The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-23
Our Boston Corresponds 400.

TMs Lsg,slature-Ihe Liquor Qr-.st,on-E Finances
Of Massachusstts--V,tut Satistcs-The Econ
orny of the GaHotcs-Co, formations Removals.
"a Statue Of Frankli'>-Authors and Publish
0s-Mrs Noce- authorship Of Passion
Fotcrs"-GenerSs Cush,ng's Threatened pisa
The Constst,aionaiay of the Liquor Lar
Abolition Profits, &C., &c.
Our Legislature as yet has done nothing OF iul-
pOrtance beyond the appointing Of special commit-
tees the tunnel question, the question OF
constitutional reform and the rum question.
The reports of these committees will make
work, and lively work, too, for the House,
and for the Senate, perhaps, II anything can
give that stupid body some vitality. The tone
Of the legislative reports is rather satrical when
mention is made Of The rum question They say that
the Speaker on Thursday appointed the follow
ing committee on that portion of the Governors
message supposed to have reference to the liquor
question" &c. There is not word in the message
about that question: and the passage referred to the
the committee is piece of Master Tommy Good
child or Mrs. Margery Meanwell Morality, very ap
propriate for the American Preceptor,r or the
I" Young Mans Own Book but most ridiculous in
6tate paper which ought to contain mental food for
men, not the pap appropriate for babes and suck.
hngs His EXcellency showed the white feather
the rum affair, and it is now very clear to the rum.
mics that he's not the man for Galway" How
ever, they did their full part in eecting him Cover
nor and is be hoped that they satisfied with
their work. At al events. they'll hive no other
Governor, or one more favorable 20 their ends for
this macy a long year. The committee appointed
by Mr., Speaker Lord on this subject contains at
least three determined enemies Of the law, namely
MIR hp la
from the day chat it was first proposed-Mr Knight
OF Narbehead, and Mr.. Gill of Worcester yer,
energetic member OF the coalition, and democrat
There will be good report made gainst the law;
but that will not kill il.
report from Mr.. Wilder, State Auditor shows
that the total receipts into the State treasury dur
ing 1853 were S2llS,205 OF. OF this sum $685..
6s4 81 were from the bank tax and other ordinary
sources Of revenue, and sos from the State tax
Ii part; the remainder was account of loans and
the various funds specifically appropriated The ex-
pendtures were S2lSl ,379 80. The payments on
account OF the Legislature salaries, &c, were
S679,752 81, The expenses of the constitutional
convention we're, in part, sl54,ls4 81. On account
of the State prison, S40,55l OIL Total, S87445S 20.
The balance was on specific funds, loans, &c The
deficit is sei06S 50. The revenue Of 1854 is esti-
mated AZ S152sS0; expenditures, S764 900: to be
increased, perhaps, by legislative appropriations
The sum Of 100000 will be required TO finish the
State Almshouses and to complese the enlarge
ment of the State House. The entire liabilities of
OF scrps issued as loans in the construction of railways
The entire property Of the State IS Sll 032 457 81
The securities held by the Treasurer to 4 421
7l427 and produce over six per cent per annum
The School Fund is 1924 2sl O5 The claim
against the general government is Slsl 000-which
some people think will not be paid in hurry.
There has been paid the sum of Sl45, $50 for the
support OF the deaf, dumb, aud blind, idiots, State
paupers &c; snd for the State Reform School at
Marlborough $50 600. The total payments from |
The school fund have been about SIC 900.
The number of births in Massachusetts during
1852 was 9S02; deaths 1882; marriages, l,57S;
consumption was the chief cause of the deaths, the
average being twelve day. The number of females
that have thus died is nearly fifty per cent greater
than that OF males during the last four years. Sep
tember is the worst month and February the best,
In this respect. The disease has been very generally
distributed over the State, Essex and Berkshire
counties being most free from it. The former is
maritime county and the latter is mountainous The
exact number of deaths by consumption was 1885, of
whom ,663 were males, and ASP females. The next
big hest number among adults, was from dysentery,
being 0lS of typhus fever, CIT; other fevers,
SCI; various diseases OF the bowels 542 disease of
Me heart, 435; searatina, S4S; iafantle disease,
l,l60; creup, 429; hydrosephalus, 4i0; paralysis, |
2S3; diseases OF the brain, $40; cholera, co. whoop-
ing cough lee; pneumonia, s3l; smallpox, 81; |
rheumatism, 6s; marasmus, l57; diseases OF the |
heart and the lungs, 204; cancer $50; erysipelas
1913 measles l4l scr'ula, 80; fits, 100; apoplexy
100; Is persons were poisoned, l6 suocaed, 76 com
mitted suicide, 45 died from intemperance, 81 from
insanity 81 of deirum tremens, and $50 of old age
These facts are derived from Dr. Shurtlefs annual
report which contains great deal of important mat
Ter to those who make study of vital statistics The
whole number OF suicides during the last four years
was 247 of whom l73 were males and 70 females
Is this difference to be attributed to the superior
cheerfulness Of women, founded their being more
religious than the other sex?
The gallows is a worthy public luxury, it would
seem. II appears that The publication OF the docu-
nents in jus iiicaton of the hanging of Cough has
cost the State the pretty little sum Of 500 as they
were published in ten daily papers at a charge of
s67 each. This was Gov Cliffords work. The ex
Governor was Attorney General when Clough was
under trial, and he has made the State pay for the
hanging Of the criminal whom he got convicted q
very good extra bill. The publication of these docu
ments Is supposed to have been made for the purpose
Of convincing the world that the exAttorney General
and ex Governor was not governed by personal feel
ings in this case but then his friends OF the wing
press ought to have pristed them gratis.
There were several coalitionists in the batch of |
combinations just received here. Mr.. Allen, OF Nan
tucket, strong co lltonist aud is a very good
man. Mr. Smart, Of Belfast, Me-. was an old Wilmot |
provisoist; but his appointment is popular Mr.. Bar
toll, of Marolehead was formerly whg but of late |
wears he has acted with the de mocrats There was
coalition in Marblehead last November between the
wings and the bunker democrats, in which Mr.. Bar
tOl figured. II was unaer the auspices Of Mr. Cush
ing that il formed 1t is thought here that these
combinations indicate complete triumph of the ad
mnstration in all cases Of appointments, which NAV
or may not be a well founded opinion.
Our vhig State government has touched bot.
tom Ia the matter OF removals rom office. They
have displaced clerks in the State and Treasury De-
parments, whtsh has never before been done by any
party in Massachusetts, They have also removed
Waterman from the State prison account Of his
politics. Speaking OF removals, hear that our new
city government is having q nice new guillotine
made which is soon 70 be put il operation for the
benefit of certain parties
very strong desire to erect a monument 70 |
Franklin is just nov prevalent in Boston, and the |
prospect Of it, realization better now than at
any previous mspi OF the same form Of luna.
cy. do mo- speak thus OF the sif4ir because do |
not wish 30 the eItak,pC succeed pat because
there has bten so much sail ABOUT ere sting cnonu
ments To orr great aud - little done that the
whole thing udiCrous air rhen ii il brought |
forward for the thousandtn time by some yuine |
individual association. However, the present |
movement, il rs but sheer justice say, mas more
sane look than most of It's predecessors IL was
CONNIE hCed by the Mechanics Charitable Assoc,a- |
hen On the dth OF January and committee of |