New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-19
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

wear and s nov issued complete In large ana
ectavo the personal experience and knoweose VI W."
editor 10 represented to extent that Is rare Id
Mons Of this kind. Ho was induced 10 engage III .a'
enterprtse by the familiarity with the branch OF nves'
gatien to which 1t Is devoted that NO n.
acquired in the discharge OF his ohiciai iuno
sicns az Chief Of the U. g. Appr'so,
Office IN this City. His ACCOMMODATIONS Vi p,,'
knowledge Illus gained have served as a" "'" 49,
basis for tho discriminating and jndcioas "So " Nv
Aabors Of other intelligent writer's In the same u.P
snent. Although the work. IN great M w,n,ar,
praucou Of his own hand without the nid OF literary
subordinates he has not failed 10 draw up'" VIZ ~
arnporant sources OF information seoc"hH' "'iuse'
sondensing, and digcsting tho inicn.. so ~ -,
s,sls which have been gathered In the progress VI
,ooacrp commercial activity. As consequence
n single volume that we are acquainted Win,
eompriscs within the same compass 40 great 'arey VI
facts IN the range OF its speciality or 40 amply rewards
enc cd inquirer for the trouble OF consulting
Az naoes prominent feature Of the work Is the space
.vcn IN tho details Of custom house business. and the
explanation Of difficult doubtful points In the decision
Of importing duties. Mr.. McElraths extensive expert
ence IN this line stood him in good stead In tho prcpa
sation Of the volume. and lie has fully ovaed msei o
It for tho advantage Of his rcaders There
am fcv ouostions Of tho kind occurring
IN the common routine Of commercial LIE
70 which clear and satisfactory answer VIII not DC
found ia the course OF the work. Tho articles lof inc
rcs part arc marked by the brevty when Is inc Soul
of good sense no than Of wt-oiton consisting Oh
NOT more than hnf dozen lineS-thorgh several OF
them growing out OF elaborate research are EXPANDED
70 considerable length. and present almost an ex-
haus,,vc view Of topics concerning which they treat
OF this class gro the articles on Quarantine, spirits,
TarG. United States, and others, which embrace
Lrge amount Of valuable commercial informa'
Ton. The titles OF the great commercial cities OF
the world ere aso singularly instructive. and can
Not se consulted especially for accurate statistics WIZ
out decided profit. The tables OF tho tarhs OF dHefcht
countries the Appendix are compilation OF no sinan
labor throwing mrch light on tho comparative rotations
OF the principal ccatcrs OF the commercial WoIiu lnry
chow by the by, to how great extent the protective
Utey Is reained by tho leading civilized goyerHmcnts
the questions OF Free Trade and Protection MT. NC
Erath uIaiutans neutral ground presenting the arHu-
ncns on both sides with much iInpartalty as III no
were weighing gold or diamonds Occasionally
he throws ont au original suggestion which
sgrrcably relieves the dryncss Of natter-of-act
statements. Thus under tho title Stock jobber, hc
rather naiyely remarks that it Is not Improbable that
IN the vast amount Of railroad banking, and Govern
ct securities issued and the market tie variations
h their value would be much greater and the effects OF
confidence and panic more disastrous II were not Tor
tie stockholders or spoculators II stocks" Under
Shilling, have a tersc condemnation OF prevailing
CUSTOM "Thc OF the term shilling. as any part OF
N American dollar, other American coin, OR currency,
Il an absurd and th0uli De ch'oin,e Lacei
b. al merchants"
Tue May number of TIE Eceletic has a moro
intcrcsuC tie o contents than Is u'a even With That
always excellent Magazine.
A collection of miscellaneous stories bv
EAYARp TAYLOR entitled Beauty and he Beast. and 7ats
o. IIoee has hocn published by G.. T. Putnam & Sons
Atho n most th, familiar to tho readers of
Am,cI periodical literature. they VIII DC welcome In
t.A pcrD. uent form as AL illustration OF the
author power narrative, ana the skill with which he
, .,l ,b. .,synr,
Of daily experience.
The literary article in Tie Catholic World
which will attract the most attention from general
roa lore devoted 10 critical estimate OF TenDyson rs
Ars and Mordist The writer regards Tcnnyson as the
nrst of living English poets, and incIncs to rank him
snove yrcu and beside Wordsworth. As morGist he
kA- spoken words of comfort many English hearts,
and inspired with noble purpose many English lives.
Az him the youth of America owe much that they Will
not speedily forget "Raro artist. and high teacher.
sweet yo.ce pure heart there are many who admire aud
not lew wbo love hin." There other interesting
papers IN this number the "Dues Of the Rich"
Tho Mother Of l. lnartrc' "a Salon In Paris before
the War" a Jewish Convert" and "Tae Rights .!
Women.
The First Grrmon Redder Ivy GEORGE F. Con-
soIr A. a. marlcr Brothers,, "a intended TO follow
the authors FIRST Book in German" In his popular
81 manuals for the study of the German language
ii consists Of variety or TefhoScn setctlOns
Juvenile literature OF Germany, which lie especially rich
simple end charming stories adapted to the capacity
aud tastes yoang readers The specimens Of poetry
In particular arc great favortes In German families, aud
familiar almost before they have learned to read TO the
great Of German children. Professor Comfort has
greatly added TO the convenience Of the student and the
value of tho volume by the brief and pertinent notes
containing explanations Of the difficult construc
hons, which he has placed upon the page the
toxt. select vocabulary, with all tie words In the
manual. and the principal parts Of the irregular verbs.
completes the conditions for its successful 100 ~ the
practical student
Jippinc0N for May contains the racy sketches
Of Alpine Scrambing" by Edward Whymper, which for
able features OF the Magazine. In this nstallment,
here IL detailed Of the prevalence Of goitre
and eretDsm In the valley OF Aosta relating many facts
On the subject that rarely find their way into books
ssketches Philadelphia" and Private COLLECTIONS
Philadelphia the titles OF of great local
interest showing the progress financial prosperity and
eethetc culture In the Quaker City "Our Farm In Red.
sund County" ts o shril Southern wall over the
ruin Of Virginia by the Introduction OF free negro labor
Country life in Virginia played out. The people arc
Becoming peasants. The Virginia country gentleman 10
virtually extinct Fifty hence there will not be
trace Of him Of Doors and clodpoes will have
supplanttd him. Old Virginia is dead. The Yankees
have reduced us to poverty freed negroes not prepared
be freed paved the way for endess panpersm. and
ripped the Southern goose that laid the golden OF
the United States revenues" suggestive and good
estimate OF the character and genus OF Hawthorne
contained In the " Literature VI the Day"
In Miss Ingclows pretty tale of III. Water lily
t~stories Told Child" second series Roberts Broth.
er the hoy and girl reproach their sister for telling
"cheating stories" "You say" they complain, "Pu
coll You about GIRL or thinble. or anything you Like,