The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-11-19
LiIernrY and porsnnnl.

Jennings, Of the London Times, is com.
ing here again.
-"ouida"is Mrs. Atwood, recently mar
mod at Paris.
The comedies Of Aristophanes are to DO
rendered intOlligible to tho masses by a trans
latiOn by John q. SAKE.
Mark Twain has a new work in tho pub
lishors' hands-"Tho Now Pilgrims Pro-
gross
Mr.. Houghton, OF Galona, ILL.,, closed
up, Thursday last, his 10th yoar OF editorial
MADAME George Sand is to publish a
weekly paper, to be called the Lo France Par
lour.
j. II. Appleton, of Portland, Mo. has been
elected Professor Of Chemistry of Brown
University.
Lord Lytton is said to have stolen his
now play, Tho Rightful Hoir," from Dumas
"Lecapitaino Paul"
Charles Dickens has commenced his
readings in st. Jamos Hall, London, to
PROVIDED houses.
A French writer accuses Mrs. Anna s..
Stephons of plagiarising her books from the
stories OF third ratio Fronch authors.
"A Polish Jow, of wilma, who had his
house burned down, was fined twenty-five
roublos for crying fire in tho Polish language.
-Ohas. Livingston, brother Of the famous
ma a. AA 49, q 80 80 @RAhf -
one Of last weok' steamers from Glasgow.
Mrs. Mary j. Walker, and not Mrs. Dr..
Mary j. Walker, il the editor Of a reform
papor in Chicago. Mrs. DIR. Walker resides
in Now York,
1t il said that Mr.. John %Brougham author,
actor and manager, is engaged on u Christ
mas story, which will DO published in hand
somO style in good timo for the holidays.
DIR. Turner, late of tho Bi%nghampton In
| plpintp AgVlum. DrDnDRnR Ia collect damages
from Parton, for language used in his ATTAIN
tic Monthly article on that institution,
Horny Willard, a woll known Journalist,
and sOn-in-law Of William Lloyd Garrison,
has boon elected Recording Secretary Of the
American Social Science Association, and will
devote his whole time TO the Duties Of the
place.
The Galaxy has secured tho advance
manuscript OF Mrs. Edwards forthcoming
novel. Hor last two stories, "Archie LOvoln
aud "SLOphen Lawrence, Ioeman, % were nm
usual successor. Tn new story will proba'
bly, be begun in tho January number.
Prince Charles Of Roumania has asked in
marriage tho hand Of tho Princess Thyra
Third daughter Of the King of Denmark, ant
has boon accepted. The Princess has JUS
ontored on h6T twelfth year, and il il no
proposed that tho marriage shalt BIO cello
brated until SHE IL seventeen. Charles has
Z long time 20 wait.
-lnt DbttllDcl nullboI ol IlppllColt
, Magazine will contain the following among
other articles; The Garden of Adonis,
poem; England and Napoleon III The Ar
Of %Swindling; A Contribution TO History
D Songs of tho Slave; Lonely Spots and Places
! Claims Of tho Anti-BondhOldors; Chas. LOr
I ing Elliott, the Artist; Strength, and How h
Use II. ~
0 Lord Lytton's new play, "The Rightfu
Hoir, " just brought out at tho London Lyco
q um, is pronounced a fiat failure. There an
q sOmo nice poetic passages, as in the LAD
! Of Lyons" but the heroine has nothing b
> do but hugging, which, in I'VE acts, COTS tiro
0 some-tO a nero spectator. Mr., Bandmanl
" finds it hard work, and no gets anxious am
g oyordoos it-rants in fact.
y Tho November No. of Whitnoy's Musior
! Gnest is tho fret No. of tho new volume, an
} tho publisher, W.. W. Whitney, Toledo, Ohio
promises ever 100 pages of now and popuaa
d music for the next year which would cost i
d tho usual form $12.O0. The present No. col
tains the following choice new pieces arranl
" ed for the piano; 'Hayo ye soen a little La
sic" song aud chorus by @. Il. Shattuol
|, beautiful Girl of tho North, - song and okC
a rus by w. A. Ogden; 'Porls ofFancy Waltz,
Thos. IL. Groonough. Terms only $1.O0 pc
year,