New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-26
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RECENT P PUBLICATIONS.

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The slPARRow GRASS PArEKs; or Living in the
Country. BY Fred. s. Cozzens. New York Derby
|. IL jackson. {t ga5't#t T. rs
The many lovers of genuine humor will greet with
$gusto this recent publication. The many pleasant
sketches that have heretofore issued from the pen of
the author have but served towEet the appetite of
their numerous readers. Leteyery one secure copy,
and our word for it. the long summer hours will pass
swiftly enough while lperusing it, ~
SALAD FOE THE social. BY the author Of Salad for
n the Solitary. New York Dewitt & Davenport
Reader when you open this book, glance first at the
title page. Witness the good-natnred old gentleman
so smilingly endeaYoring to cater for your palate
Al, yes we can hear you exclam: salad and fruit,
together with little of that which maketh glad the
heart of man. The book is handsomely bound, and
presents tasty appearance.
A DEFENCE OF THE AMERICAN PoL1oY. BY Thos.
R, Whitney. New York Dewitt & Davenport.
recent publication that has attracted eonsdera
bic attention. The subject embraces vast scope Of
thought and investigation. The author seems to have
entered upon his task with method and deliberaton.
We have not yet had time to give it careful pernsal,
but may hereafter notice it more at length AS the
subject cannot fail be of interestto all parties and
creeds twould be well for every one to Judge of the
merit of the authors manner of treating it for him
Isef tgsi$&@s5si4a s}.3 lsr.... .p,--s.
We are indebted to the publishers for the above
works, through the hands Of Mr.. B. NJ. Norman, No.
IN Camp street. and under the st. Charles Hotel. y.
GLEAErNGs SOME WHEAT--SoME CHArE. By Miss
NJ "A A.3 Az GODDARD. New York: D. Appleton s. Co.
We inclined to think the title Of this pleasant
little book somewhat too modest. 4 A little group
of brain ehildrenn are pleasantly enscollsed within
hands with them We know all the young. people
will be glad to do and children Of larger growth
might, with profit to, themselves, take home many
moral they sendeavor to inculcate
YANKEE TRAVELS THROUGH THE ISLAND OF CUBA.
BY Demoticus Philalethes. New York: D. Apple
ton & Co. " 3'5tsl'':& q I'D
Awork more particularly intended as an exposition
of the social habits, laws and customs Of the inhabi
tants Of the Gemofthe Antilles. suchworks as have
heretofore issued upon Cuba are to great extent,
confined to the discussion of the political relations Of
Island to other countries and the meritc or demerit
4 Of its present form Of government. In the above
i named work, the more minute phases Of the social
A condition Of the people forms the ground work upon
(which is built the conclusions of the author 1t is
ISwell worth perusal. 952& ".
HOME STUDIES. BY Rebecca A. Upton. Boston:
Crosby, Nichols & Co. Il ,sst5f3s
This work is intended to present to the house,keeper
and gardener, in compendous form, practical infor
nation and home made receipts, such as may be of
everyday use. tbs neatly bound and would make
q desirable addition to a ladies' work basket
Mr.. J. G.. Morgan, Exchange Place, adjoining the
Post Office, will please accept thanksor the above
4 named publications. tGs 3W5oz{4E=EI 4
4 AMERIoANIsM VERSUS RoMAS1sM OF the! Cis Atlantic
Battle between Sam and the Pope. BY James L.
Chapman, q Minister Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. Nashville, Tenn: Published for the
\ Author. $a&&E ES74&f '6 az #3E"
Without wading through all of the pages of this
Felgously politicalwork, We can say, from the few
pages we have perlsed, that it seems to have been
written for the purpose Of exciting bitter polemico
political feeling, and carrying the doctrines of Ameri
canism from hepolitcal sphere in which they pro-
pery belong and introducing them into the church
where they, in our humble judgment, have no bust,
q ness. W. $;s.5a5F gS 4$,j$+a &5.s, 2s
The work under consideration is one of those theo-
logeopoco treatises with which the people Of the
State and City have very little interest and very little
4 sympathy, and the whole objects and tendencies Of
Il which we Internationally condemn sd
II Nh. al d. McGfnnis, No SO Ca1np, street has ia.
gored us witha copy. @ H., si-lsg ii, isS. K
i CYRIILA a Romance. By the Author OF initials.
Il Garrett d Go. ~
pleasant and agreeable story to while; away an
idle hour by the seaside, under cover that will bar
the approach of those terrible annoyances of South
ern summer mosquitoes. 1t is written with much
gigor and abounds in plots and incidents to keep alive
the interest Of the reader.
FRED. GRAHAM or Masks and Faces. BY j. Fred.
erick Smith. New York; Garrett & Co.
very interesting story of over two hundred pages
by the author of Charles Vavasseur. Woman and her
Master, Minnie Grey, GINS Howard, and many other
4 popular stories. MIR. Smith is well and fayorably
known in theword of light literature, and has
quired reputation which gives eelatsto everything
4 coming from his pen. From u hssty glance at the
work We are led to believe that it will fully sustain
his reputation. H
orcopies Of the twolast named books we are in.
debted to the publishers through Messrs, Ezekiel
Brother, Exchange Place.