The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-10-28
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lions Of 1887 and 1855; with Detaie Account of the
Mechanical and Scientific Part ofihe Work, well
Biographical Sketch Of Messrs. Cyrr W. Field, Will
liam E. Everett, and other Prominent lersons
ed with the Enterprise Illustrated with Portraits En-
cravings of the Machinery, and Scene the Progress
ofths Great Work By John Mullabys Historian Of the
Enterprise.
Eleeiron; or, The Franks of the Moder.I Puck Tele
graphic Epic for the Times. BY Will I'm C. Richards
Both from the press Of d. Appleton Company, New
York, and for sale by Blanchard Mphun, Washing
ton, &C.
We have placed these books together, as they
are by the same publishers, and relate TO the
slime general subject. The full descrip-
tive titles tell its story, and We need only
say that there is here brought together in the
compass gilmore than 300 octave p ,ges a greater
variety and amount of information respecting the
enterprise of the Atlantic Cable, which seems
already not SO much story of tse present a.
of the past, than can be found in any other sin.
gle volume. We suppose the ensraviDgs may
be depended on as fair representations of the
scenes, machinery, &c, described, and they give
MS thus better idea of the DIFFICULTIES to be
overcome, and the modes resortsd to for the
parpose, than we could otherwise have. The
narrative on board, however, is msinly confined
to the events on the Niagara. 8 similar full
account of those likewise on the.Agsmemnon
would have rendered the book yes more valus-
BILE; as the sketch relating to that ships last
voyage, the most perilous of the two, is less de-
tailed, probably because at the tise of publics-
ton the materials were not at harsl.
The jubilee is over doubt ress on the pres
ent, though we trust not on the flal success of
the great enterprise and to knoV of the cable
in constant practical use would aow, perhaps,
occasion as great an outburst Ok joy and sur
prise as the FIRST tidings. In the mean time, this
book will aid those who wish to sstudy the va
rious operations and the obstacles still to be
encountered, as we'll as understand the items of
information that now and then. CLEAN out of
the darkness in our public journbls.
The second Of these volumes lisp small limo,
poem, published in the same ssyle of Two
Millions" with neat salmon .eolored paper
cover, having Characteristic design of kite
and the lightning, series of telDgraphic posts
and wires, and steamer; and the names, Frsnk.
lin, Morse, and Field. contains eighty. four
pages of poetry, in smooth lines and fanciful
imagery, reciting the historic pre- gress of cleo
tricity from the earliest discover. of this prop
erty in amber, through its variots applications
to science and art, till the last great result OF
the submerged telegraph; thus 70 ming pleas
ing series of subjects, enlivened ~ humor, and
with the notes conveying to the reader the view
of all the main facts in regard to .his wondrous
agent. The author has carefully noticed the
different names that stand pre- smnently con.
nected with the development os the various
forms of electricity, as galvanisu,, electro mag
netism, electrotype, introducing a 80 the Leyden
jar, lightning rod, voltaic battery, diamond, a
tear, &C., which help to Diversity the personif.
give life to the whole. The vsrsiacs,iop !.
good, and the conception hsppil, carried out.
My Lady Ludlow A Novel. BY Mr. Ga,keu New
York: Harper Brothers 1883. F&l sale by Tsylot
Maury, Washington, DC.
This is No. 2O9 of Harper's Li,.rarv of sslsc,
Novels, and the selection is,a go5d one. Mrs.
Gaskell confessedly stands, We 81 ppose. at the
head of living English lady nova writer's. BE,
Mary Barton and other works spiA,rizsd ns n
expect tale of interest in the prssen>one. and
90 We find. 1t is not equal to thkt work,bnt II
is an easy, natural picture, or rather it -
series of sketches, told in quiet way, with moth,
ing particularly striking in its deli cation of char
acter or the incidents related.
Lectures delivered before the Young Mems Christian
IN Hall rnra NJ
February, 1883. New York Robert Garter Brothers
1850. For sale by William Bslaniyne, Washington
DC.
Modern Lecturing, has introduced a new
style of literature to the public, and every year
adds volumes Of this description to the com
mon stock. Readers fer and near are thus al
lowed to share in the best efforts of individual
minds in the varied range of topics selected and
addressed to q select audience Among this
class of productions, those pre,ared for the
Young Mems Christian Associations, both in this
country and abroad, hold high place. The
annual course at Exeter Hall cslls out not o
few gifted intellects, and the subjects chosen
are generally useful as well as In eresting. The
present Publishers reprinted fosuer course Of
these lectures, which we thought proper to
commend to the notice of our ro,ders and We
are glad to hail the appearance y the volume
before us, of the same characteristics. We no
tice among the lecturers q member Of Parlia-
ment, the Dean of Carlisle, and the Dean of
Canterbury, John B. Cough, rs sell as q NAM
Der of clergymen of well.sustainsd reputation.
The topics are all suitable; they are treated sue
cessfully, and the book may be read with profit
by any one, especially BY young men.
| Challens illustrated Monthly. October 1855.
A small periodical, which contains vsriety
of articles, with neat illustrations. II seems
mainly designed as a medium for extracts. to
bring the subscribers and readers acquainted
with number of attractive publications from
the same press. There ought to be an Index
or Table of Contents.
The Exiles of Florida Or The Crimes committed by on
Government against the Msroons, VITO aed from soutl
Carolina and other Slave States seeking protection
nader Spanish Laws. BY Joshua r. siiddings. colum
bus, Ohio: FoIleit, Foster, & Co. 1873
Mr.. Giddings has closed long public life il
the National Congress by dedicsting this bool
To my constituents, the people Who have &C
long honored me with their confidence" III
object as stated by its author, Is "to expore
fraud, falsehood, treachery, and 9other crimes o.
public men who have prostitusea the powers Of
Government to the perpetration of murders, al
the contemplation of which humanity revolts. y
This ID done BY the best of all meshods-a histo
/ ~ of facts as they ara found in the public ar
chivss themselves. Mr.. Giddines, while exam