The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-23

DECEMBER MAGAZINES. for Deem
berismagnicentlyi illustrated especially the first
article. The following is the table of contents
The Eternal City, Lyman Abbott, with six
teen Illustrations; An Autumn Memory, N. G.
Shepherd; The Haunted Lake, Constance Feni-
more, with thirteen illustrations French Royal
Chateaux, III. Chateau and Forest of Fon-
tainebleau, Miss Adelaide Ladley, with twelve
illustrations; Witnesses, Mrs. Harriet Prescott
Spofford; A Good Investment, William j.
Flagg, with two illustrations; Johnny Mingo,
ID. r. Carleton; The First American Exploring
Expedition, A. E. Carroll; The Old Morse Col
onies of Greenland, DR.. 1. 1. Hayes, with sew
en- illustrations; The American Baron ICON
cluded), by the author of ''The Dodge Club
ETC., with four Illustrations; Henry Brougham
A. r. Marlborough; The Darkness and the
Dawn, Rosamond Dale Owen; The Arithmetic
of God, DR.. Samuel Osgood Bella's Begin
nings, Mrs. Harriet Prescott Spofford; Not To-
day; Apian Psychology and Sociology, E. Lag
arus; In the Heart of Hill, by the author of
"Won, Not Wooed;' Last Days, Mrs. e. B.
Stoddard The editors "Easy Chair and
Scientific Record" have an unusual variety of
topics "The Arithmetic of God' by Dr. Os-
good is as striking an article as its title would
indicate.
Clearinghouse account of Gen. Buffers
Campaign in Massachusetts, will first attract
most readers of the atlantic this month Mr..
Fields tells in his whispering Gallery of
Wordsworth and Milford, with whom we take
reluctant leave of these most interesting pa
pers. John Fisl1e contributes "Light and
Darkness E. H. H., ga Japanese Doctor
and His Works." Clarence King, Shasta
Bret Harte, 'The Princess Bob and her Friends
This last is Of the most characteristic things
Harte has written for long time 1t is Cali
fornia story, and seems to us up to. the old glo-
rious 'Luck of Roaring Camp" mark. Whit
tier and Longfellow both have poems in this
number, while the three serials make good pro-
gress There is rather an unfavorable review
of Joaquin Miller's poems in the critical de-
partment
The american Bibliopolist for November has
an appetizing table of contents, and a still
more appetizing book-list. Persons who want
to buy rare and curious books should take the
Bt0hopotist, j. Sabin & Sons, New York
Price 81 year; cheap edition, Sc cents a year.
The new Congressional library building was
completed only two years ago, but SO rapid
is the increase of the number of volumes
that it has already been overgrown. The lib
rary now contains 2350O0 volumes and 5000 are
annually added. The librarian recommends that
the government purchase the squares north and
south OF the eastern portion of the Capitol
grounds and that a building be erected for the
wants of the Congressional library
that of the Supreme Court, Court of Claims
and Department of Justice, for which buildings
are now rented. 1t is claimed that it will be
much cheaper to say nothing of being more
A WASHINGTON despatch says that the law |
officers of the Interior Department continue to
be employed on the Wright Indian frauds, to de |
termine whether sufficient facts are in the |
hands of the government to warrant criminal |
proceedings and suits to recover the missing |
money. The later Investigations are very far
from improving the aspect of the case, and it
is believed by those best informed that the de-
partment can hardly fail to go forward and |
prosecute even were it disposed otherwise, as
seemed probable few days since Senator
Harlan is placed in very unpleasant position
,y the facts which have already come to light
md Joseph H. Barrett commissioner of the |
pension Office at the time the frauds originated
will probably find an explanation necessary
The interior depart Gent which now has con-
rol of all the important facts In the case,-
continues to maintain the greatest reserve in
he matter