Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-16
LITERARY NOTES

IT is now asserted With some degree OF au.
thoriiy that Mrs. Rose Hawthorne Lathron
is net the author OF the novel A 7fansDLdnted
Rose, but that it is the work of Mrs. John
Sherwood, who is more familiarly known as
"M. E. w. s." The authors OF Beautiful
Snow" will put in their claims next week.
A Boston correspondent of the Worcester
(Mass.) Spy says, sit e1cites DO little COM
ment in literary centers that William Wet.
more Story, whose ancestry ia SO identified
with Massachusetts,, himself = graduate Of
Harvard, and who has given sculptured form
10 Edward Everett, james Russell Lowell,
Josiah Quincy, George Peabody aud Gen.
Prescott, of Bunker Hill fame, should give
New York and Washington the preference
on his visits 10 this country. 1t was the
same on the occasion Of his last visit 10 1878.
The present winter he has been delighting
private circles in the two aforementioned
capitals by readings OF his own works"
The number of the Living Age for the
week ending January 18Th, the second num-
Der OF the new year, contains: "rhe PRINT
tive Polity of Ialam," Contemporary Rerieu;
"Thomss Csrlyle's Apprenticeship Scottish
Reriep; "Four Months 10 Morocco" Black
wood; The Factors Shooting" Blaekuood !,
GA Relic of Swift and Stella" Temple Bar /;
"No New Thing" COrnhW;; "Bsboo English, !"
ChanbeTs's journal; IAN Autumn Flood" 81.
james Gazette; with choice poetry and mis-
cellany. A new volume began with the FIRST
number of January, afording a convepien.
opportunity tor beginning new subscrip-
ton. For flty-two numbers of sixty-four
large pages each Tor more than $500 pages 4
year., the subscription price (S8) is low;
while for $40 so the publishers offer to send
any one OF the American "a monthlies or
weeklies with the Living Age Tor year, both
postpaid. Littell & Co., are the publishers
A NEW volume on the Slate of Men York
has Just been issued, which should be in the
hands Of every one interested in the Empire
State, also in every pubic and private Ii
brary. II embraces historical, descriptive,
and statistical notices of cities, towns, vii
lagos, industries, and GUNNER resorts in the
various parts of the State, together with a
complete list Of the postofices, counties and
county towns, lakes, rivers, railroads, ETC.,
and is embellished with 200 fue wood
engrayings, illustrating almost every point
OF interest. No book has yet been published
on New York State so picturesque as this
and containing 30 much information of q
general and praci icsl use. The gef-up of the
book Is all that could be desired. The sizs
is octave, and it is printed on tinted paper
and bound iu blue cloth and gold, top edges
gilt, and published at the low price of 81 so.
The compiler, editor and ppbiisher of the
book is Henry Kollock, Office % Vesey
street, New York City.
As the report of Mr.. Aleott's present
condition are altogether wrong" writes Miss
Louisa NJ Aleois sit is desirable for the
sake OF anxious friends and busy family that
the real f>c's should De made known. Mr..
Alcotrs mind is brighter than il was q week
ago, but still weak and incapable of muck
e1e'ilon, either in seeing people, trying to
tax or reading. His speech is at times
is very indisiina, and it il difficult
for him to fed words to EXPIRE a his thoughts.
His right side is still entirely belpless: he
takes no solid food, and seldom leaves his