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quisite story of “The Golden Touch,” we cannot
help feeling that the author himself is another
Midas, converting, by the touch of his genius, the
humblest fable into pure gold of thought and sen
timent.
Recollections of my Childhood* By Grace Green
wood. From the press of Ticknor, Reid & Fields, Boston.
A volume of beautifully illustrated stories for
the delight of good children, written in the hap
piest style of their graceful author, and abounding
in pretty incidents and impressive lessons. Its
unaffected simplicity is an irresistible charm even
to the adult reader.
Aims and Obstacles ; a Romance. By G. P. R. James,
Esq. From the press of Harper & Brothers, New. York.
In this very pleasant story, our excellent friend,
Mr. James, has not introduced “the two horse
men”—a fact which, we hope, will mollify the
wrath of those critics who have made the brace
of equestrians the objects of their particular spleen.
The novelist conducts the reader through the
eventful scenes of Napoleon’s overthrow—and
succeeds, as usual, in interesting him most deeply
in the numerous characters which figure in the
story. His “ aims” were unquestionably the
amusement of his readers, and the replenishment
of his purse—to the accomplishment of both of
which we discover no “obstacles.”
oi|lr 6ot}fetT)poh|Hes.
The South Carolina Temperance Advocate.
[Charleston : E. Heriot, Editor and Proprietor.]
This well known journal, recently conducted by
Mr. Bowman, at Columbia, has been purchased
by Mr. Edwin Heriot, who has removed it to this
city, where it is published weekly at its former
price, two dollars a year. Mr. Heriot has been,
for some time, favourably known as a consistent
and earnest advocate of the great cause of Tem
perance, and we have no doubt that he will dis
tinguish himself in his new editorial position, for
which we consider him peculiarly fitted. The
friends ol Temperance have need to rally to his
support, if they would maintain such a paper in
our State.
The Herald of the Union. [New-York: C.
Edwards Lester.] We noticed last summer a
very handsome journal of large size, called The
White Man's Newspaper, which had much indi
viduality, and still more variety in its contents. Its ;
ashes have evolved another equally large, hand
some, and characteristic sheet, with the name at
the head of this notice. It is, in every respect, a
note-worthy journal. It is published only once a
month, and then it comes freighted with a supply i
of reading matter that will do for all the next in
terval, even for a lavish reader. It is printed
most beautifully in the English style. It contains
chiefly articles prepared for its pages, and most of
them, we presume, by Mr. Lester, who is the au
thor of several books, and who edited recently
the text of the “Galley of Illustrious Americans.”
He is reprinting in its pages his work, entitled
“The Glory and Shame of England,” the crudi
ties and errors of which we hope he has carefully
revised, as we should be sorry to have to notice it
SOUTHERN LITERARY GAZETTE.
again as we did ten years ago. In politics, the
Herald advocates the Union. Terms—s 2 per
year. Mr. Fowler, an accredited agent, is now
seeking patronage for it in the South.
Norton’s Literary Advertiser. [New-York:
C. B. Norton—sl a year.] This is the handsom
est, most copious, and cheapest book record pub
lished at this time in the United States.
Appleton’s Merchant’s Magazine and Engin
eer's Journal. New-York: D. Appleton &, Cos.
[Charleston : Courtenay & Wienges.] This val
uable work in commencing anew series, has
assumed anew form and anew dress. It is now a
quarto of 24 pages. The price remains the same—
only $3 per annum. We cannot speak too highly
of the present beautiful work, which should be in
the hands of every engineer and artisan who
would thoroughly understand his art, or keep pace
with tha scientific progress of the age.
Brown’s Literary Archives , January, 1861.
[Ashborough, N. C.] The first number of a
Miscellany, designed to be published monthly,
under the above title, has reached us. It is to be
conducted, says its introductory note, “according
to the liking of its editor, and in almost every
respect it will be unlike any periodical in the
State.”
It succeeds the Evergreen, and will probably
pursue the objects of that journal—the chronicling
and fostering of Literature in North-Carolina.
Terms—sl a year, in advance.
£siloHol Jtltbitieg.
* * A summer course of Medical Lectures
is to be established in this city. * * 2000 gal
lons of New-England Rum were poured out into
the gutters of Calais, in Maine, a few days ago.
* * The American Navy embraces in all se
venty-five vessels of war. * * The Mammoth
Cave ol Kentucky, has been converted by some
vandals into a huge pig-sty ! * * The Kos
suth hat is made of soft and flexible wool. * *
The women of Lowell have sent a block of mar
ble to the Washington Monument. * * Mr.
T. Addison Richards, is now on a visit to his pa
rents in Beaufort District. * * Kossuth ex
presses his astonishment at the eloquence of Amer
ican orators, and very modestly says that he
almost fears to speak in his plain manner. * *
There is a theatrical company performing in our
city, ol whose merits we know nothing. * *
T here is a man in Ohio so rich that he pays nearly
SIB,OOO a year in taxes. * * They tell a story
abroad of a young man restored to life after hav
ing been frozen up in the Alps for eleven months.
Warm blood was injected into his veins. * *
It is reported that some persons have been guilty
ol the meanness of attaching forged names to the
Kossuth fund. They would put a button into the
church plate instead of a sixpence ! * * Louis
Napoleon has been elected Rex-President of the
French kingdom by a very large majority. * *
Signorina Maberlini, prima donna from the Berlin
tneatre, arrived in Charleston in company with
Mile. Dumette, a celebrated pianist, on the Bth
instant, and will give one or more concerts here.
* * To-day, (January 10th,) Ex-Senator
Foote is to be inaugurated Governor of Missis
sippi. Thus they make the Foote the head. * *
There is no franking privilege in England ; even
the Queen pays the postage tax. * * j
nar eclipse of last Tuesday night came on, and
went off in due form and time. * * The Cholera
has re-appeared at Kingston, Jamaica. * *
They sell “the fluid extract of apples,” instead of
! cider, now in Maine. * * The Forest case is
progressing slowly in New-York. It is a very
dark Forest, and difficult to get through. * *
The steam-ship Palmetto is now running between
Charleston and Baltimore. * * The Amen
can Art Union will prosecute the editor of the
New-York Herald for its recent charges against
the Association. * * Gen. Cavaignac is en
gaged to marry the daughter of M. Odier, the
Banker. * * Several varieties of that rare
family, the Crenoid Star-fish , have recently been
discovered on the coast of South-Caroiina. * *
There was a destructive earthquake at Berat,
(Turkey, in Europe,) on ihe 12th October last.
* * The youngest man in the American Con
gress, is Hon. G. Grow, ol Pa. His age is only
26 As he grows older, will he grow wiser? *
* A menagerie of California beasts is now being
collected for exhibition throughout the Union. *
* Jenny Lind will leave the United States in
the Atlantic, on the 28th inst. * * The De
cember contributions to the Washington Monu
ment Fund were about $2,000. * * The anni
versary of the Battle of New-Orleans, (January
Bth,) was celebrated by our citizen soldiers. * *
Professor Agassiz’s subscription Lectures are about
to commence in our city. * * The weather
this week has been clear and cool. # * The
mother of Kossuth died at Pesth, on the 16th ul
timo.
h] tt)e 015 ddoi'ls.
Franck.—The result of the recent election in this Empire-
Republic will be soon known to us, but, meanwhile, it may
be safely predicted that the daring policy of Louis Napoleon
has been successful, and that the ‘ vox populi’ under the influ
ence of the cannon and the bayonet, has declared him Mon
arch of the French people for ten years. We consider it more
than folly to talk any longer about Republican France. The
military arm is ruler there. It is said that Louis Napoleon has
provided against the not impossible contingency of his assassi
nation, by naming as his successor to the Empire, young Lu
cien Bonaparte—the “Prince of Cariins.” The arrested
Generals have been set at liberty upon their pledge to go into
exile. Thus has a sudden and complete revolution been effect
ed in France, but it is only another step in the inevitable pro
gress of the great national drama —better termed a farce
now being enacted in Franee. The papers are filled with inci
dents and rumours connected with the late events and the new
order of things, but there is nothing more of great importance
to be chronicled.
The Sisters of Kossuth.—Two sisters ofGov. Kos
suth, and several Hungarian noblemen were conveyed by
rail-way from the Hungarian borders to the city ot Viennaon
the 10th ultimo. They were imprisoned, and the men hea\ ib
ironed.
Sir John Franklin. —Another expedition in quest
this illustrious and lost navigator, is nowon foot in Englan
The steamships Phcenix, Pioneer and Intrepid will constitute
the exploring fleet, and it is expected will start in April-
A Speck of Trouble. —There is a slight cloud upon the
international cloud of England and the eastern Europea ll
powers. The British Minister at Vienna lias received intii" l
tions from the Representatives of Austria, Russia and ru
si a that their Governments are dissatisfied with the fa' oo
shown to Kossuth in England. This was to be expected o”
ever.
[Jan 10,