The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-04
LITERARY ITEMS.

The department of state has received in
telhgence of the death of Richard Hildreth,
late United States Consul at Trieste. He died
in the city of Florence on the 18th inst, after a
a lingering illness, in the fifty-eighth year of
his age, Mr., Hiildreth was a native of Deer
field, Mass graduate Of Harvard, was at one
time editor Of the Boston Eeeniag Telegraph,
and a leading writer for the New York Tfat,sise.
Hewas also the author of an historical work
upon Japan, of Life of President Harrison.
Of the anti-slayery novel much read at the
time, called "Archy Moore which was after
wards enlarged and republished as 'sThc White
Slave" of History of Banks" Ia def nee of
I the system Of free banking with security to
billholders since in operation III New York
and other States, and of various political and
! ethical pamphlets s.sf s.,arf g.fy r.
| Tho German literary public was recently
presented with avery clever translation of the
! poems of Robert Burns. The title of the col
lection, in two small volumes, in octave is LAYS
and Ballads, By Robert Burns" translated into
German by x. Bartel, and published at Hid
| burghausen ,ge .1.iaa sags
"A great qual tity of MSS. of Michael An
cello are reported to have been discovered in
Florence. The owner has offered them accord
ing to the Times Of Florence, to The muntcipali-
ty Of that city for fifty or sixty thousand
francs. ieaH
Victor Hugo is ct present finishing a novel,
in two volumes, entitled "Les Travaillerrs de
la Mer.' 1t is study of the manners of the
coast population of Jersey, Guernsey, and the
other Channel islands. 9' e. ti9,. ss :. %
"A writer in the New York Igech'y Levieso
states that Washington Irving said to him one
day, "If aDutchman gets rich BY keeping
corner grocery, nobody secs anything out of
the way nit: but If literary man gets any
thing beyond his bread and cheese, gal sir,
they put it into the newspapers; it's more won
derful than the great turnip." si6&asaV
The letters between Marie Antoinette arid
her mother, Maria Theresa, recently published
in Paris, are now said to be mere fabrications.
The S1tu.yey Re.,iese, the Lss1ei, aud other
English Journals were badly hoaxed thereby,
1T is reported that Abd-el-Kader has writ
ten novel which is to be published during his
stay in Paris.
M. Victor Cousin has founded prize of
1900 francs at the 1ca0snaie 6es Sciences Nor
olcs ct IQltiques for the author of the best
book on tho history Of ancient philosophy. q
M. D. Conway writes to the Com, 4opacgclsh:
@1Ir Swipburne, the author of .tteldata and
Cory 7oa, is about to publish another poem,
said to be of much Importance. 1Ir. Swim
burne his eccentricities, paradoxes, unbeliefs.
shellyisms, and abilities, are now, next to the
elections, the chief topics Of disputation at the
clubs Naa ..iN $500 .ss
Prince Lucien Murat, is, it is said, writing
ahistory of his father. On gE
The proprietor of the Badisehe Hof a no.
til at Heidelberg, examining, a few days ago. an
old writing table, found a secret drawer, and in
it packet Of letters. These turned out to be
correspondence between Dalberg. Schiller, and
Inland Herr Bieringor, the hotel. kecper has
placed the letters il large collection Of auto
graphs The Suabial paper, which gives this
information, does not say in whose collection
these letters have been put If this news be
true land not pui1 of tho hotel. it is to be
hoped that the correspondence win be publish
ed. asaE sas1x
After suspension of several months, the
Southern Ghrisifcfs AdrocQte is re-jssued from
Macon, Georgia The first number is dated
June 10Th, and bears the name of Rev. e. III.
Myers, its old editor.