The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-18
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

scribner, Wexford q Armstrong will publish
Scnhemanns "Troy.n
The BrIc-a-Brac books have reached sale of
1000 volumes each.
Mr.. John La Fargo, the artist, is among the late
arrivals at the Everett House.
Congressman John NJ. Davy, OF Rochester, 10
staying at the Metropolitan Hotel.
MIR. Henry A. Tllden. OF New Lebanon, N. Y, 10
sojournng at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
The first volume of Putnam's German classics
will be GJethes Hermann und Dorothea.'
Rev. DR.. W. G. Catte, President OF Lafayette
College, is residing at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Genera, Robert LenoX Banks. OF Albany, has
taken up his quarters at the Clarendon Hotel.
Ex-senator Reuben Z. Fenton arrived from
Washington yesterday at the Filth Avenue Hotel
The author OF cite Harbour Bar" published
by Macmillan & Co., Is the wife OF an oxford pro.
lessor.
The President has appointed ex Governor Joseph
Brooks OF Arkansas, to be Postmaster at Little
Rock, ARK.
NJ Ledru Rollin leaves behind him work on Athe-
Ism, which Will, 1t is said present to the world the
creed OF the author.
Ex-Attorney General Marshall B. Champlain, Of
CUBA, n. Y, has taken up his residence at the
Metropolitan Hotel.
Congressman J. II. Burleigh, OF Maine, and II.
the Filth Avenue Hotel.
Mrs. Onphant's latest novel, "rhc Story OF VAL
entine and Hts Brother, Will be published
shortly by Harper & Bros
Mr.. Franklin Il. Gowen. President OF the Phila
depnia and Reading Railroad Company. has
apartments at the Brevoort House.
The literature OF cremation has eliminated in a
book entitled cremation OF the Dead; It's History
and Bearings Upon Puzzle Health by W. cassie,
Crl Engineer
Professor Hitchcocx's recent and thorough geo.
logical and meteorological survey OF New Hamp
shire, the most interesting OF the Atlantic Sta:ci
to the scientist OF these branches. will he reported
In two volumes of text and one OF maps, to he
published by T.. &. Eastman, Concord.
Following the admirable example or the early
English Text society, there has been started IL
PARIS an Eariv French Tex society. r. Will re
PRINT such scarce books IN French literature q,
"rristann lie Roman des sept Saaes" "Lcs
Cnanson. ds lioi de Navarro" ia Chroniqu, de
yehanle.Bel,r and popular chansons OF the NJ
teenth century. The annual subscription will he
only twenty-five francs.
The last bit Of the manuscript OF Bret IIar,,,s
novel Will be given 70 the printers on tho LIST o
April. Ihcy have been setting on II mp 10 date
50 that ~ VIII not be long before 10 Will he IN Ga,
hands Of the public. Mr.. harte considers that h,
has put hts BEST WoFk ihto WIS doom, and laule
,nvly says that he became very much Interested IN
the story when reading II over Va the proofs. IN,
volume wnicn viii contain some 500 pages w,u
be illustrated toy 100 pictures
Messrs I. .. Peterson n Eros. are making a suc.
cess OF their gorgeous new edition OF the proltoc
Mrs. Soutnwortn's' novels. This same arm bav,
revived Reynolds "court OF London which
claims TO be tue book for which there was a re
ward Of 5000 offered. They also reprint Harlan
Ainsworths Tower OF LONDON" with nInety.
three Illustrations by George CruicEshanEs rb,s
Is said TO be a most romanticauy truthful histot,
OF the famous Tower.