, 1869-01-21
BOSTON.

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Tbs Butler speech H Viewed as Raxns
Library Ct sstp-DF1 14nt's TxAnaiR-
tlon OF Houae1-NsW H5nkz eroaatsed
-IAetuse&-mr. hleener On tHS hoE-
-tre-Rrxe Reltkion - Arnussnatnt
masscrs.
Rsea On pwn Correspondent.
Bosros, Jan. II. 1850.
GkHEaAL buTLER's LAST FREAK.
About ~ good spoEt Is our present dull
season furnishes is to ses the manner IN
which the supporters Of General B. F. Batter
In The late campaign in his district protest |
agaIust being held responsible for the foliY OF |
his last financial speech in tie House. To |
be sure, there is not much comfort m the
spectacle when ops reflects that BY !
the earnest Efforts Of these gentlemen
and Newspapers, made Hith eyes wide open,
Ar. Butler u established for two years to
come In his seat In Congress, for Just such va
carries II this, and for many moro serious e1
p1o1ts, a. his Imagination ard audacity wl1
strcug in the tulu1e. Bnt stall 1t |. rcry funny
10 see the pcrple1lty with which men vito
were csedulous enough to bcliere, in ths coa-
iusicu Of the political struggle, thar Mr, But
Ter bad .'abandoned his 1nanclai heresles,''
regard Ibis new development Of his ideas.
Not + man, not newspaper In all New
England, 20 far as eau tcuru, endorses thls
last absurtIty +; and t1osc who Were louda.t
in adnIrtng and upholdirg The man three
months ago are now ioremos: In condcmalns
his folly. -
The most important piece Of literary ueEs
which bas leaked out here during The past
week com&s, IS usu4l, from Fields. Osgood &
Co. It Is to the effect that tne blank verse
t1spslallon oi Homer, On which The veteran
poet, v illlnn Cnllen Bryant, has 50 long
been engseed, Is 80 far advanced as to .ar-
rsut the announcement that It will be given
| to The public during The present year. The
| book Will probably appear within the next
| ti1 mouths Its method and 1tFie are sfready
! known to the Void, from some fragments
| notably rom one hong extract describing tae
| flight Of Dfomed. which appeared II the
! January Calaxy. need hardy comment hero
| on The importance. rs literary eveat, OF the
| completion Of this work ut companion to
Mr. Lonsiellow's Dante, and the most re-.
markAole incident In Homerlc Translation
since the days OF Alexander Pope.
The same FIN Ito come doWn several
stepel ANNOUNCE also book Of travel,, Or the
results OF trarel, oy Mr.. Charlo4 C. Coi1io,
Nr. Coffin made bis <ntree into literature as
war correspondent OF the Boston yoasa11,
under the signature Of ''Carleton," winch
his graphic, prompt and trust worthy
letters made hnusehold werd all oYer New
Euglaud- Unlike all tho other reporter. Of
marcn and battlefield. he did not allow the
: return Of peace 70 interrupt bis War corfo.
spondcnce, bat cortinued to supply tho Jour.
, nal with lette1s IRON pne point and another,
, | In tho samo rapid, euthuaiastfc slTie which
he made popular ia writing IRON the Soath.
He went 70 Europe rl:h sTAr n OF Yankee
correspondents when lhc prn:sIan- Austrian
! war brokc out, A-d wh.p it had closed b.
!. not II turn like the rest, hut kept on. doiny
: Europe thoroughly, and Ii u keeping cn
! around the world oy the overland route and
= ACROSS the Pacific, willing 10 Toluninousll
: furnish room for nls mianss hut, Of eourts
= somewhat superficial descriptions. tn
= Journal ietmd him = paying attraction, how
= ever, and Adssrtiscs bis letters Is a p rzua
:. nent feature aud now, as stated sb1Tr, b.
. j. going to ,urn his journey TO new ssconn
2 Aessrs. Roberta Brothers ~lu e1u.lno
! nsxt weak their Celebrated Won en" +" Sc
u riea By the issue Of the uFe nhd letters {
i Madame sevlenet and those oi Lady Mar
= ME-. sarah Josepha Hale. These books al
j. iars of the series. The same publisher
:. vii hsye ready nszt month lob
Il Nsal's "keeol!est!ossl" IN sa.ostogrsphe
! = 7al1ed experiences and thc cay, fasetna.ln
ttsle OF toe author. Iha sequrl to Miss a
: cott's capitA book, Little Women.
=. y ~hieh have siscaoy mentioned 81 Il tael
: hands, viii be ready for the public about Il
- ftst Of April. Roberts Brothers are pu4htn
y forward inelr neW Handy Volume' scric
b. b. IN which they hare aehieTed 4 saos1aa'i
~ ~ triumph Of printing 10 I. K on scarlet at
- crimsdu cloth. for btndtuss, in the naaaa
h. which has ban1ed so uauy American boo
9. making the Ink dry ia the texture Of ii
I'd cloth. 20 u not to blur. and crock the hand
~ but It Is hard secret to Conquer neEcrth
bs lcss. 1he tirm hss published IN this fur
Ia thus iaE, Bnrnsnd,s :. H1ppy ThonShs
T., fn gslsh; they will havc ready, next mon
~ ~ Efes earErnt's treatise On :" Plane ac.t+
ha Afnct7can, and q month later Auesbact
~ last moral, translated from IL . German. T
ke books sell II doiar, out are not unsnl
o,. able Tor the library io appearance.
", LEcEUR1s+
eo. Mt. Reeeher gare the closing addsess
10 the regular lecture season here last week
IN "Anuse1uet Is, ,''-th4 very name &uhtest
+. the Nsy, which he selected tof bis FIRST add r,
Lhs from the i&ceum plat;orm 70 Boston, neal
in twenty-five Jeata ago. He delivered I
name lecture at one OF two OF the small
towns OF New England on his way here, a
nd In those places lie includsd in his snrreY
ndx amns< mcuts ths theatre, rather raxnc1y c.
Of demrlrg! It wh1e be upneld billiards, bo
1nr fpg. esc-as loo costly tor the people
.ss. AmaIca, and because good things are
rsr sustained, pointing cut shat where !" H.
I'll. lt" runs fire Or kIx nights q Hum
,n1c Dumpty" runs i've hundred
Iiae weskress a. Of n.ra the:q ho., two ssgn@s
,est @ 10 the orator y to everybody else, tof Vi
arr le 1,ood befure Boston audlence h. on
1erS ted he pzfsage altogr,ber, and Wis guilt
hui delivering lecture On amuscneuts IN "a
t Of the stage was not even sn!ersed to In
/ in way. Ii I an not tpistsEcn, this lnctd
rtnx marks an era in the PROGRESS Of religion
the or prejudice, md II Henry Ward Beer
m lives Is long IS his father did. he vii
ma heard on our platforms Is warmly dettud
tie the theatre Is he nov d3es billiards, nj
c;ed reading and cheerful Lie
course of lectures expressly for child
Il to be delivered at an hour su,table for !,
,onr tabIts In The Afternoon, a1d' prepared e
iGtr ciatlS tor their entertainment The lect
st- viii BE- By ,paul dn Chaillr, the Al
traveller, who has already mad. 9
Bin. zd.lts, By bis nsiy- msaasr
xoa- qn1et humor, Is much ~ By the exc
nani- ! character q bis adventures, and who
ana undoubtedly succeed also IN this new
euts. pertinent. His tuFe1ile course numbers
anu lectures.
1ndl- Another new lecture enterprise was b
sys- | tod ;, IN series OF twelve sunday zfteE7
seips Tic: o1 he "Free Religion fno5e1nent
reas thinkers of various shade. Of hezetical !
oiu:T ality. The list includes 1he names Of r
entsI Waldo uetsou, 4. 3. Afcott, Hrs. .
.s1ied Ward Howe, D. A. r Wxsson, T. ~. HgEt
barn md Wendell Phillips, and Is Il ~ real
stert very attractive course of popular 1ect
nc Of occurring at the most convenient hour 0
I'D be ! week ton large class Of people, The IL
fec u arc likely TO go OF very rapidly.
d-la vAK1oCs AArTKKs.
does We arc rather behind the rest OF the c
2h ia | try to one respect, having only Just seer
+ the | opeumg Of the cetabn.nmeut OF the
erslls Ergl4nd Scwa Company. kinita1 to tn:
t tho tltns which have fns sone time been In
Tint aticu in Chicago and New York The
cast I pary was organized t1st spring BY the
I'd fnr lion Of orr Leading periodical Dealers
hropr It had to cary On III work il ont Of tns
i. ce1l1rs md back rooms, untu the comps
Of I building esec.ed ior It opened !
cracv night ago. New England Is N exc
.cznor feId for such m agency aud the cou
In self xiready does business Of million doll
ure OF year. 1le feN Tork L<19er takes tht
v hole | Of more smbltfous II eE4iure hert q.
"a haa ! Wbsrc, and that and the New York
1ons 4 command one quarter OF the ArEregat
than cu1stlon Of ali the papers dis.cm!nst
,efo7e. the company.
:ens Of nj. Marti1ek Is doing hi. best TO ma
Al law | opcrz eeasoa here q success. ard has ev'
Drew gafcd Koueoni to leave his u1u.'e teach
II will New York and c@me On here 1or one nj:
N 18 I p'nY Lfport{Lo IN "Dor G1oF& nj. Eh
ard of. 10 be produced to ucrro4 eight With 4
srr at which Hou:d be strong bat FOR the unps
u, mt. | ah1o rs,knA.r ,,F r,ednf1jnp two al