The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-31

order into which Mr.. Oarletou's publications
have lately drifted. 1t is story laid in Eng
land, and ends happily. The interest frequently
flags in the course of the story, yet, as a novel,
1t will repay the attention of the reader. Ash
mead & Evans have It for sale.
GILBERT RUGaE Harper & Brothers), is the best
of the paper.bound novels which have lately
come from that house 1t is spirited and natural,
and devoid of the sicky sentimentaism now so
common. J. p. Lippincott Co. is the agent.
C. W. Pitcher, No. 500 Chestnut street. sends
us a copy of Loves Conflict" by the daughter
of Martin F. Tupper. 1t is a domestic tale, and
seems to abound in aseries of conflicts, extremely
rigorous, if not 30 bloody as those of Xerxes.
After a series of heroic exertions the heroine
reaches peace at last.
j. P. SkellyN& Co.. 1872 Chestnut street, have
issued two delightful little children's works,
"Dan Bottoms Cottage" and "The Little Door
keeper" They are just the kind to be useful
and entertaining to the little folks. Messrs.
Skely Co. are industriously laying before the
public valuable child's library, every work of
which is unexceptionable.
T. b. Peterson Brothers, have laid before us
'Mad Monkton and other Tales" which, like
everything Mr.. Wikie Collins writes, will well
repay perusal. 1t is delightfully."- interesting
work.
Mr.. Bayard Taylor is complimented by the
Spectator on his "Story of Kennett."
DIR. w. A. Hammond has returned from his
foreign tour.
General Jubal Early is understood to be
writing a history Cf his campaigns.
Miss Elizabeth Warner, the writer of 'The
WIDE Wide World" has lately written a juve.
nile story which will appear in Hdrper's Weekly.
Its title is 'The Three Little Spades"
-Messrs. Roberts Brothers announce the
third edition of 'Ecce Homo" which, by the
way, is in its seventh edition in England.
M. Renan is about to publish a new edit on
of his 'Vie de Jesus" with considerable altera-
tions and an appendix, In which he states in
detail his reasons for regarding the Gospel ot
| John as genuine and authentic, contrary to the
| opinions of most rationalists
| Professor Tischendorf, the biblical critic
and discoverer Of the "CodeX Sinaticus," mas
received from the Emperor of Austria the cross
of the order of Francis Joseph.
Mr.. Dion Boucicault is calling on the Eng
| lish Government to make alterations in the
copyright convention with France so as to
protect French dramatic writer's against the
piracy of their works in England, proceeding
very much like the cry OF ''stop thet!' from the
light fingered gentry themselves
DIR. J. G. Holland has sold his interest in the
Springfield Republican to Mr.. William NJ. Pome
roy, one OF its editors, and proposes to travel il
Europe at some future period. Mr.. Pomeroy
graduated at Amherst in 1861, and is an able anC
accomplished journalist.
MIR. Theodore Tton has been guilty of mo
desty Read the following note, addressed by
him to the editor of the chronological Journal
and judge:-
''MR. S. r. WELLs.--My Dear Sir:-Inl answer
10 your request for my biography, have only
| to say that was born in New York city, Octo
ber 2, 1886; that | have as yet done NOTHING
worth mentioning; and that l cannot tell wher
| / shall die. This is the whole story.
! 'Yours, truly, THEODORE TTLToN.n