New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-17
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MAGAZINES.

MAGAZINES.
The Christian Examiner deals princpaily 'n'9
nonth with topics of such general and present h'oe
that it Will md good many readers ou'sioe e
nation for which it is primarily ln'enu' = -. =
of .. The t'aucus system" by W. r. Ahen' VIM 'i''
plea for the representation OF " .rer
., cumulative voting defense Of the Chinese 10 h'ol
49,, D. I,,as r. Bixby: and a correspondence between
a., Do. mr. Bellows and Professor Brueh OF slaspouh
=, H. condition aud prospects Of Liberal ChrS'ia"iy
T., Furope and America" are among the articles ~
iii otraet most notice. The question " Is lhere O",n
lc Church in America 7" is answered ID the ~
n rorricelB who believes that Catholicism lh thiS
asy. so far from the orthodox Roman pattern
AS TO deserve a totally different name
Controversy is represented in The Catholic
vi, nv only three artcies-"An Imaginary CONVERSE
49, ON the offenses Of The Christian Quarterly an essay
an the eel Morality OF the City OF Rome, IN repy 70
long array Of Protestant writer's ana Inc seven
R,sbonsv which answers Inofensively some reHlarks
~ TuE TRlBUSE's upon the decree OF serrano
AGAINST the CaIiist clergy. More interesting 10 inc
reader than these contributions will be f0und
historical account OF THE Council OF Trent well
written paper on "The Total Eclipse of August seventh
ard the Foreign Literary Notes upon class OF puDhc@
tons which are often brought to the nohce OF Amer
lean periodicals. The notebook Of an American lazy
continues TO furnish interesting pictures OF french CON
vent life IN St. Orens PriOry." There is paper on the
present condition of The Church in Paris and France
and an article on Religion in Prisons" Upon the
whole It is an unusually good number.
Without anything of the sensational character
which marked the September number, The Atlantic Tor
the coming month is excellent and readable. Mr..
De Forests fanciful satire, The City OF Brass ought
H. make the Boston public howl with fury ana prOOaDy
would II appeared anywhere but in Boston magazine
70 is humorous, but sincere reformer Will relish the
hooking tone which ruus through it. The Rev. E. T..
Hale begins one Of his characteristically ingenious
stories entitled 1.-THE Brick Moon" and Col George f.
WariDg makes trumpeter named "Wettstein the
hero OF welwritten sketch Of army life III MISSOURI
The essay on "Paror Singing is curious and sensible,
and the kindred topic OF German Songs by Walter
Mitchell is pleasantly treated Mrs. Agassiz describes
"A Dredging Excursion in the Gulf Stream ); Mr..
shaler writes about the Earthquakes Of the North
American Continent :" Charles Dawson shanly touches
in genial way upon Hunting in the British Islands "
and Edward Jarvis begins series OF papers upon
The Increase of Human Life" in which he argues that
life has been increasing both power and in duration,
and that it is increasing more than ever" 3" The
Foe in the Household" essay by Henry Giles on
1.-THE EgOust in Life" and entertaining account OF
the manners and pecularities Of 1.-The Pennsylvania
Dutch" complete the list of prose articles The poetry
consists Of lines TO Garbald" by John G. Whittier
IAN August PASTORAL by Bayard Taylor and some neat
little stanzas, AT Rydal"
One of the most interesting papers in Put
nan's is a contribution from the publisher himself who
gives few pleasant pages Of anecdotes and letters OF
wellknown authors.-Prescott. Cooper, Pauldng Poe
Margaret Fuller and others-from which copy this
about Poe:
"SOme years after when my desk IN Broadway, in
separate quarters gentleman with somewhat nervous
and excited manner claimed attention subject which
ne sara was OF the hghest Importance seated AT my
desk, and looking at me full minute with his gterng
eye he at length said: 4 am Mir, Poe! all ear,
of course ana intensely Interested 1t the author OF
'Phe Raven. and of The Gold Bug? Il hardly know,
saId the poet after pause how begin what have
20 say. 1t matter of profound Importance After
tremor of excitement, he at length went on to
say that the publication he had TO propose was
OF mOmenOus interest NewtOn's discovery of gravlta
ton mere incident compared 10 the discoveries re-
vealed IN this book. IL would at command such
universal and intense attention that the publisher might
give all other enterprises and make this one book the
copies might be sufficient to- begin WITH but 10 would be
but small beginning. No other scientific event in the
history OF the world approached IN Importance the org
nal developments of this book All tins and more IN
irony in Jest. but in intense earnest for he held
with his eye like the Ancient Mariner really i'm
pTessed-but not overcome. Promising decision on
Monday dt late Saturday p. M the poet had 10
rest so long in uncertainty about the eI OF the edition
partly reconcled, by small loan meanwhile. We did
htte DOCK Of great expectations was simply EUREKA
Theory OF the Universe'-which Mr. Poe had read
lecture 10 small audience at the Society Library.
A southern magazine, The Nineteenth Century gave
recently high estimate Of the theory discovery
nOunced IN Eureka'-but IL has never, apparently
caused any profound interest elTher to popular scen
unc readers
Mrs. Hawthorne describes "old Boston and St Bo-
Belgioosos observations on Italy; Mr.. c. p Cranch
The of Pilates Wife" into blank
Edward Spencer begius serial entitled "Cinea :" and
the other articles are, like most Of the Of this
magazine distinguished by variety and brevity