The Portland daily press., 1865-02-11
Literary and Artistical.

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Col. STROLLER Porte sCrayon) having resign
ed his position in the army, is about publish
ing his recolections in the service for four or
five years past, In illustrated form. 1t will APP
pear sereally in Harper's Magazine at first. q
DIR. Holland Timothy Titcomb) has given
permission to the American Tract Society at
Boston, to publish one of his letters to the
Joneses, on church going, and it has accord
ingly appeared in neat form.
Proudhon, the great political writer recent
ly deceased, was early apprenticed to the
printing business.
The latest new notion is the Ladies' Visiting
Book. 1t is specially intended as record of
calls and engagements and is neatly gotten up
with place for cards and pencil.
DR.. Channing's great work on Slavery has
just been translated into the Spanish by Gu
ban phiIanthropist. Is not this significant?
1t is said that the authoress OF the popular
book-eEmily Chester" is Maine lady--a
Miss Osgood OF Fryeburg.
Louis Napoleon's own new work-"Vie de
C@zar," will appear simultaneously in the
French, German and English languages, on
10th of this month. Considerable speculation
is going on in England, rs to who shall have
the honor of being the English translator of it.
The Memoirs of the late M. Moquard, private
Secretary Of Louis Napoleon, are to be publish
ed. .ia3 ass
A Petroleum "Queen" who lately sold her
farm in Venango Co. for a good price and re-
moved to New York to enjoy life for the rest
other days, on being told that she must have
Library ODE fashionable, sent an order to
bookseller for ga full line of books in lac and
gold to match her farniture."
The Boston Post says that Miss Anna Dick
nson at her lecturr in that city, appeared with
her fingers blazing with diamond rings, forci-
bly, suggesting the thought of her possible
successful speculations in the ale" of her ma
! tive state.
Barnum has paid Laura Keene $1,000 for a
new drama. e
Henry Ward Beecher declines all future
propositions to lecture this season, and gives
up those engagements now outstanding. 9}
A grand Literary festival is now preparing
in Italy to be celebrated next spring--it is the
birthday of Dante. Great literary results are
expected to follow.
One Of the most popular Opera singers in
England at the present time, is Mr.. Charles
Adams, of Boston, well known Tenor. He
is claimed as an Englishman.
Madam Lagrange is about to return to this
country. MIR. Jarrett has re-engaged the Bos-
ton Theatre for another year. T4e9 an9tae
i Miss Davenport 4 Miss Gen. Lander) COM
nenced theatrical engagement at Niblois,
N. Z. this week. HaHh N&l
Jackson Haines, the American Skater, has
made SIS, 900 in England by exhibition of his
skill.
T The great painting representing President
Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proehma-
ton, surrounded by his Cabinet, will be exhib-
ted in this city, as soon as the season is closed
In Boston. e'a
Miss Hosmer's Zenobia is drawing crowds
in Boston. gAMf Vgs
Mrs. Murray, wife Of the British Consel at
this Port, the distinguished painter in wa
ter coIors, has taken rooms in fremont Row,
Boston, and holds weekly Studios--ou Mon
days. .'rasissi.
An American Art Gallery is being fitted up
by Count Schwabe, in Summer ST., Boston,
1t is to be confined to paintings Of American
Heroes and Chieftans. 80 t-fE
The late NJ. Vaitemdre, the Frenchman who
carrled!on system of international exchang-
es of books, left large collection of original
skechtes in oil and water colors numbering
$50, by 500 different artists, some kingly aud
noble, which were lately sold. One by Victor
Hugo, brought great price.
At Pixies Opera House, Cincinnati the play
of Hamlet was brought out on Tuesday even
ing by an amatuer company for the benefit of
the soldiers fund. The part of the melancholy
Dane was taken by 1t. Gev. Anderson of Ohio
Hon. E. F. Carson, Collector of the port, was
the first Grave digger, while the other charac-
ters were sustained by leading merchants, law
yers, Treasury clerks, officers etc.
The cartoons of Raphael now on exhibition
in New York are attracting considerable at
tention.
MEMORIAL SERvIcE.--We understand that
tomorrow afternoon Rev. Mr.. BoLEs will
have memorial service at the Universalist,
Church, corner of Congress and Pearl Streets
it being The last time that church willbe occu-
pied by the parish. A sermon appropriate TO
the occasion will be preached, in which, prob
ABLY, interesting historical fleets connected
with the origin and growth of the society will
be given. ar 3
The church will be sold at auetion, pursu-
ant to advertisement, On Monday afternoon
together with the Organ, and all the other fix
lures appertaining to it.
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WE see with great pleasure that Mrs. Par
sons, who has such enconiums in Brooklyn for
her eminent vocal powers, win give her ser
vices ON Valentines eyeninp in aid of our 81