The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-06-11

BLAcKwooDs MAGAZINE for May has an in
teresting table Of contents. There is a lively
essay on "Social Ambitions" one on "Cata-
loguing Books" and a third on 1.-THE Reform
Bill ]" which has been rather an unfortunate
topic with Blackwood The article on "Trans-
atiantic Fenianism" is full OF the bitterest Tory
venom. Cornelius ODowd writes rattlingly
but wittily of THE Dutch Auction" as he
chooses to designate the Luxembourg busi.
ness; he gives us also a chapter on Italy, and
takes his own particular fling at the Fenians
Mr. Story, the American sculptor, contributes
an amusing extravaganza, entitled "A Modern
Magician in which the divinities of Olympus
appear in modern character. "The Brown
lows, an admirable novel, begun in the Janu-
ary number, is continued, and there Is a paper
on the French Exposition. G..s fal,n Il
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THE HIsToRIcAL MAGAZINE for May, prints
from the original manuscript of Chief Justice
Fay, "The FGderalist, No. LXIII," the author
ship of which has been strenuously claimed for
Alexander Hamilton; a lecture in vindication
of the Pilgrim fathers, delivered in January,
1866, before the Friends Institute, London, by
Benz. Scott, Chamberlain of the city of Lon
Con; paper on the origin of the national an
them, "The Star Spangled Banner" read be-
fore the Pennsylvania Historical Society by
Col John L. Warner; vindication of the pat
riotism of the Methodists in the Revolution, in
reply to imputations made by the editor, MIR.
Dawson; the beginning of series of Historical
studies from the private collection of George
Henry Moore, Esq, illustrating early Ameri-
can history; and other matters of interest.
Published by Henry B. Dawson, Morrisania,
ny ...
TIE AMERICAN NATURALIsT.-The June
number of this beautiful magazine well sus-
tains the promise of its predecessors. 1t opens
with an interesting article upon she Recent
Bird Tracks Of the Basin of Minas," by C. F.
Hart. This is followed by paper on "The Yah
its of the Gorilla" by w. Winwood Reade; Mr.
Hyatt continues his account of the "Moss An
mails" and Mr.. Morse his description of the
Land Snails of New England" there is an
interesting article on Parasitic Plants" and
another on "Oyster Culture" A short but
pleasant paper on the natural features of the
far Northwestern portion of his continent, and
description of the scorpion of Texas are the
other articles in the number. The pages de-
voted to Natural History Miscellany" are Of
especial interest in this issue.
April, is received. The article in II which will
be likely first to command attention in this
country is one on New American Religions >
1t will disappoilat its readers, however, for il
isdevoted wholly to consideration of the va
carries of Mormon;sm, for which, viewed IN
theological aspect, nobody in America cares
rush. 1t is only in a political POINT Oh we"
that Mormonism is of any account IN 'nis
country. The writer, however, pauses en- pas
sou, 70 administer a rebuKe to the peculiarly
American folly of"Woman's Rights, which he
Ill ,,s has sprung from the hot-bed of New
Uno,and fsnaticism, and which he intimates
ia madness wholly confined to this country
Tn view of the fact that motion to admit wo-
men to the franchise has just commanded the
votes of seventy-three members of the British
House of Commons, we may as we'll let this
bit of absurdity pass without comment "The
Four Reform Orators" is angry and bitter in
tone, but one easily detects the fear which un-
derlies its wrath against all the advocates o
change. "The Character of George the Third >
and wellington in the Peninsula" are inter
esting historical papers; Curious Myths o
the Middle Ages" and ''The Poetry of Sever
Dials," are entertaining eading; and the life o
Karl Ernst Won Baer is pleasantly sketched IL
review of an "Autobiog raphy of Physioio'
gist" "Westmoreland," "Sea Fish and FISH
cries" Railway Finance" and a revie"
IN. du Chaillus Recent Travels are tine 70
naming articles in this n lumber.
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