, 1873-10-12

L1TERATuRE.
Thiora has put into tho printer'a hands tho
first pagcu Of tho work which will give an ac-
Mfrs. Sarah J. Hale, tho editor Of Godcy's
Latys Dook, Is 81 years old, still vigorous In
body and In mind. Her maiden name was Sarah
Josssspha Buell.. sho hes been widow ever since
"a Detroit firm iide engaged n1r. John 8. c.
Abbott to writo historiea Of tho sovoral 8ates OF
tho Union, md Mr. Abbott will load OF with tho
"History Of Ohio" Tho advance circular etys
Of fact" and we aro afraid he will.
1t Is Bnid that MIR. Emeraon's new volume Of
before New Years.
?. z. Norris, to be published IN England by the
Longman'H will have for Bpccinl object to pro-
moto " u horizontal rather than vertical study
Of hiBtory,-i. c., each volume will be a history
Victor Hugo on tho 18th Of soptombor-tho
day Of tho evacuation Of Franco By the Prussan
bot consider hirasolf q liberated" and cannot
M. Victor 11ugo'B new work, "Quatro vingt
Trelze" iB now reaay for tho prcBs, and tho mnn-
uBcrlpt hns been submitted to II. Dou1o, tho
Minister Of tho Interior. Some fears arc outer
suppressed in Franco, .ouatre .Vingt Trclzo"
will bo printed III Drussele III. Hugo ia at pres-
cut living ut Auteuil.
.-perIaps the best known comic author Of tho
Billings" intlulges in bad spelling. Bill Arp's
new book, entitled "Bill Arpa poace Papers,"
will DO published in fow days by e. ". Carlo-
ton Il Co.. with q largo number Of humorous
drawings by q Southern artist.
-scerotary Delknap it IL stated, llas engaged
! James Parton, the listorian, to arrange for tho
publication Of tho original manuscript papers of
Gen, Washington, which racantly camo into tue
| possession OF tic War Department. Among tho
papersa tho original book used by Gon. Wasll-
ington when ho was in command Of the army in
| tho fold.
-"rho dildod Age " il tho title, Of tho forth
Of iInrfford, Conn. i viii 30 published in three
| volutncs mid will probably be ready at tho end
| Of October or curly in November.
-Anoxcellent specimen Of the craok-jaw tongue
tion questions for 1878, undor tile head Of bot
any, where the scholar is told to explain the fol-
lowing ternaa: "Malva Inns q gasnosepalous
aalyx, polypetalous lypogynous corolla, poly
endrous monadephon au oppSaslous i stam'ns
George saId, aays gossip, ia about ending
presence at a few pilgrimagoH lately, as well as
hor rocently-aeclarea disgust With tho world and
| lifa," sho aaya. "No living wrltor has made
moro mistakes" She ia near the tlrco-score
| years md ten.
preparing ! work which will bo entitled !" Tho
| History OF q Book" In it tho various stages
| through which d book paBBes, from the manu-
facttlro Of tho paper To it's publication, will be
described and illustrated, together with NIL ac-
count Of tho manufactures employed in its pro-
ducton.
Story from Central Afriea,' ' il th'o tit5o Of now
volume BY Henry IL. Stanley. Of Livingstone
| fame, Which will bo published i1nmediately.
Mn tenr7 from tho Snrfuuflpld Ieu1tt{fc1n
that Thomas Powers James, the Brattleboro
medium and professed amanuenss Of Dickens
| in tho Mystery OF Edwin Drood," was in that
iishcrs, Alepsrs CLARK ". Bryan d Co. It is
currently atatod ct Brattloboro that 81. 900 has
beon rnid for tho work, tho proof-sheots Of
which are now in preparation.
There iB talA III London Of an edition Of
Joaquin Millor'a poems, to bo illustrated by
Doro aud Koaotti. III Inns q new poom,
S1ontezuma," which may 30 published
next winter. 4 Hartford publishing house
Modocs, to bo issued aa subscription book,
| and Roberts Brothers will issue Ills "sopgs of
tho sunlands."
Tho fighting editor iB q ful1y-dovoloped pro-
fcssional il Paris. n. Poirior ia connected with
| write, but simply to Hign his namo to any ofen-
aivo personal remarks published, and to hear the
complaints OF those aggrieved. Every article
in French journal must havo some signature,
aud 1t happens that the writer's OF tho most dan
gorous aro tho proprietors and oanuot afford to
Fisk their lives. Honce the position occupied by
poirier aud his kind In Paris journalism.
Both OF Dir. Chnrles &: Lelands forthcom-
he published IN this couutry by Hurd : Hough--
ton, under arrangements made BY A1r. Hurd
while in London. {" The Egyptian sketch-Book"
| Ii sail to DO worry bright and clover In dealing
Pyramids while tho work on "The English
Gypsies IL o valuable contribution to philolog-
icaI and clinical literature as woll as entertain
Ing to tho general render.
We giyo the following paragraph for what II
| 10 WORTH; "The most Interesting discovery OF
shape Of an unfinished manuscript By DoFoo. tho
| author Of Robinson CFusoo.' II is entitled
| 'S,x Months in tho Air. and doscribos tho sup
posed wanderingB aud experionco OF Ct soul a.
iH said to be iu the most graphic style OF tho col
obratoa author, and has boon purchased by
| wealthy American for 81, 500."
M, Henri Taine is engaged on an elaborate
History Of the French Revolution, whlch WI
papers aud other contemporary documents
| which have not been published.
-sampson Low l. Co., London, have publish
| cd tho '1Poathrsnoua Works and UnpnbliHlled
Autographs ct Napoooan H. IL IT, IT, Efls nn"t I T. we r.
Clsapolle coadjutor in tho last works OF tho OK
| Emperor at Chisolliurst. This volume is tho
result Of Napoloon's, efforts wliilo IN o1ile
sgnol to nut tho-to.hIm fatnl Frauco-d dor1nan
war in It's tr.lo light. II contains MI anonymous
pamphlet, published juAt aftor tho war, writton
| by the or Emperor and u succlnct and official
opitomo OF the campaign down to the oapitnla-
| tlon Of Scduu.
Tho groat volumes Of sociological tables col
1octod by Herbert Spencer tho bnss Of Lis work
| on this branch Of hiH ayHtom Of philosophy, will
be reprintea hero by tho Apple1oona, tho first