Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-29
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REVIEW OF LATE ISSUES FROM AMERICAN
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1.-THE Californian" (san Francisco for
February is superior number. It's leading
papers are: 1.-THE Irish Question Practical
" Considered" by r. E. Desmond; THE
Republic of Andorrs," by Edward Kirk
patrick ga Day on Guano Island, by En-
ily S. Loud; Moths Round Lamp" by
Edgar Fawcett; " A Strange Confession,
by W. C. Morrow: 1.-The Division of the
State by ]. P. Widney; "a China Sea
Typboon, $ by VIM. Lawrence Merry A
Pescadero Pebble by Isabel Hammell Ray
mond "Swinburne on Art and Life, by
Alfred A. Wheeler Taxation in Califor-
MIA, by Q. T. Hopkins: Californian Cradle
Song, y by Charles H. Phelps; "A Study of
Walt Whitman" by VIM. Sloane Kennedy;
six Weeks at Ilkley," by Mary r. Hig
ham SO Alvarado of Madrid. by ida adj
dis !; "People Would Like to Endow, by
Martin Kellogg; "Shan We Have Free
High Schools q by E, R. Sill " A Forgotten
Poet, by VIM. D. Armes.
From Hardy d Mahony, Philadelphia, we
have the g American Catholic Quarterly Re
view" for January. This number opens the
sixth year OF the existence of this quarterly,
the only one that Church has in America and
its leading literary exponent of Catholic
thought. The contents are: :" A Glance at
the Conflict Between Religion aud Science"
by Rev. S. Fitzsimons 1.-THE Joyous
Knights. or Fcati Gaudenti," by Rev. Ber-
nard j. O'RielLy The Anti Catholic Issue
in the Late Election-the Relation of CathO-
lies to the Political Parties, by ,lohn Gil
mary Shea; "Ireland's Great Grievance
Land Tenure in Ireland and Other Coun-
tries, by NJ. Z. Sullivan The Existence
of God Demonstrated, by Rev. John Ming,
S. J.; Lord Bsaconsfsld and His Latest
Novel" by John MacCarthy; The Re-
ligious Outbreak In Europe at the Present
Day." by Rev. Aug j. Thehaud, s. j.;
The French Republican, 1t Last?" by
a. de G.
al. j. Marshalls Kentucky Reports, vols
s. 6. Z, 1881 g Louisiana Reports vols. 2
5, 1S30-1S51 ; " Greenleaf's Maine Reports, .
vols. 7, 8, 1881 /; BANDS Maryland Chan.
Gerry Reports, . vol. ), 1881 Gill 4 John
sons Maryland Reports, vol. 8, 1631-lS32 /;
| chickering's Massachusetts Reports, vols.
Il, IL. 1881; Missouri Reports, vols. 2, 5,
1923 1881 New Hampshire Reports, vol
| ). 1831-1S32; "Halsted's New Jersey Re-
ports" vol. Z, 1881; Green's New Jersey
Reports" vol. l, 1881 'Saxton's New Jer-
sey Chancery Reports, vol l, 1881; Wen
| dell's New York Reports, vols. 6, Z, S. 1881 /;
"Paige's New York Chancery Reports, /" vols.
| 3, 8, 1881; "Devereux's North Carolina Law
Reports" vol. 8, 1881 "Devereux's North
Carolina Equity Reports" vol. 2, 1881
"0hio Reports, vols 4, ., 1881.
1.-THE Sanitsrian ~. " for January is
the first number of Vol. TX, and begins the
publication of the proceedings of the recent
meeting ofssthe American Public Health
Association in New Orleans. The leading
papers are Governor Wiltz's Welcoming
! Address; :" practical Sanitation-Presi-
Dental Address," by John S. Billings, NJ.
D., Surgeon u. S. Navy; Recommended
lions of Advisory Council on President
Address :" "What the State Owes the People
Public Health is Public Wealth." by
Erastus Brooks Report of Committee on
Prevention of Venerial Diseases" by A. H.
Gibbon, NJ. D., Med. Director q. S. Navy,
Chairman, and the regular departments. The
report last mentioned is a document of alb
sorbing and startling interest, and should en-
gage the grave attention of legislators.
The 'AtIantic Monthly" (Houghton, Nit
fin g. Co., BOSTON, for February has these
interesting articles, in addition to the regular
Departments " Friends" duet, by Eliza
beth S. Phelps; "The Wives of Poets, " by
William NJ Rossetti; Might on the 0ck
lawaha y ''The Future of American Ship
ping" by Henry Hall; In the Certosa," by
Susan Coolidge; The Portrait of Lady,
by Henry James, Jr.; THE Rising of the
Curtain" by Henry i. Beers German
Cooperative Credit U Mons" by Richard I
Ely; ''Who are the ArYaus? ?" by John Fiske
" "reminiscences of Washington = THE
Wizard Poet, by S. V. Cole In London
Again" bv Richard G. White; SIS Any.
thing LOST" by Fanny A. Doughty.
Harper's Magazine IN. Y. for Febru.
ary is especially bright with illustrations and
attractive in all its details. Its chief papers
are /" The Gospel History in Italian Paint.
ings," by Rev. Henry j. Van Dyke, Jr.
English Lakes and their Genii," by NJ. D
Conway: Pottery in the United States ,
by Miss F. E. Fryatt 1.-THE Old New FORK
Volunteer Fire Department. by G. W. Shell.
don; Z" Literary and Social Boston, "by Geo.
P. Lathrop; "Anne," by G. F. WooIson
The Fire Fly" by Margaret s. Mclean
"I'he Early History of Charles James Fox,
BY John Bigelow Puss Tanners Defense, ,
by R. NJ. Johnston "a Loadicean," by
Thomas Hardy.
From T. B. Peterson & Bros, Philadelphia
whose publications come regularly to hand
and receive notice ia these columns with
regularity indicative of the rapidity and
numerical importance of the issues of theil
presses. we have John Stirling slatest transla
ton, entitled MADAME Bovarey." tale o.
provincial life, by Gustave Flaubert, writer
now dead, of the realistic and romantic
schools combined. The story is claimed TO b.
a fair and open picture Of French provincial
life, without over color or any Disgusting oi
truth. Tt is styled Flaubert's masterpiece
and unquestionably is novel of unusual in
terest and power.
From the Ieonard Scott Publishing Com
parry, New York. we have Blackwoodl
Edinburgh Magazine" American edition, fol
January, with these leading articles "Auto
Biographies No l. Benvenuto Celini;
The Private Secretary-Part Ill: Be
fore and After the Ballot I" 1.-THE Bishor
Astray +" "On Some of Shallespeare's Fe.
male Uhsracters-I. 0phelia :" "The Seer
A Tale" by Rudolph Lindau; "Outdool
Sonnets :" ''The Land Of Gilead ;" I" The
Ministry of Misery"
The international Review "a. S. Barnes
Il Co., New York flor February presents these
John T. Morse, ,Jr; Froude's Defense Of
Henry the Eighth" by Robert H. Parkin
son: e The Tariff Question" by H. A. Hill
IN. lola as Critic" by 7. S. Perry
Hans Christian Andersen" by L. Katsch.
er " Fiction and Public Libraries. by J
M. Hubbard :" Mr.. Tennyson's New Vol.
ume," by G. B. Smith Our Mercantile
Marine" by J. Goldman.
From ID. Appleton & Co., New York, we
have another of the admirable new Handy.
Volume series entitled "All Alone" 1t is
by Andre Theuriet, and one of the best Of
that authors romances. From the same firm
we have another number of the " Health
Primers" series, the volumes Of which
should be found in every house in the land.
The present number treats of 'The Heart
and its Functions" These volumes are Of
exceeding value, and by reason of their cheap
ness are within the reach of all.
From A. L. Bancroft i Co., San Francisco.
we have VOL % of the american De
cisions," compiled and annotated by a. G,
| Freeman of the Sacramento Bar. This series
is now too well established az indispensable
to sll well-ordered law libraries, to call for
any further remarks, except TO add that in
the current number the cases re-reported viii
be found originally in the following State re-