Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-15

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The ''rogues' galleries" in the police Offices of
our large cities are examples of the use of pho
Biography in identifying criminals. The French
government, with the accustomed ingenuity of
that people, have Improved upon this idea. The
portraits in Mr.. Kelso's large collection were
not contributed willingly by their subjects, and
many of them were secured only after strenuous
manifestations of dstate for such notoriety.
But the French police have made the vanity of
criminals unconsciously contribute to their de-
lection, and get its possessors into trouble, as
vanity not unfrequently does in other places be-
sides France. When the Vendome column was
thrown down, photographs were taken by order
of the commune of the scattered fragments,
with the people who stood around in at
titudes of exultation, pleased no doubt
with the opportunity to perpetuate their
likenesses in association with this historic
event. Their satisfaction is probably diminished
by the knowledge that the police have had these
photographs enlarged and placed them in the
the hands of detectives, so that these unlucky
contributors to the spectacle of the columns
destruction may be identified and punished. 1t
appears, also, that just before the Versailles
army entered Paris photographs of several of
the chief barricades were taken, including, of
course, the insurgents who manned them.
Some hundreds of individuals are thus pictured
in little, and these likenesses have also been en-
larg ed, so that the features can be plainly dis
tinguished. 1t is supposed that by this means
many prisoners, arrested on suspicion, have
been identified and condemned.
The telegraph, in recounting the martial ex-
PLOTS of Colonel James Fisk, Jr., in queling the
New York riot, did that holiday warrior great
injustice. James was present with his regiment
at the scene of the riot for a short time; but
when the firing began, conscious that, with all
his versatility, his talents were not exactly
adapted to this emergency, and that his lieuten-
ant colonel could handle his troops more effec-
lively, he quietly withdrew without attracting
observation, his usual passion for being conspic-
nous having accountably left him for the time.
Received into a neighboring refreshment room,
he there covered his ordinary apparel with a
large overcOat, put broad-brimmed hat on his
head, and converted his blonde moustache into
a jet black one with the aid of dye, prepared,
not specially for that purpose, by the celebrated
firm of Day & Martin. 1t then occurring to Mr.
Fisk that he had business at the Pavona ferry,
he went there as soon as possible, and transact
ed his business, which was to cross the ferry
with his usual promptness. There was then no
reason why he should not 60 on to Long
Branch. He arrived there without accident,
and then, but not before, did he resume his usual
-hilarity of demeanor Mr.. Fisk, until affairs are
more settled in New York, does not crave the
reputation of military hero.
ScRIBNER's MONTHLY, for August, has been
issued, with a very attractive variety of articles
j. 7. Headly contributes an article on "Life in
the Caucasus" which is illustrated. "Some of
the French Leaders" are sketched by Mary G.
Putnam. "Wifred Cumbermede" is continued,
and there are ten or dozen other good articles
besides those in the editors department. 1t
closes with fnnning "Etchings" of travel up
Mount Washington, which are appropriate to
the season.
THE AMERICAN JOURNAL of the MEDICAL
SCIENCES, for July, edited by DIR. Isaac Hays,
and published in Philadelphia by Henry C.
Lea, is out. 1t has its usual variety of articles,
which attract US TO read them, but are too nu-
merous to be distinctly specified here. 1t seems
to us that every physician can find in it some
thing to engage his attention and improve his
knowledge.
JAMES GoRDoN's WIFE: A Novel. New
York; D. Appleton & Co. This story comes
from England, and is issued as No. 81 of Ap-
pieton's Library of Choice Novels" 1t tells
the story of a man who resolved to subordinate
everything to his ambition for intellectual great
ness. de chose wife who is described as more
perfect than human nature usually allows to be
possible; and the movement of the story turns on
his unsuccessful attempt to maintain his selfish
ambition against her influence. The other
characters are well drawn, and the general char
acter of the story is much better than that of n
majority OF the multitude of novels in the mar
ket. For sale at Bgelow's.
METAPHYSICS: or the Philosophy of Con-
seriousness, Phenomenal and Real. By Henry
Longueyille Mansell, b. d. The contents os
tins book were originally published in the En-.
cyelopedia Britannica. OF course, the work wa,
written with great deiberation and care. anc
gives the best expression of its authors though
on the subject discussed. Professor Mansell i
usually classed as the chief disciple of Sir vii
liam Hamilton; but, in this case, the disciple i
quite equal to the master Those, however
who would study speculative philosophy sue
cessfnlly, will 20 to the Germans. For som
reason, the English have never been pre-eminen
in this study. Since the days of Locke, the bes
results Of speculation TO which it has given ris
in Great Britain, are found in what is known a
the Scotch Philosophy" described by Cousil
as "the protest Of common sense against III
philosophy Of Locke" On the whole, Mansel
seems superior to either Sir VIM. Hamilton a
Herbert Spencer. For sale at Bigelow's.
PORTER CoATs, Philadelphia, have sent u
very handsome pamphlet containing Locksle