Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-08
Ttterary Intelligence.

Dwarris on Statutes, new American edl-
ton, with notes by Hon. Platt Potter, one
of the Justices of the Supreme Court OF
the State of New York, is one of the most
important and useful works to the legal
profession, yet issued by the well-known
and enterprising publishing house OF CAL
lsehan & Oockcroft. The prospectus before
MS states the work will be ready July l.
The table of contents embraces wide
field of learning, research and cr1tlciem.
We give few Of the chapter headings, to
indicate the character and extent of the
work: Of the general Interpretation OF
Statutes. Who is to Interpret them. The
Effect Of Words. Effect of Saving Clauses
and of Provisos. Rules of Dwarris, Vattel,
Puffsndorf. Grotius, Rutherford, Domat,
and American Rnles for Interpretation of
Statutes. OF the manner of pleading Far
ticular Statutes. Remedial Statutes. How
Particular Statutes are to be con-
sirued. What is Equitable Oonstru-
ction. Strict Construction. judicial
Exposition of the meaning OF par
ticular Words and Passages to be
found in Legislative Acts. Of the Linn
itation Of Constitutional Power in taking
Private Property for Public Uses, under
Right of Eminent Domain Of the Oonsti-
tutional Protection that Life, Liberty and
Property be not taken without Due Pro-
cess of Law. What is Due Process OF
Law. Habeas Corpus. Principal and
Surety. Creditor and Debtor. Excessive
Bail. Fines. OF Constitutional Interpre-
tation. Especially at this period, while
both Federal and State legislation are
PLAYING such havoc with the common law
and old statutes, will this work be well
coined by the profession. There have
been some very important statutes IaIeiy
enacted in Tennessee, which the courts
will soon be called upon to construe, ana
the work under mention, Will doubtless
take its place as an authority at bar and on
the bench. We will give more CRITICAL
and extensive notice Of the book when we
have examined it.
Among the law books recently Published
is the first volume Woolworths Circuit
Court Reports, containing Mr. Justice
Mlller's Decisions on the different benches
of the Eighth Circuit in Iowa, Wisconsin,
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota
and Arkansas; and which were selected for
publication with special reference to the
fact that they were leading cases IN differ
ent branches of the law, on points believed
to be never before decided and not over
ruled in the Supreme Court Of the United
States.
''How to Get Rich" written for poor
men and young beginners OF life, by uncle
Ben. contains some excellent counsel, IN
plain language, the substance ct which Is
that Saving is the secret of wealth. The
writer SAYS be has made practical trial Of
the experiment, and recommends all work
ing men to follow his example.
MIR. Charles Lanman, author Of the Die
| tionary of Congress and other successful
books. has been engaged by the Japanese
government to prepare a descriptive anc
/ historical work on the United States, to bt
translated by Minister Arinor Mori, and
published in Japan. The honorable sp
pointment was made on the recommends
| ton of Prof. Henry, Of the Smithsonian
| Institution.
| AppletOn's Journal entered upon a new
volume with the number for the first o
/ july. This admirable weekly paper he
uniformly maintained the high position
which it took with the first number, and
is no more than just to say of 1t that ther
is not better journal Of its kind IN Ia
country. Its illustrations Of remarkabl
places are specially worthy of oommenda
ton, and make it sort of pictorial gazet
teer of the highest class. Nor are the Iii
erary contents of AppletOn'G Journal at a
| inferior to It's artistic attractions. III
"Table TslkJ is uniformly good, and th
other editorial work upon the paper
done with care, taste and judgment, keeI
ing the reader well informed Of the world
progress in art, science and literature.