New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-09
LITERARY NOTES.

Arov nanae inst started in Stockholm Is caiied
III Rsn,bI;oan Pamphlet for the Caity Of the North
and 4. sdited by Republicans OF the three Scahuina
Wan lands-sweden, Norway and Denmark.
usr, Ceieer's contributions to tho History OF
&ho development of the Human Race" has been
translated BY Mr.. David Asher. and will be issued
shortly by HouRhton, Mfain & Co.
Mr.. Benson J. LOSING who is writing "A hisVory
of New-York City," originally intended TO iln't tno
snbiect to the progress and life OF the me'ropoi'
in the last thirty years He has now DECIDED 10 90
more into historic detail and will begin Win the
discovery of the island in 1909.
Dr. Abe, steyens's study of the life and times OF
"Nlme. de Stael" is nearly ready at harper q
protbers II Is In two volumes, anc Is emoeiiisneo
with two portraits. Dr. Stevens 1t VIII De re'eiu,
hsred ia the author of "a History OF Methoulsih'
He has been sojourning the last few yearsln o"l'ze
land.
Last sunday's TRIBUNE, in the dispatch OF It's
london correspondent. mentioned that Mr. Moncuio
ID. Conway had been collecting biographical ni'
rails and making records OF conversations =.
CarIvIe Mr.. Conway has embodied TINS fresh i"-
S..;o,, ~ ON article which will appear IN the
May Harper,
=, tho nsxv hook of English Sonuets by Living
crters edited by Samuel Waddington. and just
rub,ished in london, the places OF honor are
awordc1 70 Mr.. Matthew Arnold and Mr.. Dante
Rossetti. The editor in his preface says that MIL
tons sonnets are greatly inferior to those oil snake
speare and Wordsworth.
"Tbere exists in Germany" says Professor Buch-
beirn. of London, "a very convenient ino"e VI uio
tinpushing the aborignes of the East ihuieS iio'"
thnsc of the West Indies or of the American con-
t;nart The former are called 'Indier' or 'lnder'
and the latter are termed 'lndianer. In the same
wav We generally apply the epihet lndisch to the
former and 'ndianisch' to the latter, for the attr-
butte Indian"
NJ .Jules Levy. of Cambridge, Mass. is editing
a neat journal of fourteen pages called lie fran
ca;s It appears on the 9Th of every month, is
written in French. and it chief purpose Is TO IN
terest students of the FrenC language and to give
them practical instruction in the grammar and in
letter-writing. II prints also variety OF enter
tanning articles and has probably large and useful
field to work IN.
Colonel George f. Waring. jr. on a special COM
mission from the Editor of ScribRerS Monthly has
pr.pared two papers on the sanitary condition OF
Newly rk City. The first dealing with 1.-The DIS
easer will appear in the May number, and the Sec
ond relating to d" The Remedy" is to be printed IN
the Jnne number Of the magazine. The author has
collected large number Of statistics bearing on
tins urgent problem.
Miss Anna katherine Green, author Of "Thc
Leavenworth Case" has written new story called
"The Sword of Damocles.' which G. p Putnain's
Sons will publish about March l. Her first book.
which has proved very success .ul depended for Its
interest entirely upon an Ingenious plot untolded
with considerable spirit. In her latest book she has
attempted to divide the interest between plot and
portrayal of character.
Fyhe's History of Modern Europe" or the first
4 .,.ol- h.
Holt g. Co. 1t is a work that has been warmly
praised in England, and the first volume, covering
the period between 1792-lS14, is said to be q
brilliant picture of the French Revolution. The
authors object is TO show how the States Of Europe
have been moulded into their present form and
character by political causes and race traits.
According to The Pail Mall Gazette the whole body
of English readers for the press is up in against
authors and their ilegible MANUSCRIPTS. The war
was begun by the author of &" A Sailors Sweet
heart" who shifted the entire blame Of the critics
for blunders and contradictions in his last book,
upon the compositors and publishers readers. he
readers are not content with having extorted some
thing ike on apology from Mr. Clark. "They clamor
for reproduction of the iiegbe words and phrases
which they are expected to deciphcr. and their III
gency has induced the editor OF The Printing Times
to promise that he will issue "a fac-simile page Of
caligraphic enIg,nas' taken from manuscripts sent
TO the press. From the days of Tom Moore. with
his lest on the newly -bown noses which were sub
stituted for the poetic reference to the newly
blown roses until 1881. the race of printers
readers has had to bear more than its fair amount
of blame from both authors and readers"
Perhaps the best thing which can be said for the
little book called "Solid for Mulhooly" which G.
W. Carleton & Co. have published. is that it is not
as vulgar as It's title There is some cOarscness III
tie look, but not great deal. Il parports 10 be q
satire upon municipal politics. under the leaders.
the Ring and the Boss" and the writer shows con-
eiderable acquaintance with the methods and mo-
tiyes of local politicians There is slender thread
of story running through, showing how Michael
Muhooly rose from the post of bOy-of al-work in a
grog-shop to be an Alderman, and, having amas ed
wealth IN that sphere of life to be finally Con-
gressman The sketch is said to be based especially
upon the history of ring politics i'll Philadelphia,
but it is applicable in every American city that has
or has had "boss," or. in other words, in every
American city. Some satirical ability is shown in
tic literary style and in the general treatment Of
the subject and the book has other points Of merit
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AMONG THE AMERICANS.