Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-09-26

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| is a rich treasury of illustrated an
miscellaneous reading. 1t contains con
tributions from Willie Collins, Charlie
Reade, Emilio CASTELAR,, Miss Thacke
ray, Bayard Taylor, Justin Mccarthy
r. II. Stoddard, Richard Henry Dana
Junius Henri Browne, Colonel 7. 3
Thorpe, the "Old Stager,", G. w. Cui
tis, Spencer F. Baird, and other writer
less widely known.
L The reproduction of Richard HeHI
Dana's celebrated poem, "The Bucea
neer," originally published for reader
of the last generation, but new scarcel,
accessible to general readers, was a hap
| py conception. Not only does it plac'
before a million of readers one of tn,
most remarkable productions of ou
early literature, but does so in connec
ton with nine effective illustrations BY
Sol Eytinge, Jr., Charles Parsons, an6
Birket Foster.
Popular attention has lately beer
drawn, in many ways, to the organized
System of plunder carried on by the
|dock-thieves OF New York City. In
an article entitled ssNew York Harbor
Police" supplemented by a large num-
Der of striking Illustrations, Mr.. W.O.
Stoddard exposes this system, and
makes some important suggestions as
to more effectual means for its subver-
sion than those which are, now at the
command of the weak police force that
protects the harbor. -
Those who read r. H. Stoddard's 5
interesting biographical sketch OF Ed
gar Allen Poe in the September Num-
Der will find material equally enter
tanning and novel in the sketch of Ma
thaniel Hawthorne, by the same auth-
or, given in this Number, with seven
Illustrations.
Colonel Thorpe contributes very
Characteristic sketch of Edwin M. Stan
ton, which gives us a nearer view of
this remarkable man, and which will
be read with great interest in these
times of political excitement.
The sod Stagerp contributes some
new anecdotes of Daniel Webster, with
an account 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. .,e7fl = Il l5
James Grant Wilson's paper on .'En-
glish TRANSACTIONS" is very amusing
account of the absurd biunders often
perpetrated by transiators.
Charles Reade's and Miss Thacke-
rays novels are continued, anda new
serial story by Wilkie Collins is conl-
menced. Mr.. Collins story is entitled
1.-THE New Magdalen." The opening
scene is laid on the Rhine frontier dur
ing the late anco-German War. The
story turns upon the assumption by
one woman of the name and position of
another-the death of the latter occur
ring under such circumstances as to
render this feasible. The heroine who
takes this bold step was formerly a
Magdalen of London, whose past char
aeter, despite her noblest exertions, has
persistently followed her, and prevent
ed her from regaining that social posi-
ton which she now seeks toretrieve by
deception. That the career growing
out of such an assumption will be one
of thrilling interest no one need be
told who has read Wilkie Collins FORM
er tales.
The FIVE editorial Departments are
well filed, and the Drawer comes to US
this month with the added charm OF
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