The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-26

pepdsnce thas wss well known 70 b sbest - vlss-
tsnt TO that gent!eman - would have bssa pepper
TO . sore back. Mr.. Adams was Q subsedbor TO The
Lowell A,nev,cen-cne OF its patrons - silly
people express it-snd taking olence q its csurss.
be pettisbly stopped hs paper" making sse Of
the following language in his letter." NY only
motives for receiving the Lowell Ansuicsn wcre
two: hrst. the hope that II would serve the anti
slavery cause; and, second, the good will euter-
tsiDeo To its editor. Inasmuch a for some time
have ceastd to regard 1t az valuable In the nrst
lghl, and now perceive the good will mot recipro-
sssns trust to e. w s's ns fss q
this MIR. Robinson repfed:-"I have never
LOO ked upon subscribers a. patrons, In any
sense of the word, but have always rocog-
nized their perfect right to como and 80 at their
pleasure, without apology. You might a. well
have asked to be excused from buying OF your grocer
o. butcher. As you have sought occasion, while
none sxid. for dispalaging my labors In the anti
slavery csu1e, have this TO say IN reply viz. that
for the a.t five years and halt have given all my
tine, all have received from my paper. aud two
thousand dollars received from Other sources, to
in Lowell. II you, sir. have done a. murh. Of which
entertain considerable doubt you have not, at any
rate, sacrificed II have not served the anti-
slavery cause ia any other way, have preserved
my own freedom of thought and of slseech towards
all men, whether political friends or foes l am in
hopes to lie able to do this in future; and although
ebteTtsiB no fear Whatever on that account. prefer
not 70 be uncer the slightest temptation, and There
sixtytLIee cents, due to you on account" The
sight of tie historical family" genucman's face,
when he read that letter, would have been q small
fortune to a caricatuii-t.
The Massachuset It's Medical Society observed their
seventy third anniversary on the 20th, al Ftchburg,
III, IL than two hundred persons being preseat. DR..
George Hayward OF Boston, was eecteo president.
The anpuai address WAS by DR.. Workman, Of Wor
cesteT. Several valuable papers were read. DR.. A.
A. Gould, of Boston, WAS chostn orator for next
year, when the society will meet at Springfield.
The corr or stone OF a new Catholic church was
laid on Thursday afternoon, by Rev. Nicholas
O'BIien, oi the cathedral. There was largo crowd
pIeeebt This ediice will he on the southeast cor
ner Of Albany and Ha ward streets, will have free
ST. nc front, and will cost about $4,000 Boston is
rich in Catholic places Of worship
Tie case Of Wbipple VS.. the City of Boston, is on
trial befoie ihe Court If Common Pleas at Con-
cord. Mr.. Whpple claims for damages received from
taking the water Of Cochituae Pond by this city, he
being mill Owrer on Concord River, which stream
affected by the operations of the Water Commits
sioneIs of Boston. The decision of this will affect
many other claims. Water may cost Boston as much
as rum.
Our Granite Club has endorsed the Nebraska bill,
plasterd the President, and elected Mr. Douglas an
honorary member. If they could make tue bill salts
factory to the people. restore to the President his
lost popularity, and the election of two demo-
cratic Senators in New Hampshire, it would be
much mole to the purpose.
:" Class Day" passed off excelently at Cambridge
yesterday: Mr.. R. Q. Winthrop, Jr. delivered the
This young gentleman is destined to keep up the
character Of the long distinguished family OF which
be is a member poem by Mr.. Preston was well
written and happily delivered. The audience was
very large.
Last winter our Legislature passed Gan act to
prevent ncendiarsm," the first section of which is
as follows -
Whenever any building other property in the Com
monweal,h shall be destroyed by fre and complaint
within ten days thereafter shall be subscribed and
swoTno before any justice Of the peace for the county
where such fire shall happen, alleging that reasonable
dental in its origin but was caused BY design It shall be
the duty Of Justice forthwith to Issue his warrant
to come constable Of the town city where such pro-
pedty destroy ed requiring him to summon imme-
daey good and lawful OF the county to appear
before said ustise at the time place expressed in
the warrant to inquire when hos, and BY what means
said FIRE originated.
The store 377 Washington street, kept by Mr. G.
w. Blodget, jeweller, was robbed and fired on the
morning of June Is. On the 23d Mr.. Bl0dgett
made complain, in accordance with the terms of
the above section. and jury Of examination has
about it after the examination shall have been had
/ do not know. mention the circumstance as
being something new; whether 1t will prove USE
full is quite another thing.
The State Temperance Convention at Lowell on
Tuesday and Wednesday was numerously attended,
but is said to have been rather anti slavery than
an anti rum meeting. The most prominent speak
ers gave it to be understood that they considered
the Nebraska question one Of much more import
ance than the temperance question. ALI illusions
Of an anti-slavery character were vehemently APP
plauoed while those made to temperance were as
coldly received as-water.
At the rate that tolls are now taken on the
bridges between here and Charlestown 1t is calcu-
abated by the LIST of October, 1855, unless the
cheatage should be very large. Many devices are
resorted to for the purpose Of avoiding full pay
ments of rates. ALTOONA.