Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-28

the presentation of the first volume of the
fullest and most elaborate and best fortified
historical record yet made Of the early
California pGriod.
MAGAZINES, ETC.
The "B. and 0. Red Book, recently
published " For the Republican National
Convention" is now followed by one of
similar issue For the National Demo
cratic Convention" 1t is one of the most
complete political hand-books possible to
be found within the space of less than sew
enty pages, and valuable for general infor
nation and campaign purposes. 1t gives
in concise form the history of the Demo
cratic party, its Conventions, the votes of
States by parties for Presidents, popular
votes, the Presidents and their Cabinets,
the number of Presidents and their Cabinet
officers from the various States, electoral
votes by States, the Electoral College at va
rious dates, etc. The little volume is issued
by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, and sent free to every one inciosing
their name and a two-cent stamp TO c. h.
Lord, Baltimore, Md.
The North American Review for July
is at hand from the publishers (No. 80 La
fayette place, New York;. Itspapers are OF
striking interest, and upon topics of pres
ent and lasting importance as the following
table will show: Juries and Jurymen, "
by Judge Robert c. Pitman; American
Economics by Professor Van Buren, Dens-
low; Marriage and Divorce" by Justice
Noah Davis The Annexation ofCanada,
by Dr. p Bender; Government Tele-
graphy," by Professor D. MEG. Means
i" Private Vengeance" by Charles T. Cong
don 1.-The Future of the Negro" by Pro
fessor Charles a. Gardiner and nine others.
The Continent" for July contains
among its 80 pages the second number OF
q A Legend Of Polecat Hollow" by lobe
Hodge; more chronological chapters OF
Tenants of an Old Farm y Their Mon
ument," poem by Judge Tourgee; Vol
cano Land" by Horace D. Wainer; 1.-THE
Choice of Words" by C. W. Reid; master
Signs of Masonry" by Gotlieb Fredericton
What shall we do with Her." by B. j
Mcclure, well written picture of parental
delights and experiences over arrival and
doings of the little members of the house
| hold also continued Stories editorial notes
etc. Published by the Continent Publish
ing Company, New York.
The little folks are well remembered by
the " St Nicholas published by the Cen
fury Company, New Y ork, and " The Wide
Awake" published by d. Lothrop & CO.,
Boston, for July. Interesting stories in the
ST. Nicholas" are : How the Tories
Broke Up Meeting; Seventh Spinning
Wheel Story" "a Fourth of July Among
the Indians etc. In wide Awake My
Homespun Gown Washington's Eng
fish Home" Molly Crowde's Ride" " An
Argentine Independence Day" and an.
other chapter of " In No-man's Land, will
be read with much interest.
The July Overland Monthly" pub
lished by Samuel Carson & Co., San Fran
cisco, has among its contents the follow
| ing: Rudimentary Society Among Boys
| Second paper, by John Johnson, Jr.;; 1.-The
Con-Cow Indians" by A. G.. Fassin cold
Tentonic Life in Beowulf," by James A
Harrison " Garrison Life in the Old North
west" San Carlos de Monterey" by Agnes
NJ Manning An Episode of the Turn
pike" by c. f. b.; Peru, Bolivia ano
Chile" by Holger Birkedal The Philip
pine Island, etc.
In the Popular Science Monthly fol
| July. the leading papers are: "The Great
Political Superstition" by Herbert Spen.
Ger; The New Theology" Rev. George G
Lyons; "Our Debt to Insects" Grant Al
| len; The Fruits of Manual Training,
| Prof. C. NJ Woodward; Are Science and
] Art AntagOnlStlc Z Nj. M. Guyan ne
Volcanic Eruption of Krakatau;' Dis
covery of Plants, D. P. Penhallow "Glas-
COWS Bandy-Legged Children" George
Hay, NJ D.; several other subjects are pre-
scented. D. Appleton & Co., New York.
The Key Note" a weekly review de-
| voted to music and drama, and published
by Frederic Archer, New York, is IN
equalled as weekly publication upon the
subject of music, musicians, etc, and is de.
servedly becoming very popular. Mr.
Archer, the editor, is an eminent musician
and thoroughly qualified to conduct such 6
journal. Publication office, 80 East-Four-
tenth street, New York.
OF the Harpers Franklin Square Library
Series, A L. Bancroft & Co., San Francisco
we have "John Holdsworth, Chief Mate, u
novel by w. Clark Russell A Fair
Country Maid by E. Fairfax Byrrne,
Twenty cents each.
"Oh where have the Old Folks gone, or
By-gone days Recalled" is new and pref
ty song published by Walter A. Perry, New
Bedford, Mass; music by Frederick S, Stan
ton. Price 10 cents.