The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-22

the quarrel that led to IL was about the sum Of Hy
cents. There have, too. been many murders per.
petrated in and around Natick during the last few
years-not one Of which, however, was the work Of
native ofthe place-that it is thought that ex-
ample is specially needed for the safety of the poo
PIE OF that locality billiard, who killed Warren, at
Natlck Is said to be model prisoner, and his friends
confidently expect that he will not be found guilty
oi any higher crime than granddaughter
The Attorney Generalshp-Mr. Choate having
now really resigned, so ''they say"-has been as
s,emea, py report, to Mr.. Lord, OF Salem, who 30
wen performed the duties of Speaker at the last
zion OF our house OF Representatives. This selec-
on, supposing IT to have been made will do credit
10 the government. Mr.. Lord Is a sound LAWYER. an
acute ana nd iorcibe reasoner, and man Of great
energy and industry He will have FREQUENT o1por-
tuniies OF meeting his old Antagonist. Mr.. Bpter.
who is fast rising to the place Of our rst criminal
lawyer, and who, the wings say, would have been
Attorney General II the coalition had succeeded. "A
that Mr.. Lord will owe his promotion to Gen. Cnsh
ing, though doubt Of his entertaining any strong
sentiment Of gratitude for the favor done him The
wing papers of this morning say that Mr. Clifford II
to be Attorney General again.
The free solers are to have o mass convention Of
Worcester on the 3lst Of May 1t will be simply an
item in the work Of "agitation" that they have en-
tered upon, and have no special reference to Massa
chusetts politics. The free sellers see with regret
the inroads that have been made on their ranks by
the wings, who have stolen their thunder in most
INSCRIPTIONS style. verify believe that they like
the administration at Washington much better than
they do the wings, or any portion of them; and
some of their number consider it great additional
evil to the Nebraska bill that its passage would do
cessor.
There have been quite number Of sales Of real
estate here this week, though not any that will COM
pare with those made last week.. The largest is
that Of the estate on the of Green and Pitts
streets, occupied until recently by the Eye and Ear
Infirmary. The land amounts to 1854 feet, being
l23 on Pitts and so on Green street and there are
on il large three story house and other buildinas
Whiting fha TO at
~ S2a square foot, paying, in round numbers,
s30,OC0 for it. The terms WERE onefourth cash. and
the remainder any time within ten years, as the
purchaser may think best. The property is good,
and should say that Mr.. Whiting had made judi
cious investment 1t lies almost opposite to the Re
we're House, and is in quarter Of the town where
The Lane estate, on Leverett street, was sold on
Wednesday for 81, 500. There were sales of houses
at good prices, yesterday, by Col. Thompson, the
crack auctioneer, or George Robbins, of Boston.
Mr. Sleeper, who has edited the Boston Journal,
one of our best papers, for than twenty years.
retired from that post yesterday and has been sue
ceeded by Mr.. Dix, formerly one of his assistants,
and gentleman Of talents. Mr.. Sleeper had been
q sailor for twenty-five years before he went into
the editorial chair, and he now leaves his second
profession on account Of impaired health.
Mayor Smith has written a book on Turkey and
the Turks" which was published this morning.
He travelled extensively in the East few years
since, and this work is the result of his obser-
vations in one portion Of that interesting quar-
Ter Ol Lne giODe. III Is q well written volume.
Mcssrs. Little, Brown & Co. have published
a work entitled "Junius Discovered" It is from
the pen OF Mr.. Frederick Griffin, of Montreal Mr..
Griin attributes the writings OF Junius to Governor
Pownall, who was for some time at the head of this
Stat or Province, IS it then was. think that he
should have called his book "Junius Invented" Not
that Governor P0wnall was not possessed of suff-
Gent talent to have written the 'Lettersn for he
was man Of singular ability, AMI in some respects
his ideas were far ahead Of all his contemporaries
SO far as there are means OF ascertainng what
the opinions Of the men of his time; but think it
could be shown that he was not Junius, or near to
him. However, Mr.. Griffin has given us very
clever book, be he right or wrong. OF all the
Junian reading that have had-not much, to be
SURE know Of but two things that are as good as
Mr.. Griffns. The first is the London QuartGIy's
younger Lord Lyttleton was Junius; and the other
Is the essay on the subject attached to the last
number Of the Grenvile Papers, and which ought to
be printed separately from the work of which Il
now forms part, or rather an dition.
Mr. Macdonald, o Catholic, has been turned ont
of an ushership in the Charleston High School, by
the committee, q majority of whom are know
who, in 1852 certified to General Pierce's Catholic
ism, to his having been born at Cork, and educated
at MaynOoth and to his readiness to kiss the Popes
great toe; ain short" to his being Just "the man
for Galway" and, therefore, he can be easily pro-
vided for by grateful executive. ALGoMA.
P.S-The "Angel Gabriel" has returned from
Worcester, and is ''blowing his horn" up and down
Fort Hill tomorrow, and as the people in that quar-
er are about all Irish Catholics, row is antici-
pated. The Worcester people were unknd not to
shut him up until Monday, which they might have
done without any violation Of the rights Of the ci
tizen.