The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-31
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY MARCH 81 ls7a.-TRIPLE

that is destined to prove of the highest importance
to navigation the atlantic coast Every detail of
the line. well the photography of its
date vicinity. given with the scrupuous exacness
| that characterzes the work of the Coast Survey
ohce. Indeed no other country, not even England.
| can show such superb work conducted i'll the in
terests of commerce and navigation In addition to
the perfect charts that are published with the de-
scrptions of the various parts of the line there
also to be found in this volume elevations of the
| shore viewed from the sea, and by means of
which any part is readily recognized The bearings
(magnetic) are given of every prominent object on
the coast such as churches lighthouses schools and
other large buildings. and these referred to in
| the accompanying sailing directions in such man
ner as to make them reliable guides to the navigator
At New York, besides the upper and lower bays, the
Hudson River to Troy is fully described and illus
| trated by charts and views.
We copy the following statement brief preface.
| with which superintendent Patterson issues the
| volume:-
s.. COAST SURVEY OFFICE,
WAsHISaToN. D. c., Oct. l. 1878.
This volume of the Coast Pilot" embraces the
coast from Boston to New York. including Man
tucket. Vineyard and Long Island Sounds. and the
Hudson River to Troy.
| The system adopted in this work Includes
l. general description OF the coast line and OF
the shores OF the harbors and thoroughfares
| 2. detailed description OF all dangers and OBJ
bors, with directions for avoiding them.
8. Sailing directions for coasting and for approach
| ing and entering the harbors.
4. Geographical positions Of all lighthouses and
| lighted beacons.
8. Practical information in regard to fog signals
tides. tidal currents, ice formations and the varia
| tious of the compass.
6. Views of the coast and of entrances to the
| Z. Charts of the coast on a uniform scale.
8: Appendix relating to currents at the entrance
0. Appendix II. Pilot laws Of the harbor Of New
| York.
10. For marginal references the style of lettering
in use upon the charts of the Coast Survey (being
upright for names. &C., applicable to land. and in
clined where applicable to water). and also system
attic sizes and weights in printed to indicate
the relative importance or coast features.
| This volume. well as the preceding one for the
Bradford. assistant Coast Survey. 1t includes the
results OF previous detailed surveys by the Coast
walton and verihcation (by visiting every locality
along the coast and personally testing all sailing
lines. bearings and courses given have developed.
The views OF the coast and approaches to the sew
eral harbors were drawn by Mr. John II. Barker.
The facts in relation to ice given from able
| port by Lieutenant Charles A. Bradbury. United
| States Navy, assistant Coast Survey, who made
careful personal examination of this subject during
the very cold winter OF 1874 and 1875.
The compiler. who has been ably assisted by Mr..
John W. Parsons, has exercised every avoid
rors but absolute uracy in work of class is
earnestly hoped that navigators will note all errors
or omissions which they may discover. any addi-
ward notice of the same to the superintendent OF
the Coast Survey Washington. D. G.
| CARLILE P. PATTERSON. Superintendent
| The importance of the work induces to give
the fullest publicity its features with the idea of
increasing its value 20 the navigators our coasts
LITERARY CHrT-CHAT.
Moncure D. Conway, who writes OF "Demonology
and Devil Lore" made a B. d. by Divinity Col
ege, Harvard University. recent reviewer shows
90 :,.,xx Ay>v~ Nj
composition.
Anthony Trollope says that he "never knew a nice
woman who did not think it proper to lock to her
husband, and be ruled by him." Perhaps Mr.. Troll
lopes Lady friends have found out tile necessity Of
| the grin and bear it, policy.
Miss Ella Dietz. whose poem. '"rhe Triumph Of
Love-" met with such fatterlng reception from the
critics. is contemplating volume of her shorter
poems. some of which have been set to music
music. by the way. of her own composition.
Among the books art that will soon find their
way to our shores translation Of Dr. Karl Woer-
manns History of Painting copiously illustrated.
and edited by Professor Sidney Colvin, and work
on .'Greek and Roman Sculpture" by Waiter Perry.
Mr.. j. Brander Matthews has an entertaining aud
gossippy paper ACTORS and Actresses. Of New
York" in the April Scribner. in which he mentions
Mas Claxton the Henriette of the 1.-TWO Orphans.
When did she desert the role Of Louise the blind
phan?
The second number Of the .Bulletn of the Ma
tional Philatelical Society," contains the report Of
the Postal Card Committee. which presents far
the letter G. list and in most full descrip-
ton of the postal cards of the different countries of
! the world
Sir Charles Dixie has received from New Zealand
some relics Of Keats. including the poets annotated
Beaumont and Fletcher" and mass of family let
al aot Th.x, For
warded by Major Brown. of Taranaki. whose father
| was the friend of the poet.
| Roberts Brothers very well pleased with the
| success of Hamertons Life of Turner" which they
| recently published. There is difference of opinion
among artists to the merits Of the book. there
is a difference of opinion among artists to the
merits of its subject. No one, however, can deny
that Mr. Hamerton has made interesting and val
| liable volume.
Heirs to property. rather those who think there
is some property to which they may be heir, have
chance to find out whether any such has been ad-
vertsed by consulting that curious publication. now
in its eleventh year. Guns Index to Advertisements
for Next Of Kin. Hers-at-Law. Legatees and Cases
of Unclaimed Money" Beatty Il Co.. Toronto.
| American agents.
| "Lautrec,"a poem by John Payne. published in
London, is Of the school Of Baudciaire. and deals
with the adventures of fair young vampire who
weds Crusader and sucks his blood. The extracts
quoted in the Aheneum show some power. but it s
some comfort that this moon-struck, panthcr-liko
young lady buried some centuries ago. Perhaps.
however. the poem is intended to be typical.
Mr. Herbert Ii. Smith had residence Of four
years in Brazil being with the people and
the language He twice revisited that empire in the
interest of Scribners seriously imperilling his life
during his last trip in the pestilcncc stricken pro-
| 20 her in N nfi NJ no
death rate was then several hundred per day. an &C.
count of which has been published in the HERALD.
shakespeare's "komco and Juliet has (the Bom-
bay Gazette says) been operated by q Benga
adaptcr. The result is a drama in Bengal. called
"Ajay sintha and vilasvat'' the is in Rajpu-
tana, and all the Montagucs and Capulcts taken
from the ranks of lajput mobiles and princes Julets