New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-21
-crup1rWs MONTHLY. March.

The number opens with n Lively descriptive
psner by r.. Il. EowNr recouting ID" adventure o'
party Of students ron The College of the CITY OF New
York curing q summer encampment al Lake george
Tie historical notices with which the article GoouhdS
arc perhaps too familiar for repetition but the personal
,ketebcs are flesh and animated The old cOnundrum
with regard 10 1.-THE stone Mil AT Newport Is revived
In an elaborate article Oy f. q. Hatfield, who somewhat
Iudey disturbs what may be considered me current
theory Oh the subject built Tor min by Gov
ernor Arnold who refers to it in bis VIII Of lC7e' as
"lny stons-built Windmill" Mr. Hatfield on The con
trarv maintains that the clause in the viii does not
prove that the mill was built by General Arnold but
only that he TIE owner prior TO 1913 END tat ID
fact the erected by the Northen WHO are
believed 10 have founded colony IN the nelshhorhood
or Rhode Island IN early part of the eleventh cen
turv In the opinion Of Mr.. Hatfield the stone tower
was intended IA Oartstery, mproof ofT N be brings
forward an imposing array OF facls when BIC
cc,talnly plausible II rot conclusive. Inc aigu-
nent however. from the resemblance OF The
Nevuort tower 20 the stone mil IN Warwick
shire, England. butt in 1892 which Is cursorly
Touched on Is hardly disposed OF in satisfactory man
uer Professor Sumner Of Yale College, contributes an
instructive article Oh the Commercial CIIslb OF 1850
recalling many important facts which lA"y cer'alhy be
considered 60 advantage at the present moment Inc
WINTER nolds the decade between 1880 TO ls4O al the
most important period in the history oithe UIedstdes
aud gives enant sketch OF lis peculiar character Inc
country had advanced 10 position OF nigh recognized
standing in the family Of nations. The stability OF the
Government vas accepted as an established fact In
distinction from England and France which we're tnon
nyoiv,d in social and political trouble Of an alarming
kind the United states IL the enjoyment OF pany
urosperity which offered tempting aiuiemens 10 both
labor and capital which were rewarded Win large Ie
firms The pride Of the Americans III Their country pre-
duced sclfrelianCe and energy, and stimulated chsr-
r.lse TO a hIch degree Of activity. what was really
due TO The advantages Of new country was
if,t.f. dom
A sort Of bOyish CXhOcTance, compounded oi
inexperence ignorance aud fearless enterprise, marked
politics as well ae industry. JaclSons election In 1873
brought to power party which had been produced by
these circumstances. The opening OF new era was
the commencement Of political and pecuniary caiahi-
ties Tie course OF suspension aud resumption 10 de-
scribed IN detail hy the writer afOrdinG profitable
lesson to subsequent huanciers. Several ppcucal ib-
utos % the memory II Bayard Taylor are contained IN
the number, by Sidney Lanier Christopher r. CTanch'
Paul b. Hayne and Marie Mason, ana there are other
poems by G. T. LathrOp, Emma Lazarus, Amanda T.
Jones and Maurice +. Esas. Mr.. Haynes poem. with
tie extract from BayaId TaylOIs letter written TO HIM
few weeks letoie Ls death Will he read with tender IN
teItEt.