Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18
LITERATURE AND JOURNALISM.

Gustav Freytag, the author Of "Debit and
Credit" confesses himself unable from his igno-
rance of the country, TO write novel founded
upon American customs. This candid confession
Is on example which could very properly have
been followed by many who have written hereto
FORE
The Boston Tribune is to start April lin
earnest
The new Paris daily Of General Cluscretr
once editor Of the New Nation Of New York
which the Paris police suppressed, was to have
been called, after Matat's journal, u ami d&
People.
The Dayton Ledger announces that the names
of candidates for Office must be paid for, as they
"are not running the Ledger for fun any longer"
The editorial profession is pretty well recog-
nzed in Congress just now. For instance;
| The Vice President was an editor.
The President of the Senate, pre- ten,., was an
editor.
The Secretary Of the Senate was an editor.
The Speaker of the House was an editor.
The Clerk of the House was an editor.
-Landreth's Rural Register and Almanac for
| 1869 has Just come to hand. 1t is an excellent
little annual as almost all gardeners know, and
though 1t is distributed gratuitously 1t is worth as
much as a good many books for which charge
is made.
We have received from the publishers, Dick
Il Fitzgerald, N. Y, a copy of Frosts Book of
Tableaux and Shadow Pantomimcs, containing
100 Tableaux Vivants, with directions for arrang-
ing the stage, costuming the characters, and
and forming appropriate groups. To those who
, | 1,
book will prove an invaluable assistant. Price
in paper covers, 80 cts. For sale at the book
| stores.
r The Commercial Bulletin, published at Bos
ton is ONE of the most beautiful papers published
. in this country.
, PETERS MUSICAL MoNTHLY.-The March mum
Der of Peters Musical Monthly is at hand, ant
contains some twenty-four pages of choice new
: music, giving selections from the most popula
C writers, and variety enough to suit the most fas
. tdious We notice. first beautiful little bala,
with chorus, by j. s. Cox, entitled "Left al
Alonc;" then follows a sacred song by Georg
u Leach, entitled "The Lord will Provlde."-
''Coraline," by the Nations song writer, VIII
: Hays comes next this is followed by spright
&c Iy comic song by T. Brigham Bishop, entitle
l. "Thc Young Widow" There are also three In
i strumental pieces, namely: Pretty as Pink,
i by Mack; "Fleur de The Galop," by Dresslel
!, and the famous Grecian Bend March," by Pre-
il vot.
" In addition to the above, Mr. Peters gives Il
teen pages of choice family reading and NIL fo
,s the moderate sum of 80 cents, or So per year
a over So worth of new music appearing in eac
!, number Those of our musical friends who d
= not subscribe hre certainly losing rich treat,
" $40 worth of music cannot be bought every da
e for such small sum. Issued by j. L. Peter
Is Music Publisher p. o. Box 5i29, New York.
Y Sample copies, 80 cents.
re The April Magazines will be precptate
c. upon us, in day or two.
q Annapolis has ill recently had two Dem,
!, cratic newspapers, the Examiner and the Rcpl
:, can but one being enough they been consol
" Dated under control of the Messrs. Cotton.
j B. Lippincott S Co. have in press ne
volume of poems by George II. Boxer, conta
- ing "Konigsmark, The Legend of the Hounds,
u and number of other poems, hithcro uupu
III lished.
no Alexander Dumas Is said to be writing boo
to on the hog, which he considers the most usef
rv of animals