Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-11
BOOKS AND BOOKMEN.

MARsHAL BAzAINE's book, Episodes Of he
War Of 1870, is going through the press.
EAN elaborate Life Of Gen. John A. Dir,
in two thick ocsavo veIBmes, with portraits viii
be brought out by the Harpers early IN May.
A GENTLEMAN of Paris, Albert Cshen, has
sent TO NJ Jules Border, OF Anglers, the manuscript
of an unpublished symphony by Mendelssohn.
COMPLETE sells Of The Memoirs of John
Quincy Adams will hereafter be very valuable, as
the work was printed from type and viii not be
reprinted.
The frat number of a new magazine, HE
torical, biographical and genealogical has been
published in Philadelphia, under the title OF
Borghers Repository
A TRANSLATION OF Frederick DoUglass's
remarkable cordially, 1t is called Mes AnEees
d EscLdUdge ct dc Ltberte.
THE March number OF the Planters Jour.
nal is our table. 1t is an exceedingly interest
ing magazine, and one number IL more valuable TO
the planter than its annual cost.
THE volume OF selections from Brown
ing's poems, for which Mr.. Richard Grant White
has been writing an INTRODUCTION, will be brought
out Immediately by Dodd, Mead d Co.
Mr.. J. F. MoRsE's biography Of Thomas
Jefferson will be brought out this month by
Houghton, Miflin & Co. The same firm announces
memoir by Samuel LoHgfellowoi he late Samuel
johnson, the author of Oriental Religion
Mr.. BRowNISG's new volume of poems,
entitled Jocoseid, is out of his hands. He has
read the proofs. and the book will appear early
as may suit the convenience Of the printer and
much 10 say as 10 the date OF publications in
nearly all cases.
FFTY.THREE "Select Letters OF Percy
Bysshe Shelley" ID. Appleton & CO... edited with
from various sources In volume Of the series Of
English Classics he frontispiece OF the book is
vignette of Shelleys house at Great NARROW before
the recent alterations.
VICTOR HUGo's private secretary, NJ
Richard Lesclde, is contributing series OF papers
on his distinguished employer to the fouth's
Companion A pleasant description OF the poets
Guernsey home appeared last week. A number OF
original poem By DIR. Charles Mackay are now In
course Of uo'ication by the Companion
The irs sanskrit grammar in the SWed-
ism language has just appeared at Lund. II has
the lille ''Sanskritsprakets Formlara, JAMIE koIt
oyefsgt al PrakntdialecIen sa npt indelande lass
oinDgsr" aud any man Sa, that at wants. wants 70 study
determined 10 spend the rest Of bis life in The bust
ness.
MosCURE d. CONWAY is at comfortable
pains 70 explain that Emerson, in 1885, found in a
book by John Hunter-a dry Old aDatomiEt who
wrote $50 years aRo-a foot-nOte which eutci pated
Darwin. The scientific men 20 whom Mr. Conway
showed this evidence of Mr.. Emerson's industry,
as well as OF his genius in announcing his belief in
the transmutation of species, were greatly sur
prised.
The London correspondent 81 the Man
chester Guardian says: Mr.. Flinders Petrie, de-
scendant we believe, Of the discoyerer after whom
part of North Australia IS named, is about TO pub
lisn q work on the measurements of the great
pyramids. These new and more accurate meas
urements appear TO be utterly irreconcilable with
those on which Prof. Piazzi 5myth The astronomer
royal for Scotland, has built up his strange theo
logical theories"
Me-. CURTIS, in the for Incoming number OF
HdrDer's Md1d-iRe, steps sorth with his own ps.
culiar grace and courtesy to the defense Of ar.
their irAte American critics The Europeanized
American, he declares, in whatever form ne may
be viewed. is as distinctive an American bgure
and legitimate study for the satirlsl, the nov
elist or the philosopher as "Billy BOwlegs," or
Misunderstanding" or party boss.
In his article in the Nonh American Reviesg
for March, on money in Elections," Mr.. Henry
George is so indiscreet TO charge that prominent
Temperance men who have been put up fer office,
have distributed money a. the public bars in their
serious charge 70 make in that way and ne should
be required by temperance men either 10 sub
SPECIFICS "a very prominent member Of a great
temperance society in Brooklyn, n. Z. He should
be asked 10 name that man.
PUBLIC attention and criticism were re-
cent attn cied by series Of sermons delivered
in the Anthem Memorial church. IN this city By
the rector, the Rev. E. Heber Newton. In which
&c set forth certain liberal views 70 tue nature
Of The Bile. maintaining that It Contains Cod
word, /" but is not wholly Gods word. The con-
tEoIersy wnicn ens1ea nss Ps7Taa, me saihor
and they have therefore been collected in volume
entitled Ths Right and Wrong Usss Of TIE Boz.
John W. Lowell Company publishers.
Me- SwIsB5RsE ba- wriiieB Dosm on
the death of Richard Wagner. which has been
published in the London Hasiesl Rerietr. By the
way IL IL asserted that IN none OF the accounts Of
Wagner's funeral puDlizted By the London press
was meh ton made Of the fact that the meus0lcum
| at Wahnfried had been used already. When the
composer dog Russ was poisoned by some mi
ereant q few years since, his remains were plzced
/ in the tomb destined 20 receive the BODY Of LIS
rnssser. Wagner had carved By the entrance TO
The raAusoienm the efgy Of his ts.Oriie IN al a.
titude OF repose, aud underneath the legend,
| ''Here Russ Tests aud waits
| II Is one Of the odd coincide ness OF liiera-
| ture that Helander's book, which has lain unno-
iced for century or two. should be the subject
| Of review in BlocktDood iust as Nj. Browning
| poems under the same tile are about 70 appear
the reviewer could have heard nothing q tbs
/ poems The name of which was not Disclosed, per
hays not chosen, I'LL after the article YVES In nan
useript, though Lot in type II Is another noin.i
dence that Mr.. Browning Is mentioned by n.
writer In connection with the story OF the 'PIet
Piper OF Hsmeiin " which Appean in Ne auderI
book under the iue De DidbolO HOTTtHdd His
tortd the PIPER turning out 70 be none other tnzz
| eathlsnss n1sell-
7 -. CsA4 ~ BARRERE j. tie author Of 81
srtfc con GamDetta "a The FgrfRsglilg j7<rielg n
B4FItrs mas had a eneekered hi-t5Gy, TIE dErkex
l spot in which was mis- CONNECTIONS with the Com
| mune OF Paris IN Isl Escaping 10 london, n
wrote series Of Letters. which attracted much no
tice signed "A Cor1nuuarc i" ard Uublished Il
zoe Pal Nal 6ia-sffe sir Charles pike much be
| frlended him, and, n. Bsrrere msn Q
peazant and Plausible address ne was wei receive
| o. people IN LordOn, whom his commune cisI
did no. stock, or TO Whoa lie extent OF Il no
| veg Clearly knosn- Presently he found HE W
| back 20 Paris, and BY snme aesns--pt Insp
through Sir Charles Dlike-0seHlne kHo~h 70 SAl4
| beta.