The daily union., 1855-10-14
LITERARY NOTICES.
Repu6lieaa Qaats,lg Rsyiee.

Republican Quarterly Retiep.
This IS the tide of periodical lately started in New York
unda the supervision Of James NJ Law. The journal s in
tended u be independent ere,yiiagopen Jree discu
op" We doubt Mr.. Law is actuatod by the best
vo+ u his enterprise but must say that think he
shows e knowledge of tho force Of party feeling in at
tempting publish political magazine open to free dis
cussonr aad yet independent III ying." AS for
e do not believe it can be done that Isl TO the pccu
MARY satisfaction of its puoer Besides do think
any paper periodical command any degree Of whole
influence which has fixed political character but ad
yoratcs a sides douboequeatrianism very necessary
eomplsnent for The circus ring bat 10 the political
must be content TO ride horse time tga,k
The table Of contents Of The October number is as fol-
lows
'.Tho Democratic Party Rachel Whittier's Poems ;
Lord Broughami The Fate of Mexico; The American
party--its Causes and Aims Literary Notices, New Publ
cations" &c.
PronoaHcing, Explanatory, and Synonymous Dictionary
cfe English Langnoge; with pronunciation Of Greek and
Latin and Scripture proper names; Christian
names with ther sgnfcation; abreviation used in wr
ting and printing phrases and quotations in aa French
Italian and Spanish and the principal dees beroes
in Greek and Roman fabulous history. BY Joseph E. Wor
cester, LII. D. Boston: Hickiiug, Swan, 4 Brown
The title page of this book alone is sufficient recon
mend to all persons who desire good convenient and re-
liable dictionary. its author has long regarded as high
authority among photographers For sale by r. farnham.
The AraaeaaiaasA Tour oaoag he haian riJes Of soat
op Chic. BY T.. N. Smith
This Is another. many valuable and interesting
works which bave been brought before the public by aid
Of The expeditions which government has lately been
seng into various regions And such is the interest which
being felt In everything relating 10 the history condition.
and character OF the nborgnes of America that work
will not prove the leest Interesting among them.
NJ Smith connected with the expedition 10 Chit un
der L-g James NJ Gilss Of the navy which was sent out
BY the government in 1919 When that expedition was re-
called he resigned and visited the central southern
portions of Chill and the book before the result Of this
tour The book well written and contains deal
exceedingly interesting matter, only for the student of
ehpoogy, but for the general reader. IL sae by H.
Farnhau.
Scenes he Practice eja 10 York Surgeon BY Edward
II. Dixon, NJ. D.. with eight Illustrations b Darley. New
York: Dc Witt Davenport publishers.
For this book predict great popularity and not the op
uarty Of day merely The ed which mus; open itself to
the contemplation Of eminent the surgical proies
tho author presents such OF interesting,
ting, aud instructive material for geod book that
most ordinary literary yro might get M oerabe work
from it but when this rich field is worked by
neny qualified for the task Dr. Dixon were strange
indeed it the book failed Of interest instruction.
The members OF profession, unless il ba the clerical
have better opportunities afforded them for examining
studying all its complicated dets, tho great nitric
machinery Of human others only the outward
show Of hngs but 70 them the orngs OF the heart
In ~ W nakedncss oitel DO revealed. None therefore,
shoad BE- better qualified the Of the society
10 which lse In the cook before us, among the vivid
and thrilling graphically described, Is ntepersed
much valuable and useful nfornaon For sale by Ffanck
Taylor.