Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-31


The Boston nsvspsper-men have oeen
interviewing Ton PAos. and have 'earneo.
among other things, that he sccomplisnes
nearly all his literary work At night, as ne
6nds that he can work better at that time;
also. thst his stores grow out OF some M
csdent noted in actual life or cluster
around certain characters he has seen. Inc
origin Of "Marse Chan lay IN an o'a ie.-
ter he had found written By % poor Georgia
Girl 10 her lover in the army, urging nm
10 come home--for abe did love him, she
ssid-but calling upon him not 10 leave
his place of duty without furiougn'
The Englisls have to pay high Tor sneif
literary entertainment. Mrs. HUMPHREY
WInp's new novel. " The History OF DAVID
Grieve. y il pu blished IN London, In three
volumes. at about $3.50 isis. Cd. while IN
New York 1t is issued in one volume At
only 81.
WIZ WHrr,As. who was thought to DO
diving several weeks ago. Is now sitting
up in bed and reading the papers" Inc
latter Is a very healthy sign. When man
shows interest in the doings OF Others he
NAV be presumed 20 be easy as to his own
condition :.
The New York Tribune has suddenly dis
covered that BRowSIsG was not poet.
Perhaps its opinion will prove to be CATCH
ing.
d. APPLETON & Co.. encouraged by the
success of "Joost Avelingh." have under
taken to issue Holland Fiction Series.
| "Eline Vere," novel of modern life IN
the Hague. will be the first publication.
The February Hdrper's contains AMELIA
R1vEss new tragedy. Athelwold."
RupYAnp KILLING was married to Miss
BAIEsrrEk, young American lady, on
January 18th. The wedding took place in
All-Souls' church. Portland Place. London
Some of CAssELL a Co.'s announcements
are M. RESAN's "Recollections, Letters,
and Addressesn; PIERRE LoTr's Book OF
Pity and of Death,n translated by L. p.
O'CossoR, NJ. p; my Lady's Dressing
Room" by BARoSsE STAFFE. adapted by
HARRIET HUBBARD AVER; and DAUDET's new
novel, Rose and Nitette."
CHRISTOPHER p. CRANcH. the poet, trans
lator. and essayist, died on January goth
at Cambridge, Mass, in his seventy-ninth
year.
Mr.. GLADSTONE contributes the first OF
| four papers on the Olympian religion to
| the February North american. Boss y
CROKER has an article on Tammany Hal
and the Democracy in the same number.
TIE son of DICKENS, who was named after
TEssYsoS. has been lecturing in Australia
on tie life of his father. He was the first
Of the sons to emigrate.
An interesting and valuable book Is
Virginia Genealogies," by Rev. HonAcT
EDWIN HAYDEN, NJ. A., a member of the
Southern Historical Society and OF nu.
merous other societies. 1t is genealogy
of the GLassELL family of Scotland and
Virginia. and also Of the families Of BALL
BRows. BRYAN. CONWAY. DANIEL. EwELL
| HorL.DAY, LEWIS. LTTrLEPAGg, MoNcURE
PEYroy, ROBINSON, SCOTT, TAYLOR. WAL
LACE. of Virginia and Maryland. Mr.. r. A.
Brock says Of the work that ii " is un-
doubtedly the most accurate in data and
the most comprehensive in scope and ma
terlal OF any AZ ycL puOhShct Va tne
Virginia genealogies. In personal detail
OF prominent characters, in historic Incl.
dents. in pictures of social life. and in
"reminiscences Enthusiastically Vrginian
or southern, II is peculiarly attractive and
informatory. In tracing many of the
families deduced back to Great Britain
much Of interest and suggestion to the
student is presented"
Mr.. Brock had hand in the preparation
! of the book. MIR. HAYDEN was a cavalry
man of "JEDn STUART's, and is intensely
| southern in his convictions and opinions
He has made this book, says Mr.. BROCK
paramountly tie object in his literary
| labors."
Truthful Jeems." in the Keynote o
January 25th, responds to our anxious in
quiry as to that missing botatonniere by ex
planning POLITICALLY that he was threatened
with the grip and had to button up hi
coat around his throat, from which WI
draw the pleasant inference that We MAJ
look TO see the boutonniere blossom fortl
afresh in the spring. Somehow Jeem
doesn't seem to be Jeems without it. Tn
| grip has much to answer for.