THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH. PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 186G. LITERATURE. The rii.fmiM'8 W allot. By Gilbert JIaven. iltird Houghton, N. Y. Agents, J.b.Lippiu cott A Co. A vlowant fross'pj book of incident'! of travel is laid before us by Mr. Haven. It is not exagge ration for us to say that It is tho most entertain ing volume of reminiscences that we have read for many a day. Spicy In its details, graphic in its narrative, it U ol a kind to delight tbe gene ral reader and even draw tho cynicism from the professional scorner ol works of travel. In fact, llio present volume is not a volume of travels. It is fc ekctchy record of what tho writer saw and what he hnurd in England and France. Those who suppose that tho field is covered already, that jio Dook of either of these coun tries pun be found which the. laborious Yankee has not penetrated and reveah-d, will be sur prised at the freshness end graceful originality which abound in the "Pi'grira's Wallet." 1 1 has long boon known that there arc two ways of vifiting a Kpot; one, as the New Engender says, goes "to uo" the gallery, the ruin, or the lani Fcapei tho other views with intelligence and throws a new light on all he sees. To be a good traveller it Is necessary for a man to posscw a peculiar combination of qualities which cannot be acquired. As I'upo was born a poet, so a man ruut be born a traveller. What The requisites are we will not narrate; suffice it to say that Mr. Haven possesses them in o remarkable degree. ITi' woik is a teeming rec wl of old things made new, of old haunts rcvixitcd and reviewed In a new light.. It nei'inn as though with the fine j oncil he has retraced the oil picturo, and by a sentence changed its dull lilelcssness luio warm vitality. Bo it Is w Ith Mr. Haven's work. But it is better to give our readers an instance than to eulagi.e. We quote his description of a visit to tike House of Commous when tho mo'.lon to cut down the expenditures was made by tho Disraeli party: "To see a battle you must take your station betimes, and wait put.eutly the tedious move ments of' tne mus'eri.is squadrons. So to wit ness a field-night in tue House of Commons you must be at your post in tho morutng. Tho house opens at lour, and yet at eleven in the forenoon 1 seated myself in a dark den on tho lowest fctory of the buildin.', waiting with what patience I could command the slowly moviog iiours. The reason loi- such necessity wa, that night an important ilelmtc came oil', and the six hundred members wiy have each iriven two tickets to a gallery that will not hold a hun dred. The gallery 'is very democratic, however otherwise may be the ilor.30; and its law is lirst come first served. Po seated m the order of our emmnce, wo smile condescendingly at any subsequent Dukes and Karls as we may Hncy the&e latter rotncr3 to be, and appreciate tl e emotions of Mauuin Haze, ot whom her biogra pher, (ioldsmtth, declares, with that simple adhesion to truth lb at ever characterizes him, "The king himself hnh followed nor, W hou nle hutti gone ueioro.' "The nobility slowly gather, proving by their rareness their gentility; so thai if twelve hun dred tickets were b-'sucil, not one hundred had assembled before the appointed hour, and o.ir leveristiness, as elsewhere, was proved to bo foolishuesb. The hour comes, and the Litis conied guide leads us up a series ot back, wind ing, uud narrow stairs, and ushers us in a high nairow box stuck up trader the eaves of ira arched and Gothic, root. How ditlerent is the entrance to the galleries of the American Ho. is? ot Commons, and how ditlerent the gilleries them elves l The most eupi b btaircase in the world, lined with sumptuous marbles and adorned with tho highest art of tho painter, opens into a spacious amphitheatre, where threo thousand of the nation's ruier9 mav witness the deliberations or excitements (usually thelatler) of their Terrcecuta.ive subiecw. Here a crooked and perverse FlaTway leads to a close and crowded lolt. Yet th n, as that, aotly typides the relations each body holds to its peopled. "Opposite to us, above the gallery that was behind Ihe Speukei's chair, I saw an ornamental lattice work, such as sometimes covers the trout ol city oisaus. Behind it I discovered a lluttcr inp, such as is not usually seen behind those cages. Wai it an aviary of rare b.rds that waved their glittering plumage behind those l)nrn? Or were ntrcer, though not less beaati lul cronturep, the punther and his family, pacing up and down there!' Alter much study I ascer tained that the were ladies; how near my guesses came to tho fact others may ludue. Their imprifconnii-nt t-taeyered me. Were they penned there lor the delectation of the 1:0 sy mem ber below, or that their eyes might ra'n sweet influences upon the fiery combatant?? If the latter, the ram would be greatly impeded bv the cloudy bars that enclose thPin. Of what was this the curious relic? Of Kastern wor ship, where women do not yet presume to a;pear in the presence of men if Certainly it is not tne reproducion of the tournament, of which tbe pceno below might be considered the lineal hoir. lu those lusts i-he sat the arbiter and inspirer, us she does to-day at the JJctdv and other national race-prounds. "While perplexing myself with this problem a cry wus heird: the nauu' e ting mem oers vno ha'd beeu elowly dropping in arose in their seats; the pompous beadle, probably owning some far loftier title, strode iulo view ; tho gold mace a large club of gold was borne before him on a velvet cushion a suggesler, to my fancy, of the original mode of setuiug disputed question?, and of- the possible solution to which th-y mav yet come; and behind it walked the bowlgtri-d and begowned Speaker, tall and stately, with the obsequious tlerita concluding the proses eion. "Tho officials of the Government are seated on the lowest bench, oa the right of the Spakor; the leaders of tue. opposition on the opposite bench; the liberal leaders across the lower end ot this parallelogram, "below the gangway," as it Is called. The mastitis from the orjpJsite benches carelessly eye each other. The upper dog in tho tight soon proceeds to open the fray. There he sits, with his hat pressed down over hi eyes, his smallish form looking as if shrunk with age, his air that of one half asleep and half dead. Suddenly he arouses hltuBelt, iIsps in an utterly indifferent and lazy manner, and, with the hesitating tongue which is the sire qua non of parliamentary oratory, throws a bomb shell into the rauks of his foes. Ho declares that the question in debate is confidence or no confidence in the ntinUtry; if doteated, he shall resign and appeal to the country. They aw seemingly, perhaps really, tuken aback bvthe threat; and much preliminary skirmishing fol lows. He knows his ground, evidently, aud has chosen it with wise forecast: ho is not to Do beeu i led from it. Even D'lsraeU's cunning sug gestions do nit make the erattier fox drop bid prey. . The debate opens with a somewhat urace. ful speech from theau'horot the motion, Mr, Staitd'tpad, tue one a ter word expelled from the Cabinet lor his connection with Garibaldi. Pal mernton follows. The powers of the man are coolness aud readiness. His sarin froid is extra ordinary evpn in a liriton. It is nor the cool. ne-s of a fluent orator, for he is anything but fluent. It is not the pparklinsr lets of a readv debater, though lu th-se be ii not lackins. It is uimply the imperturbability ot the man of business, preparedlur every emergency that his antagonists can create. Ho is not merely cool; lie is ndroir. lie Knows what to sav an I what net to sav: how to conceal a thought while seem ing to express it He can utter a bltme gibo that is itself a clinching argument. And this so carelessly that ue apptar to be the most indif- lerent person in all the melee. His friends aud foes giow- nervous beside his unchanging calm ness. 'What's the overthrow of mv aduiinistra' tion?' be seems to say. 'Mere bagatelle.' Other say, It is Infamous 1 it U glorious!' he. 'it U liaiyht; it is naught.' "This is the crowning clft of potentates In all spheres poetic, oratorio, military, a lmiuh trative. Tht foolness of I'hill p, Grant, and Lincoln are among the highest proofs of their greatness. Bo U that of Paimerston. VlreU' axiom does not fit his case: J'ossuni quia posse vitlentur. llv is able because ho does not seem to be able. " To him D'lsraell makes reply. Opposite him, T.ot twenty feet off, sat the calmly sneering Je i. lie is dressed with studious care in "an inky suit of customary black,1 In striking contrast to the eecdy slouchinss of his rival. His dare face, laree and hooked nose, and snaky blick eve, all mark his race and nature. He essays a like abandon; but with him the seotnlcjr is evident to every eye. His voice is calm, his enunciation measured j he even summers m his utterance. Yet all th?se ate clearly histrionic; his calmness, eXemporaneousness, and hesita tion are all assumed. He 1 manifestly excited. Every nerve is strained to throw his quiet old enemv, who has dropped back into his Keat, with his hat over his e.vc, almost nodding as if asleep. Hisspeech is carefully elaborated: there 1s not a woid that has not been hammered out with assiduous toil on the studio anvil. The natural hesitation of one looking for words wherewith to dre"s tho poor naked idea that stands shiverinsr in his brain, is the popular style ot parliamentary oratory, because that parliament was not originally intended a3 a em press of representatives and debaters, but a talking place of the chiefs of the realm. This is the proper meaning of its name; this tho yet dif-tingu stiinir trait of the hlehrr and oricrlr.ally the onlv house. They dl dain to make speeches; they only talk. Hence, as "'When we ttick on conversation's burrs Wet rew our path nay wnh those dreadful 'urrs; fo thesp gentry, in their parliamentary converse, dchnht to retain this reminiscence of the early colloipiality that marked their deliberations. D'lsrueli knows this Is the fashion, and strews the pathway of his oratory wltb these sugges tions of an unprepared and half embarrassed state ot mind, while they are as carefully pre pared and prearranged as arc his most sarcast io or ornate passags. "After much noise and confusion, one tedious member being scrnped and coughed down, the Ilonce divided. All the members rushed pell mell into the loboy behind the Speaker's chair, and tollers were stationed to tally thern as they re tinned. This is a babit that would be more honored in the breach than in the observance. Itisbovtsh and barbarous. Why not call the roll, ana respond quietly from their seats, like gentlemen? Calmerston had an easv triumph; and the nouv six Hundred, at one o'clock in the morning, dissolved in an uproar." We wi?h our space would allow us to quote more fully. Since the days of the appearance of Irving's "Sketch Book," thcro has not fallen under our notice a more entertaining volume of travels. Of course we would not compare it to Irving's unapproachable work, but although the distance between them is wide, yet next ia order comes tho production of Mr. Haven. Pokmh. By Kdna Dean Proetor. Ilurd it, Hough ton, iew York. J. B. Lippincott & Co., Phil adelphia, Asents. The latest ot Miss Proctor's poems have been issued in appropriate form lrom tha presses of Mosprs. Ilurd V Houghton. It is neatly got up, and bears the imprint of a re3ned Judgment and cultivated taste. The work is divided into two parts. One her war poem, and tne other on miscellaneous subjects. Ot the two, the first is inGnitely the best. The miscellaneous poems will not Increase her reputation. With one or two exceptions, they are beneath mediocrity. The first and longest of the effusions is an epic on the Missisbippi, giving its three era, treat ing first of its descent by Marquette, then of its navigation in 18C0, and finally of its opening la 18t;3. As an instance of tho metre, and the rythm, which are admirable, we quote the first and last verses: Down the silent Mississippi, with his saintly soul aflame, Tw ice a bundred years are numbered since Mar quette, lcjoicing, came. All the winter in hie cabin highamongthe Huron scows, Gaining lore of forest hunters, trasing maps by firelight glows, Ofl'erina to the Blessed Virgin morn and evening vow and prayer That his eves might view the river flowing south ward broad and fair. Wondrous grace 1 upon its bosom, glad beneath the summer bluj, Rapt in visions, lost in praises, lot he guides his light canoe ! Then amid the yellow wheat fields, as they reap in sunnier days; Heap, when hurvest moons are shining, rus-tliu ; sheaves ot ripened maize; Pluck the graphs from purpl hill sides when the vintage crowns the year; Grind the eaue and house the cotton that has copt no bondman dear; Choose untrammelled, riehteous rulers, fit the country's name to bear; Hear the bells from bluff and prairie throueh the bubh ot Sabbath air; Shall they tell the thrilling story of the twice won Itiver o'er, And the Boatman and the Soldier honored bo lorevermore; In the nation's song and record, freighted prose ana wineca rhyme, Light canoe aud war ship gliding hallowed down tne stream ol time ! But the poem which pleases us by far the best, is that entitled "Harvest and Liberty," written nt the time of the election in 18G0. Coming us it did in autrmn, the appeul to leave the fields and go to the ballot-box Is mot effective. It in the' name metre as Mucaulay's "BatMe of Luke Eegulas," and the description, of the action, which wo quote, is remarkably fine: The harvtet-inoon is wun'ng. And, under shield nir eaves, The w heat lies threshed ard garnered, Or heaped in heavy Hhetvet; And on a thousand prairies, Like fore-t seas outrolled, The corn stauds waliinir till tin suu Shall turn its green to gold. Along the fair Ohio The grapes are storing v, tue, Catawba, purple Isabel, And tragraiit Muscadine; And peach and apple, ripe and red, . Drop when the light wiuds blow, Ripe and red troin the uden boughs, Till the grass is heaped below. Oh, never 'neath Athenian skies To Corps, garlanJ-crowued, When scarlet poppicj wreathe 1 with wheat Her shining tresses bound. Such glad Thanksgiving tilled the air, - Such wild and tunelul glee, As we could bring with bhout and song From prairie-land to tea. Taken all together, we think that her war poems are iba best wo have had Issued. We hope that all effusions on tbe war, however, will hereafter cease, for where one deserves praise, an hundred are nauseating in the extreme. As tbe best of her minor poems, we will quote a little onoon "Hovrt-Deaths," which, as a random effort, has no lack of poetic tire: . Hearts often die bitter deaths before i The breath is breathed away, And number weary twilights o'er, lire the last evening grey. I've sometunes looked on closed eye, And lolded hands ol snow, And said, "It was no acririce; The heart went long ago." 0 blessed Deat "l, that makes our bed Beneath the daisies deep 1 0 mocking Lite, when hearts have fled And eyes must watch aud weep I Pokms Rflattwo to tor Amkrtcan Kivoi.tj tion. By Philip Frenenu. With an Introduc tory Memoir aud Notes by Evert A. Onyckinck. 12mo, pp. 288.' W. J. Widdleton. The poems of Freueau are not oiily fo be re commended because of the peculiar time of their appearance, nor because of the Incident of which they treat being of deep Interest to all Americans, but also because of the real merit they powess. Of them the Tribune siys: "The poems Of this volume "have been selcctoil with reference to their connection with the Revo lution, of which Frencau was a powerful popu lar advocate. Ills claims to lonembrance a a popt do not, however, depend on- this clroum stnnce. Mr Duvckinck'B estimate of hl3 merits will not be called In question. , In lis,' opinion, Freneau was essentially of a poetic mood, and had many traits of rare excellence in the divine art. He was a genuine lover of nature; his imagination was easily enkindled by the charms of landscape; he had a keen sympathy with his lellow-men, eepeclally in the humbler aspects and modes of lile. Nor was ho destitute of a quaint and kindly humor, which is evinced in many a comic picture of the familiar incidents and manners ol his time. The present edition is the only collection of any of h's writing elace 1815, and tho first of bis Revolutionary Fooms eince 180!." Hi'toby op tub Plots and Crimes op tiib Gkf.at CoNPrmACY to Overthrow Liiikutv in America. By John Smith Dye. 8vo. pp. 3G3. Published by the Author. The author of this volume has brought together a somewhat ill-digested mass of instances in tended to prove the existence of a systematic conspiracy for murder and assassination in the interests of Southern slavery. He undertakes to show that both the Presidents Harrison and Taylor owed their deaths to poison stealthily administered by enemies of the Union. He writes with a firm conviction of the correctness of his premises, and makes out a plausible cue in their support. His book evinces little skill in the arts of authorship; but no one who reads it can doubt his sincerity and zeal. An important work Pr libraries has recently been published in Germany "Biblioffraphia Bibliosraphica" a descriptive catalogue ot all known works relating to the science of biblio graphy, arranged for easy reference, 'with amole indices. The celebrated Bruuet, of Paris, has for some years been making preparations, and M. Renouard, the historian of tbp Aldus family, half a century ago, made selections for the pro duction of a similar work. The author of the book above announced is Dr. J;;liusPelzheld. of Dresden. The whole of Lord Brougham's work are about to be issued in shilling monthly parts. Mrs. Edima Hardnge, better known as "Belle Boyd," who recently gave to the public two volumes of adventures in the Confederate and Federal States, In the prison and ia the camps of both sections, now announces herself ai "the celebrated extemporaneous lecturer" at St. James' Hall, in London. The style intro duced by Mr. JohnB. Gough, that ol terming his lectures "orations," has been adopted by Mr3. Hardinee. Messrs. Ticknor & Fields, of Boston, hive in press a volume of the poems of the late Geor?e Arnold, which they design to publish early in March. The book is entitled, "Drift: a Seashore Idyl, and Other Poems," and has been prepare 1 upder the editorship of Mr. William Winter, of New York, one of the deceased poet's intimate friends. A portrait of Mi. Arnold will form the frontispiece to the volume, which will also con tain a sketch of his life. His career wai brief, but he has left, in his many and genuine poems, enduring tokens of his genius, culture, and de votion to the literary art. Mr. David G. Francis has in Dress "A Biblio graphical and Critical Account of the rarest books in the English language, which during the last fifty years have come under Ibe observation of J. Payne Collier, Esq., F. 8. A., alphabetically arranged, accompanied with' numerous extracts in Verse and Prose, and a very copious and use ful index. Four voK, sm. 8vo." A great deal of interest has been created in Europe by the publication of M. Brunaud's work on the ages of authors. From it we extiact the follow ing table of continental writers and their longevity." Among the shorter lived we find: Tnsso, who lived 61 ypurs; and Virgil aud PhoKespcare, 52 years; Moliere, 5;t; Dantp and Pone, 5(1; Ovid and Congreve, 57. Atter these came Homer, GO; Milton, CO: Petrarce, Drvden, CrebiPon, aud J. B. Rousseau, 70; Liitbutalne and Destouches, 74; Euripides 7t: Juvenal and Young, SO; Metastasio, 81; Anaereon, Vallsen, and st. Lambert, eacu ot whom lived 8 year?; sopnnc'es, uu; ana last ot an, Himoniile3, w no counted his 60 vears. Among the great names in science on this list, we meet with Descartes and Fourcrov.who died at 54 vearsof aire; Tycho Biuhe, 55; Kepler, 5!t; Maupertins and (ial- vanlir, 61; Arintotle, 63; Botle, 64; Huvgens and Werner, 66; D'Alembert, 67; Copcuieus and Leibnitz, ,0; Linna us, 71; Boauet, 73: La Con damine, Ti: Kuler, 77: Roger Bacon and Galileo, 7h; Fimllan'an', 7!: Builon, 81: Dtiliamel. 82: Pauleiitttn, the nesnciulc of Bull'on, 811; Franklin and Hiiler, 84: Newtou, 85; llallev, 8 !; and Fon- tatielle, 1;0. Among the philosophers we lind Montaigne, who attained his (iOth year; Coud el- lac, C5; Lord Bacon mid Montesquieu, CO; (OraS' inus aud L'erklev, 6'.); Seneca, 71 ; Malhcrue and Confucius, 72; Locke 73; Mullobrav.che, "8. The historians make a lair record, tiuiceiardirn died in tho f. 8th -i ear of his ace; Hume, 6": Gilbert, Burnet, and Robertson, 72; Mezerai. 73: Usher, 75; Mnbly, 7C; Thttcydiilos and Yen', 80; Ray- uai, 84. borne ol tne writers ot tieuonm ike a good count, as for Instance, Cervantes, i;i) veari-; L,v sae, 70; itu haruou, Tl; anil s,nt, 73 years oi age. To this lust we would add the names of the vaiious contemporaneous writers in Great liri tpin, which is of even more interest to our readers than the quotation from M. Bruriaud: Matthew Arnold. 41; Wilkie Collins 42: John Ruekiii.47; Rev, Charles Kmgsley, 47; Captain Slavre Iteid. 48: Georee Henry Lewes. 4,11; Tom Taylor, 40: Will um Howard Russell, 50; Anthony Tiollope. 51: Chailes Rpado, 52: Robert Brown ing, 64; ("buries Dickens, 64: Alfred Tennyson, 57; bir Archibald AlUou. 66; William K. Gladstone, 56; Charles Lever, 6!); Rev. F. D. Maurice, 61; Sir E. Bulwer Lvtton. 61; Denlamiu Disraeli, 01; Burrv Cornw all, 67: hamuel Lover, OH; Tho nas Carl vie. 70; William llowitt, 71; Dean Milmau. 75; Charles Kulcht, 74; John Pay ne Collier, 77; aud Lord .Brougham, 8(. We extract the following lrom the Purid Gos sip ot the Boston I'psli "Alexandre Dumas' success as a lecturer to Pans audiei.ces has determined him to under take a sort ol lecturina tour among tho capitals ot Europe, as a means ol mukiug money, ot which, notwithstanding the vt ry lurae amounts he has mndo by bis novels, plays, and feuHletom, tbe great romancer Is alwa.is noirioiy snort nough. He baa begun bis tour by a visit to Vienna, where he will probably be the oblect ot much indemonstratively affectionate attention on the part ol the police. From Vienna ho uoes to Venice; his love of Haly and his aderatlon ol Garibaldi will secure him the sympathy or the Venetians in masse: and as his 'lectures' ara mere threads of personul reminiscence and ccll clorifieat.on, mixed up with unecdo:es ct all niarner of people more or less known to the world, and fpioed with witty and graceful re marks on all manner of literary and ar'mtio subjects, it is probable that the Austrian police now nditig roughshod on the necks of tn:r de- fcendants of the renowned Republic, will not ihvt anv pretext for putting an extinguisher on his brilliant utterances. "Martin Bsange, the father of the booksel lers ot the present day (and somehow, though always complaining ot the hard life they lead, they all seem to live to a most respectable old age), has lust died In Paris, not only tu',1, but actually overflowing with years and honors, iTartiii n-ftrinncrn wnrl had VlPfnTT1A ilia livinry chronicler and encyclopedia of all the gens de ht trvs who are strugnling throueh the I terary log which envelopes the early history of theTevolu t'on, will be greatly missed in the circle of which his Inexhaustible and everactlve memory furnished auci abundant anecdote and - illnstintion, that each conversation with h'ra was considered to furnlnh tho matter of a goodly volume. Ho began lile as ho ended it, by following the profession of a publisher and bookseller, which drow hl;n into the society of the authors, savans, and leaux tfrrils of tbe divers epochs in which he lived. In the book shop of Madamo Lrg,iy, in the Palais Roval. young Bossange was aocus t med to hold dally intercourse withRivoral and Mirabeau, with Camille Desmotilins, and with Peaumarctiais. The death of the unliable and intellectual ccntennarian is doubly re- fimted, sn.ee it has been ascertained tnat nav ing given away to various authors and compilers the materials he once no-cflwd lor ine compo sition of his pcrronal souvenirs ol tho great events of modern history, they have become no diiperped that tncy can no longer be reckoned upon io assiPt nis great-grandsons in me pious work ot remembrance they had promueii io me world." The London Review is responsible for the following amusing paragraph : "Visitors to Purls may have noticed In tho booksollers' win dows there a frani edition of a French version ol Thackeray's celebrated 'Yellowplush Papers' and 'Jenmes's Diary,' under tho title of 'Ale moires d'un Valet de Pied.' Well, there is a little Btory connected with this translation which very vividly sets before us the difference between publishing in Paris and publishing in London. The industrious translator, Mr. Wil liam L. Hushes, well known In the French capital for his knowledge of both English and French literature, was anxious to secure the copyright of his labor, aud obtain the usual 6tanip lrom the Government officials. For that purpose he sent his written request with a copy of the book to the Paris Board of Index for tbeir authorization and protection. After a considerable time occupied, it may be pre sumed, in carefully examining Thackeray's humoi the officials determined to refuse the license, for tho following sublime reasons: 'Be cause the book contains strictures on the 3ritlsh aiistocracy of such intense acerbity that remon strance from her Majesty '8 Goverumeut might be the consequence of its authorized circulation.' " Joseph Marie J ucrura, a celebrated biblio grapher, died December 1, in Paris. Ho was probably the most loarued man in his specialtv (tho bibl'ography ot French literature) who has appeared. January Searle, the well-known author of the "Gipsies of the Dane's Dyke," has ready for publication this spring a work to b? entitled The Secret Detective Service of the Ar mies or the Potomac and Virginia, from the Recordsot Allen Parkerlon, Esq., the Prince ot American Detectives." A book from the pen of this vigorous and spicy writer must always be interesting. The northwestern Farme;a papr devoted to the interests of agriculture and kindre i pursuits, has been established at Indianapolis, and is issued in a very neat style, and at a cheap rate. The more good papers read by farmers ihe bet ter for the country. The publishers are Messrs. Blnnd & Myers, who already is3ue the Ilorrn Visitor, a valuable family weekly. We have heretofore announced the "Nasby" papers in book form, from the press ol R. W. Carroll & Co., Cincinnati. The work Is now re ceived, it constituting an octavo volume ot 42 1 pages, and in its mechanical execution doing great credit to our Western bookmaking capabi lities. Detroit Tribune. The Argosy of February ha a fine table of contents, with articles from Mrs-. Oliphant, Wil- linm Allinebum, Robert Buchanan. Heurv Kingsley, Christina Rosset'.i, and other well- known names, and a fresh instalment of Charles Rcade's "Griffith Gaunt." -"A Walk from London to the Land's End, with Notpsbythe Wav," by Elihu Burritt, was published in London in December, by Sampson Low & Son. ITU oner s t o., London, have issued a new translation of the Twenty-four Books of the Holy Scriptures, carefully translated, according to the Massorttic Text, after the best Jewish authori ties. The translator's name is Isaac Leeser. -Mhss Muloch's (Mrs. Craik) new novel, enti tied "A Nob'e Life," was issued in London on rhe Bih of this month, and will be speed ly re published in this country by the Harpera. "Rates and Taxep, and How They were Col lected,"by the authors of "A Bunch of Keys," edited by Thomas Hood tho younger, is fa vor- bly noticed in the Mhwneum. Ruskin, leaving tho lofty heights of criti cism. Las been discussing the subject of house maids, and is now occupied with Jamaica. TVTIL1TARY AND MAVAL AGENCY OF X1JL MATHEWS, P0TJLS0N & CO., ATTORNEYS, Ko. 8(8 WALM'T Street, Philadelphia-Box 2331. Claims tor Bounty, Back Pay, Prize Money, and Tension Claims, promptly collected. E. T. MATHEWS. (Late of Treasury Department, at Washington, D. O ). E. POTJLSON, (Late V. 8. Pension Agent). ' A. THUMP. 1151na JJ A. 11 X E S S. A LATiGE LOT OF M- W U. 8. WAGOX HAR NESS, 2, 4, and 6 horse. Also, parta ol liAK- KEbS, K ADDLES, COLLARS, HALTERS, eto., bought at the recent Government sales to be so a At great bbchiIco. Wholesale or Rotail. Tonethoi vrith our usual asaortmeut of SADDLEh YAJTD SADDLER YHAED WARE. WILLIAM S. HANSELL & SONS, 9 1 lv Ko, 114 MARKET 8treot. Q II E E N P E AS, . ; GRrEN COKN, ; 1RESU PKACnES, FRESU TOMAIOBS, PLUilS. Kro. ALBERT O. ROliEllTS, DEALER IN FIXE ;Ul)('ERlE$ , BS2 40 COB. ELEVENTH AND V1NR sli; MEDICAL. JEDICAL K L E C U I C I T t r I t ) J WOjSDEBFUL scientific discovert Dit. 8. W. BEOKWITH'S ELECTIUUAL INSTITUTE No. 1S20 WALNUT Street, r.l4 IHcHy In all Ha Various Forms AUulul"ierl for lbi cure or lit route IMnenafM. Within tho rt five years, Ihmitand nf patient have Lien treated at ihii ull.co, suffering from !iuott ever lorm aud conuitiou of tilnease common to Luninnity and iu nearly a 1 canes a benefit or purioot cme hut Ifcn rficcted. Pa uv, dealm-ps, b'niflnew, llitumntifm, tfvai epeia, cat oer, aud all tlieoid knotty citrates that are a liludician'H cureo, us it provus bh inability to eroUicaie, are bv our inothod com rniativulv easy of cme, (Specimens of tumors o largo growth ex.racted by moans ot Kileatricitp a!uiio, without pain, williout tho uo of the kuilo, li. mures, or any other mean, may be ooq si our nli.rn bv thoBO fnteieBted. We lire wjlllnit io uuiler- tuke fiiiy or the lollu viu difOk"s, with every hope a ml proa cot of eucucsa, with .ry many o.hors not hi io enumerated : 1. 1iiea.tet ot the Brain and Jvwui Siinem. F.piliriy, CI orea or 8f, Vitus' Dance, i'araiysit (ilrruiplrpia), Keura'pia, Hysteria, ficrvousiiodi i H pitatiou of the Heart, lxckiaw, etc. a. Urpati and Tittvfs cmincattd toun IM V.get tire fiysttm pore Ihioat. Lnpej'i-ia, Diarrhma, Dyscuicry, Obstinuto t oiinh:a,.on, HuMiiorrliulileg or J ilea, Bilious. Flatulent, and I'aintor's Colio, and nil ul.eciioiiR ot tho JLiver and Hploen. 8. Httpirnttwy Organs. Catarrh, Coueh, Inlla ei za, ABtbina (when pot caused by organic dineose ot ti e l.i ri , Lxti.vl itje, J'liurisy, 1' eurocis niu or M.uiuiitUcni ol the Chest, Consumption In the early Hfloif . . Jtilrovs and Mntmlar System - Rheumatism. Gout, Lunibogo, fcitifl eck, b,,inal Curvature, Hif liiseupis, t.unirs, Juniors. 6. Urinary and Genital Organs. Gravel, Dlaletes fid Kidney loitpluints. Impotence uud Suiuiual WcRkmes. Ti e luiter cuiaplaiuia cover tail t yield ra itly o this treatment (5. liiteasv J'ecutiar to Femaits.Vtciru Cora nluliuo, involving a iiittl-positiou. as l'ro apns, An- noveislon, Retroversion, lulluniii ntiou. Ulceration, ai d vnriouB other alli ctioug of the Womb and Ova- in p, 1 aiiiiul, Mipprcfucd, tfcanty, or l'roluso Man a rualton. Leurenliica. 1U LA MLS we can recommend till treatment at one ol L VAKlbD bUCCKS. A most inuume. table casts have come unuer treatment at otirollioe w ho can testily to tins lact Sirs. 11 KCK VYIX'U has il.tire charue of the Laoies' Donartment HLFEHIKCFd. I he diseaseu and all ln'erested are releried to the following named Konilouinn, wiio liave teen treated aud witnessed o.ir treatment o others ucNo. 1'Z.U kYALMJr htnet:- A. J l'.ishonton, Briiradicr-tieneral, No. 013 Si lucestreot; A. l'leauon'on, llrleaiher-'.eDerul. J-oniH, Ahscouu; Juo b Yandecrilt, Odosx, JJela- wnre; li A. .enip'e. thread niauutudurdr, Jlount Hollv. i'W .lersov: VV. B. Smith, iron- louiider, Ko K'SSJ Uanover street, l'nilado!phtaj l.eoiue Douelie-s Iocal Exori'HS omnunv. I una. dclphia; J V Bradley, publisher, No. 68 N. Fourth street: i;oticrt worK JSo bin liura street: ;oioiiei V. N. weoney, assessor, becond District or lnila eelphia. V aliiut aud Eiuliih streois: Georzo O F.vnim. o 418 Arch street, below Fifih; WilH.im l elouho, type founder, third and Uhesnat stroetsf Kd llcLane, rnauulaciuror oi cotton soods, with very niunv ctheis. l'livsiu am or Btuden'g desirfna to have Instruction 1c tlio coiri ct ap lication ot Electricity lor ihe cure cl disease can apply at tne Office. CeiiHu'tation tree. Descrii'tive circulars of caret rflected. wiih numerous relereuces, can be bad oy application at ino tmico. All letters addicted to Dli. S. W. LEOKWITH, 2 lsmw Ho. 1220 WALNUT Street, Thila. WATCHES AND JEWELRY T1T A If AVTh TV DIA3I0ND DEALri: & JE1Y7.LTA: wati'Hes, JEWEi.r.v s::.v:r w.inr, VW"ATC3E3 and ZZ?AHD. WATCEIS AND C0EAL GOODS. A Inri.e Invoice of Lailics' and Gents' Watches of the test makers; and FItE CORAL SETS, To which the attention of those about purchasing Is In vited. Just received by LEWIS LADOMUS, I). iioND Dealer akd Jewelleb, 12 50 Ko. 802 CUKS-NITT STBEET. PHOICE HOLIDAY GOODS. Laree and handsome ussortment of COLD AND SILVER WATCHES DIAMONDS, JEWELRY. fcll.VFIt AND PLATED WARE CLOCKfe, BK05ZES, ErC. CLATiK & DIDDLE, Successors to Ihomns C. Garrett, B221vrp No. T12 CHESKUf STREET. WATCHES, JEWELE-Y, (Ssc rJUSICAL. BOXES. A full aFsortmontot abovo booob constantly on hard at wodeiate price the Musical Boxes pluyiiiR tioui 2 to lu beauuiui Airs. " FAER & EE0THEE, Importers. No. S24 C HE., N U t ts't K EiiT, llllKmtMvrp Btlow Hourth. K I C II J E W E L U Y. JOHN B REN NAN, PEAl.ER IN DIAMONDS, FINE WATCHES. JEWELRY, Etc. Etc. Etc. 9201y Ko. 18 8 EIGHTH hi REET. Philad. UENKY HARPER, No.' BOO ATtOH STRICT' ' H anutaeturer and Dealer in Watohea, 1 Pin Jwelry, KUver-Plateti Ware, AMD 8 80 It Solid Rilver-ware.1 C A 11 P E T I N G S. I . , A LARGE STOCK OIT PHILADELPHIA MANUFACTURE, In store and constantly receiving, j . AT VERY LOW FRICE3. i GEORGE W. HII.Tj, 2 1 tbtti 8 u No. 12d NottU THIRD btroot. ' r . V. FIRE AND BURGLAR PBOOF 8AFE3 JIIE FIRE IN CIIESNUT STREET Letter from Wells, Fareo & Co. $10,000 SM'ED IN HERRING'S TATENT 8APE. rniLACELrniA. Jan nary 2, 19OT. Mbsshs Fabkfl, IIkibiko A Co. Oentlemeni W bay Just opne ourHafto, on ol your manatactura which pissed through tha ditructlva Are In Chesnut ttrret. last night. The Bam u In oar office,. No. Nt. which building was cntlrrly doHroycd. 1 he Hat ira la a warm place, as yon msywell suppose, andwai r4 hot ychen taken ot t of tbe embers. W are weU satisfied nun ine reamt 01 mis mai. ana Una our bools papers, and soma ten tbonssnd dollars In money almost a D af fect as when patlntheafo. Sofhlng' Is Inlnred, U wa except U e leather bindings of the books, wbloh are sieamea; toe money and papora are as good as ever.. , Truly yours, WELLS, FAIIOO & CO., 4 Per J. n. COOK, Ageai Tbe above Pare can be seen at our store. FABEEL, HEEEINO & CO.. 11 So. 629 C11E9NUT frTREET. gEVERE TBST OF MARVIN'S SAFE At Charleston Fire, October 18, 1883. After nTnovftie mv rone of Marrtn Jk C.it'm Fatenti from tlie ruliia, wheto 1- bad lain lor pirrr ti i:iE h uri tj t$ d 10 Hi'mtr hfat. I 'oaiid my books in a pTiec siaie oi preservation 1 express my no.iyat and entire sa isinrtlrn with it.e result, and haartll r A- V iee a II to purchase Marvin & Co.'s .-aies. (Biinen) "v. H. CHA.FEE." A full assortment of the above SAFES, the only per fectly dry, as well as thoroughly flro-proot odcs In the market, for rate by MAltVIN & CO., Ko. 721 CIIESNUT STREKT, (Masonlo Uall), ThUa , No. 2fifi BROADWAY, N. Y. Swelling Bonse Saics. ornnn.ciital styles. Fairs ot other makes taken in exchange, fend (or descriptive circular. 1 201m A N O T II B It TEST or HF.BBTKO'S TTBJc-PBGO ? 8 Ai t8. THE FIERT OEDEAL PASSED TRlCMPHAHTLTJ 1 he Herrlnir Pate osed In 'be oflloe of oar warehouses. firs irovi d tiv the dlHanUnus Are ol the nmht of the rttfc tns'ant, was subjected to as Intense heat as probably any snie win ever oe suDccteu in any nre so intense tint the lras knobs and niounMnas of the exterior or si.me ere melted oil. and the whole surraoe soaled and bliBterrd as It It bad been In a furnace, and yet when nnenrd Ihe ccnten ts- hooks and naDers woie fonnd ta be entire and on injured 1 r la r ale ts now on exnioition in onr warenonseott Meventh s'rtet, l h the books and noper sU; remain. p d In It Juft as It was when taken from tbe rains. Her ein rts Pnpkets. end others Interested In the protect!; ol their books and papers are Invited to con atun&i amine it. J P. Bi THOtOW, a (rent tor Herring's nt es, 1 1 No 8 HF.VFNTH St.. Waaliluirwn. D. O. TEAS, &o. rVEAH REDUCED TO $1, AT INGRAM'S A l ea Varchouse. Ko. 4 8, SECOND Street. "IJOASTED f'Ol'FEE REDUCED TO 80 CT. Ik at i-NGRAM'd lea Warehouse. No. 43 8. bECOMD Ktrcct. AfC. BK8T JIILD COFFEE, AT INGRAM'S HJ Tea Warehouse, Xo. 43 8. SECOND Street. rrEAS AND COFFEES AT WII0LE8ALE 1 prices, at INGRAM'S Tea Warehouse, Ko. 41 8. BKCoMJftrect. Try tnem. rREEN COFFEES FROM 22 TO 23 CTS. A VJ pound, at IKGRAM'8 T 43 8 1 li 8COS Jl Street irythem. JAPANESE TEA. EXTKA. FIN DC JAPON, THE FINK.bT EVER IMPOBTED, Put up orlglnallv for the French Market For sale by JAMES H. WKIiU, 1 13 lm WALNUT AND EIOHTfl 8TKEET8. JiL V 2? RASE 32 MAM UFACTURER, AND DEALER IN . BOCKS. BIBLES, PRAYERS,' Mas3.":r., s, NovoIh, and oil tho Kow Publications. CAHD, MEDIUM, AND IMPERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS. Stcreoffopcs and Siewosropif Views, ricturr of all lindj Framed to order. 808 CHESTNUT GT. 803 ft i 1 V, f ' V B O W N & MAGE E, MAN CF ACTUR ER3 OP TRUNKS. VA1-ISES . 13AOS ItETICUI.ES, And all styles ot goods suitable for Travellers and Excursionists. A large stock of MOKOCCO TRAVELLING BAGS AND RETICULES, FOR GENT9 AND LA-DIES, Of our own Mauutaoturo, suitable for HOLIDAY PRESENTS. 1125 No. 708 CHBSNUT 8TRKEX. JONUMENTS, TOMBS, GRAVE-STONES, Eto. Jurtt completod. a beauti nl variety of HALIAN MAJOILE SlOSCMENrS, TOJIBS, AND URAVE-STONES i Will be sold cheap lor cash. Work scut to any part ol the United States. HENRY H. TARR, MARiiLE WORKS, 1 24wlm H o. 710 GREEN Utreet, f hiladeiual. BIDESIl OKfi MACHINE WORKS, urnue, BO. 65 X. KKONT STREET. HlLilJKLPHl. We are prepared M till orders to any extent for our MAC'inTtBT Full POTTOS AKD woollen mills, tiicl irtlug all recent luiproveaiuiiw In Caxulng. buouln, ndWeuvtng. We In v lie the attention ol manabcturers io our exiea Slveorku, ( t AlnV) jjjgg M flOS N JEW MUSIC 8T ORE. WILLIAM H UOSl.E A t' , i , Kn. IMS CIIESNUT Khfcet Tiralers In American aud foreign Music; Pianos, Melo d(oiH,rrt MumichI Inniuniniidol a I klmtHtahio. esupe rlor quality of buiugi coustmitly on baud- U 1 im 4
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