The New York herald., 1873-12-28

among congregations ranging themselves under
more precisely expressed creeds. Mr.. rockingham
has necessarily used a good deal of the material
| employed by Mr. Weiss, but the handling is emin-
/ nently his own.
'Lile OF Mrs. garbauld,n by Mrs. Grace
Ellis, ana the only book that lady has ever
| written, closes the batch OF Osgood books for
the present. BY the bye, this firm began to-day re-
moving to its new quarters, at the intersection OF
Franklin and Federal streets, opposite the church
where DR.. Claiming used to preach. 1t may be
worth remarking that the heliotype process now
| employed by the Osgoods is producing result
| beyond their first expectation.
| The completed story OF
| wLKIE COLLINS .'DEADALivEn
will be issued by Shepard Gil on Monday week.
The plot was suggested TO Mr.. Collins by printed
account OF trial which actually took place in the
| United States in the early part OF the present
century. The names OF the real criminals upon
| whom Mr.. Collins has constructed his imaginary
ones were Jesse and stephen Boorn, and the name
| OF the party whom they were tried for numbering
| was Russell COlvIn. Subsequently the man sup
| posed to have been murdered made his appear
ance. The report OF the trial was prepared by the
| Hon. Leonard Sergeant, eX-Lieutenant Governor
| OF Vermont. Mr. Collins CLAIMS, therefore, that all
| the main incidents in his new story are
i
necessary. Mr.. Collins, literary artist
! ought to know that a fiction derives no
added interest value because the incidents men,
| toned In 1t really happened Provided they might
| have happened or provided the reader is beguiled
INTO believing they might nave happened, the pur-
pose OF this species OF literary composition is ac-
complished Will NOT dilute the interest OF those
| who are reading "Dead- Alive in instalments by
saying precisely what happens to John Jago, Am
brose and Slas Mr.. and Mrs. Meadowcraft, Naomi
and Lelrank. Enough to say that the end is bliss
| ful for hero and heroine.
| "MUsIC AND MONEY"
| is the title OF another new fiction to be brought
| out in about month or six weeks by the same
firm. 1t is by Mr.. Charles Barnard, and is sequel
| to 'The Soprano" by the same author. "The
| Sopranon Is clever musical novel, relating the
hardships and triumph OF young girl with rich
voice but poor pocket. The novel was
| too technical in much OF its language to
be popular with unmusical readers, but 1t was
strongly enough written to prove that the author
! had studied human nature and the graces OF
rhetoric to some extent as well as the art and
science OF music. He is young man, and resides
| at CambridgepOrt, where he edits "The VoX
| Humana," musical monthly Shepard d Gill
| have also given dainty form to poem, 72 lines in
length, called ''The Martyred Church." and COM
|
the singular Illumination OF Trinity Church, Bos-
ton on night ofthe terrible conhagration there
November g. 1872, is dedicated to the Rev. Phillips
Brooks and contains five full-page Illustrations by
Hammatt Billings. For the further advancement
of the popular magazine, american Homes," the
| firm has united with Charles II. Taylor Co.. and
constituted "The American Homes Publishing Com
pany." Among the writer's engaged for the pend
ing year are Wilkle Collins. Louise Chandler Mou-
ton, Gail Hamilton, r. II. Stoddard. Edward Egg
gleston and Mrs. Minnie Myrtle Miller
"a NEW UNITED STATES DIGEsT''
Is rather important Undertaking. 1t is now in
| the hands of Little, Brown Co. Hitherto this
| digest has been in 81 volumes. These, under the
editorial supervision of Mr.. Benjamin Vaughan Alb
bott, are being "bolled down" to IL. me size will
be royal octave, numbering 500 pages each. Volume
first Will be ready in January. The others will be
issued quarterly. They will comprise digest of
all the various courts within the United States,
from the earliest period to the present time. One
| important advantage is that when the series is
completed there will be one general alphabetical
index instead OF 81, as at present. The great fea-
ture OF this firm is law books but their other in
terests are numerous apd valuable enough to be
| taken into account. Just now they get
ting ready "History of North American
| Birds" There are to be GA colored plates
Of American birds we have hitherto had have
been american Ornithology,, by Alexander Will
son. published IN 1914; "Ornithologica Biography"
by Audubon in 1888, and his "Birds of America"
1874; Nuttall's manual OF the Ornithology of the
United States and Canada," 1882 and 1s40 and a
few other works having relation to local orni-
tnoogy. The present work is q description of
what is known of the birds or not only the United
States, but OF the whole region OF North America
north OF the boundary line of Mexico, including
Greenland on one side and Alaska and it's islands
on the other. Use OF much material among the
archives OF the smithsonian Institute allowed.
The drawings OF the full-length figures were
made directly on the wood by Mr.. Edwin
L. Sheppard OF Philadelphia, from original
sketches taken from nature The heads were
done by Henry W. Elliott and Mr.. Ridgway. There
are also few cuts drawn by Wolf ana engraved
by Whymper. Mr.. S. +. Baird and Mr.. I. NJ. Brewer
were also concerned in the getting up OF the work.
Another work, interesting in very different way,
Is the
LIFE OF COLONEL TIMOTHY PICKERING"
The first volume was published six years ago,
and was written by his son, Octavius. Three more
volumes, by Charles w. Upham, have since been
added. These three volumes were published to-
day. They are octave in size, and average 500
pages each. Colonel Pickering was an ardent fed
eralist, ana held high positions in the Cabinet of
General Washington. Other enterprises in which
Little, Brown Il Co. are engaged are Dr. William
Smiths "Ancient Atlas to be completed in five
quarterly parts, and the ninth edition OF the "En-
cyclopGdia Britannica edited by Thomas Spen-
Ger Baynes, LII. d., and to be completed in Il vol
umes quarto, But / have said quite enough at
present TO prove that the literary world here Is
not without STIR
TIE ATMOSPHERE.