The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-09-04

the story; and there are three very pleasan
short stories. The Editors Easy Chair Cos
sips in its best vein concerning old Newport
and the women of England and America, II:
to the snopbish difference to title and fortune
and gives some interesting "reminiscences o
the late George Ripley.
ScRIBNER's MONTHLY. (Scrlbner IL Co.
NY. $4a year, The September lScritAe,
may almost be called historical number, con
tanning, as it does, four or more contribution:
to history. Eighteen Years alone" the frs
account in permanent form, of an Indian wo
man who lived alone on one Of the Santa Bar
bara Islands from 1885 to 1853. THE loss OF
the Oneida," a description Of the col
lsion between this vessel and the English
steamship Bombay by which the Onetda was
lost, and one hundred and fifteen American
sailors were drowned. Lieutenant T. A. Tay
lor. l.. S. ~ the author Of the article which
is the first correct and popular history Of the
disastcr,-was in the vicinity a, the time OF the
accident. and assisted in the Official investiga
ton at Yokohama. Thomas Paine and the
French Revolution" by Hon. f. b. Wash
burne, our late Minister to France contains
some interesting documents and correspond
ence, some of it never before printed, in rea
ton to that remarkable mans connection with
the government which first honored and then
imprisoned him. "Over the Balkans with
Gourko" Is an account of General Gourko's
campaign during lie late Russo.Turkish war,
| from Plevna over the Balkans to Constantine
| pie, by Lieutenant Francis " Green, {. S. A.,
who was sent abroad by the United States
Government as military 0ttache to the Amerl-
can Embassy at St Petersburg, and as such
accompanied the Russian army to study its
maneuvers Eugene Schuyler continues his
great historical serial, peter the Great"
Somewhat of an historical nature also is the
life of Jean Francois Millet-Peasant and
Painter" by Alfred Senser, with an introduce
ton by II. w. G., and reproductions Of his
most noted works.-"Mr. Plckwick and n iCho-
las Nickleby" is the attractive utle of the
opening illustrated paper IN the number The
paper in the July number, docs Vlviscction
Pay?' meets with temperate and readable
response by DR.. II. g. Wood of the University
of Pa. There is some very pleasant summer
reading in finely illustrated paper when
Woods are Green" and ID. A. Casserly gives
an attractive account of that widely known
Catholic institution, Georgetown College, ID.
c. THE Grandissimcs," to which the readers
of .Scrtbner now turn first on opening new
number, continues to sustain all the promise
of the Times, discusses the presidential cam
paign, dandylsm, &c; and Home and Society,
The Worlds Work, Bric-abrac, &c, give their
usual entertaining variety
THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW. Cd. APP
pleton & Co., New York. S. a year, The
article in the September Recielc which will at
tract most attention Is that of John w. Clam
pitt on the trial of Mrs Surratt 1t is not a
political article, In the sense of having any in
tended bearing on the pending presidential
contest, though it was doubtless provoked by
the disreputable attempt lately made by the
opponents of Gen. Hancock to couple his
name odlously with that Judicial crime. In
deed Gen. HaRcock's name scarcely occurs III
the article, though the facts as disclosed by
one who, as the most important counsel in the
case. was in possession of all Of them in the
mnutest detail, show clearly enough that Gen.
H. had nothing to do with the trial and was
in no degree, not even the remotest, RESPONSE
BILE for its result. The recital as given, how
ever, shows it to have been one to disgrace the
judiciary OF savages, let alone a people laying
claims to civilization and rehnement.-Th0
other articles in the number are Desire Char
nays on THE Ruins of Central America"
which is graphically illustrated; THE Perpe-
tuity Of Chinese Institutions" by 5. Wells
Williams "The Personality of God" by viii
liam T. Harris Steamboat Disasters" by X.
b. Forbes; "Insincerity in the Pulpit" by f..
Z. Hale, and review by George NJ. Beard on
recent works on the brain and nerves.
PHYSIOLOGICAL JOURNAL. Is. r. Wells d
Co.. New York. 50 year, The September
number opens with sketches (wlth portrats)
of Hancock and English, the democratic can
didates for President and Wee President of
.he United States. Their more prominent
chronological developments are indicated and
leading traits of character thcroirom deduced,
with, by way Of illustration, a mention of the
leading incidents of their lIves-purely, how
ever, IN a non partisan spirit. The other lead
ing articles of the number are: Studies in
Comparative Phrenology; a Press Excursion
IIalluclnatlons; Edgar A. Poe The Coquita
Palm; The Relation of Food to Morals; Apo
plexy; Notes IN Science and Agriculture;
Editorials, &c.
ST. NICHOLAS. (Scrbner II Co, n. Y. 50
II year, Naturally the September number is
largely devoted to seaside and outdoor topics.