New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-31
LITERARY NOTES.


mart has bcpu added on the elements OF macDnes'
Mfr Edward S. Philbrick'stwelve Boston lectures
IN " American Sanitary Engineerina" have been
nnb,ished in an illustrated volume by 1he SANITARY
Eooiy,er. Tie subject is which deserves gen.
eral and earnest attention.
The late Professor Watson, of the Washourh
Observatory, Madison, Wis., left VARIETY OF papers
relating TO his astronomical studies In "'scoh9n'
which are said to be of much value. IL ID pioo"'''
that the State will publish them.
Young folks who would like to VISIT SANTA "iau'
Garden and lighthouses where dolls ana woooen Hoi-
diers are grown, aud learn something ne" aoo"'
Mother Gooses people, will find these tn,"eT
ouaintly set forth in Miss Harriet Dolsens Ciouu
Islands" wv. b. Smith Il Coz
Henri Ro chefort's political novel is called Mile
de Bismarck" The German Chancellor IS the mo-
five for much of the books sarcasm. and Gambetta
under different NAME figures conspicuousiy III ias
pages. A translation will be puDllsheu ny W. -
Putnam's sons III tie spring
Frencbmau. Nj. stapfer, has written a learned
criticism of Shakespeare. which disproves inc COM
mon saving that 10 Frenchman can appreciate the
greatest of all poets. HIS book has been translator
bv an English lady, Emily j. Carey. and bears the
title Shakespeare and Classical Antiquity.
The Sonth African BIue-book contains a literary
curiosity in the shape of address. partly poecal
in which the Moslems of Cape Town compliment
Sir Bartle Frere for his Christian virtues. lnese
tolerant Mosems are Malays who were orlglhahy
brought to the Cape by English officers transferred
from India.
DIR. Da Costas medical Diagnosis" which has
reached fifth edition u. b. Llrpincott d Col, has
finally made conquest Of German medical chcie''
and is being published in Berlin. Tho author III re-
yisinc the book has condensed aud extended the
yC,fh fha
recent years, and has rewritten many chapters, es-
peciay those on the blood and the nervous system
The now Shakespeare" published in three small
and handy volumes by the American Book Ex-
change. is an exact reprint of the Globe" edition,
except that the readings of Nv Dyces last edition
have been substituted for the passages marked with
an obe!us to indicate corruptiOnS for which no
emendatous, that seemed admissible to the editors
had been proposed. This civ es text which VIII De
very acceptable TO the general reader
Anovel work of great value, for which there has
long been q demand. is " Hamersly's Naval Ency-
clopedia' philadelphia L. X. Hamersly d Coz
1t Is a book of over 1, 900 pages. clearly printed
Prominent officers of the United States Navy have
contributed largely to the work, which embraces
complete dictionary of marine words and phrases,
biographies of noted seamen, records OF naval OIL
GERS special articles naval warfare, aud descrp-
tons of the principal naval stations and seaports of
the world. The special articles are we'll written am
have scientific value.
An American edition of the English Ch0tterbor
will ne issued monthly by Estes Il Laurat OF Bos-
ton. 1t is not compliment to the English editor
that tie American supplement Of six pages should
be so bright AID varied in comparison with the
body of the magazine. Though the English articles
are little heavy they have sterling merits, of which
who!es"aeness is not the least. The Illustrations
Al ,ll,,( ,,,, liza
lean magazines bat they full of character and
Will SPEAK very forcibiy and attTactiyey to young
eyes.
Among the most interesting and valuable con-
trbutons TO the history of our own times, says The
London Teiegraph, us the first volume OF series
which, when complete, will render accessible to
students the whole of the official records connected
with the American Civil War. The publication has
been undertaken by the Federal Government. and
bids fa,r to prove Gf sta,tling character Even
from tie first insalmcnt, wh;ch cOvcro 10 more
ground than is taken up BIZ the operations extend
ing from the bOabardment and capture OF Fort |
Sumter to the events in Florida ending August |
1oCl, it is possible to obtain a vivid idea of tie
Obstacles thrown i'll the way Of President Linco!ns
Government by tie lukewarinneos secret treason
Of its most trusted servants"
"The Lost Cas.ci," which G. 2. Putnam's Sons
have added To thelr lIduSatlaItlC NONtiS, Is q
translation Of " DC Boisgobey's La Main Coup6r."
II ia Partisan stony cleverly made UP of tangled
threads of Nihillst antiques aud a!Daehr detct ave
work A banker has received a box Of Important
paners from a Russian officer and placed them IN
safe with springti3p ingcniously attached to the
lock. One mOrn!ns u wOmans hand was found III
tie trap Its owner had sought to open the lock,
Lad been caught, and her accompllco had freed her
BY amputating the hand. Soon afteIward the safe
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discover the owner of the hand and recover the pa
pers were objects sought after By means that arc
unfolded witt! great Ingenuity.
In appearance anl interest tie second number of
Tie Critic is I'll advance on the initial number
There ID a quiet charm about Mr. Walt Wbitmans
account of Row he gets around at sixty and takes
notes. as we'll as great deal of poetic color. 1t is
his habit while at home or travelling, winter or
SUMNER to jot down some account Of the scenes and
thoughts the day. and the feelings they awakened
The short article by Ed ward Eggleston George
Uot deserves praise Tor teIseness and Keen
ness of view lie says that she more than any
other has shown that romance, so fax from dying
under the stern scept.cs Of our time has had opened
to it new aud more vigorous life" Mr.. K. W.
Glider contributes some graceful verses. 1t is diff
cult to see any artistic commercial gain 10
the kind of portraits far publishedon the title page
For a journal of this class we-wntten and we'll
printed article makes wearing aud attractive
tTOntspece.
With scanty materials. Mr.. William j. Rhees has
succeeded in making interesting memoir Of the
founder of the Smithsonian Institution, which has
published the book under The title Lille aud Writ
ings of James Smthson" Few details of the life Of
that gentleman Of scientific tastes are Obtainabie.
He was born in 1854, and was the natural son Of
Sir Hugh Smithson, first Duke of Northumberland,
aud Mrs. Elizabeth Macie. whoa he describes in
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