The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-19
Boston.
Correspondence Of the HERALD


BosToN, May 18th, l845
Plenty Of Rain-Ihe Water Battle-Great Prepara-
tioms for the Comtest-Sailimg of the Hibernia-
Dispatches and Passengers Rumpus in Rorbury
Fearful Consequences Apprehended- Curse
Of Natireasm '-Cwstom-H House Afairs-Ispoy-
tant hnucntion-Great Thing for Light-Houses
For two or three days past we have had copious
and refreshing rains in this vicinity which are do
ing 'a power of good" Vegetation looks an hun
dred per cent better under their influence Mayor
Davis dirty streets washed, his wife's cistem
filled, and the face of man gladdened nightly. The
incendaries still forbear to ply their accursed trade
and, all things considered, are getting on SWIM
mingly.
The day for the grand water battle approaches
Monday next will decide the question-Long Pond
nothing-and as the hour of strife comes nigh.
the din and confusion of preparation increases-
Meetings, pro and com, though mostly pro, are held
in every ward rallying committees appointed; vote
distributors selected and all the other arrangements
OF hotly contested election adopted One would
think, by the zeal Of the opposing factions that CLAW
and Polk was the question, instead of simple affair
all hard at work; viz: the Long Ponders. the Spot
Ponders, the Charles Rivertes, and the No Water
ltes As Long Pond is the strongest the other three
factions coalesce against that, in the hope of killing
light among, themselves. But they "can't come
it,. Long Pond will carry the day, and money-bags
will have to knock under.
Yesterday afternoon the steamer Hiberna sailed
for Halifax and Liverpool with liz passengers She
had nasty time going out, and, besides her regular
mail, took out important government dispatches for
our European ministers; Among the passengers
were, w. II. Robinson, the New Consul at Bremen
G. w. Warren the greatest ladies merchant Of Bos-
ton, l. ID. MCGEE, the new editor of the Dublin
Freemam's Journal, and pair of Boots.
Our Roxbury neighbors have got into terrible
muss about their fire department. in consequence of
the action OF the town authorities, in refusing the
members voice In the selection of engineers. Most
OF the members have thrown up their commissions
and, Should fire now break out there the destruc-
ton OF property would be terrific. The whole cause
OF the trouble appears to be the headstrong action of
a set OF nlncompoops, who, as selectmen, deter
mined to revenge themselves the firemen, be-
cause the town has lately voted pay them for their
services. A town meeting is to be called, hear,
for the purpose OF looking into the NATTER and guess
the selecmen will get well hauled over the Goals,
and ordered by the sovereign peopleo TO retrace
their steps. This outbreak has set the Boston fire.
men on fire also, and they are getting up move to
strike unless they have voice in the appoint
ment OF engineers in this city. They are now APP
pointed by the city government, and Mayor Davis
has put pretty shabby into office. Nativeism'
IS the cause of the trouble in Roxbury well as in
this city, which shows what a pest 'nativelsm' can
make OF itself.
Collector Morton has made no removals at the
Custom House yet. The wings are chuckling, and
the locos wear faces as long as your arm Certain
y there are fellows enough there who deserve go
out, and why the Governor don't start more of them,
is profound mystery, known only to himself and
his confidential advisers. Whether there are many
applicants who fit to go in, more of problem;
and for one am reoiced that it does not fall on my
shoulders to solve it. The new Collector will lose
caste with the rump democracy soon, if he does not
make some changes, for the muttered thunders are
already heard in the pureus of the Democratic Read
ing Room, where true patriots "most do congre-
gate" We have news from Washington, here in
Boston, and that which is considered reliable that
your Collector Van Ness, will not be removed, let
the old hunkers say or do what they please.
/ must mention a famous light house lamp exhibited
yesterday in the Merchants's Reading Room. The
principal Improvement consists in placing clear glass
surface before a metallic reflector, and
IN alright contact with it, BY this means the me-
tallc surface, which requires high degree of po-
llsh, is kept from all contact with the air. and its
brilliancy thus preserved for years, without the
necessity of rubbing. The rubbing also impairs the
polish of the surface, and thus dlmlnishes the re-
fiectlng power. The lamp exhibited has been
doing duty in one of the Boston lights fer nine
months past and the reflector exhibits not the least
sign of dimness of atmospheric effect. Those COM
petent to Judge, pronounce the Improvement a most
important one, and propose TO take TO have
il introduced by the Treasury Department into all
the government light houses. | see not why the ar
tice should not supersede all others in use,
and If so, the ingenious young patentee's fortune is
made. wish mine was. Guy FAUX