Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 22, 1881, Page 9

wit RSIS THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: > Ni “Peay Oct. 22. Eiition 135,000. The November Number The CENTURY MAGAZINE (SCRIBNER'S MONTHLY). With thls numbor begins the now series under thotitle of THe Cantuny Magazisn, which will be. In fact, a now, colarged, and ftmproved escnimni,” In whose conduct the tnanngers of that mngaaine will be ably to prollt by tho exe perience of tho last eleven’ years. In appear= apes it remains much the sain hha pyre Is, nowover, somewhat longer and wider, aduiltting pictures of a Inreer size, and tNCREASING THB READING MATTER TO THE EXTENT OF ANOUT Fourteen Additional Pages. The November numbor is one of rara bonuty and Interest, Jt ts richly tlustrated with moro than seventy engravlugs, ainong thorn 4 frontis- pleco PORTRAIT OF GEORGE ELIOT, tho only authorized portrait of the grent novol- ft yet published or to be prbilshed, furnished by her busband, Mr, Cross, and reproducad front anetching mado espeeluily for this purpase by M. Paul Rajon. It accompanies a piper by: Frederick W. Myers, who deals Intercstingly with George Ellot’s roligious und phitosephlenl boliefs. MRS. BURNETIUS NEW NOVEL, “Through One Administration,’ a story of socint and political Hf in Washington, begun tn this numbor, 1s expected to rival iu interest tha writer's * ‘hut Lass o' Lowrle’s,” and “a4 Fate Barbarian. W_PUBLICALIO MARK TWAIN Contributes a complete stiort story, entitled + A Curious Experience.”. Mary Hatlock Foov fur+ nishes an entertaining paper on A DILIGENCE JOURNEY IN MEXICO, With efght ot hor own Illustrations, cugrayed by Colo, Closson, and othors, An artielo on IMPRESSIONS OF SHAKSPEREAN CHARACTERS, by Tommaso Salvin, ‘The eminont Italian trayedian, will attract witlo attention. There Ja also a piper on. Kalvinh with drawings of him in Othollo aud Mucucth. “Costumes In the Greek May at Harvard,” By Frank D, Millet, tho artist who designed the costumes for the pliy, includes seventeen strike dng ilustrations by Drennan, An opportunity for repredueing seven mernilicent patutings is atforded by a paper on the urtista FORTUNY AND REGNAULT. “Around Capo Ann" Ja a breozy ‘longshore article, Wustrated with nine exquisite ropro- ductions of cteblngs by Stephon Parrish. MY ESCAPE FROM SLAVERY,” by Frederick Douglass, Ian paper of historical yulue und interest. W, 2, Stiltman has an Interesting article, with twonty-lve ilustrations, on tho diseovery and origin of **Tho ho-UnHed Venus of Metos** (Milo), ‘There Ign enpltal short story by the author of “The Village Convict," which made such a bit Jn the August Sciusen; an article by a Canard Captutn on “Compulsory Guno Routes jn tho North Atlantia” Poems by dames Kuxsoll Lowell, Edmund Clarence Stedman, Edmund W, Gosse, Austin Dobyony % Mary Mapex Podge, Richard Watson (ititer, and others. “Toptes of tho Time” contains contributions frow tho pen of tho Inte Dr. Holland on the thange In the name of the magazine, on Tho Contingenoy of ‘Inabllity’," and “Public Spirit. year’s prospectus, ‘Tho following Is a summary of somo of tho LEADING FEATURES For the Coming Year, In addition to Mrs, Burnett's new novel: STUDIES OF THE LOVIN. CREOLES, By George W.Cubte,uuthor of Grandissimes,” le, A series Of Mlustrated papers on the tradle ‘ons, luneunge, soeint customs, nud ronitnee of Creolt life in Loutainnn, Mr. Cable's novels havo. already revealed to Americun renders the uniqie Interest that Invests this aubsect, A NOVEL BY We 2. HOWELLS {author of “A ee Acquiintnnee.” ote)” Mr. Howells’ now slory willduat with charieteristia features of Amerienn life, and will bave a moro extonted scope than any of bis previous books, It will begin In the December nuit . ANCLENT AND MODERN Bi TORY OF ANCIENT SCULITE Mitchell, to contaln the “Al series of ongray- tags yet publisued of the inneterpieces of sculpt > Ore. There will be pepers on. Living ENx- Gust Scupprons,” and on tho * Youxgell SCULPTORS oF AMEtica,” tully ilustrated, THE OPERA IN W YORK, uy Richard Grant White, A popular nnd valuuble series, to bo Mustrated with aw completeness and teehment beulity nover boforo attempted, AUCUTECTURE AND DECORATION IN AMER- ICA. ‘This subject will botreated tu a way to ine terest Lott the houscholdcr aod tho housewife, decent architectural and decoratlys work alford= ing Opportunity for cureful selection of the ‘Rost practical ag woll ng tha most beautiful Musteation r it: TATIVE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE WTH CENIDRY. Blographical critical papers of Uriking interest, Inctuding wketches, accompi tied by portraite, of George Ellot, Robert Browntog, the Hay. Frederick W, Robortsan (by ihe, lato DEAN Branney), Mutthuw Arnold. bristinn Hossutti, and Cardinal Newman, aud oe the snutier Awerlonan authors, Willa Beptowelts, Henry James Jr, and George W, al SCENES OF THACKERAY'S, HAWTIONNE'S, AND GEORGE RLIODS NOVELS. Buccouding Be Mitasteuted series on tho scoucs of Dicken's rie REFORM OF THE CIVIL SERY! being ko most pressing politicnl question before the ‘ American ube, Arrangement lave been milo ieee carly publication of a series of papers a v4 erent phages uf the subject, by several of tho sUleat ndvocatua of tho reforni. egeTnY AND POETS IN AMERICA. By Th. C. pe nian Shere has becn no such important ny iy of Iiterary orlticigin in Ameriva In tho net naigen yeurs as Mr. Stedinan’s papers In Bout i Met English and American Poetry, ‘tho udies of Longtellow, Whittler, 1 ate Qnd otbors wiltappear in ite Ci AD AZINE, STOIES, SKETCHES, AND ESSAYS may bo exe sted trom Charlva ‘Dudtey Warner, We 1. *Surk Dwain.” Edward Eywleaton, obn Mute, Mss Gordon Cun. res Wy Le SE i inuipnos, A.C, Redwout Zunrles do Kay, ‘I, D.- siilict, outs Heavies, Stockton, Mra. Julla schaser, Willa ly. Ti Lauer Cor stated nh HL. Boyesen, Albert Stickney, Aebingion Glatiden’ Jub Murrow, Purke #0 Bulyint. Henry King, Eracst: pe be Godkin, EB. B. Washburas, and During tho year, ono or two of tho unique wR {ho adventures of * Tho ‘tile Club"? the PO beinted. “An original Lite of Bowiok, with ‘chun ropreidiotions of meemeeee tee is TAVIS, {0 proparation, with othor features to be lntor SJ vunced, ae EDITORIAL DEPARTHENTH will bo une y coinplote, Koviews of tho boat and books will be continued. ‘ety’ will have a wider range of meee The Worki's Wark" is a0 fr aud athe source of quotution by scluntitio Weems ustrial journuls that jiiecblurpemunt Th 6 be demanded, mal ig price of Tix CesTuRY STAGAZINE Will ree borte alts 4 per year 3 cents a number). 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AL aRs : ‘i yor Amer+ ith Century—Growrh of tho Papuey, te Century—Kome Conyerte the Herbs h Century—Awakentng of Mind and we Gaverimant, Hur NiKoAe, wurst M tion, yo in iit, by: Mull, postyatd on tars chop. forming Sect, ern Literature, Discovery, and nin oy th ri BY THO ee 182 9 THE NORWAY _ USIGAL ALBUR. By FORESTIER and ANDERSON. A colivetion of wotrd, stranue, und set otrangely onns fWwating Sonus and Melodies from the land of O18 BELG Joat tho muse that Inspired his Iniaeination, Norse and foullsh words, AC nin will dedialit lovers ar wit is wild, In fegond and song. [rica ie. GARFIELD'S FUNERAL MARCIL Fine portenit. 400 ROBERT FRANZ’ ALBUM OF SONG, Ula nnd now, Approved by tha Master himeoit, A. book In which évery note isu gen. German and’ Kae orden A huadrad exquisite songs, #2 bontass eloth, novelty that eh, nnd romantie HIGNALD OF PRAINE. For Choirs and Conventions, 8, TAY wy] sh WEIS WD ED AT pay a ‘, Inthe best 1 Book Of thi Anguished author ah Jog. wite-nwake, atect BH pres theal nti thorough course, ident nucee 11 aa dutend sliging class will result from uslug the book. Sono HELLS, For Commo LYON &HEALY, Chicago, fll. OLIVER DITSON & CO. Voaton EX-UNION PRISONERS. The Convention at Springticld Docs Not Indorse the Keller SIM, Bpectat Correspondence of ‘The Chicago Tribune. Srmyarieny, HW), Oct. 21.—Phe conven- ton of ex-Unlon soldiers who were prisoners of war held in this elly this week deserves more than the passing notice it received in the daily dispatches. ‘The convention was largely attended, was entirely unambnous and enthusiastic in its sessions, and was singtlarly free from the demagog. Lake this remark boeause of lute years soldiers’ reuntlons have been more or less anhoyed If not controled by demagogs and profe: politicians, ‘I'his last reunion demons the fitness of the common soldier to rnn a convention, for nearly all the prominent and netive men present were only privates. Che convention numbered about 215 men, representing all urms of tho service, coming from nearly every Northern Stutey and bear- ing nbout on-thelr persons scarred memorials of brutal treatment reeelyed In one or more of the Rebel prisons. Gen, John M. Palmer most ftouchingly described the snerifiecs made by the prisoner. of war when he suld that of all tho wnfortunates of tho War the most unfortinate were the. brave, strong, young mien who were captured and thrown into prison to Unger and suffer, without be- ing able te help thelr country, without knowledge of 18 triumphs or defeats, aud after months and years of Imprisonment to Wo at inst Hberated and sent home were wreets and skeluto! You men, said great, kind-hearted Palner, not only Jost your Hb erties nud) contrac! terrible diseuses as prisoners, but you were tirown outof the {ne of promotion, You caine home at fist to find that your more fortunate comrades in the ranks had won promotion and epaulets, inereased pay and honors, in none of whieh had you ashare, although showing a grentor heroism than. the bravest pum of them, ‘There 1s no reward that a grateful Republic cenit bestow upon you men that would be un desorved, ‘This lends me to the subject of the conven- tlon. Lt was not called specially as a reun! ‘The object was to fornia closy National asso- elation, with a view to pressing upon Co: gress & more fittlaes recoguition of thelr elalms to finanelal aid than any yet accorded, in the handling of the convention fn this di- reetlon too much praise cannot be awarded Gen, Streleht, of Indinnapolls, At the yery outsut it wag discovered that leading dele. ates were determined to bring forward and udorse the Kelter Pension bit for summa the before Congress, And to defeat such ae tlon Gen, Streiznt, Col, T. IL Butler of Le alana, Gon. Pavey of ML Vernon, Capt, ‘Trownsell of ‘Tuscoln, and others labored assiduously. While avery one agreed with Gon. Pahner that tho ex-Union prisunor de served well and all it was possible fer Con- gress to doin his behalf, the legal obstacle stoud ont prominentiy: Lf Compress deckles wooly, Emerson, (0) cts, to pension ex-prisoners, where you draw the ling hetween omen = who were confined =obut on fow days and then paroled,. and mien = who like Charles J. Lgekey of Mendota, who was In Andersonville thirteen months? Al prisoners of war were at thelr muster-out pad in: full, and those. who contractud dis- cases or reeclved wounds whity in the service wero amply covered by the several Penston. Tnws and the recent Arrears-of-Vousion act, Upon inquiry of gentlemen who have been looking atter the subject 1 learn that Kelfer’s DU has not got beyond the cammittes ta whieh It was re , and Is never Nkely to, for which Congress Is to be thanked, — Felix : rchleago, Jed the ponsioners, bus wally. + A. W, Hnmilton’s welcoming 5S Was tu admirable paper, elo ud, and Mostentiisiastieally: ved, Dr. George A, Wilson, of Peorki, Chaplain Loomis, of Rockfortl, Paul Vandervoort, of Omaha, and many others gaye zest to the sessions by reeltals of sulfurmes ene dured in those foul prisouspenss but twas reserved for John W. January of Minonk, IL, to create tie sonsation, “This man, & private in tha Fourteenth Hinols Cavalry, contracted the scurvy In lls feet, and with his awn hand and adutt knlfe sev> bred the tendons, cut them olf, and saved his life. Representatives Mall was packed full of man and women, and there was scarce an wndimimed eye in the audlence, ‘Tho eltizens ot Springield acted nably in entertaining the conventlon, being led by Maj, {ecreery, Sceretary of State Dement, Cols, Wickersham und Herrick, and the pro- prigtors of the Deland Hotel. “The aceusion Was not marred by one singly jar, and ft fs to be hoped will result iu some ddditional butige fits to thesu survivors of our Natlon’s great. est enlumity. PHOCION. $$$ GOY, FOSTER TO JUSTICE MORRISON, Justice Alexander L.. Morrison yesterday re- celvou the following Iuttur from Goy, Foster, of Oblo; a Executive Derantwent, OFFICE OF THE Queznsaie CoLUMbUs, O., Det. W—The Hou, A. rion, Chicags, Mo-Deat Sti: White da dor acknowledging receipt of and thanklug you for your oxecediugly kind letter sending copyratus lations ‘upon tho result of the vlection in this Bute, [take occasion to tender you recognition of your omlnent eervices in the lnterest of tho: Mopubitgan party, and to assure you that your eltorte ure highly appreciated by niyaulf end tho Repudileans of Obi. * Among thy agencies tendiug to Dring wbout the splendid result achieved, | consider your work us utmouy (ho beat and most alfective. The resuily in the die tries in whieh you tabored speak fur then. selves. With slicers thanky for your uaslatunce, whieh wo do not undervalucia, Oble, J remain, yours very truly, CHanxs Fostes. LITERATURE. Louis Gottschalk’s Opinion of Chicago and St. Louis. A Satisfactory Annlysis of Em- erson’s Life and Writ- ings, A Fitend of Dr. Wolland Fur. nishes Some Facts About Him. Miss Rossotti’s Now Pooms—Medicine’ in Mossachusetts—An Histor- ical Romauce, Beaconsfield'’s Wit and Wislom—Magaziues —Books Received—Lilerary and Ncicutific Notes, LITERATURE. NOTES OF A PIANIST, Some over enthusiastic statements ina Hmenoly written by a near relative are not unexpected. ‘The virtues of the here acquire constantly increasing magnitude as the work progresses, Whily ie faults or deficleneles nre lussed over or forgotten, “ Nutes of Pianist? is a bulky volume, contalning a dtary kept durhy: life by Lowks Moreatt Gottsehalk, to which his sister has prefaced asketeh of the planist’s Ife and appended the crittelsms made by musical critics upon his work. ‘This preface coutains some as- sertiong, pardonable, since prompted by sisterly Jove, but unwarranted by the facts of Gottschalk’s.carcer, Thus, it is not cor- rect to speak of this planist ay “ the only Aneyican master of the modern sehool of musif,” amd as ‘tthe most eminent plaaist and composer this country has produced.” In technique and tn execution Gottschalk hos had his equals If notstperlors. 1s fame ns a pianist rests chieily upon his delicacy of touch and tho skill with which he interpret- ed hls own compositions, As was once sak of him by an ardent admirer, he could inake.a plano “sing”? But he displayed no especial ability fn his Interpretation of the works of othors, and would probably be elissed ag on eclebrated” poplar plinist rather than as an artist of the rank of Ro- vinstein or Liszt. He was always a planist and only a pianist thoroughly in love with his instrument, but withvat the power to grasp any musical effects except such as could be produced on this instrument, Miss: Gottschalk gives her brother a greater meed of fame than he ean justly be proved ene ted to, In other respects this preliminary: sketch Is unsatisfactory, Lt repeats much that ts contained In the * notes” theisel\es, and consists mainly of landatory extracts with a very attennated thread of blogryphicat fact to hold them together, ‘The rest‘of the yolume has not been carefully edited, There ig too mueh of St A. judicious praning would inve rendered the book much more interesting. . ttschatk was born in New Orleans May 8 U2, and dled in ite de Janeiro Dee. 35, 1960, is ‘mother was a Creoto and his father un Buglishinan of Ger. inan-Jewish descent. Louis was thelr oldest, child, and was what might be enlled a plie- nomenon, Atd he picket out an alron the plano by ears at 6 took lessons on the plane and. violin, aid at 3 was sent to Parts to study. Jfis first pupa ein publie was ut the Salle Moyet In Varks in 1863, Ila sts- ter says that * from that hour he reeelved hits diploma as‘an artist.” Lis first appenrance in this country was in 1853, and atter that date he made’ several successtl concert tours through the States, His experiences on these tours were at times amusing, Ho 8 fully revorded them In his Notes? n 1803, under the dato “Dee, 4? ho thus speaks of Sandusky, 0.2 Small town and very strange audience, The appliuse here consists of whistling, whieh (rightened Pattl very much, In the ear wheres 1 have gone to sinoko, F find myself in the midst of amountain of trunks, Lend by squatting down among then, from whenes 1 hear the conductor say te tis conimnion, P hayve aera ye embalued bodies!’ Imagine what ult Ur Chicago, Dec. 20, 1862, he says: * Chicago, of all the We: which most resoinbles New York. It ig animated aud dourishing. One feels that it t3 young, tute of sup, aud) asks nothing better thin to enjoy life, 1t posscescs taste and enthusiusm, 1 think, of on higher stundurd than wll the ythor elticd in this seation ofeountry. What Paleo profer tn it $s that It ls exempt ‘from that provitelalism whieh one feels the more In proportion aa one leaves the InteNectual foous of the United States. Tho Jndles wenr bere boautitul furs. 2... Tho stores are immense. tn ono block alonu 1 counted tive fushionable warehouses whieh are each tye stories high, and cimploy from elynty 10100 clerks, Tho sti!) merchints fram the Ine terlor of the territerics among tho Mormona come here atthe beyinuing of winter to mako their purchases, lere is a not overtlattering picture of the St. Nicholas Hotel, Springfield, IIL, in 1865; We are cooped up, six of us, ina little rao hardly Inrgy enough’ to hotd ane bed comfort- ably, Tho water to wash with is as black ua ink, The propriotor charges us for a supper which wo hitve not eaten, wad upon an Unild observation which we make respecting It, looks at uss It he wished to crush uy, aud, uditressiug the porter, throws out this iemorable phrase: * Lilly, take cure that tho trunks are pot taken away bofore tho bitis are paid!" Onder date of Jan. 8, musician thus speuks ‘of its people: Ist, the enraged Adrian, Mich, und Infamous concerts! Seventy-eight dollars! Tho people say that thoy prefer *u wood neqro show.” ‘Thoy’ura furlous ut tho price ford: misslon—one dollar, A siuguiur Atmorican ehuractoristic! Thoy insult ws ng if we forced om to pay. Sunday, Dee, 11, 1864, the pianist was again at Chleugoz Arrived at Chiongo from Detroit aftor nine- teen houraof ralirosd. The enow ts, sa tuck that in many places It has drifted ton bight of three or four feut, and has obstructed the road, ChicuzoJs always the elty of the West, We ure tainuugurite Moore & Siuith'’s new hall, The tickets aro all gold in nuvanee, . . . Cuncert> bull crammed, but the wudienco cold, L have teed thut an audience which inaugurates baitis generally coll, ss Yuespay, Deo. M.—Thoy tak of making 9 gs canul from the Atluntic covat, connect- ny tha great contral lakes, and onding at Chie oO, Which will thus enable European vesgels to land directly at Chicago, 2400 niles in thu in= terlor of the country. Nothing cau givo you any tow of tho foyerish enterprisa which exists bore; averything Is donb’ tu araud style. ‘Vhe stores ure paluces, tho botels-townd, Mr, Gottschalk pays this tribute to “ tho elty at the other ond of the bridge's St, Louis is 0 aud-louking cliy. Poor in aps Pearance, the shops ore wean, and the street riobest in lirge atures bardly compares with, the passat quurters of the “towery.” In the largeat street tho vurbs of the pavements ure broken, uid we recognize tha same holes which we hud'soon last winter, ‘These oxtracts wil glve.a falr. idea of the genoral nature of these’ Notes,” which oc- eupy about 400 pages fn this ume. ‘There are many things in them that wil interest render, and the book ts neatly and tastetully bound and printed. Published In Patt 5 ° eat ialto in Patladelphin by J, B, Lippin ——- RALPM WALDO EMERSON, Once again Is the Concord sage And philos- opher made the subject of # biographical work, and Mr, Cook 3 a much more satls- tactory biographer than Mr, Guernsey. ‘This lntest volutne, moreover, has the seal of au- thorlty upon its face, for it las been read and approved by a member of Mr, Emerson's own family, Asn blugraphy, then, i¢ may bo accepted as absolutely correct—that fs, nx for as it goes, for tt will readily be under. stood that the biography of aman stilt Hying would not seek to go very deep into the pur- sonal history of Its subject. No effort has been made to defend or to eriticlse Mr. Em- erson’s work, Mr, Cooke {sa lfsciply rather thanacsitic, Buths ovgus wide the book, ern cities, ia the one, OCTOBER 92 wy [881—SIXTE PAGHS. g rest Th additlon will ta who construy for themselves, to fiberal extracts from tbs writings of Mr ant bids those aud rson alrendy published, this work eons tilns a Jarge amount of inatter not ent talned dn Mr. Emerson's published volumes, ‘The following essayannd addresses are given iy full: The prospectus and latroductory essay tothe Dials Concord address on tho ales tor Bincoins two nddresses iene Am iF at the ielinious Assovlation toot the Concord © Mbit ur ty Walt Wiittineti on of Grass’?s general litrod tet silat work on "Lhe Aundred Great- Men. There will also be found dn tis: volume asynopsis of two tinpublished sere inons delivered In Concord bh 1536, ing chapters discuss Mr, Emeraon's philosophical and religions views, As ty the It will be remembered tht the tev, Joseph Cook charged that Mr. Kinerson had beeome wn_orthodox Congregatlonallst. On this point Mr. Couke says: tress M To elass Rinurson 88 & uhamplon af any party in religion would be unjust. No tin has deeper « tlons than he, but bo does net hold thom na by the churns of any seeturiin mine, Ho seed_on nll sldes, respects the teuthia in alt 03, faves the good in al religions, Te ba not ristinn int putty sense whatever, nor 1; gn rejector Of Caristunity, i Jess lt fig -savs tho suod Init, recognizes its great service In the Meuleation of a pure, spire ital religion und anobla morality, Inver fis lofty. spirit of truth and devotion: but be Is not carted wway. by it, will not aceupt its dictation or be committed tu Its defense. And in another place be makes thls definit stitement: He {3 thoroughly a Christian fy his acceptance of those yruat teaths of the spiritual Iie whiel have xiven Chelstiaulty {tg intiuence jan the world: but all that is apeolal, supernatural, at- Thorititive he re ‘Tho soul 13 ite ows nue thority, wii wortds dre one, the aune reigious kuntinents nid traths appear wider whitever Ily loves the Christiia spirit when senility: ed, as A profortad conviction aiid Bune Of spiritual roalltios, 1s 0 hyygh, Tund lng enthitsiigin tue what Is right and holys Dit all there i4 te ft worthy Of netiva and ros kpect comes from a universal religious sent ment. ithasne power fn and of [tgetf, as it tisturly ince of worship, to charm aud inspire the soul of man, In 1889 Mr. Eimorson sald toa visitor who asked hin as to his religious oplilons and If they: had undergone any change, “My yvles are to be found inwhat 1 have writ- ten.” Ina published fetter Ils sun says he etracted any Views expressed hn hig writings after his withdrawal from the inluistry, ‘That ought ty settle it, We be- Neve Mr. Cooke’s volume will be a wel- come, addltion te any library, and that it may: be read with both pleasure and profit. Published In Buston by J. 1 Usgoud & Co, THE PAGEANT. Such Is tho title of Miss Itossetti’s new vol- tine of poems, and ft is also the subject of the Initial work, a pretty and funcltul play, In which the twelve months of the year are represented aga familly of brothers and sis- ters who have pleasant grectings. and songs when they meet, and then finally have 0 merry dance when they all come together upon the stage. ‘There are a munber of other short poems of great merit and fully equal to the best of Miss Rossettl’s previons work. ‘The writer [sn poct of suntiment— an“ emotional” pogtess, she might be called —but the charm of her verse Is tts grace wil melody, combined with marked orkinal- ity und furey of expression, Back ot every ine fs a thought, and oo thought finding its true oxpresstui in the por etle turm. "The Ballad of Boling” isa striking poom filled with religious fervor and “sympathy with tempted and struggling hn wan belongs.” ‘Tho sonnets ice models in thelr wiay—xenuine lovenitisic. We quote one to show the writer's, delicacy of touch and skittul handling of a theme so often used, yetalways apparently suseeptible of and original treatment: If thore be nny one can tuke my place vAnd make you happy whom [gneve to grieve, Whink not that [cunt eradga it, but belleve fo commend you to chat nobler grace, ‘That readior wit than inne, that sweerer fave; 1 alnee your riches nike me rich, conceive 1 too ai efowned, while bridal crowns I weave, And thread tha bridal danco with Jocund puce. For if Lad not love you, itauight be ‘Thne } should grudge you vome ove deur de: tits * Hut sluice the heart 1g yours that was ming own, Your pleusure Ig iny pleasure, right my right, Your honorable frendou makes ine fre And you eompantoned, Lain not alone, Published In Boston by Roberts Bros, eee IUISTORY OF MEDICINE IN MASSA CHUSE TTS. ‘The early history-oC Massachusetts is tho main portion of thatof all New Englind, and, ton very lurge extent, that of the: whole country. Hence: the history of medicine In Massachusetts lias more than a merely local Interest to the profession and the publle, for itis die early medical: history of the wholo country In large purt, ‘Phe descendants of the curly settlers of Massachusetts form no small proportion of our population, and it curries an interest -to the people of widely- sopirated localities, Moreover, some of tha most important events and aelilevements of modern medical selence, sueh as) the prace Hee ot Inoculation in sinnll-pox, the prede- epssur of vacelnation, waleh undoubtedly was generally praeticed first among westertt nations in Massachusetts, aid the discovery of amesthesia, probably the greatest boon that nedicine has yet conferred upon sutler- ing humanity. Dr. Samuel Abbott Green, in an adiress delivered before the Massachusetts Medical Soclety on the oceaslon of its centennhal ane nlversary, has collected nnd given ina suc- eluet Yorn a valuable muss of historical frets: concerning the progre: ff medical rot sand practice in that State. As might be ex- pected, he deals imostly with the earlier perlods of colonial tues, which arg the most teresting, luasmuch as they arg most remote and unknown to tha people of the present day. ‘here are many curious dotatls in thts carly history, and it atftords a vory stiggestive: egilnpse at the early condition of invdical sclence in this country. ‘The combination of finetions elerleal und medical in the same individuals, ng was the rule, ft appears, in carly tines in Massachusetts, would not suum to favor sclentiic progress; yet wo. seu 1 this history that soimethnes the thealog: feat practitioners on botn soul aud body were nore adyaneed than the regulary educated and exclusively medleal phystefins, ‘Thus In tho Inoculation controversy that raged so. severely In Boston on Ue intrpduction of this practleo by Cotton Mather, tt was Dr, Boylston alone, with the tinkstors, senlnst thou rest of the inedieal profess! The ad- dregs, published na lt fs it ny neat and attractive form by A. Williams & Co,, Bos- ton, Is really: x valuable contribution to speelal historical literature, BB, BEACONSFIELD'S WIT AND WISDOM An anonymous volume of nearly 400 pages, composutl of extracts, eplarnms, axtoms, aud elever sayings culled from the works and speeches of the late Prime Minister of Eu- gisnd, has beon republished tn this country with the title: © Wit and Wisdem of Ben> Junin Disraili, Earl of Beaconsiletd." ‘Che nnonymots compilur ts Mr, Henry G, Cal- craft, a well-known Englishman, at one tine private secretary to dohn Bright, wna at present Permanent Seeretary to the Board of Trade, ‘Phere isu rather’ curious history connected with tho publication of this book, whieh Is, after all, otly adietlonary of quota: tons from oy stugte author. Lt was prepared and ready to be put in type before tho death of the rl, and in tact—ns the author tolls ous din hls preface—* thouch the omiauusertpt owas never dn his handa, he expressed lis ppravid and look forward to dts: publication with Interest.” But whon Mr. Cateratl went ta look for a publisher nud explained what sort of a work he fad written, to bis disgust thu selected publishers claimed copy rie on the greater part of the extracts hether they have walved their clan. slneo the death of Peaconsteld or fot Is not know, but—here 3 the book, Tt would be difleult for an Intelligent com- piler to collate a work from Disreal’s own writings and not have iu it many brilliant suyings, witty eharueterizutions, mid Nterary Jewels. ‘The eplerane are arranged under aifabetical titheheadlags whieh? explain thelr purport, Pungent sentences wore a disthictlys mark of this author, Sone of his sharpest sayings «Were uttered in political debates in aut. door speeches. Fron his multifarious works “Mr, Caterait has made his selections with good judgmunt. ‘The volume fs entortuining. Yet It cannot be consldered a basls from wilel to form an estimate of the writer's avility. Many of the quotations ave become a part of Hlatary sich as his eycription of Ghidstone and his atatement Tey Tous that, * ‘The Contlnant will not sulfer England to be the workshop of the workl fi Published in New York by D, Appleton & 0. AN UWISTORICAL RNOSANCR. Mr, Rufus Blanchard {3 better known a3 0 historical writer and student than as un aur thor af varia, Ha hoa nut inut tinfshad a voluminous *“Sistery of the NortIwest.” snl now ngaln claims public attention asan author by along eple poem to which ho has given tho tte “Abraham Jineoin, the ‘Type of American Genlus: an Hstorleal Romunee."” As on mutter of — faet, had = tho =o book = begun at tho tenth canta it would fave been more consistent with the first part of its title, Mr. Blanehiard displays great Hterary ver- saltlity in his ability to write histary in elther prose or. verse. His famlllarity with pioneer Western ify stands him In good stead, and gives a life and spirit te the unarrnitive which Mt would not otherwise lave possessed. ‘The work is Jn fifteen cantos, and contains the portralts of Lincoln and of the author of the volume. A great amount of Inbor has been faithfully bestowed on the. preparation of these pares, and tha verses are’ not lacking In tha true herofe spirit pertinent tea ro- nianee of this kind, Mr, Blanchard has varied his metre in order. the better to adapt if to tha nature of the subject treated, Inthe prolog he thus speaks of Mr, Lincoln: Me was tho type ani yonlus of bla age, Reured Inthe schonl of bounteous! Nature's rm The ruler, hero, counselor and age, Whose honor to tha miotia whieh be buro Grow, through the training of tho Nation's Stneo first its councils in the form ruled, Tucuroute In the love that shires it part Tt) pubilg virtue from whe cradi¢ schoo! No vain protensions faltered on his tongue, Beneath v subtle tnpileation hids But Jovuud nulveness on bis xecents bung, Cousistent with the aetions whieh he did: In the first. canto, after a prelhininary In- vocation, the port finds nis * moral hero” inan agtlst.” Ne tells us that— ‘There was an artist strong of purpose, Eecentely, faithful, loving, und beloved By all who live and grow In sweet uffection’s ways. Jie lived, ns artists often do, In sinvle hatitiudes, ils bourd waa frugal, and Desire Knoeke:! ever at. hls door efore Supply was ushered tu. This artist had w beautiful daughter, and had resolved that she should wed no one but Mike hinself. Mer lover therefore broad to-stidy art, and returning, en- Ouse, Where there Is an unfinished picture on un easel, He respris to an expes dient taid first, we believe, ot Rubens: Uneonsclous what he dit Walle in these pensive moods He palnta a tly u “twas Justa litt! With gossamer wings, Ant now our Itomen bles biinsel! awny ‘And leaves his Juliet alone upon. the baleony, She wat I ber siry when he returned, And us be drow his handkerchief ‘To brash away the tly, she suyas Hy pi. that's nota thy, t's Just whit of ivory=bhick " ‘That Willkun put upon the scene, Is he nn artist, par Next came a priest, In the second canto, after the spirits have been ordered, in council assembled, to train up a youth ford future erists In the history of the United States, two children are ine troduced who learn tu tove euch other us they grow up, At 20 the youth Alfred re solves to go West, ‘The scene of the third canto 1s on the Merrimac Kiver: Jn the lund of tho Pilgrims no buppler age: Was ever recorded on bistury’s page, ‘Thun the tine when tho stige-cuuch enllvened the street . With ull of its parnpherualia complete, It bustles tio towi as it rattles along, Agthe mur in the box cuts tuo alr with bis thonse, . And tho high-mettled steeds ralse their curvet- fie necks THE the delver ls forced to resort to tho brakes. ‘The seeng of the fourth eanto changes too Jucnitty now known as Pittsburg, chen passes: to the site of Chicazo, ind tells of an Ludlan mmalden who there fliuds— » . + Mer hero young und bold, A thoroughbred, from New Engtand’s ford, Heaved tt the mutenless training of the lund What Fanuett Hall bad built and freedom planned, ‘The name of this Indian maiden was zhigneenwateen, We have not suitce to woul tis stury through the remaining: tun cantes, “The last two stanzas are eulo- gistic of Lincoln, and are samples of the best poetry in the volume: ‘Tinie's footprints write bis eulogy, ecorded on tts shining shore— ‘Phat {ature millions yat to by, du pussang vy its roiling lon, May, on its Hiving tablet, neo pho fruity bia inspiration bure, ‘This monument that loyal hands have made it evs ubovo his tenument of eluy— Ideal of tho hontuge to be paid ‘To thought and ictions in the life displayed OF bin whose will the golden rile ubeyed (Lhe Typo and Genius of Amerien) THE LATE Dt, HOLLAND. Speclal Correspondence of The Chicayo Tribune. Panis, ML, Oct. 20.—L send you the follow- ing blugraphieal sketch of the late De J. G Holiand, furnished your correspondent, by request by Mr. W. U. Judson, of this elty, Who wus a near friend of the deceased years ago ln Mississippl: Josiah Gilbert Holland, whose death oc- curred) so suddenly on the morning of the izth inst, was born ut Belehertown, Mass., in the year 1819, and was consequently about G2 years of nge at the thue of his demise. Ills generat health thrpugh Ife was good, although he had had premonitions of the heart-trouble which ended his existence, Ie was educated at Northampton, Mass. and prepared himself for the practles of medi- clue, selecting Springfchl, Mass. for his field uf work. He there imirried Siss Eliza- beth Chapin, who now survives him, Flnd- ing too much competition in his chosen pro- fession, he removed to Blehinond, Va,, aud engaged in teaching for a short tine, He aevopted call in thesame oveupation from Vieksburg,. Miss. and organized the first publle school In that city, it not the first in the State, During bls vacation he spent the thne upon one of the largest cotton plantations in Lunisiang, and wrote “Sketches of Plantae ton Lite” to the Springtleld Repubttean, This was In tho year 138, when Samuel Bowles, the noted editor, was less tin 2 years ofd; and it Is the opinion of the writer that the interest and merit of thesu letters were the primal cnuses that led to the eunnection of Holland whth the Springiield Republican, which connection continued tor nearly twenty years, and established the reputation of that paper as the tending country news paper of New England. Dr, Hulland’s com- pensation at Wis commencement, Was $40 por Inonth—s450 salary a year; but, at retiring from tat paper, his share ot galn was 350,000, It was during Dr, Holland's realdence in Vieksburg that be made his first attempe at giving expression to tke poutical tatent te voncelved he possessed, and with hesitation anu Handy he tnelosed n litte poem of five verses, entitied * Fleta Gray” to the Home dournal, of New York, edited by Wills & Mortis, with on. Fequest if Iteame under the critical eyo of N. V, Willis and was refused, to * Plense bury: tin clean sheut.? Le was published; — and wie will say that (his npparenttritly. owas nut turning polit in the carreer uf future popu lar author? Luss thun half a century ago, there was not considered suflcient material fox 4 taler- ably work of ttetlon in this marae andl Je Gi, Holland was prominent ino producing’ an inturest In thames und sttbjects drawn entlre- ly from American scenes and events, Our author wrote fitteon distinct books, all of which were possessed of merit and received with popular iuterest, It is somutimes sald of a prolitie writer that he writes really but asingty book; snd, If our author falls fa all else, bis“ Thnothy ‘Titeomb” will survive, Upon application with his book to the elder Seribuer, aftera refusal of the manuscript by number of publishers, Mr. Scribner locking the duor'of his sanctum and Hlatening to a fow bugos of the book, consented tu publish ity share) y assuring tho success of what fol- owed, Dr, Holland was not considered a profound writer, but he put lls thougnts. tia dress that Was pure and healthy, and readily touched tho moral sensibilities of our people. Ho found his proper place In the literary world =a large mneed of praise being justly and promptly accorded him, Evidence of hls skill in managewent Is shown tn the success of the praguziny (Soritner'ay, with which he was connected for a period, ve fen years, and whieh changes Its name to the Century With its next iysuo, ‘Thy sale of Holland's published works retched the number of 600,000 cupies, sud, us proof of thelr deserved popularity, they ure all being reprinted In attractive style. Peenniarily, he hud steadily risen from poverty to ‘the control of nv business which paid bh a full fnterest upon $300,000 of Ine vestment, ‘The writer of this notlee en- Joyeu Dr. Holland's princely hospltallty re tently at his faintly restdence, 46 Park place, Now York City, for which be pald the sun at 870.000, busldes the rast af elegant fur Ca ‘of hinself, tn Aearper's nishings and appointinents. In this etegant home, attentive to lila Hterary work, he re- sided for eight, months of the year—spenddin: the heated inonths at hls enchanting villa o! “ Tonnia Castle’? (deseribert, with a portrait Magazine of last month), onan Ishin of the St. Lawrence— Not fons before 113 death Dr. Holland was invited by the writer to: visit the West, but he reptled that he could not speak at atl in public, aud eontt do but ltue writing beyond the periodical matter: under the head of “'Toples of the ‘Times’ in Seribner, Me Jenves na wife nad three clildren—two wt married daughters and ason fustof ager stidentat Yale College, Te was at Pres tonlat In lenoantaatiornsl sink y Bic wor shiped, with lis fumily, at, the snecession “the Old Briek Chureti’” of the present year, Dr. Holland used the following toueliIng and expressive fanguages “The world is passing very rapidly uncer ant soon the te of life will sweep over our piiniess heads and stlt hearts, Apropos of this, Jook In the May aunber of Serliner for e tittle poem of amine entited *Threnouy,” Itis alitde blue in tone, but. the last stanza gives the right turn, and, on the whole, E think the plece Is healthy,’? ‘The poem above mentloned 1s copied be- low, in the belief that lt will touch a tender chord In the felines of innay readers: OU sweet are tho scents und sons of Spring, And brave ary tha Sutnmer-ttow And chit are the Autumn-winds that’ bring ‘Tho Winter's lingering hours, And the wortd goes round and round, Aud the aun siuks into the sens And, whether I'm on or uniler tho ground, The world cares little for me, ‘The hawk sails over tho sunny di, ‘The brook trotls on in the shales, But the friends T brave lost ie eotd and stl, Where thoir stricken furina were lald. And the world gous round and round, And the bun sinks into the seu; And, whether Pur on or under the ground, ‘Tho world cares little for me, Ollfo, why art thou so bright a boon? O brenti, why art than so sweet? O frieuds, how enn ye forget so soon ‘Tho loved ones who liv at your feet? But tho world woos round and round, And the sun drops into the sen; And, whether I’m on or under the ground, ‘The world cures Ittle fur ine. ‘The ways of men aro busy and bright, y f wont fs kind; It is meet for the eyes tu behold the Hgbt— But the dying and dead ure bind, Aud the world gous round and round, And the gun falls Into-Uhe sea, Amd, whether I'm on or under the ground, ‘The world cures Ilttle for me. But. if fe awake and will never cease On the Future's distant share, And thy rose of Love and the lily of Peace Shall Gloom there forever inore, Let the world go round and round, And the sun sink into the sea, For, whether Pin on or under too ground, O whut will it matter to me? Wetted MAGAZINES, The Internatlonal Review for November has the second part of M. August Langel’s “Victor Huge,” completing one uf the best eritical estimates of that great French man of letters that igs recently appeared. ‘Tlie Rey, Dr. Witham E. Boges couctudes hls re- view of Mr. Eiward Atkinson's“ Solld South.’ J. Brander Matthews has a critical article upon " ‘Fhe Plays of M. Oetave Feul let.” ‘The disensslon by Dr. Willlam A. Huntmond of the question of “ The Pautsha- bility of the Insane” will se sure to attract attention from the medical profession aml Iaymen alike. “Onr Exports of Bread: stuffy,” by Richard M. Edmonds, §s timely In view of the discussions of the tariff now go- ingon'in England and the United States, Mr. dumes Grant Wilson brings the number toncluse with wlone historie-memoriat ar- tele upon that vld-tine © Acadian Goveru- or,” Saunutel Yeite! The November number of the Catholic World has the following table of contents: “The Sentiment of English Radiealising? by » Murshatts “A desult in Diszuise,? by: John R. G, Hassard 5. Story of a Portionless Girl* Part L, by Mi . A. Allles; res of Chastettus,” Yindl, BP. ‘Thompson; on Tennyson's ¢ lin an ‘Teitony™ ffi MeElrone; “Lourdaluue,” by the Re O'Conor; “The Christian” Conyte Afrlea” (concluded), by Ht. U'Connor; * Christhin Jerusalem,” Part V., by the Kev, AH. Hewit; “Chureh-Livings lund and fy Spain,” by HO Barrell; “The Last of the Carthusians and the Fate of the Ob- servant Fathers? by S$. Hubert: Burke; Napoieon Ht and Ifis Retzn,’ by the Rev, ry A. Braun, £ 3 The Y 4 Centennial Ce J, Keane, D, D, The aluintie Mouths for November Is a number which cannot fall to please the read- ers for whom this imyazine seems to be espe etal, designed. It has a short articly on President Garfield, 1ts thoughttulness and grace of style indleate Mr. Dowells as its author, though no nine tselven. Miss Lucey Larcom contributes trom her own recollecs tons an Interesting artlele entitied “Among Lowell MULGirls.” Sidney Howard Gay, fo suiswWer to the question When Did the Milgriin Fathers Land at Plymouth?” seems to show conclusively that the date heretotere given for that wortd-famous ‘landing Ss Incorreet. Aiss Sarah Orne Jewett hus one of her cha acteristic sketches entitled * From a Mourne ful Villeger,? whieh witl probaly be repro- duced in her book ealled “Country By Ways. Jolin Fiske discusses the *’Theory ofaCommon Origh: for All Languages.” Mrs. ED. i. Blanelardl writes 8 paper ana “Florenting Family in the fifteenth Cen- tury.” Sylvester Baxter coutributes a paper on the “Forestry Work of the Tenth Cen. sua.” ‘The two serial stories, Mr. Howells! “Dr, Breen’s Practice,” and Mr, James * Por- trait of « Lady,” are continued, and W, Q, Studdard tas an interestlag short story, "So. us by Fire.” ‘The numbers of the Living sige for Oct. (Pan Get, 2 contain “Four Centuries of English Letters.” by Sir, Henry ‘Taylor; “The Future of Islan; ‘Phe, Essayists 773 “Old English Clans’ Pasa Schonewald— a Study in Prophive: Hints for un Au tumnal Ramble! the Lute Jolin ihil Burton”; “Besieged in the ‘Trivisvaal”? * Reminiscences of George Borrow"; “ W.3. Landor”; © Electricity a3 0 Factor on Lnppl- ness"3 "'The Art of Friendship’; “Sea- Messengers; Archeological Diseoverlgs in Exypt'?s “Pho Revival ot Irish) Manfe factares’s “My ‘Troubles in Rusal: “Exyptian Exeavations and Mumusles, with’ instalments of “tn ‘Trust? at the usiil amauut of poviry, Harper's Maguztne for November con- eludes the sixty-thitd volume. It opens with uu interesthig article, by W. HH. Uidelne, ent titled “Un Cornwatl with an Uinbrella.” W. OW. ‘Thomas Jr. contributes a graphic aecount o€ twe weeks! recreation and sport In the wouds of Canada, We are reminded agate of tha Yorktown Centennial, by Mtr Tfnwarl Pyle's strong poem, *Filhman’s Hide from Yorktown to Philadelphta.” In the second installment of hiy “Journalistic London,” use Hatton deseribes the Lone don ‘fimes building, and fives a history of that paper, with an Interestli account of tho carvers of the fate Sir, Delnue and hfs sites cessor, Mr, Chenery, as eiditars, An dnter- esting chapter in the ploneer blstory of Uhio fy contributed by Altred Mathews, binder ie title of “Ohto's First Cupltal "referring to Chillicothe, Joh Uubberton gives an ab stract of Pant Du Chaillu’s travels In Sean- dinayta, ax recently published in’ The Land of the Midnight Suu.” ‘Thomas Mughes contributes an interesting skytel of the tito Denn Stanley-reconntlug scenes In the bat tor’s lite withessed by the author of the art. ‘The serial novels" Anne,” by Con- wey Fenlinure Woolson, and "A Lavdl vean,”. by ‘Thomas Hardy—are continue Joli A, Dillon contributes # thacly article, With Mlustritlons, cn *'Peluantapee, nnd the Ends Ship Railwa Short storlus are con- tributed bys Jolin Esten Cooke and Virginia W. Jolinson, and poems by Lucy Larcom and Adeluile Ciley Waldron, Lippincot’a Maguztne for _ November opens with a paper by Charles Burr ‘foul, deseriblng “A Walk over Montauk,” repro- ducing with pen and penelt the striking features of that wild and ovvan-beaten cape, with its wreek-strawn shores, its imuensd herds pf eattla, tinique bassdlshing, and des+ olute sand-drifts, "A Varied Entertalu- iment? iy the tle of & humorous sketel de picting some recent frotics of Amurlenn ort students dn Parks. ‘The vighth chapter of De. Oswald's acaolugteal Curlosities" is devoted to “Animal Renogaed “Mr. dames L, Ferridre has found In the Natinal Library at Paria materials fur an artich of yulue ana of Umely Interest. dt consis ehietly of extracts from a unmuseript diaty of the Prince de Brogile, granufather ot the present Duc do Brogile, who urclved in America just after the surrender of Coru- smoriam? 7; ot ele, walls, An article on John S: Clarke, tht comedian, by William Stuart, sketches thi rnreer of that eminent actor, and puluts ow lila pecullar, qualities as the lending repre sentative of genuine comedy, “Tha Ordet of the Carmina Countenance,” and mn ae. count of “Shroton Fair,” in Dorsetshire, are Ilvely traveling sketches, a Among many other interesting artictes In the Novemoer nitinher of the Oniled Servies ata the following: * The Yorktown Canpatirn of i751," by Vatts De Peyster; A Temi scenes of the United States Ship Miaste eippl,? by Medical Director HT. Macoun, ‘The Stlyer Dollar in Relation te f the Army and Navy,” by Join A, Chree Yeurs on the Blockade,” by 13. Sonne Wrongs In Our Ariny rvicu,”” hy Dessauer; Wasted Energy ln e Navy"; and “Sweethearts and Wives.” LITERARY NOTES, Mrs. Oliphant is wyiting a “ Literary His tory of the Nineteenth Century.” Col. Chesney, author of “The Battle of Dorking,” wrote “The Private Seevetary.” “ Bertha’s Baby.” by Gustave Droz, will pou be issued from the press of Peterson ros, sile of the Moody and Sankey hyints, in all their various editions, has reached 9 total of nearly 10,000,000 copies, {tls rumored that Miss Sarah MeLean kave the material for “Cape Cod Folks’ tu paler Grant, nnd that he then wrote the pauk. Mr. Charies Darwin has Inter ited a large fortune from bly Jate brother, Erasmus A. Darwin, Jt amoints to nearly a intilion dollars, “The Making of England,” dealing with the carilust perlud of Enelish history, wlll be Mr J. 2. Green's next contribution ty, English history. Dr. Holland Is succeeded by Mr. Richare Watson Gilder as editor of the Century zie, ad Mr. Hobert U. Johnson bee comes nssoelnte editor. “Pp, C, Cent, barrlater,” who wrote “The Jepublic of Republics,” a volume in defense of’ Phe Lost: Cause,” is supposed tu be a pseudonyin for Judah P, Benjamin, .\sevond edition of “A Romance of the Nineteenth Century will shortly. be pub Mished, It will contain, In the shape of 4 ye face, Mr, Malluck’s answer to his reviews cre, Mr. Swinburne’s new tragedy, “Queen Mary,” the third part of the trilocy’ 3 the Ite nnd death of the Seottish Queen, Is in le Hees, nnd will be published in about a month. ‘The two sermons on Garileld preached by Dr. Le » Bellows will, In response to a very general demand, be issued fin pamph- let entitled “Before and After. the Presi+ dent's Death.” Mr, Isnae Taylor's work on the history of the alfabet ty now In press. Tt will contain hivuerous tables of alfabets acd fac sluiley of tnseriptions, Which lave been reproduced by & photographic process. J. G. Totland’s -LHe of Lincoln, sotd by subscription, netted film nearly $20,000. Te offered to write the book for $5,0U, but the publisher thought that tog inueh, and a com- breulse was effected with compensation fixed ut 20 cents tor each volume sald. An international literary event of no small Interest will be the publication of Paul B, du Challis “ Land of the Midnight Sun? dur- hug the present month in the United States, Eustand, France, Germany, and S At will be published here in two yolur profusely Ulustrated. Signor loss, the Italian tragedian, ap-. airs ts Hamlet on the outside of the Critic ‘The portrait ts a pen-and-tk, drawn by Blt, In Ventee, P.M, Potter tells the story of Rossi's life. ‘There is alse 2% portrait and personal sketch of the fate Dr J.G. Holland, AA Freneh eritle Is credited with a learne, review of Buckle’s History, in which he ex: pressed a hove that he might reeetve addi Uonal volumes of tho work, Itls also re. culled that at the Literary Men's Congress held at Paris In Wis the Secretary formally regretted that Thackeray and Dickens had nde no Bien regarding the Invitations sent them, Messrs. Walter Besant and James Rice have completed thelr Christunas number of Charles Dickens? AU the Year Rowud, ‘The {ele OF, thgly Stora. will. he.tThe Captaln's oan. wese uthors fre also enguged pon a novel of the regulation three-volume size, which will be published lu serial form in January next. ‘The tle Is ‘All Sorta and Conditions of Meu."" Among the manuscripts Intely acquired by the iibrury of the Athenjan Chambers fs 0 roll of thick paper abcut a finger fn width und 1,000 feet long, un which the various anagrams af the mune Constantinople are written. These diferent anagrams are iu ranged In alphabetical order and amount te no less than 40,05, ‘The roll was written apparently tu England in the last century. ‘Tschernischewsky, tha imprisoned Russian novellst, is said te have given ii a novel, printed about 18dl-"32, the first. impulse to Whut has slnce been known as the Nihilist movement. “Heisin the grent ininlng dis. triet of the Crown in Eastern Siberia, and for twelve years was Iterally chained to hi wheelbarrow by tae aud fettered to the wal) of his cell nt night. ‘Phis treatment has been lately samewhat lightened, George W, Marlan, of New York, will is sue in October three hollday bookx—viz. Mrs. rine’s “Road to Slumberland,” de signed and UWustrated by Louls C, Titfany and bls corps of associated artists; " Made, the Violet Girl,” by the same author, Hus trated by Miss Northam; *Tutd-Prutt,” ¢ book of child songs by Laura Ledyard ane W.'L. Peters, with full-page iustrations by Alfred Brenuan and D, Ciuton Peters, Col, W. Montague’s narrative of Bev sleged In the ‘Transyanl,”? published ty Blackwood, bits heen issued in book form, Inn letter trom Maritzbilrg he gives this novel pleture of authorship in the fleid: “+ Besiexed In the ‘Transvaal? was written ina tent full of bullet-holes, on ground actually strewed with lead, ‘and on which g, week preylous It would have been certain’ death to take a stroll, My table was uv brandy-ense, and my seat a soldler’s blanket rolled up und put on the ground,” We regret tolearn from the London, Pub- Ushers Clrenlar that Mr. Willlam Heury Low, the third son of the venerable En- giish publisher, Mr. Sampson Low, is dead. Mr, Low wasn member ot the eminent firm of Sampson Marston, Searle & Riving: ton, of 1. For anuny years he hid been more or less assoclated with the Pule lixhers’ Cirentar, ond sines his father’s, re- Urement trom business 0° few years ago, had the managzenent that paper under hls porgqnal control: Mr. Low was greatly be: oved by his friends and Aegtialhtanees, and has left a widow and a farge tamlly ot ehildren, His only surviylag brother, Mr, Matthew Low (the hist of eight sons), las resiiled inthis country for several yyeurs, mul is the aecuipant oft trusted position in the establishment of Messrs Harper & Bros, New York. . 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