New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-06
LITERARY NOTES.

"The Americans a. Painted by Themselves ~ ."1
.,,o Of an article which Lady vernly has con'ou'eu
o. ,ba Anonst number Of The Contemporary h'o""'
r. ia. ,aton Mr. James's novss az authority VIM.
nation of yugarians and vague prgs she must co'S'u'
usl
Han ,onsons copy Of The Focrc Queen" with pihy
.s.,i.at notes from his own pen was sold tho other
day IN London
A., Runners singular burlcsque. Atlanta IN 'a'o'
donna ia the ceyetcs thing In that iocosc puono"uon'
opuek ON Wheels" II exhibits en intimate ncq"''"''
anee with dro appreciation of tho elang oil 'h' UNIV
An Antiounrlan Library " Is coming on III fa's''S'
Scotland The titles Of the frat volumes arc ",''''
Lore Remarkable Chapters In the Annals o' "'''
Britain and Ireland" "Obsolete Punishment
o. History of Benso; and "Wens Their history
Legends, superstitions, Folklore and Poetry
The meuoirs of Count Won Beust are announced. io'
publication. o,o.. Cir
Ahout Mr. James Payn's striking story NU'' o.
Massinoberdn the author says that ne uiSco' G.
Ga nnblicatio, that he had unconSo'ouS'S -
tho name of his missing hero that OF gen'iV''""
had been missing for years, and to TINS u"S HIS NV
been heard of by his friends
Mr. Pawn tells much stranger story 10 'uS W..
q" great level robbery was comim''eu az INV 49,.
End under very ingenious circumstances. -
nd LADY STAYING at fashionable hotel mao oiuei0" 4"
M ,a,tit, Of valuable goods-chieay damonds-to
no broncbt 70 them for their inspection lhey uIuesu
or cbloroformed Il forget which the Jewehers aSNS
ont who brought them and got clear away Win al u"
swao II so happened that the whole adventure ""',
been. rs II were prefgured in 'Chamoeiss 'ou Ia,
.o,o months before a contributor had lmagiheu "
,rrittan the incident just as 1t afterwaru oo0'
rd tbo story had so recommended ltseu 10 soi'' w
-, Of the criminal class that he had put II INTO P"o.i
col execution The jeweller thereupon wrote 10 'no
EDITOR of the Journal (poor me-, charging n,n' NV
,doad with actual completely with the CRIME ou' d"
ho,r been accessory to it before the fact ohuei 'e
~o.o7oo &c o,evating the masses, he Indignantly Cd
ID Won spggest to them ingenious methods oil
soh,i, honest tradesmen' My answer to this gentle
man vas | fatter myself, complete. pointeu ou' -
him that if honest tradesmem would only Ie"o 'n'
.oo+ob,a periodical had the honor to edt-a moran
autv not neglected, it seemed, even 0! inc ""''
o,osses-tbev would put themselves on their eu"Iu
against such catasrophes
Mr.. Philip Gilbert Hamerton Is getting reauS ~.
,,blication richly illustrated volume on " Landscape
,Tbe forthcoming biography Of Sydney Smith 10y tne
Rev Stuart j. Reid promises to be one OF remalkaoie
,s,est II ia 70 contain several hitherto unpuOlsncu
sssavs and poems and about fifty OF Smiths letters
aud n will ne based on family documents ana inc
teeolectons of personal friends
rbe bound volume Of The Critic" Tor the last n"i,
,oar is n convenient library oompanicn Offering mucn
nf permanent interest and providing useful reco'u u
The current publications of the period.
Tho second edition of General Gordons Letter
fto,p the Cfitnen is on the press In London.