National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-15
Literary NOteS.

The May Century will contain the las
paper written by Gen. Mcclellan for publ
cation. 1t is description Of the critical
time from the second battle Of Bull Run to
the advance from Washington toward
South Mountain and Antietam. Among
the illustrated articles is description of the
Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton,
near San Francisco, written by Taliesin
Evans, and the first OF Mrs. Van Rensse-
laer's papers on "American Country
Dwellings," with many suggestive draw
ings.
Rose Kingsley, the daughter of the nov
ellst, will contribute an article to the May
81. Nicholas, describing Shakespeare's boy
hood, with pictures OF the poets home,
the school, &C., by Alfred Parsons.
William Evarts Benjamin, IA Broadway,
New York, is about to issue one Of the
finest catalogues of autograph letters and
original manuscripts ever published. It
will comprise James L. Osgood's collec-
ton and many other rare interesting, and
desirable specimens. Notable autograph
letters are those Of Addison, Pope, Gold
smith, Burns, Shelley, De Quincy, Balzac,
Richter, Goethe, Rousseau, Cowper,
Macaulay, Nine. de Stael, George Eliot,
Abraham Lincoln, Tennyson, &c. Promi-
nent among manuscripts are those Of en-
erson's "Representative Men," Holiness
"Autocrat OF the Breakfast Table" story
by Hawthorne, an unpublished poem by
John Keats, and various specimens Of
Dickens, Bryant, Charles Reade, Whittier,
Bayard Taylor, Stedman, Bret Harte, Mark
Twain, Owen Meredith, &c.
By special arrangements perfected with
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and Rev. T. De
Witt Talmage, the proprietors of the Brook
tyn Maagdstne q Murray street, New York
city,, have become the authorized publish
ers OF the sermons Of these famous preach
ere, which they will hereafter print monthly
in connection with their magazine. The
sermons will be reported verbatim by the
private stenographers Of the two preachers,
and be printed In large, clear type, and so
produced as to make them specially adapted
for binding In book form II desired. Mr..
Beecher and DR.. Talmage will personally
revise and correct each OF their sermons for
this publication, which is under their direct
authority and recommendation as the only
accurate reports OF the sermons as delivered
by them from the pulpit The subscription
price has been fixed at 50 per year, which
also includes the regular magazine, con-
tanning over fifty pages each month OF the
brightest literature by the best known
writers Of America.
Outing, Of New York, had to print sec
ond edition OF the April number 5000 cop
les additionally, owing to the demand ere
ated by the article OF L. 8. Jaffray on
American Steam Yachting. This article
has drawings by the celebrated Marine Art
list COzzens, Of all our steam yachts from
Jay Gould's TO the Namou mas steam
launch.
Mr.. II. c. Burners new story will be
published In book form by Messrs. ScrIbner
on the LIST of May.
The June number OF the Ladies' Home
journal will contain the opening chapters
Of new domestic story, written for its
columns by Harriet Prescott SpofTord.
Among other articles this number will con-
tain "lhe Tea Table, and How to Make II
Attractive" by Christine Terhune Herrick.
Mrs, Louisa Knapp, rs editor OF the Phila-
dclphia Ladies' Home Journal, has met
with most remarkable success In building
up that paper to a circulation OF over two
hundred thousand paid subscribers in less
than two gears, by her rare tact and genius
In catering to the home instincts of her sex,
In the rich feast of good things set before
her readers every month.
A rapid piece OF book making was that OF
the American edition of Mr., Andrew Lang's
new story "The Mark Of Cain.n Advance
sheets received from England Tuesday,
April 10; Thursday the book set up, plates
made, and large edition printed aud bound.
With the coming May number the Mana
zine Of american History enters upnn its
fourth year under its present able editorial
management, Through the ludlcicus broad
ening Of its scope and the substantial value
and varied interest of its contents, appeal
ing alike to the student and the general
reader 1t has achieved greater marvel in
the way of success than that of any other
periodical of its character in the world.
This speaks well for American scholarship,
and the rapidly growing popular desire for
historical Information.
Gen. William Farrar Smith will contribute
to the May Magazine of american History
his closing paper on "shiloh," In which he
describes In critical detail the second days
battle, dissenting materially In his account
from that OF Gen. Sherman,