Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1868 — Literary and. Personal. [ARTICLE]

Literary and. Personal.

—Jenningn, of the London Times, is coming hero again. — r -Oni<la”is Mrs. Atwood, recently married at Paris. —The comedies of Aristophanes are to be rendered intelligible to the masses by a translation by John G. Saxe. —Mark Twain has a new work in the publishers' hands—“ Tho New Pilgrim’s Progress.” - —Mr. Houghton, of Galena, 111., closed up, Thursday last, his 40th year of oditorial life-. . ' —Madame George Sand is to publish a wookly paper, to be called tho Le France Parlour. —J. H. Appleton, of Portland,Me.,has boon elected Professor of Chemistry of Brown ..University. ... —Lord Lvttou is said to iSvestolen his notvplay, “Tho ltightful Heir,” from Dumas’ “Esicjpitaina Paul.” • —Charles Dickens has commenced his readings in St. James Hall, London, to crowded houses. —A French writer acouses Mrs. Anna S. Stephens of plagiarizing her books from the stories of third rate French authors. —A. Polish Jew, of Wilna, Who had his house burned down, was fined twenty-five roubles for crying fire in the Polish language. —Olios. Livingston, brothor of the famous African explorer, arrived in New York, by one of last weok’ steamors from Glasgow. —Mrs. Mary J. Walker, and not Mrs. Dr. Mary J. Walker, is Die editor of a “reform” paper in Chicago. Mrs. Dr. Walker resides in New York.

—lt is said that Mr. John Brougham,author, actor and manager, is engaged on a Christmas storv, which will be published in band: some stylo m good time for the holidays. ■ —Dr. Turner, late of tho Binghampton Inebriate Asylum, proposes hi collect damages from Parted, for language used in his Atlantic Monthly artlc|e on that institution. >Hehry Viliard, a well- known journalist, and son-in-law of William Lloyd Garrison, “ has been elected Recording Boorotary of tho American Social Science Association, and will ; devote his whole time to the duties <sf the * place. .... —The Galaxy-Las secured the advance manuscript ol Mrs. Edwards’ forthcoming novel. Her last two stories, “Archie LovolT’ and “Stephen Lawronce, Yooman,” were unusual successes. „ The new story will probably be begun inTho January number. - —PrinOe Charles of Bonmania has asked in marnago tho hand of the Princess Tkyri, Third davghtor of tho King of Denmark, and has beep accepted. Tho Princess has jnst entered eh heF twelfth year, and it is not proposed that the marriage shall bo cßloorgied until she is seventeen. Charles has a long tirafr-to wait. ,, A .. .. - 4 -Ttoo Deeethbot number of Lippincottfe Magazine will contain tho following among fitber articlee: The Garden or Adonis, a poem; England and Naptflfeou ITT.; The Art of Swindling; A Contribution to History; Songs pf tho.fifitve: Lonely SpoUignd Places: vSmfol thyAOtiißhndholderß; Ohas. Lpring Elliott, tho Artist; Strength, and How to Use It, .. ' - , —Lard LyttohV now play, * “The Rightful Hdir.” just brought ont at the London Lyeeum, hs pronounced a flat failure. There ate aome uioe poetic passages, as in the “Lady of Lyons; bnt the heroine has nothing to do but hugging, Which, in five act*. gotß Uresome— Uj a mere spectator. .Mr. Bandmann finds it hard work, and so goth anxious and orardnesit—nnts in fact. • / ■ !.• ; —The November No. of Whitney's Mumbai Guest Is the first Nn-nf tho hew volume, and the publisher, W.;W. Whitnqy, Toledo, Ohio, jfToumm. over lfiOpagee of aew and li&pmar musiclafthe ifexl .vearjvhioh would cost io the usual form $12.00. ‘The present taifiS'fn*following choice new pieces arranged for tho piano: “Have ve seen a little Lassie,” song and chorus by C. F. Shattnck; “Beautiful Girl at the North,” song and ohorus by W. A. Ogden; “Peris of Fanoy Waltz,” Thus. H. Grcenongh. Terms only SI.OO Bor yew.