The New York Herald Newspaper, November 9, 1876, Page 7

. NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, CABLE NEWS From All Parts of the Old World. THE AMERICAN ELECTION. Comments of the London Press Upon the Supposed Result. UNIVERSAL SATISFACTION EXPRESSED. A Conference Agreed To by Russia and France, GERMANY'S - NEUTRAL ATTITUDE. Loxpor, Nov. 9, 1876, Tho presidential election in the United States has Become for the time being as important # theme in the opinion of the London journals as the war in the East, if 1 may judge from the claborate editorial con. ments which are to be found in all the papers of this morping. The general sentiment is one of hearty ap- proval and renewed confidence in the integrity of the American people and United States securitics, So tar from fearing further inflation of the currency, the press speaks in tho highest terms of Mr. Tilden’s sa- gacity and integrity. 4 SAFE MAM, The Times elaborately reviews the difficulties which Mr, Tilden will have to encounter in consequence ot Whe copflicting majorities in the Senate and Bouse of Ropresentatives and also because of the claims of the various sections of the democrats for office patronage, The Times con- siders Govornor Tilden’s antecedents ‘‘a guarantee ogainst his yielding to the pressure of the Southern democrats in favor of reactionary measures; and, in any event, it 1s more obvious @What there is no danger of his assenting to measures of inflation or repudia- tion. He, moreover, is too sagacious to modify his foreign policy for the contentment of Irish demo crats. There is no ground, whether trom a financia, or political point of view, for denying him the conf. fence of Englishmen. Wo are bound to respect the tlearly pronounced will of the American peoplo and We cannot consider it an unmixed misfortune for the tepublicans that they are temporarily compelled to breathe the bracing air of opposition.” CAUSR— ‘‘MISNANAMEST IN THE SOUTH.”” The Daily News this morning Aiscussing the Presi” dential election in the United States, says the result cannot surprise any attentive observer of Ameri- can politics, It cannot cause the reversal of the legisiation of the years immediately wucceeding the war. It is a change Father of men than of measures. The News fears no injury to the American credit, ond regards the pay- ment of the national debt in specic as whichever Party may bein power. It bases its generallf favor- able anticipations in a great measure on the personal anteceicnis and moderation of Mr. Tilden, who is likely to exercise a restraining influence upon the ex- treme section of tho party. It docs not, as yet, soe any incication that the clection affects the question of Protcotive legislation. Questions relative to the South’ bave been the deciding forces, the News thinks, sathor than the currency of free trade probtems DESEKVING OF CONGRATULATION. The Standard also regards Mr. Tilden’s antecedents as furnishing a good guarantee of the honesty and mod- eration of his administration and a security against In- fatiovism. The Standard congratulates the American bn the law-abiding spirit displayed throughout the vountry, and says the result of the election 18 scarcoly a greater cause of congratulation than the fact that so slose a contest for such a great stake should bavo passed without violence and bloodshed, when riots in ‘a tew places might have turned the scale by intimidat- ing voters. . HOW THR POWERS WILL ACT. Intelligence received from Constantinople an- no-dices that Sir Henry Elliott, the British Ambarsa- dor at the Turkish capital, will communicate to the Porte the English proposals relative to the conference, fhe proposals in question (which were + in these despatches yesterday) «:o worded so as to enable eitber Russia of Turkey to make counter proposals, The Porte will not repiy until it knows the tenor of the answer of the great Powers. It is believed that France and Italy will maintain reserve uotil aware of Russia’s views. Austria has semi- officially announced her intention to await the answers of the other Powers, The Russian answer will proba_ bly not be known until the Czar arrives at St Poters. burg. La France says that Prince Bismarck bas declared that he cannot sce the utility of Germany's participat- ing in the conference. RUSSIA STILL INTRRFERRS. “Rassia insists,” sald Le Nord, of Brussels, yester- fay, ‘‘on the early conference of the Powers on tne vasis of tno English proposals. General Ignatieff, the Russian ambassador at Constantinople, has been in- Hracted to support tically a large measure of soministrative autonomy for Bosnia, Herzegovina and Bulgaria, with eMcactous guarantees ander the control of the Powers.” A CONFERENCE ACCEPTED. A Vienna special announces that Russia and France have accepted the English proposal for a conferonce. ‘A preliminary conference will meet at Constantinople shortly to arrange a peace procramme which is to be discussed and settled by a second and mora tormal tonference. The negoeiations are proceeding favor. 1 viens has yielded consent to the English proposal that all future action decided by the Conference should respect the territorial integrity of Turkey. This assent was obtained by the friendly but firm attt- tade of England. Rus-ia at first objected, because she thought occupation might possibly be necessary. RUSAIAS'S POVERTY. Tho Russian Minister of Finance has drawn up a re- port on the Finances of the Empire in which ho strongly deprecates war. HOPE POR THR AMERICAN WUALERS. Prominence 18 given in the Times to-day to a letter gned ‘Arctic’? and dated Ports- mouth, whien is presumed to be written by @ member of Captain Naros’ Polar expedi- tion, Tho writer reviews the reports ot the recent disaster to the American whaling fleet in Behrings Sea, and combats the theory that tne seamen who remained ‘on tho vessols in the feo must necessarily perish during the winter. ANTONELIIS FUNERAL. © Cardinal Antovelh was buried on Tuesday night in the family mausoleum in the cemetory of St. Lorenzo, A FRENCH MINISTRRIAL SPLIT. ‘A Paris special this morning says thero ts a split in the Cabinet. M.de Marcere, | jo Minister of the In- terior, comptains of M. Dutaure’s soverity toward the repubublican pregs. It. is reported that the Left pur- pose an interpellation on the subject. CKSTRAL AFRICAN EXPLORATION, ‘The African exploror, Gordon, foteads to continue bie 1m consequence of having discovered a branch of the Whito Nile, which may possibly onable him to coma the raplda, whieh bishervo barred bia J. Progress, and open a water communication from Vie- toria Niyanza to Khartoum. SPECIK MOVEMENT. American coin to the amount of $225,000 was with- drawn from bank yesterday tor Now York. TUR JAPANESE INSURRECTION, A telegram from Japan, dated November 6, says a Japanese naval and military force attackod the insur. ts that day at Hagri, inthe Province of Nagato, The insurgents were beaten and fled, RAILROAD IRON. Experiments are making at Leeds with a proeess for increasing the durability of iron rails, which promises the greatest success, An eminent railway official has asserted confidently that by this process tron rails can be produced more durable than steel at an increase 16 cost of only $5 per ton over ordinary iron rails, THK RGYPTIAN INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION. The Khedive of Egypt bas accepted the resignation of President Scialoja, of the International Commis- sion. THE XEW PORTUGUESE MINISTER, Vircount Nogueiras, the newly appointed Portu- guese Minister to the United States, will proceed to Washington shortly. He is now in Lisbon, THK BRAZILIAN CABLE, The section of the Braziltau cable between Babia and Rio Janeiro, which was interrupted some time since, bas been repaired, . SILVER. Silver was quoted yesterday at 54d. per ounce. THE PISMEMBERMENT OF TURKEY—A START- LING PLECE OF BECRET HISTORY, [From the Edinburgh Review.] It we are told that the interests of justice and hu- manity loudly call apon this country to enter into a close, cordial and disinicrested ailianco with Russia for the settlement of the affairs of the East, our an- swer shortly is that we have tried it. That is pre- cisely what Mr. Canning and the Duke of Wellington attempted to do by the Protocol of rit, 1 The consequence was a series of wars, the destruction of the military power of Turkey in Asia as well as in | Europe, and the prostration of Turkey herself under the protection of a Russian fleet ahd army in the Bos- phorus, Yot the liberation of Greece was a far easicr task than thedevulsion trom Turkey of her northern provinces, The Mus-ulman population of Greece was insignificant and could bo brought out. Greeks had waxed war, not unsuccessfully, for six years. ‘The Greck nation was unanimous. The less of Greece was not fatal to the Ottoman Empire. STARTLING INFORMATION. On the other hand, Russia succeeded in securing for reat territorial and political advanteges from and at lust hela Turkey and Con- itselt almost entirely in ber grasp. If we formed, General Ignatieff, whose influence Sultan was paramount and who had a im the most improvident au oppressive acts of his by had vrought matters t nt very nearly resembling t essi, Tho 3 torror of the half insane and incapable sovereign had oad of an been excited to the highest pitch by t outbreak in Constantinople, Russi tect him; acorps of troops was readv to sat! for the Bosphorus, and the demand for their intervention was either signed or on the point of being signed by the Sultan when the manifestation ct the Softas, speedily followed by the deposition of Abdul Aziz, cut thort the intrigue, " This isa matter of secret history, and we are certain that thero are circumstances connected witht the schemes of Genoral Ignatief! und the deposition ot the Sultan which have not yct been made public. T fall of that unhappy and misguided sovereign was t! death blow to a whole system of policy based upon bis subserviency to the Nuesian ambossador, and nothing remained but tor General Ignatie to quit tor a time the scone of his discomfiture. THE YELLOW FEVER, SAvANxan, Ga, Nov. 8, 1876 The total number of interments to-day was ten, of which six were the bodies of persons who died from yellow fever. Dr. Juriah Harris#, a prominent physician, and Jobo HL. Gardner, former'y of the frm of John H. Gardner & Co., ship brokers, died yesterday of yellow tever. CANADA IN GOOD OREDIT. THE SUBSCRIPTION TO THE NEW DOMINION LOAN TAKEN UP IN ENGLAND IN A FEW HOURS. * Toroxto, Ont., Nov. 8, 1876. Tho Evening Tetegram has the following special trom London, England, dated to-da: The New Dominion loan of £2,500,000 sterling, put upon this market by the Canadian Finance Minister, has been rapidly taken up, The subscriptions to the loan came in so rapidly that the list was closed yes- terday alternoon alter having beon open fora iew hours only. THANKSGIVING DAY IN OHIO. Crxcinxatt, Nov. 8, 1876. Governor Hayos to-day issued a proclamation ap- pointing the 30th day of November a day of thanks- giving. A NEW YORKER DROWNED. Portiaxp, Me.. Nov. 8, 1876. Lewis Lane, of New York, was drowned here this afternoon by the upsetting of a boat. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War Deparruexr, Orrick oF THE C! SiGxat Orricer, Wasuinctoy, Thursday, Nov. 9—1 P. M. Probabilities, For Thursday, in the South Atlantic States, station. ary or rising barometer, cooler northwest winds and clear weatber will prevail. For the Gulf States rising, followed by falling barometer, northerly winds, veering to east and south- east, with warmer weather. For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, northerly winds, cooler, partly cloudy weather and slightly bigher pressure, For tho Upper Mississipp: and Lower Missoari val- leys, warmer southeast winds, falling barometer and partly cloudy or hazy weather. For the upper lake region, northeast to southeast winds, stationary, followed by fallifg baromotor, warmer, partly cloudy weather. For the lower lake rogion, northerly winds, slightly cooler, cloudy and clearing weather and stationary barometer. For the Middle and Eastern States, northerly winds, possibly backing to northwest, stutionary or lower temperature, rising barometer and cloudy or clearing weathor, except possibly partly clear fn the southern portion. The rivers will change but little.” THE WEATHER YESTERDAZ. The following record will show the changes in the temperature for tho past twenty-four hours, in com- parison with the corresponding date of last year, as in- dicated by the thermometer at Huda pharmacy, Heratp Building:— 1875. 1876. 1875, 1876. a 62 50 48 a 52 12M 46 Average temperature yesterday. . 483 Average temperature for corresp@nding dai year.. KILLED WITH AN UMBRELLA. About half-past eleven o’clock on Monday night a quarrel occurred in Matthew McCormick’s liquor store, on the corner of Eighth avenue and Forty-Grst street, between Richard O'Keefe, aged thirty, ot No. 445 West Forty-firat street, and John Fitzsimmons, O'Keefe throst the point of his ambrolia into Fitzsimmons’ oye. penetrating the brain, The latter was removed h 4 Bellevue Hospital, where he remained in an ancon- scioas condition antil two o'clock yesterday afternoon, when he died, * O'Keefe had been R eee a ot the Prietor of the miah Dynan wero arrested yesterday witnesses, Coroner age) ‘wan notifed to ae the case. His MacW! post-mortem exam! aay. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Attorney General Charles J. M. Gwinn, of Maryland is at the Clarendon Hotel. Judge Theoaore Millor, the New York Court of Appeals; Congressman J. H. Burleivh, of Maine, and Nathaniel Wheeler, of Connec- tient, ore at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Governor John F, Bagley, of Michigan; William D, Bishop, Presiaent of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, and Dion Boucteault and family, are at the Windsor Hotel, Secretary of State John Bigelow is at the Westminster Hotol, Colonel William Redwood Price, United States Army. is at the Gilsey House, Ex-Governor J. B, Page and Judge J. Pront, of Vor- mont, wn Adjutant General James A. Cunningham, of Massachusetts, are at the St, Nicholas Hotel. General Edward H. Riploy, of Vermont, is at the Sturtevant House, Congressman John 0. Whitehouse, of Pongh- Keopeie, is at the Albemarle Hotel NOVEMBER 9%. 1876. —TRIPLE SHEET. WASHINGTON. aes gi a An Interview with General Sherman on the Election Returns. A REVIEW OF THE SITUATION. Probable Action of the South Should Hayes Be Elected. President Grant Still Believes in Hayes’ Election. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasmixarox, Nov. 8, 1876. General Sherman spont the evening at the theatre, witnessing Bon Do Bar's performance of Falstaff, and did not get out until pearly ereven o'clock. On hi turp tothe Ebbitt House bis aide-de-eamp, Colonel Bacon, handed bim ao copy of the twenty- first edition of the Star, with the returns down to midnight, grasping it eagesly, he made bis way aeross the rotunda to the gashght. at tho clerk's desk, where he flattepdea the paper out on the marble counter, and sprawled down over it to absorb the news, revealing In bis posture a most mortal interest in the result on the part of the General-in-Cnief of all the armies of the United States, Being approached upon the all-absorbing topte ot the hour, when, a few minites later, be had retired to and was sitting in bis room, leisurely ‘smoking, ho said that he could not understand why Hayes bad run so far behind in Ohio, Indiana, Ihnorw, and New ork, Ho thought it very strange indeed, and was disap. pointed beeausc he was such a good man and states man. Tho republicans of New York !n the interior had not done as well as be expected. It was thought that they would overcome a majority of abont mxty thousand, in the city, wheaeas they had not counter- balanced it appeared at even forty thousand, It would be very unfortunate if the election of Hay: hould be decided by the vote of one of the smull States like Florida, Oregon, or even South Carolina, in that even if there were as would be likely dissatisfaction with the action of the Returning boards, or whatever might be the deciding local authoritics, there might be danger of armed resistance, and if not great turbulence in those States. “Suppose for instance,’’ said the Genoral of the army, ‘“‘that thero should be returned a vote of, say 30,000, while he did not believe there were more than 5,000 bond jfile, actual voters, and if there wore two upposing returning boards thero would, no doubt, be felt a strong spirit of resistance to the declaration of the electoral vote in favor of Hayos and Wheofer. The republicans had mado @ great many mistakes, and it was unfortunate that immediately alter the war a littic different policy had not been adopted in the management of the col- ored vote, and steps had not been taken to assimilate apartof the white vote. In the former case some kine of a mild form of qualification in the voter might have been exacted preparatory to the {ull exercise of the right pf suffrage. and in the latter by a wise course, At Jeagy one-fitth of the white southern vote might bave been propitiated by a policy of generous action. The Present condition of aflairs was ono to excite somo solicitade; but no matter whether tt terminated in the selection of Hayes or Tilden. the election had gone ef quietly, and without any violence or disorder, which ‘was very gratifying, as woll as flattering to the wholo Americin people. Any one in either varty who would think of resorting to force, or resistance by arms, should be set down asa traitor to his country. He did not think that even if Governor Tilden should become President that the South, though they might insist that they bad polled the larger part of the vote for him, could dictate a line of policy or a course of action which would exclusively pertaintothem, If having a large vote, as he seemed to have, in Indiana, New York and New Jersey, this were proposed to bim, Governor Tildon could say, ‘‘Now, logk here, you gentlemen must not expect or demand tvo much, I bave been elected also by a large Nortnern vote of ro- publieans and democrats, and you must be satisfiod with what you get” He was satisfied that both Governors Hayes and Til- den were men of too great good sense and judgement to listen to any demands which would be likely to of bitterness by reason of partiality consideration of the vote of one section. The army, both officors and men, had behaved splendidly in the South, and had won re- spect and admiration. It was folt that they were there merely to preserve the peace without interfering with the the rightof any one to vote, They would not take sides, but would stand by the regularly constituted authority, as he (General Sher- man) should also feel bound to do in tho future. In regard to Mr. Tilden, if ho were elected President be would be recognized implicitly in this regard, and in the came respect, General of tue army, his relations toward Mr. Mr. Tilden would bo simply to preserve and obey tho law. There was some resaon to believe that, under the ctrcum- stances, there might be an armed resistance in the South arising out of the elections, but that he hoped that the election would bo so decisive, and iree irom unfair play, cheating, or injustice, as to render this likely, and to make the good sense and law-abiding disposition of the whole people to frown it down, This country was tired of excitement and tur- bulence. Every one, Nortn and South, having suffered su much during tbo late anhappy civil war that everybody desired to seo perpetual peace and order. The people of the South, no less than those of the North, deserved great credit in sceing that the elections passed off so quietly, and he rejoiced at this very much. Everything should be done to preserve this good order, and in making the returns a tow irresponsible politicians, here or there, in order to secure tho result of the eloction tor their party, no matter which was really successfull, ought not to be permitted to bring about euch a state of affairs as would create any disorder or danger to the public peace. In case there should be any trouble it looked as though the democrats would navo the ad- vantage. Continuing to discourse on the political situation with that honest and manly frankness for which he is noted, General Sherman, while rejecting, as he said, any assumption of statesmansnip or wish to interfero in polities, manifested a profound knowledge of tho whole Southern situation, and spoko advisodly, there- fore, in discussing its connection with the national election. HAYES ELECTED BY A MAJORITY OF ONE-—THE RETURNING BOARD OF LOUISIANA NOT RE- SPONSIBLE TO THE SENATE OR HOUSE—PRES- IDENT GRANT ‘“‘NEVBB SCARED WORTH A *” ABOUT THE ELECTION OF TILDEN. xeitement in Washington bas been intense al! The remark js aniversally made that it will be a ry (hing ff Hayes, as the republicans fignre it out, has been electea by a majority of ove solitary vote in the Electoral College, or even if, as some of the democrats aro willing to abate their claims 80 ft a Majority § of only three for Tilden. The deciding State being Florida, on whose four votes, as the probababilities havo ran most of the might, tho result of the election appears to turn. The democrats were disposed to hold out for a vic- tory in Loutaiana, but their hopes have beon dashed by the pretty general intimation of their opponents that the Returning Board of that State will take care its electoral vote shall be cast for Hayes With this snggestion of foul play the question was rateed whether Hayes’ slim ma- jority of one might not provoke a protest and trouble when the votes came to be counted by the Sonate; but response was mado that It was not within the province of the Senate or the House, so far as tho Jatter bad any part in the ceromony of counting tho vote, 10 go behind the prima fucie result in Lovist- anna, certified by the Returning Board, and that whatever returns showld be made by that Board would be sufficient for the Senate, The question of irregularity Jay within the State and was matter for remedy by ifs people locally. A protest was also regarded as unlikely to bo taken for the rea- #00 that no troops were sent to Louisiana and that no of military interference could hold againat | federat Guthorities. The bugaboo of trouble on ac- count of Louisiana’s vote bas thus beon laid. In this connection joy is expressed that Hampton has been elected in South Carolina, at the same time that the State has gone tor Hayes, This result will disprove any charges of intimidation by the military, for it would be paradoxical, if the saying so would not be also ridiculous, that the voters could be re: ed of of their cho'ce as to Tilden and allowed a treo rein as to Hampton, President Grant left the city for Philadelphia early in the day and while the result was still doubttul, but Deforo he started Attorney General Tatt had an inter- views with bim on the subject of the election, and found him steadfast in his faith that Hayes had been elected. Ho had not wavered a moment from this conviction since he first formed it, To use the Attor- “The President bas not seemed to scare worth a cent from the start.” Trouble was anticipated in New Orleans, the Demo erats having demanded under a construction of the code that a certain number ot persons, nearly 1,100 of whom they gave a hist of, should be appomted by United States Marshal Pitkin as duputy United States marshals. This he rofused to do, and they were im” mediately sworn in by the Democrats, Marshal Pit- kin had @ stormy time about it and asked the Govern- ment for help, when the United States Marines were ordered to report to him. Tha Attorney General says that ne insured peaco in New Orleans. The Attorney General pow, moro than ever, claims credit for the wisdom and salutary benefits of his order in regard to United States marshals, Ho does not hesitate to say that it went a long way toward maintaining quiet in the Southern States. The Presi- dent, he jurther s: has not for a moment shown any disposition to back down from that order. Troops woud have beon sent to Mississippi and Louisiana but they could not be obtained, and other steps wero taken by the government to meet any emergency. President Grant was anxious all last evening and this morning to obtain reliable news in regard to the olection returns end telegraphed to Secretary Ghan- dier but could get no answer, which the President's friends thought quite strange; on the other hand, it is saul that Secretary Chandlor determined not to tele- graph anything until the result was past beyond all doubt. This he did thisevening, to Judge Edmonds, of the National Republica Committeo, claiming New York State tor the repubh is by nearly 3,000 majority. The republicans here ciaim that Hayes and Wheeler are elected by not less than the one vote rolerred to above. MOVEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT. President Grant lolt for Philadelphia on the 1:40 tranyto-day. LITERATURE, THE BOSTON TUPPER'S LAST BOOK—HEMERTON’S COMING NOVEL—TENNYSON'S NEW POEM. Bostox, Nov. 6, 1876. Boaton has ono author whose pen apparently never tires, bat who has, notwithstanding, been compelled to buy a printing machine to enable him to keep up with the demands of his cager readers, and this person 1s Oliver Optic, whose book, “Living Too Fast,” was published Saturday by Lee & Shepard. Oliver, or rather Mr, W. T. Adams, usually writes about very smart, good little boys who develop into something Very little lower than the engels, and the habit is s0 hard to break that, although his hero is a dishonest bank cashier and a defaulter, he feels It his duty to bestow a large fortune on the youth and to let him escape the penalty of his erime. The contemplation of this awful dispensation of justice will, in Mr. Adams? opinion, check the extra ince of American youth, especially as he distinctly states that the cashier was not always comfortable in his mind when he thought oft hiscrime. Nobody but a Boston man would ever have dreamed of such a refined remedy for vothrift- ‘ness, bat the weakness of its moral will not prevent Mr. Adams’ book {rom being read,as the Inckless Public library girls will be able to testify long before night Atthe Athenian Club dinner Saturday night, Mr. Adams was called upon to answer to the toast, “To the improbable and impossible as elements in the culture of Awerican youth.”? “For opti’s sharp it needs, I ween, To seo what is not to be scen.”” Mr. Adams defended the apparent extravagances in bis books by showing that he always blended them with great undoubted truths, ‘For instance, “1m writing a story in which the hero gocs ‘white fish in Lake Huron. Now, there isaLako Hu- ron, and people go fishing in it for white fish. These are great truths, and the fact that nobody ever caught 3,000 pounds of fish from it in one day except my hero, does not detract from their force.’ Bosides Mr, Adams’ book, Lee & Sheppard have also brought out ‘Nelly Kinnaird’s Kingdom,” by Amanda. Mr. Douglass and D. Lothrop & Co, have published a new edition of Ella Farman “White Hand,”’ a book which appeared a little too late for the holiday seasun last year, and 18 worthy of a Detter fato than the quiet ignoring which it received in consequence. MAMBRTOS'S LATEST NOVEL. The novel of the week, howévor, is Philip Gilbert Hamerton’s “Wenderholme,” reprinted by Roberts Brothers, and greatly abridged from the form in which it originally appeared. Mr. Hamerton gives the reason for the great size of tho first edition in a passage of the pretace, which will be found curious and interesting by all who like to know the inner history of bookmaking. “It happened,” he says, ‘‘some time before this originally composed that the author had a about the suie of novels with one of tho mt publishers of fiction in Loudon. The reault of his experience was, that in the peculiar condi- tions of the English market short novels aid not pay, while long cnes, of the some quality, werea much safer investment. Having incurred several av loses on short neve my friend, the publisher made up his to have anything more to do witn then, and strongly recommended me if I attempted a work of Oction, to go boldly into throe volumes at once and not discourage myself by making an oxperimoat on a smaller scale, which would jailare acertainty, The reader may easily the effect of such a conversation as this upon jor who, whatever may have been his experi- departments of literatare, had pone at 18, The practica: conse- the present story written, commercial reasons prevailed, as they unbap- pily so often do provail, over artistic reasons, and the book was made far longer than, as a work of art, it ought to have “Wenderholme”’ is the history of an old family man- ston In Lancashire, which, in the chances and changes of a few years, 16 inbabited by an English gontieman, by a wealthy cotton spinner, anti thea by the nephew of tho latter and ine daughter of the former, who marry cach other and live happily forevermore. Mr. Hamerton is a man whom it is only loss unsafe to attack than if he werea popular clergyman, for he bas a large following, every soul of which believes that he is infallible, bat it 18 only fair to say that bis novel is not so near perfection as his other books, He says that many of the char. acters have been taken for portraits, and it is a significant fact that nearly all these characters ara anlovable, The truth is that Mr, Hamerton, like nearly all writers who are unaccustomed to novel writing, almost hates his disagrecable pordons before he finishes shetr portraits, and draws them so sharply that the reader fancies that personal dishke must have guided bis hand, whereas it is simple hatred of an ab- stract feeling. THR CHARACTERS. The best of the personages in the book is Mrs. Og- don, the mother of the wealthy cotton spinner before mentioned. Mr, ifamerton nas a cool, ironical, George Eliot way of writing aboat women, and he makes Mrs, ver’s aunts, This is his description of Mrs. Ogue: There is a squareness sede. idity in the back and chest, which vi of ope of body e@ visage, and a resolute character than race, velopmer grown imercly ava ‘tnd “teWKy the Ii nd would es he eves a Bot so accurately and carious! 4 with them, Those exceedingly hght grey, ae inclining ‘hat closer anal: Heroes satisfied ane first impresston, fancy he detected some shade ot possible Insincerity or power of dissimufation. The hair seems rather nyo and is worn close to the face; it is gray, of that peca- 1 Kind which rosults irom a mixtare ol vety bit with perfectly white ones. We can only see a little of it, however, on account of tho cap. She is proua of everything that she saysand does, and never, ander any circumstances, loses her self. | Mitle daughters, tall of vivacity and healt. 7 acter is made feminine by the delightful Inconsistency which causes her to deprecate her son’s tor: temperate habits in one breath and cry in tho next:— “Do you menn to say a8 you're teeto “Yes, 1 do, mother; I'm tectotal m Mrs, Oxden’s taco assumed an expression of extreme and displeas: “Ww she saul, you're tbe first teetotal as has beeu in him in scorn, Then If I'd known what was to come of your Meeting that teetotal ciergynan—tor it’s him that’s dove it—I'd b tif leould, Turned veo- total! turne Well, 1s: I never could have believed this of any son of mine!” There are many admirabie chapters in the book, that which depiets Mr, Isanc Ogden’s peculiar way of studying Macaulay being one of the dest. There are some passages in *Wenderholme’’ which recall Hamer- ton at his best as an essayist, as for instance the fol- lowing :— Children never live long. When they are not carried away ip little coffins, avd laid forever in the silent grave, they become transformed so rapidly. that we lose them in another way. The athletic young soldivr or Oxonian, the gracejul heroine of the ballroom, may make’ proud the parental heart, but can they quite console. «its forthe eternal loss of the~—silittle = béings «= who plaguod and enlivened the early years of marriage? A tatoer may sometimes feel a legitimate and reasonable melancholy as he contemplates the most promising of How long will the dear child remain to him? She will be altered 1m Six months; in six years she will be succeeded by a totaily ditlorent creatuie—a creature new in flesh and biood and bone, thinking other theaghts aod speaking another languaye. There is a sadness even in that change which is increase and progression, for the glory of noonaay has destroyed the sweet delicacy of the dewy Aurora and the wealth of summer has obliterated the ireshness of the spring.” TENNYSON’S XEW POEM. ‘There is one important poetical annonacement, but it is deliciourly vague. Mr. Tennyson has written to Osgood & Co, that he hasa new poom, and they will Publish it stmultaneously with its appearance in Eng- Jand, Whether it is long or short, gay or grave, severe or lively, they know not, TUKOLOGY AND THE LKR. The Rev, M. J, Savage’s book on tho “Religion of Frolution,” which appearod Wednesday, ts causing much remark trom tts boldness and freedom, and one paragraph has created no small excitement in the orthodox camp, which is full of orthodox spirit since the advent of the Rev. Joseph Cook, the man who means to annihilate Professor Huxley. Says Mr. Savage:—“If I must go to hell with tho noble livers and great thinkers gf the world, then I would choose it rather than the Place of court favorite in tho Presence of One who makes evil and torture and ever- lasting prison houses for His own glory."? This is no more than Mill said in his commentary on Ham- ‘ton, but Mill was not a Christian minister. However, Mr, Savage’s own society seems tran- quil, and his boldness really concerns no one else, Theodoro Parker long ago demonstrated the impoteacy of a Unitarian conference to check one of ite membors trom speaking his mind. Roberts Brothers published their companion pocket volumes ot selections from the Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius An- tonius,”” and Thomas & Kempis’ “Imitation of Christ” Saturday. They aro an admirably matched pair, the manly morality of the one vook admirably supplementing tho childlike faith of the other, and tho briof introductions are characterized by a self-respect- fui modesty that Is rather French in spirit. CHILDREN'S BOOKS, Miss Ella Farman, the oditor of Wide Awake, has only been established in Boston for a few weeks, hav- ing previously managed to carry on the magazino by setters from her Western home. Already the traces of hor presence are apparent in the conduct of the periodical and the increased promptness of tts appear- ance She is one of those energetic women who love eyen the drudgery of their proles- sion, and a visitor is as likely to find her in her composing room as in her office, Next month her magizine will contain a story of Nora Perry’s, entitled, ‘Sai Clam Bake,” Both Miss Farman and Miss Perry bave stories inthe “Two Fortune Seek- ors,” a volume iasned by D. Lothrop & Co., contain- ng stories by Rossitor Johnson, Miss Phelps, Mra, Moul- ton, Margaret Eytinge and othor well known magazine writers. ‘“Jonny’s Lark,’ Miss Perry's story, relates the doings of a young kinswoman of bers who attended General McCook’s wedding without an invitation, By the way, Henry Bacon, the artist. has selected her poem “After the Ball’? as tho subject for one of the pletures upon which he will basy himself as eoon as he returns to Paris, The best of allthe childron’# books, facile princeps is H. H. ‘Bite -of Talk for Young Folks,” | which Roberts Brothers will publish in a few days, Its Dits alternate by prose and pootry, do not appear to be arranged in any set order but ‘just as they camo,” as the girls say, The blonded sincerity and earncstness that characterize this author are less apparent in this volume than in its predecessor, “Bits of Talk About flome Matters,” because when writing for children, sho instinctively softens her manner, but sho is so direct and so true in spirit that her lessons rarely fail to be effectually taught. Among the “Bits’’ in this volume are, “Colorado Snow-birds,”’ ‘A Christ- mas Tree for Cats,’’ ‘‘The Palace of Gondoforus,” “Cheery Poople,”’ *‘Ranna Rig” and “Morning Glory,” allof which aro familiar to the magazine reading youtb. One of the Christmas stories pow in press is “Torn and Mended,”’ by W. M. F, Round of the Jnde- pendent, It, will be publisned by D. Lothrop & Co, NEW ESSAYS” James R. Osgood & Co. publish “Sea Shore and Prairie,’”? alittle volume of sketches and essays by Mary P. Thatcher, Longfellow’s niece, Tre Rev. John Weiss’ ‘Wit, Humor and Shakespeare” was is: by Roborts Brothers, Saturday, and 18 a revelation to those Bostonions who thought tbat they knew the book because they had heard the author doliver lee- tores with the same tit!es as these essays, Mr. Weiss, to tell the truth, is one of those men who may delight posterity, but who are the horror of their printers ana despair of their publishers. Solongas @ manuscript s within reach of his pen, so long as he can retain his proofs, ho will correct and interline and romodel, and much that is in this book has never seen the light before. The volume abounds in touches that are almost as effective when isolated from the text as when they forma partof it “We only think,’? he says, ‘how delightiully bewildered Polonius will bo if his ghost gets out of the body, escaping a politic convocation of worms, in time to help receive tho other ghost, and to understand thon, If any wit is loft over in him, that bis king was murdered and Hamlet is harping on something beside his daugh- ter.” He wondors that animals are not struck with the salient differences between them, but supposes that “‘curtosity and aversion exbaust the speculative possibilities of animals in the direction of inventing amusement, It ts true,” he gocs on, “that we occa- sionally hear of happy families like that of the prairie dog, who has an owl! and a rattlesnake to share his housekeeping#which they do with zest, for they have established a taste for the young of the prairie dog, and they bire bis tenement only with an cye to busi- nese.” ‘1 presume,” ho says, “tiat Xantippe felt Justified m making the homo of Socrates so un- pleasant that he preferred the market, the forum and the leather dresser’s shop, because she thought ho neglected her for all these places and wasted time and kept her drudging, while he ran to find men and make their coarse grain revolve to, sharpen his soul’s edgo against it. Perhaps, as Soe- rates was famed for falling into brown studies which sometimes insted all day, with contempt for food, it ‘was a,case of chronic absence of mind on the sab- ject of dinner, for that is as vital as Zo prepon KaiKalon, the othically proper and the beaa- tiflly true ana no household can dispense with, it—in fact, children cry for it. Perhaps he supped many 8 time upen the hemlock of her tongue, and be- came s0 acclimated to the draught that the last cop in prison tasted awootly.”” Benjamin R, Curtis’ “Dottings ‘Round the Cirele” will be published in a few days by Osgood & Co,, the heliotype illustrations for which it has been wa! being now ready. XRW ROOKS FOR THR BLIND, The Howe Memorial volume, which is to be sold for the benefit of ‘The Howe Memorial Printing fund” to publish books for the blind, is now ready, It is a small volume and contains a full secount of the mi morial services held in Dr. Howo's honor last January, and a brief memoir of tue philan- thropist, written by his wife. Mrs. Howe has done her work with her accustomed delicacy ‘Tact she hes nene to lose, bat her chan | their best eneraies ana good taste, and has apparently put some resiraint upon herself to avoid rendering anything that tho most eaptious critic might cal: undue praise Sho sump up Dr. Howe's charactor thus:—In what is sald to-day concerning the motherhood of the heman race the social and spiriual aspgyp. is great ofice are not wholly o: #stigation to some re. Femembered that ther, aiy.qve, ot Ninoty-first hamam society, & Vicut his throat yesterday of benevolence stable near bis rositence, 4. No cause could bo sent to the Reception! # dving condition, man to whose memory the preceding pages are deat cated js one of those who havo best Slled this relation to their race, Watchful of its necessities, merciful to its shortcomings, caretul of its dignity, and cognizant of its capacity, may the results of his labor be handed down to fature generations, and may his nemo and example be held in loving aud lasting remem- rance. This is high praise from the person who had the best opportunity of seeing the petty weaknesses of a man, and of pebolding his real greatness and goodness de prived of their bloom by the ceaseless iriction of every: day pettiness. THE WEEKLY HERALD. THE CHEAPEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER IN THB COUNTRY—NOW READY. 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