Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-05-27
THg DAILY REC0RD-U UNION.
OUR BOOK TABLE.

From the Department Of State at Wash
ington we have the April compilation OF re.
ports of the Consuls of the United States.
From C. c. Bouroy, Springfield, III, we
havs a copy Of his paper on practical Law re-
form, which has already been noticed edito-
rally.
Lewis & Dryden, Portland, Or. have issued
for Nav thar Travellers Guide to the Pa
cifc Northwest with MAPS, tables and Illus
trations.
From 2. A. Thompson, County Clerk of
Soa51na, we hsve a pamphlet showing the
financial condition Of that county for 1881
and 49,
The American Law Magazine " Chicago
for May is at hand. 1t ia very full number
and contains many interesting decisions of
Courts OF last resort.
"Csgert's Magazine IN. " for May
presents a pleasing table Of contents, with
articles by G. W. +. Calvert. 5 5. Bartlett,
Arthur Morley and others. This magazine
is taking prominent place in the periodical
journalism Of the day.
From liz. Kohler, Philadelphia, wa have
three more # the serial parts Of Schiller's
works. This series Is attracting much atten-
tion, and is being recognized as one Of the
best issues extsnt. DR.. Charles j. Hsmpel,
II,
IN this work.
OF the rev issue of DIR. J. G. Hollands
works. from the press Of Charles Scribuer's
Sons, New York, we have from a. L. Ban
croft / Co., San Frsuci CT, g Nicholas Min
turn ard Miss Gilbert's Career" Each is
priced at 81 %, and they are uniform in
style with those already noticed.
From the Leonard Scott Publishing Com
pauy. New York. we have the " Westminster
Review for April American reprintl. The
papers in it are: "Epicurus and I.ucretiHs, ="
. ANTI THE Fair Trade Movement"
"Fires in Theaters." Ecclesiastical Migra-
tons. " 4" The NapoleonidB. Tine Ordnance
Survey, " Contemporary Literature, q" H.
dis and Our Colonial Empire
From a. J.. Bancroft & Co., San Fran
cisco We have Charles Scribuer's Sons u.
" issue Of Dean Stsnley's Westminster
sermons on special occasions, as preached in
Westminster Abbey. These sermons were
collected and hsve been published in accord
snce with the wish Of Dean Stanley. The
subjects nrs largely national, historical,
artistic, scientific and biographical.
''The Sauitsrisn - a. n. Bell, New York;
is At hand fer May. Its leading papers are
"Natioaal and International Sanitary JuIis-
prudence, by T. J. Turner, NJ. D., U. s
N; q" Sanitary Protection at Newport" by
Professor Raphael Pumpelly, Professor VIM.
3. Hills, Of Harvard University, and Dr. H.
T. Sto er: " State Regulations for the Pre-
vention of Veneral Diseases, and the SAM.
tsry Results Of the Contagious Acts in Eng
land - "Medico-Legal Sciences Analyses
and Classification of Them" by X. S. Guern-
sey; docs Vaccination Protect?'
OF the " English Men of Letters" series,
Issued by Harper 4 Bros, New York. aud
for sale by q. L. Bancroft & Co., San Fran
cisco, We have ore more volume. This is on
the life and works Of Richard Bentley, and it
is from the pen of X. c. Jebb, VI. A. LII. ID.
l. is o very complete work and treats fui y of
BentleY's early life, the letter to Mil, the
Boyle Lectures, his correspondence. the con-
trovsrsy on the - Letters Of Phalasis," Bent
ley's " Dissertation" Bentley at Cambridge,
and as Master at Trinity; his literary work
after 100, his edition OF Horace, his other
classical studies, his proposed edition OF the
New Testament, etc.
'The Californian (San Francisco) for
June is 4 superior number Among its arti-
cles are 1.-The Two Redwoods," by G. ID.
Robinson. of Sacramento, the artist. with
some striking Illustrations drawn by him on
wood F" Personal RscOlIections of Emerson"
BY Ka:e u. Smith " a Fatal Delusion." by
Bancroft c. Davis; Passion Life" by
Thomas s. Collier Studies of the Califor
mia Missions. H., ;" by Frances Fuller Victor
illustrated; "A Logical Sequence" by
Warren Cheney; =" Thaloe,' by Leonard
Kip The Veto Power and the Chinese"
by James O'3feara Decoration Day." by
SAN Davis 1.-THE Ethics of Transatlantic
e.Stelmers," by William II. Rideing.
The current number Of as The Art ANA
teur'' (MontAgue Marks, New York;, is one
of the moat attractive yet put forth of this
admirable journal. It's illustrations grow in
number and improve in quality; its articles
are vigorous, fearless aud plain, and in the
world Of art It has come 70 be recognized as q
severe but juzt critic. II is its variety, how
ever, that gives it its chief interest L. treats
OF SO many subjects Of deep interest TO ANA
teur art-workers that it is invaluable to them.
Art, needlework, ceramics, decorative art,
furniture, painting. house furnishing, and
such subjects are treated in distinct depart
ments. It's supplements are excellent pat
terms and designs for MISUNDERSTANDING,
plaque, porcelain and panel painting. etc.
"AIusic John C. Freund, n. w. has
changed its title to Music and the Drama"
It comes TO us now in q quarto form, with
from "a to 81 pages, and contains some
psrb illustrations. Among these may be
named Fanny Davenport as Nancy in "Oi-
yer Twist - Ambrose Thomas, Maurice
Gran, views in the drama of IS Frsacoise De
RimiDi," Nile. Caroline Salla, portraits of
Mrs. LaLgtry, Theodore Thomas, Ferdinand
Dulcken, Joe Jefferson as Bob Acres, Frau
Friedrich Matsrna, and portraits of all the
leading artists in the New York Musical
Festivsl The paper is now the largest and
best illustrated and best printed, as 1t is the
most vigorous OF musical and dramatic jour
nails.
The "Atlsntic Monthly" for June (Hough-
ton, Mtflin & Co, Bostonl has fine steel
portrait of H. w. Longfsllow, and these
leading papers: 'Our Dead Singer" by
Oliver Wendell Holmes; g Serena" BY Nj.
Ii. Catherwood; l" Mrs. Centlivre" by fl.
A. Huntington; doctor Zsy," by Eliza
beth Stuart Phelps; 1.-THE Poets Birds" by
Philip RObii son; 'Ths House of Merchant
Prince" BY William Henry Bishop Decor
alton Day." by Henry Wsdswoith Lougfel-
low; The New Eastern Question" by Her.
bert Tuttls; THE Night-Moth's Comment"
by Sailie M. B. Piatt Henry Wadsworih
-Longfellow." by o. b. rockingham ''The
Rapid Progress of Communism" by Edward
Atkinson; ., Charles Darwin" by John
Fiske; "AlphoBse Daudet," by Henry
james, Jr.
From D. Appleton & Co., New York, we
have the " Popular Science Monthly" for
June. Il has interesting articles on "Specu-
Iative Science" by J. B. Stale; The Eye
like organs oil flsbea, Uy Or. II. hrause ,
sSir Charles Bell and Physiological Expert
mertation," by DIR. William B. Carpenter /;
THE Zuni Social, AIytbic and Religious Sys-
TENS" By F. II. Cushing " Astronomical
Panics," by Daniel Kirkwood I" The Stereo-
scope" by W. LsConte Stevens; The Jews
in Europe, by DIR. J. Won Dollinger Chem
istry in High Schools" by Elisa A. Bowen /;
"a New Theory of the Sun by G. William
Siemens " The Future of Mind, by Peter
Bryce. NJ. D.; " Inc Cause OF Tubercular
Disease" by Professor Tyndall; Sketch of
Charles f. Darwin"
From W. A. s. c. s. Houghton, Sacra-
mento, we have stout octave volume en-
titled Swallowed by Three" By Lawrence
l.. Lynch, ex-letective. 1t is from the press
of DonuellY, Garrette Z LLOYD. Chicago. It
is very freely illustrated book, and these
are used to illustrate a detectives story,
which, simply as detectives recital, is a
very good one. As literary work it has no
sLiilfnl .uritar 1uould hava pro