The Republican journal., 1886-02-04
Literary News and Notes.


The January number of The New Moon a
| peoples magazine contains number of enter
| tanning short stories, and the various depart
ments are as usual well filled. New Moon Pub
Co., Lowell, Mass.
Mr.. John Boyle O'Reilly the editor of The
Boston Pilot. and the author of ''Moondyne,'
etc, has prepared collection of his ''Stores
and Sketches" which will shortly be published
in one volume by Ticknor & Go.
The January number of Our Little Ones
| opens with Chr stmas Carol, and this is fol-
| lowed by a Christmas story. Then comes a
host of other good things in prose and verse,
with the dainty pictures that delight old and
young. Russell Pub. Co., Boston.
The Longfellow biography, the most impor-
| tant work of the kind which is promised us
this winter. will soon be brought out by Tick
nor, The same house is preparing for publi-
| cation Mr.. Howell's ''Indian Summer" Mrs.
| Foote'S "John Bodewin's Testimonv." Helen
d. Browns 1.-TWO College Girls" and many
| other attractive volumes.
The leading art Gle in The United Service for
January is on "NWy Department Reductions"
by a Civilian Qion. W. E. Chander.) Other
articles are The Battle of Stone River" "Sher-
| mans campaign of 1861" "Recoections of n
Western Volunteer" ''The Electric Light at
Sea- short story by Alice King Hamilton
''Dacre'S Christmas Gift combinations of the
serials, editorials, book reviews and foreign
service notes. L, IL. ;. IlamerSley, S}5 Broad
way, New York.
Aztlan, is the title of a handsome pamphlet
of 230 pages, containing the history. resources
and attractions o. New Mexico The frontis-
piece is an engraving of the Capitol building at
Santa Fe, and there are maps and >cvcntv-ive
characteristic illustrations. and an index. The
author of this brochure from the Ncw-Old
West is Hon. Wm. q. Ritch. who for twelve
years served the Territory either as Secretary
or Governor. The present edition is the sixth.
or twenty->eyenth thousand. ID. Lothrop &
Co.. Boston.
The numbers Of the Living Ace for january
10th and 23d contain Poetry, Politics and Con-
>ervati>m, National Review: The Story of the
Bah. and DScsta iShment and Disendowmcnt,
Contemporary: Old Florence and Modern Tls-
cany, and The Poetic Imagination. Macmillan;
"reminiscences of an Attache BlackWood:
Frogs, Gcnteman'>; Smiles, Temple Bar;
Germany'> Industrial Progress, saturday Re
view; Or,leaI> and Oaths, Antiquary; with ill.,
>talmcnts Of 'Fortlmc'S Wheel" "Dr. Bar
rere,' "Oh, -Madamc." "A Strange Tcmpta-
tion, and poetry. \ new volume of The I.iv-
ing Agc began With this year. atfordng fav-
orable opportunity for the be ginning of 4 new
subscription.
The February number Of the Atlantic opens
with long instalment of Henry .Jamcs'>
"PrincesS taSamaSSima." in which the story
has some interesting Developments. This is
followed by a charming poem called .''The
Homestead" by MIR. Whittier. which describes
eNqui>itcly a deserted New England farm
house. "MiniStelial Responsibility and the
Constitution is the title Of Il paper by Abbott
Lawrence Lowell. contrasting the differences
of the tnited States Government and one
which, a> in England. depen,s ON the indiNd-
ual responsibility of the ministers in power
AN American 50 drr in China giyes Il most
graphic account Of the manner in which Gen.
Frederic I. Wards achievements in China
Smoothcd the way for "Chinese" Gordon'~
military success, and renders ten. Ward tardy
justice. Miss Murfrec's serial, .In The Clouds
is full of life, and leaves the hero in the most
exciting of situations. Eleano Putnam. whose
sketches Of old Salem life have attracted 50
much attention, has Il paper ON s'Salem Cup
boards and their contents: and Mrs. Oil
conclusion. "a Rhapsody of Clouds" poems
by Paul lIcrmc> aid Andrew IIcdbrook, crit-
cal papers, the Contributors hub, and Books
of the Month finish thoro yhy agreeable
issue Of thi> standard monthly. IIou@hton
Mitllin Il co., Bo>t IN
The suit for S25,ooo for alleged damages
brought by the John W. Lowell Company
against lloughon. Miillin 4 Co., publishers, of
Boston and New York, came TO a sudden close
in the Superior Court of New IoJk city before
Justice lngralam and Il jury Jan. -. The
LoycIl Company organized in New York in
March, 1852, for the purpose of manufacture
in@ and selling books" published month after
a cheap edition o. Longfellow'> "lINpcron
and claimed that it was IterI reprint of that
work as published in 1899 before it WAS copy
ri@htcd. Thcrcupon the Defendants. aS Mr.
Longfcllow'~ publishers, sent out IN advertise
ment cautonin- til, public against buying This
illegal and unauthorized edition. of ''lIypcr-
ion." declaring tina. it was "lirect infringe
mcnt Of copyright and a violation of the rights
Of Mr.. Lon@felIow'> heirs and Of his publish
crs. They also published cheap edition of
LongfelloW's works, and issued circular
charging that the publication Of the plaintiff
contained 'chanyc> and corrections made by
LongfeIloN for the later and copyrighted e,Ii-
ton" Published by the defendants The plain
titi> claimed that the published assertions of
the defendants Were malicious libcl>. The de
PENDANTS acknowledged the publications, but
said they Were made in good faith and without
malice, and proved by a comparison of the cdi-
tion> of ''Ilypcrion" issued by both houses that
that of the Lowell Company contained aityra-
tion> made in the copyrighted edition. The case
was tried by Roger Foster for the plaintiff and
Joseph IL. Choatc and 4. W. EvartS for thc
defendants, After hearing the testimony jus
ticc Ingraham directed verdict forthe dcfen,l-
ants.
The "PupuIar Science Monthly" for Febru-
ary offers an unusually attractive group of pa
prr> OF merit on topics of current interest and
real Importance. At their head stands an ac
coant Of "'rhe improvement of East River and
Hell Gate" by Gel cral John Newton. the
originator Of the plan and director of the
works. This paper is historical and descriptive,
beginning with an account of the original con-
dition of Hell Gate. recording all that has been
done toward clearing, it out with particular
descriptions Of General Newton'> own work on
llalletS Point and other reefs, and detailed az
counts of the opera1 ions and apparatus by
which Flood Rock was undermined and blown
up; to which is added an estimate of the work
that is still to be done. The article is accom-
panied by new maps and illustrations. hi
"The Interpreters of Genesis and the Inter-
prefers of Nature" are given Professor IIuN-
lcy'S criticisms Of an ;rticle by Mr.. Gladstone
on the ''DaWn of Creation and W orship." Mr.
Henry James Ten Eyck has an important es-
say Of home and personal interest to every
reader, on ''Rcccnt Experiments in State Tax
alton" In "Bishop'S Ring around the sum
Mr.. William NJ. Davis describes curious solar