The record-union., 1893-05-13
new PUBLICATIONS.

A novelty in American literature is
1.-THE Conquest of Mexico and Peru, pre-
faced by the Discovery Of the Pacific"
1t is an historical narrative poem by Kin
ahan CORVALLIS, author of The Song OF
America and Columbus, or the Story of
the New World" etc 1t is a work of
450 pages, 12mo., cloth, and is from the
press of "The Daily Investigator" New
York. To read poem of 45O pages is to
ask OF the reviewer too much, interesting
though the metrical narrative Of mari
time and military exploration, invasion
and conquest may be. Possibly 1t would
repay US to go through it, but this nov
city in literature treats of a subject we
have so well read in prose that we cannot
now give the time necessary to this met
rical tale. Mr.. Cornwallis rhymes we'll,
appears TO have Pope in mind as model,
and follows historical facts closely, but
we confess that few pages which we
have read of the poem do not impress us
as testitying to the author being hred by
the divine spark. He is rhymester,
and we believe not much more. We
submit few lines in proof:
When Montezuma's consciousness returned,
He murmured =" Pm degraded, hated,
Spurned."
And, into tears, his eyes were prone to melt.
From Degradation's bitter cup he drank,
And i'll Humiliation's Valley sank.
Reviled, rejected, by his people stoned,
He DER mis- blighted life in anguish groaned.
The meanest of his race had dared to throw
The missiles which, alas! had struck him low.
Ford, Howard & Hubert, New York,
have issued bible Studies," by the late
Rev. henry Ward Beecher, edited from
the stenographic notes of L, j. Ellmwood,
by John K. Howard. The volume, of
about 44O pages, is pretaced with two
unpublished sermons on 1.-The In
spiration of the Bible' and chow to
Read the Bible" The uncommon COM
mon sense, which so strongly character
lied whatever Mr.. Beecher said, is nota-
bly, apparent in these two discourses.
On the theory that this acute and philoso-
phic age demands an idea OF God that
shall satisfy the God-given faculty OF rea-
son, he recognizes the imperfect human
media through which the divine wisdom
of the Hebrew Scriptures was brought to
man. Thus, while full power is left to
the inshining of the divine light into the
prophetic and poetic holy men of DID,"
there is no attempt to insist that they
transmitted that light i'll perfection, and,
conversely, the clear errors and imper-
iections of their early records are neither
maintained as true because inspired
nor allowed to weaken and distort.
prisoners and Paupers" is study of
the abnormal increase OF criminals and
United States, the causes and the reme-
dies, by Professor Henry Nj. Boiis of the
Board of Public Charities of PennSylva-
MIA, of the National Prison Association
and the Pennsylvania Prison Society. 1t
is a work of profound interest. 1t has
impressed US deeply, not only because of
the facts 1t proves, but because of the
humanity, justice aud craftsmanship in
it. 1t treats necessarily of the immigra-
tion question, the types of immigrants
coming to us, their tendencies, physical
condition and moral levels. 1t takes up
and exhausts the subject of treatment of
convicts, incorrigibles and paupers; con-
siders the relation of ntemperance TO
crime and pauperism; the increase from
urban population; the negro element in
crease; degeneration and regeneration;
the police agencies; poorhouses and
farms, etc. 1t is freely illustrated and
backed by copious statistical quotations.
q. 2. Putnam's Sons, New York, pub
fishers.
Greeley on Lincoln" with Mr. Gree
ley's letters to Charles a. Dana and a
lady friend, to which are added reminis-
cences of Horace Greeley, edited by Joel
Benton, with photo-sculpture portrait
of Mr.. Greeley and a fac simile of part
OF his Ms. The treatise which gives the
title to this volume shows MIR. Greeley's
mind in contact with the questions and
Inc D0ESOlldllly were
most prominent in the course of his own
career, and to a certain extent epitomize it.
The letters to Mr.. Dana, and those to an
intimate lady friend, not only cover rare
periods and incidents in MIR. Greeley's
life, but they show the naive, unconscious
motions of mind never tempted to dis
stimulation, and tin tile privacy for which
they are intended) without motive to be
other than sincere. The Baker IL Taylor
Company, publishers, New York.
| The New England Magazine for
May OBI Columbus avenue, Boston, is at
hand. 1t richly illustrates New England
Art at the Worlds Fair, with accom-
panying text by William Howe Downes.
A very interesting paper ON "Pietro
Mascagni is by Ashton K. Willard; an
other Life and Study at the Naval
Academy is illustrated freely and hand
somely; phillips Brooks and Harvard
University is by Rev. DR.. Mckenzie.
The article on 'Old Ship building Days
at Dux bury" is by Lucy p. Higgins and
is very rich in reminiscent lights. The
departments are all full, and are ably
maintained. In short, the "New England
| Magazine" stands in the front rank of
current literature.
''The Ice Crop; how to harvest, store.
ship and use ice," is by Theron l.. Hiles,
and from the press of the Orange Judd
CNp,nanu Naur Work Tn, tIaso lo,-. 8