The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-08
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

JAMES r. OSGOOD h Co. have in press "SOunda
from Secret Chambers" BY Laura G. Redden How
ard Glyndan); also Q new story book BY Miss
Phelps, the author Of "Gates Ajar," entitled
''Trottys Wedding Tour.n
SOME ELECTIONS took place in the anatomical
and geological section Of the French Academy on
Monday week. NJ Streenstrup was named corre-
spending member in the place OF M. Agassiz, who
has become Q foreign associate; M. Dana In tho
room q N, fiote, deceased; and DR.. Carpenter in
The place Of n Pouchet, deceased. The Univers
(Roman Cathoic) expresses much satisfaction that
Mr.. Darwin's nomination to membership in the
French Academy was rejected by 20 votes against
g. the latter being given according to the clerical
Journal BY the friends OF the apes.n
THE PARIS Figaro Is nothing II not "smart," and
its efforts to that end frequently lead 1t into most
elaborate and egregi0us blunders. And so 1t hap.
pened that the Shah was highly amused at seeing
a copy OF the Figaro the other morning containing
on the front page long letter In Persian charac-
ters The writing was perfectly correct but
fortunately, 1t had been reproduced by photo
graphy, and all the letters were reversed His
Majesty and his suite all laughed heartily at this
oversight.
THE PLAN OF substituting full onlcia report OF
the debates in Parliament for the Times summaries
and Hansard Is opposed by the London press. One
Journal says it would be great waste of money
at ia quite clear that the public does not want
such reports Mr.. Gladstones supernuous adjectlves
would In themselves be q considerable item In the
account, and Irish eloquence, If justice were done
to 10, would add enormously to the current exc
penses OF Parliament"
MRS. MARY CLBMMER AMEs' new book OH WASH
ington city will be called ""ren Years In Washing
ton. Life and scenes In the national capital as a
Woman sees them" A. ID. worthington h Co.. sub
acrintiou publishera n Hartford will hrino AZ ont.
Mr.. JOHN G. WHITTIER win follow up luis very
successful publication OF child pieces by q volume
entitled Child Life in Prose-" anthology OF Hne
sayings and stories OF the little ones, which j. X.
Osgood h Co. will publish.
KATE BLIND has published at Berlin some es-
says under the title OF ''Notes on the Republican
Parties iu England from the Time Of the Common
wealth."
AMONG Mr. MURRAY's announcements OF new
books to be published during the Summer and
Autumn are, "rhe Naturalist In Nicaragua by
Mr.. T. Belt, and Mr.. Bates book, "The River
Amazon"
CHINESE NEWSPAPER is sooD to be published
In San Francisco The Quang Pc, Chinese vessel.
that recently left that city for China, is said to
carry an order from company Of Oriental mer-
chants for one million pieces OF Chinese type,
which Is to be used for the publication OF tri-
weekly newspaper, to be printed In chinese.
The LONDON Publishers circular ssys:-
The project Of Mr.. r. Lcypoldt, editor OF the Pub
lsiqs' weekly, and one OF our best photographers:
for an "UnifOrm Trade List Annual, F" has stirred
up the trade to considerable discussion OF the need
OF thorough American photography and his
Journal has been crowded with letters detailing
tho wofuI experiences OF those who have hithert O
put money and time into that work, and, on ID o
other haud OF communications rom the trade call
ing Ior a renewal OF the enterprise. There is 10
faint hone that at last IL may be capably under
taken under the prollcred cooperation OF all who
have been and are concerned In American bIbii-
Opraphy Meantime the "Unorm Trade LIST
which will be issued about the LIST OF September
must run. This is simply collection into one
bound volume, alphabetically arranged, PACED and
Indexed, OF all American publishers catalogues
printed in uniform $40. size. The volume will be
issued (as a missionary entcrprise) At the nominal
price Of fifty cents