New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-01
NNW PUBLICATIONS.
THE DECEMBER MAGAZINES.

- nook." from Biuckpood, containing pi"""' Nv l'cs
~ pret Hsr,e. joaquin Miller. Miss Phels, anu Hans
preituan "Ccntenarianism" from n"'"""' "'"
ethers together with a variety VI wv"
ianeous matter original ana sc''c'o
The Aldinc issues the first ndt'h'r Oh 'he
,.x scrcs month in advance ard b! enc rare ""''
:, a., nh,sr,,ous and tho variety an6 cAc'cnc" "t IT'S
literary matter fully keeps the prorse WIN Nn'n 'h'
-..nc.s IN ito management: have Gccn announced III
,a,,on IN several as:ccs by The editor. Nh L H. S'o
aara in his welkuo1Sn free and ir'nchah' Sl\"' "'
are contributions from Juliar liawihcr' "'''r' H.
Rocker II. s Commit, and Other popular "t"fS i'
,rtis,,c illustrations udc Maud Mailer (rauc Ns'
IA the ttc, Venetian Festival. The Fridge OF 9"'
,on,nr out OF school No"nIur. and several DINERS
Of not less interest making an cr''ic.'' '"'" VI '
uaculate taste for the an",enr OF the fanny oiT"
MrU.T. Tuckcrman continues his essays on
..Thc Literature oi Fiction. IN A|'tt"tS ""'" "''
Jog OF tine iifucuc" "f fct"r. and Gn't'S '".E' 80"
ophilus Parsons of Massachusetts, ~ Jai'> '''"'''
Daniel Webster ~ the la" W. l.. Mercy a. 'iH'"'"'
EXAMPLES Of a->.NUos u0ve-rca''t: Il a." ''c''o
te ease o an ip ian countries VIII" lost lrc~iU" III te
time OF the first Napo,o: lad IN cane drN"r' Seeming
her chief earihy comfort in the l"Ti'a d" imahc'S'
whose cxpcrtucc Is Ma, Led - thr' az Ne" EhPi"i
PRESBYTERIAN widow of the AUTHORS acGral'1ance'
WHO found the oiy tint Ia c""'' - hi' IN a
siuilarrecrconn 81 TIL + rn a: .c,c ao contains
m almost exhauivc gIijic~ir on IL" 1"N"l wrt's" f
the last thirty We; ComprcdWih ;hr'' 81 rt''"
ing age, bctrayrg wide an! Innate ka"N .''sc ~ Inc
dcyclopn, Ut Of iitious literature in Eng md and tins
country. There inter, sting h"crarc1i sketches {"
Robert Browning. Alcx,ndic DmaS and John Wool"laA
and a great variety Of attractive ScCanrOGs reading.
The Phreno'agiC0i Jouraal opens with Il bio
graphical sketch Of Judge Charles =. DAILY. Of whose
familiar features il presents n hy no means hatteling
likeness. The judge described remarkable for the
compacn,sa. endurance and WHY tOugnes OF his con
stiiution,-oc which work can bear hardness. is
persistent positive, r,cky ana knows such word IA
''fal." "If ever man were made OF whalehonc.
steel springs G5Ic-stlncs, jude DAILY Is the Iuan
"For than q quarter OF century he has
occupied a high Judicial siton, and never during
that time has any suspicion or party feeling ever
charged him With unfaiILe~s corruption, or
as being the party tool repre- cntativc OF any
class Of politicians fut while he has the confd'nc" Of
ALL he has in lis position always represented the highest
moral aud intellectual of the community AT large
His judicial dec .siCns regarded OF llgh authority III
every court in the State Several Of the LAT" results
of scientific inquiry presented in compact anu
readable in article entitled "Ihe Bridge OF Mo-
ton" The httc bis and scraps Of Information whlch
this journal always offers >dcdshcs are Lot to he
despiscd.
The Ga}ayy dcv0:cs 4 considerable portion OF
Tho pre>c,it number rehearsal Of the scenes Of
"Black Friday giving lively description of the sue
ccs,.ve acts in that infamous financial conspiracy as
they were subsequently brought TO light in the course of
ties by the Pco. is the title Of valuable paper by
Professor Thompson b Nary explaining the system Of
weather reports by the Signal Service. and the principles
which form the basis OF their observations Every INTEL
Ngcn reader must noticed the singular accuracy Of
the predictions Of the weather in the official reports of the
daily press and has doubtless been curious to learn the
datl on which they founded The admirable EXPOSE
ton in will give Linn the desired informaOn
and enable him. certain degree In set up as weather
prophet his account. 4 second paper by Mr.
Gideon Wccs late secretary 81 the navy, continues The
account of the Ncw-OreaIIs expedition Gin which great
achievement. FaIracu stands out the grand, imposing
figure. and As high, heroic daring, and the tact and
ability he displayed a commander will make him,
whom the history Of the written, onsicuous
beyond others through all time
In The U6rdld Of Hcdlth, the Rev. q. b.
buckingham has discriminating paper on the best
Of promoting the cause Of temperance. He main
tains that the problem il still open for discussion and
does not pretend that he has discovered the true solu
ton According TO his suggestions, for which. however,
he does claim dcmonstratve force the warfare
against alcoholic drinks IA not primarily against all use,
or all indulgence. hut against immOderate indulgence,
although he admits that total abstinence the best and
safest rule fr everybody. and the only rule for the
greater number But incompetence is due To the pre-
dominance Of the animal the moral nature the
surest mode Of promoting Temperance" Is to arouse
ard quicken the moral faculties. This is
the most difficult method, calling for individual
more faith In God and man than any others. Mr. C..
II Erichams contribution to this number is on "Oli
Age" showing his usual strong common sense, and
practical mind one Of his excellent counsols to
old people j. that they should strive to keep up with the
time by reading Bcechtrs and TIE TRIBJ NE,
instead of porting the nusty records Of past
Let them uch in the front ranks Of the pcse day
all it, >ccUatios ard discoveries. in science or IN art,
IN politics. OF in the Of traffic in morals
ncion Some cuIi0Is hlundcrs in the editorial
matter of the number. for instance the allusion to Dr.
John the genial Scottish humOrs and author Of
"Rah and his Friends, the title Of which book Is also
msquotcd. eminent English divine" and the de-
scIiptiou Of Pre- -ritz. the Austrian peasant who Ill
troduccd tie Watt Care "the resident OF scilan
village"
Next TO the continuation Of Mr.. Whympcr's
admirable narrativ" OF his "S, rainblcs among the
Alps" the most interesting article Lppiacon this
month PERHAPS the account of Trips to the River
Plato," bv Robert NJ walsh, taken Chiefly from the
thors Journals the pot and written with great fr, sl
mes ard s,ilt "B'zac Artist ard MOrast" is the
subject of acute piece Of criticism, maintaining the
title Of that author TO higher place than Victor Hugo
George san artistic workman. ana that his
novels as whole, reach perfection Of detail not TO
he found i'll any other fictitious writer of any
age An agreeable article iy Dr. JOHN W. Palmer
gives novel and cnI!cns details ring young
English artist Famed Shapicss, who came 10 this cou-
try after the Re NOuton. and attracted good deal
OF attention by lis crayon portraits Of many of the fash,
iOnable and political cclflrcs OF Tat dav Tie
"MOuhly GOSSIP, as is always Tie LJpincou is
lively and attractive. AID maBy readers know the
ropes Will turn TO 1t the tempting par, Of the
Magazine. In this number, NJ. J.. GAYLORD Clarke
reminiscent Of 'aud lang sync' brings light an odd
bit Of literary history relating how Mr Fen
imore Cooper, III revenge for certain faucicd
real sights from Walter Scott, under
took 10 &" drive IA Coach and sJA :" through Lock
harris Life OF scott in the pages Of eth, K,ickc.-
booker" few paragraphs under tlc TIL OF step. TO