Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-24

the wild and woolly West" to write
III" that region for Hrrpr's Weekly Az
the end Of three months no will HE 70
London to prepare a series Of papers tor
the konihy on the life and institutions OF
that city from the point of view OF an
American. In September he will return
and resume his duties as managing editor
of the Weekly.
The life. Friendship, and Correspond
ence" OF JosEPH SEVERN. kEArs's friend
will soon be issued. 1t is by WILLIAM
SHARP. distinguished English tasrateur
who is-now visiting this country.
Mr.. GEORGE Moosr. author OF The
Mummer's Wife," has rewritten his latest
novel. "vain Fortune" for CHARLES ScRtD-
rER's Sons, who will print il in beautiful
style.
The Msssrs. LoSoMAs are about to issue
a popular half-crown edition OF ANpRxw
LAsG's writings.
Some of MACMILLAN Il Co.'s announce
ments for early publication are; The
Rise and Progress of the Political Plat
FORM" 10y Henry JsPRsoS. and 1.-The Phi
losophy Of Esthetics," by BERNARD BosAN-
QUIT.
The sales of Robert Elsmere" in Eng
land and America have amounted, 1t Is
said, to 100000 COPIES. But what value
other than pecuniary one this book has
been to anybody no one has set explained.
BBEr RARrEs First Family OK Iasa-
lara" and Tho Early Renaissance and
Other Essays,n by Professor j. nj. HorPfs,
of Yale. will soon be published by HoUaH-
TON. MrrFtN & Co.
| Mr. II. ID. IRAuL's Lord Salisbury"
| in the Queens Prime Minister'S Series,
will be issued at once by HARPts Il
BROTHERS.
Lord LosSE's book on PALMsRsros will
| be ready in short time.
In the April Hdrper's Mr. CHssLEs DUp-
| LEY WARSra will succeed Mr.. HowELLs in
the conduct OF the study" and Mr..
| THOMAS Nelson PACE will succeed Mr..
WARNER as editor OF THE Drawer" We
shall confidently look for a smaller number
of chestnut" in the lsst-named rccep-
tac,e thereafter. Mr. PAGE, IN company
| with "HoP" SMITH. of "Colonel Garter of
Gainesville" fame, is at present on
highly-successfu. reading tour in the North
and West.
The February Century will contain the
second of tho articles on Tho Jews OF
| New York"
| A Miss HLRRIEr Monroe is writing the
ode for tho Worlds Fair. She IS the
daughter Of Chicago lawyer. and was
educated at Georgetown convent.
We wrote something last week about
ok Marvel" (DoyALD G. MITcHELL), and
the printer Sc. it up IS. X. Marvel" We
tried our prettiest to make it all right in
the proof, with the result that the famous
author of the "Reveries Of a Bachelor"
was published as Ike Marvel" What use
e there in trying TO be accurate when the
plaguey printer u!H have his way? Not
| long ago he made US say posthumorous"
for posthumous. This probably repre-
sented his idea Of humor.
| RoPERTs BRoTHHEs published last week
new edition of WILLIAM MoBRIs's STORY
of the Glttering PAIN; wells OF Eng
lish." by Isaac BAssEr CHoATE; "A Last
Harvest" lyrics and sonnets by PHILIP
BoURKE MARsToN Ghe blind poet), and
Tragic Comedians" By GEORGE MERE
DITH.
The Leonine Halls of the Vatican Libra
~, erected by LEO XIII. contain 100000
volumes added during the present Pope's
reign. They are arranged on iron shelves
go as to be safe from fire
Francis Bacon and His Secret Society"
by Mrs. HENRY PoTr, of London, will be
Issued simultaneously in Chicago and Lon
| don.
Some one recently proposed to establish
small Libraries in each police ststion-house
in New York, when the fact was revealed
that several had already existed for wears.
Professor TYSDALL's New Fragments
has just COMO to press. Among the con-
tents are The Sabbath" GGTHE's Far
benlehre," Atoms. Molecules, and Ether
Waves" Count Rumford." Louis Pas
teur; His Life and Labors," 1.-THE Rain
bow and It's Congeners." Life in the
Alps" personal Recollections of Thomas
Carlyle" The Origin. Propagation, and
Prevention OF Phthisis," etc.. etc.
A collection of portraits Of DICKENS as
complete as it is possible to make it is to
be brought out soon. We should like TO
see THlcKRRAY treated in the same man.
ner.
JULIEN GoRDoS, who Is Mrs. VAN RESs-
sELAER CRUGEa in Gotham's Four Hun
drei. Is said TO weep profusely and re-
| fuses TO be comforted when her books are
unfavorably criticised by the newspapers.
She has the remedy in her own hands
either stop writing such books or stop
residing the papers.
Bill NYE's" profits from his writings
and his lectures are said to have been as
high as from $4,000 to $4,000 per annum.
He is only in his fortieth year, has wife
and four children, lives on Staten Island,
and has also a charming place at Ashe-
vile, n. C.
| Poet Lore for January contains. among
other articles, "A Modern Bohemian Now
elist-Jakub Arbes," by JosEPH GEORGE
KRAL; "A Glove" a prose play by
J BJoBNsrJEBNE BJoRssos; "Juliet's Runa-
wav, Once More" by EDMUND c. STEDMAN;
king LeIr and Cordoille," translated by
ANNA Robertson BRowS: Lowell-Whit-
man. A Contrast" by HoRAcEL. TRsUBEL;
Character in As You Like II, ," Brown
ing Study Hints, "Modjeskas Lady Mae
BETH" Rare Poems OF Elizabeth Barrett
Browning" etc., etc.
The January issue Of the BuHe,in Of the
Boston Public library, quarterly publca-
ton, is 10 hand. 1t contains some special
features. two of which are hitherto unpub-
lished papers relating to the revolution.
One consists of the notes of Colonel Lieu
tenant ED, of the Codstream Guard, on
occurrences in and about New York during
| l779 and 1890: the Others, of ten letters of
Earl PEscT to the Rev. DR.. PEEcY, Of
Northumberland House, during his SER
vices, especially in Boston. from IVA to
| l77s
| Mr.. WILLIAM WRIT HENRY's Life of
Patrick Henry (the second volume of
which is just OUT is receiving praise on all
sides. Many appreciative potices of it