The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-30
LITERARY GOSSIP

The Scientific American predicts that, IN
less than twenty years illustrations will be rs
common feature of daily papers as market
reporrs are now.
The Revue des Deux Mondes, which is
generally considered the best European maya
zine. has circulation of twenty-one thousand
copies.
The acts of the Ecumenical Council are to
be commemorated in history, which is to be
published in six magnificent folio volumes, in
most luxurious style.
An elaborate poem by George Eliot is to
appear in the April number of Macmillan
Magazine 1t will re looked for with interess
but it is great pity she does not keep to
her novels.
There is some talk in London OF starting
a great international financial paper. Inc
capital is fixed at f25O,OCO, half of which Is
said to have been already subscribed. %khc
eS,ect of the scheme is to kill the Times.
The best thing in the first number Of the
new comic paper, Punchinello, is this: "Let
Stone of the Journal of Commerce, Wood of
the News, Marble Of the World and Brick OF
the Democrat put their heads together and
make o new conglomerate pavement"
ALL of John Stuart Mills writings have
been translated and published in Russia, ex-
eept his essays on Liberty" and on "Utilita-
rianism," and we learn that governmental pei
mission has at last been granted for the publi-
cation Of these.
Nearly one-thirrl of the books published in
England 20 through two or more editions
The remaining two-thirds are largely COM
posed of purely ephemeral literature, such as
pamphlets, sermons, nursery-tales and the
like-works that either enjoy very limited
sale or none at all.
Speaking of The Holy Grail, the London
Examiner says: "Mr. Tennyson is distinctive
-ly the poet of sadness; and his present poem Is
the very saddest thing he has ever written.
The Holy Grail might have been called the
History of an Enthusiasm by sympathetic
unbeleyer."
On the first appearance OF paradise
Lost" now considered o gem of the purest
water, Waller wrote concerning it: ''The old
blind schoolmaster, John Milton, hath publish
ed a tedious poem on the fall of man; If its
length be not considered o merit it has no
other"
The number of Every Saturday for April 9,
to be published next week, will contain the
opening chapters of Dickens new story, 1.-THE
Mystery of Edwin brood" the first long work
from his pen since 1864. 1t is to be printed
here from advance sheets, simultaneous with
the publication in London, and will be accom-
panied by all the original illustrations from the
designs by Mr.. S. L. Firdes.
A curious book is announced for immediate
publif ation in London ION hitherto neglected
subject of our social annals" to be called VA
History Of the Rod (Flagellation and PlaSel-
lants) Ia all Countries and Down to the Present
Time" The work will be adorned with numer-
ous characteristic engrayings, and the author
Ia Rev. Mr.. Cooper assures the reader that
his sole aim has been to give, to the best OF his
ability, q true history Of the rod as an instru-
ment for correctional purposes in the church,
the State and the family.
Mr.. Samuelson, member of Parliament for
Nottingham, and owner of several manuiacto-
ries in England and Saxony, has lately pub
lishcd little book concerning the condition
of workingmen in Germany and Switzerland
He says that drunkenness is the greatest curse
upon the material and intellectual progress OF
the English workmen; and as an effective
means against this bane, he advises that IN
stead of the form alton Of temperance unions,
or of totally closing beer houses, German beer
should be introduced in place OF the heavy
adulterated Eng lish beer.
IAN autograph letter Of Goethe, written in
1898, has been lately found among the old cor
respondence of the well known publishing
house, vleweg of Brunswick. 1t consists Of
but two sentences, and il as follows: "Accom-
panying this letter send you manuscript in
o sealed envelope. If Herr Vieweg declines to
purchase it for 200 friedrchs dor, he will please
return me the packet without breaking the
SEAL" The publisher, who was prudent man,
did not like the idea of buying pig in poke,
and took few days to reflect; after which he
tore open the envelope and found the poem of
Hermann and Dorothea. We need not say
that his 200 friedrchs dor could not have. been
better invested.
The French paper, the Gaulois, which is
doing all it can to rival and supplantthe Figaro,
offers two bottles of champagne to every one
who will subscribe to it for the next six
months The Figaro, to trump the Gaulois'
premium of a case Of champagne, has made
arrangements with an armorer to supply all
its subscribers with a waiscoat-pocket slx-bar
relied revolver at h2ltprice-namely, Is francs
so that all readers of the Figaro. when tray
elling by railway, may escape the fate of DR..
Constantine James. But the possession Of
pistol may bring some OF the subscribers to
the galleys, and thus subscribers be lost. The
Figaro pathetically says it will feel richly re-
warded if its idea should save only one life
from railway assassin.
AN EMIGRATION ScHEaE.-The Northern Pa
cifc Railroad las vast emigration scheme on |
foot. They have land grant equivalent to
strip Of land twenty miles wide from the head |
of Lake Superior to the Pacific Ocean. To |
stimulate emiar ton to these lands, and to Sc
cure labor to build their road, the company !