The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-12
Literary Notes.

The July number of Godey's Lady's Book
is a superb one, brim full of fresh and in
terestihg reading, embracing all depart
ments of interest to the ladies' Fashion
news, the home department and general
literature all come up TO the high standard
| of this excellent and fayorite publication
Call on your newsdealer for it or address
publisher of Godey's Lady's Book, Phila-
delpfia, Pa.
Henry Greville's-new book Gabrielle, or
The House. of Maureze," is in press and
will be published in few days by T. B.
Peterson & Brothers, Philadelphia. 1t is a
story of the time of Louis XIV, full too, of
all the splendor of its court, is well told,
being pure fresh, startling, and historically
true, and is. most beautifully translated
from the French of Henry Greyille, and
will prove treat to all lovers of an ex-
citing, absorbing and sensational novel. 1t
will be issued in uniform styles price
with 'Theo," Kathleen" and Miss Cres-
pigny," published by the same firm.
'The Girl Who Saved the General" the
story Of an episode in the war of the Revo-
luton, is to open the July number of St.
Nicholas We are informed that it will de-
scribe the heroic deed of young girl
during the boHbardment Of her fathers
plantation on the Carolina coast. The brave
act is to be illustrated by Mr.. H. F. Farney
ina picture that will form the frontispiece
to the same issue of the magazine. '.'
Aunt Patty's Scrap Bag" by Mrs Caro-
line Lee Hentz, author of Linda "Rena,"
Robert Graham" Ernest Linwood," etc,
with illustrations by barley, lis published
this day by I, B. Peterson e. Brothers, Phil
adelplria, and makes the twentieth volume
l,Nf Do NIL Il
and Good Books"
The July number of the Magazine of
American History "a. S. Barnes & Co., New
York and Chicago) makes an early appear
ance, and contains variety OF excellent
matter. The leading historical article is
record of the action of the State of New
York in reference to the adoption of the
Constitution of the United States. Entitled
New York in the Federal Convention" it
recites the several attempts made to bring
the Confederate States into closer Union,
which eliminated in the draft of new Con-
stitution by the Federal Convention which
met at Philadelphia in the summer of 1856,
and a recommendation to the Confederate
Congress to submit the same for ratification
to the people OF the several States. The
scheme met'with warm opposition in New
York, Governor Clinton throwing his strong
personal influence into the scale to defeat
its adoption, but was finally carried by the
untiring energies of Hamilton, Jay and Liv-
lngston and the pressure of outside public
opinion. This article is from the pen of the
editor, John Austin Stevens, who has made
careful studies of the phases of the political
history of New York; it is illustrated by a
view Of the old Courthouse at Poughkeep-
sic in which the Convention met To this
is appended a sketch by William L. Stone of
one of the incidents of the Burgoyne cam
paign, which tells the story of the services
of Moses Harris, Schuyler's Faithful Spy"
The biographical sketch is by Col. Roden-
bough, and relates the excellent services of
Admiral Montgomery on the Pacific Coast
at the period when California passed from
the Mexican to the American flag This
will be found full of interest to the Pion-
eers'of the Golden State. In an original
document, one Of the ladies of. the Washing
ton family gives letter. Of Lawrence Wash
ington, eldest half-brother of General
Washington written from Jamaica, when
on the expedition against Carthagena in
l74l. A note gives some Interesting details |
of the Washington family. The reSrint is |
an amusing letter from great-grandson of
Penn, il 1924, scouting the idea of com |
parispn of the founder Of the Penn colony +
with Washington, Bolivar, and other revo-
lutionary patriots. The Notes, Queries and
Replies and the usual literary notices COM
plete the. number. We notice all additional |
department of Books Wanted, ", Which we
to collectors. -