Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-04

Literature and the Press Miner, Gibson
and others 1.-THE Introduction cf Cas-"
Murdoch, Winsor, Clegg and others 1.-The
Steam Engine and its application to locomc-
ton !" 1.-The Electric Telegraph Cooke.
Wheatstone and others. To illuminate so
Interesting book there have been introduced
good portraits of Gibson, Howard, WILDER.
force, Romilly, Brougham, Constable, Hill,
Golden, Bright, Gladstone, Stephenson, Full.
ton and Mere The volume is an interesting
one. and will be especially valuable as book
OF reference, and hence viii find its place
In the popular library. In the first four
chapters, which are mainly biographical are
sketched the lives of four men who origi.
/ mated important movements which have
continued in active operation down to our
own time. Howard, 10 addition to the
wofk he actually accomplished as n prison
reiormer, deserves remembrance as having
paved the way for those philanthropic labors
IN which, since his time, so many brave
souls have been engaged The agitation of
NIberforce against the slave trade finally
led to the abolishing of slavery by every civ.
iiized country. Romiily was one of the first.
aud certainly the greatest, of a series of large
hearted legislators by whom our criminal
code was cleared of its most barbarous en-
actments; and Breugham was enc Of the
most brilliant and NEST enthusiastic adyo-
Gates for national education and popular in.
struction. In the other chapters the bio.
graphical element has been more sparinely
introduced, and has been almost entirely ex-
cluded in those cases where the history of
the movement itself appeared more interest
ing and more important than the lives of the
persons connected with it.
" THY SrArIsrrcIAx" Edited and published BY L.
7: MeCartv, San Francisco. VOL, Svo. lsSs.
A few years ago Mr.. McCarty entered upon
the publication of The Ststistician rs an
experiment. 1t was at FIRST q small Affsir, a
mere pamphlet, but it has grown 70 ne .
volume of much bulk aud Importance. II ia
unquestionably work of value, and one
which is much desired by many people for
reference. There is seen upon its pages the
evidences of hard and conscientious labor,
and of the exercise of high order of stats.
tlcal skill 1t is nc possible here to enumer-
ate the great number of subjects "a which
the editor has given labor, in compiling facts
and making statistical deductions. But it
may be stated that beside the usual postal
lists, the commercial showings, the financial
exhibits, and the very elaborate directory
matter concerning routes Of travel, Govern
ments of the world, rulers and official incum-
bents national representatives, embassies,
biographical and historical tables astrouom-
ical and mathematical exhibits, tables of dis.
tances and attitudes, geographical data, tables
of weights, measures, interest, etc, there are
new and very interesting and suggestive
tables and statements worked out for
the first time from the census returns for
1880. and compared with showings derived
from the census returns for 1870. These re.
late not only to population, wealth and pro-
duction, but to other equally as important
matters. There are some new tables of cereal
production in detail in all the States of the
Union, SO arranged that one at glance can
ascertain in what locality there is greatest
production of any given article Of earth
growth. Also some new and important tables
of the acreage and the square miles of all the
States and counties of California and these
figures we are assured are new for the first
time in our history published correctly. the
data being procured from the best official
sources in each State aud county. A consid-
cradle spsce is also devoted to the tables and
statements most needed 10 rapid citation of
facts concerning hydraulics. mining, the
power of water, the measurement of water,
the determination of horsepower, etc. In
all its departments the Statistician is an ad-
mirable work and one that is of especial value
On the office desk as well as in the study of
he literary man. 1t is very closely printed,
IS yoluminous, and in itself a cyclopedia of
useful knowledge and practical information
IN matters that arise mere or less frequently
IA the daily affairs of life.