The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-27


tend to reckon, must be miracle of activity, if
we may trust the paragraphists, one OF whom
tells us that his lordship lately arrived at Paris,
on his way to England. He was in excellent
health, says this Jenkins, and capable of bodily
exertion quite extraordinary at his years. He
left Cannes, where, by-the-way, he has an
estate, in the afternoon, after early dinner,
travelled all night, and the next day arrived at
Paris in the evening; then, after a rapid toilet,
| he went TO soisee to meet some of his French
scientific friends not retiring TO rest until early
midnight.
Prof Paul c. Sin6ng OF Copenhagen Dem
mark, is now in Albany, intending to spend
several weeks. Prof. Sinding is the author OF
"a History of Old Scandinavia, The Morse
men, The Sea King and the Vikings" which
| is brought down TO the present day. Eight edi-
tions have already been printed, aud the ninth
| is now going through the press. The work has
| attracted much attention from historical stu
dents aud critics and it is several times referred
to in "Websters Unabridged Dictionary" as an
authority.
Miss lisa Craig, who took the prize for
poem on the one hundredth anniversary of the
birth of Burns, and whom report has made the
| editor of The Argosy, has lately been presented
with testimonial on resigning her post of
| assistant secretary of the Social Science Asso.
citation, on account of her marriage The testi-
monial consisted of silver tea service and
salver, the last bearing inscription which will
| hardly reach posterity.
That part of the stock of Messrs. Charles
| Scribner & Co. which was damaged by water
at recent fire in the building occupied by
them was sold at auction by Messrs. Bangs,
T. of
The stock included a large variety of English
works, and as most of them were but little in
iured, book fanciers will only need hint to
prompt them to embrace this opportunity to
add to their collections.
M. Francois.Victor Hugo has just added to
his translations of Shakespeare two new volumes
which contain the doubtful plays, Titus Andro-
nicus, a Yorkshire Tragedy, 1aCo Noble KinS-
men, Pericies, Edlcdrd Ill., and Arden of Feuer-
| sham.
| Part 81 of the 'Rebellion Record" is illus
trated with fine steel engravings OF Generals
George W. Morrell and Frank Washburn
Rebel official reports of operations during the
summer campaign of 1862 fill this number.
| M. Emile de Girardin advocates in his
| journal, La Liberte, the immediate formation of
an alliance of France with Prussia and Italy, in
order to render the war short, sharp, and deci-
sive IN its results.
Mr.. Martin Farquhar Tupper is about to
| publish bjou edition of his "Proverbial Philo-
sophy," which completes the two hundredth
thousand of that work. 1t is to be dedicated TO
Mr. Gladstone.
| The King of SaXony has recently printed
| the third volume of his translations of Dante,
''Das Paradies." The annotations of his Majesty
| are said to place him in the first rank of Dante
scholars.
Mrs. Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie is living in
England by her pen. She resides in Kensng-
ton, not far from the late home of Thackeray
Mr.. Horace Greeley is understood to be at
work upon the second volume of his american
Conflict" which will be published in August.
| The Rev. I. Vaughan is stated to have
| written review the same vexed subject in
the May number of the Contemporary Reule,o.
| -Archdeacon Wordsworth is understood to be
the author of the unfavOrable article on "Ecce
Homo" in the Quarterly ReUieto.
Professor Goldwin Smith is to resign his
chair of modern history at Oxford at the close of
the present academical year.
-Messrs. Little, Brown & Co., of Boston,
promise to commence the publication of law
magazine early next fall.
M. Alexandra Dumas has left Paris for Italy,
| where he went to join Garibaldi, in order to re.
| port the coming war.
| Count de Montalembert is said to be very III
from the return of maladY which has afflicted
him for years.
| DIR. Newman is said to be the writer of 8
| paper on the same book in the May number o
| The Month.
Mr.. Thomas Buchanan Read gave supper
recently TO the artists of Cincinnati at his new
studio.
Professor Newman has lately been revising
his translation of the 'Iliad" for new edition.
Mr. Matthew Arnold's term of office al
professor of poetry at Oxford will shortly expire
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