Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-09

made its appearance. 1t contains carefully
prepared and trustworthy tables of returns
of the late State elections and the last
Presidential election. The Tribune Al.
manac" is admittedly the standard in mat
tiers of this nature. Twenty eight pages
are devoted to au analysis of the, Tariff Act
of 1888. They give in compact shape, in
parallel columns, the present rate of duty
on each Srticle OF nerchandise-the old
rate the rate recommended by the Tariff
Commission, the value OF each article i'm
ported, and the duty collected. In view
OF the continued agitation of the tariff, this
authentic statement is timsly and useful
The " Almanac" also contains an abstract
of the Acts of the last session of the Forty
seventh Congress, which were not'cesbly
important the party platforms of 1883
the statistics of the foreign trsde Of the
United States and great deal OF other
general and statistical information. The
price is so cents.
Upon the Introductory page of the Feb
ruary number of the " Musical Herald
appears the portrait of Cecile Charlotte
Sophie Jeanre Maud Mendelssohn, wife of
the great composer, with a sketch OF her
life. A series of articles upon National
Popular Music is commenced by Heze-
kiah Butterworth in this number also ar.
ticles concerning "Structure of the Or
chestra :" Musical Nomenclature as to
Pitch, by L. w. Mason Church Mu-
sic in California :" musical notes, hints and
information, and three pieces of sheet
music are included in the contents. Pub
lished by the Musical Herald Publishing
Company, Boston.
The AIT Amateur for February has
series of sketches and studies by Ulysse
Butin, and a portrait of that artist In
the department of decoration and furniture
a window, the library and the drawing
room in Alma Tadema's house, as also his
study, are given. In this numbers sup
plement are presented suggestions for val
entine cards, simple designs for hammered
brass, designs for doiles, design for oil
painting, an ideal head design for plaque,
SNOWFALL wood carving, panel design, de-
sign for repousss leather hanging etc.
Published by Montague Marks, New York.
The Wide Awake for February, pub
lished by D. Lothrop & Co., Boston, has
as frontspiece a snow.clad engraving
representing est. Nslentine's Day, q not
very pat representation of the day for Cal.
ifornia climate. 1.-THE Church Mouse, by
Sarah Orne Jewett "a Glance st the
Bear Family" by Ernest Ingersoll Lit.
tie Luckie," by Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
"Molly st. Leger's Valentine" by Mrs.
Frances a. Humphrey; Camping Among
the Sunhowers," etc., are among the inter
esting stories given in the number.
"The Art Union is the name Of a new
monthly issued as the official organ of the
American Art Union, New York, with
Charles NJ. Kurt, editor, The initial
number is published for January. 1t is in
large quarto size, and produced throughout
under fine workmanship. Its contents are
"The Art Union" The Present Art
Union Exhibition, editorials, communica-
lions, The Tariff Agitation, ." Individ-
ulity in Art, g. An Ode to the Spider,
4" Looking at Nature" and notes of art
exhibitions and prizes.
From A. L. Bancroft & Co., San Fran.
cisco, we have of the Harper's Franklin
Square Library series d" Hester Story
of Contemporary Life, by Mrs. Oiphant.
Price, 20 cents. Also, Zone False, Both
Fair or, Hard Knot novel by John
B. Harwood. Price, 20 cents.