New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-18
LITERARY NOTES.

Tho forthcoming volume in Mr.. r. T. Stevens's
eories Of reproductons OF foreign manuscripts re-
lating to America contains Columouss BOOK OF
p-iviloges" II Is a fac sirnile OF tho document
granted by Ferdinand and Isabella to Columbus
and NOW preserved In the Archives des Anaires
Etrangeres in Paris. 1t has never been punhsheu'
Tho text has been translated into English by Mr..
r. = Rarvick of the British Museum; Mr. Henry
I,rrisse has contributed learned Introduction anu
Mr. Stevens has supplied preface.
With tho countless anecdotes and "reminiscences
Of Kossuth that have appeared on both sides OF the
ocean since his death. it has remained LOT MI W.
J. Stillman the art critic. to tell the most reni''
able story In the June number'o OF Ihe century
no will describe n strange mission he undertook at
the request OF the Hungarian patriot ana Tor the
eunnosed benefit Of the revolutionary party. MI
Stillman listened TO the eloquence OF hossu'h "heh
the latter landed in America to awaken sympathy
and Inplorc aid for his oppressed countrymeh' lie
was carried away with the resisless oratoFy OF nos
smith and as he had nothing better TO offer he gave
himself He enlisted unquestioningly In the service
NJ the Hungarian and followed him back to Europe
10 receive his orders. In London Kossuth charged
him with a secret mission. He was to go TO vienna
where ne would meet three other consplrators' ana
when all four came together n communion OIL 'ne
cipher dispatches they bore would give the To-
cation Of the Hungarian crown-jewels, hidden AZ
some pont down the Danube before the flight OF
the Dictator and his Ministry into turkey lhese
were to be recovered and carried away lot uh"'
the Emperor of Austria was crowned with them ne
would never be recognized "a King OF Hungary by
the people Of the latter country. Mr. Stlllman went
as far as Vienna but could not find the persons
with whom he was communicate. lie himself
fell under suspicion Of the police and TO be known
as an emssary OF Kossuth at that time meant a
short shrift and a long halter. He concluded that
he was not Of the stun ont OF which consplrators
are made so he went back 10 Kossuth ana sur
rendered his charge promising that II II came 10
fighting he would join him again. Last summer
Mr. StIman again met Kossuth. this time In Turin
and when he tried recall his mission 20 the aged
patriot the latter denied all knowledge OF II. but
confessed that his memory was falling.
Mr.. John Jacob Astor's romance. "A Journey in
other Worlds" went into a second edition week
after publication.
The vlce-prcs.Icn' Of the Alpine club. Professor
Conway. has finished hls book on his IIImaayan
adventures and discoveries ami IL u 10 be pub
ushcd shortly by Appleton l. Will present the rec
ord OF one Of the mos, important geographical eN-
petitions OF resent years
Professor H. 4 Beers. Of Yale, is about 20 pub
ush through the house OF IIolt & Co. volume %
short stories dealing with modern American ne
The book is to be- called ~ suburban Pastoral
and Other Ta,cs"
Mr.. Kipling has written for his forthcoming book
OF jungle Stories" humorous Introduction In
which he PAROLES the orthodox preface. lie OBJ
serves the rule % thanking everybody for as
sistan,. bcstoWing his gratitude first upon the
scholarly and accomplished Dahadur Shar. baggage
elcphant IA on the indian register. This gentle
man AMI hls sister Pulim n.. IL appears. kindly
supplied mos, Of the information concerning ihc'r
race In Mr. K!p.ing's book