The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-04-07
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Contents Of the April Number.
NOTES FROM THE COPPER REGION. BY Rob
ort b. Clarke. Concluded.
Wtst,otioas-View near an Ancient Excava-
ton. Separating tho Copper Blocks. Ancient
Implements. Placing the Copper on Trucks.
The Whin. Stamps. Tho Floors. Jiggers First
Buddlo Second Buddle. Hagls Harbor Iron
Establishment.
CRUsOE LIFE: ADVENTURES IN TIE ISL
AND OF JUAN FERNANDEZ. by J. Ross
Browne. Concluded.
illustrations - The Doubter. The Footprint
in the Sand. The Savage Orgies. Tho Doubter
Back Again Swallowing an Island. Dreams and
Realities Tho Peak of Yonka Scenery of Juan
Fernandez. Killing Savages. The Author in
Costume. Tho Buccaneers. A Gillian A Chill
ienne.
| THE MoRM0Ns.
Mnarations.-portrsh Of Joo Smith. Busis Of
| Joseph and Hyrmn Smith Preaching la tho VIII
| derness. Tarring and Feathering of Smith. Dis
coverysof Lamanto skeleton. Enonmpment on
| the Mississippi. Temple at Nauvoo. Smith ut
tho Head Of tho Nauvoo Legion. Smith Preach
| ing 80 the Indians Death of Smith. Crossing
| the Mississippi on tho leo. Tabernacle Camp.
Building Bridge Crossing tho Pruirie: Ilo,
Springs near Great Salt Lake City. President 6
House and Mint, Salt Lake City. Portrait OF Or
son Pratt. Map Of the Salt Lake Region. Nor
mon Baptism. Ceremony of Confirmation. Nor
mon Gold Coin
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. BY John S. c. Abbott.
Illustrations, from Draw'hgsb By D6pier.-Thc
u Raft at Tlst The Three Soveregns. Napoleon
| In Council Arch Of the Carroussl Tho Mado-
| lane. Arch dc rEtoile.
| TOKINA, THE SYRIAN ASS With Portrait
| FRANCE-HER EMPEROR. With Portrait
| EXTRACTS FROM TIE PORTFOLIO OF AN
EXCITEMENT SEEKER. The Death Trance
| Gavanic Resurrection. The Night Wsndorer.
| MAKING A SILK PURSE OUT OF S0WS
EAR BY ]. Smytthe, Jr.
THE WORLD RENOWNED
| THE STAIN OF PARENTAGE.
| BERTHALDE REIMERS VOICE
| BLEAK HOUSE. by Charles Dickens
| Chapt,r xxx. Attorney and Client. III.
| National and Domestic. NIL. la Mr Talking
| horns Room. Kill In Nj. TuIkinghcrr : Cham
| ber
| Waaraf,sns--A Attorney aud Client. Sunset la
| tho Long Drawing Room at Cbcgney Wold
| THE YOUNG CHEMIST; OR, NEVER DESPAIR.
MONTHLY RECORD OF CURRENT EVENTS.
| EDITORS TABLE.
| EDITORS EASY CHAIR.
| EDITORS DRAWER.
LITERARY NOTICES
COMiCALITIEs, ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.
Wusfraftons,-A Moral Inpossibilty A Lctt-
handed Compliment. An Absurd Supposton.
Easily Satisfied
FASHIONS FOR APRIL.
Neutrality-suspicious. Dress and Ball Costume.
Promenade Costume. Chomsetts.
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