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The Atlantic Monthly for April opens with
The Ballard of Carmilhan, by Longfellow
the history of Jefferson in the House of Bur
gesses of Virginia, is continued; Quite So,
is a New England story by T. Is. Aldrich );
the remaining contents are John Brown in
Massachusetts,; A Comedy of Terrors; Di-
versions of the Echo Club; The Brooks
Message; immigration; Taine's English Lit
erature The Brewing of Soma; Septimius
FELTON,, or the Elixir Of Life; The Poet at
the Breakfast Table; notices Of literature,
art, music, science and politics.
Blackwood's Magazine for March has been
republished very early by the Leonard Scott
Publishing Company of New York. 1t is an
unusually attractive number, and contains an
enthusiastic sketch Of the Life Of General
Lee, and careful estimate Of his personal
character and of his military career. There
is also paper by Cornelius O'Dowd, entitled
The American Revoke" and many other
interesting articles, all in the true Blackwood
style. On the whole this number possesses
peculiar interest to readers here at the pres
in full: True Reformer; voltare Maid Of
Sker-Part VIII; Autumnal Manoeuvres
The Manchester Nonconformists and Politi-
cal Philosophy General Lees Cornelius
O'Dowd, The American "Revoke;' Minis
tiers before Pertinent.
The April number of Our Young Folks has
large store of interesting things for the
children. Tales, poetry and illustrations are
IN the first part, and in the last pages is a
ballad dramatized, and enigmas, charades,
REFUSES, and other matter to engage the mind
IN healthful and pleasing exercise. This IA
vorite publication desesves its popularity
The Harper Brothers continue the publ
cation of Barnes's Notes. They have Just
issued his work on the First Epistle of Paul
to the Corinthians. 1t is small volume,
containing the Epistle and comments and
explanations by the commentators The
notes are full candid in tone, learned and
instructive. Those who do not agree with the
theology of the author may be interested in
his opinions. Horace North has it for sale.
AHeie 10 ~ eHu " uieCushlOHS ABOUT tie
Darwinian theory concerning the origin of
the human family. The last of this kind is
an ably written pamphlet entitled ''The Cra-
NAL Afinities of Man and the Ape published
by Lee and Shepard. The author is Prot.
Rud Verchow. But while this writer proves
to his own satisfaction that man can not be
decendeds from any known family of apes he
thinks it not impossible that he may have
sprung from some unknown species of the ape
or some other animal. This is not much
different from Darwinianism Horace North
has it.
Lippincott's Magazine for April opens with
a continuation Of Whymper's Scrambles
Amongst the Alps. Illustrations accompany
the article. Louisa Parr contributes Fair
Margaret the Belle of Ashgate. There is
an article descriptive of the Patagonians at
home; and perhaps none will be read with
more interest than "reminiscences of the
Eafiy Stage of the Rebellion, by Horatio
hihg. There is much other matter, poetry
as wen as prose, thai is.worthy of the readers
attention
The April number of Scribner's MontbIv
de'otes It's hrst pages to several descriptive
articles, one the Mare Island Navy Yard, an
other inc Curiosities of Plant Life. An arti. |
Gle upon the Mormon Prophet is contributed