New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-31

Gault, An Old Time Sea Fight" by j. o. Dsvidson
In the Coister Cellar" by Grutzner and others.
Among the letterpress contributions, arc dra'n"o
scene entitled Tho Baron'e Daughter" by Margae.
]. Preston, illustrative OF passage In the NE Vi
ALBERT Direr" Art In California" by b. p. Avery
and The Press at Present." by b. j. Taylor
THE HERALD OF HEALTH
In the series on Sanitary and Social
Science lathe present number reproduces Mr. CrookeSs
=. Notes OF an Inquiry into the Phenomena called
Spiritual from the London Quarterly journal Vi
Science" OF which he Is the editor. Concerning the
facts of which he was an eyewitness, Mr.. Crookes
remarks that "thcy are OF the most astouhuins
character and utterly irreconcilahle Win al
known theories OF modern science" The causes
of the phenomena not discussed at present.
Int will be considered by Mr.. Crookes on fu-
tnre occasion. brief review OF Dr. Clarke's Sex In
Education by Mrs. Susan Everett, Nj. d., takes the
ground that superior race, sent into inc
world angels TO redeem man from MS weaknesses anu
foles, and recommends future writer's OF books Tor
women TO leave out their bad manners and conduct
themselves for time at least as kings ana heroes
while they make their best obeisance to the queens OF
the land" Dr. w. ]. Barker In q second paper on
Consumption" maintains that while hereditary dis
position Ia the chief OF the disease, there are
many local and occasional influences by avoiding which
the terrible mortality OF consumption might be greatly
diminished.
THE PHYSIOLOGICAL JOURNAL.
The portraits and brief biographical sketches
In this number include Professor Cleveland Able, the
celebrated meteoroost OF the Signal Service Bureau at
Washington, on whose probabilities OF the weather.
the daily comfort OF many vrtuous citizens largely
depends, Marie Sophie Schwartz. the distinguished
Swedish novelist Nicholas p. Tris the Degotator OF the
Guadalupe treaty between Mexico and the United
States by which NewMexicoand California were coded
to our Government, and the Duke dAumaie.
LrpPrYcoTT.
"The New Hyperion" in this number con-
tans lively Renaissance OF the Black Forest In Ger
many there is u chapter Japan and California with
Count Go Beauvoir, by Edward Rowland. and rather
meager narrative OF Walter Savage Landors last days
in Florence by Adolphus Troope. One of Landors Pc
culiarities in conversation is described as follows:
Landors pronunciation peculiar In many respects,
all readers will remember that his spelling was The lat
ter speciality. however was adopted III accordance with
theories held by the great writer on the suec
but the former was suspect, uncOnscously pracuced.
Wonderful" was very faYOrlte WORD WIN Lahdof,
and lie invariably pronounced II wonderful III was
his habtor least it during the years OF my ac
quaintance with him-aways to use violent and hyper
and undoubtingly held, oil his impressions were
so vivid and intense, tnat t seemed as II
them. The strongest adjectves and adverbs to be
found in the vocabulary were called INTO requSlton by
and Intensity of the mans nature. Aud the eager
lence with which he would tell you hat such man was
lovely, truly something "wOOnderful"l Another
dsagreeabe popularity OF Land0rs conversation
was the inveerate Dabt he had OF dropping hls hs
know that some OF American cousins, who them
selves are never guilty OF the fault, and who fire.
quently offended by 1t in the old country imagine that
It's nearly, If not quite Universal among us. But
hope be believed when assure them that Landor was
the only gentleman in the full acceptatiOn OF the word
whom ever my life knew to be guilty of this fault
very singular that 1t should have been so. for
Landor to all ntent and purposes IN the narrOwest
well in the broadcast sense OF the word, gentle
maU. He gentleman by birth, by association, by
his tastes aud habits and not only gentleman but
refined elegant and classical scholar by education Yet
he OF the most determined h-murderers that
ever heard speak. He talked always OF his Ouse his
'Orse, and his Ome. do not think that he went upon
compensation principle Of introducing the unfortu
nate letter where IL ought not TO be heard.
strange story Of experiences Among the Mediums
takes up considerable space but ends only in the dsap
pointment and disgust OF the writer who suffered the
consequences OF his own credullty.
TIE ECLECTIC.
The contents of this valuable periodical have
been selected usual from the best specimens OF the
literature OF the MONTH and comprise excellent mis-
cellany of the highest order OF popular reading Among
the attractive titles Mary SOmervle," visits 10
Sir Walter Scott" "Mrs. Gaskcll and Her Novels"
. kent i'm Modcrn