The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-17

Boston.
Correspondence of the HERALD


BosroN, May IL, 1885,
Fires in Boston-Encendia7es Plenty and Bold
Negro Hill in Fames-Great Scarcity of Water
argument for Pure Watey-How the Momey-bags
rieW it-Iheir Projected Meetings-A Boston
Trait Erempiifed-Mrs. Banetfs Bene6t-No-
vel Introduction of her Port,ua-G Great Movement
in Phonography-Be of Early Rising-.Iohn
+ g. adams Erampie-Caieb Cushing's Prospects
-Mat,imony, Politics and Religion
Ding, ding, ding, ding, fire, fire, fire, fire, is the
order OF the day here now and of the night too for
that matter. Incendiaries are at work in Boston;
the city beset with them and the holiness of their
exploits surpasses all that we have ever had of the
kind before. Yesterday, just before the hour of the
afternoon service in the churches, carpenters shop
at the South part of the city, the Providence
and New York Railroad Depot was set on fire by
some rascal or other, and by that means some thirty
or forty hos, including church, were burned
1t is said that the chap has been caught Lastnight
the bells were agoing pretty much all the time and
fires took place in various parts of the city Several
unsuccessful attempts were also made to set fire in
stables and other places AT daylight this morning.
fire was set in Garden Court at the west part of
the city, which burned several valuable brick houses
belonging to the estate of the late Governor Win
tllrop, and quite number of old wooden tenements
occupied by negroes. The locale of this conhagra-
ton is in the centre of the former Five Points of
Boston, Negro Hill, as it is called. The neighbor-
hood is very much altered from what il used to be-
and large portion of the present inhabitants are
highly respectable. The site Is a high hill at the
western part of the city; and tor pcasantness of stu
ation goodness of water, salubrity Of air, &c., it is
decidedly the peasantest part of Boston. 1t opens to
the westward on Charles River and the pleasant
country beyond.
The occurrence of these fires has illustrated with
great force the very general want of water in MANY
parts of city, and so far will do good in enforc-
ing the necessity OF adopting the water act at the
town meeting on Monday next. The season here is
uncommony dry, the wells being very low, many of
the cisterns exhausted, and the dry as pow
der. All this is very unusual for the spring of the
year with US, as we generally have superabundance
OF moisture at this time OF the year. Vegetation
around Boston is absolutely suffering for the want of
ram, and the faces OF the gardens look blank But
we shall have some soon, in all probability.
In the meantime our thirsty cts are camorous for
pure water, and their parched mouths are continual
y In action, advocating the necessity of adopting the
water act Some meetings were to be held in OPP
position to the scheme during this week, but it is
now thought that they will not be held as the move
ment would be most odious in the present excited
state of the public mind, and might provoke personal
violence upon the getters up thereof Old Money
bags Is great coward, you know, and will shrink
from an act when personal consequences are to be
apprehended, though no Promptings Of conscience,
or considerations Of public good would produce any
modifying effect. So bent are these pampcred en-
bodments of dollars and cents in coming money out
of the drops wanted to sake the thirst of our cti-
zens that they even resort to SANDER to carry their
objects, and absolutely assert that the numerous fires
now taking place IN the city, by the instiga-
ton of the friends OF the water act o. tempma, o,
mores n4#
The Boston folks are a funny set of people,, any
way All of sudden they will start up some fami-
liar affair that has been among them forever, and
ave. unnotced, and get up perfect fever of excite
ment upon 1t. That is the way they have done
with temperance, anti-masonry, pure water and
last, though not least, with Mrs Barrett the actress
Just now she is almost deifed among the theatre
goers, and at her benefit at Kimball's Museum on
Thursday evening last, the theatre thronged to
while hundreds were turned away from inability to
| accommodate them. The play was the Lady of
Lyons, which she did well, considering the msdsocie
abilities OF her Claude. In the portrait scene, a
most beautiful and accurate likeness of Mrs Bar
ret was unveiled TO the astonshed gaze of the audi
| ence. This new feature was hailed with rapturous
applause, and for few moments the firm set walls
OF the Museum seemed to quake with the tumutI-
GUS manifestations of appreciation Young Ball, an
artist OF great merit, painted the portrait and the
hatterng reception which the work of his pencil re-
ceived, must have sent such thrill to his heart as
only tolling genius can know, and that but seldom
He IS thus, by this fortunate incident, placed on the
full tide of fortune, and would say to him-Dum
rivtnus, uranus; that is, Ego it, while you're
young"
This morning, at six o'clock, Messrs. Andrews
and Boyle opened the first of their new classes in
Photography. and with good success. There were
some hundred pupils present, who took hold of the
new science with great ayidny This idea ofmorn-
ing classes, before breakfast, is rather one
among our sluggish cts though it is common at
Universities in this country and in Europe II is
firsrate plan for It induces early rising, and in the
morning the mind is fresh and strong and better
able to grappple with the difficulties of a new
science.
The celebrated John Quincy Adams is
noted instance Of the benefits of morning
ing before day light, and after wholesale alb
luton IN cold water, studies until breakfast time
The immense amount OF lore, sacred, profane, po-
ltcal, philosophical, material and mental with which
he has thus crammed his brain, should be stimu-
Ins to our young men ITO 60 and do likewise.'-
What fools folks are to cit up until midnight, and
then lay soaking in bed until seven or eight O'Clock
IN the morning, thus losing the best portion ofphysi-
fresh breese, and clear head rather than the lamp
smoke, foul air, and turbd brain of midnight study
There Is rumor IN town that Caleb Gushing is to
DO sent Minister to Mexico in place of that thick
headed pork-eater, Shannon, IT the latter has not
cut OF all communication by his bungling course
Cushing's appointment would be good one, for he
is an able dipomatlst, a sound statesman, and man
OF strong common sense. The ladies, however,
would regret IT. for he is firstrate marragable man.
and they would hate to lose his society. But if rrl-
is to be credited, Caleb is not now Celebs for
ne has fixed his affections upon a sweet Harper Of
MARYLAND, whose notes have golden tinge to add to
the charms OF her mental and personal accomplish
ments. But, mirable dcfu, she is a Catholic while
Caleb is straight-laced Puritan and unless he for
swears the faith OF fader-land" and migrate to Ma
ryland, he cannot have her. A sojourn in Mexico
might facilitate the transmgration, and doubtless,
Caleb's efficiency as diplomat in the city of Monte
yuma, would be increased were he faithful son of
mother church. hope he will get his wife and his
mission. Yours,
Guy FAUX
D1FFIcrLTIEs IN LINCOLN CoUyry.-The Difficult
ties between the Regulators, they are called and
set OF obnoxious persons in Lincoln county is becom-
ing serious affair. Tho difficulty has extended
portion Of the citizens Of st. Charles Two Of the Reg
uators recently wounded in an attack upon tho
Turnbulls. The two Turnbulls who were seriously
wounded IN the same affair, removed to St. Charles
one OF the persons who had been ordered leave the
county, was found on the road leading from Troy to
Cap-au.Grs, a few days ago. killed, with three balls
through the body The Circuit court for Linco In coun