New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-04
LITERARY ITEMS.

Charles Scribner & Co. have nearly ready for
publication Official History the Atlantic Telegraph"
BY Henry NJ Field (brOtie OF Mr. Cyrus Fed) II relates
the story Of the prise from the ginning in 1851 to the
present time and viii consist OF volume OF $50 pages
with illustrations.
Carleton & Porter will publish in q few days "Tbe
Statistical History the First Century Of American Method
ism with Summary Of the Origin and Present Operations 4
other Denominations by C. c. General Soere-
tsry Of the Christian Alliance.
Carleton announces The House by the Church
yard" by the author of "wylers Hand" Our Neighbor
BY T. Arthur; and a by Edmund Krke entitled
,"Among the Guerrillas."
Hurd e. Houghton have in press "Spanish Papers,
and other Mscelaues hitherto unpublished uncoleced
BY Washington Irving Arranged and edited by Peue II
Irving" They will comprise volumes in duodecmo aud
will be Illustrated with wilkes portrait Of author The
same publishers also reprnting Mr. w. ID. Howe's
Venetian Life which has been very fayora5ly received in
England.
Sheldon & Co. have in preparation The Students
Manual Of English Lteruure being edit Of Shaws
Outlines Of English Literature edited by William Smith,
IL d. and The Science Of Government in connection
with American Institutions" by Joseph Alder D. D.. IL d.
c. b. Richardson is about to bring out Col. Henry
Lees Memoirs Of the War in tie Southern Department.
edited by his Gen. Robert L. Lee and VIM Gilmore
simmss "war Poetry Of the South
T. H. Morrell of this city, has in press Records
Of the Hew-York Stage by j. n. ireland.
Hilton & Co. are reprinting from An he Year
Round The Second Mrs. Tiotson" novel, by Percy Fitz
gerald.
. Baere Brothers announce a treatise On Rail-
way and other Injuries Nervous System by John Eric
Erichsen i. r. G. s.; aud work the Treatment and
Uses Of Peat and Peaty Material by Burrows Hyde c. E.
Alexander Strahan 81 Co. have in press Robert Blu
chsnans London Poems and The Poet" Master and
Scholar and other Poems" by Prof Plumptre Of Kings
College London "Ecolesia Del" 1.-The Light and Life Of
MeD" by John Young. IL D.; "Eastertide Sermons by
Dean Afford; "Vignetes' collection Of biographical
sketches By Bessie Rayner Pkes 1.-THE Higher Education
ofWomen" by Emily Davies; "Cbaracerittcs Of Chrsts
Teaching and Voices Of the Prophets Faith Prayer and
Holy Living" by c. J. Vaughn. d. d. and Eastward, by
Norman Macleod ID. d.
Ticknor g. Fields will soon publish new edition
Of Owen Meredth's poems.
Prof. Tyndan has in the press new volume on
"sOund"
Messrs D. Appleton & Co. have just issued work,
complied By M Horace Dresser containing all the Internal
Rayeuue laws as hey now stand law ust passed. like
that Of last year amendsoy Of the prncph act approved
June 90 1854 The greater portion Of its provisions are IN
lieu OF" those OF that law. In the work compiled by MT
Dresser each Of these amendments inserted IN lis proper
place body Of the law OF 1894 so that reads exac'y
as now 10 effect Ills law, amended Is followed by the
ameadaory act of March 1865 or rather BY all those
tsous Of which still ia opeaiionbya deeaatoy act
approved March 10 le66 amended aud by the act Just
passed entire word the official copy TO these
are added Tables Of Tazaton and Exemption and fun Ana
ytca The work is Of especial value to lawyers man.
acurers others who desire have before them the com
pcte acts passed by Congress- together with convenient
Of the for ready reference. The work Is
rendered youmnous and by rulings OF the Com
missioner which are Of little value after the passage Of new
act This edition IT, believe, the only one in which each
oct Is given entire
"The Great Exodus or Annals Of the Freedmen
"a the title OF work by the Rev. Thomas W. Conway late
Assistant Commissioner Of the Freedwens Bureau in LOUIS
lana TO DO Published Boston BY Gould Lincoln Mr.
Conway connected with the from the outbreak Of
the close and this work has essayed to give
complete history Of feature Of the Government policy
which related exclusively tho emancipation OF the slaves
He quotes the opinions other Commissioners Of the Freed
mems Burean and Of all the military comm who inter-
Gated tsusely IN the advancement Of emancipation.
curious press trial has just taken place at Berlin.
On the occasion Of the baptism Of Prince Frederick Chsrss
sop then I've weeks old the Kss zsias published ar
ole relating 70 part which each parsonage took In the sol
smsity In reply the BOsr Gazette spoke more especially Of
ths conduct Of baby demanding it had been equal the
rassNa Ali described b. ~ stAsT Journal % 9ests