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NEW PUBLICATIONS.
A RHYMIC PROSE TRANSLATION OF vIRG1Es
Phiiadeiphis; ]. d. Lppncott & Co, Washing.
ton Il. NJ Whitaker Son.
This is n comely and exceedingly interesting
volume of some $40 pages, which is the result
of translation of Virgil's Eneid, performed
to fill up the leisure hours of garrison life on
the Pacific, and, as the author AYERS, is purely
and emphatically a labor of love. He was
prompted by the further laudable motive of
cultvating in his children a higher zeal in clas-
steal pursuits. Under such prompting the
translation was devoted and faithful in his
rendering Of the text, and has presented the
classical world with a rich addition to its lit
erature.
THE FELMERs. A Novel. by $. b. ELLIOTT. New
York I; d. Appleton & Co. Washington, d. c.:
+. d. Mohun.
This novel has for Its themo the contest be-
tween Rationalism and Chi istianity, and its
heroine is n young woman of marked purity
ofcharacter who has been educated in un-
belief, having for her guide the teachings of
reason rather than the guidance of faith de-
rived from religious belief In other words,
the purpose Of the author seems to be to Illus
trate and maintain tho position that the
highest type of natural gifts of mind and
heart are insufficient to model a perfect char
acter without the interposition of religious
faith.
SOUVENIRS. OF MADAME vIGEE LIE BRUN,
with steel portrait from an original painting
by the author. New York X. WorthingtOn,
Washington d. c.: r. Beall.
ig A nj IN han if,1 an N mi r
ly interesting volume, which presents to the
reader the souvenirs of an eminent artist and
charming writer from her own pen and chaste
memory. She proves herself not only master
of the pencil, but of the pen, for she traces her
memoirs in n most chaste literary style
through nearly 400 pages, covering a narra-
tive of her early life, her achievements rs an
artist her domestic and social successes, her
travels, her adversties, aud her death, which
took place at Paris in 1S42, at the advanced
age of cighty.scven years. During that period
she had painted 660 portraits, fifteen pictures,
and nearly 200 landscapes in Switzerland and
England, and, strange to say, no public estab-
lshmeut In France possessed any Of her works
during her life time, though they possessed an
average merit of unusual excellence. Her
souvenirs are most delightful reading.
ELSA. A Romance. By Rev ALFRED c. IToGBIS
Philadelphia J. b. Lippincott Il Co. Washing
ton, ID. c.: f. NJ. Whitaker Il Son.
The descriptive powers of this author are oi
| a very high order, aud the plot, incidents, and
| character of the novel are wrought up with
marked fidelity aud force. There is much to
interest aud instruct the reader in the four
| hundred pages of this well told tale.
A HISTORY OF THE YELLOW FEVER The
| Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 i'll Memphis
| Tenn. By J. NJ. HEATING, Memphis, (renn.)
| Howard Association.
| This is u beautifully printed and bound vol.
umc, which contains complete history Of the
| yellow fever from the earliest dates TO the
| present time, and contains history of the
| epidemic Of 1873, aud embraces the names,
| with residence, and date of death, of over five
thousand citizens of Memphis who died at that
time the names of the dead of other citie
and towns, also the names of physicians ant
nurses employed diagnosis of the disease b.
the most celebrated physicians cures sug
gcsted and best ad opted to coping with til,
terrible scourgc, together with incidents of th
plague. 1t also contains list ofcontributors o
donations both inmoncy and supplies, from the
generous public of America and Europe
amounting in aggregate to near 5000, an,
what disposition was made of the same.
THE LIFE AND EPOCH OF ALEXADER HAM
lLrON. A historical study. By the Hos. GEoRG
SHEA, Chief Justice of the Marine Court Boston
Houghton, Osgood & Co. Washington, ID. c..
| Robert Beall.
This work relates to great statesman ant
an important epoch in the history of grca
| NJ ;t, 4, al 1o
Hamilton, the mau of that period, and to hi
life and services from the time he entered tn
r military service of Washington to the end c
his career. The author, in bringing out thi
interesting and valuable contribution to Amel
lean history, seems to have been inspired b
an abiding love for the labor in hand, an
has sought to gain the attention of America
youth to the studious contemplation of one
the most eminent characters of their ow
: country. Most commendable purpose, an
most noble effort.
! RANDOM SHOTS; By MAX ADLER; Author. {
Elbow Room" "Out of the Hurry Burlcy" &c
$ with illustrations by Arthur B. Frost, Philade
phia: J. NJ. Stoddart " Co. Washington, ID. c.
L. NJ, Whitaker & Son.
9 This little volume Of stories and sketch,
t affords the material for much pleasant pastin
/ to tho reader. Indeed, it is full of genuir
= humor and rare fun, and will drive the blu,
I from the confirmed hypochondriac.
Z THE LAST ESSAYS OF ELLA, By CHARLES LAM
+. New York: d. Appleton u Co. Washington d. c
f. b. Mohun.
This pleasant little volume forms one of Al
" pleton's new handy volume series, which al
a becoming very popular not only for their CO..
n vcnience, but for their interesting character
N THE YELLOW MASK. BY WuKIE COLLINS. Ne
q York ID, Appleton Co.; Washington +. B. NJ
e hun.
u u The author of this tale is a sufficient guaral
/ tee of its interest us piece of romance. wi
o kie Collins uniformly writes we'll, and who
d his efforts are put up in one of Appleton
u handy volumes they become all the more pop
" lar.
= LONG LIFE AND HOW TO REACH IT. j
u JOSEPH C. RICHARDSON, NJ. d. Philadelphia
p Lindsay Blackiston.
70 We find this, among the American heal
/, - primers, n most valuable series of heal
!, papers