The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-07-28
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CONTENTS.

NIAGARA
Illustrations, from Drawings after Frankfn-
stems PGhorama.-The Falls, from above The
Horseshoe Fall, ON the Ferry The Tower, from
the Ferry. The Horseshoe Fall from Bass Rock
The Falls, from Prospect Point. The American
Rapids. The American Falls, from Hogs Back
Falls, from below the Tower Entrance to the
Cave of the Winds. The Tower from the Bridge
The Hermit Cascade. The Suspension Bridge
Bank below the Whirlpool The Whirlpool. The
American Fall by Moonlight. Winter View at
Niagara The Artist at Niagara.
A RIDE WITH KIT CARSON THROUGH THE
GREAT AMERICAN DESERT AND THE ROC.
KY MOUNTAINS. By George ID. Beaverton.
illustrations, from Drawings by ths author
Pueblo de los Angeles Life at Bridge Creek
Approach to the Great Sandy Desert. Sand Rock
In the Desert. New Mexican Trader. Wow in
the Great Sandy Desert. Indians Stoning Tray.
ellers. Boulder in the Desert. Digger Indians
Skull of Mexican. Camp among the W an Satct
Mountains. Utah Lodge. Sleeping in the Snow
Encampment in the Snow. Skeleton. Building
Raft Swimming the River. Rocky Mountain
Scenery Rocky Mountain Brook. The Author
on Reaching Taos.
MANS FAMILIAR COMPANION.
With five illustrations
NAPOLEON B0NAPARTE. BY John s. G. Abbot
illustrations, from Drarcihgs By DSpier. =
Napoleon in the Inn at Vittora Storminp the
Pass at Somosierra. Napoleon and the Daughter
Of st Simon. Passage of the Guadarrama, Re
ception of Dispatches. Posting for Paris.
LOOKING BEFORE LEAPING. BY j. Smytthe, jr
THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE
DAY WITH CHARLES FOX.
A MATHEMATICAL STORY.
TABLE-TALK ABOUT THOMAS MOORE
THE BALLET DANCER
BLEAK HOUSE BY Charles Dickens.
Chapter LIv. springng Mine Nv. Mother
and Son. LVL Pursuit.
Wuarations.--Mrs. Bagnet Returns from her
Expedition. The Lonely Figure.
JUSTICE TO PUSS.
MONTHLY RECORD OF CURRENT EVENTS.
Unted States. Circular to American Diploma
fists Abroad The Fishery Question Surveys
for Railroad to the Pacific. New York Canal
Bill. Southern Convention at Memphis. The
Crystal Palace. California. New Mexico. Men
20. Great Byifa'ni Debates on the Income Tax ;
on Church Rates the Established Church in
ireland The Irish Ministers. Macaulay Speech
Lord Lyndhurst on Parliamentary 0aths. The
Cuban Slave Trade. Oxford Commemoration
Irish Exhibition. The Continent Passage OF
the French Budget Peace between Austria and
Switzerland MAXIM in Italy. State Of the
Turkish Question. Feeling in Turkey
EDITORS TABLE
Error Must Develop Itsolf Inherent Law Of
Providence Illustrations. Late Hartford Con
vention. Ultimate Triumph of Truth. Error has
the Start but always Runs of the Track First
Slight Dyergency Final Development Lead
ing Spirits of the Hartford Convention. How
they Came to their Extreme Position. No Stop
ping at Bare In6dolity Must Push on to A,he'
lem. Pioneers. Unjust Treatment of them by
their Less Advanced Fellow Travellers Miss
Martineau and Mr.. Atkinson. Westminster Re-
view Compares Christianity with Mormonism.
This Worse than Speculative Atheism The New
Gospel One Of tho Oldest Forms Of Error. Occ
dental and Oriental Paniheism. Utility Of Hart
ford Conventions.
EDITORS EASY CHAIR.
Country and Town In Summer time; Our Own
Experience Theroanent. What the arey about in
Town. with Hint or Two. Court Dress for Di-
Al - A.. q.
EDITORS DRAWER.
Mr.. Thornipsson's Skull. Jumping at a Wall.
Crime outwitting itself Prospectus Of the Soc
dolager. A Chance for Row The Turkish
Esop. A Musical Failure On Chsrades with
One Good Specimen Preservation Of q Corpse.
He's Taken too Much Rum. Anecdotes Of the
siamose Twins. Faith. Bores Of Different spe
ces. Plea for Eggs Virtue for its own Sake.
Merchant. Anecdote sf Matthews Indian
Bistsrs. Disgusting Ones Age Departed Chill.
drsn Epitaph
LITERARY NOTICES.
Books of'fhs Month Brooks's German Lyrics
Rankes Civil Wars In France. Hdreths Theory
Of Politics. Mrs Cakes Smiths Old New York.
Marco Paul Dixons Introduction TO the Sacred
Scriptures United States Illustrated Ilustra.
ted Memoirs. Boyhood Of Great Men. Carey's
Slave Trade, Foreign and Domestic. The hive
and the Honey Bee. The Redeemed Captive.
Life and Works of Thomas Cole. Fo,ngn Notices
and L,tsyavy Iatsihgcun; E,say on Carlyle.
ton OF English Poets. Golfers Shakspere, and
the Editors Thackcray's Lectures. Shady Side.
Aytoun. Freiligsth's Rose, Thistle, and sham
rock. Uncle Tom prohibited at Rome. Letters
Of Massilon. State OF Literature in France.
C0MICALlTIEs, ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.
Wnarafions.--The Height OF Pleasure. Fish
ing and Ducking. August in Town.
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