Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-05
LITERARY SANITARY.
-Tennyson has again refused peer

EY EbDLTs WlAC-A VII NSA
A Stradusrius was recently sold for
S4 GOO. P. S.-A 5trsduarius is fiddle
There are twenty-five American sta
dents in the Musical ConserV Vatory at
Stuttgart.
"A second edition of Rev. VIM. r.
Alger's Future Life " is in press by
Middleton.
Watts Phillips has three new pieces
before the English public. Paper Wings
Fettered and Not Guilty.
-Mgretzek has finished in New York
and gone to Philsdelphia, to return in
Nav with "Lurline."
Fields, Osgood & Co. are to issue a
volume of Mr.. T. ]. TrOwbridge'5 pO-
ems, including "The Vsgsbonds."
Mrs. Scott SiddOn's voice reminds
an Indianapolis paper of q little coun-
try preacher in an exhortation."
An italian has published seven
dances illustrative Of the seven cardinal
sins, one Of them being s" Lazy March"
1t is said in Paris that lawsuit will
arise in consequence of Minnie Hauck's
refusal to cancel her engagement with
StrakOsch.
IA Brave Lady" is the name Of
Miss Muloek's new novel soon to appear
in the magazine of her husband, Mac
milan.
Her Msiesty's Theater, London, is
rebuilding, perfectly fire.proof and gor.
geously Ornamented, but at cost OF
barely $3.50, 600, gold.
Mrs. Howard Paul has made a SEN
sation in London by playing " "Hecate"
and Lady Macbeth y in Shakespeare's
tragedy, on the same evening.
Attorney General Hoar is said TO be
Unitsrian, Cox is aSwedenbOrgian, B Orie
a Catholic, Fish high church Episco-
palian, and Crsswells Republican.
-Bayard Taylor's "By-wsys of Eu-
ropen Is having a most excellent sale.
The first edition Of $500 was immediate
ly exhausted, and another Of 1000 is now
under way.
Somebody writes to Boston paper,
claiming that much of the Wsverley
novels was written by John Scott, a
brother OF Sir Walter, and his wife, who
lived in Quebec.
The PittsbuSg Commercial thinks
that there should be an earthquake and
a volcanic eruption at the Boston jubilee,
with special arrangements for thunder
and lightning.
"A posthumSes drama by Mr.. Sterling
CJyne has been acted at the Surry
Theater, LOndsn. Il is entitled " The
Home Wreck" and is founded on Enoch
Arden.
The Boston jubilee viii be bad
enough in ITSELF but what will the Hub
| ties do during FehsaTsals? The nrst
oratorio- chorus rehearsal is put down for
next Monday.
q. P. Putnam 81 Son have in prepa-
ration " On the Edge Of the StorH," by
the author of Mile. Nor" which will
probably be issued in their Library Of
European Fiotion,n
"A French naturalist, Isidore Geof-
| froy Saint-Hilaire, Is compiling DC
| tionary of Anomalies He puts the 81
anese twins in the order Autositsires, as
| belonging TO the family MonOmphalians,
and tribe Xi0phopage.
The arst specimen OF blank verse in
our Language is Surry's translation OF the
Second and Fourth Books OF Nirgips
/" E leid.n The first words OF the Second
Book, - C0nticuere oHlnes," are thus
translated They whisted all
One of the handsomest books which
has lately come to our notice is an Elg-
Dorted by Scribner, Wexford & Co. The
binding is a novelty, beiIg an excellent
imitation Of solid malachite.
-Messrs. LeypOldE & Holt have Issued
tine first part of their edition OF Auer-
bacb,s " Villa on the ,Rhine," in very
neat 16mo edition. They circulate with
it a letter from Minister Bancroft, and
one from Auerbach himself, which gives
their edition the stamp of authority.
Miss Huntley, of Boston (SignOrs
CaIiatol. has created Juror in Italian
onera In Belgium. The " Journal de
Ghentu speaks OF her rendering OF La
Travista.n "R1ss nil in the Barber o.
SsyiIle. "Zsrlina," in Fra DjGUdtO, and
other roles in the mos. ttattering terms.
Imam elaborate review of Kiugslske's
History of the CFimean War, the MOni
teur of the French Army and Navy says
that "the author has lively imsgins-
tion. writes well, and Is wonderfully ig'
norant OF the facts Of which he has
treated in his work"
An exchange mentions among the
many attractive American girls now II
Europe learning music, Miss Msckay
NIss Startling, Miss Gibbs, Miss Lsjeu
nesse and Miss Csrmsn. 1t shows igno
rance by emitting Miss Austin, OF Mil
Waukee, one of the most promising o.
all.
An exceedingly rare and interesting
book, "Civitates Orbis Terrsrum," frs
edition. 1872, has Just been presented t
, the library Of. the Institute Of Britisl
! Architects. The plates are mostly view
of European cities, and are very brilliant
Only two other copies of the work ar
kDovvn tn exist in England.
/ Several English actors having repre-
sented to Mr.. Dickens that, owing t
, their professional engagements, the
were prevented from attending his read
/, ipgs, Mr.. Dickens has agreed to give on
n morning reading in London before tn
\ | end of the course, when Skies an
Nancy" will form part OF the prC
grsmme.
q The Messrs. Cassell have insugurate
O a new species of educational Literature
They have brought out several elemeI
tary books, narrative OF geograpb,
a readers and the like. in l8mo, fexih
: colors, which sell in England for Onl
q twopenee each, and are extensively use
, in the charity schools. Whether the
will become popular here, 1t Is dlfheult
i say.
u Mr.. Costa has been decorated wit
Z the royal order Of Frederick by the Kir
+ OF Wurtemberg, himself an accomplishs
Is musician, as a mark Of his Majesty
q admiration OF the Oratorio OF Ell.
+ Mr.. Costa's other oratorio, "Nsaman
le will. be brought out at Stuttgsrdt
r autumn, for the FIRST time In German
Its recent performance in Boston W
ia not entirely successful.
t. Madame Lagrange was the recipie
g. of very fl 4tterlpg attentions on the occ
N sion of her final appearance in lie Pr
U, Ohete, at New York last week. III
g, World says Of her, Few artists the
r are that deserve or have so long retain'
er the universal esteem OF the public al
~ her fellow professionals, and she retir
I'D from her fifteen years labors bere no
re ored most by those who know her, b
admired by al who have ever seen her
m -Gottschalk hiss secluded himself 10
ell nentarily from the world, in am;
d. hamlet on the banks Of the Rio de-
o, Plata, not many miles from Bnen
90 Ayres, where his life. is devoted to stu'