The New Orleans crescent., 1868-12-20

Manton Marble is said to own ninetenths Of the
New York World. rr.- r-r
Geo. W. Curtis get $1,000 year for his Easy
Chair" in Harper's Weekly.
Charles o. Rogers, of the Boston Journal, has
gone to California.
5 The State University of North Carolina is in
debt 100000. aa n meFfffn s0t
The Boston watchman and Reflector has reached
its fftieth year.
This is the harvest season of the book pub.
lishers.
Elmer Ruan Coates has completed poem Of
5000 octo syllable lines.
r. j. Hinton, of Washington, is at work upon q
new book on CO operation.
Henry sedley is now the sole proprietor of the
Round Table.
Due d'Aumale is writing book on the last
German war.
The American Publisher and Bookseller gives
the titles of ls4 books issued during November.
The holiday books this year are said to be fewer
in number than for many seasons.
The French put a higher estimate on Wilkie
Collins as literary man than on Charles Dickens.
4 j. Anthony Froude is said to be the handsomest
literary man in London. He is the editor of Fra
zer's Magazine. .,- 81
At the Crystal Palace. London, comparatively
unknown work Of Schumann's, a symphony COM
posed in 1859; has been produced.
The Maryland Historical Society has just opened
is seventh exhibition Of works Of art in its gal
lery. ,--....
Two more prominent London Merdteurs. Ed
mund Yates and George Augustus Sals, have gone
into bankruptcy. an
Carey W. Styles has sold out his interest in the
Atlanta Constitution to W. A. Hsmphill Co. J.
R. Barrick remains as editor. --
Some valuable essays of Humboldt have Just
been discovered, and are being prepared for the
press. rn -..f fra. lib a.eLr rrf .rr. Fl.
The Cornell Era Is the title of an eight page
weekly issued by the students of Cornell Univer
sity.
r. Z. B. Moore, of the Brooklyn Union, has written
'Mootia," an American opera bouffe, in which
Columbus and various historical characters figure.
The State of Ohio has IL $50 institute ,ns Of learn
ing. There has been expended nearly 81, 900, 900
during the past year In erecting school houses.
Prof. Fairbanks has recently founded cabinet
Of zoology, at Dartmouth, which has valuable
pathological collection.
An "4nglo- Italian Gazette 4" is about to be
established at Florence, Italy, for the benefit of
American travellers.
The Sunday Courier ia the title of a new paper
which was TO appear in Portsmouth, Va, on the
18th inst.
Charles Kingsley's last contribution to literature
is an article called Madam How and Lady
Why"
The American Publisher and Bookseller is of
opinin that Miles O'Reilly wrote the FIaunting
Life" ~
There is a paper called the Frontier Index
which makes 1t q point to keep sixty miles beyond
the end Of the Pacific Railroad.
The new London paper, the Morning Sum.
mary" has appeared, and is voted stupid. 1t is
Tory in politics.
The author of For dAliza wanted 100 900 francs
for his manuscript. Haschette offered him 10 900
francs.
new paper has been started at Kent, CT,
called the Banner and Banquet of Love. 1t is
the organ of the Reformed Methodists.
Avolume of over 1000 pages has been 80 per.
fectly copied by Boston photographer that the
picture is an exact fac simile Of the original.
Baltimore publisher has completed five
copies of the proceedings Of the Plenary Council,
printed on the finest paper and bound in watered
silk. to be sent to the pope and four cardinals.
The Boston Latin School is the Oldest educa-
founded 23S years ago, three year, before Hsr-
ward College.
Miss Harriet Martineau has consented to the
issue. in one volume, of some forty or fifty bio
graphical sketches, written by her in the period
between 1852 and 1868.
The emperor of Russia, 1t is reported, is about
to establish an official journal, to be called the
Moniteur, which Is to be the sole organ of the
new novel from the pen Of the gifted young
authoress Miss Nelly Marshall, or Kentucky, and
daughter of Gen. Humphrey Marshall, entitled
" AS by Fire, " is in press and will be issued
shortly.
Mr.. Theodore 8. Fay. formerly minister to
has composed q book entitled Great
Outline of Geography, presenting an entirely
new and original method Of teaching that science,
the system altogether. as one may say.
Eighteen tons of choice books, worth between
$40 900 and O0O0 will shortly be sold at auction
by the United States officers, who seized them for
evasion Of duty. They belong to the same ship
ment from England as those taken possession of In
by the custom house authorities.
Gail Hamilton has qusrrelled with her publish.
ers, Messrs. Field, 0sgood Co., who have issued
everything from her pen since she came to the
dignity of magazine writing and book.making
and viii reach the public hereafter through new
publishers. Miss Dodge is spending the winter in
New York, and is believed to be inditing q new
matter Of considerable magnitude.
The past year (says New Hampshire paper |
has been one Of great literary activity in New |
Haven. Besides the papers, pamphlets and mag
azines published, Professor Porter has published
! volume on the human mind; Professors Dana |
sld Brush. one on metallurey; Professor John |
son, one on agricultural chemistry; Professor
one on linguistic science; Professor |
Loonis, one on msteorology Professor Morton,
ons on astronomy; Judge wsyIand, memoir Of |
President wsyIspd; DR.: Beardsley, . history Of |
ne Protestant Episccpai Church and Oharies J.
,ectcut. We