Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-09
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

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NEW PUBLICATIONS.
oft FEbERATE NAS1Es Is N THE VAR OF THE
| REBELLION. Published under the direction Of
the Hon. Fl. A. Herbert, Secretary Of the Navy,
| by Lieut. Commander Richard Rush, U. s. Navy.
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| ernment Printing Office .
The initial volume Of a work that will at
once achieve for itself premier position
| among collections Of historical documents;
| a compilation that could only be as the re-
| suit of pertinacious research and skillful
| treatment In the introduction the COM
| pliers sketch the scope of the publication
| which is to be divided into three series-as
| follows:
| IT. The first series embraces the reports,
| orders and correspondence, both Union and
| confederate. relating to all naval opera
| tons on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and
| inland waters of the United States during
| the war of the rebellion, together with the
| operations of vessels acting singly, either
| as cruisers or privateers in different parts
| Of the world. These reports are accompa-
| MED by such diagrams and maps as may
| be necessary.
| I'm this series the papers arranged
| according to squadrons and fotillas, chro-
| nologcally, and, as far as possible, the
| ly followed by the confederate reports.
| III. The second series embraces the re-
ports. orders and correspondence relating
| Il. The condition of the Union navy in
| 1861, before the commencement of hos
| tilities. and to it's increase during the prog
| ress of the war, including the annual and
| special reports of the Secretary of the
| Navy and chiefs of the various bureaus.
| 20. The construction and outfit of the
confederate navy. including privateers. set
| ting forth also the annual and special re-
| ports of the confederate secretary of the
navy and chiefs of bureaus.
/ 80. Statistical data of all vessels. Union
| and confederate, as far as can be obtained.
| ~ Returns of naval and military prop
| erty captured by the navies of both sides
| during the war.
| -. Correspondence relating to naval
| prisoners.
| This series is arranged chronologically
| in each of the above sections far
practicable.
iii. The third series embraces all re-
| ports, orders and correspondence and re-
| turns of the Union and confederate author
| tiles not specially relating to the matter Of
| the first and second series"
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT IN GREAT BRITAIN.
Company. Washington: Robert Beall.
I'm the present volume" says DR.. Shaw
| the working of municipal institutions in
Great Britain as would supply the infor-
nation that American readers might find
most suggestive and useful for their pur-
pcses." The effort has been entirely sue
cessful and places US under great obliga-
tons to the author, who modestly declares
that it is not mis- intention to prescribe Eu
ropean remedies for American maladies,,
nor to suggest any thing like imitation. yet
thinks we should be willing to gain en-
light eminent from the experience Of others
who have been dealing with kindred prob
lens and have found solutions that are
satisfactory under their Cwn circum-
stances. I'VE shall solve CUR problems. and
In the end we shall do many or most things
in our own way But we cannot wisely
continue to ignore the results that Euro
pean cities have to teach. The art of MAX
ing and administering modern cities" says
the doctor. happens not to have engaged
the attention of the same order of talent
in America that 1t has commanded in Eu-
rope. In the official life of the European
municipalities one continually finds men
who have high ideal of the municipality
and a large conception Of its duties and
possibilities, besides possessing great tech
meal knowledge and experience. general
familiarity with their attempts and
achievements might save our American
cities from some mistakes, and might slim
ulate them to adept broader and more gen.
erous municipal programs" After explain
ing the general laws Of the kingdom which
pertain to cities and city government, DR..
Shaw gives a great number of interesting
facts and conclusions regarding the gov
ernments of the most important cities of
Great Britain. He also discusses the sani-
tary and STRENGTHENING conditions and
laws, how epidemcs are met, tenements
made less crowded, the city refuse cared
for. pipes laid in streets, electric and gas
lighting. disinfecting, street sprinkling,
swimming baths. sewerage, markets, fire
and police departments, finances free IL
braries, parks. etc. The upright and wide
awake American citizen whose residence is
urban will profit by study of this fact
laden volume.
A TREATISE TREAT E, on THE FEDERAL. INCOME TAX
UNDER THE ACT OF 1884, BY Roger Foster
sfa the HsS York E as0r Es
dence at the Yale Law School, and Everett V.
Abbot OF the New York Bar, Lecturer at the
Book Co.
This is the most comprehensive work on
the federal income tax that has appeared
since the recently deceased Congress made
the unpopular assessment legal There is
complete absence of opinion as to the
economical merits or dement's, or the con-
stitutionality of the act, but there is
summary Of favorable and adverse argu-
ment, from which the friends or foes of
the tax may extract material to use in de-
bate Practical in every respect, the vol
ume must surely be appreciated by all who
are sincerely interested in the populistic
practice Of taxing thrift.
PRINCE HENRY THE NAVIGATOR THE HERO
OF PORTUGAL AND OF MODERN DISCOV-
cry. 1394-1460 A. d. With account of
Geographical Progress Throughout the Middle
Ages the Preparation for His Work. By c.
Raymond Beazey. MA, F.RG.S New York:
G. p. Putnam's Sons.
Mr.. Beazley sets out to prove that Co
lumbus. Da Cana and Albuquerque were
three Of Prince Henrys more or less con-
scious disciples and followers, and he makes
strong argument IN support of that theory.
The author declares his real aim to be the
giving Of IAN account, based throughout
upon original sources, Of the progress of
geographical knowledge and enterprise in
Christendom throughout the middle ages
down to the middle or even the end of the
fifteenth century," and In this he has sue
ceeded. Valuable adjuncts to the text are
many ancient maps.