, 1880-10-09
a New Life Of Lord Byron-Glean.
ings from d Literary
Life.
Army.Iife In lsussia-Queer Pets Mt
Mnrcy's-roolcy's Cyclic.
pclias
Minor Nosiees-Maga1tnes nes-1ooks Reeehcd-
All Pubi1ca,ions-LftcrarN Art, and
Scientific Notes.
LITERATURE.

social condition Of The Southern States They
nny BE- used fn attempts 10 shuw how false
pride, Ignorance, MID nj, absurd standard Of
"honor"' tnye co,ilhinctl to reduce n.1afge
section Ut this col.Mtryto condition OF scWi-
barLaris1n so far MS ya1uc Of human llfe IS
concerned. Il work lkc tis-a incre co.l,-
pi'ntton nj. facts and fignres--s!pCs not nttmit
Of extended review or criticism. We nre
obliged 10 nsslin,e that tue statistics are ac-
curate BECAUSE we hive no tncalls ut verify
ing or '.llsl'roy!n; them. There is no qucs-
ton Ut literary ability or Of tic lack of It. AL
tint can bo done Is 10 Qtsoto some OF the tnoru
important facts or deductions III ortcr 10
show tllnt the hook itself Is worth reading.
We may add that Mr.. Redaeld Inns done hts
wurk well; that the task assumed was an ln-
portatlt ono; that l,e appears to have
carried IT out III spirit or pcrfrct fairness
n,us impnrtm,lty aNi TINT hts bnok deserves
wide circulation, careful consideration. md
ought 10 lend 10 practical measures Il, remedy
tho apparently law!tss condition Of sO,ne Ut
the Southern C8lnnl0nweatllls,- ,-,,nt that
there nro aotWally ITO ltt,cy against h0rlicfdo
or for itspu,.tshment! Tile Inws arc there,
on tho atntute bnnks, but inaslMuch as they
ara practically nlltilrtl by non-cnf0rcemcnt
aiid evasion, they ure but dcatl-lcttcrs, aud
tho communities would tu MS well off will
out them. That AIr. lietlfeld's chapters give
now emphasis tn tho demand for better ail1
more extended facilities for ctlucatlon III tito
South; that they tlgatn call public attention
to tho Insecurity Of life al,d lie practically
umclylllzrd condition Of nj impnrthnt part IT
this country; That the knifc+ pistol,
aIlh Shotgun still have full sway
in tho late Slave S.atcs; ard that The Courts
cltler dare, not, cannot, Or arc too tgnorant
10 aahaai1saer &c eaMna a!if eSnct lnstae tH ~
Ar. Nctllelda st1tsunents, hc, Ut least, !l1es
mt make them. They arc tito logic OF his
iaS1s; , .,.,.
"tlopilctde, North nlnt South" is tile title
Journalist. ]ur IL u largu GSpSriencc 10 nearly,
MI iha Southern States llt hgGiltnc Impressed
warans VII. e 1rStS,cX % an M 1as
tho popl,latlon .wps but one-titth Or one
sixth as grcns as TINT of, Icnnsyl-
yania or New York: and his ohleet
is wiqs sn ioso as tic SSpx sSvean ~ sasf ss!enens IL
| the, Sonth to n propar atl,rtrihtio; Of tho
evil that nlllcts society to tho Gs;tl that t'lStH
may, ba Increased RESPECT for llnnlal1 I!fu
Tie co''rts." X"$ i" sissins lis prstacs ID 10
;nldH: "A1th0nEll there llayu. BHn innny
! noilticat Mlirders IL tll9 Southern States,
YET tho grtnt majority OF llon'taites anu the
connection with politics than las putt lar
ii EnEl,,,d, II Tic last ~ years, tle NUT:
dar-tute llas decreased lsoo pr cent, ealc,,-
opi!atlola: II England aad Wates t!lo num-, +
9yory loo001 inI,ehitants. II vi tho New
Sw ol 3es IN ta nef'ettai ontar 5eeSs 6o
aMd many portions oi Michigan ~ nill WISeo,,-
N e rate ne Is nt GeG ta i, H. ESnGpM SnG H.
eedes e oes 'i ea ss' oxeee s! q ear ess %
oltG to Gvf5y lW'Wo t!apuatlot':, tlo hummer inner
0f hoIns,es " llg Southern States Is found
nn lnyestigntlotl tns,e propor.torn'el, greater
il,an y nny country on Gnltl, tho popnlatie!i,
War reaches the .;ennr'nn1s, aggrrEatc Of
10000. :"Contlnuing through generotlotl nt
ue saihe fate, use Mestr,lct,on of ne w. "ea!a
tMcky. asul South C9ra!t',a fn Tho year lsis
therp weru ~ l;o,ttrit!eK a'Ml 5ss persons re-
ynrcly wounded by s1!ots and ssal's. IN
Texas; during the year 1873, there wnre morc
Nov, iiaIn..Slire, Vermont, MnSsacll,,srtts.
syvs'l,!'; MlGla.En: nll. Mll,,icsfna wlatl ~
aEE5nt:aae p!asion of ,@rnriy @ af not 1lte; .as
mare Eolnic!ttcs lhan IN tug eigllt. States of
A!ntne, Ssw hampshire, ver'n2nt, M9ssa'
snssts a,' ,{MSst f'''e 1na , o ,. S,,
Mlattu' of neArly 100000 III so,it!l Gro.
l!ha tllat year there ,yero NOR. lon'rldes
Hampshire, Vermont. massachusetts,, Rhode
Island, t,o'neetlcnt. allcltKall, and Mime.
6,HN,oM. ,.,.; Tie cxreSs Of murder Atitl
mallsln,lshtcr u the Southern States was
nat confined to the y.cur 1875. It exists nycr5
year. but sclecte!! tint ycar b"calsu It Il 4
tntr average period, withnMt unusual !its.
turbunccs IN any quarter, elthor poltlcnl ui
cnMtsuulstic."::
Tint ia t!e pietnrNMatiolt enbellialnlett:
II Is ccrtalnly kslggrsaIvr. The population OF
400 less l|lAli that Ut the NNY England
States. yet tho Inl!AbItsints at tlleSe thEef
Snushero stN.s KY 3a Hoter ~ at rne
lattnn 0f New EnRlalM!
Mr.. hctlfnkl next tnkes ip sile stat!st!rs O.
: homicide end gssa,l!ts wltll tlsasliy w.ath,l' y
In each nf the Suites Ut tho Union. an IT,
trrcstIng paraSrnl, Is f'!lnl u the c!lapse!
q. on Ohio. which we quotn becausa IT affords
, strung eyldcnco af tho. etll"acy nf iutclli
gellce IN tho prevention ut crlnM, lH'rt'clllarl,
ot ctl,ue agalnst ttlu, pcrson. llt says: -,
. II iias been naIlnc'l for !sen uarffnIt1l'! 1 !.