The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-01-17
Boston.
Correspondence Of the Herald
BosToN, Jan. Is, 1916.

BosToN, Jan. Is, 1916.
j. G. BENNETT, ESQ -
DEAR SIR-As your Herald is the worlds bulletin,
desire the use Of it to say a few words of this
growing village. l am aware that Gotham is lea
lous of our growth, and that your symRathies are
with Gotham, but know that you will not on that
account refuse to chronicle the rising greatness of
your rival city.
Within the past year Boston and its immediate
environs have increased in population more than
thirty thousand SOULS upon moderate calculation,
and 1t promises to advance in greater rate of pro-
erosion inthe current year. This rapid growth of
Boston is owing to the facilities of Railroads
There are seven lines leading from Boston measur-
ing, with their bran ches in and out of the State,
one thousand three hundred and nnety-four miles,
and there are now quite number projected, which
WILL doubtless be constructed, all tending to adj
vance the growth and business Of Boston. Some
OF them are competitors tor travel now enjoyed by
existing Railroads, and will be opposed on the
ground OF vested rights, but with little prospect Of
success, as these monopolies not now sustained
by the conservators OF the public veal. Our great
and general Court is now in session, incubating
ueen indignation eggs for South Carolina nullifiers
ana Niger votes, to use vulgar expeessisA. II Is
almost all over wing, there being scafcefy loco
TOGO IN the whole body who would dare say boo
to goose. Gov Briggs is popular with his party,
but not with the washerwomen, tor that he es-
chews dickies and shirt collars.
Pelby, at the National, isdoing a " smart chance"
OF business with birthstone and blue lightning,
which always tell well with the groundlings. KIM
ball has prospered SO we'll at the museum, that he
now specuates IN polilcs as a champion Of Native
Amercanlsm by the way, this miserable hum
bug will inevitably die out in another year-its ad-
vocates are, mostly, disappointed politicians, and
mount this hobby to keep out Of the political gut
ter.
Stocks here are somewhat wavering, ON ac-
count OF the many projects in embryo, requiring
capital, and promising good dividends. Money Is
not particularly stringent, and note-shavers
quenty grumble.
There is an interesting fight getting up between
the locofoco cques tor the best of the spols to
be newly distributed after the advent of Presden,
Polk The Tyler Clique, who are up to their el.
bows In government grease, are busy ia manufac-
turing public opinion for their interest, while
their opponents are drawing upon history for mate
rails, which are rife upon its pages, to stamp their
characters with official corruption and unscrupu
lous derection of duty, moral and political. Ban
croft, who allows rumors to multiply giving him
the office OF Secretary Of the Treasury, If he does
not dictate them, is dieting for the mission to Eng
land, now enjoyed by Edward Everett. If Ban
croft is not an arful ntriguer, and prince of de-
magogues, then your humble servant Is no Judge OF
pumpkin pies and Indian dumplings
Inc grsa. effort OF our CITY mssnates to check
parties charged, and giving additional license to
the inhuman practice. The evidence in Butler'e
case, IN public estimation, was conclusive, but
suHlClcuI W WdIIdut Juulcidl VeIQlCt, WueTc the
punishment ID capital-showing, emphatically, the
lmperfection of our criminal jurisprudence, which
recognizes but tive degrees Of murder.
Lyceums, and lectures on useful knowledge, are
in the sere, having died Of plethora Concerts and
musical soirees are well sustained-there is evi
IDENTIFY decided taste for music in this village OF
nOti0ns
Your Hernld is sought for here with great avidi-
ty, and the supply is often exhausted before the
public are half supplied. particularly the weekly,
which is not uniformly received in regular course,
which is great privation. Please institute re-
medy, and Oblige, SKINNER.