New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-19
LITERARY NOTES.

A work on money and its Mechanism OF
Exchange" Will form a volume of tho International
Scientific Series
DR.. Livingstone's children hava received
from Harper Bros, draft OF 2l,0o) on account OF
Clearinghouse Last Journals, which are published
bot III England and America for their benefit. The
receipt OF the money has been Acknowledged through
Tie Ahengum.
A great undertaking is quietly announced
by j. NJ Stoddart & Co. OF Philadelphia. Tdey purpose
to issue an American reprint OF the "EncyclopedIa
Will published a. In gland, three volumes year
ana Ut nucn lower pilce
"Marion Harand" has written book of q
similar nature to her Common Sense IN tho House
hold" OF which latter about 10000 copies have been
sold This book will be issued q second volume In
common Sense Series" by ScrIJIer Arn5trong q 60.
under the tltle of "Bfeakitst l. Inch and Tea None
OF pt, of the previous vJuile VIII be gwen
Kitchen litOD" 10 also promised.
Mr.. Benz. f. Taylor, whose "Old Time
Pictures anI slcayes OF Rhymo" have had
good sale. has two volumes in the press Of
s. C. CRIES (. Co., Chicago OIe prose WORK,
"P,cturcs of Life In Camp and Field" will be is
sued during Inc spring. AMI sacOnI volume or poems,
sJuss Of Yesterday, |ili DO is'u9i as IA 'g'1ra,eu
holiday BOOK. Us Wlil Incl lte the series or poems
puUsh u Scrt6aCFS Monthly, and many more not yet
printed
"Thc author Of John Halifax, Gentleman"
Miss Mocn. ratler Mrs. Craik has preferred 10
be knowu en- ers u field Of literature III a book
set to mu,i' in oJ-unc English, Irish, ani Swedish
airs composed by herself or friends many OF lhe
bsiutiul songs IA her ely volume Oh poems an" olncr
sti WHuh appear - De HaW. IntI aIc Az sonss
~ the book, which VIII be entitled, "Songs VI Our
Youth"
Mrs. Oliphant's new novel, "The Story OF
Valentine and MS Bother" winch Will DO NO 45' III
the Htrper Library Of Select Novels, Is one Of her
studies of life IA Scotland Hor chief characters are the
gypsy wife OF the heir noble Scotch house and her
Twin sons onr OF wDom Is brought no ID Luxurious
home, wnic che other Remains hli IN inc "Oods WIN
crcums watch this Inc OF POT YES Aer anord
wide range Tor Aer power OF description.
A COPY of the Count DOrSay's Gallery of
the Celebrities OF His Day" secured by Mr.. Wei
ford in London and Will be drawn upon by Scrbner.
Armstrong & Co. for the illustration Of the Brc-a-
Brac Series" ia addition to the "Mlclsc Gallery"
1t includes hundred portraits OF authors,
polclaus, ANA other phnhc men Oi EhS'.hI aAct'neu
b. DOfsay. Among tiem Is plc OF GccNIt W"ch wiII
Dc reproduced Tor Iu,uio editions OF tue BIc-bfac
edition Oi his McmoIrs
Mr.. Alvan l.. Southworth, the Secretary of
the Am-r ican Geographical Society, has written book
on Four Thousand Niles of African Travel" which
will DC Published ~ Baker, Pratt Co. TAis journey
was made up the Me- through the Soldan, and to the
borders OF Central Africa. Tue writer describes his
adventures durAg the river and inland journey,
state, the condition and political prospects OF Egypt,
gives comp, extensive sJemeut Of the resources OF
SOudau, the slave trade As stu carried on there,
aud discusses tie problem OF the sources OF the Nile
author OF the an!ly teal papers on coempord:y Eagsl
psychologists wal! b. puDIh Immediately by ID. Apple
ton Co. lis comprehensive stu y OF the facts, laws
Causes aud consequences Of hertdi which the author
describes that boloo law by which all beings
endowed with lie tend 20 repeat themselves IN their de-
scendau;s IL is TOR the species what personal identity
ia Tor the individual" Prof Ri00t supplements Darwin
by treating subject from tnc psychological SIDE aud
not pnyoc. lie beeves IN the evolution theory,
auI lads tue cdu5e Of psj eHooscI LeIeut IN PM
OOgc hCrcuty lie cause OF te latter i 10 oe lOuuu
pArsId identify OF the materials which con.
stItute the Organism "i inc parent ANA cld' 30 that
"hcrcdy fac, - % b. considered only ~ KIND OF
growth axe the Spontaneous division OF unicelluar
plant OF tne Simpo'9 "is'ni%''o' fhaiS, Ne asserts
10 be form mechanism dhd nc Iuly supports de-
tcrmlniam IN psychology. ii 'redlty." he concludes
" QUO oAe Io.h OF tHA. ultl'n"se Law wueI ~ phys
cIsts Is called the couacrYAoI 81 energy and " meta
phy slcians universal caJSI.ty Tue Treatise makes
limo. of 1913 pages
Several important undertakings, which have
been discussed IN the publishers Weekly during the past
year, will DO entered upon vigorously Dy Mr. L'ypoldt
during tue year. The most important is tao long prom
sed Finding List Tno original plan OF this has been
altered, that the work Will be in two volumes, the
first a General Catalogue. tne second Subject Index.
Work VIII bs begun the first volume in May, and II is
hoped the volume be published during the Centen
NAL year. 1t viii include all books now published and
for sale in tins country iHcluDg E1glish books with
American lUpgn. lie books 10 O5 entered dlplIOetlc
any by authors a.dd tcs. IAe preparation for the
second volume VIII % uegun ater tue puOlctti0n or
the FIRST, and will bc also Oh the dictionary system,
giving each subdIYsiJa is alphabetical aud not its
iDyca place. Af,cr tn3 competition OF th!s work,
Annual Catalogue will keep II up TO date The plan Is
much more cODpTcLrnsi'o than either the l. 1gllsn,
French. German Trade CATALOGUES. The work VIII
probably be sofa $40 vOldne RJOrDIch's " B0li-
OtAeci Am, rlcdnl." Is1Jls6 complete wien the three
supplements IL now rare aud cannot easily DC 10 ght
$50 jas K.ily's further supplements, lsGl1570 can
stil Ue had OF nn at s. t 'ch Tor tue TWO yOunes.
full set IN American trade bDiIOgrIphy Will thus cost
ABOUT So Mr. Leypoldt also purposes To Issue
or Class ;talp-Ats Oc-!nlnS with novels, aud fol-
lowing VITA iuvtuIe If tho tsJ
ful. The StduOucrs Annual Is also to be pushed for
ward rapiuiy.