New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-17
LITERARY NOTES.

The next volume in the Leisure Hour Sc
rios viii be Troublesome Daughters, by MRS "a''oiu
la.sor OF +" MIR. Smith and " Cousins"
1t has been decided that permanent re-
cord shall preserved of the exhibition OF he
met and mail by the Royal Archaeological Institute III
an illustrated critical catalogue which has been under
taken by Mr. Burgess and The Baron de Cosson
The rector of the American College in Rome
recently presented to the Pope handsomely Dounu set
Of school books from The press of the Catholic Puoea
ton Society of this city, Leo Kill expressed great pleas
with the Offering, and sent his special pen, acuon
70 Mr. KehOe the toauager of the Pebhcaucn society,"
Germantown, Penn. has free library OF
10 600 volumes from winch all dramatic and fictitious
works are rgidy excluded The librarian recently re-
marked: we don't put plays in, and Shakespeare
stays OUT on ground OF course there are some
woTks on gene literature that contain his quotations.
bur can't help that
y. r. Osgood g. Co. will publish early in the
Fall work by George r. Upton Of Chicago, on the sub
jcct If not with the exact title Womau IN music ID
which will be illustrated the common belief that no
woman has ever originated anything in the realm OF
music. though the influence OF women upon composers
has been powerful INSPIRATION
4 considerable number of letters written
by Aune and Mary, daughters OF james H., OF
England have recently been published IN Paris. 1hey
were collected from the papers of the Beninck and
wassanaer families by Countess Mechtd, of Waldeck'
P,rmont. and of those written by Mary are sup
posed TO have been printed before.
Sion which the fourth year OF its existence
IA addion annual report has published series OF
Bal etlns" Bulletins aud have for subject matter
tie Rocky locust, and the result OF the
Joint labors of the Commissioners, Mr. c. V. Riley OF
81. Louis No; Professor A. s. Packard, Jr, OF ProV
dence X. l., and Mr. Cyrus Thomas, of Carbonda!e Ill.
Bulletin No g. by Mr.. c. v Riley, treats OF the cotton
worm. Bulletin No. 4. by Professor A 5. Packard 1r
az Brown UhiV ersity exhaustive treaise on thr
wheat OF II, ssian fly. Bulletn No. o, by MI. cyrus
Thomas. treats If the chnch bug OF the West.
David Mason has sent to The A thenGum
evidence which, says must settle forever the dispute
as 10 the age of Mitons father He has found in the
preserved Affidavit Book OF the Court in The Record
Office the following affidavit concerning the Sir T1omas
Cotton suit aud dated April l. 1887: whereas John
Milton gen. hath been served with his Majesty's pro
cess Pvy Seal issuing forth of this honorable Court
70 answer a bin of complaint against him exhibited
by Sir Thomas Cotton. baronet fChristopher NH
ton so of the defendant maketh oath that his said
father being aged about serenity four yearss not by rea
son said age and inf mlty able To travel the Cy
pr westmnse en- make his perfect answer to the SAID
bill without much prejudice to his health he living AT
Horton In the County Of Bucks about seventeen miles
distant from the City OF Westminster" The poets
father hved ten after thls ude
and therefore his death must have been elehtyOur
years of age at s"the statement OF AuDrey-which
has been disputed