The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-10-10
LITERARY NOTICES.

The Lost HERES. BY Mrs. Emma d. Z. N. Southworth
Published by T. r. Peterson, Philadelphia and for sale
by Shington, Washington city.
The Lost Heiress tenth novel by Mrs Sopthworth
published Her in this department tera
ture well established by s'The Deserted Wife," The
Discarded ghter," :" Virginia and Magdeen" Curse
of Clifton 6c bat predict that her last viii
be universally pronounced to be her best work 1t is gotten
up in fine style by her publisher, and of the hand
volumes that have lately issued from the press
The Lost Heress not the novel that its romantic
title would Indicate it is romance, indeed but the
is the glded frame of the picture. The plot Of
the story upon the abduction of infant, only
daughter of Governor Hunter-stolen by erazed
with grief the execution of her whom the
had conscientiously refused to pardon.
The character of Governor Hunter is intended to
pure and noble minded statesman subjected to the
inevitable trials and temptations of that station and coming
unbemshed through them The lives OF Governor Hunter
and his wife Augusta the picture of true and beau
ul married life The character of Augusta the daughter OF
"A nobeman, who saved from watery grave whilst
small girl by her future husband full of interest. The
heroine of the story is Maud the only child of Governor
Hunter and Augusta Her character drawn, is model
OF intellect combined with goodness and beauty Maud
lover Faconer the hero and in his depicted the
struggles of genius with poverty and principle with passion
and the upward tolls of poor but gifted boy to fame and
fortune.
This outline of the Lost Heiress will give idea
the deep and thrilling interest with which page in
The vein of pure morality and virtue that persade
the whole story eommends it especially to patronage.
Mrs. Southworth a native Of the District of Columbia
acquiring literary reputation of which every either
of the District will be justly proud.
The United States Reviev.
The October number of this Review is table 1t il
democratic Review taking sides with the organization IL
New York known the hards Ii published New York
by Lloyd Brainard. The contents of this number
follows
s.The ashes of Greytown Greytown shall be more.
This interesting and elaborate investigation into tho
questions pending Central American affairs between the
United States and Great Britain The course OF policy pur
sued BY the is ably sustained, although the
falls into the singular of saying that the only
journal which has justified Captain Holns the Washington
Union We do not remember democratic journal that
does not justify Captain Holins.
ssDayid the King g The Student ]" You have heard
of them Avarice - "What is Slavery - North and
South or the Policy of review of the Planter
Of thirteen years in the South, &c.
TIE American Register. October number Published
by d. b. Garfield Philadelphia. and edited by Asa j. Fish
and Henry Wharton
The October number has the following table of contents
The Supreme Court the United States in 1858 this
article highly interesting it being description OF the SUI
pree Court ROOM the judges, and many OF the eminent
LAWYERS in attendance Recent American Decisions in the
district court of the United for the district of
Virginia in the supreme Texas abstracts Of recent
American cases, &c
The Pennsylvania Journal Of Prison Discipline and Phi
ntropg published quarterly under the direction OF the
phadephia Society FOR the AieViauoh Oh he series vi
Public rr,ssons' ihS''u'eu "a 49, ~ - -
Philadelphia. -
m, o,, number Is before u.s. and presents the follow
inc Present State Prison Discipline IN TINS Conn
,rv Obstacles to its Ameoraon; Suggestions oil I'M
Lady Byrons Prize Essays Method OF deahng
with offenders Massachusetts State Prison together with
variety of miscellaneous articles. #a
The North American Reuie,o. No. lG5; October, 1854
Published by Crosby, Nichols, Co.. Boston, FOR SAFE
by Franck Taylor
contents of the October number are usual highly in
teresng Edward Young Burr's Conspiracy The Jurs-
prudence Of Insanity Bibopega De Maisre and Roman
ism; Sunny Memoirs The Smithsonian Institution (this
article a strong attack upon the peoy and management OF
the Regents D The Reciprocity Treaty, &c.