New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-10
NKW- YORK LITERARY NOTES
THE MARCH cALAxY-ruE BEAUTIES OF rr CaSrR
RAGING AND THE COLohED
RATTLE or ERIE"

THE MARCH cALAxY-TuE BEAUTIES OF v Tn%r
pACCtNG AND THE COLoh1p
CORrA. AND THE BATTLE or EHiN ~,
III Morcb Golary opens with story ny MI
-, =, -, The Colored Member oashihE'
LII, audaeious thing. unlike any southern p''"'
- ,atn,ed Mr.. Pompey Howard, a gcntle"a' WV
IA hoen n slave. in the parish oi AHigat"''h', "'Vo
on,nlexion s not to he put TO the blush ny 'uo "'o
:. Iao1os whose har is Of the curlieSt whose
- Is Of the nattost. becomes a state Represent
alive by grace Of Fate, the American Eag,'' """
- innocent and vrtuOus carpetnaEger'
Tgs patriotic carpetbageer, with "the iue'SS S,''
which satan wore whenhc barneyed Eve Whisper '"'
noble Howard thus: O. man and run "" o'"''
and support my little bill, and you Sh"u nave mort
money than you can ce by hoeinei ana '"e no''
ard thanks 70 the possessors of baot-ooN egerueid'
- -, "a, MS cucumber legs " into Osice, and the
i.a, 90 rho STATE he serves and bonors That tutor
cnide pbiiosnphcr and friend. the capetpaGeef'
escorts his scOlytc 20 prthihhae! IVA" az
,be Governors mansion. when, IN scene oil da]ze
nry MI Howard finds his honorable brethren oi eool
bhuobbiuR with white folks in the most refined ana
oerace manner Charmed and excited the new repre-
en,a,ive makes study Of champagne, secret wmch
~, os,e,s at the first lump" with the result OF such
,,bDaratinc sensations II every curl IN MS "o"i
were a icws-harp and all these JeWH-uarPs "oi'
combined in orchestra "hch P'"!'u '""'
.,al,, .rerv H- I'm creation" such sensations AS
rather apt TO induce "a gelt '"uuoi III WV
hodv and the honorable POmpey ungracefuIly insists
,non closing his bargain with carpet hacging Mephs-
,neIes IN much too far-sighed way. WhereupOn that
,ulleless creature produces ri7a claimant 10 rom
news seat and the curtain falls upon that uhI'he"
legislator sorrowfuly footing il back to AhgatorVlhe
Mr. william SpcerI who has been missonA! III NnD'"'
and has written much about China oyerturns in an ar
tirlo On Corca the ideas generally expressed ana ac
q, ped IN regard that troublesome country lie crit
i,s severely the ciyziug performances OF the FRENCH
porturuese and English among the Eastern natiohS'
The abuses ending the opium ana Co"e TRACES, anu
the babarousnoss Of the people from TINS SIDE OF the
world" the cruelty OF the Spanards ana the acquse
sentiments Of the English excite Mr.. Speers
Indignation and sympathy until he Is almost ready to
persnade Us that the Coreans suffering angels or IN
pred saints He details with Oljurgaory accOmpanl-
pents that original scheme Of the French priest Who'
knowing the reverence the OTientals for their deau
nouarch fitted out expedition to steal tne Dou! oI
the late King Of COrea Of compelling the GOV
eminent 10 make a treaty with foreign Powers. or
course the COrcaus rose and drove away thls hNeI!
genius and ms fellows and Of course the affair did not
serve 10 placate the already excited Eastern mind
IN the matter Of the late expedition MI Speer is sym
pathetic regards the Coreans and contemptuous AS TO
oar reason for war He wants rs TO lay aside false
pride and show that ready 20 do night Is,
10 stop shooting and gain the confidence and respect OF
the poor Orentals" Judge j. S Black in an article on
The great Ere Lawsuit reviews Mr. Adamss Chapters
Of Erie" and Mr. George Tcknor Cmtis's pamphlet in
defense OF Mr. D. Field Mr Black surrounds Mr. Field
the atmospheric Of sanctty and even finds excuses
for Barnard Mr. Carroll has article on what happens
and is be Behind the Scenes at the Academy
Of Music Gen c. W Custer talks about Ny Life on the
Plans" life fun Of soldiers and Indians; Mr. Crapsey
continues 10 ramble through the "Nether side OF
Ecw-YOrk," which is soon TO he published IN
book form: and Tyer's Administration is reviewed
IN "suggestions Of the Past" Fifteen Years Shak-
eress" and The Eustace Diamonds" are continued.
The poetry of the number is by Bayard Taylor Nora
Perry and Grace Appleton. Mr. TaylOr's Accoiade"
head. The list by every night