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HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOURTH VOLUME
Eschylus' Agamemnon, translated by Ed- ward Fitzgerald, notice of, 154. African Explorers, article on, by Lau- rence Oliphant, 383-403-great results achieved in last twenty-five years, 383 Speke's discovery of the sources of the Nile, 385-387-discovery of Tanganyka and Victoria Nyanza Lakes by Captains Burton and Speke in 1858, 385 - Speke's discoveries revised by Stanley, 387-392- Albert Nyanza, a backwater of the Nile, 392-Sir Samuel Baker's tribute to Speke's memory and services, 393- Colo- nel Long's brief trips and generous as- sumptions, 393-396-explorations in the Niam-Niam country, 397-Livingstone's discovery of Lake Bangweolo, 397 - Con- go, Ogowé, Lualaba, Welle, and other rivers, 398-theories about Lake Tan- ganyka, 399-401 Livingstone's great achievements, 401- German and other explorers, 402, 403. American Politics, Points in, article on, by R. H. Dana, Jr., 1-30-election by gen- eral ticket, its evils, unfairness, demoral- izing effect, giving enormous power to politicians in large States, 2-6-elec- toral colleges afford opportunity for fraud, 8-10-objections to direct popular vote for president, 10, 11-term of president should be six years, without re eligibility, 12-modes of ascertaining the vote, 13- 16-pressing importance of civil-service reform, 16-21-objections to giving Cabinet Ministers seats in Congress, 21- 23-resumption of specie payments, 23- 25 the Southern Question, 25-30 danger of allowing the army to assist at elections, 28-duty to the negroes, 29. Anglo-Saxon Law, Essays in, notice of,
Arctic Expedition, English, article on, by Charles P. Daly, 229-245-excellent equipment and promise of Sir George Nares's expedition, 229-general outline of its course and results, 230-235-sci-
entifically and geographically a success Mr. Markham's estimate, 2351- Nares's conclusions, the Palæocrystic Sea, 237- the open Polar Sea, origin of belief in it, Ruysch's map, Mercator's, 238- Itinerary of Jacob Cnoyen of Bolduck, 239 - Maury's theory, 240-effect of Gulf Stream, 240-Dr. Kane's views, 241- Dr. Hayes's, 242-Payer's discovery that his supposed Polar Sea was but a polynia 243-use of Polar expeditions, 243-245. Atlantic Monthly, Index to Vols. I. - XXXVI., notice of, 336.
Auerbach, Berthold, his Nach dreissig Jah- ren, notice of, 494.
Balzac, H. de, his Correspondance, notice of 314-318.
Beckwith, Arthur, his Majolica and Fay- ence, notice of, 499.
Bixby, James T., his Similarities of Physical and Religious Knowledge, notice of, 330. Brillat-Savarin, his Physiologie du Gout translated by R. E. Anderson, notice of 506-509.
Broughton, Rhoda, her Joan, notice of, 483- 485.
Burnaby, Fred, his A Ride to Khiva, notice of, 512-514.
Christian Policy in Turkey, article on, by Laurence Oliphant, 190-213-changes in European nations from Crimean War to 1876, 191-effect of England's indica tions of a "vigorous foreign policy," 192- of the popular meetings and anti Turkish speeches in England, 193-195- diffi culty of Christians and Mahometans un derstanding each other's supreme con tempt, 196- Mahometan estimate Christian hypocrisy, 197-200-great dif ficulty of organizing any scheme of reform for Turkish administration, 200-203- hatred of Greeks for Slavs, 202-diplo matic value of Turkish Constitution, 20: -Turkish evils not merely those arising from tyranny and corruption, 204-vari ous races and religions in Turkey, 204-
their hatred for one another, 205- -con- stant evils arising from political intrigues of European consuls in Turkey, 206 Russian intrigues to prevent peace be- tween Turkey and the provinces, 208- general mismanagement of all Christian efforts to help Turkey, 210-213. Constitution, The American, article on, by Oliver P. Morton, 341-346-distrust of the people manifested by its framers, 341 -theory of presidential electors, and prac- tice, 342-virtue and conservatism of the American people, 344 - presidential elec- tion of 1876 showed failure of electoral system, 345.
Cowley, Abraham, article on, by William Cullen Bryant, 368-382-now neglected, though formerly so celebrated, 368 — -his love of poetry, 369- the "Davideis," 370 -374-contrasted portraits of Merab and Michal, by Cowley, and of Minna and Brenda Troil, by Scott, 370-373- Cow- ley's "Pindaric Odes," 374-"The Com- plaint," 375-poems on distinguished persons, 377-his purity, 879-retire- ment to the country, 380-general char- acteristics of his poetry, 381. Daniel Deronda, article on, by E. P. Whip- ple, 31-52- George Eliot's largeness of intellect, 32-wide-ranging sympathies, 33-comparative ease of portraying "fixed" characters, 33 difficulty of ex- hibiting character growing, 34 - popular objections to "Daniel Deronda," 35 — its proof that George Eliot's genius has not reached its limits, 37 its remarkable descriptions, characterizations, and satire of English life, 38 the Meyricks, 38- Herr Klesmer, 39-41- the four distinct and remarkable characters of the work, Gwendolen, 42-46- Deronda, 46-50 — Mordecai, 50- - Mirah, 51. Darwinism, The Triumph of, article on, by
John Fiske, 90-106-ordinary slow ac- ceptance of a new scientific theory, 90- triumph of Darwinism in eighteen years, 91-fallacy of theological objection to scientific theories, 92-reference of a phe- nomenon to Divine agency not a scientific explanation, 93- - easy and positive proof of Newtonian theory of gravitation, 94- far greater difficulty, and utterly different methods, of proving Darwinian theory, 95-general acceptance of Natural Selec- tion, 96-misrepresented as only operating occasionally, 97-no "fixity of species," 99-natural selection proved by facts of classification, 101 - by embryology and morphology, 102-by geographical dis- tribution and geological succession of organisms, 103-paleontological history of the ancestors of the horse, 105. Daudet, Alphonse, his Sidonie, notice of,
tive or unproductive capital, 419 — ex- pressed in terms of money, 420 - differ- ent functions of money, 421-coining money should be confined to the supreme government, 423-greenbacks made legal tender by Congress, 423-duty and power of government, after civil war, to furnish the best possible money, 424-modes of resumption, 425-recoinage, and reduc- tion in value, of the dollar the easiest and best way, 426-430-the government not to do a banking business, but to furnish the best measure of debt, 431-perma- nent value of real estate, 432- -govern- ment lies very demoralizing, 433, 434. Demonology, article on, by R. W. Emerson, 179-190 character of dreams, their hints and significance, 179-183 - animals "the dreams of nature," 180-omens, 183-luck, 184- the demonic element, described by Goethe, 185- the demonolo- gic only a fine name for egotism, 187- animal magnetism, 187 -the luck of great men, 188 mesmerism, high life below stairs, 189-folly of spiritism, 190. Diman, J. L., his Alienation of the Edu- cated Class from Politics, notice of, 156. Doudan, X., his Melanges et Lettres, notice of, 126-132.
Eastern Question, The, article on, by Edwin L. Godkin, 106-126- Grand Design of Henry the Fourth, 106- Mussulman ag- gressions from sixteenth to nineteenth cen- tury, 108-diminished interest in Turkey during eighteenth century, 109- the mas- sacre of Scio, and Greek independence, 110-Turkey's good luck in 1849-50 in refusing to surrender Hungarian and Polish refugees, 111- lack of enterprise and civ- ilizing purpose among Mohammedans, 112
their loss of official power in India, 113 -failure of college founded by Warren Hastings, 114-no noteworthy improve- ment in administration since 1855, 115- tyranny of Turks over Christians, 116- 119-timidity and spiritlessness of Chris- tians, 118-fierce arrogance of Mussul- mans, 119-the Turks think their govern- ment highly successful, 120 - pleasant socially, 121-legislative and constitution- al schemes of no use to protect the Chris- tians, 122-what they need, 123 — a for- eign armed Christian force necessary, 125. Ehrenfreuchter, Fr., his Christenthum und Moderne Weltauschauung, notice of, 148-
Electoral Commission, The, and its Bear- ings, article on, by Charles R. Buckalew, 161-178 8-serious defects of electoral system, 163-166-Electoral Commission Act of 1877, 166-need of a permanent statute, 167-169-decisions by the Com- mission, 169-Mr. Maish's proposed con- stitutional amendment regarding presi- dential elections, 170-173 - important objects it would secure, 173-theory of single term, 174-178-résumé, 178. European Diplomacy, Revelations of, article on, by Karl Blind, 347-367-cipher tele-
gram'of de Novikoff, Russian ambassador at Vienna, to Mr. Ionin, Russian consul at Ragusa, in 1870, to promote insurrection, 348- Khalil Bey's confidential reports respecting Count Beust's friendship for Russia and Count Andrassy's hostility, 348-351-these documents never denied, 351 European astonishment at cam- paign in favor of Russian policy by Mr. Gladstone and others, 352- Swinburne's brave "Note," 353-history of the Polish rising of 1863-64, 354-366 English sentiment in favor of Poland, 355- Lord John Russell's backsliding, 357 - Polish insurrection not "Communistic,' planned from abroad, 358- Mazzini's relation to it, 359-friendliness of Aus- tria-Hungary, 360 Polish aspirations revived in 1859, 361 the committees, 362-reasons for giving the signal for rising, 363 Louis Napoleon's desire to intervene, 364 - insurrection crushed, 865 Kosciuszko's letter repudiating the expression Finis Poloniæ, 366. Ferrier, David, his Functions of the Brain, notice of, 310-314.
Fichte, I. H., his Questions and Considera- tions upon the newest Development of German Speculation, notice of, 146. Fox-Bourne, H. R., his Life of John Locke, notice of, 136–141.
Griffis, William E, his The Mikado's Em- pire, notice of, 151.
Grimm, Herman, his Goethe, notice of, 509. Harte, Bret, article on, by E. S. Nadal, 81-90
- his dialect poems best, 81-excellence of his short stories, 82-same names fre- quently recurring, but not quite the same people, Starbottle, and John Oakhurst, 83 -humor overworked, 86 admires his characters in the wrong places, 87-"Two Men of Sandy Bar," poor literature, poor play, 88-Mr. Harte's style, 89. Hugo, Victor, his La Légende des Siècles, notice of, 487-489.
Insurance Crisis, The, article on, by Shep- pard Homans, 254-264-scientific basis of life-insurance, 255 - vast growth of life-insurance in United States, 255-257 - what rights have policy-holders in the companies' vast accumulations, 257 distinction between deposit portion of premium, and insurance portion, 258- disgraceful failure of certain companies, 259-greatest defect in life-insurance, liability to forfeiture, 259- no need of present stringent regulations, 260 - deci- sion of Justice Bradley, 262-1 - the con- tribution plan," 262-no necessity of confining life-insurance to plan of level premiums, 1263-suggested reforms and improvements, 263, 264.
Keats, John, his Poetical Works, edited by Lord Houghton, notice of, 500. Kingsley, Charles, his Life and Letters, no- tice of, 511.
Kinkel, Gottfried, his Mosaic for Art His- tory, notice of, 147. Kismet, notice of, 327.
Landor, W. S., his Works and Life, notice
Lanfrey, P., his History of Napoleon the First, Vol. III., notice of, 155. Lange, John Peter, his Commentary, Vol. XIII., notice of, 320–322.
Loring, George B., his Farmyard Club of Jotham, notice of, 333-335. Martineau, Harriet, article on, by James Freeman Clarke, 435-450-the volumi- nousness and range of her writings, 435- 437-the noble motive of her work, 437 -censorious character of her autobiog- raphy, 438-all she had known sum- moned into the judgment-hall of Osiris- Martineau, 439-her visit to America, experiences, and acquaintances, 441-443
her cure by mesmerism and adoption of Mr. Atkinson's philosophy, 443-447- of- fence given by James Martineau's article in "Prospective Review," 448- Mrs. Chap- man's unjust disparagement of Dr. Chan- ning, 449-of Unitarian ministers, 450. Morris, William, his Sigurd the Volsung, notice of, 323-325.
Mozley, J. B., his University Sermons, no- tice of, 337.
New Publications, 159, 338-340, 515. New York State Survey, Report of the Board of Commissioners, notice of, 504-506. Painting in America, The Progress of, arti- cle on, by the Editor, 451-464-1 - present love of sensation, 451-Puritans cared not for art, 452 Smybert and Copley, 453 greater encouragement for Ameri- can artists in last century in Europe, 454 Stuart, 455-American landscape school, its excellences, 455, 456-great services of American Art Union, 457- second period of American art, - great demand for pictures among men enriched during the war, 457-John Rogers, 458
French paintings, and imitations of French, in great request, 459 — advanta- ges of foreign study, 460-excellent in- struction now attainable in America, 460 - examples of fine work at the Academy of Design, 462-need of an Annual Na- tional Exhibition, 462- promise of great excellence in future, 463, 464.
Physical Science, Recent Progress in, 475- 480-new international platinum-iridi- um standard of length, 475- extinction of one musical sound by another, 475 experiments with the radiometer, 476- 478-divided circles on glass, 478-spec- troscopic measurement of sun's rotation, 478-protection of buildings from light- ning, 479-gallium and neptunium, 480. Poetry and Verse-Making, article on, by Charles T. Congdon, 246-254-how to deal with bad poets, 246-origin of com- monplace poetry, 248-Mr. Branagan's "Avenia," 249-biography of a little cambric-clad book of verses, 250-trans- formations of unsuccessful poetasters, 251 -Peacock's "Vendetta," 253 -verse- making possibly innocent recreation, 254. Political Reflexions by a Japanese Traveller,
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