The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-22

"A new work Of Charles Darwin,
shout 20 appear, discusses "The Differ
~, Forms of Flowers on Plants Of the
Same Species "
Jefferson Davis Is now residing at
Raauyoir. on the Gulf coast Of MISSISSIPPI
!; between Mobile and New Orleans,
aand preparing his memoirs. He Is In
excellent health, and looks younger than
he did few years ago.
Mr.. Erastus Brooks, who has re-
tired from the New York Express, after
! service of Al years. Is, with the excep-
tion 81 Mr. Bryant, the oldest journalist
Il the city, lie says in his farewell that
10 daily newspapers have started and
failed in New York City since he began.
The late w. III. @. Hosmer's poetry,
Eke Alfred Il. Streets, Is identified with
~ life. character and traditions Of the
Indians. >. The Fall Of Tecumseh,'
Legends Of the Senecas," and 1.-The
Warriors of the Genesce, y were his chief
productions. He thoroughly studied the
Indian character years ago in Florida
and the Northwest.
Mrs. Louise Chandler Moulton, well
known for her stories and poems and
literary correspondence, is now in Lon
don. where she Is engaged as regular
contributor To the Taller, new weekly
somewhat in the 18th century style. She
also writes frequently for other papers
and magazines; and II is likely that she
will remain abroad a year or two longer.
Bob Burdette, the Hawk-cvc man,
/ 70 publish a book and have it sold by
agents. Yet undoubtedly that same
Burdette has been chased clear into the
fourth story of a brick block and cor
nered in the coal bin, and there been
Obliged to sign his name to a book
agents subscription list; and when the
man came around with the fiye-dolar
book, he had 10 90 out and borrow fifty
cents Of the foreman, ten cents OF all
the compositors, five cents Of the devil.
and ask the editor 70 advance the re-
mainder Of his next months salary.
Oh that we could write book and send
the agent 70 our enemy oil CITY Cal.
Christian Reid" the author Of
valerie Aylmer," and several other
books Of increasing merit, is thus de-
rfllItu Nv ~ correspondent "a tti' VII
cinnai Commercial: - She Is Mis-,
Fisher. Of North Carolina, and spends
her winters in Baltimore. with her aunt
and uncle. Judge and Mrs. Iiairstone
Miss Fisher is poor, and aids in every
way her fathers family, which is large
Indeed. understand She Is their main
STAY. She Is about -, Of medium height
with slight. graceful figure, which she
dresses with exquisite taste. Her small
shapely head is covered by a profusior
q wavy, ripping brown hair, done al
after carelcssly artistic fashion. He
features are regular, small and yer,
pretty. Her eyes are large, lustrous
and Of very uncertain color. She u
gentle, extremely graceful, and very shy
can not bear the least reference to he
writings, on which subject she is pain
fully sensitive. Her voice Is low-tone'
and musical. She talks well, and, whei
warmed up to her subject, grows posi-
lively eloquent. She makes but littl'
from her books There is quite n de
mand for them, but friend told me tn
Appletons bought out the copyright O
each for a low figure. and that was tn
end Of it. She spends her summers a
home. and her winters with her uncl
and aunt. who are devoted to her, AM
very proud Of her genius