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THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1878—=TWELVE PAGES. viaton of the Ninth Corps, Washington, Fortunately for hiscase, the division wasbroken up tn Julv, and he was left withont a eommand, His health proved to be now too (nfivm to endure the demands of the regular service. His re- peated wounds, Jolned to the severe experience In Routhern prisons, had thoroughly under- mined his strong constitution, and thenceforth the crippled noldicr at_best, very much of an invalld, In October, 1905, he was married to ary Agnes Pomeroy, of Pittsfield, Ma a fesr daya sfter, salled for Europe, in thera recovering his shattered forces, dence abroad of six aor seven months did much tobulld up his strength. On his return in the summer of 160, he decided to leave the ariny, for which he had o decided oreference, an engage In manulacturing pursuits, Hedechined several temoting offera of political advancement, and of honorable and profitable employment, chuosing Instead to embark Iu enterpriscs con. nected with the frou Interests. ‘The history of the next ten ly‘nn is a nearly unvarying record of hard work, frequentiy-re. curriug flineases, declining streneth, and fioally dechining fortunes, In ull the account, how. ever, there 1s a continual exhibition of indomita. bla coursge and resolution, patience and cheer- fuiness. with such other virtucs as make up a Tennaliytow LITERATURE. Memoir of General William Francis Bartlett. mngfnllow’s Last Volume of Poems---A Musical - Cyclopedia, Beligious Services of the Copta---Art and Literary Gossip, and Scientific Notes. Flora Round About Chicago: The Willow Family-==Scientific cliaracter of the beroli: atame, "1t I dificull, to Hl reproduce in o briel article he Impression Expadmons- which his memolr gives of the urnveftmulxlc that Gen. Bartlett malntained to the end with LITERATURE. pecullarly adverse clrcumstances, Desplte his fine abilitivs, ever sctively employed, fate seemed perpetually arrayed “against Bl and, though he won high distinctions and the warin respect of all who knew him, the tlde of GFEY., WILLIAM F. BARTLETT, JRNOIR OF WILLIAM FRANCIS BARTLETT. y Fuascin Wixtinor Parerer, Bostont | fortune and of Jife vonstantly receded from Honghton, Vrgood & Co. Chicago: ~’lfll=gd Mc- | b, He made several tours to Europe with (larg & Co. 12mo., pp. 309, Price, $1.50. the alm of sccuring much-needed reat and recus This plain, unassuming little volume contains erecord of a brave, upright, chivalrous life; & ffe which had ita varallel inany times over in the army of herole: men who fought Iu defenss of thelr dearcst rinciples In the late War of the Rebellfon; which sttll has ita parallel in piny a carcer that s being pursued without atentation or publicity in the diverse avenues sbat open to mankind, in followlug the strict, wlt-denying, unswerving lead of duty, Never. theless, 1t is a life which, without being excep. tioal fn any remarkabla degree, it does the yorld good to observe while it is belng carrled qat, and which it s worth while to comnem- te (n bistory when [t Is ended, for the sake of (s generous, stimulutiog, and fmitating exam- peration; but returned from the Jast, fu Lhe spring of 1875, & dying tnan, Consumption had settled upou him, and oo efforts could unscat the atal disease. Ile lingered until the 17th of December, and then resrgnedly passed away, The memoir of Gen, Bartlete Is writtenina modet manly way by one who wus for many years a beloved and trusted friend, 1t onclialas the reader by its valm, yet siriking, portriature of anoble man., I fs tnatter of regret thut our llleraturs Is not oftener entive cned by blographles of this type. 1he materl- uls are offered in the lives ‘of many true aml staunch citizens who go down to the grave year by year. ‘The reconls these ledve hehind them, if written out, would prove that honesty ane Integrity are not yet lost to our race; aml that, notwithstanding ths discouraging criminal re- ports of the dally press, there are still left among us honorable, incorruptiblo men fn every rank and statfon who keep ulive our fnith in the ultimale triumph of pure und cxalted principles, 3 POEMS BY LONGFELLOW. KERAMOS; Axn Otuen Porss ll{ Hexny Wapswontit Loxargitow, Boston: Houghton, Osguod & Co. Chirago: Janken, McCiurg & Co. 106mo., pp. 148, Price, $§ 3 ‘The poewn in which Lougfellow very happily signalizes the universal passion of the hour for pottery and porcelaln, occuples the placo of Tiouor fo this collcetion of his latest verscs, and lends it its name. The work is nrtistically con- structed, and contains some exquisite passages, ‘The song of the Potter fs o beautiful mnclody, imbued with tender, solemn feeling; whilo the descriptive part of the puem opeus with perhaps the most pleturesquo liues m the plece, intro- duciog e Only & few main facts fn the early youth of Gen, Willlam Francis Bartiotl are mentioned by dblographer. Ho was born an the Oth of June, 1540, at Haverhill, Mass,, of a line of honurable axcestors, The year 1561 found him a meinber of the Junior clags in Harvard Colleke, and a student of no partieular distinction amone his fellows. ** He was rathier fond of billiaras, sup- pers, colleze-clubs, and the society of voung Ladles; and very fond of skating, boatiug, nov- de,and the theatre.” IMis health had been nrorous from childbood; hewas tall aud strajgnt {aperson, dignificd and reserved In cardage, and, forhis age, o littlo young and undeveloped incbaracter. There was evidently at this time pothing in his conduct or manncr toindlcate tho fature hero. In political sentimcnts young Bartleit at fest sympathlzed with the Bouth: but,as the erentful 1861 grew fu days, lis feclings rapldly changed. On tho 17th of April he Joined tho Fuurth Battalion of Mussachusctts Volunteers, od, dircetly nfter, went with the corpa to Fort Independenca for a mouth's performance of gurison-duty. On this incident linged his destiny, Ho discovered o fondness for a mare tial life, andt evineed, during his stay at thefort, tomuch fldelity and intetligencs in flling the it ot & soldier, that in June e was offered o aptainey i thy Twentivth Regiment of Massa- chusctts Volunters, by his triend, the Licaten- wt-Colonel, Francls Winthrop Pallrey, The olice was ueeepted, aud o Septemnber officers and men were ut Camn Benton, on the Pototna, Meantlme Capt. Burtlett had devoted hlmself with the utuiost zeal 1o the task of mastering the new and complicated arts of war, His fivst cxperience of the excitement and peril of battle was at Hall's Blufl, on the memorablo 21st of October, ‘Fhe increpld qualities whichh e ever ofter displayed were bere platuly mantfested. His comrules testi- the Polter at his task Tlencath the blossoming hawthorn-tres, While ocr his featuren, like ek, ‘Tlic qnilted sunsbine and Ieaf-shade Moved, as the boughs above him swayed, And clothed Lim, till Lo seemed to be A figure woven in lapestry, 8o rumptuously was he arrayed Iu that magalficent atitee Of satle tissuc flaked with fire, Of the many short lays that make up the re- mainder of the collection, the followlny, almply uamed “Bong," Is one of the most lmpressive. 1t Is an unoretending, yot finished composition, ~like a pearl amoug Jewels: Slay, stay ot home, my heart, and rest; Huome-xceplng ha ‘rta aro happlest, For those that wander o know not whero Are full of trouble and full of care; To stay at humo I8 best. Weary, and homesick, and dletressed, They wander East, they wander West, And are vaified, and belten, and blown aboat Dy the winds of the wiidorness of doubt; ‘v'o atay at home 14 bent, fed to his extreme bravery aud ellictency; but Then u{ at home, my heart, nnd rest; anextract from Ins own aceount, in_a letter to The bird s satest in fta nest; - b mother, fn_unbosstful words_declares his Q'er a1l thot dutter thoir wings and fiy- A hawk {a hovenng in tho sky; ‘Ta stay at homo is best. Among tho souncts, of which there are a cottple of scoro in the volumig, there 1s one in varticular ufrm:lully unjtiug the charms of suntiment and movement that we eladly make room for Ie: wrprisin coolness under fire. His company bad been brougght ou the tlold (n n fasting con- dition, having enten nothing sincs dinner the ¢y previous, S My compuny beiug deploved o skirmtsbers,” by writes, L had” given the onder to * Lie down’; and [ myveelf reciined on my elbow und_dozed for half an hour, I woke u and tound that nearly nll my akirinishers l{lnu«lown had tuken the opportunity to go to seep, poor fellows! 1 couid not bear to wake thews untll the first vulluy of musketry was teard from the woods wiear us, It shows sat the boya were either. IndiiTereut to danger, o were worn out with fatigue, to go to sicep o the field, where palls were occastonally dropping 10" ‘The first- volley came soon, azd the leaden balls fell wpon the company like min. “The men now began to drop sround me; most of them were lylng down tn the lirst ofit, belng ordered to keep in reserve, Thoso that were Ivine down, §f they lifted their foot ur Dead, it was siruck, Oue poor 1etlow near mo wasatruck 1 the hip while lvings flat, aud roso togo to the rear, when unother struck him on the tiead, und knocked hion over, I felt that it wasgoing to be bit, I should be whether L stood up or lay downs w0 I stood up and watked wound wmong the men, llupplng over them, wd talking to thew In o joking way, to take their thuuichts from the baliets, and Keep themn fiore sell-posy. ssed. 1 wua surprised ut fdrst by NATURE. Aua fond mather, when the dny is o'er, T.0ads by tho hund hier littie child to bed, alf-willing, haif-reluctant ta be led, And lenve his broken playtli‘ngs on the floor, Buill gazine at them thraugh the open door, Nor wholly reassured and cotaforted By promises of olliers in thelr vtoad, Which, though more splendid, may not plesse him moret 8o Nafurc deals with us, and tokes away Our playthings one by nne, and by the hand Leads ua to rest so rently, that we go Bearce knowing if we wish to %o or elay, Helng too full of slecp to undoritand How k-r tho unknown transcends tho what wo now, These, with other po in thin last sheaf of the poct’s gatheilog, will be read and remem- bered s huving the delicivus quality which ;nillrka the oldest and best-loved Iyrivs of Long- ellow. VEST-POCKFTS AND ARTIST-BIOG- RATHIES, yuwn covlness, | never felt better, ulthough | VEST-POCKRT BERIES. Favours Poxxs, Dy lexpected, of course, thut Ishoula feel theleal | Lxion Huxt, Dinstrated. Kssavs roox BLia ey, wnd, L vas nonloru whersh | g Cuamaslats, St geearech S would tuke me, ept speaking to Little, sur. VG LT 3 wrised thra ‘i loughton, Orgood & Co. 10mo.. pp. 170, nm'»‘&f"‘x'.’;‘i.f‘{i‘é.;'fi:z'.‘.“ anionest thia ram of {;”&‘," 50’ cents, Chieago; Jausen, McClurg vt you hit yetP L ve ) “here the eruss wua turned up, and I ¢ roughed? tlot for getting his cost 8o uwlully dirty, Lit s wolund brave as I koew hio would be. Be different vompanivs began to wilt away tder this terrible fire. Still there was no ter- or among tha men," Capt, Burtlett mude a brilliant Lut hopelvss ‘hrfo Upun the euemy’s rauks tn tho course of this battle, and In the'end barely succeedod by Lumense eifort in withdrawiug the remnaut ot s men In sufety from thy disastrous fleld, By Rason ol the losses which the ‘Twentlotn sus- tlned fu the engugement be bewstue second ofller fu the revnnent—u vlaco whilch ho ably beld during 1ho foftowing ‘six months. In ’lvnl. 1852, while stationed at the outpusts in oot of Yorktown, he was wounded in tne ez Y 8 surpsticoter, aud the Himb hud Immediates W.bo awputated, s biograplier relates that Hg louked up onee during the operation ?hh Inend standine by, wod sald, * 1t cuoush, fank, lsn’t 141 and tois was the ' solitary word ol complaint that vacaped Wlm.? He returned 9e 10 remaln duriug s convaluscence, sud, Yheu recovered sufticiently to take tho ' tield The 1‘1r¢tly # Vest-'ockets,” which wo fancled were finally closed some timo ago with the one hundreth number of the serics, sre open once moro for the admission of somo of the favorite pocms of Leigh Hunt und a group of essays by Charles Lamb, These two littls volumes need no _credentlals hoyoud thelr titles to prove tuelr itoess for the dalnty forin fn which they are nuw presented. The author of tho excellent * Artist-Biog- raphics * hus an unusually cvateful subject in dir Juatiua Reynolds, tho most populsr of En- flah portrait-painters, This artlst was s favor. te In the soclul world, and his rclations with the titled aud the talented arcles of London supply the histonan with & fund ot futerestiog ancedote and remintsceuce, Mr, Bweotzer hag cleverly comlensed the muterfal ut his com- mand Intv a memoir matebiug fu interest those vreveding it. NOVEL BY AUERBACIT, oLy Ausnnacit, Antbor of Tranvlated by ANNIE o, was elected Colonel of the Forty-ntuth ew ¥ Henry Holt ™ & Co, eeiment. Masauchurctis Volunieers, ansen, McClurg & Co, 1Umo., pp. Whilo drilling theso raw recrults ut tho camp Vrice, §1. B Putstleld, 1t was written ot him by one of tamen: WL fs @ treab Lo seo that man go l""'"l:ll the mauual of ‘arins. ilv puts such u ol yuch 8 vlm, to cvery motion, For two e urs 0t a time hy will stand on that remalning u":'d"“ balf of us belleve he wever had any o:] 0f Wie one buried at Yorktown, but IL was Wihe duperfluous member or juers’ ornament. b the Coloncl (1 will call ki ceds rest, n:‘ ¢4 {4 o8 & part of the uxercise; su we can- b telt which (s manual of arms and which 'nnm'lhummu of that rlght e must stand B iko great whip-lashes, ‘Llieie 18 wdl ubout m‘lhhu. It 1s thu quict, futense determination, Aucrbuch bas not given the woild a second ts ' fu this story of * Lundoling® uevertbeless, he has produced a work which does no discredit to his genlus and reputation, It is inasterly o its simohaty, sud, without tewupting o create exciting sensuilons, makes adeep hinprint ou the mind, fv 14 o story of vustic German life, scarvely golng shove the humble peasantry for Its dramatis-persoua; but fn Its expositton of (nartifltsl, uusopllstl- vated character Hleg uudh of ita power, A high moral atmosphers cuwraps the tale, which is Cof, pixeduces of will, that maies us desiro | that ot w wurdernr unjustly aquitted, The (";" ':"'llfi:; "nl:».;' l‘z‘w unr ler.“!fifn "Il:f “t‘x"fi mnhl‘unen} \[vnlm the r\'lllllfltr giumut cs:m\n ' er | g e {1l made to foltow him uutil » perfect coutrition Sumplementof Hoiba,” The Forty-ninth, belug P wipes away his olu, sud all pusilule atoucment bas beun offered, Fho beauly of truth und of charity is the lessou written dn vivid churucters ou every puge. . MUSICAL DICTIONARY. 1«";‘@“ with the furies under Gew, Banhe, saile =4 :'e- Orleana varly fu 1803, During the i1+ Cul‘ Humuh upon Fort Hudson, on May 27, - Bartlett was elot shuultancousty in the wu"d"" i the jeft foot., ‘These” serious uds wblfged Lim sgaly 10 leave uctive seryv- ON, [ USIC AND MUSICIANS. “ulml 80te months were spent 1 Massuchu- A(Dl.("l‘.l 1‘:.?)5‘1{57{ “u’y‘amfi\e& Wellere, En- m.," Tue Forty-uinth was mustered out of glish sud Foteign. Wik luatrations aud Wood hu"m' 1n August, but its younz communder cuts. Edited by Geoiwk Gnove,D.C. L. 1n Two nm 4 egltne " cugo: Jausen, . Bvo. Torung, assachuseits, » regiment tuen Pm“fi 1.3 y I Apell, 1303, the uew corps jolued GoAny of the Potomac, i m’q‘ fl&m. fu thie Wilderue: ukh‘fu 8 wound fn the which for o time g cd bl Lu Jube he way rewarded for s b,m‘“x' soldlerly yualities by s comtulssion s wgtasrUeneral,—au honor seldow earned by b 1, Lis 25th year. aglyh Gen. Burtlet roturned 1o tbe front Ldmg:fluw gmuwand of tng Firet Brigsde of i, N . O} q a5y ‘*Sfr.lu'al:"' Nioth Army Corps. Beveu M Parierabury, ‘fhe most mportaut article fu theyecond nart of * A Dictionary of Muslc snd MAsictavs,"— which passes from Ballad to Boildleu,~is s carefully-written sketch of Beethoven, with a critical sualysis of bis works aud wethod of compositiou. It covery forty-six pages, The pames of other eminent wuslclans foltow slpha- betically fn the pare. ss Beliul, 8ir Willlan Sterndale Benoett, Berlloz, 8ir Heory Bishop, Bauldieu, ete., ¢te., and are treated with more or less fulluess. ‘T'ie bizh standara of the cy- vlopedia ia well sustalned by the present inatail- meut. During the second lay 6, the Colouel ussault o the coemy's works Oticer . the gallant but uatortunsle ater I;Iuned to surrcuder to Gew, Mabone, flunu’n’ urp but jneffectual charge. He en- dmpy sutleriugs of a prisoner in Southern mcv dh" WO wmocths, aud then ex- &,f‘fu;mm-flz hfl\“ixl:h the maimed sal- 41k briod redomd s ardsbip and privation BOOKS RECEIVED, A LIFE OF POPE PIUS IX. B{ Joux R. G. Hassaun. New York: Too Catholic Publication E Bawe oy thygy weascned society. 18wo.. pp. 242 UGy oy p0st Le was unable to restme Bis du- | THE HISTORY OF A CRIME: Tie Tastixoxt ot feid ubtl: Juse cf the Jollowing | - or ax Evx-Witakas, Vicrow Hygo, Author * Ho thed took cowwand o€ the Firas Dis | of **Tbo Totiors of the Sea,™ etc. Witk Illus- teations. ‘Translated hy in_collaborstion with New York: fiarper & Drow, McClute & Co. Paper. Price, ' cents, POKE 0'MOONSHIN By Latiavx 8 Anthor of “* Castie Windows, ork: (3, P, Putnam's Sons, Cliengo: Jansen, MeClare & Co, 10mo., pp. 117, Price, $1. GEORGIE'S WOORR: A Noraieree, By Mre, Lritu-Anaws, New York: flarper & Rros. Chicazo: Janeen, MeClnrg & Co, Paper. Price, 20 centr, THACKERAY'S IRISH SKETCIH.-BOOK. With Thirty-eizht Tiusteatlons, By the Author of $*Vunity Fair,” Philadelphia: T, B. T'eterson & Urov.” Paper. Prl 0 cents, PERIODICALS RECEIVED, VOICE OF MASONRY--3ay (Jobn W. Brown, Chicaro), LITERARY WORLD--May (K. I, llames & Co., Tuston) , flUH:Nn&’JN'S EPITOME OF LITERATURE—May (F. W. Robinson & Co., Philadeiohia), ——————— FAMILIAR TALK. THFE CO1 . Of the varfous races which compnse the mot- ley poputation of Egypt, the Copts are the most. Interesting from a historical point of view, as it Is gencrally agreed by ethnologists that they ara the Lrus representatives of the nation which occupied the land under the relgn of the Phara- ohs. ‘Their number [s estimated at about 500,- U, or one-teuth of the eutire povulation of the country, They proless a Christlan creed, yet surpasa even the Moliummedans fo bigotry and futolerance, They arc of the sect called Jacob- ftes, or Monuphysites, which was pronounced herctical by the Council of Chateedon In 631, nad which cluting 8t Mark as ita founder, 'The relizivus vrders of the Contle Chureh comprise 2 Latriareh, a Metropolitan of Abyesinia, Bishe obs, urchpriests, privsts, deacous, and monks. ‘The sect has two monasteries, situated fu tho castern descrt, between Benlsunef und the Gult of Juez. Frum une of these, tha Convent of 8t. Autbony, the Patrlarch 18 chosen, Tho ap- pointinent ol the Metropolitan of Abyssinia rests with this dl.(:nlmry. as ulsu the cclesiuse tieat unthority of the Church, and the civil ursdiction vver the clerzy aua faity of the Joptic communion, Coptic Egypt isuivided Into twelve sees, uver whish twelve Dlishops proshile, chosen from the the Patriarch, swo [ ricsts uud deacous v ut, in the event of beeoming whlowers, they are wot nllowed Lo tmarry u eecoml time, ‘The sect pract the rite of vircumeision on both suxes, aurfenint confesslor, frequent fand rigld fusts, with uther relicious cbservances common to both the Emeteru und Western Churches, They likewise adhicre to the Oriental cnstom of polygzatmy. At Luxor, the centre of one of the sces, the Coptie chureh, schools, and house of the Bishup are Inclused under o single roof, The chureh, which {s of rccent date, 13 built of sun-deied brick, and con:rrlnuumlll apse toward the cast; a screened atrium for thu women, at the western end; & centre aisle, perhaps thirty feet wide, and » number of slde alsles. A sereen di- vides the nave from the apse, and hebind this stand the reading-desk oud the Blshogp's chaiv, 1 Mies Edwards' volume of travels on.Uie Nife there ix u description of the mode of serv- {ce conducted In this church, us it was witnesseg onc Bunday moarplug by the writer. Women and childretl crowited the atrium on the ocea- sloy, while men of the poorer classes filled the slde alstes, A few of the better-dressed Copts stood near the screen, listening to 8 black- roved deucon readlug at the desk, with a leht. ed taper n bis left bhaud. The puity accom- panyi{ug Miss Edwards entered the church abont 11 o'cluck, In time for the concluding ceremo- nles of the scrvice, which had begun at daybreak, A priest clad fn white vestinents, embroldered with the AMaiteso cross on the breast und hood, was aquatted on his hcels at the ¢ntrance to the adytum, while the Blshop, enveloped in black, sat with bis back to the congrezation. “Every face was turned upon us,"” writes Miss Edwards, ** when we came fo. The reader aused. The white-robed priest got up. Even hie Lishon looked round. Prescnlly s couple of acolytes, each carrviug two cane-bottomed chaira, came bustling down the . nuve; and, un- cercmonlously driving away all who were stand- ing near, placed us in a row across the middio ol the church. This Interruption over, thie reading was resumed.” The languazo of tho reader was Cuptic; but it was rapidly transiated into Arabic by o youth In a mr(s)llcn. who etood with hisback” to tae screco. Only the lessons, the Gospel, and the Lord’s Prayer were thus translated Juto the vernacular of tho peorle; the remalnder of the service, which was continued in Coptle,—n dead languaze,~being wholly unin- tetligivle, The second part of the service, continucs Mlas Edwarde— Closely resemblad the celobration of mass. The pricst came to the door of (harcreen; looked at the congregation: folded hishands paim to Y‘:Im: went up Lo the throshold of the apse, and began reciting what rounded like o litany. Ho then un- covered the sacred vesscls, which tlll now had veen concealed under two blue cotton han tker- chlefw, nnd. turning, shook the handkerchiofd to- ward the peaplo. Il then consecrated (lie wing and wafer: elavated tho bost; and himsclf partook of tho Kuchariat iu both elements. A little ball was rung daring the consecration, and azain at the clovation. Thu penple, meanwhile, #tood very roverently, with thelr tesds bent: but no ono knelt during uny part of tha service, After this, the oftie(ating pricat washed his hands in o brass mving the deacon—who was also the schoole master—came round the church holdine up his acarf, which was lieaped full of little cakes of un- leavencd bread, —‘These he distributed to all present. A acolyte followad witn a plate, and collected the offerinis of the congregation. We now thonght the servico was over; but thers remalned four wee, crai brown mites of babies (o he chrlstennd, "Thiese smiall Copls were carrled upthe church by foar acolytes, followed Dy four analous fathe: The priest then mutiered [ lhunruyu' crossed the bablea with water from the basin 16 which b had washed bis bands: arsnk the water; wiped tug basn out witha pieco of breau; alu the bread; and dismissed the little nowly-made Chrlvtiane with a hearty blessing, Finally, tho Bishop—who had taken no part in the service, nor even purtaken of the Bucharist— came down from hia chalr, and stood Lefore the altar to bless the con?ru‘xulloll. Hezeupon ull the nlen und voys ranged thesscives fu alngio le, and troaped through between the screen and the opse, crowding in &t onv mde and out at the other; cach wvelng touched by tho Hishop on his choek, 8« he went by, 1t thoy lacged, the Bishon clapued his hands tmpatiently, and tho wchools miaster drovo them through faster, When there were nu nwre to come (the women wad little girls, be It onverved, comiuy in for nosbare of thiv benae diction), the pricst (ouk o hin veatuients and lald Ihoi in a heap on the altur; the deacon distrioutod & basketful of blessed cakes among the poar of the congregation; and on walked down the nkve, cating a ca a bit heroand there 1a the beel-dresnod o ho weat along, No ended this intercating and curions survice, waich I have described thus minutely for tho reason that nis, with probably but hitly change, the emonial of Curistisn worahip in Egypt. SLPART The first quarterly volume of L'Arl for the year 1878 Is 8 miuo of enjoyment to those who appreciate the best that is current in the Nte ture of estheties. It comblines, after tho mau- ner of the previous volumies, full-page etche Ingzs, eneraviugd, and photogravures after emis nent pletures und marbles, gmultitude of infnor fllustrations, sl a bistory of current events In the wurld of Art, together with sketehes, blog- vaphles, critleal cesays, ete, relating Lo painte crs, sculptors, amd artlaans who have achieved celebrity In uucient und modern thues, £ Art, ke most uther Journals of Art, will this yeur draw from the Paris International Fx. position o fund of intercstlng und protitable subjects for studv. St has slrcady obtained a sories Of ardicles by the talented French ancut- 1es Fanvis Frrnin Englith Transiator, Chitago: Jansen, tect, M, lotlet-te-Due, wscdesiug the stylo mud merlt of the nsuy imposs ing ctires that have been erected commudation of the present World's These articles are to be frecly illustratedt with desizus by the guthor, snowing the different bulldiugs deacribed, from vatlous view, A corps ol competent crith Loen cugaged 10 treat the pumeruus s, ly wiil vujects bel the Department of the Fine Arts attention, but those in which the applioation of Art 10 Industry (inds a couspieuvus Blustration. But, walle much space will prooesiy be devoted to thy Exposition, the wurks dispiayal at the Saton and other permauent exhivitions will net be neglected, “The etehings aro the most popular urtlatle feuture of Lidrt; and, of the fiiteen aduralug the vresent number, Wwe may jostance the & Menippe,? alter Velasques: Lbe purtrait of F. Bracquemond, etched Ly Rajon; L'jutante Inabelie, ctebed Ly Jucquemart; the Musc- Leason, atter Jun Steeus aud the Perseus Delty. enng Audromeda, by Rubeos, s having cape- clsily pleasiug qualities. ‘The photugravures of Prud'bon’s drawings of the Emprees Jusepliue are fuil of grave und feeliug; and tuose of pastels sud water-colors by Miliet ure likewise tuterestiuz. It 1 useleas Lo attemot Lu eaum- crate the muuy fus transcnpts ol paintiugs, drawlngs, spechinens of architecture, sculvture, and su oy, that are Erulmcl)’ cuployed to ilus- trate the text ol thls publication. The chiel Hterary cssaya in the sumber tako for their .ubxi“" e works of Rubens in Italy, Spain, and St. Petersbure: Fra Lippo Lippls the _art-life of Koaalba Currler of Diderot; Mount Saluy Mic the portraits 1; the pleturss of Rinsdael in the Belvide tuscum; Frana sone Leont and the Misenm of Sealpt ure adrla; Eueene Emmanoel Viollet- at ) B Duey the exbibltion of drawinrs by tie: Ol Meaters at the (irosveror Galiery; Gustave Courbet, ete., ete, The Amctlean sgent for L'Art, M. J. W. Bouton, of New York, announces that the aub- scription price of this superh periodical b been reduced to $8 per volume, pafd in advanc ~each volume including the weekly numbers for three months. ART-GOUSSI, The Duke of Butherland has presented the Roval Geographical Soclety with n bust of Mr. . M. Bianley, the work of & lady sculptor. The Russian painter Verestchagulne, who sce compnnied (en, Bkoheleff during the late war, I8 now In Parls, occupled in transcribing some of the granlie tncldents of the campaign. ‘The London Eraminer remarks that the Board of Works fs vainly endcavoring to Induces Mr, Whistter, the artist, to mudify the eccentric desizn of the houee he Is bullaing at Chelsea. Mr. 8. A, Scholl, of Newtonville, Mass., pro- poscs lo nake a linc-engraving from the saml- rable crayun-portealt of Emcraon hy Rowse, ‘:{.uc“ \;Ill be 500 urtista’ prools, to ba sold for each. The Patl-Ma'l Gazelle Is suthority for the statement that Leo XL, has given orders to have the large quantitics of tapestry now Iving fn the Vatican brought out and hunz in chronn- logical order in the gallery, where they van be of ‘use to the world, ‘The colossal atatue of Jsn Van Eyck, which was produced In bronze by the systein of elecs tric deposition, hus been lately completed at Brussela, ‘The valvanic process occupled sev- eral mouths: and the resultis sald tohea” much more perfect representation of the model than could have Leen obtalned by casting, A large collertion ot letters and documents adidressed to Michael Anzeloare preserved the Casa Buonarotl, at Florence. A catalogye of them, thrown Into the form of as index, fs nublished by the Azademu, nnd fills above two columins, But few of these documents have been published,—thelr owner asking a moa- erate sum for them, which oo une has yet been witliug to pay. 3t was the will of Goethe that no likeness or cast of his face should be taken after his death; yet the landscape-patnter, Prof. Fr. Preller, managed to galn access to the @eath-chamber, and draw a pencll-sketel of 'the poet as hie lay, with the lnurel crown on bis head, in bis last, dreamicss sleep. An lnferfor copy of the sketeh was surreptitiously made for Bettlna Von Arnim's vook called *Gocthe's Corre- spdndence with a Child,” but otherwise ft has heen sacredly treasured by the owner. Recent- 1y, a fuc-simile of the portrait las been repro- duced by photoraphy, and sold for the benctit of a Ueninan charitable fustitution. - ‘The plan of Prof, ‘Charles Eliot Norton, of Cambridge Unlversity, to reproduce n number of Turnce's cteliings, was lately mentioned in these columns, Further particulars concerns ing mllm schemo are given ingthe fullowing pura- graph: They ata not, Me. Norton desires it understood, "rnny" engravinns for framing as ornaments, bul teachers of drawing; and the object of tholr copyiugie, In his own words, **to give the atus dents of Iandscape-drawing, of whom thers are so many, aud ought to be tniny more, in our eou. {try, examples of the modo In which the chlef of Iandacape-artists aclected and_drew ths expressive lines of hils cumponitions, No better examples could he given fo students to flull‘kcn their percep- tions of what should be almed atin their work." The thirty or talrty-five holivtypea which vill fora thu scrics argnot frum the finished plates of the ber Btufiorum,™ for thesc are executed in etchuny combined with mezzotint, _ond, while Dfl'd“ll"lli thy most satisfylng ¢feccts, they cannot he copicd by . any procees, Tne original ctchinge, an prepared for mezzoe tint, are those reprodiced by Mr. Norton from his awn collection, augmented” by the loan of the best of thoee lll-lnnulnF to Jobn Rusklu, —thc seriea compriaing all the etchings which Mr. Ruskin rec- ommends in hia **Elements of D ful to tha student, Mr, llamerton a that Tar- ner'a power usan ctchier was **his power of Tecting matn lnes, and drawing them femiy and vigorously. In this respect no landecape-etcher ever wurpossed him; and, if bis etchings are stud- jed as examplen of line-selection, thoy can do nothlug but good, If wa only bear in mind that they 8o preparations for mezrotint." We certalnly hope that students of landscape-art in this vicinity will not hewitate 1o afford the small outlay needed 1o obtaln this valuable studiosfurniture, wiich thcy cando by addressing Mr, N t Cambridge, The number of co; rinted will be limited to the nutober of subscribe $10 for the set, niz** an use. LITERARY ITEMS, J. B, Lippincott & Co. announce “A Study of Milton's *Paradise Lost,’ " by Prof. Jobn A. Hines. ) The Kiogof Portugal lsoccupying his scholar- 1y pen with a translation of **The Merchant of Venice,” Harper & Dros. wi'l soon have ready for cir- culation a work on ** The Atlantic Islands,” by 8, G. v, Benjamin. **Tho Thoughts of Animals Put into Words " 18 the title of a work shortly to be publised in London by o Miss Andrews. Tho Deat and Dumb Institution in Leipzig, the oldest of the kiud in Geruiany, colebrated {ts 100th anulversary on the 14th of April. The copyright upon the earliest of Dickens’ works Is now expiring, and atready three clicap cditions of the “Sketches by Boz" have been brought out in Englund, Mme, Hlavatsky's ¢ Ists Unvelled" has run through o sccond editlon, An order for 100 voples, lately recelved from Indls by Mr, Bou- ton, could not be tiled. Tho oldest schoolmaster in France has been teaching fn his native parish since 1818, 11e was lately mwarded the decoration of the Lezion of Honor,—the c‘.rcmun{ taking placo at a dinoer mven by thoe Prefect of Cierinont-Ferrand, in lonor of the Mivister ot Public Tustruction, Messrs. Macinlllan & Co, havs in press tho ournals of 8ir Josoph Iooker and Mr. John 111, which relate tho Incldents of a visit to Moroceo aud the Great Atlas lu 1871, A sketeh of the geulogy uvf Moroeen, by Mr, George Maw, will be included fu the volume; and the {ilustrations will be supplied by Mr. Edward Whymper. AL, Asscling, n journsllst, ana a Member of the Municipal Council of L'aris, has presented e firsl casy for the application of the rulcs of the Buclety of Butual Autopay, He belunged to thils vuw orgunization, avd, dying receutly, uulurly wus periormed upon his budy by the FPresldent of the doctety, sud the reauits pub- Haheg o the papers. A writer in the Academy calls sttentlon to the “pleonasticuse of the befure proper pames, which has only lately crept into literary language, thouzh long a colluguial the uneducates §t Is un error which is becoming uent, and shonld be avolded, [Tt L least DY writers having pre- teusions to culture,” A fac-sunile of the unkque manuscrint of the earlicst Auglo-Saxun puein, * Beowulf," in tha Britian Muscunm, {3 to be published by the Early-Enghish-Text Soclety, The cditor, Mr. Bkeat, will trunsliterate ~ and transiate, the wriginal, ndd collations of the best muderi edi- tions ol the test, aud write & critical lutrodue. tun, notes, and & glussary, Anather book of African travel will soon Tssue tions tho press of Murray, of London. It {s by the lute Capt. Elton, aud Is entitled * From Mozambique tu Nyasea, Uchungu, and Usavgo: A Journal of Adventurer's Divoverics, .With Notes on_the Buppression of the Siave-Trade.” Uther works to be produced by the same liouse are Cuut. Forbes' +*Bketches of the Natives of Basmah”: and *Twenty Years’ Residencs Amonzg tho tirecks, Albantans, Turks, Ar- wenlaus, und Bulgarians,” by au knxluu lady, SJOURNAL DES ECONOMISTES." ‘The Juitrnat des Evonumistes for Apeit contalus a trauslation of the remarkable paper read be- fure (L Statisticul Soviety of Loudon, by its Vres- dent,U,J, Shaw-Lefovre; and articleson the Rall- road Question I Uermany, by Charles Baum; Postal and ‘Yelegraptt Retorms, by Paul Bon- usudy the tublic Libraries of the United States, by Leon Bourgeols; w quite complete and luteresting review, by Maurlce Block, of re- vout publiutiung, un Political Evonowy m Uer- wany, Ureat Britain ftaly, Austris, Switzer. Jaud, snd Kussia; the Puréuaso and Reorvani- zatwn of Freuch Raidroads, by Ad Blalse; be- sides u varted nuscellany of editorial comment, Louk-seviews, sud news-ltems, THE “ART JOURNALM Au Blustruted catslogue of the Parls Luterna- tional Exhibition wil form » prominent feature of the 4rt Juurnal during 1bu cusuing seasou. 'Thie May number contalus the tirst fustaluncat, whichi occupiea sixtecn pages of the volumo. ‘The objects presented,jbeing ascompanied with & vritica) and historical text, are (ull of fotereat and nstructiou to those who purpose sttending ths Exbibition, as well as to those whoremoalnut home. Too series of papers on Americau paiut- ers Ls this month devoted to Jobu B, Bristul xnd, Peter Moran, 1t gives four examples of ths work of these artists, with a sketch of thelr pri- vate and professional cascer. ‘Tbe wrticles vu “The Homes of Ame [ WAY, are continued: and there are, bestdes, several minor pleces, with the usual art-notes, foreten and domestie. Of the steel plates embellishing the number, one rentrlices Atma- fadema's rnlnuml entitled **Bcuinture tn Rome.”” Theco- oraal face inthe centre of this pleture, which threeworkmen are hewlog from the rough mer. ble, Is very noble in expression, giving an alr of majesty “and grandeur to the cumposition. Another of the nlates uresents = flenre of *The Angel of the Reaurrection,” taken from 8 monument by J, Adams Acton, which adorns the family mausoicum of Sir Fitus Salt, in 8 church near Bradford, York, The thind plate neraved from a drawing by R. tlouble, of e Tostitlon,”” = acene In “which an nld- fashioned caleche fs descending a rough, hilly ronl with n ‘yrndplunry that lr'c.’u'illml the inmates na little discomlort, hut docsnot in the least disturh the comolacency of he pustillton, who rides the near horse and hulds the relns with a cool alr of mastery. SPARKS OF SCIENCE. TLORA ROUND ABDUT CHICAGO, Tue Wittow Fasity.~There are a few fne ana much-used ornamental trees afforded by thie order Balleacer, and there ara some sery- Iceable products gained from it: but, asa whole, the family s not one of great Importance, 1t is composed of trecs and shrubs baving siter. nate shmple and stipulste lcaves, and dhecious Mowers arranged in catkine. - In many species 1he male catking are very beautiful,—~the bright yellow or purple anthers, inclored in tults of down, forining the gayest of soft, plushy plumes. ‘The family s a diflicuit ong for the votanist to deal with, the specific differences be« Ing hard to determine, and the varietics verv numerous. There aro sald to be In all about 220 species, Included In two gencra, For the names of those occurring in our ylcinity we are indehted to the lst of P’rof, {1, H, Babeock, which has bee s carefully made by the collector, and subjected Ly bln to the examination of Mr. M. & DBebb. of Fountaln- dale, I1l., probably the most sccomplished Sall- cologiat in uur country. . The Hoary Willow, 8alix Candidn, is a rather raro specles hercabouts, but s met with south of Hvie Park, The upper surface of the leaves and the young twigs o} this specles are covered with a thin, web-like wool, which gives the shrub a necullurly white asvect. ¢ The Prairic-Willow, Salix humllls, a species comnon on the Western prairies, is found 12 Kenwood, Hyde Purk, and’ southward. It e a shrub froin three to clent_feet. high, with pet- foled, lanceolate l¢ 8, discolor, oceurs at is_e “Th The Glaucous Willow, Hyde Park, Glencoe, avd Maywood. It ia tree-dike In growth, somethnes reaching & height of fifteen feet, and bhaving lanceolate, scrrate leaves, which are smooth nnd glaucous beneath when mature. Hoth theee species frequently bear cones, or * willow- roses ! as they are called, on the tips of their branches. Tlcre are induced by the stiog of & gail-insect, aud, on belug cut open, will be '"x':'n":‘l 10 contaln the eggs or larvie of the losect within, The Petioled Willow, S, petiolarls, {s an in- habitant of Maywood, where jt obtains acon- genlal situation along the borders of the water- couraes, On the Lake-Shore, near Thirty-fifth street, the 8. condats, var. rigida, Is at home, and with it [s associated the 8. cordatu, var, Augusta, The B. rostrata occurs at Hinsdale, Downer's Grove, and Miller's Statlon, and thy 8. lucida from Hyde Park to Woodlawn and southward, Speclinens of this lnst, from Wood- lawn, have the seaivs distinetly dentate, as In the Rocky-Mountain s, Fendleriana. The Black Willow, 8. ulgrs, var. falzata, grows at Glencoe: and the var, umygderlofdes, south of Hyde Park. The Britle Willow, 8, trazills, i found on_tbe lilinols Central Rail- road, soutn of Woodlawn. It is this species which s extensively planted througnout the Northwest for screens or beges, under the name of “White Willow.” The truc White Willow, 8. alba, var, Vitelllna, with yellow branches, has Leen futroduced about dwellings, ete. The Long-leavel Willow, 8. longliolia, is common at Hyde Park and southward, and produces flowers aud fruits from May to Uecember, A beautiful Willow common on the Lake- Eu%re has been identified by Mr. Bebb witih the 8, Barclayl, o species whose proper habitat Is fu thie Far North, It has been collected by sev- eral botanists at Kodiak, Sitka, It * reseinbles 8. digcolor in the nhmgu of the leaves, aud In the size and density of the thick amentss but the capulek are smooth, and turn brown in drylng.” Prof. Babeock remarks that ** This Willew s quite abundant liere, south aud southeast of the city: and, when growing in the open pralrie, ns southeastof lyde Purk, it forms larze heinl- spherteul clumps, and presents o beautitul ap- pearance, especially whet the wind |y strouw, upturning in rapld’succession the leaves, whose under side is alinost silvery, though without pubesceuce.’ 'The 8. adenophylla (s another waif from the North, which bas, curiously envugh, established itsclf on the borders of our lake. It Is found near Lincoln Park, and plentifully on the South Bidw, from the Reform Bchool to Pine Btatlon, ©This very dlstinct specles,’ suys Mr, Bebb, 4w first deseribed fn the Flora Borealls Amer- {cang, from specimens collected tn Labrador by Dr. Morrlson; snd the receat descriptions of Anderson are evidently drawn from the same material withont further additions,” It ngnenn. therefore, to have been known only through some ‘old * female eatkins and Jeaves, prescrved in the Hookerlan Aerbarium, untl rediscovered near Chicago; alter which the very complete collections made by Mr, Uabeock” led to the Id-:m'lglmuuu of fragments from - otler local- ities. Ot the genus Populus we have tha Large- toothed Aspen, P, grandidentata, o tres from twenty to filty or more feet bigh, with smooth. ish gray bark, and round-oval nuate-toothed leaves.” A mure common specles than this is the Cottonwood, P. monidifera, which s too fumiiar to need description. The Lombar- dy Poplar, P, dilata, futroduced from Italy, Is o.c(-nlmully secn; we §8 also the White Puplar, " W The Willows aro mostly natives. of the colder Tomperate regiona ot the Northern llemisphere; but a Jew fourlsh {n warm countrics, ns in Judia #ud aloug the Senegal, ‘The 5. artics and 8. polaris penetrate farther northward thau any other woody plants. The 8. herbuces s & species common on the Beotell mountains, and notable for its diminutive size. Thouh s shrubby plaut, it seldow rises more than an tnch above the ground. The Willows are dis- tingutsbud for theie rupld crowth,—n traft which i, mnu" situations gives them great value, Tho White Willow, which atfains a ewht of elgiity feet, has been know uss from a_cutting to atres of thirty feet within ten year V't spectes have such tenaeity of Ule aud euch facil- ity of growth thut ft needs scarcely more thun to thrust the end of s cutting beneath tho wotl ure a thritty stock In quick time. We bave scen o beautiful avenue of tall Willows which 1u the begmning unexpectudly sprang from the ends of willuw-logsthat were lald down to forn Abe foundation of the rondway, The w of the Brittlo” Witlow, which ts Ugbe and tough, was auciently used for ehlelds, 1ts durabllity fu water causcs It 1o be in much request for “the paddies of steamboats. The use of Willow-twigs for the mauufacture of baskets, ete., 1a well known. A bitter priuciple called Ballchne s extracted fron the' bark of Willows, which partakes of the nature of Qui- nine, o India, a tragrant water, called Kalaf, 15 distitled from the catking of the Esyptian Willows, 8. Egyptica, ; TEMPLE-BATS, The bats which intest the rulus of ihe temule at Gerf Hassayn, in Nubla, ars an object of great curlosity to the traveler, and thelr exhifnl- tion coustitutes a reguler vart of the dutles of the guive. ‘Tho anlimals seek scclusion fu the dark side-chamubers of the temple, aud, In order ta rouse thew, the showman fings the blazlag end of a tarred rope throuzh the doorways, “ For p moment," eays a late writer, describing the x{:.u; wwe see the whole ceftiug huag, se it were, with a close (ringe of white, dimy-lookiug peudants, But oply fur u ‘woment, The nexe Instant the creaturcs ars [T tlon, dashiny out madly lit our faces, lise dnven snowilakes. We picked upa dead oug afterwands, when tho rush was over, and exain- ined 1t by the vuter diylight,—a lovely little creature, white aud duwuy, with Hoe transpar- cut wings, aud Hetle e-hm Teet, und the protticat wousey mouth imagiuable,’” SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITIONS, The cuactments receutly passed fn Congress with refrence to two Important sclentid: ex- peditions are glven below: r Thiat the Bectetary of tiu Treasury be authorlzed and empowered to Kruut, 10F the vurposes of the s*Woodtul deientife Expedition Around 1he " a reglater- for & forelgu-bullt steaume Protided, ‘That iLe wuld etcauniship pproved by Eecrelary of tho Navy {Hablo in 3l specty Jor lhe purposes of aaid expedition, and tere shall Le mainialued there- wu, withuut expense to Urited States, a school wilh cupscity fur ui I 20U studvuts, together with & competent facully for tho prowotlon ot scientitle and pautical kuowledze. dnditis Jurther procided, Tual 1 vu case whall mercantile oF com~ oercial venlures forw any part of sald expedition, or the Govemumvnt of the United States be now or burvafter subjecled 10 S0y eXpense Ou BCCOUDS thoreol. * Auproved March 28, 1878, WursEss, James Gordon Beunelt, a citizen of the Vulted States, has purclesed bu Great Brtsin D pted to Arctic ropores, af his own cnst, to fit out and man eald vessel, and o devote her to eflorts to solve the Polar nroblem ; and Wuriean, It 18 deenied desirable that said ves- sel, while no engaged, shall carry the Atneriean fla, 4ind he officered by American naval ollicers; therefore, He it Enacted by the Senate and House of Repre. sentatives of (A2 United Blates of America in Co gress asrmbled, That the Secretary of the Tre ury be atthorized to issne an Amerfean register to raid veasel, by the name of Jeanette; and (nat the Preaident of ‘the Uniteidl States he authortzed to detall, with their own consenf, comwmiesioned, wartrani, and peity officers of Lhie navy, 1ot tn et. ceed ten in nnmber, to Act As officers of said vessel daring her voyage lo the Arctic Se: Lrovided, Aourerer, That such detai] ahall made of auch officers only as the Prealdent i antisfied can be ab- nent from 1heir regular duties without detrimentto the poblic service, Approved March 18, 1A78, BRIEF NOTES. During the past year, 20,000 fossil fnsects have heen exhumed from the rock-beds at Florissant, near Manitou, Cuto, The Internatlonsl Congress for the investiga- tion of the Listory of Amerlea before Coluin- bus, will tncet at Brussels soine time in 1679, Those interested in the flora of Chicagn and fts vicinity will be gratified Lo Tearu that Prof. H, 8. Batwock nurposes to prep: BOON a8 time will permit, a revised and enlarged edition of his catalogue of plants growlug in und aromd the city, which was originally published in the lLens. It Bas been generally asserted that the En. glish sparrows sre driving our native birds away from their accustomed haunts, and usurping thelr bulldiog places, but several (ustances have been latety nuted fu which the sparrows have been ejected from their legitimate homes by the truculent blue-bird, The French Geogrankical Society has prepared {or the Ezposition & niap of Africa showing the route of every explorer from 1754 Lo Btanley in 187, The nuinber of travelers is 321, aud forty- 1wo of these are Freuch. The first of thern all was Magetir, who crossed the northera part of Madoguscar. The poods fu Monument Lot, south of the Exccutive Mansion at \Washington, have been adapted to the culture of carp for distribution mnn:?lmul. the United States. Prof. Balrd aiready has about 400 carp In the ponds of thy Maryland Fish Comimission in Druid Hill Park, near Baltimore. A part of these will Lo trans- ferred to Washington, and It s expected that a cron of young fry will be ready for distribu- tlon this fall. Tle recent discoveries of gold In New Guinea are creating 8 good deal of excitemnent in New Zealund and Australis. Exploriufy expeditions are fitting out In both countrles, Onc organiz- ing in New Zraland will consisl of elglity oicked men, thoraughly %ulupml and conduci- ed by an experlenced leader, The plan of this expedition cmbraces un investigation of the coast-line of the Isiand, and of the interior, as alno of the climate, products, ete. It s remarked in Nature, that *Tho lu- tellectual abilities of the Japaness race have been evideoeed In s striking manner by a quar- tette of studenta from that country now study- ing In Berlln, One of these, Dr. Dirokitas, has Jutely invented an Ingenious optieal inotrument termed the leucoscope, which measures the varlations in the perception cf lght und color by the human eye, in accordance with the strictest mathematical laws. Another, who has atiained the rank of Licutenant In the Drusstan ormy, has introduced o remarkable simplification juto the mechanisty of the Man- ser vitle, which hassucceeded the historieneedle- gun. Two more, who are prosccuting their chemical siudies under Prof. Hofmaun, have ublished for two Sears post several interest- nzl synthetical rescarches on the aromatic scrics, A paperread before the Queenslard Philosoph- fenl Bocicty, at Brisbane,afscusses the medicinal products of Dubolsin myoporotdes, a plant be- longing to the Scrophuldriscox. It I8 n small tret, or sbrub, found (u Australln and odjacent fstands, an estract from the leaves of which "has o powerful effect upon the eve, dllating the pupll the same as belladonna, The active orincipie of the extract secins to be nearly fdentical with atropine. A good deal of attention has been yriven tu the new azent, and 1t has come Intu common use In Syduey ond Brisbane, It is sald to have the power of dry- ing the mouth or preventing the and of producing hesdache snd drowsiness, while it Is quicker and morn enerzetic fu its ace tlon than cither atrovine or beiladonns, The lucal name of the Dubolsia is ** Corkwood tree.’ burrowed from its lizht, corky bark. The wond 15 light-vellow {n hue, of soft and even grain, aud much used in the colony for carviue, Col. Gazan has communlcated to the Freneh Scfentlfie Assoctatiun some intereating observa- tions un the fracture of iron. This may be “nervous, fn graine more or less fine, urin faccts sometimes having a surfuce of soveral square inflletres; often §t prescnts a mixture of thesa three features.”” To Judge of the quality of Iron, 1t 18 necesssry to break it: thercfore, in arm-mooulsctories, a certuin uumber of bars me first broken; then manufuctuved fnto the pleces for which lhc‘ were intendedi ufter which the pleces are broken to ascertain thelr reslstunce, The bext frons are thuse that break with a nerveus fracture; the next uro thosc that break with s tine graln; and next, those with facets, It has been proved that ralls used in rollways are affected quite ditferently when placed in the direction of the mugnotic meridlun from wbat thoy are when placed at right angles to this dircction. The former oxydize and do not become brittlu; the latter du'not oxydlze ond do becowe brittie, Ininter wnediate directions the ralis partake more or Iess of the qualities of those which are placed in tha two extreme direetions. MINNESOTA. The Flood of Immigration to That Scate for the Lust Slx Months, St Paul Proneer Press, The present Immigrution to Western Minne- sotu is unparalleled in the history of the State, aud itis accompunied with a rush for public und raflroud lauds which 1s alsv without pree- edent. The oflicers of the land departments of the 8t. Paul & BSloux City, the Nortbern Paciffe, und 8t. Paul & Paclfic are crowded every day from moroing to night with applicants for rallroad lands,—cither for information which will cnablo them to sclect lands, or with purchasers who hove already selected then. All the railrvads have been obliged to add large- Iy to theirrolling stock, and cspecially ‘their passenger-cany, and to greatly fucrease thelr truli-service, to sccommodate the great rush of land-bunters and immigrants to the western districtes sud thelr trains are dally well-filled, aud sometimes packed, with the crowds that are throngiug thitherwards. All tue Uuited States 1aud-oflices are besiczed frow morning till night by the land-buvgry crowds, aud they are dis- posine of the public lands under the Homeatead and Vre-emption acts at a rate surpussing all vrevious exverlence, even In thu Immizrant deluge from 1858 10 1857, The mflux began some seven mmonths ago, just after the wag- uftlcent hurvest of 1877 had been gathered, and the despoudency which tad welghed upen the frontier fu wnncrhuum:u Of suveessive locust-de- vustotions was fullowed by a reactionary tidal wave of hopu and contidence, Weo coltected, last Deceinber, trom the vari- ous ratiroud and land otlices tho'statistics of the land-sales for the three montha endiug Nov, R, s compared withi the land-sales of thu previous three mootha, The generul results were s follows: Worthiogton Land Officy Now Ul Land Uttico Jodwood Land Omice Beusou Land Ofice I Fergus Falls Land Onice. Detrolt Land Otice.vvesses Totaliieeries oo seserrane senen 490,407 More than three-tifths of theland entrics and sales of the whole year wero tsdo fu the tour months ending Jan. 1, and tho sales were 1hreo tiues os ereat as forthe correaponding peritd of the previous year, Duriug Lhe three wonths endlnz Nov, 30 the severad raliroad comovaules diaposcd of over 539,180 ucres of lands in Minucsota and Dakota, cxclusive vf the Minota & BL. Peter, frow which bo report was received. uail, utout oue willlun sered was appropristed it the threo wouths enatuy Dee. )y 1875, alimoat wholly for settlement und culuvation,—tbhe Northern Pucitic Compauy alone disposing of 230,650 acres i Minuceota and Dakota. ‘Tue winter, utiid a3 it was, was ol cuurse Ecuemllr unfavorable to land-huut- fugr, but the tlde sctl) slowed inin somewhat dinuinished volume till March, when it rose auuiy oto 2 flood. We bave received from the Registers of the Beveral Land Ofices o stute- went of the lands entered and sold for the }hrumonllu cudiug April 1. Tbey arvas fol- ows: : Worthtagto Benwon Net Itedwuod Fe Detrolt... ... Fergus Falia Acra, A Totale.Suiiissntress 07,213 Iut the Laud Oftice in Dakots, ua the Northe ow of saliva, - ern Paclfic Hue, Just across the Red River bound- ary of Minnesuta, has alone disposed of over 350,000 in these three monthe, The following |sa general summary of the UGoverminent and railrond land sales for the three months ending April 12 Northern Paciic. o, oveveen aen Kt Paul & Facll {main fine, St, Paul & 'acific (branch lino) St. Faal & Slong City,ooaeeds The Weatern Minnesota land offie The Fargo land ufMcs (estimated) Totliuiiene sresnneioses. .0 1,207,870 ‘These are the lands actually disposed of fn turco tnonths, and do not includo the sales of Iurze tracts to colunles, etc, under contract or fu course of negotlation. For the taat seven nonths the amount of lands dis) 1 of by the United States Land Office and raiiroad com- panics fo_Minnesota snd Northern Dakota s abont 2,550,000 scres. The western countles of the Statears to he congratutated pot only on the immensa Influx of immigrants which is rapidly settling up thelr wide prairies, but. ou their superior character. A very Inrge proportion of them are well-to«lo furmers from the old settiements (n this Stats, Northern towa, or Wlsconai, who have sold out their old farms at high prices to buy lsrze areas of chieaper and more fertile lands in the western districts, or other men of means who are goine:into farming as a busincas invest- ment, Nearly all of them are of » class greatly snperior to the averave Imtnigration of several yenrs, and Lhey carry with them toa great extent the means of rapldly lmproving their new farma, GEN. GRANT'S GIFTS. The Collection as Eshiblted In George W " OMces Z Hadeiphin fecord, Inthe handsordicst business office in the world, ~—~that of George W, Childs, Esq,, proprietorof the Public Ledyer,—on the ground floor of the * brown-stons building at Sixth and Chestnut strects, are deposited s.number of gifts which ex-Frestident Grant -has received while in Eurvue, It being incovenient to carry theso alang with bhin in the tour of the world, Gen. Grant consigned tho very valusble imementoes to his near and deac friend, Mr. Childs, for safe skeepiog until his permancnt return to the United States. It 1s really diflcult to determine which ars the greatest curlositics on entering tho apart- ment,—the furnishing and embellishment of! the room or the Presidential gifts. The offlco is desfgned in what is konwn as the Queen Anne stylo. "It consists of n walnscoting of oak suven fect six inches in height, with & sub or ULase elghteen fnches [n height, and a sem!-gothic top mold five inches in heleht, the space between the two betng filled In with plalu but Leavy vak, paucls, The room, originally seventeen fcet by twenty feet, is reducea to seventeen feet squaro by the introduction of an open screcn. At the’ castern side, over the screen or arcade, aro ten * painted glass panels, the center one containfuig. the portraits of Guitenberg, Fuust, and Schefler, inventors of the art of printinz. The centre panel of the five s ler ones exhibits Mr, )y ** Nihit aine labore)? The fui niture {s that which adorned Col. S8andford ulice in 8t UGceorge's House, Centennlal tirounds. Chalrs a rved ebony, clocks of the most magniticent deslgn, ona years old§ others of novel make and desizn may be seen. In a various cabinet of antlque design are the most benutlful of Gen, Grunt’s cilts, except the gold box presented by the Magor ot Loudon, which fs still In Encland, The gold box pre- sented by tho City of Glaszow Is about elght inches long by five wide and three deep. Its merchantable value 1s about 8800, The eograv- fnir cousists of ¢mblematic devices. Encirded in the ceutro ot the 1id {s the coat of mms of the city, with tho motto, “Let Glasgow Flourtsh." : f ‘Tho gold box presented by the City of Ayris emaller, but the designs and ornamentatiou are beautiful. At the bottom In front s a tnono- gram, * U, 8, G, tho latter letter belng undecs ncath the tirst two. 'The ld is wrought in elegant style, on the right sido Lelne o ralsed flgure of the British lon, and ou the left the Amcrican. shicld, with the coat-of-a of the City of Ayr between the two, Both oF these gold boxes contaln parchment scrolls, which indicate_that tho frecdom of the city hos been tendered to Gen. Grant, ‘This s nlso the casa with the box $rom the City of Ediuburg, which differs from the others in baving been trougcht from sllver, but very showy, The box rests up- on four feet, and is plaln cxeept upon the 1il, whers are worked Uie coat-of-arms of Edin- burg, with_that well-known inscription, *.Visl Domines Fruatra. On the other side is a cont of-arms ol the United States, with the familiae i Pluritus Unum,” Between tho two fs » ralsed femnale figure holdiog sioft o wreath of laurel. stands upon o pedestal, on whicl is {nscribed * Convordin.” This deslenis declded« Iy expressive, and conveys the menning that there 18 8 mutual good feellug between Edin- burg and the United States. On the frout of the box {s read: “The City of Edloburz to Gen. Ulysses 8impson Grant, U. 8. A, 1677.! ‘While the Presidentlat party waa at the home of Blakepearc the General was prescnted with a box about cight inches o length sud five in beight, carved in tbe tost exquisite manner, Ou a card {nside a short Incription shows that— s Carkar " In made with Mulbery Wood from tho Tree planted by Shakspearo p" New {‘Iu:e‘ P PO fortunate, re- ome and Kural mely llluminated ou the titles nge, and contulilue photographs of all pluces en. Orant wi equnllf ceiving a copy of **Shakspeare’s 11 Life," han u the town which became famous throuzh the great author and dramatist. This was presented by the duughters of tho Mayor. There ‘are twoscts of medals, ous belog the cout-ol-arms of the family of Grant, of Ureat Britam, of which the General s a loeal de< seendant, It s of silver, sud shows that tha ereat charucteristic of the family o century or mara sgo is still well doveloped and adlicres to those of the present day. It comprises n pisin siiver belt, sume nioe inches in .circwinference, and fn thy centre s heap of rocks, with grass protruling <frow the crevices, ‘Two words inseribed on the belt express a great deal, and are indicative of the Grant of to-day; these are, *8tand Fast.” Theother medals are of brouze, and show profiles of the beads of ex-rosident Lincoln and Gew, Grant, The latter gentlemun baas in his posscésion gold suc similes of these, 'There are aléy u number of nddresses of con: gratulation to Gen, Grant, sowe in book form and others In parchment scrotl. All arc beautis fully desirned, Amang them are addres from the Cbawber of Coinmerce of Newcastles upou-Tyne, the Mayor, Aldcrinen, and Burizesses uhhvm nyrhat tho Cll of_Hhetileld, and City of uverncss, Tesides the gifts which are at tho office of Mr. Chikls, there sre o nuuber of smuller vnes! In the vaults of the Fidelity Bafe Deposit Com- pany. 'The presents will reuin in Mr. Childs? oflicy but & few dayalonzer. What will be duns with them s uot kouwn at present, but {t is ex- pected they will also be stowed away at the l‘«dnm witll “Lfi"’ ruram luu“h«s {.\;}rd r::m. Tuere Is woine talk of eyeutually plucing them {u the Peunsylvants Muscum of Tndustrial Art. e UNREST. s it your tone, Sweet? Nay, 1 tell my heart o) s tendce ever; luw, 100, and sa sult. Dut atill, whea you aro whispuriog 10 ms, A wild uarest will setile va me uit. s ft your oyes? O deeper than the 1100k inio their shadowy deotl And find 1t not. Thougl or pesace, Shled: with 1 thoughtral Thoy eeanot bring my soul the wished relasss e 4t your lmlln‘ 0 besi-beloved of minet Hoiv swee Aud yet, when smiliug back 8 swilt respoase, 1 u'len catch between wy lips 8 mosn. Is it your touch? “Tis gentle Aud soothing s & brecze in Bus often 1 bavo shrunk away and wept, Assvuie bound glave tlio biutal master faye, itlsl U raroly sweet, mny awnt And yet | love you—love you~love you, Bwoet, _More than auzht 10 all the weary Eanh. Nay, look away! | canuot weul your glance | bume cloud Bung beavy u'er we at my birih, And shadows ali my life now with its doom, Aud shuts me oul from love. Heel at your fee 1 l{'{,‘fl’""' 1love you—love you so— 1t nie Lo your beart, sud kiss me, Swestt Faxnrx Di Ll ——— A Big lorse, Ex-8herifl Walter, of Butler, Pa., Is the owna, of + Pieasunt Laddie,” hported from Clydes dale, Scotland, about eizutecn mouths ago. At the Royal Horze Sbhow, Batterses, London, Buglaud, bie took the trat premiu. Hubas & Lright, clear eyo, la 8 Jdapple gray fu color, and weighs 2,233 pounds. Tue foreleg in Ita larzest part s thirty-four fuches in circumfercace, and. forutecnluchies around tu {teswalleat past. The welzbt of his sbioes L five pounds each, aud they wmeasure seven lockes I widsh, Hid forclock reachies totho end uf bis nosvy muna dity-cight tuches tu leugty, aud very beavy, lo takes a strap cieht fect two tnches Joug to girg Liw, while u collar thisty-six fushcs decp i closes bis ueck ty of Manchester, Boroughy s