The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-05

Mariner Of people more or less known TO the I
world, and sp1ced with witty and graceful re-
marks on oil manner of literary and artistic
Subjects it Is probable that the Austrian police, |
now riding roughshod on the necks of the de. |
scendants of the renowned Republic, will not |
Lave any pretext for putting an extinguisher on |
his brilliant utterances.
"Martin Bossange, the father of Che booksel. |
lers OF the present day (and somehow, though |
always complaining OF the hard life they lead, |
they all seem to live 10 a most respectable old
age), has Just died In Paris, not only tull, but
actually Overlooking with years and honors
Martin B0ssange, who had become the living
chronicer and encyclopaedia OF all the gems de et-
tres who are struggling through the Literary fog
which envelopes the early history of the revolu-
ton, will be greatly missed in the circles of
which his mexhaustible and everactive
memory furnished such abundant anecdote
and illustration, that each conversation
with him was considered to furnish the
matter of a goodly volume. He began life
as he ended it, by following the profession
OF publisher aud bookseller, which drew him
into the society of the authors, savans, and
bedur esprits of the divers epochs in which he
lived. In the book shop OF Madame Legay, in
the Palas Royal young Bossange was accus-
toned 10 hold daily intercourse with Rivora
and Mirabeau, with Camille Desmoulins, and
with Beaumarchais The death Of the umiable
and intellectual centennarian Is doubly re-
gretted sitce 1t has been ascertained that hav-
inc given away to various authors and compilers
the materials he once possessed for the compo-
sition of bis personal souvenirs OF the great
events Of modern history, they have become 40
dispersed that tney can no longer be reckoned
upon to assist his gTeat-grandsons in the pious
work OF remembrance they had promised to the
world"
The London ReUielo Is responsible for the
following amusing paragraph :-"Visitors to
Paris may have noticed in the booksellers win
dows there a franc dtion of French version
OF Thackeray's celebrated 'Yellowpush Papers
and Jeames's Diary, under the title OF Me
moires dun Valet de Ped.' Well, there is o
little story connected with this translation
which very wildly sets before us the difference
between publishing in Paris and publishing in
London. The industrious translator Mr.. VIII
liam L. Hughes, well known in the French
capital for his knowledge of both English and
French literature, was anxious to secure the
| copyright of his labor, and obtain the usual
| stamp from the Government officials. For that
| purpose he sent his written request with a copy
| of the book TO the Paris Board of Index for
| their authorization and protection. After a
| considerable time-occupied, it may be pre-
sumed, in carefully examining Thackeray's
humor-the officials determined to refuse the
license. for the following sublime reasonable
cause the book contains structures on the British
a1istocracy of such intense acerbity that remon.
STRANGE from her Majestys Government might be
the consequence of its authorized circulation. .
| Joseph Marie Juerara, celebrated biblio-
| grapher, died December l, in Paris. He was
| probably the most learned man in his specially
(the photography OF French literature) who has
| appeared.
| January Searle the well-known author o
the 'Gipsies OF the Danes DYKE" has ready fol
| publication this spring work to be entitled
| 80 A.
mics of the Potomac and Virginia. from
the Records OF Allen Parkerton, ESQ.,. the Prince
OF American Detectives" A book from the pen
of this vigorous and spicy writer must alway;
| be interesting
The Northwestern Farme7a paper devoted to
the interests of agriculture and kindred pursuits
has been established at Indianapolis and is
issued in very neat style, and at cheap rate.
The more good papers read by farmers the bet
ter for the country. The publishers are Messrs
Bland & Myers, who already issue the Homt
Visitor, valuable family weekly.
We have heretofore announced the "Nasby'
papers in book form, from the press Of R. w
Carroll Co., Cincinnati. The work is now re
ceived, it constituting an octave volume of Az
pages, and in its mechanical execution doing
great credit to our Western bookmaking caDaDi
| lites.--DetrOd Tribune.
The Argosy OF February has fine table o
contents, with articles from Mrs. Oliphant, Will
liam Allngham, Robert Buchanan, Henry
Kingsley, Christina Rossetti, and other well
known names, and fresh instalment of Charles
Reade's Griffith Gaunt."
"A Walk from London 10 the Lands End
with Notes by the Wav," by Elihu Burritt, wa
published in London in December, by Sampson
Low & Son.
-Trubner Co., London, have issued a new
translation of the Twenty-four Books of the Hol!
Scriptures, carefully translated, according to th
Massoretic Text, after the best Jewish authorl
ties. The translators name is Isaac Leeser.
Miss Muloch's Mrs. Craik) new novel, enti
tied "a Noble Life" was issued in London OF
rhe 5Lh Of this month, and viii be speedily re
published in this country by the Harpers.
-"Rates and Taxes, and How They were Col
lected," by the authors of "a Bunch of Keys,
edited by Thomas Hood the younger, is favor
bly, noticed in the AtbGneunl.
-Ruskin, leaving the lofty heights of crit
cism, Las been discussing the subject of house
maids, and is now occupied with Jamaica.
| AMIT lTARY AND NAVAL, AGENCY nj