, 1873-11-09

4, ?. Rsabodly, D: D.. Cambridge, Maeo.' Prof.
?. a; Walter; Of Yaloi Prof. William .. 0arpon-
Loi1don DR.. Franz Won uoltzsndorf. :.
III. !; Norman Iookyor'a long-promteed work
milan, nndar tho ttlo Of " Contributions to Bo-
lar Physics" Tho book consfsfB. first of n pop
niar eoGonnt of in9nrios into tho rlyAos OF the
sun, VIII speel9' refor"!loo to recent sncotrozcopio
researches. md fu description Of Tho methods
ao'onhta OF tho recent oolIpscs, such az tho
American ec:iTao Of l8G9, tic Mediterranean
e3eiipno OF lS?o, and tho English Eclipse Expo
ditton to India Of 1871 md ndlastly, notes Of oom-
Society Of London md tho Acaticmy Of soiauooa.
Tho book is nrofusoly illustrated bv Eool .o,ltg
ana @ colofod plates. and makcH volume uniform
Ma r99f I9 nasona myv,e TGomsons Dpshs Of the
Buccoasful and popular aoonti0o works isataoii by
tho same house. @As''~ ~
Prof. J. 3, D. Mayor has .ln,ost comn,otaa .
M Mhepo Sf the rro9oqnge Of tho cgroaa Of
dor tho auspices Of tho Anglo Confidential I 3D. 3D.
ooty: Tho loarned author, WHO hn,solf tno1,
part Ia tile Congress-, aud delivered an addrnsa
IN German, has added notes aud short bog
T@pnea q az tic nronnont losdora in tho
''Habent eua fata libelli " is a classical T t,o
which may DO applied to newspapers. Tho Sun,
oneo s the eostlIeat Of London evonfng papors'
buried, rs now blazing, the farthing rushiieht Of
tho proHs, Tho Persons guilty Of thlu cruelty
nre tho managers Of tho Totot1 and County Dahl.
:: nnper established como little titno ago, with
Tie view Of spreading Conservative opinions.
ton BY magazine Of similar title to that thoy
o. g. hrat assumed, thcy have bought up the dead
sun, and now ne havo bnfore ua "No, 26, 1877 -
q ,srtbin@ saf S4" "preo ii delivered by newsmon
A Paris journal pablishes Tho following Curl
ona paragraph; II Tho oldest Journal In tho
world - publlahad at Pekin. It is printed on d
largo shoot Of yellow silk, and appears In the
samo t;orm ; With & the aamo charaoters and on tho
Same Kind Of atutf, aB took place thousand
w1iters." - '10
Hing John Of ss1ony, who died a fov days
ago, was donht!esa tho Geat Dante scholar in Eli
poem into the German lauguage,-and IN ad- I
mrablo translationit ID, but LIE xas profoundly
learned lii all tho Heionoo Of tho Middle Ages.
and especially IN their scholastic theology and
metaphysics: His notes to tho "Diyine Com
to mako thorough study Of that masterpiece OF
literature and these notes arc not like Nnpo-
leon's work on Cmsar, the products OF many
nlinds adopted by their oatensiblo author. but
they arc the Kings own.
There can be no doubt about It that Robert
Browning is = disappointed man !; aud tho pity
is TINT ho botrays It. In society ho is restioss.
nervous destMute entirely of the disniaed
ropose" Of tho Great Alfred. People who
changed sinoo tile death Of tho glftod vito
whom he loved 50 we'll. By tho way, It ia not
generally known how thase two came together.
The authoress OF Aurora Loigh" was tho
daughter Of an English gentleman Of an eccon-
fFi fi3N NJ kS1r &trtnf 49,
form Of morbid objection to tho poeteHs get
ting married. and he kept her strictly aooluetod
from tho world in IN old country mansion. Tho
monotony Of her life was relieved by intense,
hard study; before ahe waa 90 years OF ago ahc
had mastered Greek, Latin, French, and Ger
man, and mado her voice hoard in lyric etraiua
through the medium OF the magazines, Her
offusione attracted tho notice of Drowning. Ho
managed to oludo tho vigilance Of the father and
TIE wsfdss at tle gates and ono day presented
most unannounoea. and boldly asked her hand
~ natrimony. They wero above tho conven-
tionahties OF ordinary aociety.. Tho barriers
Wero swept aR!de, and the two gifted creatures
nov good-looking young fellow Of about 10.
Mr. Clomonta Markham, an Englishmant iB
engaged upon IA Memoir Of tho Lady Ana de-
osorio,' 0ountess Of ohinchon. aud Vfco-Q Queen
Of Peru, A. D. 1G29-1G39. Tho plant which
Yields the quinine ID named after, and vas firat
brought into uso by, tho Oountoss Of ohinchon.
All that can bo gathered respecting hor family.
herself, her husband, aud her home, has been
diligently sought for. Tho memoir contains a
Asoyy. Ahsto5y Of i n' h anceni 0so hrapsss Of
Counts OF Chinchon, With their armorinl
bearings, descents, aud services to the
State; chronicle Of the Counts administration
in Peru; the story Of the cure Of tho Countess,
Europe; hiatory OF tho castle and town Of
Chfnohon, whero the Countess dispensed hor
healing bark md Typographical and botanical
description OF the surrounding. country. Tho
1ee9nd part contains "P1ea for tho Correct
the debt of gratitude that tho
world owes to this Spanish lady. Tho " Memoir"
is illustrated with GOATS OF arms. maps, and views
Of the castle and town Of Chinchon.
IhG representatives t of Cooper the docoaaed
near Cooperstown, and ia buried On tho shore Of
Otsego Lake. But there ia much to proyo that
the grave at Hooaick Falls. which bus board
above tt inscrihed to tho memory of "Leathor-
Stocking" contains the remains Of Coopor'a
hero. The character, from which thia was
drawn Was = hunter and scout named Nathaniel
Chapman. a correspondent Of tho Troy Press
Says; "Ho was much with the Indians,
adopted many Of, their habits, and
gacity. Tradition further says that he was il
the French and Indian war Of 1757, and was pt
tho capture OF Fort William Henry, aud w.t.
messed THO terrib1e n,aasacro. which followed.
Aiso. 4. that, during the war, ho was attached to
.ertainod unbonnded admiration and respect.
Afr. Chapman wont Wcst,' and lived several
yoara on the borders OF Otsogo Lake, whore lo
became acquainted with Mr. Cooper, and fur
'Streme = old age 10 returned to Hoostek, died 1t
ne house OF Mr: John Ryan, aud Was buried In
he Baptist burying ground at Hooalck Falls"
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