Theatre. He was born in Shoreham, Vt., in 1821; received a good education; came to Boston in 1840; was in active trade till 1867, being at that time a partner in the firm of Hill, Burrage & Co; in 1876 became a partner with Orlando Tompkins for conducting the Boston Theatre. On the same day died Dr. James H. Whittemore, Superintendent of the Massachusetts General Hospital, aged 47 years.

Jan. 8. Death of the Hon. Nahum Capen, at Dorchester, Mass., aged eighty-two years. He was born in Canton in 1804. He came to Boston at the age of twenty-one, embarked in the publishing business in the firm of Marsh, Capen & Lyon, and afterward was connected with several of the leading publishing houses of this city. His tastes were always literary, and for the past forty years he has devoted himself to literature and study, except when he held the office of postmaster, 1857 to 1861. He was appointed postmaster by President Buchanan, and it was during his term of office that the postoffice was removed from the Merchant's Exchange building to Summer street at the corner of Chauncy street, where it remained for about a year and a half. He mapped out the free delivery system, and was the first postmaster in the country to establish the outside letter collection boxes. Mr. Capen has written (most of them anonymously) and has published many books, scientific and political, and was a very liberal contributor to the newspapers and magazines. He was a sound thinker and was considered an able writer. His last work, on which he has been engaged for twentyfive years, is a history of Democracy. The first volume has been published, and the remaining three have been written and are ready to be printed, except a portion of the last.

LITERATURE AND ART.

History of the Civil War in America.* The deep and widespread interest which is being felt in this country in all that relates to the late war is likely to receive increased stimulus from the appearance of recent instalments of the translation of the "History" of the Comte de Paris. The fact that the narrative is written by a foreigner, not so much for the information of American as of European readers, will in no way interfere with the profound interest Americans themselves must feel in what, when finished, will probably be, if not the most impartial yet the most accurate, comprehensive, complete, and reliable record of that long, lamentable and costly struggle. The interest in American affairs which Philadelphia: Porter & Coates.

has culminated in the production of this history had been a long-cherished
feeling with the author before he conceived the purpose which he
has so far executed so admirably. For years materials of all kinds
that promised to shed light upon his subject and assist him in his
undertaking had been industriously collected. He enjoyed, besides,
the great advantage of having personally served on the staff of
General McClellan, in this way attaching to himself many friends, who,
after his return to Europe, continued to keep him posted up in all that
related to the movements of the belligerents, and the incidents and
aspects of the conflict. These advantages, together with the count's
very thorough knowledge of military science, justified his attempting a
task which, as it approaches completion, promises to be a splendid suc-
cess, and which, so far as it has been carried out, has already received
high commendation from distinguished soldiers and statesmen both in
Europe and America. The work, though voluminous, is sure to find, as
it deserves, many readers. No American professing to be proud of his
country's struggles and achievements can well afford to be ignorant of its
contents. It may be as well to note that the Count fully confides in the
translator's ability to perform his task with care and accuracy.

INDEX TO PERIODICAL LITERATURE.

(First numeral refers to foot note and name of periodical. Second numeral to page. Date of
periodical is that of month preceeding this issue of the New England Magazine, unless otherwise
stated.)

AGRICULTURE. Questions in. 6, 18.

5, 377.

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Geo. F. Marshall. 3,
Illus. 5, 296.- Natural
Race Characteristics of

5, 420.

ANTHROPOLOGY AND ETHNOLOGY. Lo, the Poor Indian.
206.- Varieties of the Human Species. Horatio Hale.
Heirship, or the World Akin. Rev. Henry Kendall.
the Jews. 5, 429.— Prehistoric Human Remains in Mexico.
ART. "Famous Pictures and the Sermons they teach." Crit. art. on Reynolds'
painting of the infant Samuel. Rev. Robt. Maguire, D. D. I, I. A French Painter
(M. Duran) and his Pupils. 7, 373.- A Broad View of Art. 7, 474.-The Lesson of
Greek Art. Charles Waldstein. 7, 397.-Sir Joshua Reynolds. Frances C. Sparhawk.
BIOGRAPHY. Tribute to Thomas A. Hendricks. Hon. J. W. Gerard. 2, 18.—
Bishop Meade of Va. John Washington. James Bridger. 2, 93.1 David Meade of
Ky. 2, 94.-John Breckenridge of Va. 2, 97.-B. F. Wade, the Judge. Hon. A. G.
Riddle. 3,235.-Thomas Hoyne, Chicago. 3, 288.- Judge Stephenson Burke,
Cleveland, O. 3, 296.— Dr. Wm. Bushnell, Mansfield, O. 3, 306.-George Whittier
Jackson. David Hostetter, Pittsburg. 3, 258. Frank Buckland (Scientist). 5, 401.
-Guiseppi Verdi, Port. 7, 323-414. Daniel Webster. Rogers. 8, 13. —Richard and

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Gamaliel Wayte. A. T. Lovell. 8, 48.
BIOLOGY. Questions in. 6, 17.
EDUCATION. Early Education in Ohio. Jessie Cohen. 3, 217.—Can College Grad-
uates succeed in Business? 4, III.— -The Flower or the Leaf. Primary Education.
Mary Putnam Jacobi. 5, 325.- Southern Women as Teachers of Colored Children.
7, 478. Education and a Philosophy of Life. J. C. Dana. 10, 215.
Education of
the Colored Race. Andrews. 10, 221.- Organization of Higher Education. Beale.
10, 233.-
Education of Girls. Fenelon.
- A Want, and How to Meet It.
Klemm. 10, 248. Reports on Education. IO, 272.- - New Education. Livermore.
10, 290.- Overpressure in High Schools of Denmark. A. T. Smith.
cational Institutions. Brown University. R. A. Guild, LL.D. 8, 1.

10, 242. -

10, 299.- Edu-

GEOLOGY.

'Gray Wethers." The Saccharoid Sandstone of Salisbury Plain. Grant Allen. 4, 94. HISTORY. "Paul Revere." 1735-1818. E. H. Goss. Portrait and illus. From Burnside to Hooker. Transfer of the Army of the Potomac, 1863. Maj. Wm. Howard Mills. 2, 44.1 - Operations before Ft. Donelson. Gen. W. F. (Baldy) Smith. Illus. 2, 20.- Slavery in America. Its Origin and Consequences. John A. Logan. Portrait of writer. 2, 57.-Washington's First Campaign. T. J. Chapman, A.M. 2, 66.The New Year's Holiday. Its Origin and Observance. Martha J. Lamb. 2, 79.Gen. W. F. Smith's Unpublished Reports of the Capture of Ft. Donelson. 2, 82. -Letters: Jas. Meyrick to Benedict Arnold, and John Hancock to Gen. Washington. 1781. 2, 89.-Churches in Newark, N. J., in 1707. 2, 93.- Boston Riot of 1788. 2, 95.- Detroit during Revolutionary Days. Silas Farmer. 3, 250.- Expedition of Gen. Geo. Rogers Clark, and Capture of Kaskaskia. 1778. John Moses. 3, 267.- The City of the Straits (Detroit). H. A. Griffin. 3, 270.- The "Lost State" of Franklin. 3, 321. - First Exploration of Northwest by John Nicolet. 3, 322.- Ohio's Coming Centennial. 3, 323--A New Field of Am. Hist. (Pacific States). 5, 371.-The Second Battle of Bull Run. Gen. John Pope. 7, 442. - Recollections of a Private. Warren L. Goss. 7, 467.- Attleboro, Mass. Barrows. 8, 27. - Social Life in Early New England. Anson Titus. 8, 63.- Dutch Village Communities on the Hudson River. II, 4th series. - Shiloh Campaign. Gen. Beauregard. 13, 1. — - Sherman on Grant. 13.

INDUSTRY. A History of the Oil Interest. A. R. Baker, M. D. 3, 223. LITERATURE, LIBRARIES, ETC. Early Libraries in Cincinnati. Prof. W. H. Venable. 3, 245.-George Eliot's Criticisms on her Contemporaries. 4, 19.- The Future Literary Capital of the U. S. 4, 104.- Progress toward Literary Knowledge. 6, 9.— Questions in English, German and Greek Literature. 6, 17-21.

M. Louis

MEDICINE, HYGIENE, PHYSIOLOGY, ETC. Pioneer Medicine of the Western Reserve. D. P. Allen, M.D. 3, 278. Inoculation against Hydrophobia. Pasteur. 5, 289.-The Physiology of the Feet. T. S. Ellis, M. R. C. S. Color Blindness. 5, 431.- Physiological Experiments. 5, 425.- How

Tainted. 5, 421.

5, 395. Milk is

MISCELLANY. The Bladensburg Races. A humorous historic ballad. Comments by Horatio C. King. 2, 85.

MONEY AND FINANCE. Banks and Bankers of Cleveland. 3, 313. — Origin of Primitive Money. 5, 296.

MUSIC. A National Conservatory of. 7, 477.

NATURAL HISTORY. Fish out of Water. Grant Allen. 5, 334.-Fruits of the Pacific. 5, 421. Recent Experiments in Hybridization. 7, 476. — Feathered Forms of Other Days. Illus. R. M. Shufeldt. 7, 352.

POLITICS, ECONOMICS, LAW, ETC. A Time of Universal Prosperity (in Mich.), and What Came of It. Hon. Bela Hubbard. 3, 199.-Civil Service Reform. Gail Hamilton. 4, 67. How our Railroads have become Luxurious. 4, 110.- Communal Societies. Charles Morris. 5, 325. Medieval English Law. 5, 423. The New Political Economy. 7, 475.- Life Insurance. G. A. Litchfield. 8, 68. - Canadian Prospects and Politics. Lord Lorne. Alex. Pirie. Sir J. A. McDonald. 13.ocracy in England. Andrew Carnegie. 13. - Disfranchisement of Delaware. Letters to Prominent Persons. A. Lichmond. 13.— Landlordism in America. I. P. Gill, M. P. 13.

RECREATION. Thoughts on Archery. Agnes Fraser Sandham.

· Dem

13.

12, 371.-Around

the World on a Bicycle. W. A. Rogers. 12, 379. — Ladies' Tour to Kettle Cove. M. C. Smith. 12, 43. Ice Skating in Canada. Otley. 12, 413.- Pedestrian Tour in the Scottish Highlands. E. S. Farwell. 12, 436.

RELIGION. Work of the Church in America. Archdeacon Farrar. 13. SCIENCE. Science in its Useful Applications. W. Odling, F.R.S. 5, 388. — Agatized Wood of Arizona. 5, 362.-Nonconformity (in Types). Herbert Spencer. 5, 367.How Woods Preserve Moisture. Elm Leaf Berth. 5, 429.- The Age of Trees.

5, 424.

TRAVEL AND DESCRIPTION. City of Teheran. S. Q. IV. Benjamin. 7, 323.

1 The Quiver, Dec. '85.

2 Magazine of Am. History, Jan, '86.

7 The Century, Jan., '86.

8 New England Magazine.

3 Magazine of Western History (Cleveland, O.), 9 St. Nicholas. Jan., '86.

4 Lippincott's Magazine, Jan., '86.

5 Popular Science Monthly, Jan., '86.

6 Queries (Buffalo, N. Y.), Jan., '86.

10 Education.

11 Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical
and Political Science.
12 Outing.

13 North American Review.