, 1870-01-08

Going to Chu1ch,r after George q. DooghronS
pa.nt,pR ts 9 very Characteristic a'adF bota IN
costumes. facts, and the accessories u "1nses
landscape. TIE original picture Is pos owned ID
Eex Ynrk BY Il L. Stuart, Esq. The last plcsufe,
!" Christmas D1ears," Represents two l'ttle ones
who heye gone to sleep. The subjects or tnelt
areoms are etrewn around the bed IN Rrca: pro4a-
s,ru The whole picture Ia admirable, hut its
chief charm fs IN the faces OF the little sleerers.
They a1e really asleep. There Is 20 doubt Oh |
that 1t is q ccmDendable practice giving
descrto,tou Of the pictures and Sketch OF the az
ttsts. R.d II the publishers will also credit tneH
reading ma Ter they ~il CRAFTY theif teadera aso.
II ey have III ihia nuubet Of EEEKf SATURDAY
ore than FULFILLED their promise 10 give tae pub.
lc arst-csss stra,ed paper It deserves that
t,tle In eyerr respect and 1t ala1 furnishes sug
cesttye le sson for American engraVefe. There Is
q sp1erdd neid foF study IN inat picture OF tue
"SpaLt4A Boy" ....
We have received from the American Opera
Publishing Company. No 10 North sixth ttees.
Phl!sdelphta. neT nns1cal PeEoaea ea4Te
GKxs or TEX LYRIC DIANA, edited By Geo W.
Tr1op. Numbet l Of tRe drst volume contains
"Fta Dla7oo," with q careful ranslston Of
Sc,lbes of21M ibretto, the overture all the tead-
ing uunhera Of the opera. With EngslAh text and
q piano arrangement 1t also contains anely
executed and ve.y faithful portrait OF Mr.. Castle
the tenor, and beautifully illuminated title page
SIX purheta viii be published each 5ea1. tue re-
nal. ipg i've numoers for the current year con-
tstntcr " The Crown Diamonds" +" " Masanieilo,'
= Faust, IS Nasrhs, +" and " Norma" in the order
named. The editor ut the votume has done hts
work faithfully and well, and the publishers haze
eeca-ded his labora BY clothing Them IN veI1 at
tractive form. 1t ou9ht 10 attain very general
popularity. ........-
The JaIua1y number OF the BUREAU Is out. and,
ss utual IL devo:ed to questions Of nnance aod
IHOtUrt Of LhfA luU-
Der s an article IN favor OF establishing Meteor
oloclcal pepartu,ent in the Academy Of Science.
The article Is accompanied by Eap parporuog 10
show the origin aud progress OF the storm OF
Match li-17, 1859, and that 1t taignt hsse peen
ksown Cd the laEed 8 whole day before 1t reached
them. 1t might be asked of what practical value
Inch a department Konld prove u IL taxes ten
years to calculate the progress OF u storm.
TIE SnrR4S0 IL tic title OF muslcul story By
"Jare klcg. ford, Issued recently b. Lortne, Boz
tou> "Jane kie gsfnrd "1a rhe nom de plume Of a
writer who contributed soma very graphic
sketches Of the JunIlee to the Dpst7n Transcript
| last EuHmtr The plot Of t1e present story Is a
mtre tbre1d, the Erl,er using it as Mea!um upon
witch 10 strnx toue very useful lessons TO singers
and teachers. There IS ore tru;l In thts little un-
| prete1,loEs volume about music an.l the Clements
Of e:r g.Ig than re nave ever Sc en- before IN any
Hotk Of rhe stnd. It poald prove ol lasting bene-
1T 10 every singer III Chicago to Procure this little
| book and study It faltbfully. As We gather from
casna1 hiLt LII tae voGrot, the real nAme OF HJnne
| ktnRstord" IL James RtdpAth.
| OLD AND NEW, the new Boston Magazine, which
| cones ont nnder Liberal Unitarian auspices has
| luAr reached uH, having been delayed to4eRhas In
| It's ieu1te5 from III. uale's desk 10 uur Owl. 1t
,s uoEe the ltsa welcome on that account: Indeed
| after perpslug aod nhishing the other magazines
OLD AND NEW comes In Ike q teneti,ctlon. 1tlsa
btase, hopeful, ha|k acd hearty 1outht full Of
p,oulae ana good quslt.es, clad IN plain, uupre-
tcrolng, substantial silt Of b!ue, and appealing TO
| the tesLer With good substantial Seallrg, IN
ta!n'ed bF q slrEe eusp'con OF seual'ton. Kev.
L. E. Hale ia ut tile etloT1al helm and has already
proved tis fitness fer the place both BY inc dsn!-
tied AID ab.e character OF The magazine and
by tie eucce:s which 1t has already
| Rchleyed Mr. liale himself Is Represented
| oy u nLished story for children, "The TRo
l',.rces," and m unfinished ore wilt tae odd
.ltle "1en 1tn cs One Is Teu,' the IRA: tlsta-
ment Of which IL only preliminary to the stot5
proper Mr. uale'a stsalfast friend, Colonel Frca-
eric 1reham, OF course, IS The s,oIy.tel!er. Rev.
soberl Col5e has cue Of the best papers In the
nogaz,le, ertit1etl "EseEnnE IN TINE" /" IN ~h!c1
he ditcnsses the Disine element IN every human
tie which R.yls pefmaleuca and controls It IN
CERTAIN duecilou. The paper ia In Nj. C~ltyers
othl vein-terse, thoughtful, and cuucentratAve,
LappJ in statement aud rich In ILLUSTRATION. Dr.
Bellows b1Iedy out earnestly sets forth the Claims
Of "TLe Naliona! Lincoln MoEunen;." aad csa.
ualy de!t Sit. CiuIk Mills, tue sculptor j. u.
T.ifntl.l, formerly mem oer Of religions order
It tic ltou al a'E6i.c Church, coDtrtou spec.
u.a'l.e article o. rhs Gcuneu1cal cruuc.l.' In
tae pIcgrefs OF the article he makes the following
brcad sialeueut: son the dAy Tnea the
| Roman Ckntcn ehall retrart p1u
| ci.le or reverse sentence. her loo1
vii te etaled. Consistency in existence Is 1iff
for er. lie who supposts that ansthi-g can et
uodIHta III her creed. or explained, does not IN
iseretaid an5t5lfg aopu: the Iuhdanentat psiact.
sles OF her constitution. The council. therefore
will cotnsn al tile doc:rtGes approved III pas
timee, all the articles Of faith proclaimed b.
PuFes al the cuudennatona Of principles op
posed 10 those Of the Church. Tae paper close!
vsh tsc o1intus words: " The couLcl E!u prove
10 be log laid III the way OF steam engine.
The writer does not inform Us, however, whether
| the log or tne steam engine will go OF the track
Wn!.atn 7. Brigham, ntder the TILE, New E1g
ls.l shakep, xiss chronological record OF Luz
earthquakes IN that section Of the country. Al
the writer Offers theory OF his oMn concerning
the csuec OF earthquakes, tt Hu be OF interest Il
he kc,tLilcc 1tausr:
"Gyautius that the earth .yas once 1ncsndesccnt
nld e. ~ eo bprst: G f s
ruuttArt.i ln cuulinf. WAs W.naled and bsokcu- a
tie otesks e "I.nkles re melted int11yt rap oSei
nn,tsia ydtes Ill. pfocrts Heut nu rspidI,
u hr<t; but a. The. eruet thMtened. It w4l T
o. r.. na me na M
p.eGuent cracking noze dilicoit. n- pl4tea h.
ef.s1t a1e.nS s na s IL FIT ~
s.rhuustse srr H. Il ccun,,n. Wecp t3le eIntf i
ciacaso and eontraets npou the liquid Whlch e1
.,r = sspih q i31ps .y 195ty III, & r. o
VII u tic cfatE snd casei X the vibrations eaMcs
cat'hausfth" -.-
William u. Dali contributes brief but interest
itR piper detssllL his AssEa experiences duf'nI
bis " Fist Day on the tuEon. Professor JOSEPH
LererI e Fa1p q refy Htu1ing tribute to tne uem
| ar. ~ F,.odoy raratt1nv tha nrorninant aeten,tf
~, a.. ~ :, rs...',, re..a,, at,ons.a, :,