The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-12-09
Late Publications

can w ar. Il New Edition, with ReVisions
and Biography of the Author, by Robt
z. Lee.
Such is the title page of one of the hand
soonest. and certainly one of the most valu-
able works yet issued from the press of the
University Publishing Company, of New
York; Company that has done more than
| all the other Eastern houses combined, for
| the encouragement of Southern literature
The volume before us is gotten up in the
best style of the book publishing art, and
the fact that this is the third edition. is the
best evidence of the popularity of the
/ Memoirs. The work is G20 pages in extent,
| elegantly bound. and profusely illustrated
| with steel portraits, maps and battle scenes.
| among the portraits are those of Light
| Horse Harry, Gen. X. L. Lee and Gen.
Nathaniel Greene. We DO not know the
price of the volume, but is well worth the
| usually reasonable rates of its publishers.
DREAM NUMBERS is the title of a hand
somely gotten up Domestic Novel. of 400
pages, by L Adolphus Trollope, for copy
Of which We are indebted to the publishers
I. Peterson & Brothers, BOG Chestnut
street, Philadelphia. Price 81 as in cloth !;
or 81 80 in paper cover. The Round Table
high authority in such matters-thus refers
to this work:
The scenes in Dream Numbers are well
chosen-the pleasant city of Lucca, the ruin
GUS old town OF CZZano among the Appcn-
mines, a rural do main. half farm and hall
villa on the banks of the SerchiO, LAWYERS
house and studio, with the cottage of
provincial wheel-wrght's widow, the den OF
an usurer in Florence, chestnut WOODS
church piazza, police office, priests domi
Gle, mountain path. aud sanity fiesta
all give scope to minute details of sJIll-liIr
and natural scenery. The characters are
adapted To and spring naturally from the
scenes; there is the proud and beautiful
c0ntddtfto, queen OF her class, Regina Bari
tOli-her vigorous, frank, and handsome
lover, Gallo CARROLL, the shrewu, compacent
and portly father of the heroine, prosperou,
and hale, keen but kindly the cunning, un-
scrupulous clTdtO, Pasquale; his garTulous
self seeking hOusekeeper; the pleasant,
buxom little widow Monaldi, with her
magnetic, bovine eyes: the pertinacious
mercenary, Mo- Morini and his worldly
wise father, with the deceitful and vindic-
tive Simonetti, make up group native TO
the soil and the period, representative of the
country and the race. Tuscan rusticity,
avaIice, prejudice. urbanity, frugality, SUI
perstition, profanity Tuscan farming. jurIs-
prudence, Hdtuete and duplicIIy the scenery
and the soul OI the region in their normal
and characteristic phase--all come out Oh
Tic page Oh luC ldllulul CHIOliIClGE Ill us
tinct outlines and hues. caught from nature
with patient hand and IA true and kindly
eye"
ROLAND YoRKE; A SEQUEL TO "THE
CHANNINGs."--BY Mrs. HENRY WooD.-T.
B. Peterson & Brothers have just issued.
from the manuscript and advance proof
sheets purchased from Mrs. Wood at an ex
pense of one hundred and fifty pounds,
sterling, in gold, Roland Yorke; a Sequel
to The Cummings" 1t will be read with
interest by all who delight in the marvel
lousy and ingeniously constructed plots
which are characteristic of this authoress'
writings. Mrs. Wood has a marvellous
faculty of charming her readers with the
skill with which she puts her characters OH
the stage, of multiplying her plots, of sus-
tanning her dialogues, and of intensifying
all her minor incidents. Roland IOrke Will |
not be laid aside without eager perusal to
the end, for the reader will be constantly led |
aside into new avenues and lanes, with such !
enchanting views and scenery, that lie never |
wearies of the path; there are so many new |
faces among the minor actors, and such
magic interest thrown around all they say |
and do, that his delectation is complete, and |
his interest never flags tor a moment. 1t il |
but justice to say that, in these respects. |
which are the secret of Mrs. Woods great |
popularity as a novelist, this, her latest |
work, is her best, This volume will add !
greatly to her high reputation, and will be |
perused with eagerness by the whole read
ing public. It is remarkably well printed |
in large type aud on fine paper. in octave |
hp n m in uS''
price 81 so and will undoubtedly have |
very large sale.
The NEW Book ON BUILDING" recently |
issued by Messrs. Hinkle & Co. Cincinnati |
is the most valuable-because the most prac- |
decentralization of the kind that has come |
under our notice. We thank them tor a
copy. To architects and builders, and to |
persons contemplating the erection of public !
or private residences, this book will be OF
great value. Among its many illustrations
we find accurate views of twelve residences |
and one church in Mississippi. The price is |
81 90. The address of Hinkle 4 Co., is 365
West Front street, Cincinnati.
IIPPINCoTT's MAGAZINE, For December. |
is to hand, with a splendid variety of valua- |
BILE, attractive and entertaining contents.
Lippincott is our favorite Monthly. Sub |
scription price 81 per year. Address the
publishers. j. B. Lippincott & Co., III Mar !
ket street Philadelphia.
"THE SOUTHERN FARM AND HOME" is the |
name of a new monthly. published by J. w.
Rurke & Co., Macon, Ga, the first number !
of which is on our table. 1t is COTTON up in |
the best STYLE of such publications, and is |
well filed with attractive and valuable i
reading. The number before us contains |
finely engraved view of the building and /
fair grounds of the Georgia State Agricultu- |
raj Society, with description OF the same, !
and an account of the State Fair recently |
held at Macon. The subscription price is 81 /
per year.
EDUcATIoNAL.--We have received flom /
the well-known school-book publishers, |
Messrs. A. S Barnes & Company, New York, 1
the following publications recently issued |
from their presto which the attention of
teachers is invited:
Monteith's Physical and intermediate
Geography--being No. 4 of the National
Geographical Series.
The National Second Reader, by Parker |
& Watson.
Davies Practical Arithmetic.
The address of Messrs. A. 5. Barnes s. Co,
is Ill and 113 William street, New York.
The Mysterious Mnn.
VII. - ,,0t eoap tho man fi1ll of pnvRtc-