New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-22
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr.. F. w. Gurley has written book on ehe
,, ga r,epinr of scrap books. and tho Authors
Pubishiug Com nany has u III press.
"Signor MonaldinTs Niece" in English DRESS
. nraised by The london World which says IL can CAIN
m he an exciting story of Italian lfe also tna arv
and the story told with verVe ana ue"e"os
Tn October A. c. Armstrong 4 Go. VIII
,,,h,;sh life of Professor Henry Boynon smith, ny
his wife, with papers Of Iecollec'ions by IIeso.'
seelye of Amherst, Professor Packard OF Do""''''
and many others ,,,..,
Carleton g. Co. have in press an illustrated
hook for boys entitled Jack in the jungle. MI l.
r,r,um,s name appears on the to page as author
which suggests that he may have been making rea'su'
pcn studies in his menageTle' -
II is said of the late t. S. Hawks, the Oldest
bookseller OF Buffalo. and successful business man.
that be never asked gave credit. rever Kept oank
account for the ransaction OF business ana ncNe'
ken, a set Of books not even a cash oooK
A letter from Rome states that Bishop
Ehgtus Cost Apostolic Vicar In the district OF Can
ton has compiled Chinese alphabet consisting OF
thrry.tnree letters. by means of which all the words
wh,ch are now expressed by many thousands OF SYM
bo,s can he w'''tFn
CAPTAIN Wilson j. Vance, formerly Secre-
tary shermans clerk in charge Of appointments In the
Treasury. has written story called Princes faSors;
sS.ory of Love. War and Politics " Whie some OF tue
sceues arc laid In not especially story
OF Was inGton life. Il will be ready carry III ocoo'r'
Mr.. james Speeding once said, while MAIN
tanning that Shakespeare corrected his plays In suisse
ouent editions The greatest poets whose pract'ce
have mad opportunities of Knowing have been the most
dgcnt revsers and correctors OF their own works-hy
excsions additions. ;ranspostons AMI verbal altera
tions of them minute. many To nv apprehehsou'
immateral, and some not for the Better"
The disagreements of Lord Bulwer- Lytton
and literary are matter OF socia history
II is claed that the Dowager Lady Lytion the author
of Blichted Life" recently published. in which her
noet SON owen Meredith" or politically speaking,
the late Vicerov India. described rs miserable
hound" Sir edward LyltOn as a ioathsntne oIute'
mud Charles Dickens as a ioul backguard
A volume of sermons of the late DR.. John
Cole Ccghau, with Biographical SKETCH has been pun
lished In London. Dr.. Coghan died IN his prime, ana
although lie used say that he had never known really
happy day IN his NE noted for his humor aud
occasional outbursts OF merriment There was some
rudencss IN his wit the following will show When
fcllowcurate showed him plan OF desk he had con-
trtved for the pulpit of the church. adding that 1t was
entirely his own idea Yes" said COghlan. believe
IN the only idea of yours that was in pulpit"
When a gentleman during some discussion said aooo-
ge,ically merely throw the idea" lie replied.
Well th,nk that's abOnt the best thing you can do
with IT," At the time when the revision of the Book OF
Common Prayer agiiaied. Archbishop Ireuch was
speaking evening at the Palace OF the necessity oi
come special form of PRAYER for the ops mug OF the
General 81 nod. There seems need oar Grace, fOr
ANYTHING new" SAID CrChlsm; WHY cannot you use
the FOrm or Prayer fer those at sea ~