The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-14
WHOLE NUMBER 563. =
Literary Notes.

English authors produced and had printed
last year three thousand and forty-nine
books. h<sr -.
A biography of General Albert Sidney
johnson, by his son. Colonel VIM. Preston
johnson, is shortly to be published.
The next volume of Longfellow's Poems
of Places" to appear early in February, will
consist Of poems relating to Greece and
Turkey.
"Orthodoxy" is the title given to the
third collection of the Rev. Joseph Cooks
Bostsn Monday lectures just published by
Osgood & Co.
The first volume of JEFF Davis memoirs is
complete, but is not in the printers hands
yet. 1t will be held back until the second
volume, which is now under way, is
finished.
Some very curious and hitherto unpub-
lished letters, written by members OF the
Wesley family, are now making their first
appearance in the Quicer, an English
periodical.
Peter Cooper is credited with the inten-
tion of founding at Limestone Springs, near
Spartanburg, South Carolina, a school to be
somewhat similar to the Cooper Institute in
New York.
Colonel John b. Wheeler, author OF
" Historical Sketches of South Carolina,
1584-1S51," first published in the latter
year, is contemplating anew edition of this
work, with revisions and additions to the
present date.
Aaron N. Powell, formerly editor of the
Anti slavery Stand I'd, will shortly publisha
volume against " State Regulation of Vice."
which will include resume of the Interna
tional Congress held at Geneva last year for
discussion of the subject, as well as several
papers by Mr.. Powell.
The "Cyclopadia of Biography" pre-
pared by Parke q dwin, and published in
1851, has been reissued by G. p Putnam's
Sons, with q supplement of over three hun
dred pages, which inc udes notes of emf
nent persons who have died since the oTigi.
ma edition Was printed.
The London academy, noticing William
Cullen Bryants poem, "The Flood oi
Years." published with illustrations re-
Gently, by G. P. Putnam's Sons, speaks OF
Mr.. Bryant as "the venerable American
poet who was born before Keats, and who
has seen SO many tides of influence sweep;
over the literature of his own country and
of England" and commends the delicate en-.
cravings of Mr.. Linton, 9. himself poet and
the friend of poets."
"Mark Twain, whose real name is Samuel.
L. Clemens, is man of middle height;
solidly built, but not stout; his fee lures are
all of clear massive modelling, and the pre-
tdilluS expression bteIub tO DC IebOlute cOur-
age and determination. His upper lip is
covered with thick brown mustache, and
the broad territory of his forehead is usually
encroached upon by his brown curly hair
His eyes are small and keen, but are by no
means lacking in kindliness and humor. In
his whole bearing there is frank cordiality
which Is very winning.
N. Theirs papers have been partially ex.
amined. They contain colossal CORES.
pondence, which can not fail to prove of in
terest aSwell as of historical value, besides
four books in manuscript. One, the manu-.
script Of which was sent abroad during the
reign of Napoleon III as precautionary
measure, contains explanations of many Of
the political events of the reign of Louis
Philippe, in which NJ. Thiers was concerned.
A second Completely tells the story of the
negotiations with Germany for the pay
ment of the milliards, and the operations
with the banks and capitalists for the raising
of the funds, while q third describes with
remarkable power and good humor the
leading episodes of his Presidency, life at
Versailles during the insurrection. of the
Communists, the National Assembly at
Bordeaux, etc. The last was meant by NJ.
Theirs to be his monument. No title had been
fixed upon, but it might be described as q
history of humanity in its relations to the
world. The book was begun in 1862, as the
author finished his aHistory of the Con-
sulate and Empire" and to it he devoted all
his leisure up to the time of his death.