Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-10
Literary Notes.

Davis new serial, "Waiting for the Verdict,
may commence February 18th. Two full
page Illustrations are given, that for the
"Claverings" showing how 'Florencc Bur-
ton makes up Packet" having the rare
merit for this English school of embelish-
ment, of being a really handsome picture,
both as to general design and execution.
George NJ. Towle has an excellent article on
''Impcrial France" and George Wakeman
one of his amusing hodge -podges. this one
being on advertising" If we haye not
already expressed the opinion, we must do
so now, thar the contributions by the Editor
under the title of ''Nebulae" are among the
best in this excellent magazine. They are
thoughtful, instructive, and entertaining
TnE FIRST NUMBER OF Northern Lights,
the new Boston Literary Weekly conduct
ed by an association of authors, is out, and
the contents of the second are advertised
Nowaday, when much of the success OF
new publication like this depends upon its
title page, we look with some curiosity at the
front face of this candidate for public favor
Generally il is good, the upper portion
of The engraving and the word "Northern
Lights being quite Gnexcepiionable, but the
general effect is marred blythe very stout
female who represents Poesy, and reclines
in very ungraccful manner in the centre Of
the picture. - The Two Rs, AN illustra-
ted poem ON Rachel and Ristori, is excel
lent in all respects. and written we presume
by Mrs. Howe. ''Our Contributors Club
represents dialogue between the various
members OF the coterie who edit the maya
zine, and is headed by picture of their
meeting, in which the figures we presume
are literal portraits. As D,0mdtis Personals
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, is called the
'Pythoness' orphcns G. Kerr, "Orphcus''
Fitz Hugh Ludlow, The llashi>h Eater,
&C., &c.
The forthcoming number announces articles
by Orpheus G. Kerr, Petroleum V. Nasty
Edmund Kirke, Mrs. Howe, the author Of
"Thc Dead Letter and others, and ilusta-
tons from the pencil of Hammatt Billings,
Henry l.. Stephens, and Augustus lloppin.
Lee u Shepard, Boston. and the American
News Co., New York, are publishers of
Northern Lights. $500 year, or I5cts
a number.
Thomas j. Wilson has retired from the
propretorship of the Annapolis (Md.)
Gd=oHc and is succeeded by Geo Guest
King
VIM, NJ. Runkel, Esq, has retired from
the editorial chair of the Norristown pa.
MieI)cndont, onc-half interest in the paper
having been purchased hy our friend Lieut..
VIM II. Snyder, late Deputy Collector of L.
S. Internal Revenue. The new firm will he
Fries & Snyder.
Saturday Night thus refers to a sub
jet somewhat personal =:
The Wilmington Ddity Co0imcrcioi is
in n highly prosperous condition and de-
serycdly so. Its proprietOrs are about issuing
a weekly from their office, To he chrstencd
the Def0Wurc Tribunc. Ii will he larger
than any paper printed in Delaware We
| are pleased to see Messrs. jenkins 4 Akin
son so successful. They attempted no small
ask when they started the COnilnercidi
| they made il II successfully they have the
same good fortune with the IribUnc
Col. Forney is making the .Sunday
Press very readable paper. The Christ
mas and New Years issues were credit to
Philadelphia journalism. A. L. Lancaster is
he edlitor-in-r charge, and weekly contributes
10 It's columns excellent sketches and poetry.
lie is one of our rising young Htorotcurs.
| a tt,u L.
Press has been vastly improved of late, both
n the variety and style of its matter.
| 1t is rmored that two of the Pliladel
phia clcrgymen, who had engaged to assist
IN the editorship of the .Ntthottia 1omo
iontWdt, have Withdrawn from that journal
owing 10 a difference of political opinion
with the proprietor. They believe in poll
les anil rrligion"--hc does not.
The Homer Uiad is the title of news
aper started recently in the town OF Homer
Louisiana.
The Home journal is mistaken in Stain!
hat the Uiod is recently started 1t hai
neen published quite length of time.
Albert Pike, the Indian warrior, is ON
II the editors of the Memphis AlpeoL
The editor of the New York WORT
says that $3.50, 600 were sunk in attemptin
to establish tina, journal ms a religious daily
iii that from the time in which he purchase
the concern in 1862, ii has been payin
paper
/ The Home J0urndi, which everybod
Knows ms n. p. Willis old and famii,
newspaper, once the organ of General Mo-
is, the song writer, came ont AT New Ye,
: n bran new dress. Ii is able to do VIII,
many weekly newspapers ot,--prcsei
list of contents, showing original matte
If the most attractive character in every dc
: ,,artmcnt of Literature and Art. To Il
& issue Of January 9Th, Henry Morford, Dais
II Howard, Barry Gray, and other accom-
o plishcd writer's. beside the editors, contr
!, ute
: From r. B. Peterson & Brothers, 3,
:. Chestnut St., Philadelphia, we have receive
" Mrs Southworth's latest romance, IT
Bride Of Llrwcllyn." We take from a q
!, temporary review the following notice
i, he story
J.; "The excellencies of The Bride of Iey
n. 'llyn' are many and great. We regard it
/; me Of, if not the best, on the whole
:, Mrs. Southworths productions. For II
u Irillancy and point Of her conversation, Il
II .ase and spirit Of her narrative, the splcnd
NJ md graphic character OF her descriptions
IL Natural scenery, and the general power an
y originality of her conceptions, she occup
!. front rank among American writers
fiction. The moral is an excellent onc-ca
!, .ulatcd to do good to all its readers.
" The story is intensely Interesting al
/" .bonnds in all the excellcncies of its author
be vivid and picturesque genius. Mrs, Soutl
Sorh's characters are not merely names, b.
OF 'xistences they live and move before IL
IS Zach acting in accordance with their pecu
nature. 1t will no doubt prove to be Il
NJ most popular work yet written by Mr.
~ Southworh, and Will undoubtedly commar
h l very large sale. We commcndit to all d
4 readers. 1t is published by 7. p. Pete
nd son 4 Brothers, BOG Chestnut street, Phil
hc lclphia. Price $50 in paper, or 5000
rs cloth"