Literary Notes

Ilon. Levi P. Morton bas chosen as his official biographer, Geo. Alfred Townsend, "Gath," who has nearly corapleted hie work. It is to accompany Gen. Lew. Wallace's biography of Gen. Harrison is to appear early in August The first August issue in Ticknor's Paper Series is an entirely new novel of the far West, peculiarly rich in coloring, and sure to encbain the attention of even the most blasé of story-readers. A well-known journal calis it " An eztraordinary story of life in the high Sierras, written by a Colorado autber. It is filled with wonderlully vivid word paioting; and depicts the lovemaking of a Spanish-Americad señorita and a transplanted New-Eoglann sshoolmastr."