The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-15
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

GALL OVER OREGON AND wAsHINeToN'' is the
title OF forthcoming book by Mrs. Frances Fuller
Victor, or san Francisco. 1t will contain account
Of the country, scenery, SOIL climate resources his
tory, geology, &C., with hints to immigrants and
travellers In our Northwestern empire.
SOME YEARS AGO NJ. Cucheval. Clarigny pub
lished In Paris History OF the Press in England
and tie United States" This work IS now under
gong translation into English by Mr.. Alexander
Andrews, author or an excellent "History OF British
Journalism" which appeared in 1858.
"L'EsPERANCE" Is the hopeful title OF new
monthly devoted to woman's rights and published
at Geneva, in Switzerland.
MARX TwAIN's new book, "Roughing It." is nearly
ready from the press of the American Publishing
Company OF Hartford. 1t Is dedicated to Calvin
II. Higbie, OF California, as San honest man, in
memory OF the curious time when we two were
mluiOnnaires for ten days" The book is principally
descriptive OF the silver mining fever IN Nevada.
The author says in his preface:-" There is good
deal OF Information in the book. regret this very
much" There are 800 wooden illustrations mo pun
1ntended) in his volume which is not for sale in the
bookstores, but by agents.
THE LONDON John But says:-"Among the things
not generally known Is the fact that the periodical
literature Of America Is assuming higher tons,
and is now at its best t to stand side by side
with the best which Is being done In England to-
day."
DIR. ii. SCHLIEMAN, who has, been knocking In
the head the old story Of the Trojan by investi
cations carried on upon the assumed spot, made
immortal by Homer and Virgil, writes to the ALICE
meine zettun0 that mis- excavations are stopped by
the arrival OF winter but that next spring he will
certainly be in position to demonstrate the exact
position OF Troy, thirtyfve feet below the present
level
No LESS THAN ONE.TENTn of the students at the
University OF Zurich are women.
"IN QUEST OF COOLIES" Is the title OF q work by
Mr.. James A. L. Hope shortly to be published,
which will relate the narrator's experience OF
residence among the coolies Of the South sea
Islands.
The FIRST NUMBER Of q new PERIODICAL the
Canadian Monthly, has been established at Toronto,
with the object "of giving an organ TO the intel.
1ectual life OF Canada" an attempt which has fire.
quenty been made BEFORE but has always failed
from the scarcity Of able contributors and the
ipdispositon Of the publishers TO pay them,
THE LONDON Publishers CIrcutarn complains
that England is surpassed in her schools books by
America, Germany and France. They are 'dry,
chippy and undressing" The American reading
books with their fresh and well-6nished wood-cuts,
are contrasted with the old.fashioned English
school books, with their wood.cuts of pupils
dressed in the costume OF George H. and Sanford
and Merton.'
THE SAN FRANCISCO Ne,cs Letter has this irrev.
erent paragraph" 1.-THE Rev. DR.. stones last dis
course was upon the following question:-.Is the
present life considered BY ITSELF desraber 1t Is
Impossible consider It by ITSELF The presence OF
DR. stone must always be taken into the account.
Considered with reference to him and his works It
most certainly Is not"
TUE saturday Rerte,o which never liked George
Macdonald's novels, gives the following setting
In a N
mede?"-
As art 1t Is scratchy, vague, confused and without
central interest or sustained eiOrti as philosophy
modern life 1t Is simply farcica: SUCH characters
as Wtlired Cumbermede and Charley osborne are
not according to any type or sane, living Englisn-
men known to us, while the two girls. cara ana
Mary, are as unreal as the men. ''Davlu
Elginbrodr was his best book because his simplest
and most natural; but since then he has been grad.
ually and steadily deteriorang. Till he has sunk az
last into a state OF hysterical sentimentalty 10
which no living author OF any note AFFORDS
parallel, ana which has It's parallel only In the
shine.
THE STUDENTS whom war drew OF from the seats
@! learning now all hooking back to the German
universities. Nearly all overcrowded this winter,
and It Is remarked that the study Of facts, disn
sushed from the idealistic has become the leading
production with the young men, and Is looked upon
Rs q sign Of healthy national development.
mr. MURRAY will shortly publish volume OF
ESSAYS on Cathedrals," edited, with an Introduc.
tion, by DIR. J. s. Howson.
THE GRAND DvKr AIpYIe