New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-04
LITERARY NOTES.

A volume on "The Apostles Preaching" by
the author Of the Peep bay" books, VIII he uosPeu
by the American Tract sooiety.
Mr.. +. A. Freeman's forthcoming WORK on
"Thc Ottoman Power in Europe its nature, its growth
ana its decline viii match his History oil inc sUra
Gems"
One of the latest additions to the Egcrton
library ofManuscrptsi in the British Museum Ii volume
Of oricna, autograph letters Thomas Gray, addressed
10 Dr. Thomas wharton
The National Temperance Society has Just
Issued series Of temperance leaflets l2s pages of ~
cents undcr the Inspiration Of the Womahs N"''oH''
Christian Temperance nion 49,
The anniversary of Goethe's death, March
90 was 20 he siruazcd at Stuttgart by the pnohoa'o'
under the Gotta mpridt OF the poets tters 70
soret the collection edited 10y Dr. Uhde' cons'S'S u
log letters scientific, literary, ana s"ci' toP'oS'
The protectionists do not propose to permit
fhe freeraders monopoly Of satire in their common
subicct "A Dream of q FrccTradc Paradise and other
Sketches by CYRUS Elder is published by Henry T.
Baird & Co. with illustrations by EenrJ j. stephens
Prof. William Matthews, of whose three
books 40 600 copies been sold, is making another
collection of his literary essays under the tile o. Hours
with Men and Books" The leading paper Is one on De
Quincy aud among his other topics are " The Pr9iesse
snip Of Books and keadlne. "tl luz 80 ' oSird
The Handbook Of Classic Literature" by
CA. White authoress Of a weil-known manual OF my
,bojogy is nearly ready for publication by Henry Holt
Co in syIe similar 10 the Gostwick Harrison Hand
book Of German Literature Over two hundred pages arc
devoted to writers. with biographical ana critical
stcbes and brief tnrsaf ions the works, OF some
fifty euthors and hundred pages 20 Roman 'nclunn%
thirty authors s,iiskiTt Persian; Cnes' ng
Mr. Lewis II, Morgan of Rochester II one OF
several Americans who are probably better known to
Europcan scholars than at home His researches INTO
ancient ma rriages, in particular have gwen hs name
high authority abroad but the fact that he has oShco
little besides memoirs hid away from the genera puD
I'm the transactions of learned societies IS sufficient cA-
plaIiston Of his limited reputation among genera
readers a. home considerable work trom his PEN on
"Anceut Society,"" nearly ready at Henry Holt CO.'S
II likely TO change ali that aAi promises To RANK WIN
the books of Tyo and Lubbock contribution 10 INC
knowledge early The volume Of over 600 pages
IL divided into three paris treating respectively Of the
growth of Intelligence through Inventions auf discover
les: the Growth OF the idea OF government {;
the growth Of the idea OF the family. MI
Morgan proposes ohn'cfl PcnodS-'he
older. middle, and later periods OF sa'aseiH +;
similar divisions Of barbarian, ana CIVILIZATION Ass"h-
ing one hundred thousand years tae OF the race
he assigns ct sixty thousand TO savaGory twenty 10
the older and fifteen TO the other periods OF barhalis'
and FIVE thousand 10 civilization The first clinical pc
rod covers the infancy of the race; TIE secoh" da'oS
from the eating fish and the Of Mo the third IRON
the invention Of the bow aud arrow The lower STATES {"
baTharsIn takes It's rise from the Invention OF roty
whose ugunfqcturc prcsupposes village hfc the middle
is associated WITH the dOncSticalOn OF animals III NE
Tastrn hemisphere. and ia tie Western villa ctItNaiOn
III irrigation and the Of hck ava stone IN lhliN
6acs from The Of The period "a ciNla tl0n )
rrckCurd from the invention OF ptorcic apbahc''
with the use OF writing. This division wares cbn.FeF
blv In terms hum liza; usually received VT 2u'S."
aualyzcs plans OF government INTO two ior!s c.' S
tide and social, founded upon liaouS ana 60 NJ
giving sotieythe ancient basis; the Other, iolti.;
inunded uoH territory and properly and SAVING stare
the basis Of modern civilized society htr A"itN =
Inc recognized authority tie subject q ancient mar
rapr. and is not surrriei'c % ma Inn ualnE III,
progressive organization q TIC race as NE result ci
"uAtura scierii1a in marriage systems. eliminating 40
the present irouecanic fnniy the 'it ilh 81 "cl hc
SAWS: The question e. once ans WhcircF IN" 'oi'h
able lie says. this form " * capable 81 stli lE'th'
announcement ut the cglaly pi tls sexes Is attained
etod fa.f h docs not VcniGIr predict, rut Lis gloN
ju, tribute The Institution at TIC iahily Hs il
now exists" sufficient cN iueUCo Of hls Opinions Oh any
IN1-pCrcsSion In the HRrr.Ige question