The New York herald., 1869-07-04
LITERATURE.
Reviews of New Books.

TEE AMERICAN ANNUAL CYCLoPEDTA AND REGIsTER
OF IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE YEAR 1868. Volume
VIII. New YORK; ID. Appleton Il Co. 1869.
OF the many really important works published by
Messrs Appleton Co., there are none so useful and
valuable as tnis AS a compendium OF Information
1t has no equal in the United States. The contents
OF the volume before us embrace political, CIVIL
military and social affairs public documents STA
tistics commerce, finance literature, science agrI-
culture and mechanical industry.n We note few
errors OF fact such, for instance as the statement
that the democrats carried Alabama by 40 900 ma
Jorty when the iact Is that the republican electors
were chosen by about 4000 majority. All the errors
however, are small and be readily corrected Az
whole the Cyclopedia 49, as We have said before,
invaluable TO the student as book of reference
and quite entertaining and instructive to the gene
raj reader.
PAPERS FROM OVER THE WATER. series OF letters
from Europe. BY Sinclair TOusey. New York:
The American News Company. 1859.
All or nearly all of the letters contained In this
book appeared from time to time in a Newspaper
while Mr. Tousey was travelling In Europe. They
have now been collected and published in booK
form mainly at the request of friends, but as the
author says, they are not given as containing auy-
thing new concerning the countries visited.D Mr.
Tousey's tour embraced France, Germany, Belgium.
Italy, England Ireland, Scotland Switzerland HoI-
land, Spain and Bavaria. The book Is neatly printed
and bound.
MAGAZINE NOTICES.
The Overland Konthtv for July is an admirable
number "A Ruined State,n "The Cruise OF tho
'The Man with Hole In his Head,n 'sThe Cali
forna Gray "What Our University Should Teachu
.Among the Clouds "Holy Week at Romeu "The
Real Estate Mania.n "The Last TieU "a Ladys
Trip to Hawaiin and rThe Water Witch together
With several short poems, comprise the contents.
The book reviews are well written.
The american Ldto ReUie1r for July contains a
able Of which are rhe Limits Of the Exclusive Jurls
SsR ana as sa 81 sa%1sy sssss% PaRr oVe
SdGsib SdRsby e NR ous be s waes SS gssa
them IN any way with 'f the Ell law. wv
Yam Nostranips Eclectic En6ineerino 1a5tdyine
or Jny Is quite up TO It's usual standard OF excel
ience. The contents are varied, and all the papers
full OF interest and instruction.
MISCELLANEOUS.
we have received copy OF The Court Suburb
Magazine, an English periodical edited by ID. Aigen
Kortrght. It's contents are light reading and are
The Won,dn's Advocate for July "a az spicy ana
entertaining as ever. Isabella B. Hooker inquiries,
Are we worse than our grandmothersYn and replies
that we are not in thoroughly satisfactory man.
ner. We fully agree with her.
The latest curiosity Is book called "The Ship on
Arrival" which is designed record OF cher
dtion and that OF her equipment recorded by the
officers OF the voyage" 1t seems well adapted To
the designed purpose.
MIDDAY ROBBERY OF GOLD WATCHES IN NEW
oRLEANs-Tnieves are growing desperate, and con-
sequently Dolder They do not c0nne their rascali-
ties to suburbs and under cover OF darkness, but
seek punder IN the very heart Of the city, In the
puSluess uouis VI hne udy. lesleTuhy mOTliIUR,
soon after ten O'Clock, llghtcomplexioned coorcd
man entered Mr.. Marchand's brokers' once ana
jewelfy store, No 10 ST. Charles street. for the pur
pose, as he said, OF purchasing coat from the old
gentleman who attends to the pawn department At
the same time TWO other men entered and professed
10 nave watch tney wished to sell TO Mr. Lubln.
who was then alone in the store; but the watch was
not salable and the two men retired, wmie the
coiored man and the old gentleman went into the
rear pttice to barter for the coat where they re-
mained occupied for some moments the store being
stlll ungarded. One OF the men with the watch re-
SuDDo9cd. a
time bagged twenty-six fine gold watches tnat were
In show case on the counter. The rascal was not
greedy, Tor he had the choice OF hundreds more In
the same unfastened ease. The three men then de-
parted undeected, as quietly as II they had been In
Wilderness, Instead OF In the very heart OF large
city, with hundreds OF men in sight aud hearng,-s
Sec QrIegits RepWaiiGaIAs L9lla a.