Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-02-16
LTTEP4RT NOTICES.

UtsrvE's MAGAZINE FOR March gives the second
'rssalErr~nf ~ TIE sAm~rir~n Haron.- consist
spe ~ snrr ehsr.~-s. Cue chapter "The Fi-rr
Trial. 10 hv isssifs thrilling story. rs u aiso
that entitled "a Mad Wife" "Sniesos." hy
fhe anfher cf 'iCnv livingstone approaches
lea conclusion, and Same Furness'' l. SIN con
finrei.
The eorci-s;on nf 'svea in the Norninc-
lead nj Night 10 given in this numh~r Iris
Interesting ana well 'old-s'ory. h~ Nr. C. Welsh
Mason. has fairly won for the author o cordial
welcome from all the readers Of Harper" There
are besides the serials two Interesting short sto
ries-"sn Affair en- Tombstone nv Kafhe-
rine G. Ware. the scene Of which Is laid in Port
land during tie great ERE. and s'Six-snd-Thir-
ty." translated from the German by c. C. Shack
ford.
Junius Henri Brownies article. f'Picsures If
ireland" is aerompanieabv t~eIve excellent and
well-execuied illustrations Of Irish scenery and
Irish character: and the article itself II OF equal
merit with the pictures This paper Is very e.
lieitously supplemented By another. aiso illus
'raied. entitled "a Day In Castle Garden" In
the one there Is . very touching description Of
Irish emigrants leaving Queenstown, and in the
other equally Characteristic picture Of the re-
eeption of the immigrants by their friends in
this country. The article on Castle Garden is
the only complete description of all the depart
uen,s Of that institution that has ever heen pub
| lished. !.
TT. J. B Holder gires the SECOND installmens
Of bis ''Florida Reef series. which 10 profhsely
illustrated. These papers give an authentic. en-
/ tertsining, and instructive account of the re-
! markshlc specimens Of the vegetable and animal
life Of this tropical region of our country.
The Rev. ". Manry concludes his 'Examina-
ton Of the Claims Of Columbus" treating in
this second paper Of the motives which infuen-
ced Columbus TO undertake his voyage Of dis
eovery.
In Frederick the Great" Part XVI. the his
tory Of the Seven Years War is continued
Much interesting material is given respecting
| and vol'airc
"Wallenstcin and Gus'avrs Adoirhrs" hy
Eugene lawrence gives a narrative of the Lives
| OF these two remarkable heroes. involving his
tory OF the conflict between Professionalism snd
Catholicism in the early part Of the seventeenth
century. This paper, in its portrai,ure of char.
aeter and its dramatic grouping of historic
events, 10 as interesting as the most thrilling Of
romances.
Nr. Thurlow Weed contributes an extract
from his Autobiography, containing some very
entertaining "reminiscences Of Lieutenant Gene-
raj Winfield Scott 4 short article by +. r
| Thorpe on "Cur Harbor ncfenccs." is especial
" interesting. as giving Admiral Farragut's
opinion, as heard from his own lips, upon thi.
important subject.
Alice Cary contributes one Of her hest poems
Cottage and Hail." and Mrs. Harriet Prescott,
''Siesta," one Of her characteristic pen photo
graphs in verse. " From Ny Childhood
Day" is a translation from the German
Of Rucker' contributed by s s. Conant An.
other short poem, ''The Wage Mirro-." BY an
anonymous author, completes the poetry of the
number
In the Easy Chair there is a characteristic crit.
icism Of Jefferson as "Trip Van Wrinkle" and an
appropriate essay on the Lvceum Lectures and
Lecturers, giving graceful trihute to female
lecturers. and an amusing chapter on the expe-
riences ofa Lyceum lecturer in the olden time
The Literary Record contains brief obituar,
notices OF Alexanire Dumas, pre-. the Rev. Al
bert Barnes, and Dean Afford and criticism,
upon all the prominent hooks Of the month in.
| Guided in its summary.
The Historical Record is rerv comprehensive
covering all the important events from Deem
Der Il to January -, and gives q very complete
account Of the defeat Of the Preach armies about
| Paris.
The Scientific Record and the Editors Draw.
e. afford their usual fund Of instruction and hu.
NOR.