The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-06
LITERARY NOTICES

The Kaickerboeker GoRery-Wth OF the many lite
rary enterprises which been and engaging the pub
lie attention have been pleased than that undertaken
by Messrs John W. Francis, George r. Norris Rufus w
Griswold Richard b. Kimball, and Frederic w. Shelton
which has resulted in the splendid octave volume en
The Ksickerbockr Goey being ga testimonial to the
editor Knekerbocker Magazine from its contributors
II proposed appropriate the proceeds to purchasing
cottage the Hudson for Louis Gaylord Clark esq, the
worthy the Knickerbocker Of the oldest and
one of the very magazines the country The idea
one, and think good Mr. Clark has iabored
long faithfully and with generous sacrifice, in the
cause of American literature and augurs well for the
humanity and the future of literature that these
men, magnates of the mind should step forward with
generous sympathy aid whose abors have been for
such andable ends.
expressly book all Of which contributors All
original contributions the design Among
the contributors find w. Irving, Oliver W. Holmes, ok
Marvel William c. Bryant, Bayard Taylor John q. Saxe
H. Il Tuckerman, H. W. Longfellow George d. Prentice
Henry r. Sehoolcraft N P. Willis and Ftz Greene Hall
leck The ttepage adorned with engraving of the
design Of the proposed cottage which exceedingly tasteful
The book spendidy gotten up and WILL trust accom-
psh the design intended Mr. ]. s. Hoingshesd Mcrri
sons Building "A street is the agent for this city and per-
sons win do well to call and examine the work
Humanity the Cbeng series of discourses recently
delivered in New York by the Rev. Edwin H. Chaplin,
with elegant steel portrait VOL, l2mo. Price, 81
volume like the present hardly requires the ormality
of preface Ii is continuation of series already pub
shed like that aims applying the highest standard
of morality and religion to the phases of every day life
Extract from he Preface.
And the style which the work executed there is
little need for us to speak. The title win recommend the
book all who feel holy sympathy with the suffering hui
many, in the city alone, but wherever found And
those themselves blame IL they rise not mp
wiser and better Of heart II for sale by Taylor
Maury, of this city
Backrood December presents its readers the follow
ing interesting articles The Story of the Campaign written
in tent the Crimea Zaidee, Education Of
the Royal Artillery The Influence of Gold upon the Com
mercia Social Condition of the World The jew tale
from the Russian The 10th of September 1854 Prospects
Of the Modern Drama; Peace and War Dialogue Second
Few Personal Recoections of Christopher North We
indebted TO Taylor Maury for copy.
Franck Taylor has thanks for the January number of
the North american Reristo.
There are in this number twelve articles from the pens Of
gentlemen who stand deservedy high in the public etna
ton az writer's The articles The Moorish Dominion in
Spain Finished Lives Greek Pronunciation The Trans
migration of Souls The Lessons of Modern History Kan
sas and Nebraska European and American Universities
Twenty Years in tho Slave Trade George Berkeley Ne
ander's Church History Works of Fisher Ames Lord
Mahons Last Volume.