The record-union., 1891-08-17
new PUBLICATIONS.

From Nicholas Ball of Block Island, r.
l., a director of the Society of California
Pioneers of New England, we have a
handsomely-bound quarto volume of 300
pages, with 100 illustrations, giving a very
detailed history of the excursion of the
Society Of California Pioneers of New
England, from Boston to the leading
cities Of the Golden State, April l0-May
II, 1890; with "reminiscences and descrip-
tions; including separate chapters on the
Vigilance Committees, Bonner Party,
Lick Observatory, Stanford University,
irrigation, the cities and towns of Cali
fornia, production, etc. Among the il
Illustrations are some fine portraits Of pio-
neers and very many excellent landscape
views. The book is full Of interest, be-
cause it presents us to ourselves as seen
by men who returned to the State to spy
out the land anew after forty years of
absence. We have gone through the
book, not in all detail, but very thor
oughly for all that, and find it well worth
having and preserving. Mr.. Ball is
straightforward, plain-spoken, but easy
writer. He is good in description and
strong in narrative. His chapter devoted
to the visit OF the eXcursionists to
this city is accurate. There is but one
error in it, and that trivial one. His
judgment and that Of his companions,
concerning this city is Just and compli-
mentary. The book is published by Lee
d Shepard, Boston.
''The Relation of Labor to the Law of
To-day" is Porter Sherman's translation
of DR.. Luio Brentano's work upon a
theme Of political economy Dr. Bren-
tano gave to US the best account ever
written of the English Trade Unions,
German as he is. SO in this work he
treats the important question with a
breadth possible only to the student of
the world. The German habit of re-
search, says his translator, is onr
creditor IN this matter. DR.. Bren-
tano is Professor of Political Econ
omy in the University of Leipsic, and
one of the most accomplished scholars OF
Europe in all things relating to political
economy. The work before us is thor
ough, exhaustive, judicial and impartial.
1t touches to the quick all the labor
questions of the hour. G.. P. Putnam's
Sons, New York; 81 so.
The numbers of ''Ihe Living Age'' for
August lst and Sth contained Prince Ma
poleon," Westminster; Influenza" by
Sir Morrel Mackenzie, NJ. D.; and "Bul-
gars and Serbs" Fortnightly; 1.-The Lo-
Gust Plague in Algeria" and Italy and
France" Contemporary; 1.-The Gurkhas
a fighting Race" New Review; Richard
de la Pole" white Rose" "A Night in
a Hay-Stack," and ways and Whims of
Fresh Water tlshes," BIackwood; John
Bright's School," Gentleman's; "Monck-
ton Mines" Temple Bar; "The Kings
Luck" CornhIll; "A Publisher and His
Friends" Leisure Hour; IL. +. L."
Belgravia; Essays in the Obvious" :"
Murray's; with installments of "Philan-
thropist," THE Woman in the Morgue,"
and "a Little Love Affair."" and poetry
Littell 81 Co., Boston, are the publishers.
Theodore, the Goth, the Barbarian
Champion of Civilization" is the latest
number of G. p. Putnamis Sons New
York. series Heroes of the Nations"
1t is by Thomas Hodgkin, d. c. L. Fell
low of University College, London. His
work is done with extreme care Indeed
we have not in a long time examined a
historical paper that exhibits more of
conscientious effort. MIR. H0lcllin is y