New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-26

which, to use the authors words, is much
larger than the yolga, the vistula, or the
Dnieper ,andhas every advantage ofscenery-
possessing thu soft charms and quiet lowell
ness of the Moselle, with more than the bold
outline of the Elbe, added to the beauty and
the grandeur of the Rhine" This paper
viii be concluded in tho November number.
( Popular attention has lately been drawn,
in many ways, to the organized sytem OF
plumber carried on By the dock-thieves OF
| New York city. In an article entitled" New
| York Harbor Police" supplemented by a
| large number Of striking Illustrations, Mr.. W.
/ o. Stoddard exposes this system, and makes
some important suggestions as to more eticc-
tual means for it's subyersion than those
whichare now at the command Of the weak
police force that protects the harbor.
! Those who read X. II. Stoidard'S interest.
ing biographical sketch of Edgar Allan Poe
in the September number will find material
! equally entertaining and novel in the sketch
of Nathaniel Hawthorne, by the same author
| given in this number, with seven illustra,
tons.
! Colonel Thorpe contributes very char.
acteristic sketch of Edwin N. Stanton, which
| gives us a nearer view of this remarkable
man, and which will be read with great in
terest in these times Of political excitement
| Emilio CASTELAR, continues his review Of the
Republican movement among the Sclavonc
peoples. The principal point of interest in
this paper is the authors treatment of El,-
| ropean Socialism, and its connection with
Russia. The influence of German philoso-
ply upon Russian thought also very clearly
traced.
The ''Old Stager" contributes some new
anecdotes of Daniel Webster, with an ac-
count of the jealousy between him and Mr.
Adams, and gives us some "reminiscences of
the Twenty-seventh, Twenty-eighth, and
| Twenty-ninth Congresses. "reminiscences of
this kind are, of necessity, rather desultory
in character, but they are more suggestive
than history, and will be eagerly read by.all.
James Grant Wilson'S paper on English
TRANSACTIONS" is very amusing account of
the absurd blunders often perpetrated by
translators.
Charles Reade's and Miss Thackeray' s
novels are continued, and new serial story
by W,lkie Collins is commenced. Mr. Col
lins' story is entitled "The New Magdalen."
The opening scene is laid on the Rhine 'front.'
Ter during the late Franco-German War. The
story turns upon the assumption by one wo-
man of the name and position of another-the
death of the latter occurring under such cir
cumstances as to render this feasible. The
heroine who takes this bold step was form
erly Magdalen Of London, whose past
character, despite her noblest exertions, has
persistently followed her, and prevented her
from regaining that social position which she
now seeks to retrieve by deception. That
the career growing out Of such an assump-
ton will be one of thrilling interest no one
need be told who has read Wilke Collins
former tales.
The author of "Patty" contributes short
story-a French sketch-entitled MADAME
Gerder's Husband" Justin McCarthy's 81
Bacio" is a very pleasant little love-story, in
his best vein; and Eliza S. Turner's ga
Little Story for Gentlemen" so effectively
portrays the petty annoyances to which
wives daily submit from the best of hus-
bands, that it should reach with its whole
some moral every household in the land.
Mrs. NJ. d. Brine is the author of ''Fish-
ing-May and l." a charming little poem,
accompanied by very beautiful engraving.
"October's Song" is very sweet and timely
idyl by Constance F. Woolson: and Bayartl
Taylor gives Us third improvisation.
The five editorial departments are well
filed, and the Drawer comes to us this
month with the added charm Of illustrations.