, 1869-12-14

Budget Of Art and Literary G @ssip
~ Old and Now W''-Arstcles and
Authors In tho New n1nYnztne-The
Hcs* ldyis OF xhe k1nN-Sooks,
AukhoFa, and Aratsta - Concord
Sketches and the Alcesas-t1F. aau-
uer'a Works.
(rEoA QUE oNx eo61es7osDKTr.1
BoeroF, Dec, :.
7HE kUx1czr1t CONTEXT.
Our campaign for the AAycralst has been Hna-
Tilted By the retirement rom . hopeleaa nsld
u tho Republcat candidate, 20 that tho contest
narrowed down TO = struggle between tne tro
Ftrg9 Of tha Democracy, with the Republicans |
Ekilng vita tic lez4t Questionable Of the Two.
1r. Ahurtle1 practically su1e OF re-
Election, after having been tk1omtnioosly IT,
ecttd By hM own party Became he was
100 Moderate IN his pa1ttfanahtp fst theaf hosaon1
The penoesasA arc exceedingly angry 1t the way
IN which they have trapped themselves much ~
.he dog lott hfa dinner. hJ torpiaH into the pond
sitef tn reelection Their Coppe1hesd eandldase.
BIZ. BALDWIN, h1s dErounoed hts opporeD1 In |
public meeting IL "poIltcs1 trtckster and pol- /
troou," TOR having refused to accept The fate |
Iueted out to him tn party caacns; and ~ boz
Ion ioezl electioDs arc ComEonlJ conducted Win |
dignity, such lkrRuage u treated ~ IN snoss un-
patdonAhla odeuce- But the Democrats ero
With dacarted adTerssz!, and running on
platform Of economy man who bas locked smt-
Nrgly On III rhe eIttAslEnace1 at the City Hall:
atd Indeed tbs p1zg VIII not na7e much OF 4
victory to be proud Of IN the election Of the Cit
kens' ucket
LITERARY aoaGIf.
Tho t1st number Of the now magazine, OH and
lSss'. Will appear promptly 1t the promised date
EXT week. 1t will bare pale blue cover, II ID
49,. &AA ASAA 81
and hun adopted bJ tho exi1upe monthllss, with
the tis.e AID contents plainly printed without oEns
n,ent Tho conien18 Of The initial number VIII ho
ssfnlln~g: a. Old AID Now, )" BY the Editor (which
u Rey. E. z Hnle); Ten Times Ocn 40 Ten"
BY Fredenck 1rghAm (which u Rev, E, E HAle9;
.tThe lSaiionxi L1co1n Monurnent,' n b1 Rev, ps.
Horty IF. poilows; Tne EeumeuicN Council. ~
BY Res. J. B. To17teelt1; 1.-THE THO PHnoes,"bJ
Rev. e z. Hale: New England shAken. ~ paper
on cur earthquakes, BY n. 7. Brigham; !" Rtcrntty
In Tme, By Res. Robert Cpnyer: 'Tnt SurprtBe,"
story, BY Hannah T. 1uns; " Tho Ftss Day on
YUKON" By William Il. Drl, VINO nows AasHs u
thoroughly ~ sny man Ia the country; II ea.ei
FarsdAy,'' By 1opeph Lowering: "God he
Father" BY r. Carol, Everett; Tne Boston
Parts,"b BY Prof. Nathan Halls; "The Perfection
Of Jesus," BY Rev james Freeman Clszke;
"Hyun." BY Harriet Beecher stowe; "Tas
Wen, by Juns Ward Howe, ths beginning Of a
series; Egypt" By Rev. Dr.. Delows, aad "Unt.
resnfy Rsfcrn, ,"by Rev. Janes Walker. 1t viii
be seen thss the magazine stows u,rs Of tue
favor Of peItorlltty and Of the denomination
II iis plentrul sp1tnklnE Of nAles and Reveleoda
than It shonld tArc to Eeet 1's ideal a poFu1zr
periodical: hut It Ia dcaft to be free from tns IT
tue start seve1l contributions announced fat
the Int nnrEber fs crowded oVar OF csherwlse
necessarily postponed to the second The co.,
Juctc.s Of the new monthly have received iettarx
hH Arfr r1Ahy ma NJ
peorle Of distinction, Inclndtng III. William Cul-
len Brysnt One prominent feetuts of the nass-
xire ~1u pe q Record Of Progress, IA witch
the men recognized a xutho.tttea will
write every month Of NEAt h1A bocn
accomplished In tho great onward noVsEnant ef
charity. education, and Practical religion. At.
Ralph Waldo Emerzon contributes to this depA,t-
nent To tue January number, ard It u Intended 70
rnAfe Of ii speciality, matched By 60 other nAas-
1ine in The world
1hara lcoted oyer the Ensiiah sheets OF tina
new volume BY Ttnrysou, which II only waiting
the xuthorB wur1 to be launched On the ses Of
public opinion IN TWO eor1rfteh Perhaps the
gem Of the four new 1dik 8 the thud. SIR Pei
leu and Ettx1re." The fourth, "1ns Passing Of
Arthur melodies the whole Of the fragment In
which Mr.. TENN son frst tested the puoltc lttn4
lof this KIND Of poetry. That, your rcade.s viii
remember. vas prelaced by little piece called
"Ipe Epic, - IN which 1t IL said thAE "Lne poet,
! Eyesard Hxn," had burnt "Tlts Epic OF King
| Arthur, soue twelve bcoka,' y bat hts fnend had
uicked The e,eve1th from the hearth; and then Il
! follows with the Little "Merta d'A1thu1." Tnai
| fragment begins.
$50 1T Dur long the cn4te c{ battle rolled
Anonk the m1uptain1 BY tia wibsst ca"
In the rev posu m ACCOUNT Of he battle pre-
ccde4 thls; then follows the beautiful story Of SL
| Bsdtyefe and the brand Exealtbut; and after {
there Is further ACCOUNT Of the good Etng1 4 AL
fI4 AWAY.
The publication Of several books announced to-
this nontn, irclndtnK BryArtA transla,lon OF tn
nlsd, 1owellh "Amorg NJ Books" Of Fteltt
O+good CO., md Leigh nunrs "Day BY th
Fire" and George Sands u 4ManrF8s," Of Robert
Btot1esv, has teen put uyrz 70 January. n
trsds u too much IN hurry, tust On the eye o
Crrtstnas, to gire them 4 fair Chance Acsat1
Y.alda, ofsocd ! Co. vM h3se rexdy nsx
/ week the untqoe volume of Photographic Of Cor
cord Sketches ~ BY Ahs My Acott, with > pm
face By her sts,er Lautss, Of witch think naT
written you. Tna p!oture1 an to be eleven
| twelve in pur:rer, and will include rae.8 {
Concort Rtse1 1t ths monument which oommeu
ms.es Concord Light: II tue o:d Aanse AID n
Wl1ndc, 4Awtherue.s two houses, AID th
souarcert seat tn his garden; Of Enetson
ho1ie aud hls a1bor, Ind q yef1 quaint, cu1tou
atat,cz1e In the summer house; Of Thoreza'a hi
on the edge nf Walden Pond; and Of the houi
acd xsbor Of the Aleott family.
Mlet Alcott author Of Little Women" Isl
! deb1,1ett by Ii hearth from nnch couruuor
. labor. md hez Eove1 goes on slowly. one u
J wnsk, IN deaaltory way. Oh story called "
Old.Faahlured Girt, " somewhat IN ,hc vein of b.
! biography oi 10 March md ncE atlterh II
TN, part Of thla hal appeared aer1allJ, In juv
| nile InsQazce Of uHlted circulation, Merry
N.4<su,, from tbs edlto7h!p Of which Mis- Alco
withdraxs With the close Of Tho yeE.
Aes@A Le Shepard are p11htpg through Il
+ | psres yhesr new edislan ot the xotks ot Cdari
sumner, which viii I'll eight volumes, WITH II
I | more Of biography hY Nj. ChA.ieA 4. Phapk II
! book u to b lsIued IN bsJie Of canxtde1so
: elsg1uoe. tn paper aad Typography. AiIer Il
: | ntxt ediskn Of thousand copIss u o6, Peth1l
. cheaper paper may be uset, Il Is 70 be 70
through akeutA Tho prospectus tzHasd foe III
use has 4 tooch of tho HJlo or tho ofz:os hiEss
! ~ntp the pah,lAAsn nay that tho Ist1ezs Of =
! oour4senent they h1re received from DIST
J auianed men "eontrM them IN tsetf long sAs
sdItton Ike snl4 &nd sh1t zaaser teaep IN The pn
q neauou NoalQ b 1 derrlistso1 IN duty
. | sAs ezEut.7, rot 10 the c27ts OF HcNAH RMu
z | th,pvaAes. tre wuead" Blez u What wo1
q becoMe Of Tho Horh II the oollscttsa AhonM.
= oe.a5cu smother yrs17 Thn exHees OF araoo q
: arenee spegtHa recent pun Of railroad s1ts
J | s4tm n 4 Eev Toak rziixnpa pares.f II which
-
. | de1sxIed snzS # wa " the duty Of 8yHy, ,CNtx;
csutemau n AneSsean u aid tna psp3scs mi
. Thq ssno Publishing nlzs. rzam whha y,
l. d<fed so1s2aat u tnikAt1g ~ pHtxrsph, IN
I. issued thA weak ho41' book By Nj. Do Ne
q enhnr sf "Ine Dodgn C9ah.'' Ths utta u
u b O Y. c." whicA. H. being tatsrpEseed
javs1ne seeses aoesety called tas Bsstareo Of
/ orte Of Ia Wht.a Csus& The soene Is lad
! 49, Nvr1 NA- f4rnn
ID smhot h.naseK reddaA Ths stoeJ lively Z
fansu of = vpJs<s q partJ ot boJs Asnund
ol Basin Of AirsA It Is Illustrated.
10 A1 xl1T1ka.
a Car arttxes hAve deca1ea Det 70 ha.d tha nao1t
,, reeepssops tn thet1 Esudtos vhlcA tneJ began
xuieI. T1Ee u money Win tho pa,ntsr I
q sculptor ~ well ~ Win Poor RcAArd add
ee k1yng up dt1 70 tie pah0e aoeS ncs p<3.
Mr. ". q. Bt7ckstt naa nntznad snd p.seed
Cd e1hIht,Jon be4e hast Of Aims p,cxinSon. II
ga no. enooenful u portrait Tae haad nns I
N kaueJ, defiant pose which 4hs Dickinson oi
~ eheNt On the pfAt1oaG- BAT the feAtoses
y hatant1 md Ererna th2u nerk ind Is fes
su blnDoa u very neettax. ~
tT Que d uur xau.1tea = to be teypteA TN y
IN tins to m exh.htuoo Of \ painting By Vt.
y Nhhx Of Ere III the Fuuntki1." II Il m
~ TREY rude young won1n lying n The edge
u POOL sad sdnt4nk heEaeH In fs re1ect
~ TIE ce&n oolor u vezJ good, and ras snAdAA Of
~ Iorg eottea nttt remarkably EeH rrndered.
~ ihe draw1rx u some What sttG. Taa picture q
- attnse,hsr new one, Nj. Wight havtuk e1hifz
It nrsa ktx yeara ago; bot he has uace exaeu
auest deA Of ilbof 1poa Il, And has psactae
fEpstrted r. ..,...
Of L Prap5 Co., tho chrome pahaaasFs, !
= completed yhetx EnGt 4taootate piece q 1nR1
4Fepsodnet,oa oF : painting hJ Joseph Coon
1is- 10 the MODERN FteAeh stysr, ulns1acnR II
I'D ecene n ro1pc1 The Mfn&fAph requires 10
Dc rrn tf.s.3net nrfnt1nx1 tnd the dtlicAsy and b
EN- .s~-s -. st ~ z1t>,s h,r.,,A+ mt nv
1ch | uAa<1 ~ sslS ~ NNs N~A eosA
heh 1 &4AbG4&GhQ kf0 NpDN9[tQ1~ Au6QtA2 Lave LIZ