New-York tribune., 1870-01-11
BOSTON.
ART AND LITERARY GOSSIP.

BosroN, Jan. S.-The revival of interest in
he book business yet II requires longer
interval OF quiet for publishers and public 20 get the
,gy OF the Christmas season. SO tour OF inspection OF
he sources OF literary brings few great results but
crumbs nevertheless to be had for the picking
ap among these should be stated the phenom
ua fact that the rush for Mrs Stoves Byron book
coeds all expectation The first edition sold the
morning Of publication; and publishers had hardly
aOnned their working slippers when they found neces
TO send inquiries by their private telegraph as to
many presses could be put to work upon this
cheerful and inspirng volume.
The North American Rerie,C, which finds 1t consistent
with it's age and dignity TO be In hurry just
going TO press with its January number Its leading
licles to be follows: "The LetAlOne Principle"
treating Of currency interest the tariff, and political
economy generally, by Simon Newcomb; "IDdian
MGrations" by L. H. Morgan, who has aleady given the
quarterly one article on this subject An Ancient
Ureed" by Karl Blind reviewing FergussOns Tree and
sorpent Worship :" Railway Problems in ls69,"-and
here we begin to at the life OF the number,-by
Charles Francis Adams junior; The Ecclesiastical
crisis in England" by Goldwin Smith; and /" The
TreasuIers Reports" by Gamalel Bradford The last
named gentleman is a Bostonian Of leisure, who has
given his days and his nights TO the study Of the
reucy puzzle and has arrived at clearer ideas with
kuack OF expressing them clearly than most Of the
learned pundits who have become fascinated with this
subject He earnest advocate OF contraction the
road to specie payments and raise enthusiasm
over Mir. Boutwers policy Of ldselliug and bond
buying.
The great sae-for enterprise Of its character
OI tho first number Of Oid and Ncr reaching nearly
1900 COPIES naturally stimulates the conductors to show
their best in the February ISSUE much always depend
ing the second number Tho strong point Of the
Der ia perhaps It's stories, Of which there are three or
four, including one by Mr. Hale. There is article
ho Suez Canal the work OF several gentlemen who have
on the ground and examined the work thoroughly
u Is ono OF series. There is semiscientfo paper by
Dr Burt G. Wilder on sxFiugercd People," dealing
with the Transmission Of physical pecuaritics. The
theological paper ,by DR.. II. W. Bellows on "Inspra-
tOu and is boldly thought and written way to set
The erts quarreng and to interest laynen we
scrrrmen. Mrs Julia Ward Howe has amusing and
PHI. phieal paper The West As 1t Is." Mr. Sidney
AudrC0s o. Washington has essay " The Negroes
And their Bureau" The Rev. Charles Beechor OF
Florida" Other titlts French Storm Maps" by
prOf. j. p Lesley; Nature and the Pacific Railroad"
by W. T. BRIGHAM What is Religion I" by tie Rev. c.
psrrol Everett; and " Ernest Renan in the Govern
mcnt Of France. The Record Of Progress which last
month maIhy devoted TO educational topics will
Heal principally with the Improvements which have been
nude and may be made in the of life cities The
unnIhcr will be out IN about fortnight.
ne AHanfic MoH01y has for the telling point OF Its
,Ommg number paper Edwin NJ Stanton by the Hon.
Henry N'soJ who brought into close contact with
The Secretary throughout the by his position
Chairman Of the Committee Military Affairs Of the
Senate Mr James Parton has article Of his Washing
TON series, Pressure Congress" Mr.. Sidney An.
irws has the first Of two papers embodyng the results
pf bis observations on the Chinese in California.
Messrs Fields. Osgocd Il CO. just going 20 work
Oh ,ir T. Bret HartCs book Of California sketches The
suthor has written very pleasant preface III his own
Scin Of delicate humUr explaining his ideas in the
sketches, which show the miner and pioneer as human
beings. neither angels the opposite The stories
IlN ny iu q literary
rals the Pacific, but The great majority will be quite
new 10 all Eastern readers They include The Luck Of
Roaring Camp" "Tnc Man Of No Account" The
Outca-.s Of Poker Fiat Mgges," and The Idyl OF
E.d Gulch." with more than many
Various oxCencics have compelled the pOstpouement
~ the publication of Mr.. EmcTson's volume Of
essays Society and Solitude" TIL the early Spring
Messrs Roberts Brothers Will publish about the
18th ust the second series OF Mr.. William MOrris's
Earthly Paradise poems They will issue this work
In two Styles fIom the English plates and from
tcr type so rs To enable purchasers OF the Spring
BUD Summer period 10 have uniform SETS
AIT MATTERS.
Mr Petersen one Of the first Of marine painters,
has placed on exhibition a somewhat original work
rallied "Tho Phantom ship" II represents the Flying
UgtcEman haims wreck and sending boat 10 board
her, described In the narrative Of some fantastic
Etory4eller-I think Major DE FOrest-iu The Atlantic
Motty year age. Perhaps the subject does not
admit Of adequate representation at any rate
the artists effort TO give sufficiently mysterious at
mosyere 70 his guosty Zip TO my Dyes to have
produced O. somewhat too prosaie effect
MI j. FuXClOit Cole Who should stand very nearly at
the head Of animal painters in Amcnca in tho public
estimation, has almost finished a large diGngToOm
p!oco ordered for tie UGon Club Of this city. 1t rep
resmts t@o sleep-thc monarch Of the flock standing
erect a splendid iiy, while the favotc cf his harem
lies moCsly beside Do, icct very pretty landscape
adding 10 tho ,f.Ct oI Tie striking pctule. l doubt
II luy hing better of rh, kind, Of native production
has ever been exhibited iu tll, ctv and it Is to be
hopcd that the OWLcrs Of the picture VIII permit the
pubic 10 get glimpse Of ir, bciore 80 goes into the
comparative privacy ol iJs ultimate destination.
aIr Virgil Williams g. giving tho last touches TO two
Iu costume uictur's o the character Of many others
31 lrs vorl,,-a gu with q dston and youth with
urgl.'.a Whom these l, completed ne vii turn his at
t.rto. 20 some subject, rived from CjOu1n last SUM
I.r I tc PcuObscot wuod.-udIu groups. canoes, and
rgmp-of which lac has some exceedingly attractive and
proiu.sug studies.
Mr. Thomas Iiu tho doors Of whose studio have been
closed IN secrecy for time past sin soon throw them
oyo9 ard astouh his friends and the public with work
Of the first magnitude which to me 60 far excel il
ncrt his well known ~ semitic picture aDyt thing else
10 bas vet done The aject is White Mountain Notch
after storm" Down the center Of the picture, all foam
nnd wrath tumble the angry waters OF the saco swollen
by the food, and carrying the wrecks OF trees on tAc
b,r0ws. On the left mountain, up the sides OF
Shch the riffs Of cloud and rising. Tho end Of
the valley IS closed by Mount Willard; aud the sharper
peak of Mount Tom also to be seen in the distance.
The Shy full Of turbulent clouds but IN spot the
blue breaking through Tho theme o. the picture gives
roou for the granGest effects Of light and shadow; and
Throughout there Is display Of strength In dealing with
the most difficult phases u nature. which very few Of
our artists could equal.
Nj William Bradford has turned his Summer visit to
the Arctic regions different way from that
at intended Instead Of putting the photographs
taken from bis steamer and under his direction INTO
volume az was first proposed, no has utilized them by