The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-02-07
FROM BOSTON.
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Council, Of the births, deaths, and marriages, in
Boston, for ls49. The number Of births regis.
tered during the year is 5,OGs-2 j92 of which
were males, 2,476 females. OF the fathers OF
these children 3, lao were foreigners, and of the
mothers 1851. The number of deaths during
the year were 5O79-2,GO4 males, PAYS females
The deaths by cholera amounted TO Gil. The
number Of marriages recorded was 2,237. OF
these, 81 males and SIS females were Ameri
can; 45l males and 4s9 females, Irish-the re.
mainder were natives of other countries.
Quite futtering took place in the custom.
house, yesterday, owing to the instructions re.
ceived by Mr.. Greeley from headquarters rela.
tive to the dismission of several of the subordi-
nate officers. Six gentlemen were notified OF
leave to withdraw" and it is understood that
several more are destined TO the same fate
The line of telegraph between Boston and
Newburyport fas been purchased by Mr. o Rel.
ly, who designs making it portion of the Mer.
chants Line from Halifax to New Orleans as
well as TO st. Louis, and ultimately to San Fran.
cisco and Oregon City. The road between Bos-
ton and Portland is already commenced, and ia
rapidly progressing under the direction of Mr.
c. L. Smith, an associate Of MIR. OReilly.
The u. 8 District Court has been engaged for
a couple of days in the trial of Captain Francis
Martin, of the schooner Abby Hammond, charged
with conspiring to destroy his vessel, which was
lost off the port of Jeremie, for the purpose OF
defrauding sundry insurance Offices of large sums
at risk on the vessel and cargo, and also on a sum
of specie, represented TO have been shipped on
6pstd said vessel.
A curious incident connected with the Park
man tragedy was the disappearSpoa from the Office
OF the City Coroner, Of certain papers belonging
to the evidence laid before the coroners jury.
The Office was broken open, and the papers alb
stracted, some four weeks since. They proved,
however, to be unimportant in their contents, the
chief one being list of the witnesses summoned
during the investigation; and little delay in
the preparation of a new list was the only conse-
quence Of the theft The rogue, finding he had
made less valuable haul than he had doubtless
anticipated, restored the documents day or two
since by slipping them under the door of the Office
at an early hour In the morning.
In connection with the Tailors' Association,
which was established in this city after the strike
last fall, there has been a recent movement for
the benefit of the oppressed seamstresses whose
condition, though not so wretched as in New
York and some other of our large Cities Is still
boys clothing establishment, together with de-
partment for the sale Of gentlemens wearing APP
parel Of all sorts, and for articles Of every de-
scription usually made by females. The estab-
lishment is to be conducted on the joint-stock
principle, and to be under the charge of the Sec
rotary and manager of the Tailors' Association
The shares in the concern are to be quite small
in order that all, however poor, may participate
in the advantages, and receive their proportonate
share Of the profits 1t is thought by the pro-
Jector Of this praiseworthy undertaking, that at
least twenty per cent higher wages can be paid
for labor than 10 now piven--an advance which
would give comparative comfort and ease to many
poor family now struggling against cold and
hunger, and furnish hundreds with the hitherto
unknown luxuries of good fires and warm cloth
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WALLNcroRD, VI, Jan. %, 1850.
To the Edi,or of .he National Era.
SIR ! noticed that in the very pertinent
though somewhat humorous remarks of the Hon
John P. Hale, in the Senate, on the occasion OF
the presentation by our Senator, Upham, of the
resolutions of our State Legislature, the idea il
conveyed that our delegation in Congress was no,
instructed to present said resolutions. And
though strictly this may be true, still the very
sentiment and style of the resolutions themselves
do amount substantially to such instructions
Although, in the main, the sarcastic and the
serious are very distinguishabe in the ever char
acteristc style of the distinguished Senator from
New Hampshire, yet fear that an impression Of
our State worse than the truth may have been
made where the resolutions have not been exam
ined
AS citizen of the State, therefore, DESTROYS of
witnessing just appreciation of every indication
Of the rising sentiment against the compareess
scourge Of American slavery, wish you would
set the impression right by endorsing this general
explanation, or by publishing in this connection
the resolutions themselves, the possession of
which already by you renders it unimportant for
me to transcribe.
By reference to said resolutions, it will be per-
ceived that our representatives, both Of the State
and the People, have some direct work laid out
for them, which cannot as yet allow myself to
believe they will endeavor to shirk. But should
they do 80, as Mordecai said to the Queen, then
shall deliverance come from some other quarter,
lest they and their house, &c. But ta-hea<
The truth IT, the faithful discharge Of the high
trust committed 10 our representatives not only
secures our approval but commands the respect
of the rest of mankind instance the exam
pie Of the Free Soil members, both in the Senate
and the House, to whose high and manly bearing
even their bitterest opponents have yielded the
involuntary need Of praise.
There is not State in the Union but would be
proud Of representative Of the caliber OF Free
dop.,s champion, John p Hale He has the SYM
patty and the prayers Of all who elevate desire
for the Patriot, the Philanthropist or the Chris
tan, and on the pages Of history his name will
stand gloriously identified with the redemption Of
his country from her foulest stain; while the
name of his opposers, vainly seeking for the veil
of oblivion shall be damned with famen
Positively, ID. K. NICHOLSON
P.S. hope shall not be mistaken for my
eminent cousin Of Nashville, the recipient Of the
far-famed non inervention letter Of Mr.. Cass.
I have ever regretted that even remote collat-
eral relative of mine should have been instrumen.
tai in humbling so distinguished man.
Verify, ID. E ~
CLEARFIrLp COUNTY, Pa, Jan. 10, 1880