The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-15


didates for the place, Of late, Governor Boutwell,
who was strongly backed by General Cushing. in re-
turn for his OWE Justiceship on our Supreme bonch
which appointment was unanimously confirmed by
coalition containing msjority of free s,ilsrs. But
for his signature to the liquor law, Governor Bout
we'll would have d.tauced all competitors The ultra
huDktrs-the real blue blood" boys-pressed for the
appointment Of Mr.. John w. James, but would have
been satisfied with that Of Mr. s. d. Bradford The
Post party preferred Mr.. Bailey, but in case Of
his failure were willing to have Col. J. w. Heard
editor OF the Daily Chronicle, appointed. Judge
Bishop preferred the Post Office to the sub treasury;
but his preferences were not taken into the account
The Fosf interest triumphed. as usual, and triumphed
throughout for It has carried its rs choice. Il has
secured all the best Offices. The Times also goes
for Mr. Bailey preferriog him to either Of the other
Ds%es seem to 60 al one
flows down Water street is decidedly Pactolian in
its character.
Mr. Chaplin, who has been made Postm ,ster at
Springfield, is young man, son of Chester w.
Chaplin. gentleman of some prominence among the
democracy Of Western Massachusetts,, and hun xer
of the most ultra stamp. The is shining on that
side with beams almost as fierce and pc FILLING as
those Of the sun Of these hot August days. Mr..
Coffin, the new Postmaster at Newburyport, is said
to be an ancient mariner on the sea OF politics,
who has been in ordinary until very recently.
to week or two q since the s
Of Acton and that he was afreesoiler and Maine la
man. Last Sunday night some person or persons"
threw into the windows Of Mr. Snow, Of Acton, six
bottles of vitrOl doing considerable damage to fur
niture. Mr.. Snow is associated With Mr. Fletcher on
vigilance committee appointed to nose out all VIC
la.Ons Of the liquor law, and prosecute the VIC
ators. The other night, MIR. Fletcher, who has
tree in a fine orchard girdled. which detess
able act was laid to the account OF the 0p-
poDents Of liquor laws. though there has been no
proof OF their guilt adduced. The Court of Com
Lcul ~z~~ l.
county, for some days past, in trying liquor cases.
Several persons were found guilty, most Of whom
appealed to the Supreme Court. One Of the con-
vced parties is said to have elected to go the House
OF Correction for two months, rather than pay fine
and costs. and give heavy bonds not to sell again.
The friends of the law very active Just now, aud
seem bent upon making all the mischief they can.
.sS ., s w@ 10 thS Saa
are bound to follow, rs honest men, and If they
would have the temperance cause upheld. The
wings are amazingly disnterested.
The assessed value OF property in the city of BoS
ton this year. is $205 1922 400. OF this. the real es-
tate is valued at Sis 26l 900. and the personal at
$9OG6 400. You must aad twenty millions, at the
very least to the sum- to obtain even an apprOxma-
ticn to the truth. The number Of polls is 30 900,
and the rate of taxation is 81 60 for every thousand
dollars. In Lowell the valuation is $50 ,357 ,9Gs,
and the rate OF taxation is SO so for every thousand
dollars. The number of polls is 1852. Increase
II is stated that Mr.. Samuel Eliot, Of this city has
in the English press work entitled History Of the
Bariy Christians" Mr.. Eliot ia sometimes confound-
ed with Mr.. Samuel A. Eliot, formerly Mayor of
Boston, and lately member Of Congress from the
Suffolk district, but he is much younger man.
Some years since he published work. in two vol.
umes on Rome, being the first instalment l think,
Of what he proposed should be History Of Libsr.
world and for his own reputation. Slr. Eliot lacked
that power of execution which alone could render
such work worthy Of favor. His work on Rome
tory, that ever got hold Of. A more brilliant
subject scholar could not have than the oousti-
tutioDa! history Of the greatest and most remark
able Of countries. Mr.. Eliot made it about as
ginning to end there is scarcely q sentence with
power or light sufficient to vary the leaden dull.
ncss, the sandy dreariness Of the work. 1t is pity
that it is so, for Mr. Eliot has certain qualifications
that indispensable to the writer of history-he
is rich, industrious and conscientious In America,
no man can be a historian who is not wealthy, and
who shall not be in position to be independent Of
his literary abors. Il ne succeed, his wealth will
proving serious. Mr.. Eliot is bene voent man. and
has done much good for the poor, expanding several
thousand dollars annually tor the benefit OF poor
children. Such q man can afford to write an in
different history, as he has other claims to consider
alton, and such as ought to be held much higher.
A rather curious quarrel has broken ont bet ~eea
ore Of our great railroad companies and country
town. Some people in Concord (Mass.) have COM
PEELED the directors Of the Boston and Fitchbsrg
Company to put gate at a /" crossing" in that
town and have had them indicted for not complying
with the laws acquisitions on the subject. L. will
cost tie company some six or seven hundred dollars
to keep man IN charge Of the gate, as trains run
through the night Angry ut Icing thus forced to
connolly with the terms of the law, the directors
threaten to cut Concord OF from pretty much all her
present railroad facilities. But one train from
Fitchburg and another from Boston, they say. shall
stop there hereafter. At present three trains leave
there for Boston. Should the directors carry ont
their threat, there will be some work for the law
yers, for the company have sold season tickets to
Concord people that have months to run; and legal
gentlemen say that each holder of such tickets would
have his action against tic company for every time
that he should be prevented from going to Boston,
according to the arrangements existing at the time
he purchased As there are some seventy five season
tickets held at Concord, and about quarter of a
million Of the company's stock, and the receipts
are not less than $50 900, perhaps the gentlemen
directors may think better Of it, especially as those
Concordians who had the company indicted did no
more than follow the acquisitions of State law, or
matter is important only as it shows the disposition
OF men who have control of great means to set aside
Il law, or, falling that to punish those who, in
the discharge Of their duty insist upon the law being
obeyed.
The potato rot is spreading over the State, and
gentlemen agricuturaly interested are of opinion
that our potato crop will this year be very small
indeed. In some instances fine looking potatoes
signs Of the rot appeared on them in few hours
thereafter. In most cases, however, the disease
show itself long before the hour Of digging has
arrived, aud at least saves the necessity of digging
what ia to prove wore than worthless. A Salem
paper Of yesterday sta es that the disease has made
us appearance in that vicinity, with unexamped viru
lence, running like fire through whole fields, and
leaving not hill worth the digging The squashes
in some fields, too in that part of the country have
experienced sudden blight. 1t would prove very
sLar1ning evil if, Deside potatoes. we are to lose
other articles that enter largely into the food Of both
opeds and quadrupeds Squashes are cultivated to
an immense extent in Massachusetts, and are used in
various ways and should they DO bighted In Massa-
chusetts men here would De compelled to ascertain
the real value Of articles of VIII Oh they now think
lightly, not at ALL because Of their very common
ness. Squashes are important In connection with
our milk butter and cheese business, and especiallysO
from the partial failure Of the hay crops. Perhaps,
however the disease in the squashes of Essex Is
merely local, and not like that which burns up
potato fields and treating almost every locality with
fba rnn QrtiaIity.