New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-26
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

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An Great Britain The Register before us is On Ina
pense volume OF great value TO every business
The Ne,r Vie,c Of Hell, by B. F. BARRETT
Al b. Ilppneott Coz undertakes to show the nature,
whereabouts and duration OF that place Of penal tor
ents according TO the writings Of Emanuel Sweden
BORG The author maintains that the true doctrine OF
Hell Is at once rational and scrptura In harmony win
She love and wisdom Of God as well as with the each
ings Of experience and philosophy and Of beneneent
sn6uence upon the character Of believers Hen accoiu
rug to the most recent information on the SUBJECT
not a lake Of FIRE and birthstone that has Deen
created for the purpose OF inhictine puhisHnoH'
Tn sinners The view teaches that IKE tne hus
dom OF Heaven He'll is within the mind OF the Trans
sressor and consists IN state OF life in whch 'ue wv
of self has absolute dominion in the heart 10 nave A
Nm the soul or to be in state Of supreme selfove' Is -"
be in nell Just as having heaven within OF loVs INC
Lord supremacy and the neighOor as one SELL 70 "
m heaven. The author illustrates ana eniorces ' '"
Idea of his volume with great ulness OF detail ana ire
suent beauty OF expression. His discussion
With an admirable sweetness Of spirit, unusual IN 'ne
.oecal controversy while his conclusions are let u
sepepd on their inward attractveness and inc au'"o
tty Of the Swedish mystic, rather than On any positive
external evidence of their truth
nm. mud furnaces Of the PQClNC
r.,,es and Territories by ROSTER W. RAYMOND H. H.
Ford Col contains the report Of the United states
Commissioner Of Mining statistics on the mines OF Ca
forna Nevad, Oregon, Idaho Montana, ana othef IN
portant mineral localities In the region OF the racine
The volume treats fully OF the condition OF mining III
snstrv In the Pacific states and Territories OF the met
ureieal processes Of the recent date, and OF
variety miscellaneous topics connected with the nam
subject Of the work. Among the Incidental points
noticed by the author IS the employment OF Chihese
labor in mining industry, which he regards as wen
ADAPTED for success in that branch Most OF tho chinese
are engaged in working placers their own account,
IN which they exercise than the whites
They often buy up abandoned claims, and reopen them
with profit different kind Of skill is required IN deep
mining and for this the Chinese have not been found
remarkably we'll adapted Theya obe Judged however,
Is individuals not class The skilled miners among
fhom are equal any other race. In some instances
they are superior t. the white employed III the same
mines In point Of fidelity they far surpass the haro
pean miners The onthOr Is Of opinion, that If the Chi
nese maintain their hold in this country II Will nc not oy
,he ehcapuess Of their labor hut by s excellence There
"a gold mine California Ia which white supern-
iendent, black foreman, ana force OF yellow miners
work very vel together. Ia connection with the lndus
trial and statistical Information with which the volume
nbouDds il throws great light on the general develop
ent cf the West and no less valuable to the
pubcist than TO the man Of business.
The poqthumous story Of Mr. Hawthornes in
The Atlantic begus develop the vein Of weird imasua-
tcn which the great novelist accustomed 70 manage
with signal effect HE insight into the dim recesse9
Of the human heart betrayed usual in incidental
sphorisms Of profound suggesveness though OF little
prominence. second night Of the Echo Club" pro
duces some piquant criticisms the literature
the day, which with a successful imitation
81 the manner Of Emerson ann otner renowned Poets
The writer Is not to occasional bit OF paradox
NJ when ne afrms the remarkable lucidty OF Mr. Lner
.ous "Brahr,a." and remarks that barring few
tdosyncracles Of expression there are few authors so
tysnsparently clear" though he sometimes mistakes
"baldness OF language for humor" MI Parton presents
alvey picture Of jefferson student Of Law. which
bears internal evidence OF accuracy In the IndlD thoHSh
mot without trace of the authors Ondnees for prs
matte coloring. He holds up Is model the redaDc
ksts OF jefferson in matters of personal detail regard
irgit as PROOF Of high culture that he lived pen in
hand" and kept parden-book, farmbcok. weather
book n recept-bOok, aud pocsetexpcndture book III
which there was nothing trivial 10 be entered from
ohurcbbox THE Poet at The Breakfast Table resumes
his ancient strain OF subtle comment on the iucdots Of
everyday life. with his keen and pitleSs anatomy OF
character in the persons OF his nterlocutUrs Mr. Hs
gibson contributes sinulary agreeable essay on boat
Ing at Newport. and >ir Eilery Claiming poem entitled
Morrice Lake." which, for the nustere vigor Of ITS
ethical sentiment and the yiydnesS q ITS paintings from
Nature may he reckoned among his finest productions
The new number of Harper opens with AN
article by NJ. u. Conway on The scott Centenary at
Isdinburch IN which that versatile writer has accom-
plished the difficult task Of saying something new on
subject which has long seemed hdckneyed beyond the
nope of redemption Mr.. Conway was present III person
t the festival which he has here given rquaDt de-
sqiption and which he has made the occasion OF col
teeting budget OF anecdotes not before published
illustrative Of the character and habits of the usrous
~scettish chief" second paper Oh holland ana the
Hollanders by Juuius Henri Browne presents series
f minute sketches Of the social life OF the Dutch which
Ire apparently true TO the reality, and Ger
Gainly brilliant iu their manner. one feature Of
.he Hollamders eets forth i'll dihereut
light from that in which it has appeared TO
most previous travellers, that j., the cleanliness OF the
people which he thinks il. greatly overrated Their
passion 'or almost entirely limited to eXter-
nal Obecs, but does to any instinct OF pu
fity and based certain necessity. spriuging from
the charader OF the climate and their habits of thrift
HE atmosphere always moist precptatiDg SCOT and
art of every kind, and producing mold. decay, and
waste Hen0, the Dutch always keep the scrubbug
brush hand aud fight against dirt TO their syes
But e. persona Deatness the COMMON people totally
indifferent sndeven the more prosperous classes seldom
Books IA New-Yprk. by William c. Prime, has a certain
navor OF antique mold and Russia leather fll OF curl
Gus photographic, details and historical anecdote THE
OF Queen ADie" by Eugene Lawrence, like all the