New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-29
LITERARY NOTES.

,,o,a von Ronke las nearly compete" 'po
~ r,,nro of his Universal History" anu 1t
vii, prphably be published next autumn
r,o lima number of The american Naturalist IL 10
en- III, o,t,c,cs on evolution accompanied py
n sketch of Darwin's life.
n, Robert Buchauans ballad, "Phil blooTs
Landau critic saws that it is perhaps inc
h.st English attempt to initiate the style OF
lohn Hay and his fellows.
A Browning Society is forming among ono ras
n Girton College. Browning heau'"s Ia
bpcn in existence ct NEWMAN College loI So"''
time.
Tho late Dora Grcenwell, the religious w..
was remarkably well educated w'h@h' ,ho
thoroughly trained in the classical as w'' iolv as
modern languages Her charac'oi
her ACCOMPLISHMENTS were great 49,
Queen Victoria has herself rea' t''o - w
.,o,to, an the "Koh-i-pur' when Eu"H
thaP'e' =" ,,orod for his authoritative history
= 49, ,,orld's famous diamonds; WHO '"",' va
"p;,tv tho "EnCenic," and other s'oNeS nav
-, .a,i.od ard corrected by the eX-Emprcss ~"
- Tha Ministers and Ambassadors OF seNc,''
-, Conrts have moreover con'rlOutcu '"'u
ola information for this unique 1ooA' VIM,
he called THE Great Diamonds oil 'he WIN
Tho Franklin Papers" which Mr.. Henry stevens
oaors In sell TO the Government contain
other precions documents the orignai O.
of the American Legation IN Paris uIIlns '0 .,.
olptionary War. and subsequently III an IN,
r7ze To 1885. These include correspondence W." ~
France Holland. Russia. Spain; Negotiations ~
t;,;ns 70 carry ON the war; letters rela'ins "
papl Jones and his captures; TO Captain UooA anu
his VOYAGE of discovery TO prvateerng' 10 noso
tiations for peace to the treaty; recoIus "N0 =
resnondence of the commissioners on INC pio ~
Great Britain who negotiated the treaty ., ~ :.
the Government does not purchase thc coHo%'.o =:
III, ,eco,ue the property of gentlemen either III
Boston or Philadelphia who nave oN
Stevens the price he demands. -
orbo Pnbljc Service of the State OF New-iofA
90 the title of All important work which IS now p'SS
g.. +hroScb the press of James r. OSgood ~ 90 Al
,i, h connrised in three imperial qnarto voluineS
a,o &C which has lust been issued, with tue an
,ort that the others Will loIlo"
.,ortlv The design of tue work is TO set oeloIe
.h, c;t,,ens of New-YoIk and all others htres'co
IN onr rreat Commonwealth. every portion Oh ''o
machinery of the State Government IL IS al. ""'
hitious design but glance AT Tue '""'o VI w.
fonts leads us 20 conclude that IL Is 10 10 '"oi
oogIlv and admirably realized. Inc hrst 'o'u"0
co,toin a condensed history OF the o'ale' iu'
inc those subjects that pertain to the EAeeu'''0
danortment of the public service lInS Foi"iN0'
ike tho others, is made up largely OF CON
tnbutions from leading Newcomers. iH'AN'
Governor Cornell writes Of Tho Coion'oh
wealth.; the veteran Assemblynan A''oiu
os The Executive;" Adjuant-General lowns'
cnd of "The Militia; Northumberland
Uo.lins of THE Old and New Capitols -" Henry
A. Homes. State Librarian, of The Arms OF inc
State The second volume is to treat mainly OF
the growth and modification of the Legislative de-
nar1ment and is to contain sketchesand portraits OF
The members of the Senate and Assembly during 'ne
pr.sent administration. Ex-senator Robertson Col
factor of the Port of New-York presents historical
sketch of the Seuate and ex-Speakcr sharpe OF the
Assembly The remaining volume, the one tha' mas
been issued ccncarIs itself with the Judiciary with
Education and with The relation of the State 10 ths
Federal Government. Among the contributors 10
this volume are Charles J. Foger, Secretary OF the
Treasury of the United States David Murray, Sec
retary of the Board of Regents of the University
James Hall. the State GeOlogst the principals Oh
the various normal schools and other leading edu-
rators of the State. The work, which Will be pro
fnsely illustrated with views of the public lnstltn-
tions and portraits of the public men written about,
is under the editorial supervision of Paul A. Chad
bourne. ex- president of Williams College; Walter
h. Moore acting associate editor