Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-30
september periodical LIterature.

ScriJner's Monthly is fully up to its usu-
al standard of excellence. II abOundS in
stories and light reading. The most strik-
ing Of all is Bret Harte's amusing sketch OF
sWan Lee, the Pagan" Then there are
stories, continued or complete, by Jules
Verne, Miss TTaftOn, James I. Mckay,
Constance FenimOre WoolsOn, Harriet
Prescott SpOford, and Miss Hopkins, author
of "Miss Marigold's Thanksgiving" Mrs.
Davis describes The PePper-POt Woman
Mr.. Burroughs writes charmingly about
.Menow England;;' Mr.. Crosby brightly
about "Gastric Literature; and NJ. ). ).
saws something about umbrellas. Mr..
Kings 'sGreat South paper deals with
Alabama and Mississippi; Mr.. LOcher re-
lates a striking Eastern incident, "A Malay
Sailor Running a Muck and Mr.. Richard
son tells about the new Normal College IN
New York. DR.. Hollands Topics are Lit
erary STYLE" aThe Average Prayer-Meet-
ing and "American Incivility." The Old
Cabinet has 10 do with "Knight Er-antry'
and ssStory Making Social custom, lit
erature, science, anecdotes and fun are rep
resented in the other regular departments.
Scribner & Co., publishers, New York.
LipDincOtrs Magazine contains variety
of excellent reading matter, as IT always
does. "a Visit 10 the DOlOmites,' is fresh
and sprightly. and some charming and we'll
executed illustrations. The second install
ment of Mr.. Blacks "Three Feathers" con-
tains some pleasant reading, introduces us
| to a few very interesting characters, whose
portraits are so wildly drawn that they
| seize and hold the readers utmost atten-
ton. s-Glimpses of Genoa" by r. Dayey,
| is an admirable paper, containing numerous
valuable facts and suggestions set down IN
the eau:hor's Iucid style. Thepresent install
| ment of .sMalcolnl," by Gerge Macdonald,
Is very amusing, with some odd and almost
| TRAGIC scenes. such as the Scotch alone
| would think of acting or describing. "Re-
| collections of MassimO D'AZeglio," by l..
| Adolphus Trollope, is a thoroughly inter
estinr paper, well written, and containing
| much information on italian subjects not
usually handled by popular writers OF
| travel "A Troublesome Legacy is curl
| ous description of a very ludicrOus, sentl-
mental adventure. J. B. LippincOtt x Co.,
publishers, Philadelphia
The Catholic World opens with an. ,
struse article on the philosophy of matter.
| Though satisfied that some Of its POSITIONS
are untenable, we have passed the age Tor
metapbysical subtleties, which depend so
/ Iaroeiv ON niceties Of language rather than
fact. Much more satisfactory IS The DIS
| eussion with an Infidel, in which science IS
I set at Icggerheads with itself when 1t ques-
tions God and the supernatural order. On
the Wing is racy account OF travel IN
Southern Europe. Antar and lara IS an
oriental poem by Aubrey de We're, so very
oriental that we have not the time TO un-
derstand it. The article on Church Music
is timely and pointed. Besides the ran,
ming serial stories, a new one entitled
Assunta Howard opens brilliantly Pius
VI recalls the beginning Of this century
almost a parallel of to-day, if we substitute
Bismarck for the old BonapaIte IN MS
Zenith. For sale at ID. \. Neylan's, Puo'
| lie Square.