Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-01-24
BOSTON Correspondence
BosroY, Jan. %.

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affords constant sourceso reflection, of instructions or
amusement. You hardly go to bed at night Or gel
up in the morning. go to your meal or return rom IL
sit quietly in your chair at home, or walk through the
busy bustng streets without having the conviction for
ced upon you that Boston great place and no mis-
take.
Legislation still 'drags its slow length along" while
the committees are getting organized and the members
are becoming acclmated. say acclimated,-for it is
fact that the members, generally and the House, of
late years, us ally consists othree ourths members
have to go through almost regular aprocess OF ac-
clmaton, do emigrans from this part Of the country
to tropical semiropical climates. The changes in
their habits and modes ofving so great, to have
very material influence their physical condition.
They transferred suddenly from the quiet monotony
Of country life, from their daily routine of bodily toll
and plain fare, to the physical inacton and mental
ctement of legislative life, and to the gusatory enjoy
ments not to say excuses of the well furnished table of
the city hotels The change is too great for some, and,
with the exception of few, of the cautious makes
they have to pay the natural penalty of the violation of
the laws of health, and suffer more or less ndisposton
as the consequence. Several are absent from tina!
cause, while others partially confined to their lodg
ings. On the balotng Tor Senator day. it was found
that six of those who would have voted for
Sumner were absent from illness.
The non-arriva of the Steam Ship Atlantic is very
naturally the subject of much conversations and remark
Many still profess believe she is sae-that her
gnes probably disabled soon after she left Liver
pool and that she is slowly working her way across the
under such sail as her rig enables her to carry
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the Western Islands for supply. Among these are
found experienced nautical Bat far the greater
number, think, consider the a very doubtful if
hopeless one and believe that she, and all on
board, have been engulphed in the ocean, Or what is
more fearful still, that they have fallen prey to the
devourng flames. 1t is currently reported know not
on how good authority that the Collins line Of Steam
ers defective in their construction expose
them to great danger from fire, and it is said, that
they have repeatedly taken fire, and that it eXtin
gushed without the fact being generally known to the
passengers Whether these reports are well or il-foun
died. it is to be hoped that they will lead to inves-
cation OF the NATTER for it is be tolerated that hui
man life should be exposed reckossy and needessly to
such pcrils.
1t is curious to observe the many ways that le-
III SUCH THIS, LOT raising te Uftt'
Although do ut attend the places Of public
ment, yet the notices of them fail to under
the observation of every Among the rest
circulated last week, for ssGRAED GIFT CONCERT"
! at the Melodeon Saturday evening, Jan, 49, Gu
rous to know what ssGift Concerto could be, l
looked over the bill, and found that the performances
in the usual style of vocal and instrumental con
cers, by or performers, and that the GIFTS,
be distributed among the audience, by committee of
one hundred magnificent ANNALS worth from three
to fifteen dollars each - be distributed Immediately
at the close Of the The tickets were limited to
fifteen hundred, dollar each. This smuggling in
OF lottery rattle, under the of gift concerto
has decidedly striped pggishi pect, and have no
doubt, is genuine yankee continuance although the
names of most of the performers apparently German
AT any rate they sufficiently outandisht induce the
, idea that they may be first musicians
Speaking Of musical matters reminds me that SIvoRI
is now assisting the Harmonious, who are giving Sc
res ofconcers at the Horticultural Hail. in their dou-
bic character, usual, ofblacks and whites believe
they are always successful in drawing full houses