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| The NOTRH AMERICAN REVIEW. go Lafayette
Place, New York. s. a Year, In the April num-
Der, Gov. Eli II. Murray, OF Utah, treats of the
existing crisis in the political fortunes Of that
territory. According to the present method Of
local government there, the minority Of the pop
ulation, the Gentiles though they possess the
greater part Of the wealth Of the territory, ex-
elusive OF farm property, and though they con-
stitute by far the most enlightened aud enterpris
ing portion OF the community, are practically
without n voice IN legislation. The author pro
poses a drastic yet entirely practicable remedy
for these and all the other evils prevalent in
| Utah. An article entitled "Why they come" by
Edward Self, is devoted to the consideration Of
the many important questions connected with
European immigration TO this country. DIR.
Henry A. Martin replying to u recent article by
Henry Bergh, defends the practice of vaccination,
citing official statistics to prove the efficacy OF
bovine virus as a proph, Tactic against the
scourge Of smallpox. +. l.. Godkin has al arti-
Gle on "The Civil Service Reform Controversy"
Senator Riddebeiger on "Bourbonism in Vr-
gInia," and General Albert Ordway on "A Ma
tional Militia" Finally there is a paper of ex.
lHttiFot VII tuC cApioi vi tuS ih-
ined cities of Central America. The author, Mr..
Charnay, has discovered certain monuments
which conclusivcly prove the comparative re.
ceptness of those vast remains Of u lost civiliza-
ton.
LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW. EDrSBURGH
REVIEW (Lconard Scott Publishing Co., New
York $3.50 year cach.) The reprints OF these
D,it .I far n q
made their appearance. The former review will
attract much attention, as 1t contains further
criticism Of the Revised Version of the New Tes-
lament The article in the number for last Oc-
tohcr confined itself to an examination of the
new Greek text that in the present number han
dies with severity the new renderings Of the
! Greek into English. Both articles are reported
to be from the pen of Dean Burgon, Of Chiches-
| ter The other articles in this number worthy
of note are american Politics and Pnrties,"
"The Jacobin Conquest" Darwin on Earth
Worms" and "Thc Comte dc Montlosier." The
Edtnburgh Rcpie,C is a very full and Interesting
number II contains eleven articles the princi-
pal OF which are: "Taine's Conquest Of the ia
cobns," THE Life Of Mr.. Golden, Ancient
Animals Of South America" Three articles are
devoted to subjects which at present possess I'M
usual interest, viz: "Tunis and Carthage" 3
very readatlc historical sketch of Il portion OF
North Africa hitherto little known; electro
Motive Power" popular account Of the steps
made toward the application of electrical force
to mechanical purposes and "lrsh Discomfort"
which contains extracts FROM the literature most
widely read by the Irish people, and attributes
Iii "a
the Young Ireland school
i The PENN MONTHLY. Penn Monthly Asso.
citation, Philadelphia. 50 year, The April
number opens with very readable, and in many
respects important, paper by Mr.. l.. Dcm5itz,
lon the Ingersoll Black controversy from the jew
ish standpoint Mr. d. being jew. Prof. ID, Il
Brinton, In the next paper, under the title o
OF "The Books Of Gillian Balam," gives a very
interesting account OF the literature OF the Maya'
Of Yucatan, the only natives of the New World
who are known TO have possessed literature
I written in letters and characters. paper fol
lows, read before the Medical Department of III,
University OF Pennsylvania by James Tyson
pleading for "a Higher Medical Education" W
ID. Beauvier Fryer contributes an interesting re
miniseencc OF the Chateau Of Rambouillet In tn
10th TO 18th century, under the head OF "A Fam
Gus Chateau" And lastly e. Stuart Patterson
treats OF Municipal Reform" with especial ap
= plicstion to its needs and efforts In that drec
0 ton In the City OF Philadelphia. A few page
are given to scientific topics, university Items
r and "Brief Mention" the number closing by tn
4 devotion of more than the usual space to the in
/. teresting topic of "New Books"
ell WIDE AWAKE. I'd. Lothrop Co., Boston
81 q. 50 yesr) The April number opens seasons
IDLY with . charming Eastcr Frontispiece illu'