Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-13
ART AND LITERATURE.

LOngfellow is suffering from acute neu-
ralgia, and is said to have abandoned liter
airy work for the present.
The Baltimore monument to Edgar A.
Poe is receiving the finishing touches of the
artists chisel. 1t will be dedicated early
in September.
The Catholic Publication Society has IS
sued an English translation of Louis Veuil-
lots 'Life Of Christ, written as reply to
the popular and now famous work of
Renan.
The Princess Louise has an ambition to
be an artist, and spends several hours every
day in conscientious work in the South
KensingtOn Art School.
The stories of La Fontaine were pub
lished in 1862, in most luxurious form,
with remarkable illustrations. Lately a
copy Of that edition sold for 5000 francs.
1t occurred to a bookseller that the edition
might be prOftably reproduced and he re-
produced it, only to find himself prosecuted
and condemned by the authorities under
the law against indecent literature.
A cargo of 113 statues and lis paintings
has Just been shipped from Genoa to South
America, to be there exhibited for sale in
the various cities. The most eminent
painters and sculptOrs of Milan, Florence,
Rome and Naples forwarded in the cOllec-
ton their best specimens Of workmanship,
in the hope Of getting good prices for them
and rendering Italian art attractive to new
customers, as native buyers are getting to
be still fewer and farther between.
1t is announced that the testimonial
fund for Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Ball, the we'll
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to them about the close of this month,
though subscriptions will be received even
now by Mr.. LOngfellOW, and by Gen.
can contributors includes Mr.. LOngfellOw,
Charles O'ConOr, D. Appleton & Co.,
George W. Childs and Gen. Wilson.
DR.. Holland talks about the prospects Of
international copyright" in bis July
"Topics of the Times" He says: "The
three parties who desire international
copyright are the English publishers, the
English authors, and the American authors,
while there are two strong parties against
it, viz: the American publishers and the
American paper {makers. The latter have
succeeded in fighting of a Just decision and
arrangement, and are so strong in money
and influence that they promise for a long
Lllle 70 carry luclI point
Queen Victoria is about othrow open TO
the public the memorial chapel Of the
Pince ConsOrt, at Windsor Castle. The
internal decorations Of the building are the
work of Baron Triqueti, Miss DuTant,
Messrs. Clayton and Bell, and othSS emil
nent artists. They were begun in 1864.
An attractive feature of the chapel is the
cenotaph, which stands in the center. This
is in white marble, and on the top is an
efigy Of the Prince clad in medieval
armor, while at the sides are figures of
angels weeping. A model Of Eos, the
favOrite dog of the Prince Consort, lies at
the feet of the effigy, and below Her
Majesty is represented.
The statue of Columbus, which has re-
Gently been temporarily erected in the
Champs Elysees, Paris, before its removal
TO the City of Mexico, has the following
figures at the four angles of the PEDESTAL:
Leon Diego, to whose good offices is as
eribed the escape Of the great discoverer
from the tender meTcies OF the InquisitiOn;
Juan Perez de Marchenne, Superior of the
Monastery of PrOlida, and of those who
aided and encouraged Columbus; the mis-
sionary Bishop Las Casas, the first mis-
siOnary to America; and lastly a group rep |
resenting priest instructing a young In
dian. On the pedestal are two bas-reliefs,
one of the landing of Columbus, and the
other depicting the building Of the first
Roman Catholic church in America.