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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-21

Mscmillan's. aud everywhere with the men most dis
In politics and literature and in spite OF all
their courtesy confess tet profoundly Inundated
'And their newspapersY In very truth their
newspapers are to ours what the electric light is
TO an oil lamps and their railways brought into the
centre or the city, with stations open to every one,
Immense hotels at the side, o prodigious trafhc
without obstruction. the arrangements for luggage
simpiihed to the last degree. made me think when
got BACK 10 my own country thar were still III the
days or diligences and of Undoubtedly
angish cookery Is not good as ours, and III
London IT Is easier to find magnificent banquet than
good dinner. English art, which has made aston
shng progress OF late has not yet reached the
level OF French art; but English education should
MAKE us blush, 30 much broader more living and
human II - than ours. And the English home, that
comfortable and convenient dwelling where ore lives
IA one own mouse with ones own family. with no
neighbor under ones feet. no neighbor over ones
head NO neighbor opposite ones door. despotic
co"cierge il worth more. with all its monotonous
simplicity, than the handsomest appartement in the
Hue de 10 PAX. Nothing 10 more lovely. more fresh,
more delicious IN summer than the English country
and ne who speaks to OF it with such warmth has
known both Northern and Southern Europe. together
with little OF Asia and Africa The English ladies'
hundreds or whom admired in Hyde Park
beings or exquisite elegance and refinement. One
would say that they are the result OF wise pro-
cess OF selection rs that to which you the noble
animals who canter under them, proud to carry
them.
"Ah. everything superb" people say to me; "this
is enthusiasm No, 1t is simple justice. But the
men! Their phlegm. their rswness, that British
Journalism which treats q stranger, IL not
enemy, every one who has not been introduced
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thoroughly spoiled by the inaccuracy of
the narration of them. The painter
not told by model that she had been
sitting to Leighton. Poynter. Burne Jones
and hosseti. and did not say Heavens, what's lott!
However much he may object to some OF these men
or their work he will be surprised to md himself
quoted as thus expressing himself with reference
TO them. 1t was Firth who asked a model whom
she had been sitting for, and ON receiving the
swer, Mr. Whistler. Mr.. Horsley and another OF
about the latter's rank" asked curiousy what Mr..
he had asked to whom she had been sitting. and, on
being answered. "Mr. Horsley, Mr.. Firth and tho
Other" said. "What damned crew.
There are two rather pretty little chlds figures in
Il. Selmans frontispece to 81. Nicholas for August.
which are very promising. Addie Ledysrd has four
pretty little cuts to "The Baby's Morning." and
Kelly illustrates with good deal of vigor aud inac
curacy "a jolly Fellowship and man the News
boy" The last cut to the latter article is good.
Alfred Kapper has drawing in the story "Back Of
the Waterfall
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1.-THE MAGAZINE OF ART"

Some Of the best examples of English wood en-
craving are to be found from time to time in The
Magasineof Art (Cassell. Peter Gslpin) the July
number of which now lies before us. the frontis-
piece being good cut Of c. Il. Johusons .The
swineherd" picture in the Royal Academy ex-
hibition. Another full page engraving. and good
one. Of Erskine Nicols sketch. "Unwillingly to
School," The opening article is on the Pictures
OF the Year" In the Royal Academy and Grosvenor
Gallery. Wyke Bayliss continues his essay on
"Dualism in Art" and X. H. Loder Smith
his story of the 'vicissitudes of Art Treasurer
Some fresh and pleasing illustrations accompany
Edward ,Bradbury's first paper on '.Sketching
Grounds" the banks OF the River Dove furnishing
the text. Henry Holidays "Wood Engraving is
continued; W. w. Fem writes of Erskine Nicol his
paper being accompanied by portrait and two other
engravings first article is given on the Royal
Scottish Academy and Glasgow Institute Exhibi-
tions the four drawings being very good; there Is
summary of Seymour Hadens recent lectures on
etching, and fair cut of Anbrogio Borghis statue,
motherhood" which was in the International Elk.
hlbition of 1873. -
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'Dcicia." by Beatrice May Butt Henry Holt h
co.,, is as charming story as one had right to
expect from the author of miss Molly" II opens
invitingy. We find ourselves In q comfortable old
fashioned and unfashionable part OF London On q
raw and rainy November day. The streets
pleasant but the houses are cheerful particularly
that which is occupied by the heroine of the story,
Miss Delicis Mainwaring. This lady has reached
the mature age Of twentysix and will. of course be
pronounced an old maid by young girls In their
teens and men In their sixties. As we are intro
duced to this lady she Is sitting In arm
chair IN her nrelit drawing This old fashioned
home and all its old fashioned belongings had
been inherited by Delicia from old bachelor uncle
The handsome. stately young woman is not without
lovers, but her affairs tangled and she has
means to cut the Gordian knot. The men In this
story are weak. but from Delicia to Betty Stevens
the women clcvcrly drawn. Delicis 10 not con-
sistent to the end but in the main is delightful The
story is full OF healthy interest and just the thing
for out-of-door reading.
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NEW BOOKS RECEIVED.

Franco American Treaty of Commerce. Leon Chotteau.
My Campaigns In the United states ls7S-ls79. New
York No. 30 Lafayette place. s, ft-
Around the World with General Grant By John Russell
Young Part 5. From the American News Co mpany New
York.
In the Tolls; or, Martyrs OF tho Latter Days BY Mrs.
A. q. Paddock. Dixon Shepard. publishers, Chicago
The Life Of His Royal Hghness Prince Consort BY
Theodore Martin. With portraits. Volume A. d. Apple
ton 4 Co., publishers. New York.
BY \ De Qnatrefages. d. Appleton Co.. publishers.
lish period By Brother Azaras D. Appleton Co.. pub
fishers.
Freedom in Science and Teaching From the German Of
Ernst IIaecke With predatory note by ]. H. Huxley r.
r. 8. u. Appleton 4 Co., publishers. 49,
Classical Writer'S Edited by John Richard Green. Mil
ton BY stopford A. Brooke. d. Appleton Co.. pub
fishers. . 49, e :. ..
Appleton's New Handy Volume Series Money, A tale
BY Jules Tardieu. d. Appleton Co.. publishers.
Bradstreets Commercial Reports, Embracing the Bank
Merchants Manufacturers and Others In the United
States and the Dominion Of Canada Vol NJ July 1879
From the Bradsreet Company 30 2si and 2S3 broadway
New York
Manuals OF Health. On Health and Occupation. By
Benjamin Ward Riehsrdson. NJ D, s., &c. From
Pott Young Co, Cooper Union. New York.
Edwin Aldens Catalogue OF Legitimate American news
papers, containing all daily weekly and monthly news
Edward Aldcn. publisher. Cincinnati
BibiiotheQne Contemp oraine. Louis 4 Georges ver-
brugghe Promenades ct Glasses dams LAmeriQus du
Nord. Cslmsn Levy. editeur. Paris
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PICTURES AT NEWPORT.

An exhibition Of pictures was opened at Newport
by Miss Rose Durfee on the 14th inst. Among the
canvases-most OF which appeared the walls of
the last Academy exhibition in this city-we note
Walter Shrlaw's emusic Lesson" George lines
"Old Homestead in June" and NEAR Peruzia. James
NJ Harris "In the Indian Summer" J. G. Browns
"a Dull Day.. Wordsworth Thompson's .'rhe
Departure" Charles A. Miller's IA Mill
Stream" s. Il. Gifords "The Sea Shore.
Looking .. Eastward Ut SUNSET" Edgar NJ.
Summer" J. H. Wits Twilight" Jervis McEntee's
"Clouds," Eastman Johnson's "On Nantucket
Beach" A. F. Bellows "The Parsonage" Robert c.
Minors Evening"" Arthur Quartley's Fisher.
mans Hut, Captree island" Henry Ferguson's
oosS Moors Rydsrs semioS AiSsrt
Bierstadts Rocky Mountain Scene" NJ f. H. de
Haas "Coast scene" and Louis G. Tihany's .'Har-
vesting." Some Of the American pictures from the
late Salon expected
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-21
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

The India Museum is to be broken up.
An English writer has put forth novel called
''Sidonie."
Mr. W. c. Brownell has accepted an editorial posi-
ton on the Nation.
The illustrated Celtic Monthly for July is full OF
stories. both long and short. and goodly amount
of poetry. Altogether it is readable number.
Carlyle said to Bayard Taylor Of Goethe. ''That
man. sir. was my salvation"
Mr.. Alexander Ramsey has written history Of the
Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland
The AMeneum regrets that Frederick Hudson" is
Mr.. James first novel, for it thinks it is his best.
The viscount de Juromerha is in Lisbon engaged
in a critical examination of episode in the Lusiad
Joaquin Miller has had his hair "riley cut" and
shaved off his beard. He no longer looks like the
California lion. "-
Edmond About says that Emile Olivier is neither
a wicked man nor bad man, nor bad orator. He
lacks only good sense
Mr.. Sutherland Edwards is preparing for immedi-
ate publication work on 'The Russians at Home
and the Russians Abroad" lrs.
Mr.. Boyle on his return from Afghanistan took
dinner with M. Sarcey at the Cafe Riche Paris. to
talk the Literary Congress.
new edition Of the poems Of William Thorn. the
weaver poet who considered at one time a Sec
ond Burns is soon to be published.
Brentanos aquatic Monthly for July is. usual full
of matters interesting to lovers of out-of-door
sport. 1t contains spirited engraving Of MIR.
Boucicaults yacht The Shaughraun.
The editor of Scri0ners Monthly has made special
effort with the August or midsummer holiday num-
Der OF that popular magazine. and his effort has
been crowned with success. We have seldom seen
more attractive number. both in the matter Of IL
Illustrations and letter press The beginning Of
Henry James. Jrs serial novel. coincidence" is in
his best and most Characteristic manner. Mr.. r.. H.
Stoddards article Whittier is critical and friendly
Mr.. Holland says Of whittier's poetry @
I should never think of comparing barbara
Frietchie" with Bryant's 30 Mother OF Mighty
Race" but am that 1t has Q thousand readers
where Bryant's poem has Bryant seldom
reached the hearts of his countrymen but his best
poems appealed to what Hottest in their intel
lects.
The poetry Of the number is from the pens Of Dr.
]. G. Holland. Irwin Russell. Mary Mapes Dodge.
Celia Thaxter. Miss Emma Lasarus and Miss Dora
r. Govdale. Mrs. Mary Hallock Foote contributes
picturesque sketch called 1.-THE Csscarone Ball."
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"Eisa"--J. d. Lippincott Co.'s an interesting
novel for several ressons-one. that It deals with
Bohemian society in foreign capitals another. that
the heroine is an opera singer. and still another.
that the author is clergyman. The Rev. Alfred @.
Hogbin has not started out to write sermon under
the dguse OF . novel; indeed. IL is only i'm one or
two places that would suspect his sacred calling.
When he is worldly he 10 very worldly. and he can
OF humor running through the book is very keen
and the conversations quite natural The scene IL
laid In Munich. and Elsa. the heroine is supposed
to be Italian. and passes for one until the last
pages of the work. Mr. hogbin does what Dickens was
upbraided for dong--hc makes his ministers of the
Gospel absurd creatures. There two them both
Luherans and he does not hesitate TO hold them up
to ridicue. Not account of their beer hab-
its. but for their moral dishonesty. The authors
religious training shows itself in the interview be-
tween the prima donna and the impresario, when
she makes him put a clause in her contract excusng
her from singing Sunday. the gala opera night in
Munich. Elsa. In some doubt. goes to the Lutheran
parson and asks him whether she ought to sing on
sunday He refuses to treat her question seriously.
saying that she must be joking. sunday his night
for going to the opera. aud IL he 90 she certainly
can sing there. She is not convinced, however and
is Arm in her original purpose. The hero is pray
ing hero. although he can fpht with his fists when
the time comes. He refuses to fight one duel, ON
moral grounds. but becomes principal in another
from sense OF duty. rhe Rev. Mr.. Hogbin evil
IDENTIFY thinks the Germans q M, doubling
nation. and the only admirable German woman he
draws 10 an American. Elsa can hardly be called
Sensational novel, yet II Is certainly not common
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pleted in ten volumes; one half OF the ninth volume
is in type and the tenth may be looked for in two
years. supplement will follow. containing the
neurology and other items that have rued during
the progress of the work" The illustrations of the
present volume are copious. ana the typography.
usual with the Harpers, excellent.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-21
s'MIss MARaERY's ROSES.

Roses to right of her. to left Of her. yet Miss
Margery's pathway was not all strewn with roses
The perfume Of roses seemed to have turned her
brain. ''Ah." she said, 1.-The world was rose and
she was a nudge. But yet she more-all midges
been made for her and the other mdges and not she
and they for the rose" That is the way Mics Mar
gerry talked on her thirtieth birthday, she
dered through her garden. thinking Of mans
face" Margery was an accomplished young lady.
and used to sing ballads the author tells us. "in
those days. before these times of Italian onstrosity
when ldgrma and sofia and presto
and the whole farago step in and make
every parlor q workshop of plethoric din and no
pleasure, but only wonder mixed with great regret
why Threats are made SO strong" What does she
moen? what is "farago?" and why does she spell
soto with an a? We say .'she," though the author
gives the Of Robert G. Meyers. II this book is
the work of man he must be the weakest of his
sex; for such skim milk sentiment never before
given to the public. Miss Margery's roses must
have been watered with diluted tears for there was
enough weeping done in her garden by men as well
as women to moisten every plant and shrub. "The
Rose Tree in Full Bearing" was Miss Margerys
favorte song and tree in full bearing worked
her ruin. While Miss Margery il receiving propo-
sal of marriage her sister, who Is behind rose
bush. thinks the offer is meant for her. and, jump
ing through the bush regardless of thorns accepts
the young man and he accepts the situation. They
marry. and Margery resigns herself to her till
her sister dies and she gets her lover back again. It
is funny. very funny. IT. B. Peterson Brothers,
publishers)
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NOTES AND NEWS.

W. Gedney Bunce. whose Venetian have
found favor with the French critics. has returned
from abroad, and will take studio in this city.
some of the best pieces in the recent sale in Lon.
don OF the Morren collection of Oriental porcelain
were bought for the collection Of William r. Walters
of Baltimore. The sale which was lately chroniclea
ut length in these columns, was attended by dealers
from Paris. Brussels, the Hague Amsterdam. Frank
fort and this CITY.
william M. Chase made during the recent trip CT
the Tile Club, excellent portrait In Oriental
tune of the colored steward OF the club He is
in threequarer length coming toward us bearing on
salver pipes and tobacco. Ii is the work of two
hours aud is singulary lfelike direct and simple in
treatment
Stanley G.. Middleton is painting at Franconia. in
the White Mountains.
Walter NJ. Bracket is the banks of the Marguer-
ite River in Canada, catching and painting salmon.
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ON FRENCH RIVERS.

place. and the reader who begins it will md that he
has an irresistible desire to see how it ends.
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'Our Autumn Holiday On French Rivers"
Roberts Bros.. WILL doubtless. prove boon to many
young men who are at loss to know how to spend
the summer vacation Not that they will find French
rivers necessary. however. for right at our own
doors we have some Of the most beautiful rivers in
the world Four young barrsters. Of London, after
rscking their brains for novel and pleasant way OF
spending their long vacation decided to row on the
Seine and the Loire. They had beautiful outrigger
built and shipped for France. where they Joined her
with "Gyp."a precocious black and tan. as their
only passenger. and with long pull. strong pull
and pull all together they started out. The only
regret in connection with the trip its end and
parting. "Gyp" was inconsolable. From the de-
scrptiop given in this little book they must have
had an ideal time They created almost rs great
sensation in the little French towns the Tile Club
boat did on its way to Lake Champlain. There was
a good deal of work connected with the trip; but
they all four accomplished oarsmen and enjoyed
every mile Of their journey.
Salt River herald., 1879-02-22
ROESCARIES OF THE NEW
 COUNTY OF APACHE.

All that portion of the Territory of Arizona now embraced within the boundaries of Yavapai and bounded as follows, to wit:
 Commencing at the northeast cor ner of the Territory of Arizona and New Mexico 10 the center channel of the Gila river Thence down the middle channel of the Gila river 10 Inc cast line of Pinal county. thence north a'ong the boundary line of Pi- nal and Maricopa counties to the south line Uf Maricopa county; thence cast =long the boundary lIne of Mari copa and Yavapai counties, 10 the southeast corner of Maricopa county; thence north along the boundary line of Maricopa and Yavapai counties to the northeast corner of MaricoDa cuunty, al point where the thirty fourth degree Of north latitude is in tcrSectcd by the GHe hundred and tenth degree ofwcSt longitude; thence west along the boundary line of Mari cOpa and Yavapai counties, to one hundred and ten degrees and forty five minutes north latitude: thence north, following the meridian of west longitude one hundred and ten de- grees and forty five minutes to the point where it is inierSectcd by the thirty seventh parallel of north lati- tudc; thence cast along inc thirty second parallel of north latitude to the point where said parallel is inter- sectcd by the one hundred and ninth meridian of west longitude and the placc of beginning, be, and the same is hereby formed into county, to be known and designated at the county of Apache.
Salt River herald., 1879-02-22
LATE TELEGRAisS.
sFrum "Wednesday, cx:r., \ Party crganiZatiOn-S Speaker Stewsrt-IndiSnatiOn. Etc.

! \ Party Organization Speaker
 Stewsrt-IndiSna Etc. Special io the Herald.
 PRESCOTT, February l6.-Thc chair men of inc different county demo cratic organization met this evening in the council chamber, and selected Fred. C. Hughes, of Pma. temporary chairman of She territorial commit tee. and ". A. Rowe, of Yavapai, sccrcta Y. There was a large attend ance and the meeting was cnthusias- tic. The meeting endorsed the Sfor, Eatcrprisc, SHcer BcH and Erposifo5 as their political organs.
 The legislature adjourned ou Fri day nigh. at twelve o'clock. X rcso- lution of thanks to Speaker Stewart, offered by AIr. Fay, was. replied to by the speaker eloQuently and witk great feeling.
 The indignation meeting held by the citizens of Prescott, at the court house last evening, over the passage of the railroad act, turned into a meeting of praise 10 the legislature fo: giving them the bill.
 The Pima delegation will start for home Tuesday next, and the Marico- pa delegation tomorrow.
Salt River herald., 1879-02-22

X CIRCULAR is being sent to the creditors of the McCrackcn Co. asking that they sign all agreenTer; tocXtcnd the time fcT she pIymeRt of the amounts due them as follows: Ten per cent. to bs paid upOn the collect icn 1f .fie present assessment, and the remainder in three, six, nine and twelve months from date, in equal in stallmcnts The company state that if they src allowed tlEis leniency they can commence work on a cash basis, otherwise the creditors will receive nothing. Those who desire to sign tho agreement should authorize L. T. Rowcll. asst superintendent W. r. & Co. to sign for them.
Salt River herald., 1879-02-22

all he can to induce the president to veto the bill.
 Col. A. R. Eddy died at Malta, Jan uary 29.
 The Brooklyn PreSbyiery ycster- day adopted a resolution instructing the committee on the Talmagc maj ter, that if they shall find d charge of common fame against Dr. Talmage, it fulfills all the conditions and rC- quircmcnts of the book of discipline. and they shall formulate such som mon fame into charges, with Speciti- cations and names of witnessc, tn support them. They submit the same to the Presbytcry.
 WAsuTNGToN, February 1S.-Thsre was q full attendance al the cabinet meeting today. Considerable time was devoted to the Chinese immigra- ton bill. The discussion was not characterised by any new views on the part of the president which would indicate whether he would approve the measure. The senate amend ments were thought to be very i'm portant.
 The river and harbor appropriation bill was received from fhe house and laid on fhc table until tomorrow. The other appropriations bills passed by the house yesterday were referred to the committee on appropriations.
 The senate, by a vote of +5 to 31, passed the internal revenue bill agree ing with the house in reducing the tax on manufactured tobacco to six teen cents per pound. The senate, however. struck out the house provi- sions for change of the tax on cig- ars, and for the repeal of the tax on matches.
 1 In thc house, motion to consider the reports from the committee on ways and means, or to proceed with thc legislative appropriation bill, were rejected, and the house went into committee of the whole for the consideration of the census bill.
 OMAHA, February 1S.-James Me Elroy, alias Brown, who. on February Sih, murdered and robbed Henry Stuizman at his farm near Hastings, has been convicted and sentenced to be hung May 2Sth, at HStings. Nebraska cattle men are becoming alarMcd fcY thcir cattle, which are becoming famiahed owing to the grass having been covered with twelve to fourteen inches Of snow for eighteen days, thing that has never before occurred in the grazing regions of Nebraska.
 i DETROIT, February 1s.-Zach Chan. dlcr was today elected United States senator, by a vote of SS to 10.
 SALT LAKE, February 1S.-Thc tr!al of Robert J. Burton, for the murder of Ms Bowman in 1869, was com. mcnccd today. Tine affair from which inc killing resulted is termed in the history of thc territory as the MolriSite war.
Salt River herald., 1879-02-22
Guadniuoe ceIoyn Killed.

The Sonora stage brings the wei come news that the notorious Guada- lupe Cclaya, leader of tkc Mexican band of highvaymcn who have been depredating upon the mail travellers and others, for the last six months in tl,is county, was killed at Tcrcnatc, Sonora, on the night of the 4th The particulars of his death are as foi-
 TVS: Cclaya and his band approach i F the point near where the Mexican custom guards were stationed, were halted by the guard by ''who comes tIerc;" a voice responded "Cclaya' and at the same instant I,e fired. Tine guard returned 'ihc frs, three balls taking effect in CelayI's head. caus ing instant ,iealh The two otkeI iHelnhers of inc gang fed. pursued by thrcg Oi inc Mexican guards, " hc have not becii hcarl from since. Il is believed the whole of the g;ing arC ,'r '~Iil- be destroyed, as iney were clo-cIv p.-r nd T'"---n Sf1r.