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Correspondence of The Tribune.
BosroN, February G, 1916
MIR. GREELEY am once more in the modern
Athens, and though my epistle be fragmentary
cannot forbear writing. To begin: the weather is
so and SO this morning the sky was clear and the
good old Sun, as he came up smiling like an oven
full Of pumpkin pies, promised 10 dry up the mud
and take oil our overshoes but alas the heavens are
slip shod this afternoon and the streets very much
resemble dough.troughs filled with coffee grounds
and pan cake batter There are cross-walks and
if YOU wish 10 ford the road in very rainy time, II
is in the language of revolutionary patriot. Sink
or swim" There have been four days of comparative
seighing in Boston,his winter-ha-dy much as you
Gothamites have enjoyed Here the big sled is named
pos,on nstead Of Oregon and Question whether
Oregon would be patronzed.
The local news is neascr excepting the arrival OF 1ir
rc who has been lodged in Jail to await his trial. tie is
said 10 enjoy good health and sprs.-iou Will see In
the Times of yesterday the first OF series OF strong ar
tcles by Robert Rhntoui on the Capital Punishment
If fIn v
the seres Also let ask ii Abbott Lawrences letter
to nr Rves OF Va has been copied by your wing Jour-
nails for the Loco.FocCs would sooner publish your
Wing Almanac than touch 1t. Down this way people
call il the common sense, unanswcrable Tariff argu-
ment.
The Legislature ia In active sessicn. and among the
subjects before the bill for supplying the City with
Wafer from Long Pond situated ia birmingham about
thirtysix miles from the City. The estimated cost NJ
this project M not be lar from S3UOOO00 md there IS
tllc doubt of passing Last year similar bill was
deleated but through the exerton of Moses kimbal,
proprietor of the Museum and one or two Other por-
sons who took the stump and talked directly to the peo-
Pile il has resuscItated in its present promising
form The Lowell Representatives have been instruct
against the measure on account OF It's inurns
the supplies necessary for the Mills Long Pond being
q. ire sources u tue Concord river but the boston
folks will manage to stiic this objection by holding
ssvory pcscrcl before the Lowell gentlemen noses
Last week there two Conventions at the fremont
TernDle one of Aboironss and The other composed Oi
NsEppland Fourisrites. AZ the former resolution was
read aud signatures asked IT, requesting the Legislature
then in session to recall the Massachusetts Representa-
tves IRON Washington. The reason gwen by the pre-
s.,or of the uetton was that the General Government
had tailed sustain the rights OF Massachusetts IN the
persons her Ambassadors ent TO sister states 10 c
redress of grievances and who had been driven orcloy
from their missions and that therefore, Massachusetts
as sovereign State thrown back upon herself and
hence could no business oil ccnnecnon Win eio''
crprnen that refused in Justice maintain her rights
All could cean from the other Convention was bits OF
Mr. Brisbaue's speech wherein be said the friends OF
PROGRESS had their hardest battle 10 fight with The gen
era impression of the World that God in bis Providence
had ordained mach evil exist partly for punishment
and partly 10 humble and fiji us Tor the world to come
such said he the opinion Mr. Calhoun once
EXPRESSED to me and SAID Mr. T. had II corrooorated
,y dnys after BIZ the testimony OF colored professor
of Day & Martins Blsckug not far from Washington,
who was oh de same ptnlon.
o. A. Brownson has got himself into not water by call
ing Young Ireland indfcl association Brownson
bss sed disturbance wherever ne has been In his po
tical and religious shifts alike and 1t Will be miracle
il he stays the Catholics He ID strong man SO far
The conception of deas is concerned but as hJoneG
IN their arrangement rs the mountain boulder never
inct overlooking and unfair dispuAut in my lite
He prcsumes and too much and thinks netting
of giving the lie indirectly 10 all opponent IT, ms sydney
smith SAWS Webster is steam engine in breechcs.
then Mr.. Brownson is one without breeches, aud he
put those garments oil decency or lie VIII never
have many friends
Lectures winch aourshed here so fruitfuIy two and
three wears since. have given way TO gh er amuse-
ments OF which there abundance. The Seguins
are doing well also the Boston Musical Associations
while now and then Concert CLEANS out Ike Rocte,
dazzling AL fixed lights with its mumentary usre. The
rr,at novelty lust now is the Rock Usrmonicon."
which with sundry g Pine Sticks ana an - Ancient Duh
cmer' has been turning The heads o! the town This
time the mountain its labor brought forth more than
mouse and while the inventor is caring his rocks
about the world be is doubtless getting what Monroe Ed
wards once had, " a pocket fui! OF rocks. The most
steady AID successful place Of amusement - the Boston
Museum, owned by Moses kim5Gll and his brother a
wealthy merchant and capitalist here. IL has line col
lection III many departments but especially Of paintings
embracing works by Poussin, Muril!o Nan Loo Nerpet
and many other masters. also " Washington Crossing
the Delaware by Sully-a picture valued NJ SOVuU-
There are also ensrayngs i've very !argcrepresen
ing some Of AlcNanders tsiumphs and victories Inc
saoou very large and usually filed with say 1000 peo
pe of an evening kimbsll has done in Boston whist
Eanum has In Your city, turned the tables on the Thea
tres and they count on AZ least len years reward
unit, the Theatres reformed thoroughly. Mr.. h.
has been good patron OF talen-has brought OUT many
native plays win success-empoys a Dramstst and
Scenic Arst steadily ana pays literally and promptly.
He and his brother about building new Museum
on V,smont.st above the Bank OF Savings, lO5 feet
i-ont AM nearly leo feet deep running back to Court
Place The basement on elIher SIDE VIII ac cut INTO
stores while above will be the most superb Museum
building n America They purchased the lot OF the
Athen9um by giving bonus OF $4,000 Cost OF the
new building and ground $4,000. Beside his Museum
enterprise hr kimba is au able effective and popular
political speaker, and was foremost among 'ne Natives
last Fall He also, as before mentoucc, "as very eAi
Gent in resuscsiing the Water bill
The Chinese Museum is also worth visiting II only 20
hear Old fellow with rigid face ana plsaii cue bl 10
ike stalk fixed in eourd, and he sings tab, dA
,rah--wth interminable variations Another Chinesc
writes your name on neat card with cSuleI hS.r
BRUSH tor n.nepence. while over your head sud al
about luminous lanterns images works OF art pain;
iugs cn.rHviucs &c teaching ere he leaves. that
China may yet be Tar from Barbarism. But must tell
good story in the Museum line and close. Some years
since, wealthy fanatic IN London caused twelve :" Dis
solving Views 20 be painted from religious subjects
mostly touching Jewish history, with which he intended
by having v.sii the fairs vito them, Chris
uanizs England and perhaps iae world The Artist
tSo years more or less, working them. and superb
tuinss they were, one having over hundred wel-Ge
nned figures Ia space of iCug inches by three glass
When finished no one would take them who
peIen. because tcey were serious succeed, and
would De hooted AZ the fsrs. The them TO
the Polytechnic win orders 20 sell them only to some re
hsious person institute Tor religious purposes The
Polytechnic offered five pounds each but no. it
RELIGIOUS An American who hiss been some time III
Europe heard OF the sad 10 the Polytechnic but
they knowing him there well would not sell for the
aforesaid reason but gave him tie owners address
Ha Immediately wrote, saying ne hsd heard oil these
Views that be was citizen OF the United States and
humble member Of religious society in his native
DESTROYS the salvation OF souls, and that he