The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-11
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STORMS. By William Blasius. Philadelphia:
Porter Il Coates. New Orleans: R. G. Ety.
rich.
This very valuable volume,a the author of
which was formerly Professor of the Natural
Sciences in the Lyceum Of Hanover, and the
friend and colaborer of the lamented Agassiz,
is devoted to the subject Of storms, their ma
ture, classification and laws, with the means
of predicting them by their embodiments, the
clouds.
It embraces the results of years of caref0i
investigation and study; the author being the
originator of the present effective signal ser
vice, which he expounded as long ago as 1852
although Professors Henry and Maury refused
his request to be allowed to lecture before the
Smithsonian Institute at that time.
Notwithstanding the assiduous labors of
the most powerful and eminent minds the
invention of numerous ingenious instruments,
the records Of thousands Of intelligent obser-
vers in different parts of the globe, the
science of meteorology advances but slowly,
the commonest phenomena of weather are
still involved in mystery. The present volume
is therefore entitled to q warm welcome, and
will be found to embody much valuable in
formation of practical nature.
THE CHARACTER AND LOGICAL METHOD OF Po-
LTTICAL ECONOMY. ByJ. E. Cairnes, LII. D.
New York: Harper Bros. New Orleans ::
r. G. Eyrich.
Prof Cairnes is characterized by the Lon
don Examiner as zone who, now that Mr. Mill
is no more, may be regarded as the ablest of
living economists; the fttest continuer of the
speculations of Ricardo and Mill; the best
representative of the English school of econo-
mists, who, in judicious proportions, unite
the deductive with the inductive mode of in
vestigation." Anything from his pen will
therefore receive careful attention from those
interested in scieuce so barren and bewilder-
ing to the ordinary brain as that of political
economy.
The UND1vINE COMEDY. and other POEMS
BY Count Sieismund Krasinski. Translated
by Martha Walker Cook. Philadelphia j.
B. Lippincott 4 Co. New Orleans: r. G.
Eyrich.
Count Sigismund Krasinski the anonymous
poet of Poland, was born in 1912, and died in
1852 He was truly national poet, and his
own words exerted marvellous in fuence upon
his countrymen, modifying the character Of
an entire people. So fervidly patriotic and
revolutionary in spirit we're his poems that
"Siberia or death" was the penalty affixed to
their possession by Russian subject 1t is
said that only in his writings can be found
the clue to the heroic deeds that baffisd a
despot and startled the world. All his powers
were devoted to the resurrection of his cOun-
try; his life was consecrated to her moral ele-
walton.
His works we're enthusiastically received
by the critics of Europe and promptly trans
lated into French and German. They are
now for the first time offered to an English
reading public. The translator, Mrs. Martha
Walker Cook, was a sister of the Hon. Robert
j. Walker, and the wife Of Gen VIM. Cook,
of New Jersey. A highly accomplished
woman, fine musician and remarkable
linguist, her attention was early attracted to
Polish music and literature; thence becoming
interested in the people and their history, her
sympathles were soon enlisted in their behalf,
and her name is now held in esteem and ven
GRAFTON by the Poles on both sides of the At
lantic. She did not live to oversee the issuing
of this work, which was "a labor of love"
with her, having passed away in September,
1874.
BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL MIscELLANIEs |
By William 81 Prescott. Philadelphia: J.
3. Lippincott & Co. New Orleans: R. G. |
Eyrich. -
This volume is the last one Of Lippincott's
new and revised edition of Prescott's Works |
in fifteen volumes, which are elegant speci. |
mems of all that pertains to the art Of book |
making.
Lie edlilon Is pIluteu iIoAu entlrely new
stereotype plates and embraces the author |
latest corrections and additions, to which be |;
devoted much time during the later years of
his life, and of which the larger portion has
hitherto remained in manuscript. The pres
emit volume contains only essays of purely !
literary character. and which originally ap-
peared in the North american Reuissu.
DEAD TO THE WORLD OR SIN AND AToNEMENT. |
From the German of Carl Detlef. Boston: |
VIM. +. Gill & Co. New Orleans: r. G. !
Eyrich.
One of Detlef's most powerful tales. 1t is |
Of the scenes terribly dramatic; the interest