Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-26

GREETING the untimely demise of a
perlodleal whose short existence has
been marked by such excellence.
refers Musical Monthly for December
contains, besides the usual choice selection
OF vocal and instrumental music, number
OF solos and quartettes appropriate for the
Christmas holidays. The publisher is j. L.
Peters, 800 Broadway, N. Y. We have re-
celyed from the same publisher copy Of
"Chrlssmas Chimes" collection of Christ
mas carols for the use of Sabbath Schools.
The December number of the GALAXY
contains the usual quantity of select read
ing matter, and some of the articles,
as the second paper on "Admiral
Farragut and New Orleans" and
| "Black Friday" are of historic value. An
article on "Weather Prognostics by the
People," by Professor Thompson B. Maury,
viii be read with unusual interest as much
for the intrinsic excellence of the paper as
| for the reputation of its author as a meteor
ologist. The scientific miscellany and the
other short articles under the headings
Galaxy Club Room" 'EDrift Wood" and
''Nebulse, /" are instructive as well as enter
tanning.
The October number of the Edinburgh
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Publishing Company of New York is to
hand. The articles are, as usual, profound,
and some Of them are better fitted for the
study than for entertaining reading. This
is especially the case with the opening treatise
on professor Jowett's Translation Of PA
to-" To the ordinary reader it viii i'm
part much information of works which have
exercised no small influence on the civiliza-
ton ofthe Worthwhile to the Greek schOlarit
will prove more than ordinarily interesting.
The article on English Guilds" will prove
of greater public interest at the present
time when societies Of every description are
in such active operation. european adj
venturers in India" is another subject which
comes at an appropriate time when the
public attention is directed to the great
Eastern peninsula which is momentarily ex-
pected to become the theatre of strife and
revolution. The reader will find in it a
concise and readable history of the European
occupations of India. The treatise on
'Hgame and game laws is not confined to
England, but embraces colonial laws
and will be found to contain useful reading
for our own people. The article following
it, on "South Africa and her Diamond
Fields" treats of the disputed ownership of
the diamond field territory, and is, for the
most part, completed from official docu-
ments. Probably the articles which will be
found most universally interesting, are the
ESSAYS on the tenure of land" and the
treatise on "The commune of Paris" The
two remaining articles, "The Isms of Court
and Chancery" and ''The session and its
lessons" are intended for the British reader
and will not be found of much interest to
the people of America.
The December number of LippincOtt'S
Magazine contains very graceful, spirited,
and artistic poem by T. Buchanan Read,
entitled "Monte Testaccio." This poem is
marked by all the most charming character |
istics of its author. "The Cold Hand" a
tale of New England life, by Clara F. Guern-
sey, is graphic in portraiture, and vigorous /
in style and sentiment. "My Long Lost |
Brother" is sprightly story from the pen !
of Charles Warren Stoddard, with whose |
captivating style the public has already |
become acquainted. Robert NJ. Walsh, IN
a paper entitled ''TripS TO the River Plate" |
furnishes some very truthful and animated |
pictures of South American society in the |
days of Rosas, the Dictator. Mr.. Walsh |
has peculiar talent for brilliant and enter |
tanning narrative. "PhantOm Limbs" by |
DR.. S. Weir Mitchell, is a very curious and |
sketch, descriptive of the ner- !
vous phenomena experienced by those |
whose limbs have been amputated. The
which it conveys in a highly |
popular and readable manner, will be en- /
.irely new to many. The other articles |
possess high order of merit. The Illus |
.rations which accompany this number are |
both numerous and beautiful. j. r. Lip |
oincott & Co., Philadelphia, are the pub
ishers.
We have had furnished to us the first
number of a new National Encyclopedia,
rom the publishers, Messrs. Francis B.
Felt & Co., of New York. The editor is
I. Colange, LII. D., the well-known editor
# Zell's popular Encyclopedia. The pub
ishers announce that the work will be COM
,leted in eighteen number, to be issued
at forty cents number. This
would place the entire volume at the rea-
enable rate of S7.20. The first number
contains fifty-six pages of close, clear print,
With numerous Illustrations, and if the re
nainder of the work should be as complete
nd attractive, as this, it will prove a most
aluable acquisition to our public literature.
III topics concerning the United States
viii occupy prominent place, and all in
contained in the work viii be
rought down to the latest possible date.
his Encyclopedia viii be found to be an
invaluable compendium of universal infOr-
nation, and should find place in every
brary.
The Southern MGgdzine.-The December
lumber of this popular periodical has been
sued and presents a very attractive ap-
earance. 1t contains a large quantity Of !
riginal and well selected reading matter.
'wo new stories, "Mr. Pemberon's Mis- !
Ike" and "a story of Nine Travellers" are
and "The Spider's-web Papers" {
nd "Run to Earth" are concluded in this
lumber. Poetry, reviews, short spicy ar ,
cles and continued tales are among its at {
active features. !