The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-02
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

"BRIGHAMs DESTROYING ANGEL Is the sensa-
tional title OF forthcoming book containing the
life and confession OF the notorious Bill Hickman.
the DANTE Chief OF Utah Territory. 1t rurpOrts to
be written by Hickman himself.
THE FIRST really authentic and complete account
of the Patagonians Is Captain r. ". Musters at
Home with the Patagonians: Years Wanderings
Over UntroJden Ground. from the Straits Of
Magellan to the Rio Negro.r 40 wi.ite man Tad
previously explored the whole length OF Patagonia.
NEW ENGLISH NEWSPAPER has been started in
Peru.
Mr. JOHN EARLEs "Philoogy OF the English
Tongue' Is praised by the English reviewers as o
most learned and admirable WORK.
MARY HEALY's "LaKcville; or, Substance and Sha-
down. receives from the saturday Repe,c the praise
rare from that quarter) Of being novel full OF
s'charming freshn esq., the author OF which ''has
knack the delineaton Of female character amount
ing TO gilt"
THE srRAsBoURe LIBRARY makes an appeal to
authors, publishers and private individuals in
America for any books they NAV be willing to give
to aid in restoring that collection Mr. NJ. Richards
MuckIe Pubic Ledger Building, 600 Chestnut street,
Philadelphia Is the authorized agent FOR the United
States. to whom any contributions may be sent.
THREE DERIvATIoNs OF tho word gazette" are
given:-One, being that the price paid for reading
or hearing the news from the official newspaper
issued by the republic OF Venice, called the
Gazettd, was an old coin called .gazetta' another
that the name Is derived from "gazzera," meaning
q maybe or chatterer; and another that It 0rigl.
mated In the Latin word ''gaza," which, when col.
loqually heightened into ''gazetta," signifies o
little treasury Of news The latter theory accepted
by the Spanards, and Is probably correct. The
favorIte German word ''zeitung' Is, IN derivation
and meaning, equivalent to tho English word
tidIng" or "tidings SO that the English, Italian,
Spanish and Germans have, by common consent,
applied to newspapers title descriptive OF their
contents by calling them either newspapers, little
treasures Of news, or tldngs
Dr. l.. p. MEREDITH, OF Cincinnati, has under
taken to tell the world how to talk, IN little
volume, soon TO be published entitled "Every Day
Errors OF Speech"
1t HAS Just been discovered by on English critic
that Chatterton manufactured his old English
poems, which Tor time deceived even literary
scholars, out OF Kcrscy's Dictionary ana Speghts
Glossary TO Cnaucer.
The CHICAGO LIBRARY, that is to be, has re-
ceived q gift OF all the publications OF the early
English Text, Chaucer and Ballad societies.
The THIRD volume OF ''The Brehon Lawsr OF
Ireland will soon be published by the British Rolls
| Commission.
THE LATEST hook Of American travel will be
| stephen Powers narrative Of pedestrian journeys
IN halr-cXplored territories OF the Southwest.
| The Columbian Book Company, Of Hartford has It
| In press, under the title "Afoot and Alone: q Walk
from Sea to sea by the southern Routes Adventures
| and Observations In Southern California, New
| Mexico, Arizona, Texas, &C."
wINCKELMANN's .Hlstory OF Ancient Art" the
| most valuable text book on the subject, Is to be
| fully brought into English by the translation and
publication OF volume three or the work, by DR.. g.
| Henry Lodge. OF Boston. James r. Osgood & Co.
Will be the publishers.
Mr.. w. DoDDis preparing complete photography
OF books relating the counties OF Northumberland
| and Durham England.
A journal KEPT DURING TIE VATICAN CouN.
Gill;" by Professor ]. Friedrich, is about 10 be
printed at Nordiingen.
PROFESSOR BARToLoMMEo CEccHErTI has pub
ished highly interesting work, in Italian, on the
"Lfe Of the venctians In the Middle AGess*