New-York tribune., 1869-04-02

eluedates the theory previously set forth in lecture
before the American Institute. maintaining that the
magnetic pole, In It's movements westward during tue
past three hundred years. as appears from the recoos
of the variations Of the compass during that peroaI nas
passed ever more than sO degrees nfs revo
luton round the North POLE The writer contends that
the forces of magnetism and gravtaon are Identical,
and that the force which directs the needle to the pole Is
wholly astronomical He believes that the source OF
attraction Is from the highest centre to which the
earth In her various revolutions Is lmmeulately TO
lated that the revolution Of the earth relatively
70 that centre Is the cause OF the apparent
revolution Of the magnetic pole and that the earth IN
period Of about years performs revolution around
tho sun relatively to she central point OF the suns orbit
Mr. Parker boldly challenges the scrutiny OF the scen
tfc yorid which win doubtless turn an inereduous ear
70 his pretensiops without more lucid evidence than
presented in this pamphlet. s,fo 20 r3Jrnr div
The Philosophy of Housekeeping, BY JosEPuB,
LYMAN and LAURA L. LzMAs Hsgtford: s. NJ Belts
Col is the title OF practical compendium OF the primer
pies OF science In their application to the economeso
the household 1t has said that the civilized portion
the race win never enjoy the benefits OF coed cookery
until artists preside in the kitchen, and the Weparaton
of food Is conducted the basis OF physiology and
chemistry Much has recently been done 70 ofig about
this result and II still continue to DO poisonedp py
death in the pot is not the fault OF our scentihe eI
perts who have brought the fruits Of research and expe
mept to remedy the evil. The works which they nave
written on the subject valuable gin to the fam
and In the present volume have the concentrated
essence OF their productions boiled down. 50 TO speak
and presented IN form suitable for domestic uses
contains great Of sound ana exact Information
with regard to the various kinds OF food, the care of
health and treatment in sickness economies IN dress
training Of servants and children and thonsanp ana
needed even In the best regulated families re- orfgor
Acurious document relating to slave marriages
I'm recently been discovered by an a
complished antiqusry Of that State, Mr. j. Wingate
Thornton and Is published In the Hiso,IcdI Magazine
for February, with comments by Dr. George H. Moore
librarian Of the NewYork Historical Society This doeu
ment Is form for solemnzng negro marriages prepared
by tho Rev Samuel Phillips Of Andover who was adis
tngushed Clergyman Of that famous ecclesastca toWP
for more than half OF the eighteenth century SHOWS
that the spirit slavery rampant during that period
in New England which is not matter OF surprise 70
any one who knows how long continued to infect public
sentiment at the North as well the South The mutual
pledges administered by the clergyman to the negro can
didaees for marmopy required personal fidelity 70 eacn
other as long God In his Providence should continue
their abode in such places as that they tcouin cor
yeniently come together" and they received license
be- conyersant and familiar together as husband ana
during GOOD behavior not without sundry cautions SUI
peradded that they should bear in mind that In spite OF
wedock they still remained reay ana truly the property
OF their maaters and should behave themselves as
obedent and faithful seryants.n Another document
OF d, considerable interest published IN this num-
! her OF the '' Historical Magazine" purports TO
| be General Lees final Report OF the Penn
| sylyania Campaign, and Battle OF Gettysburg
which Ia said to have been tho person OF one OF MS
staf Officers and thus preserved from the destruction
that beten General Lees papers while the retreat from
Petersburg 1t is supposed have been prepared by
General Lee In the winter OF 1so45 while besieged by
Grant within the lines OF Petersburg but no PROOF
| offered OF Its genulneness of'i- '- '-"
We have also received ON Seats ana Saa-
i dies Bits and BitinG by FRANCIS DWrER, praeticai
treatise on the training and management OF horses G d.
Ippipcott Coz; The Wrean Of Eglanins, and Other
Poems edited and In part composed by DANIEL BEDIS
| GER LUCAS Baltimore: Kelly, Piet, CO..; EHdorfd,
Picture of the Fifh Century. freely translated from the
German OF IDA Countess HAHSHAHs cThe sau1e) Lttfe
Feddie feeding his Soul by SAY PUTNAM Robert Carter
Brothers); Aunt Mdrefs Legaev Crhe same)i geHgs
GTdnsra juvenile story reprinted from the 6nghSh
| edition Henry Hoyt The Pubic LIFE OF Q"ee"
| Victoria by JoHy McGILcHRIsr Felt Dillingham;;
Ernst Murray sh Sonnets by Rev. WILLIAM PlhksEh'
d. d. r. Ritter; Pulpit Germs by Rev. w. W. WfTHE
a. b. Lppincott & Coz; Poems, by AUGUSTA CoorEk
BRISTOL (Boston: Adams Cob Sldios Wofle'' trans
lated from the French OF Monseigneur DUrASLoUr by
r. NJ PHuLIxoRE patrick Donohues Sermons, by
CHaRtEs WADswoRTH "a. Roman 81 Coli Poens Dy
WILLIAM JAMES MCCLURE P. 0'Shea>; Woodsock ana
The Betroted by Sir WALTER SCOTT Il. b. Peterson
Brothers Report OF NE inspectors Of the State Prtson lot
1869 &C. Van Benthuysea sonG The Formation o oFsE
sndos Part Second by T. W, ALLIES Che Catholic fuD-
iicaton Society. -r tl.- l-.-- -. -----