Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-14
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

| AuStrdl has been received. 1t wilisbe pub
lished monthly, from September to June in
elusive under the law department of the Uni
| VeIsity, the present being the initial number
| The AuStrdL is intended to be an exponent o
students life and thought, discussing sub
Jects OF interest pertaining to higher educa
| ton at Vanderbilt and other universities
| The present number is filed with personals
college news, editorials, etc. 1t is brigh
| and newsy, and is well printed.
AN interesting work, The Colorado Tour
isl and Illustrated Guide, ria the GoldeI
| Belt Route to the Rocky Mountain Resorts
| has been placed on our bOok-table. 1t i
| published by the Kansas Pacific railway com.
pany. A fine map of Kansas and Colorado
is attached to the book. The illustration
are excellent, they depicting many of tht
| finest pieces Of mountain scenery along the
| route. The work will fUrniSh tourists with
| valuable information that will lead them Il
| visit the mountains, canons, lakes, cascades
| parks and mines of Colorado. It is a tril
worth taking, and the way to make it is Uio
i the Kansas Pacific railroad, which traverse;
the Golden Belt" OF Central Kansas.
The eleventh annual report of the Freed
mans aid society of the Methodist Episcopal
| church, for the year 1878, has just been re.
! ceived. The work DEVELOPS what has beer
done IL the interest of more than four mil
| lions OF freedmen, and In the way of erecting
schoeihouses, educating teachers, preparing
| ministers for gospel teaching. and other works
| of christian philanthropy. The church has
| % conferences in the south, IA composed
principally Of white and IA principally OF
| colored members. In these q conferences
! there are l9l, 900 colored members. Ia col
| ored church membership the Methodist church
is only excelled or outnumbered by the Bap-
fist church. The church has 947 travelling
! and 237S local preachers (coioreG) In the
| way OF colored Sunday-schools and scholars,
| 1t has 2022 schools and So 474 scholars. Ii has
| ISL churches and 1872 parsonages, of tire
value of $1,868, 593, belonging to colored
| members. The report is filed with valuable
| statistics as to the church aid society, and is
| well worth perusal.
AMONG the many valuable publications Just
| issued is the AmeTicaB almanac for 1879.
! 1t gives statistical, financial aud political in
| formation of great interest to the general
reader, and Is most valuable to the politician.
| The aim of the editoc, 4. R. Spofford. libra
riau Of congress, is to give, in the most COM
| pact form for ready reference, all the most
| important facts concerning American agri-
| culture, manufactures, mining, shipping
| railroads, telegraphs, banks, postofiices, pub
! lie lands, education, currency, revenue and
| expend ture, taxation, imports and exports,
| public debts, Investments, etc. The book
| contains an otic al directory of congress- and
| the executive and jud cial officers of the gov
ernment, with full tables of the administra-
| tons and Presidential elections, FROM the be-
| ginning. To these Will be added view of
| each State IN the Union, with list of State
| officers, finances, etc. 1t will also contain
| articles on the history and principles of tax
| alton, homestead and exemption laws in all
| the States, facts concerning the census, sta
| tlStIcs OF coal, the iron industries of the
United States, history of the Continental
and Confederate currency, tie budgets of ma
tons, the worlds stock OF precious metals,
| the insolvent laws OF all the States, sugar
production, silver money and the Paris con-
ference, history OF resumption in England,
vital statistics of various nations, cotton pro-
duction Of the United States, etc.
THE INTERNATIONAL REVIEW for March
Is most readable publication, It's contents
being excellent. The work opens with an
article upon the ADM abstraction and Civil
Service Reform, by Edward Carey. The
conduct Of the administration Is sharply crit
lclSed, aad the true methods OF securing this
important reform through popular agitation
and Organization are pointed out. Pref
Shaler, OF Cam bridge, follows with a very
original and suggestive article upon ''Slesp
and Dreams Prof Shaler THINKS that the
decrease Of the hours of sleep has had DOW
criul effect IN sho-.5aing human life as COM
pared with that OF the higher animals. In
regard to dreams, the theory is advanced that
many of them may be explained by the doc.
constitute the chief strength of the number,
and ought to commend it to all business men
Mr.. George Walker shows clearly and fully
the condition Of currency and the dangers to
be apprehended from the circulation of the
legal-tender government notes. He also de-
tends with vlgor aud success the system OF
national banks, snd shows what a benefit
they have proved to the country and how
great a misfortune their overthrow would be.
Prof. Hewcomb, of Washington, deals with
our financial difficulties from another point of
view, that of the silver con ference and its re-
suits. Facts Ii regard to the relative produc
ton OF gold and silver, as to their ratio and
the violent changes of late years in their
comparative values, are grouped N a most
striking way, and tend to show tie errors not
only OF the rabld silver men, but Of the OK
treme mono metaiIst5 as well. Ghief-JuStice
Wade, of Montana, makes a vigorous plea
for self government in the Territories, and
Sidney L4nIer contributes q careful study of
a little-known Eliza bethan poet Bartholo-
new Griffin. The only article not yet Iaen-
toned IS, perhaps, the one likely to attract
the most general attention. The attention of
the country has heen torcibly drawn OF late,
by the exposure of Robson administration
to the condition of the navy. 1t is time that
the public should nave full kno Wedge of that
important branch of the public service, and
the article upon the present Condition of
the United States Navy by an anonymous
but evidently thoroughly informed writer, Is
in every way timely and valuable. In this
issue complete display IS made of the con-
dition of our sbIpa and oTdnance, and of the
evils arising from the present system of pro-
motion and the constant interference of con-
gress. Other points in connection with this
important subject are reserved fer q second
article. The usual high standard of literary
criticism in the International Is fully main
tanned by the March number Of the Rerie,O.
Mr.. Smith continues his notices of current
English literature, and other recent and i'm |
portant books are noticed by expert writers.
& caustic review of Welsse's English Ian
gusge" is a very noticeable and strong piece
of destructive and judicious criticism. Wilkie |
Collins n q recent letter to the publishes
makes the following comment; 81 see in an
American newspaper thst the International Is
now issued monthly. This is in my opinion
a great change tor the better The two
months interval was too long. | don't believe
that our old quarterly reviews here ever. get
a new subscriber; they languish rather thaa
live, on clubs, Institutions and old slbsurib-
ers. most sincerely hope that you will find
the new form OF issue remunerative il the |
commercial as well as the literary sense. Ey- |
cry one who wishes we'll to the cause Of lit |
erdture must wish you success IN the credit |
able and spirited effort you are making"
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