The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-13

army lor the war. On passing muster he he
l Calne ITee and entitled to all the wages and en-
GO GT9lura%gements % given by CONGRESS TO any soldier.
Inc state made some COM mpensation to their
masters.n "
MI Oharles Lanman, of Georgetown, d. c.,
has brought to the light, from their conceal
ment In a number of o,d trunks in New London
Conn.,, mass of correspondence which he calls
"The Shaw Papers" Nathaniel G. Shaw. Jr..
was an active and wealthy merchant OF Connec.
ticut before and during the war of the ReyoIu-
ton, and was for long time the general agent
in that State of the Continental Congress for all
sorts of military and naval business. The let
ters extend over period of seventeen years
l765-S2-and are, in part, those written by Shaw
himself, and in part those addressed to him by
great variety of Washington. Horato
Gates, Benedict Arnold, Robert Morris, John
Hancock, and many others. Though most of
them, probably, relate to details of business,
they can hardly fail to be of some historical
value, and doubtless will be printed.
"A new sensation drama, PdrisSon ns in London
is about to be played at the Porte st. Martin,
with novel and starting effects, a la Boucicault
one OF the scenes will represent, it is said, the
Haymarket at night with the good old dance
OF Sir Roger de Coverley, which is just about as
native to that locality at present as morality is
to The novels of the younger Dumas. To add TO
the truthfulness of the scene, a number of street
celebrities have been engaged, as beggars
tumblers, and colored Ethiopians of English
and burnt-cork descent. II the drama succeeds
as. 1t Will without doubt, some smart ENGLISH
dramatst will perhaps give his countrymeu Lon
doners IN Paris, with a view of the Jardin
Mabille and its mixed company dancing an old
court minuet.
Professor Agassiz has lately written a letter
to Mr.. Henry Bergb, of New York, President of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, in answer to letter from that gentle
man requesting him to lecture, some time dur
ing the coming fall or winter, on the turtle.
He excuses himself from lecturing, his life
being absorbed with other duties, but sympa-
thizes with Mr.. Bergh in his eDdeavors to ame-
lioIate the condition of the turtle, who suffers,
he says, legal decisions to the contrary not
Withstanding in having his fms pierced, and in
being turned upside down.
The friends of tAe late James Sheridan
have erected monument over his remains in
Glasgow, IN which city he was teacher of elo-
cution when he wrote his earliest plays. 1t is
built OF fine durable sandstone, surmounted by
sarcophagus of grey Aberdeen granite, and
among its ornaments are medallion heads of
''Willam Tell" and Emma" "virginiusp and
'Virginia," master Walter and Julia and
"Caius Gracious" and his mother "Cornelia.,
The only inscription on the monument is the
full name Of the preacher-dramatlst, and the
Gates OF his birth and death.
Mr. Robert Buchanan contributes q ''Lon-
don Lyric to the last number of the Arqosu
4 fhaf hon, nF xul,in 10 HIo ia,
country maiden in the city. Here is his OPEN
ing stanZa:-
"Bell from the North has iourneyed hither
She brings the scent of heather with her,
To show in what sweet glens she grew;
Where'er she trips in any weather,
She steps as II she trod on heather
And leaves sense like dropping deW.n
Mr.. Charles F. Brownies letters in Punch
are considered successful in England, which is
a great deal more than they are here. The first
OF the series was SO poor that we doubt whether
any American comic journal would have pub.
hshed IL. The second was rather better, but not
up to the mark of Artemus Ward. Mr.. Browne
has taken Egyptian Hall, in London. and is
about 10 give his lectures in it.
"A burlesque on SCOTS poem of the Lnd,J
of the Lake was lately produced in London,
with the addition to its original title of Plaid
in Ne,o Tartan. 1t is said to have been very
successful, partly owing to the fact that nearly
all the characters were played by women, or
ladies, if the reader insists upon having our
absurd American synonym.
M. Leon Gozan died REQ cantly in Paris.
within a few days of completing his sixtieth
year. Beginning his literary career nearly forty
years ago as a journalist, he worked his way
slowly to fame and fortune, writing novels and
plays, the majority of which were successful in
their day.
DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes is the next
novelist who is to succeed Mr.. Charles Reade in
the Atlantic Monthly, for which he is now writ
ing a serial story, to be published during
the coming year. Its title is ''The Guardian
Angel"
Another American humorist, Mr.. D. r.
Locke, better known as petroleum V. Nasby,n
has collected a volume of his papers, that
are nothing if not political, which is soon
TO be published in Boston by Messrs. Lee &
Mr.. Charles H. Dana has revised his s'House-
hold Book of Poetry" of which Messrs. Apple
ton & Co. are about to issue new illustrated
edition, with emendations and corrections of the
text, which has hitherto been faulty.
Mr.. F. A. Teall is at work upon "Diction-
airy OF Proper Names" which is expected to be
a masterpiece OF erudition. So says a para.
craphist, who omits, however, to state by whom
these great expectations" are INDUCED.
"A reprint Is announced in England OF the
original Kilmarnock edition of Burns poems.
The edition will be limited to six hundred
copies, OF which between four and five hun
dred copies have already been subscribed for.