in a donble senso, from_refusing to learn Dy the experience of others. _Aagazine-publish- ing rarely results in financial advantage, and there are few kinds of business that return less interest on an equal amount of invested capital, anxiety, and Jabor. ‘Magazine-writing is still less promising; and they who think of living thereby are either nov- ices or simpletons. Few of the most valued contributors earn more than $500 or $600 a year and he who earns 31,000 by this species of liter- ary work is & phenomenon who would attract at- tention even in Broadway. The chances of achieving distinction in the monthlies is ex- tremely elender, as may b judged from the facts 1 have given ; and the prospects of starving for the man, credulous enongh to believe he can subsist by writing for the magazines, are su- premely brilliant. Bearas I am inthe pen-and-ink market, my readers may feel assured that I Jknow whereofI speak, and that the discouraging hymns I chent are tuned to the key I have often stwack. J.H.B. SR e — some years hive been Richard Grant THE GRAVE From the German of Saliz, The grave, all stil snd shadowry, lies egeath its ballowed gronndy. d dark the mists to human eyes TThat float its precinots round, No music of thelgrove invades ‘That and weary way; And fast the votive flowret fades ‘Upon its heaving clay. And vain the tear in beauty's eye,— The orphans groan in vain ; No sound of clamorons agony Shall pierce its gloomy Teign, XYet that oblivion of the tomb roug] shadowy gate of gloom, The weary Soul retire. % The bark, by ceaseless storma o Runs madly to theshore; e And there the grief-worn heart shall rest,— There, whers it beats 2o more. Stage Thunder. Some fifty years ago one Lee, manager of the Edinburgh Theatre, with a viow to improving" the thunder of his stage, ventured upon a re- turn to the Elizabothan system of representing astorm. His enterprise was attended with re- gults at once ludicrous and disnstrous. He placed ledges here and there along the back of his stage, and, obtaining a parcel of nine-pound cannon-balls, packed these in a wheel-barrow, which the carpenter was instructed to wheel to and 170 over the ledfies. The play was * Lear,” and the jolting of the heavy barrow, as it was trun slong its uneven path over the hollow stage, and the rumblings and re- verberations thus produced counterfeited most effectively the raging of the tempest in the third act. Unfortunately, hawever, while the King was braving, in front of the Acene, the pitiless storm at the back, the carpenter missed his foot- ing, trippad over oneof the-ledges, and fell down, wheelbarrow, cannon,-balls, and all, The stage being on a declivity, the cannon- balls came rolling rapidly and noisily down toward the front, gatheriny force as they sdvanced, and, overcoming the fecble resist~ ance offered by the svens, struck it down, passed over its prostraté form, and made their way toward' the foot-lights snd the gwid the amueement and wonder of the au ence, and the amazement and alerm of the Lear of the night. As the nine-vounders advanced toward him, and rolled about in all_directions, he was compelleq to display an activity in avoid- ing them singulsrly insppropriate to the age and cqndition of the character he wag person- gting. He yas even said to resemble a dancer achieving the terpsichorean feat known as the egg-hornpipe, Presently, too, the musicians becamo olarmed for the safety of them- selves and their instruments, and deemed it advissble to scale the spiked partition which divided them fram the pit; for the cannon-balls were upon them, smashing the lamps, ard felling heavily into the orchestra. Meanwhile, exposed to the full gaze of the house, lay prone, beside his empty barrow, the carpenter, the innocent_provoker of the storm e had boen unable toallsy or direct, not_at all hurt, but exceedingly {rightened and bewildered. Attor this unlucky experiment the manager abandoned hia wheelbarrow and cannon-balls, and reverted to more received methods of pro- ducing stage storms, 3 NEW PUBLICATIONS. How I Found Livingstone, By HENRY M. STANLEY, Agents are notified that prospectuscs of this geeat work avq now xeads, aud that tho volumedtselfwiil be published Before the middio of November. CAUTION. €AUTION. 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