The New York herald., 1871-09-25

A'-~fns. The work comprises M. Adams diary for
period OF fftythree years, beginning with his ap-
pointmant BY President Washington as Minister to
the STATES OF Holland In 1895, and includes sixteen
years OF nis diplomatic service In that country, in
r'ussia Russia and Great Britain and ia the nego-
tlation OF the Treaty or Gnent. It likewise en-
the whole OF his later lapors in posts Of the
highest responsbi bility at home down to the aermi-
nation OF MS career IN the hail OF Congress on the
22d of February, 1s4s.
MEssRs. LIPPNCoTr are also hurrytnp forward
their new and revised edition Of Chambers, Encvclo.
padla. seven volumes have been already COM
pleted. H'f
"THE LAND or LORNE.n a poets adventures In
the Scottish Hebrides, by Robert Buchanan, Is an
nounced By Francis b. Felt Il Co The book is de-
scrbed az most fascinating and delightful volume,
ana the TACT that 1t Is 'dedicated by express per-
mission TO the Princess Louise" though not in the
pest TASTE when done by writer OF Mr.. Buchanan's
aolltles. VIII hardly make it less interesting.
| "PALACEs AND PRISONS" Is the name of Mrs 49,
s. Stephens new novel, now In press and to be otb-
lished In few days by 7. B. Peterson b Brosaers
! Philadelphia. We do not know what Mrs. AIMS
stephens new nover will be like. but the publish
ers have word to say about it which Is particularly
| Juicy. They assert that "t will command very
large SALE for palaces and Prisons entire new
| novel from the pen OF this talented American au
| thoress.n AK
MEssRs. e. P. DU1ToN 4 Co. have nearly ready
another beautiful book by the author OF "Evening
Amusements," ana called my Young Days." The
new book is profusely illustrated by Konewka. The
same house has also new work on Cuba written
oy w. NJ L. Jay, the author of "ShilOh.''
The ''PoLITICAL AND PERSONAL RECoLLECTIONs or
AN NoLDTiME POLITICIAN" which have been for some
lime appearing series in the Boston Journal are
oy Hon. William schouler late Adjutant General Of
Massachusetts and once editor Of the Boston Atlas
and Cincinnati Gazette Colonel Schouler knows
how to make his "reminiscences interesting, and
they will make better book than Colonel Forneys
Anecdotes Of Public Men,"
TIE BEST Book ON HUNGARY In English Is Mr.. Ar
thur J. PattersOn's-"The Magyars: their Country
and Institutions" just published in London, In two
volumes.
THE DEFEATED FRENCH GENERALS In the late war
are fighting their battles over again in print. Tne
latest brochures are General Faidherbe's Campagne
de pArmee du Nord en- 1s70-7l,'' and General
Cnanzy's LA Deuxieme Armee de Ia Loire"
BERLIN Is to have new English Quarterly, TO be
entitled ''The German Quarterly Magazine 1t viii
give ranslations Of the scientific lectures OF those
distinguished Berlin professors, Gneist, VchOW,
Haeckel, &c.. and will doubtless become welcome
visitor to English and American scholars.
BJoRNsTJEA BJORNsON, the Norwegian novelist Is
the happy recipient OF an income of $4,000 q year
from his books besides being pastor Of village
church in Norway. -...
The London Publishers Circular, in crlticisinQ
the bookseller for Its confession that never heard
OF Thomas Mast as artist" says:-"Mr. T. Mast Ia
widely celebrated-and has been so for years--as
the John Gilbert or Gavarni of America. Students
OF art Will noce In the thin delicate lines Of Ameri
can draughtsmen on wood an approach rather to
French than to English art" 4
THE STRAsBuRG LIBRARY contributions go on apace.
The Konigsberg University has contributed 10000
volumes. $50 say the London Journals but Is 1t not
misprnt for 40o0O The collection will reach 200 900
volumes. 1t IS thought, before the close OF the year.
which will make 1t numerically much larger than
before 1t was burned. r
ALEXANDRA DUMAS, JUS, has postponed the funeral
service Of Alexandra Dumas pere, until the evacu-
alton by the Prussians OF the Department OF the
Asne, in which the last resting place OF author
OF Monte Cristo" ls fixed. 'rrl~
VICTOR HUGO has his version OF the defeat and dis
grace Of France nearly ready for the press, under
the title of ''L'Annee Terrlble.n Meloiramatic to
the last
MAX Won scHLAaKL, the novelist. was one of the
German correspond ents IN France during the war.
He was taken prisoner and shut up In the strong
fortress OF Bitsch, concerning which and his other
experiences he has printed book entitled Gefan-
gen una Beagert."
ITALY had twenty eight public libraries In 1870:
Naples has nve Florence three and Turin one. That
these Institutions do not grow very fast s evinced
In the fact that the sum total OF books added to all
the libraries OF Italy In the last year was but zoe
volumes Three American libraries have each added
o larger number OF books during the same year
namely, the Boston Public Library, the New YORK
Mercantile Library and the Library Of Congress at
Washington.
Mr.. CHRISTIE has undertaken the whitewashing
OF the first Earl OF Shaltesbury-Charles the Seconds
Shaftesbury-whom nearly all the world have been
agreed In considering paragon Of Daseness And
the Saturday Recie,c thinks that the biographer has
had rather indifferent success In his task. lll4 \
THE last number OF the saturday Reuie,c contains
notices OF no than sixteen new French books on
the Commune and the siege Of Paris. 1t calls N.
Clere's work, Geographic des Hommes de la Conn.,
mune,n 'the Aln.daach de Gotha OF democracy run
Wild" wu eg
THE BRITISH RED RIVER EXPEDITION OF 1870 has
found Its historian In Captain G. L. Hugshe, who
gives full account Of Rel's rebellion against Cow
ernor MacDougal, and describes the whole country,
NEW WORK ON THE PARTHENON, by A. Michaelis,
ls published In Germany, and collects all the mate
rial on the subject with completeness hitherto un-
known.
THE SATURDAY REVIEW reviews DR.. J. ".
Draper's "Hstory OF the American Civil War;" and,
true to It's Southern sympathes, tells It's readers
that ''the bOmbardment OF Fort Sumter was In
reality an act OF selfdefence forced the South by
Mr. Lincoln's determination to re.enrorce the garr-
,on.u So we presume, Louis Napoleons attempted
INVASION OF Germany was an act OF self-delence,
forced on the Emperor By the obstinate conduct Of
the Prusslan government in provisioning and man.
linR Its fortresses on the French border.
AN IRISH GENTLEMAN In the poetic line has turned
The Kilkenny cats into Greek. Translated, this new
version Of an OLD song reads thus
There wanst was two cats at Kilkenny,
Each thought there one cat
SO they quarreled and 1T,
They scratched and they bit, II
Til, excepting their nails
And the tips OF their tails,
Instead OF two cats there warnt any.
THE WIFE OF AN EMINENT LITTERATEUR thinks 1t
very nice to have author for q husband. When
,ver she feels restless he reads her something he