The New York herald., 1845-04-09
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GCotrespoudence of the Herald

Correspondence of the Herald.J
BosroN, April 7, ls45.
The Pure Water War-Dst0chments to Watertocn
-Native War in the city Government Widger
Us. Gabfeid-Loco's srweto Win-MortOn gone to
Washington Williams come back--Queer In.
dams in To,on-Ancient mode of Burial The So
kose method of Marrying Wonders of Steam
Cockney Fops, &c.
We are going to have great fight here in Bos- |
ton, before long, regular cold water fight II will
be kind OF a triangular contest something like |
the celebrated duel recorded in Peter Simple. In
the first place there will be the Long Pond advo- |
Gates pepperng away into the backs of the Charles
River advocates; in the second place, the Charles
River folks pouring into the rear Of the no water
champions and in the third place the 10 watertes
banging away at the Long Pond champions You
might naturally suppose that the whole question
settled by the action OF the late Legislature
upon the city petition in favor CT Long Pond Bu,
no such thing. Our wise law-givers IN their wa
ter charter gave the CITY government choice ot
Long Pond or Charles River, and also put in pro-
vision that the charter should be accepted by a
majority OF the legal voters before IL should be ia
force. So you see the whole matter of water or
no water is again 10 come up before the Boston,.
ans "in town meeting assembled" and you know
enough Of the Yankees ~ Judge that t!iey will also
Try TO drive the CITY government tD the election of
the other source u! supply. This Is, in brief,
Tile SrOuGu Nolk oil me wafer battle, ol WHICH the
skir,nisha at the outworks are already COM
menciaa the ewspapers. TO add little 10 the
gloriou confusion into whicn the whole affair is
now own, the Legislature have also reqnired
the a. nt Of the town ct Watertown OH CHARLES
Rive taking the water from that source, and
consequently detachwents Of the Boston begerenls
viii be sent 30 that town to influence the action of
lts citizens In town meeting. Great country, in
cnding Texas, isn't IL!
The city government, just az present. is carrying
very pretty little domestic war OF 'natlveIsm"
men are all ''natiyes," and Tie Common Council
is mostly whig, with a moderate slriIk,lng Of
locos. Th~re are several city appointments Of
some value, which are made by the joint action of
The two branches, the Aldermen by courtesy hav-
ing the initiative. AS a consequence of this, full
hsooded natives are chosen by the Aldermen for
these cffices and the Council non. concur, and
choose full blooded wings. So they keep 1t up,
pulling and hauling like boys at opposite ends OF a
rope. Just the Aldermen have chosen "na.
tve," ycsept Widger, tor superintendent of one OF
chosen one Garfield These differences give rise
| to the most bitter feelings, which tend more and
more to the sundering of the universal wing party"
OF Boston, and out of the whole scrape the locos
must profit, and no misIake.
have little or nothing else to tell you in the
way Of politics just now, Morton has not as yet
entered on his duties at the Custom House, and
there is rumor abroad that he has gone to Wash
lnston to get the lay of the an1 there, aud see
what will be expected of him when he takes held
Williams. the present Collector, has just returned
up his two Golfer advisers for sending him on as
they did. II is certain that if Williams had made
enquiries IN the proper quarter, and IN person,
before he lett. nsead of trusting to band of bot
le-nosed and stupid pimrs. who coined les TO suit
him In the absence OF authentic information, he
might have learned that he was already superseded
and bv that means have saved hundred doila,s
travelling expenses, and hearty laugh at his eX-
pense. But the truth is, the men is such CON.
summa.e ass, that he don't know how to act, az,
after all, it is OF precious llttc importance how he
does act He is a part OF the scum thrown to the
surface by the Tyler tempest during the last four
years, and In these more quiet and rational tmes
will be suffered 10 sink to The bottom again. as
TODD for scuipin, skate, md such like fish.
There has been number OF indlans about our
city for some days past, from the Eastward sell
ling the fancy articles Of their simple manufacture,
such as baskets, moccasns, and tho ke They ufe
covered with brass and tin ornaments, be ug actu
ated by love OF such tfhss like the pre- d,csssors
of their race. They are some really handsome ie
males among them, and some fne manly forms,
but they all seem to be imbued with spirit OF
apathy or slueglshness. These Simon Pure "ne-
tives" are the descendants and only remains OF the
Sokokes tribe, division of the Penobsco,s, and
lnhabt an island in the Penobsoot river opposite
Odtown, so called, situated just twelve miles above
Bangor. These people, IN ancient times, had a
liost singular mode Of burial for ,hsir dead, and
indeed, 1t was practised until quite lately. 1t was
ss follows The body OF the deceased, after ha-
wing undergone the usual ceremonies and incauta-
tons, was buried by bending down young tree
until It's roots are turned up then excavating sut
nelent earth to make room for the body, which
was placed in the cavity, after which the tree is
p@rmlued to spring back te its upright position,
thus forming the grave. There's an idea tor you
worth chroniclng. There are some queer stories
old IN relation to these people, relative as 10 the
manner Of choosing their mates, which is said to
| be much after the mode adopted by the ieathered
tribe, VIZ a husband and wife living together fora
tweivemonti,-th spring being he matsing season
There's another idea your rreadcrs.
What age do We live in. A quaint writer has
rinewhere remarked that steam has Sci is foot
upon pastoral FIFE enecuaily as gunpowder upon
chlvalry. We hardly realize the benefits enjoy
through this same agency OF steam, The Herald,
tor instance, ing from yovr steam press al 4
o'clock. M, by The same po@ei OF steam is
tfansnitte 10 this city, some two hundred and
twenty miles, aud is read by thousands of the Bos-
tanians. before sunset the same day. The Royal
Mail llue Of packets 10 this port the ocean
~ith the utmost regularity through the same agen-
cy, bringing important aews from the whole OF
Europe. This news You take good care To have
ie first handing OF in New York, and through
the agency OF steam',o send all over the South one
day 10 advance o! the Wall sireetpress.
The English steamers just alluded TO, which are
almost weekly bringing over to "the States" pas
seneers from the ola country desirous OF getting g
look at Brother Jonathan, sometimes lmpcr queer
sc ecimens of humau.ty Thry are generally big
and bats OF cockrey style. ] observed oae a few
Gays sicce Iu'2zlns tie Merchants Exchange
through q sticking ey glass. which by somr won-
ieuu process was made retain IT. place at the
eye without the aid o. the hand He was The 81 st
specimen of cockney lop have yet seen, carry
us, like the rest OF he class, his brlns u hs pock
e. and his accomplishments Oh his rsrson. Many
of these chaps make your ci,y ca--y3u may
know them by the eye.glass aforesaid , they al
ways have them somewhere In sight. Heaven
hclf their optics. Guy FAUX.
Providence.
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