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——.. TILE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, APRIL NEW PUBLICATIONS. MLW MUSIC BOOKS. COMMON PRAISE HYMNAL ‘,tits UL. Waterbury, ts.9 wondertutty oor, COTO UY denn eotieedon of Ta nunaned hymn Coe Te mtandaed hyning, and nnimervin chien, Jezamine for Sunday Nchoul or Congregation, MAY FLOWER QUEEN iii 0G 4 improved by the nuthor, und lan fine can WiStoraayand Flowertine. EMERSON’S ANTHEM BOOK os't23: Emerson. A vory superior Anthem look. WHITE ROBES 2c Jo dfoat Sunday Behoo! ROBINSONADE rt (HM cts.) Good music, 2 fom Chanied wm iho tented at aing detlon, fia “i ld it ul ¥O! res 0! BPgorktobinson Crusoe.” Wy A. Darr. TEMPERANCE JEWELS fesinctiin | FIELD OF HONOR 8h Brnauz teres (2), by Herold, Fa- mous Opera, dust publisned AFR THE SORCERER (£1); Sutivan's Bost op- orn, ““Any book mailed for retail price, LYON & HEALY, CHICAGO. OLIVER DITSON & CO., Boston. WHAT THE PRESS SAY OF Odeite’s " ALBERT DELPIY, Mi arr | age ‘There fa hn conracness in it.—no repulsive Immom|- ity, ‘Thoro ts ptonty of novelty, nnd what the Fronet would, call *hardicssd” in the ‘altuations.—Tha Chit- €ngu Tribune, of i enuty tnd morte conslat in. ttn trug dellnention Fronch ilfo, rent French Jove. Ory. as down until he ins read it.—Albany (N. ¥.) Sun= reat FROM Tite as FRENCIL To who inkos tip this dalicious volume WIL NOL, rons. It is one of thono atrange, intonse French atorios.— Cincinnatt Commoreial, zeltingly Interosting, and thoroughly Fronch tn its character.—Inter-Ucean, ‘Tho story 1s“ Frenchy.” ‘Tho incidents and plot of the novel ‘nro exciting enough to. onchnin the attons Hon of thosa who arneoinily dallabt in tho novels Of tho later Frenctr choo ening Journal. ‘Mallod post-frce on recolpt of tho prico by the pubs Uahors, HENRY A. SUMNER & COMPANY, Takeatde Buatiding, Chicago. 2" Forsalo by all bookscticrs. - IN PRESS, READY APRIL 17, HER BRICHT FUTURE. A Brittiant Story of Amartenn Life, “PUBLISHED THIS DAY, By S. C. GRIGGS & CO. ‘THE SPELL-BOUND FIDDLER, * BY THE FAMOUS NORWEGIAN WRITER, KRISTOFER JANSON. Translated by AUBER FORESTIER, With an Introduction by Prof, It. . ANDELSON, _ vol, I2me Price, 31,00, (From the Publishors’ Wookly of April 3, 180.) Torglor Audunson, “ono of tho greatest prodigion fn musta that Norwny hina produced.” commonly known ns tho *Millor Loy,” und. Oo, Bull the ealobrated violinist, nro tho’ beroen of.this book, R xmphic pletire “of Norso ponsantlife. Tt is tho Jatest, and said to ho tho bust, novel of tho author, ono of the most noted poots, nyvolists, und pubs Ho spenkern of Norway, asd at present In ‘this country mudytne our institutions. Prof. Andarsot's Introduction glvesa number of theta about Olo Bult that havo navor before appeared tn Knwlist, and wn ecditen Mustrating tho musical talent of thopensuntn Norway. Prafncud by o poom, “Tha Millor Hoy,” by the famous Nurse puct, J - Bold by Booksallera overywhoro, or sont, post-paid, on receipt of prico by tho publishers, 4 5. C, GRIGGS & CO., Chicago, A Practical freatse.on Nervous Exhaustion. poms, Naturo, Soquoncon, and ‘Treatment. » M, DEAD, one M, D., Fellow-of the, low York Acadcmy of Medicine, ofthe Now York Acadamy uf Hclences Vice-Preaident of the Amaricarr Acadonty oO! lodicing, Mombor: of tho Amnmerichn Nourologicn! Association, of the Amer- i, Aodieat Association, ote. 1 vol, 8v0., Cloth. Jee Rona HENER, Modical Rookrolier, fo Washlacionene Chighzo, . BIRTH: OF VENUS, An anclont logend tolls n story old. OF un artist in a far-off, sunny innd, ‘Whose band waa skillcd and whose heart was : bold, Whose eculptured dreams wero most sublime 3 ‘ond grund. 5 olhavon. “0 T must carvo 60 great.a work,” ho sald, a hae u anil live through all tho shadowy mists INO; Though future Ves may write tho artist dond, Forovor shall [live in lofty rhyme,” Ho oull’d the loveliest of bia sunny land, And gazed upon their benutics till tho fira Of Gontus taucherl tho chiol In bis hand, And purified his soul from baso desire, Hils ounning hand, og If hy magic powor, Portrayed tho beatitics of n winning amllo— Of tho Sipplitur suite that in a misty showor Covered the shoulders, dimpted like a child's, The supplo, willows form—tho rounded brenst— The fal Tiiess imb—onob held y subtle eharin, OF overy beauty was his work possces'd; ‘Yor wearily tho artist droops his arms, ry And cries aloud: “0 givo her lifo and breath! But givo hor soul to love, and tnko my fame ‘Yo gods, Vil barter all, and welvomo death! For meeumbrace, cover with dust my name!” ‘Tho Rroat world shook—tho gods had heard his t ‘Fis bozom palpitates with wild alurms; And how tho switt-winged momenta madly fly, -White ho holds blushing Venus in his arms, Host 4s tho nomo of him who wrought so well— pho gare: up. life for one brict, burning kisa; But Venus ives, and many moro might tell ‘How thoy, too, fell for one brief hour of bites, Many STATION HEWerr. * Gnanr Pank, Ill. — ‘The Cheapest Place In the World to Live, ‘ Ban Franctaco Tultetin, “Coming down ta the question of cheapness ‘nd comfort,” suid Mr. Bridge, “1 belloyo that tho Island of St. Michiicl, tho penrl of tho Azores group, Is nbout tho best plnco in tha world. ‘Tho clinuto ja soft and ngrcenblo, the sconory lovely, aad the people noted for thalr sunplicity and indneas. Labor jy very cheap, and consequent= dy tho roads leading from the town of St. Michnel “gro of the flnest character, Tho streets aro ae mnarvolously clean. The islnnd is about ‘th ety miles Ces and pleturesque. Ono cnn buy five eggs for 2 cents, a chicken for 124 ents, beef for 8 conta a Round, and hire a good houso for $7 A month, You can live woll for A year; handsomely on 8700, and live in suporb style, kueping carriage and horses, for if ‘The gardens are beautiful features of tho fsland, In one garden thore are 4.000 plurts of different varieties, Tho lund is owned by n fow rich people and renta very high. A quarter: of anacro brings $15 Ayer. The peasants or labariit poops, go barofooted and live very eco- pomically, Protubly 8100 a yoar supports y small rurally Tho fushion4s ti dresa havo not cbanged within a hundred yonrs, and this ap- plies to tho hest soclaty. The women woar Sopnkes, a garmont renvhlng from the neck to tho feot, and bearing some resomblonce to tho 1,ulstor* which the indies of San Francisco wear, ho head covering ta enlted ao ‘capllin,’ and 1s ‘Mkoono of tha old-fashioned Now Hngiind bon- Note, but it {s attached some way ta the oupake, LA girl, soolbe a stranger approaching, concents ber faco with tho cupilla. Tho nutive people “Focognize tholr fricuds by thoir feet.” A Priceless Treasure. London Telegraph. ry During tho Crimean war Cant Nicholas dolgned borrow vast aurs of money of the wenithy ‘Hussion monasteries, and among otbors of tho Potshcrakaia Laura, a ronowned clolster built over tho Kioy Catacombs, which was totally destroyed by fro only a fortnight ago. ‘Tho atrlolic fraternity ‘of Petshorskain lent Hla afesty 5,000,000 roubles, for which thoy ro- celved'a bond ontirely written with bly own mus ust band. | Whon the Emperor Alexander Inst Yialtod Kiev’ ho took occasion ‘to inspect the famous Laura, which contalnea Invstimablo (Seasures in tho way of documents connected With the enrly history of Russia, Tho prior, deeming tho occasion opportune for obs falning Payment of tho loun yranted some manly yeurs previous to his Majesty's father, dxtracted tha Lond from the joweled it in whitch it hudbeon reverently presorved and banded it to tho Cnr with a profound obels- Bueo. Aloxander preused tho parchment to bis Uns, Oxclulming, In this you possess, Indeed, rd wre worth ten tines tho sim It representa," rid suzed fondly on the Ines traced by bbs ful ora pen. Tho prior’s beurt beat bigh with bope hat bis soverolyn would keep tha band und ar ightwuy ordain payinent of The Joan, per- He 4 ovo Of the accumulated Interest upon tho grlaginal principal. Tu big crushing discou ture, Bercy tho Eniverur handed him the bond, a aun, Ino voice shaken by emotion, © Noy ie t will not rob you of this priceless treagure. Jeep At as a this holy, pe fur grouter valus wee a t your relica of eulite und martyrs, It ts y father’s ont handwriting—you have not pure bused it tog dearly," LITERATURE AND SCIENCE, The Life of Lord Beaconsfield ~The Tramp Abroad. Rowlandson, the Caricaturist— Capt. Fracasse—Nebraska— Voter's Text-Book, Logic of Christian Evidences— Three Scientific Works—Iiis« tory of Now Yorl« Magazines—Books Reccived—Literary, , Art, and Soientiflo Notes. LITERATURE, LORD BEACONSFIELD, Tho English Premier (8 fortunafo—or unforttt- nato—enough tobe the subject of no less than fotr difforent biographies, all written and pub- shed at about tho samo timo, Of those, that by Mr. Clayden fs probably tho wenkest, and tho ono before us by © Gorman scholar, Mr. Itrandes, tho strongest. The former writes as tt partisan, and has produced what we should call “campaign document,” tntonded to furntah tho Opposition with the ammunition thoy need inorder to uttack Lord Reaconsield's Govern- mont, Tho Iutter furnishes us with the observa- tons and comments ‘of an unprojudiced ob- sorvar, who, In tracing Disracti's wondorful career, forms bis opinions of tho man from the muterial furnished by bls own works, Of tho other books-on the samo subject, Mr. T. P. O'Connor hns recastand revised lis former tlog- raphy, and, oxeepting Mr. Hltchiman’s ponderous work, this is perhaps tho best, viewer sololy 18.0 Diographical effort. Hy conclusions ura not flattering to his audject, but thoy aro tho resulta ofticool and dolibornte analysis. Bo entirely different nro they from the conclusions drawn by Mr. Drandes that they nre worth quoting here, Mr. O'Connor thus sums up his estimate of tho English Premler: “That whole character {s complete in Its sclf- ishnera, that whole career ts wnifori fn ita dis honest Throughout his whole Hite L do not fin, oven on n single occasion, a generous mo- tlve, ono self-racrificing act, a moment of ain- cero convictlon—cxeept that of the almighty: perfeotion of himself. «+. . As ho is in oll ‘Age, as he was in middle age, so ho was in youth, Hits maturity without virtues 1s tho sntural sequel to his youth without genorons Mitusions, ‘There la throighout the sume setflehiess,—cnlin, Putlent, unbusting, wnresting., Such a man tho myriads of this mighty Empire aecopt 0s 8 elfof ruler; for such o man militons of pura hearts bent with genuine emotion; to such n man It is given to Bway by hla single will your fortunes and nino, and oven those of thfe counts less gencritions yot to come.” ‘Tho volume by Mr. Brandes docs not profess toboecithera blography or anattempt at ono, It is purely a study—and a dritllant one—of an ambitions and successful mun, Contompora- neous bfographies of eminent men, especinily of thosa who aro prominent in political life, nro almost necessarily partial and apt to be partis sun, Nordothey possess the needful material Tor tho formation of an unbinsed Judgment. It {s ns dificult to analyzo a Ilving character with out prejudice aa it Is to dissect minutely a living subject without tnjuring life. Mr. Rrundes has very wisely, thorefore, contented himacif with traving Bonconsiteld’s carcer ns it is familiar to allEnglishinen. Ho goes further than this to Aud his motives, alms, ambitions, pitrposes, and hopes, but ho does this by anulyzing tho pub- Ushed works of tho Premier, and by tracing out the charnctoristics or the prototypes ,of' the author in tho creations of his skilful pon. He professes‘ impartiullty, und he is not afratd-to Polat. out Vidnernbio points and to Inegh nt hig horo with others; but bo, Is at heart too fullot admiration. for his ‘subject to —atttiin absolutely --that which ho “ professes. He does not try to prove him conslstent,—aven uc- ‘cnowledges that he is not and never hits been “except to himaclf,"—but Mr. Brandos accopts tho Premler’s excuses as bis own rensons, and 80 condones and puliiutes whut he knows at the outset ta bo a confession and a Sin ‘of wenk= ness, Dutho brings out most cloarly Bencons- old's literary aldo, And hore his conclusions aravaluntule tnd bia viowsof,tho ditferent novels most entertalning, Mr. Drandes starts off fn his_ introduction with an apparent contradiction, Ho states it first na Arup that “ominont Hterary abllity precludes palliicnl notfon, and vico versa,” Buta page or Wo furthor on ho gives it nx anothor dogma that “literary and political talonts may bo found United, and the practical polltioian turned Into the political hiatorian,” ote, Ifo remembered that tho stitesmnn Lord Beaconsllold and the Noyelist Bonjamin Disracll wero one and tho Bing. Again, he suys that Disracll to him is “nelthor an object of admiration nor disillce,” et ho speaks of him further on as * born dur Ing tho porlod of renution, he soun comprehend ed the age, necommodnted himecifto it, pro- olnimed its favorit doctriyos In novel forms, and only to 0 certuin extent bade deflance to the Spirit of the ngo because bo paid homage to atllt Blronger and moro univorsal prejudices.” Thoro {8 n ionsure of admiration in that critielam. Mr. Brandes ut times scons to stray from his subject and to indulgo fn moralizing, This ty dono to work inn quotation and not to convey ony especial truth, Aguln, ho makea of Head. onsfolil a coward by Ikening him to Conturint Peming, who, having tloored hia adversary, “vonld not havo walted for thoso ally rates of mootc condust, but have destroyed him in his prostrution,” ‘Thais, ho would havo violated “tur pluy tha vaunted English jowol—b kloking his antagonist when down, Disrucll’s Aunbition was tho product of ifs conceit. Power, with hin, was tha chief gond, “Hie considere it Justitiable ta ndyocate views and: sontiments Which he did not share, tnerdorto retain power,” The poople distrusted—and not wunmuaturally—a minn whose code of political morolity waa 60 Hoxible, and ho had to try flvo times before he contd win 1 seat in Pariinmont, Mr, Brandes siya that ho had a lively admiration of tho o- man Cuthalfo Church; yet in “ Lothate,” at lenst, tho Catholle elorgy are portrayed with cutting stro, Diarnoli was always anger for gold— always regunied it as something which ho must wvo—life does not appear to him worth having swithout ft—ail bls works denl with yory rich mon and women, and the wealth of his heroes fs iuvarinbly exaggerated. He far outstrips Dalzae in this respeet, and Loth alr is mado 0 rival to tho Count of Monte Christo, Tis own cnreor wasn perpetual contridiction. ‘Tho present lendor of the Lory arlatoernoy began hy deoluring the sian of yoverninent on the aris- toeratle pringiplo atan end. Ho beeate a lend. er at the Protectionista, and when the corn laws Ware ahollshed ho accepted free trade. Ho wns the friend of tho nobility, nnd spoke and wroto in favor of tho Chartists, Ho ted tha party op- Posed toreform, and himself carried the grent toforn bil, Wo might multiply examples from tho purges of Mr. Brantles’ book. In “Conings. by" ho thus sums UP. tho principles of the Con- seryative pirty: “lo recelye £1,290 per annum la governments to try to receive 21, num fs opposition; t wish to reccive £1400 por annnin is ambition.” Later he been tho tou erof this satirized Conservative party, Pére hops Mr. Brandes® apne, agstimption, that Disracil’s novels wore his sufety-vulves, us well 4a emdodimonts of his thoughts aud, purposes, May not be oyordrawn, Ho was a polltical noy- Clfat, and fn sotue respects a novel politlefin., * Mr. Brandes draws ih ahrowd and not wiitair comparison between -Disrnoll and Gladstone (DP, A singly extract will give a gould iden Of the whole, * Glndstono,” ho says, is nchar- Boter, aman capable of dovelopinent and al- ways “soveloping, and of oxtruordinary gifts, especially of great practical understan uke ho has the “hend of a" tnancint Alinistar aid the heart of a J abanthray sey but he fs unintoreat- fog and wanting in originality. The charicter of Lord Heaconsticld, on tho contrary, is nbso- lutoly originals thoro fs fornothing diwemonia tn him.’ His, mind fs of the motallls order, while Gindstono's is of tho full sort, . 4. While it does trot cost Gladstone much to canfoss thut ho has beon mistuken, Disraci! nover allows him- self to have been in tho wrong,” Thore nro mony pages fully as torso and interceting as the fragmenta Just uated, Commenting on the quotation that “Lord Reavonsilcld’s mind is of tho motullle order,” tho Spectator rather — suvagely adds; “Nothin, truor was over dald, ‘Hill robur etiwatriplox clreum .peotua crat® might wall ut minds of tho metullio 0 per an- have beun hls motto, ordor are hirdly capdbio of either pathos or fect y, and ull Mr, Dléruoll's uttempris at elthor wo been tinshy fallures,” And the sama jour. nul thus oriticles bis novela: In their piquant critlelams on soclety and politics, his novels, exe copting *Lothatr,’ have always contained yood reading. Their satire la pungonts thelr parodles of tho ways of tho world udiwirable., Butas ilrroré of human charactor und burn nature fn the larger sonso, they are nuught. Thoy never at beyond peniiuge. They photograph tha Frieny party of life and passion, and miss all that la deop and real, Thelr mysticlas te puro bom- bast and tholr IWonlisns onipty giittor, Thoy touelt tholr bigheat point in delfnouting tho talc of the cluh-room, but when they profess to plumb elthor a man's ambition or a woman’ dove, they become false, pretentious, and hol. low," ‘Thoso sro strong words and sovere comment, It mat bo Fela aiDe re that thoy come from a leat opponen Pave ure relied ta believe that this study of Lord Hoaconstiold’s exreor will bo foupd intor- nroitabie, und in the mrin decurate, cisin tt is qonorally. instructive an often suggestive, Ittreats of ono who in 1815 predicted tho cortuin triumph of democratic Kieas (la “Coningsby "), and thirty-five years luter, even by turning tory became the tncon- scious tustrument of full Sng pus owi propheoy, 4 Ar, Brandes assigned bine! excecdingiy Aifficule task, but oue into which ho ovidently put bis whole beart. He wakea some novel ‘gtutomonts,—ps, where ho speaks of Disyaolt as ing been taptized in tho Angitean Church; ho {sno mo: counistunt An nedopting and melts fining a dennit standard of Judgment than was his hero fn bis pollticn] netion; be omits somo of tho wenker polnts In his career, as where he withdrew from the Weatininstor Chip and aube sequently dented to the electors of ‘Taunton that he knew of the existence of any auch tnstl- tutlon; his fmpartiniity doos not sfand tho test applied by his own studles, and bia deditetions and applications from (he stateanian's novels do. not seem always fully warranted by tho frets. Nevertholess ho haa written probably tho les prejudiced and tho most philo qe of the works ou Disraell yet pubiishen Te ban yathe cred together fueis and formed eriticut este mutes of the morlta and practieal application of tho different navels that will he one day useful in forming w batter and fatror Judgment of a enrcer 14 warvelous alpiost, aid alinaet 14 * nating, ns an Aribinn Night's » He hus write ten it rendable and valimble work, and Enygellah- speaking people are indebted to the translator for so qdinirably preserving tho spirit of the original, (Lord Beaconsfield, A Study, By Georg Authorized Tranelation by Brandes, George Sturge. New York: Churles Beribner'’s Prico $1.50.) Sons, IK TRAMP ABROAD, . Mark Twaln hns Muished another book. Ashe has been silent for rome time possibly tho hook also finished him. Ifitdldn't it 3 not because {tdoos not possess tho necessary Ingredienta, The author fs wnfortiunte Inono respect. Every: time he opens his mouth or puts peu to papor ho fs credited with the Intention of making you lattgh. ‘That is his avowed object in life. For that ho exists, That Is his profession. When he falls tomake Inughter—no matter how much uaoftl information he fray convey or whatever olso he may aecoinplishhis wark ts Ape to le regarded nan falluro. But Inughter tx enprle cloud. Theames when a joke fs frat started, but Js found © wanting” when that same old jolce tirns up for tho fiftieth tlme, So what.ta humor. oun once may seem nbantutely mournful ab ane other time. “And np Jommtt humorist mntust Possess and exhibit vir yin his “quips. and cranks, and wanton wiles,” if be oxpects to ho rewarded by universal populur approval. All this is but a preface to the comment that “The Tramp Abrond.” while Interesting rend- Ini, and In parts exhibiting much of the humor whivh gave fans to its author in & Tho Inno- cents Abroad,” {s inferior to tho latter in some. of tho suunitttoations which mide that book so unusually secerstul, Ibis written Inthe same Might, plenannt, cheerfil way na his other works, with a good deal of paddl Ad repetition of foina things previously used in other ways, Most any ane not. too cting as to style and Hterary finish will derive some proilt, consider- ablo pleasure, and more or loss amusement from tho perusnl of its pages. But, with (wo or three oxcepuons, thore fs very Httlo of that genuine American humor of which Mr. Clemens hax heen Fo conspicious A producer, Ther Is niso at times 2 too evident stratning touttain a gint of fun, ps It Wout be too inuch to expeet ries oe ch time whero n writer coines 50 often fore tho public. Taken up without Krent expectations, the reader may be agreenbly disnppointed. Some af tho Mlustrations, mare- over, tire particularly seood and forettte, One of the best things in the book is found in tho apes. Jt gives the author's oplutons of the German language, and alsa somo of his exporicnecs with It. There ts nota little truth mixed in with tho humor. Ho anys: “T went often to look nt tho collection of eurinsities In, pewtelaoy Cnatle, and one day I wirpriecil tho keeper of it with my German. LF spoke entirely in tint lasunge. Ilo was frreatly Iutorested, and after I hind tulked awhile ho sald ny Germnn wus very rare, possibly i “unique.” and wanted to add It to his museum, If he duel known what tt had cost me to nequire my arthe would flso have known that it would Dbronk, any collector to buy It. ... Surely thoro fs not nnother language that {9 80 slipsho and systemiess, and so siippery: and olusive to the grasp. Ono ts washed nbout in it. hither and thithor, in the most helpless way; and when nt Inst he thinks hoe“ has: captured a rule which offers firm ground to take o rest on, auld the genoral rage and turmoil of the parts of speech, he turna over the pryo and reads, * Lot the uct make careful note of the follow- ine erceptionx?, Ho runs his oye down ad finds that thers are moro exceptions to tho rule than instances of it. - 80 overboard he goes nny 10 hunt for another Ararat, and to thid anothor quicksand. 4... German books are ensy enough to rend when you hold them before tho looking-glass or stand on your head,—sn ns to roverso the constructlon,—but-t think that to fern fo read and understand a German nows- pees, fen thing which must always romain an InpoxsI bility: to 0 Lorolmner.”” » This entire artlelo fa Vory amusing. The bool: contalna ovor 600 payres, and professes to revord tho ndyentures of the author and a friend in a wiiking-trip through Germany. — Eithor , his extomicter went nstray, or hé walked more miles in jess tine than any othor human being ever dl, Tho bonic ta sokd only by subscription, and Miss Ada Jnckson {s tho sollulting agent in this elty. Tho price tit cloth ts $3.50, ROWLANDSON, THE CANICATURIST _Mr. Crogo.bas adden to his work on “ The Life, Work, and Times of James Gilroy, the Cuticntur ist," the two superb volumes bofore us, ftlus- tmting tho life, work, and tines of anothar even Rrenter caricaturist, Thomas Rowlandson. We ean well belfovo tho statoment that “the time, labor, and pationco involved in attempting to compile anything approaching a fulcly com- pendluns summary of Iowlandson's otehings is alinply incredible." No collection that wns at all complete was in existency,—oyon the original publishors had failed to keep copier,—nnd Fruit- sellers’ shops, auctions of. engravings, private nod. ‘pablic collections, bad to be diligently and faithfully ransacked for muterial. Thosa two volumes, filled with otchings, are n worthy mon- ument to tho zen}, enthusinam, fhdollty, and nbll- Sty with which the nuthor fulfilled his arduous taak. and tho admirable manner in which the publiahor has seconded tho nuthor is equally commendable, Tho work {3° futoresting, com- plete, and yatundlo, and familiarity with it only neronses the natural ndiniration oxtorted by n genuine work of learning und of art. ‘Tho style of tho caricatures well {nalratos the history und styie of the tines, They seoin somothnes Fras often bron:t, sometimes oven Indocont by Implication. Tt’ Rowlandson only. portrayed what ho actuntly saw, andin that con- sisted the sting of iis picturod gutire. No thamo eecaren liling no person was too high or too low for his skillful peneil, In tho portralt given of himself, he has the paper ready, the eyes have caught tho humorons features of tho thomo, and tho thought whethor satire, {rony, or puro humor, ts Just wbont to tint seraphic ox- preasion, Hla funoy fertile, hia satire graphic and Iteral, a fitting oxponontof theugein which he lived. Buya Mr, Creo: “With oyery qualification to insure success, jowlandson, a bls story Indtentes, dellborately threw away the serious chinecs of Ife, to settio down ag thodelluentor of the transitory Impres- sions of thohour, , . . Onrurtist drow mirth from overy situation, and Nlustrated from hls own feourid resources that, while nearly overy elroumstance bas ita’ eraterqua ns woll ng its sinister nspect, tho ludlorous clomonts of any: alvon cyont are often more enduring thin tho erlous ones.” : Tn 1803 Howlnndson took up*tho gauntlet agninst Bonaparte and travestlod kim aad his grandiose declarations in every conceivable mannor. | Tn this ho was thosuccossorof Cillriy, und worked contemporuncously with Crulke sunnk., Born in 10, ho Wicd in 187, Tho beat portralt of him is one he made of hinsele nan eecontria drawing exhibited at the Royal Acad+ omy 4 1787 undor tha titte of “Countrymen and Shurpers."” Aitogethor tha two volumes contaln abort 400 illustrations, with an index af names, pursons, ote. tudox of' tiles, mbjects, publighod earlentures, {ugtrations, BUmMury of Rowe lundson’s curlenthres, and a full appendix, By those who know how and are able to properly appreeinte such # book st will be cagerly sought after, (Rowlindson, the Curleaturist. A Boloot! frum lily Works, “With -Ateedaeal, Doseioe iat of His Famous Carleatures. Wy Joseph Cre; Fey Volumes, Now York: J, W. Bouton, Prive CAPTAIN FRACASSE. Henry Jamos, Jr, calls this book by n goml many endearing names. It fs to him “tho motel of ploturesque romances,” and tt ranks “with tho first works of {magination producad Inonrday,” Thoro ty no question elthor as to tho quantity or quality of tho © imagination" employed. It {8 tho purost kind of fletion, and plenty of st, Tho 600 nud odd pneos might easily have boon condonsed into hulf the apace, and thon nothing of value: neod hive beon omitted, Tho book ty vleverly written. Mut tt ta too dlt- fuse, ‘The interest longa. ‘Thora fa 0 stipertiuous amount of description, and oven 1 good th pails when there is wo muuh of It, Tho HU PIgZeX NTO comparativoly tedious, 200 tre bright and full of lifa and action, Given a noblo Baron. jolulug a troupe of strolling wetors, through love for its “loading lady,’ and a roué Duke who by every, incins scoka to win tho love’ of this sane diving netross with dishonorable intent, ani who finally discovers that sho fs his alutar,— Anat atfords an kon of tha poastble complica: tons of plotand counterplot, all of which ure fully improved. The Baron pesumes tho name of “Captain Pracasse, a Y, his herouicun stronyth, his {nvinelbility, bls omnipresence, his qullantey, and his other horata uetrioutes, We rontnds us of Dumas’ d'Artaguan, Thore {6 luo Q conventont little Chiquita, follower of a bandlt Chiet, who befriends the persecuted Iuabells and saves her froin tho wiles and machinations of tha naughty Duke, hore (4 somo admirable character-drawing, and Gnutier Ia a master of descriptive drawing, “Captain Fracasse"” Js by no meant an unins terostiug or na dull book. It ts only in places that {t becomes tudfous. ‘Tritlus take up too much spaco, and subordinate charautora aro inugnitied Into loaders, ‘That two leading pubs Ushers ahoyld baye unuguuced ft for Inmudiato ubication proves thoirconfidence in its attrao- jons. 7 cagptala, eerganeee by ‘Théophite Pte ay ry. lon Blurry oni. ‘Trinsit> Jantio Novels. Naw York: ‘ap, Putnam's Sons.) { NEBRASKA, Prof, Anghoy trouts his subjoct Ike an entbu- alust, but does nat forgot that ho {a also n mun of sclence, Wohaye thorofure’a great doal of onthusiaatio statemont sido by slide with prosate tables of facts and Bgures, Nobrasky (su great Es ; roviow, observes on the 10, 1880—TWELVE PAGES. State, neurly twice the alzoof Ohlo, and 12,3 eqnure tiles larger than all the Now Hngiand States combined. And ft appears to possess overy advantnga tho most snngitine home- hunter could desire. “Skotehes of the Physical Grography and Geology of Nebraska” ts Jn fact A peetts entinsinatia treatinaon tho topography, etimatology, drainage, flora, trees and snruhs, Trutis, faunn, Insecta, cto., of this great Hite, and any one who reads the volume throwgh with sequire all the information relath Ne thi need, ‘Thut is, so far na t! of the suliject tre concern, M3 wuld Of the manufacti¢as, rallroada, cities ant towns, ranches, population, industri and edue entionnl facilities, The book ts divided into two parts, trentiny respectively of tho Physica! Geography and o: the Gentowy of Nebraskn. The first half of tho volume will lend to less dizcussion thin the res mintping prizes, since tho writer frankly states that tho s tgiout conclusions he hus reiebed on ininy points ars very different from t' r others.’ Prof. Anghey claims for Nebrn an “ubundanes of rainfall,” and not only that, but an Inceenalng rainfall, owlng to the grent In- crease in the nbéorptive power of tho poll wronght by culdvations ‘That may be true of the enstern portion of the State. “Where It ts not cultivated on necount of Its avidity, It is dry enough, and, recording to his own doen there eannot be any Increasy In the natural humidity, becuse the Inek of {t forveloses the remedy The book Is a Thandbook for those wishing general Information nbout Nabraska. The abe seen of a good mip is a matter of regect, kop of its Hogetent Gongmnpliy and Geo ogy of Nobriskn. Hy Samuel Anghey, Pu. D., iy, VD. Omaha, Neb). THE VOTERS? ‘LEXT-BOOK, There toes not seein to be any good reason why this volume should po called a “ Votors’ Text-Rook.” Its 4s poiltical handbeok,—or a Tribune Almanag, with thd alminne part feft out, anda great den! of tess valuable matter jnsert- ed, Itcontning a great den! of usefitl Informa. ton.—nny work contaluing facta of any kind does that,—but we are unkble to see whercl consists its auperlority over McPherson's work orn scoroof thor sintlar publications, What isin itia valunble for reference purposes, but no mora to tho voter, as such, thin to ony ono else. The present volume 1s ‘the thr: fourth edition, * revisad and culirge of tho work of revision has heen care Tn tha list of eminent men * Paul Reven never be considered thosnme as the gallant Paul Revere; the fifty pages taken np with tho Bank- ruptey net of inight bhve been omitted Ina “ revision since the ‘fet itxele has long xinco heen repenied: the title Poland’ applied "to an net _alving Gage. Tan Jurisdictton to the Criminal Court of tho District. of Columbin “of all ertines and misdementiors committed In anid Distelet” not belie, further explutned, 18 unwarranted; it ts qitestionabie whether culisted-men receive only $1.00" In- crenso per annin after the second year. and there are many typographical Dlunders, espo- oinily in-fhrures. ‘his statement in tho pros: ectits 18 rdlewlouss No goad eltizen can ene yy tho right of franchise intelligentty without possessing tho inforination contained in this book.’ Tow f9 1t neeersary for. proper exere cise of the election franchise that 1 mun should know tho pay of n Quartermnster’s be famillar’ with the text of the San Juan, award, or remember when and by whom tho Statoal Alnbama was settled, or have looked Upon the wretched wood-cut portralts of our Presldents in this work? Tho “ Voter's Text- Book" {8 morcly n falr collection of rome docu. ments and statiatica connected with the political history of America, antinaturally contains moro, or Irs practical fyformation, : (The Voter's Text-Rook.” 8. I. Morrow, Editor. Sold only by subscription. Chicugo? Western Book Exchange.) LOGIC OF CHRISTIAN EVIDENCES. Tho ovidences of natural and revealed religion fro receiving closer attontion from both sides of the great question nt tho present day than was ever given to thom before. The reason fs that skepticisin has of Into assumed n more scientific form than It over presented in earlter times, and this has obilged tho dofenders of ‘Thelsm and Curistiunity to refit tholr urmor for the conilict. Tho old arguments hayo not become obsolete, butnrestatementef thom is required, and the Rroundsof belict must bo refxnmined in the light of philosophy and deilned with retentitie preeision. A fresh contribution to studies In this departmont of inquiry bus been revontly mado by tho Rov. @. Frederick Wright, of At- dover, Mass. ina small but compuct velume on “The Logie of Christian Eytdences." ie author divides his discussion into, threo paris, Jun tho first part he considers the principles of {uduction, aid shows that this method of reason- tog, which fs used in the investlgutions of tho natural selencea, is equally applicable in'reli- {lon to tho great problems of rellgion. IMs fl {ustrations drawn fron various inductive set- ences are highly instructive, and serve to show that selentitle “beliof t6 reached by the satne Methods that are adopted in religious Inquirler, And that tha conclusions.of science always ex- tend beyond tho-nctunlubeervations, oxpinin= tons, and verifications that nre employed in tho indnetfons on which thoy are buitt up ‘Tho ovt- donces iro not demonstrative, but Inforential; and (Aue rewannablo cortninty a8 to easontial con- clusfons 46 attained, Just as in religion. ‘Chis portion of the volume is somowhut new 14 ta tha Shaping of tho argument and tho presentation of tts grounds, Tho recond part is dovoted to a consideration of * Theis and Chriationity,” ns sustained by a fair Bppuoattan of tho priticiples proviously va- tablished, in four chapters; the first ott the *Personailty, Wiedor, and Bonevuleuce of the Deity,” tho second, on “Tho Congruity of Mira- cles in the Christin System," tho thicd, on “ Tho Character and Power of Christianity,” and the luston “Tho Ininerative Chnrugter of Probe able Evidence on Such a Subject.” All those chapters must be highly interesting ta the thounétel reader; but tho first, on tho * Per= fonulity, Wisdom, and Benevolence of | the Deity,” ds especintly desorving of attention. Tho author pregents Bome views on tho subject of “Design” that ure fresh: also in relation to the self-Imposed Jinitation of Omnipo- tenes In a natural and morul systom un- der tho principio thit contradictions are essentially tmpossibie; also in regard to Divine penovolence ns condlstent with tho existonco of inoral evil. Part third in occupied with "Spee elo Evidences" of Christianity, which are elnaalfied, condensed, and stated with wnusual foren, There is no, begging of tho main ques- Uon Ia this part of tho took. io points ara woll argued and tho proofs wilt seem tor mule Mtiudo of renders convincing and satisfactory, This little volnine of bot 300 pages contains more material for thoughtful study, and ex- ulbite tho ehtef grounds for Christiun bellot with moro clonrnoss and oxictness of statement than are often mot with in such works. Tho outhor [s less widely known 13 a writer than he will be in future years, if this should ho his last offort in tho ling of Eytden Coleridxo's oft- toted saying that ho waa weury of tho words, “Evidences of Chriatinnity’ could not have beon uttered after the reading of mdiseussion ike the one before us, Perhaps somo doubter may bo induced to read this, volume as one of tho tew troutises on this subject that aro not written ina polemical spirit and that appeal to the sober reason of honest and inquiring minds. (The Touts of Christlan Evidences, By G. Fredurlok Wright, Anduyer: Warren F. Drapor, Pelee $1.60.) THREE SCIENTIFIC WORKS. Tho interest assumed in the study of -North American archivology has reeelyod a romarka- Vieimpulss and dovelopment during tho,last threo deondos. Thut prohistorio races have ex Tsted on thla continent, concerning whose mor als, Inws, and institutions nothing ia definitly known, fa 80 much a matter of gonoral interest that govornmonts and men have vied to solve tho almpleat probloms of tholr habitations, Every ploco of pottory, overy mound, rolio,’ utensi}, and woupon—eyen skulls and skeletons —tuit the carth could be innde to ylold, the ardor of man has engerly sought after and stored away in cablnvts or.oxhibjted fn muso- ums. 8o ut his, the amount materi and developed it tha United states Government hag thought {t necussary to establish a bureat for ethnological investigation, which has been lutecod under the dircctorauip of the Geologicul urvey of tho Torritorivs, i Mr, J.P, SMuctoan, wuthor of the work under 10 Mound-Bulldora * that in tho year 1773 the Rey, Iivid Jones trast pub- Holy noticed their existence, Twelve yours Intor Arthur Tee wrote concerning them.” ‘Tho first general survey of thalr works was mule by Culab Atwater, of Circleville, O.. in 1810, under the nusplocs and ut the expunse of tha Archioatogicnl Boutaty of Worcester, Mass, ft 148 tho Binithsontan Inatitute published, undor the ttle * Anciout Sonumenta of the Miselasippt Vulloy," tho survey muda by E.G. 8ymor and Dr, E,W, Davis, toyethor with the pling and notes furnished by others who: jad taken nn jis terestin the inatter. From that timo ta tho Present that Institution hus continued to pub ah books and origin! papers relating to this subjout." é 11,1800 Dr, J. W, Foster published tiuch infor- mation concerning the Mound-Butldors in bis book on tho * Alsstisinpt Valle: brought ont bis * Prehistorio Races," Thi by Br. Mucloun pertains to tho urcheology of Hutlor County, Obto, a district undoubtedly moro proliis’ than any othor fu that Staty of anolont carthworks and rolled. Tho author says: “When the country wus diicoverod by the white inant this county was denscly coverud with (ie forest troca, Tho curly settlors yoticed tho ro- inuins of What purported to be fortitications, covered with the sane kind of t and of the same Blz6 that wrow in the immediate vicinity of those curthworks. James McBride und John W, Erwin took a deop Interert in those ancient ro- mining, and commenced surveying thom aa carl: ns 18. Hvory carthwork that -cuino to tole oO wis searched and surveyed.” ‘This volume {8 writton iu u muastorly manner by 4 man well kuown for bls extenatva enuacenes and wide experionce, and will take first rank us an wuthoritative work on the subject. While otuoy branches of Natural History havo ON Progen ted rously for tho last fow years, tho flahuries of the United Btates baye ro- cotved wore ul attention under tho lendar- abi of Prog, &poncer If. Balrd, G, Brown Govde, aud others, who have had every encouragement in tho shape of uppropriations trom Congress. Prof. Goode '¢ Lyvestiguilogs on py Menhaden Wilson; “Adam Sedgiwiel have reaulted in the publiention of a large tt trated volume on tho sutdeet, This teh (Bre vootia tyrannttay {sone of the most tinportant takon off tho Atlintic coast, from an economic stindpaint. ‘Tho great number of off manutact- uring establishments along tho enstern const: depend entirely for thelr continued opera- ton on othe menhiaden supplied by the Nevta, | of vessels enengnd — exclisively fn such fshorios. The importance of the Industry may bo seen in the fret that roms $3,000,000 of capital ia annually invested In it and upwarts of 200,000,000 Nah uro anuiwailly caught, 4,000,000 gallons of off and 75.009 tons OF guune innde and dried, This xives Pinplngrene or Am) anti nnd steam craft and to 4,000 men, ‘The uaa of tho mentinden in agriculture is elaborately discussed fn the work under review by Prof. W. D. Atwater, who explains wht nm source of wealth the lish are to fariners. © Long before the ndventof tho white min on this continent,” ho says, “tho flah was used by tho Indiansas a fertilizer." Prot. Goode discusdes tho fsh nt grent length from a selentifie standpoint. In whieh {ts geogruphical distribution, rements and migration, seareity and abundiince, anato- my, Parasites, chemleal composition, dinensns, use as fort, a8 a fertilizer, otc. ete. are olabor- atoly considered. ‘The work ubounsls in matters: of interest to mun of business, students of Nat- ural History, sportamen, and tho general reader, Tho great workon * Pabuontology West of the 100th Morktinn will nttract attention by the Yast ainount of mutteriat contributed to its pages, Prof. Cope has bud the privilege of aittaing {ipwards of 1,000 «pecies of yertobrated and Invertebrated nalmats new to science, more by fur than any othor living worker In) palicon- loloay. had geology, He his written on every exiaiing family of vertebrates, revolttionized the clusalfication of amphibious animals by util {zing the skull ns a goures of differential charac ters, aud hus much modified the classifention of fish Hio may be said torank with Huxloy, Owen, Flower, Ketehen, Parker, Leldy, Zittel. Halt, Lesquerenx, Heer, Burrande, Marsh, and others. This author describes 14 species, tuned by the Wheeler expedition, elghts nm of which are new toascience. These are tlus- trated by alxty-one Bisten and upwanis of 2.000 figures,” Those f 0 iw Mexico, and he describes thotn under the hends: “Fossils of tha Mesozolo Perlods and Geology he, Mesazate and! ary Leds.” Period." “ Fosalls of je geology of this re- oft nen Ju ine Eocene, ie Loup Fork Ey gion hud been previo sunderatood, and developed a great tract of Eovone sedimentary rocks. A rich vertebrate fossil was found, This wes in tho main fentures [dentient with tho Suessoninn of Western Europe, and contained great mumbers of Coryphodontida’, amour whieh the Europenn Coryphoden was identified, The order Amblypoda was defined for fils yroup. and tho Pantodonta.tAny Atteripe to give full results of this expedition ‘would, however, require tho Space of the bool Steelf, 40 concisely ure tho toptes treated, 2 tt this bok Prof, White also deserihes the fossils obtalned west of the hundredth meridian by the expedition, in tho Pelmordinl, Canadian, Trenton, Subcarbonsferous Carboniferous Juris- sie, Crestaceous, and ‘Tertlary periods. These are Mlustrated hy twonty-two plates und sume guires, (Tue Motxp-Brinpens. By J. P. Maclean, With 109 Hustrations and One Map, Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co, MESHADEN AND Its Tiers. By G, Rrown W.S, Atwater. With Thirty Plates. New York: Orango Judd Com- Bunvrys pany.) (Usirnp BrAtes GrOGRAPHICAT, Wesr Ov tit l00rir Mentpran. | Vol. Ieontology. Part 1, by CA. White. Part I. q . Cope. Pp. 1,000; pl. 8; fa. 8,000; 4to. Washington; Government Print.) WIL B. —- IMSTORY OF NEW York. Mrs. Martha Tatnb's second yolume of the “History of New York" stil “drags its slow length along,” baving just renched the sixth part. ‘This embrices tho closing events of the Revolutionary War, and covers the six years, 1781—I487; iso treats of tho evacuation of New York by tho British, the return of exiled and dismembered familtes, the adjustment of public and private concerns, the now laws and tho feuds arising therefrom, tho. reorgunization of tho Chamber of Conimerce, tho origin of the University of tho State, its first Regents, and the fountution of New York's grand schema of public instriction; with sketches of the new papers of the period, of prominent individun of the condition ‘of tho cits, and of events, The full-page Mlustration fs. West's untflaished study of The Bhening of to Freee Tt fs the first tle tho portruil of the Dritich Minister who signed the trenty, Navid Hartley, hus ever been publlahed in America. ‘Tho fac-simile of the signatures from the origi nul treaty in the State Department accompanies it. Published by A, 8. Barties & Co,, in monthly numbers, at 50 cents each uumber. 1 copy of z MAGAZINES, MacmMan's Magazine for April has the fallow- ing table of contents: “Ho That Will Not When Me May," by Mrs. Olphant, chapters XIX.— XXIL; "Tho Shiro.and tho Ga," by Edward A, Freeman; ‘Clty, Pargehial Charities,” by A. J. ’ by the Lord Nisbop of Carlisle; “Backsheesh “Tho Light of Asin," by Stanloy Lane-Poole; “Ireland, 1840— 1850," by W. Benco Jones; “Tho Poctry of a Root-Crop," by Charics Kingsley, ‘The March number of tho Ltvrary Journal has the following table of contents: “On tha Lon- govity of Librarians"; “ Moro About Charging Systems"; “ Editorial Notes"; “American Lj- brary Associntion”; "United Kingdom Assoctn- tion"; “Tibrary TLeylalation”; “Reference- Lfsta on Special Topies"; Tho Library Com- pany of Phitndelphia"; A Now Boston Idea"; “Commuunfeations"; * Dibllograty"; “ Psoudo- nyins and Anonyms'"; “Notes und Queries"; aud "Genera! Notes. ' Brentano's Mon for March contains {ts usual fund of interesting Information on sport- ing inatters, It is by far tha best ninguzino, of its kind in this country. Tho curront number has un article on "Tho Chicago Yaeht Club,” and othergon* Archery’; * Bnse-Tatl"; “ Cut+ tor-Yuchts"; Yoekting and, Rowlng Pros- Wa ns ‘Boyeling, “Tho Kennel"; Tho title"; “The Tart: Curtin: “ Canoolny ing Chumplon- ng in Re ship ot the Worle ate Price 25 cents, Tho April number of the Rankers’ Magazine contning, among othors, urticies on Pho Nit- tlonat Dobt—Should It Not Bo Paid?" * Rel to Banks from ecaslve Stato ‘Taxation: vee nol of Goyernment Bonds"; Na- Yonah savings Ranks"; "The Export of Live Animals from Canuda"; “Who Hold tho French National Debt?" “A Urltish Comparison Be- tween Europo and Ameren"; “ Decrensing Population of Ireland’; *Pallttes vs, tha Bank= Sng Intoresta of the Country,” ete,, cb Morford's New Monthty Magazine for Aprilia nt hand. Tho editors and publishers are evidently, in earnest in attempting to furnieh a maguzine’ equal to tho best of Sta cluss. Mr. Wilthim Bint Keesg hna beon associated with Mr. Morford in ite management. We notice, nmong others, nrtl- vles on * Tho Sand Country"; SA Wedding Hreakfast in Venico"; * A Chronteloof tha Third Edward femorieaof tho Stage srooklyn Back Bay”; “Gem Pooms of tho Contury; Tuylor"y “Bayard “silvorTongued Jeromy Taylor; “ Doctor Mise": Almost a Count- eas"3 and *Stytea und Fashions,” by Mme. La Mode, who ought to know wil about tho subject. Tho Magazine of American History for March contuins a review of the Han, 1. N. Arnold's Life of Honediet Arnold, of which this {s tho concludhig parigraph: * Mr, Arnold entitles hls volume * Tho Patriotism and Treason of Are nold,’ and, while admitting bia treason, calls upon us, Asn 'fust und wenerous people, to re- member that he wasn xttriot also.” But other Arguments must bo brought forward than ure prosented in support of this unwarranted state~ ment, ‘Thero {#10 evidence that tho heart ol Arnold over beat with one putrioilo thrill." Othor articles arvon "Tho Scoteh-lrish In Amer- fon" (raviow); Tho Motund-Rullders of Aimer- Jen" (raylow); “The Chowa of Pennsylvania"; “Diary of w Broneh Giller, 1781" Notes and Querica""; and” Literary Notices. Tho American Law Review for April opens with un article by tho Ton, James V. Campboll, of the Supreme Vourt of Michigan, on * Mute. rials pf Juriaprudence.” ‘Tho writer discusses tho possibility of condensing and sinplitying the law; tho necessary mmiitication of tho doce trine of sturo decisis; the prouress towards simplicity already attained by codifiention; and tho plan upon which luw-books should bo writ- ten. Suymour D, Thampson, of bt, Louts, tole Towa with a long’ nate. br ig wits ‘citations, upana recent cusa involving tho Hability of a rallroad for nogligenco through which an em ployd is Injurod, “Tho editorial * Review of the fonth” pives an analysis of tho mors vatuable ‘contonts of other law Journals, and abstracts of deelstons rendored in different parts of the coune try during tho tnonth of Murch, " — LITERARY NOTES, “Faith Tompleton" {6 the nando plume assumos by Harriot Boomer Harber. B ‘Tho collgotion of Chinese works in the Dritish Museum Includes 20,000 volumes, An Ttallan translation of Thackeray's “Vanity: Fair" {s about to appear in Romo, Prof. Cruno, of Cornoll Untvorsity, {9. propar+ ing an exhaustive work on Itallun folk-talos, Dandot’a now novel bears the title, “The Pro- digiouy Adventiires of Turtarin of Turaycon," Tho second revision of (ho historical books of tho Hible hia been comploted ns furas Tf, Chron. felea, xt. » ‘Tho dato De Mato shit i ead dlsboverod ye been April 2 ono! Horta venerdtly bolloved” plod A new drainit yecontly somploted by Victor a Jumeuus," Bi Hugo hus for Ita title * ind fur tes Beruos Louls XLV, ond thu man of tho tron bk, Helen Faucit, formorly n leading English act- reas, is now Ludy Martin, tho Queen having Knighted bor husband. for tis “Lite of the Prince Consort” Just comploted. Ata rocent sulo of autographs in Parla tho following intorvating oxamplea proyed tho in ercualny Vulue of auch memoriuls: ray ret to Chuvigny, 40 francs; Fruncola Eto © V., 18 francs; Joseph Lebon to tabesplerro, on thy cclbucy Of pricgls, things; Miydamy de non upon the “Esther” of itacine, $70 Mary Stuart, relnting to tho battloof Ht. entin, 700 franes; Maria ‘Theresn of Austria, franes; Maria Lecainaka, 102 franca. f Montag Burtows fs engaged in writing La a iho foretan poltey of Grent Britain ng the reign of Geo I. ‘Tho book will be pubiished under the title of “Imperial En- land.” Jai tha pith tee At Troves, a Fronch poom having the title “Sainte Nouna et son Fils Saint Dovy " hasbeen discovered, the authorship be- dng attriuted to Hichard Cour da Lion, who composed It, says the rumor, during his captiy- ity in Tyrol. ‘The Rey. 1, Stovenson {fs preparing for tho press ain Intoresting-memoir by Nan, the Secre- lary of Mary Queon of Scots, It will contain in subatance the Queen's own account of her life, tad in purtieniar of those parts which hava gly- Cn iso to long controversy. Mr, Ituskin bos sent to Mr. Walt Whitman for Ave complete nuta of “Leaves of Grasa" and “Two Wyvuleta"” ‘The distinguished urt-critic oleerves In a Intter that the reason those books oxelte such hostile crittelsm Js, “They are dend- by tre—in the sonse of rifles—nyalnst ail our dendllest sing,” A new edition of Victor Hugo's works is nhout. to nppenr, all but two of which, © Han d'Iul- Qide" and Amy Robsart," will from tho origina bo ret celed pussazes: will bo re} Mong those belng.n whole act in As notes * Angelo. G, P. Putnam's Sons will publish tmmedintol, ti Williten Biter Channing <His Opiaions, Gone 1 8, s ene: W, Betlows, D, osecond volume fy the * Transntinntis Be be a now edition of Dingelatedt’s novel, Atnnzon.” trinsiated by Prot. James Morgan Hart, which has been for mauy Yeurs out of print, E. B, Nicholson, Mf. A., of tho London Inatitu- tlon, has translated and annotated the fragmenta oxixting of the Gospel nccording to the Hebrewn, Frequeratly, spnbent of Inthe writings of the carly Chrlasion Fathers. No complete. copy is known, tooxist of this Gospel. Mr. Nicholsun hus col- lected all the evidence lopettioy. for and against tho authontielty of these fragments. 1, K. Funk & Co., publishers of the “ Standard Series," have xct ood example to other pub. Ushers by paying a rosalty to foreign authors Whose works they hive republished. Both Cunon Farrar and Bdwin Arnold have acknowl+ cdaed the receipt of sch royaltics, and also the novelty of tho experience, The “Standard Series™ Is fully entitled to public support. The Lierary News tor April gives tha de- cisions on tha February priae questions, The winning lat of the six new books that, accord- Jog. to popniar vole, “ean be safely recom- mended for private purchuso.orshould be found An overy public Ubrury,” gives. under lght iter- ature, “Hig Muijesty Myself,” Hawthorne's “Sebastian Strom,” Fothorgill’s “Probation; and under general Iterature, Mme. Hémusat’s Mewnolrs, Dickens’ Lotters, and Motternich’s Memolrs. ; The Aryonaul of San Franctreo says that “ Brothor Antonto.” In the December number of Scrfmer's, by Bilzabeth Akers Allen, was great= yaduilred: yet there is ample rengon for be- Hoving that Mr, Clarke, who originally wrote the atory fir prose, and Mr. Rurton, who incarparate ed It in his “Cyclopredia of Wit and Humor" (Vol. IT, parce 89, would bave been delighted to Secure the well-known churacter {lustrations which the judicious Uborality of Seribner’s bas provided for the modern version, It was recently ordered thatthe Public Printer At Washington should print an editlon of the * Narrative of the North Polar Expedition,” tho Polaris voyage. edited by the late Admiral Da- vis.” Mr. J. E. Nourse, Professor United States vavy, sivas “fam authorized by Mr, Defrecs to aay that be will print tho volume if the number of ordereghall rench 100, I ber leave, thareforo, toask antneertion of this notice, in the hops that an ordor or onlers may be immediately fc warded to Mr. A. F. Childs, Government Pri ing-Oflice, ‘They should be accompanied by t Price of tha volume, which will be €2, tha ad- vanes in tho cost of paper necessitating tho ‘small eum of 25 cents on tho formor editions, on which the new fssue will bo nn Improvement, ‘This will be, in all protability, tho. last oppor- tunity for 2 supply of this narrative.” rr BOOKS RECEIVED. Tur Leqenp or Sr. Onav's Kink. By George Houghton. Roston: Estes & Lauriat. HaAnpy-Boox or 8yvoxyas, Dy C, 8. Bart- lott. Chicago: M. W. Smith, Prico 10 cents, Sour Woes ov To-Day. By Ono of Thom. Now York: G. W. Carleton & Co. Prico $1.50, Heauri AND Hraurn-Resorts,, By. John Wilson. 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Mr. Alme Taiema !s engaged in a new version of his “ Frodegonta.”” A well-Icnown French artist has lately drawn thirty original designs to iNustruto the dramatic works of Moliére. ‘Tho prophots sny that tho pleturo of. the year in England is to bo Mr, Orchardson's “ Napoleon, on foard tho Betlerophan,"* : Mr. R. Spencer Stanhope will send to the Gros venor Gallory 1 Itrgo composition, whieh he will ontitlo * The Waters of Letho.” The picture !s painted In tompera. Louls Durr, of New York, bas dircoted his oxceutors to select 260 of his Palptings and plage an bite of tho city, asa tithe ait tb bo lenown ae the ® Bure Gallons of Paintings. ‘ , Const Now York. bas oj; of hie-pletures now On oxibltion her Seog are among his best, and are entitled The Bong of tho Bbirt,” * The Dream o: Song of tha Twilight.” “An Jdyl" Faith, Pros and Poetry," “ Pater Nogter,” and “elic af the Vintage," A London house-ngent has “for disposal" the Villa Miehotangelo Buonarrot!, noar Florence, und announces that this (sin “Interesting prop: orty, and Ukely to prove an nttractivo real- dence," to say nothing of the questionable do- sign, attributed to M. Angelo, which js on the wail, and carefully protected by abutters. Put not your trust In Princca wiil be tha sent!- ment which will arise in tho minds of many who have gone to Florence forthe Sin Donuto auto, snys tho Atheneum, Tho correépondence tn tha Florentino paporg on {tabonn fldy character will not have beon qesuring to lntonding purehasora, neither will tho fnet that same of tho boat plet- Ures were quite reeontly for sulo at Parla and Brussels alloy tholr doubts, Motssonicr is ovidontly able to hold bis own among artists, auciont or inodory, in regard to the price of his works, Ata recent auto In Lone don, when a‘Troyon which cost $10,000 wont for £1500, Dore's “Christian Martyrs In the Time "for which tho artlat got. i y for it picnie by Mule iors rere achee: by niho, representing a inan tu a green ne ata aruen tuble, brought ia, Tho sum ruallzed from tho role of the Demi. Molt palit ings ($57,005) hus been excelled at Ianst once and approiched sevoral times, Tha Giliott y eon of B25 pletures brought U0 Ln iz; Mr. Albert Grant sold bis 205 pictures for $50,084; in 17h, Mr. Mondel’a Manloy Hall cole lection of 445 pictures sold for #100,800; and twenty yearscariior Lord Northwick's 1,831 pict- tres broucht fli $489,199 fn cash, It ie probable Ubat the largest eum ever aotuully paid for any: single canvas was $110,544, the pieture boln; Murillo’s “Concoption of the Virgin,” which was bought for the Louvre nt Paris at tho sale of Marshal Soult’s colicption in 132. And pos enbily 300,000 francs fs the jingest sum ever re celyed for # vingle work by a living urtist, the picture Its this cnxe bole Y 187," the palnter Jeissonler, and the buyer A, T. Stewart, Tho Hour thinks that Now York muy bo proud of its Metropolitan Museum of Art, of tha pro- clouds connnte coflection, aud tho highly (utorest= ing Japanese works to bo found there, Old lace unclont books, clissio ehacraviiips, aro placed sido by aldo with tho most remarkable products of Aslutle art. In tho capactous halls every- thing looks vlean and fresh; tho mummies wel and the sureopbagt recall memories of anciunt. history, not of death. Aw lo tho palutings, two collections, ono of old masters, another of mod- ern artists, attract the attention. A singlo lance fe guflicient to uscortain that tho former fe not—unluckily—us valuubie as tho litter. Tho Flomish senool Is profusely represented, but tho rent nesters, if represented ut all, arv only 6a ty commonplace work Sie tt) expibiten of palnttags makes honorable amonds for Heese penble Maroeness of uld works of valuc, SCIENCE. SCIENTIVIC NOTES, Tho American Acuduiny of Arts and Sciences will celubraute ita 100th anniversary on tho 26th of May next, * ‘The valyc of orcosote as'a wood presorvative Ja heing appreolutod iy this country. dir. 0, 2. Andrews, of Now York City, hag qbtaigod tho contrnet for ereosating tho flooring timbor of the East River hridgo, Now York, to io extont, of some 1,000,000 fect or more. Tho addition of a teaspoonful of bornx ton pint of inixerd starch will prevqnt nny intlam- mablo goods from blazing. Gold fs found In fitty-six counties in Georgin, *' silver in three, coppor {n_ thirteen, fron in forty- three, and dinionds in twenty-six, re Prof, Story-Maskolyno haa resigned the ko ership of tha Mineralogical Department of tho British Musoum, in order to beodmo a Parils- mentary candida Miss Amelia B. Edwards res to state that to Mr, Androw M juests the Academy eCatliin alono be- tow the honor af hing discovered the rock: adytum, crude pric! urtyar jon, aliiredsy at Aboo-Bimbol. 2st Pylon. an Tho Chinesa Government, through tht efforts of his Excellence Lt fungChang, fave at length decided to establish a complete system of tele- Phones throughout Ching; at lenat, for the prea Antein: tha part of Chin northof Yang Tse inte, M, I, Cullletet states that ft Is very probable that wader high pressuroa gaa and R fuld inay Tmutitully dissolve each ‘other’so ns to fam a homogoncous whole. ‘This condition appears ta * have fin Important bearing on the phonomenon of forming crystallized carbon. Herr Dahil describes a supposed now metal, to which he yives tho name of “Norwegium,” found tn tho red nickolliferous pyrites of Kra- geroc. It 1s white, not very ductile, sp, gr. 944, melts nt 309 C., dissolves In nitric acid with a bluo color, which on tha addition of water be- comes green. M. Lecoq de Botstaudran haa becn awarded by tho Academy of Sciences of Paris the Lacazo prize for chemistry, for his discovory of tho new metal gatilum, and M. Leroux has recotved tha Lacaze prize for physics for hia mugneto-olectria machines nnd his researches on peripolar induc- tion and on chronograph. Prof, A. Bencehl has recently made a com- munication to the Academy of Sciences at Na- ples on a peculfar substance found by him in some Vesuvinan Invag of tho yenr 1631, Hots Msposed to regard this substance as a new metal, to which ho proposes to give the name Vesbluin, the ancient name of Vesuvius, The quantity of salt contained fn the sea (ac- cording to the bert authoritics) amounta to four hundred thousand Dillion cuble feet, which, If Diled up, would form n mass 140 miles Jong, 1s many broad, and as many high; or atherwisa dis- Posed, would cover the whole of Europe, isiands, seas, ond all, to the hight of tho summit of Mont . Blane, which 1s about 16,000 feot in hight. The French Journal, Lat Lunlere Electrique, an- nouncea that it {s in contemplation In arls to futstitute for the pneumatic tubes, user for the bodily transmission of telegrams, a miniature rallway, on which ditninutive locomotives aro to circulate, Tho nneumntic tubes have for soma thine gained the day over clectriclty In the car- tying of messnges over short distarices, but this now arrangement will give it its rovengo, for electricity will be tise as the motive power. These small engines have already been tried, and have run with a load of fourteen pounds of messages at tho rito of fifteen miles an hour. Theso results-have so far been considerod as quite satisfactory, . THE NEWLY WEDDED. What Docs Mr, Lewis Want with Thetr Nannies? County Clerks {n various parts of Illinols Bava recently recelved from a person calling himself Stephen Lewis, and giving bla residence ns No. 310 West Adams street, printed a ojreular, In which ho offered to pay them for a monthly ro- Port of all the marringo Hcenecs {sshed by thom, providing tho namo, age, and address of tho par- ties were correctly stated. In order to learn the schome which Mr, Lewls was engagedin, a Trin- UNE reporter was sent to the nddross named, where ho found a middle-aged, respectable, but very anxious-looking lady, who, when asked if Mr. Stephen Lowls wasnt home, started palpa= bly and, with a strong showing of nervous trep- {dntion, answered that he would not be at homo untilevening. In tho eventng he had not ap- - peared, and on the following morning he had Rone out to business earlier than usunl. Another ' call was made in the afternoon, when the anx- fous Indy informed tho reporter that Mr. Lowis bad left tuwn, and would bo gone for somo days, ty tho employment of a pardonable strat- . exem tho reporter succeeded in learning from , tho lady that, beforo leaving the citys dtr. Lowla had placed his businces in tho hands of a Mr. Butlor, who hag an office at No,G10 West Madison , street. At this address tho reporter found. a very flourishing butcher-shop, where n ruddy young Germun was dispensing porterhouse Bteaks to quite a large constituency. Thero was nothing In tho place to indicate the prosence of # gentleman having 9, special intorest in the martinge-licenses of tho State, but when Mr. Butler was inquired for the butcher pointed to - 4 door leading to a room just back of tho shop, entering which the reporter found himself in au olllea ovcupted by twa gontlomen, one of wham acknowledged that hianame was Butler, Tho reporter announced ho was dealrous of finding out the object’ which Mr. Lowis was proscouting Jn obtnintng posscasion of tho [ists of roarrlaKe Neenges fgsucd In tho Btate of Hutnols, Mr, Butler stated that Mr. Lowls was A publisher, and that it was his intention to pub- * sh, carly next year, 8 complete marriuge direct- ory of tho Stato of Illinois for 1380. Tho ro- porter hinted that the book would bo n very large ono, but Mr. Hutlor thought that it would not make a larger work than one he produced, — un official book of some kind about three times the sizo of the conventional fanuly Bible. When asked where the manoy wns to bo mado in the echeme, Mr, Butler explained thut overy couple whose marringo was recorded in the book would be expected to purchnso a copy of it, and, whilo - tho profit upon each was to bo as smul! as posst- bie, tho agyrexitte revenue on tho large sala to ‘be offected would bo enormous, Its unnecessary to inform tho reader that Mr. Butler's explanation of tho uso to which Mr, Stephon Lowis {s to put tho lists of marriago licenses (when he gets thom) {san incorroct one,— too nonsensleal, in fnet, to bo accorded a mo- mont's consideration. ‘The chances nro that Br. Lewls has a tine of goods of somo kind—possi- bly of a legitimate description—which ho wishes to soll to nowly-mnrricd couples, nnd tee to enlist the services of all tha County Clorks in the State to drum up business for him. In view ofthe fact that tho office from which tho circulars © tho County Clerks emannted {3 6 Very spursc- Jy-furnisbed ‘and poverty-stricken six by twelvo upartmentto the rear of u butchor-shop, it night bo well for County Clorks to investigato title on tholrown account before thoy devote 100 much of tholr own or their clerks’ tle to the preparition of tho lists for tho months of tho year which have already flown by. Atany. rate. they might, before supplying thom, find aut whether Mr, Lewls cannot make a moro plguatblo explanation of what he wanta to do with the lists than that provided by his repro- sentative to Tne TAMUNE reporter. —————— HIDDEN, Nay, do not call mo light and falso, doar friend, Aud turn away fram tno with cold disdain, Hoeauso tho chords you touched with Idlo hand Gave forth uo answering straln, Nor call me floklo whon I smnilo and jest, Anil look toward tho world with bape, iH Wie should L swell Lifo's sorrowing tue . With unavulling sighs? { Twill Uft tho flowers abovo my hoart, sort shaw you tho dark gnivo I've hidden deep. - You did not know? Nay’, do not grieve for me ‘Tho time Is past to weep. Aro there not tears enough In Ifo's full cup? Jn not cach wind that blows a dirga of wor Thon [et jae Jaugh und sing with varologs mirth, jo my sorrow low. ae id Fanny Danco. SHUT THE PIANO-LID AND CONE AWAY, Shut tho plano-ld and como away, And, llko a pall, th' ombroidorod cover spread Above tho still, white keys. How could I play ‘When Musto hersolf 1s dend? Yes, sho (a dead, . Whon that lust, loving breath The parting word bespoke t woublo deuth: 0 parting wor ib tho euth— “twas Love's and ‘Musi knell. Sincu T no longer hear that ringing volce Or echolng laughter anywhere | go— Binzo, (ba i eter Y no more rejoico— uslo Lous OW. i Enc Wunensn, ———— $500 REWARD~CATARRH CURE, Some people would rather be humbugged than to get “valuorecelved ” forthelr money. Honco if ls that such porsons run after this antl that pretended cure for catarrh, forget- Ung that Dr. Sago’s Catarrh Remeily {s so poe tive In its effects that its fortner propric- lor advertised -it for yours throughout the United States under'a positive guarantee, offering 8400 reward for an incurable case, and was never called upon to pay tiny roware except In two cases, This remedy has nc- quired such a faine thats branch ofice has been established in London, England, tosup- ply tho forelyn doimand for It. Sold by druggists ut 0 cents, : UNAMLE TO DUEATHE THOUGH NOSE. POUTLANDVIELE, Tay March 11, 1870.—Dr, R. V, Puree—Dean Sin; Bomo time ago f bought a Douche, some of your Dr, Suge’s Catarrh Remedy, and Goldgn Medical Dis- covery -and commenced to*uso th Tho aches and pains ns well og sore throat and eatargh fram which I have been for so lout a tine aaufferer, have entirely left me with thelr use. 1 feel like a new inqn as well os look ike one. For four years was unablo to breatho through my nose. Kyo the use of the Catarrh fisinedy fen now ilo sa free- ly, Your wedfelnes T know tobe all that iho ure represented, Long live Dr, Pterce and the gontlemen connected with Ii, Gratefully yours, Warsan Sms, t