The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-13

nfty American theolosians have been engaged upon
this work which is promo orthodox and sound
| without being secarian UNCONVENTIONAL"
little volume has appeared in England contain
ing biographical aud historical sketch of the late
Sir Rowland Hill. with records of the family to
which he belonged. by Eiezer Edwards. 1t is good
thing to keep the life OF such before tho
public.
The second volume of the Rev. Phillips Brooks
lectures. published by Z. p. Dutton Co.. has met
with q cordial welcome. The lectures are on the
Influence of Jesus the Moral the Social. the
Emotional and the Intellectual Life OF Man." and
delivered in Philadelphia in February Last in
the Bohlen
The st. Petersburg newspapers say that Mr.. Ivan
Tourguenief. the novelist. proposes to spend the
winter in Russia with the view of becoming more
intimately acquainted with what is going there
than resident OF Paris can be. He will have many
changes to note although he visited St. Petersburg
and Moscow in the spring of this year.
"Sport in Many Lands" by II. A. X; 1.-THE Old
Shekary, profusely illustrated. will DO published
by Scribner Il Wexford The same firm will also
publish cheap edition of the new translation Of
Balzac's Coincide Humane" and volume on card
playing by Cavendsh. OF whist fame. with portrait
of the author 1t should be fno cut.
The history Of painting which Dodd & Mead will
publish next month is being translated from the
German by Sidney Colvn the we'll known English
art critic and S.ado professor Mr. Colvn says it
in letter to the American pubis hers: Its merit
is not that of 1t is likely to be and will be
the standard aud authoritative book the subject
for many years to COME"
W. y. Middleton has just published new and re-
vsed edition of tho Life and Poems of Edgar Allan
Poe" uniform with his prose stories. This volume
contains memoir of Poe by Eugene l.. Didier
aud an Introductory letter by tho late Sarah Helen
Whitman. Besides the handsome cabinet edition of
Poe's stories Mr.. Middleton has issued cheap
paper covered edition, that the writings of this
most limited incomes.
In the Drawer" of tho October Harper a con-
tributor tells that at o recent "cake walk" held In
Lawrence Kan. the colored fiddler he "called
OFF, the cotillion chanted anthem" beginning
Git yo pardners fust kwatillion!
Stomp yo feet an raise 'em high;
Tune is. "Oh, dat water millionl
Gwine to git home bimeby.
These verses were written by Mr.. Irwin Russell. q
young southerner and appeared originally in Serb
ner's Monthly January. 1873. since when they have
obtained popularity ut the classic cake walks of
Kansas.
The third volume of the Gay, better known Us the
Bryant and Gay History Of tho United States will be
ready in few days for publication. 1t covers the
Revolutionary period of our history and is al
together the finest volume of the work yet issued.
1t is rich in original portraits and
SMILES Of town records The frontispiece Is we'll
engraved portrait by Burt from the Gibbs Stuart
portrait of Washington. owned by DR.. Charming,
OF Providence II. There is also steel portrait Of
jefferson from copper plate made from life by the
famous French artist st. Memin. who engraved o
number of portraits Of distinguished Americans of
that period. The Jefferson il thought never to have
becn out OF the possession Of the family. one of
whose members allowed an Impression to DO made
for this work. Besides this there is u fine engraved
likeness of Otis. made from the Blackburn portrait
An important fac-simile is that Of series Of resolu
lions drawn up in 1773 in Massachusetts, breathing
the spirit of tho famous Declaration OF Independence
which came three years later.