New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-04-24

and that any project for an internationa
copyright will be, found, upon mature DELHI
Grafton, to be inexpedient."
Mrs. Harriet Prescott Spoford contribute
short story, "The Beautiful Miss Vava
sour" tale Of Washington Society; and d
r. Castleton give. us another of her charac
teristic stories, entitled "Lost." The seria
stories by Charles Reade, Wilkie Collins. ant
Miss Thackeray are continued.
The poetry of the number Is by John g
SAKE, Ellis Gray, Kate Hillard, and Miss II
Il. Hudson, The latter contributing poem o.
great pathos, THE Newsboy's Debt" beau.
tifully illustrated.
An interesting paper by DR.. Samuel Os.
good, on the Es;hetcs Of Social Life, ;" con.
stitutes the Editors Easy Chair for May,
Mr.. Curtis being unable, on account Of i'll.
ness, TO supply that department. The Ed.
tors Scientific Record furnishes an admirable
resume Of the progress OF science since the
beginning Of the year, occupying four pages,
aud also gives variety Of important matter
IA short articles. The Editors Historical
mary % political events. including an ex.
haustive analysis of the Report Of the New
York Constitutional Commission. The Edi-
tors Drawer is unusually interesting, includ.
ing another instal,ment Of "Our London
Scrap.Book," treating Of the Artists Quar-.
ter, with four illustrations.
The GALAXY for May contains The National
Assembly at Versailles, BY Justin Mccarthy.
The -Four Seasons-a Birthday Poem, By T.
W. Parsons. The Wctherel Aniar-chaptcrs
xxi, xxi, xii, and xiv, by J. w. De For.
est. Tie Letters Of Junius, By Thurlow
Weed. Life on the Plains, by General G.
A. Custer. Casual Cog!tations, by Carl Ben.
son. A Eagabond Heroine chapters tx. X
and NJ, by Mrs. Annie Edwards. The
By Gideon Wells. A Thorn in His Side, by
Edward Fawcett. Gossip About Actors,
Old and New, by l.. Clarke Davis. Our
First Centennial, and how it was Celebrated,
By John Bigelow. Women as Workers, by
Junius Henri Browne. En- Rapport on the
Rails, by Nieux Moustache. A Red Rigo-
letie-about Somebody, by Edward S.
Gregory. Drift-Wocd, by Phillip Quilibet.
Scientific Miscellany. Current Literature.
The Galaxy Club-Room-Deep in Debt, by
Kate a. Sarlborn. Nebule, by the Editor.
The May number Of L;ppincof!'s Magazine
IS particularly attractive, whether we regard
the interest aud variety Of its articles or the
number and beauty Of il; illustrations. The
third part OF THE Roum in Kabylia" forms
the initial article. This charming record Of
travel is embellishsd with many spirited and
opposite enSravlngs, and las the merit Of be-
ing devoted 10 country whose features and
resource arc little Known to the public.
''Our Home in the Tyroi," by Margaret
Hewitt, is a delightful narrative of sum-
mer's residence at Bruneck, in the Puster-
thai. II is full Of captivating realism, diver
s.fied by quaint and attractive incident, and
is appropriately illustrated. The concluding
portion OF -" Wilmington and its Industries" is
full of interesting "reminiscences Of an histori-
cal and social character, and furnishes some
further information Of special value to the
manufacturer and capitalist. 1t is embel-
lished with full proportion Of engravings.
Salmon Fishing in Canada," by &. G..
Clarke, describes, IN & graphic manner, one
Of the noble-t ana most exciting of modern
sports, a, il j. rracticei in a section pecu-
liarly favorable 10 its full enjoyment. An
article entitled Philadelphia Geological
Gardens" dHe!ls upon the advantages, in
respect 10 both pleasure and profit, which
Philadclphians are likely 10 derive from ths
animals. birds, and fishes, about TO be opened
n Fairmont Park. A very interesting history
Of the foundation and operations Of the Lon.
don Geological Gardens is Incidentally fur.
nished. The article is accompanied by q
well-executed diagram. Queen Victoria as
a Millionaire" by Reginald Wynford, dis
courses in an Interesting manner concerning
the private fortune of her Britannia Majesty
and discloses many facts that will be entirely
new TO large number Of readers. Cricket
in America by Albert A. Outbridgc, will
be welcomed as timely paper by the many
admirers of game which, after having be-
come natlonalized in England, and there wor
the enthusiastic sympathies Of all classes O
the people, promises to elicit from the active
youth and manhood Of this country fresh adj
Iniration and fresh devotion. Fiction is rep
resented in the present number Of Lippin
COTS .Hago.mc by the continuation of Mr.
Blacks attractive novel entitled "A Princess
ofThule"; by a very pleasing story of French
life, marie Jeanette and her Lovers" from
The pen OF Katherine S. Macquoid, author o.
Patty" and by some further chapters O
Mrs.. Rebecca Harding Davis serial story
''Bcrrytown." There are two poems, "At
Odds" by Howard Glyndon, and "Over
due" by Mary Il. Dodge. Concerning "Ou,
Monthly Gossip" it is sufficient to say tina,
it sustains its wel!-earncd reputation fol-
piquancy and variety. ....