The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-01
Our Boston Correspondence.

Jamicson-His Probable Successor-Ihe Athensam Cal
Iesy and Lsorayy-7hs City Librsry-7he Shaw Case
The Hoesie 3vnael-Secsarian SckootAsother Slap a.
Ne Pores Chops de-, DC.
April leaves in very sulky humor, and the pros
Let of nne May day is not muck better than that of
sunption Of specie payments by tho Cochtuate Bank
Tough still good could be expected wondering
hat dolefu old woman frslic Nay becomes in this
krt OF the world.
The Legislature is expected to rise to-day taking pay
to Monday night It has been in session Iii days. and
y cost the State about sl55,oeo. This Is the big
bill that Massachusetts, has yet paid for legis-
tive session, 50 far know. The session has been
Ary four weeks shorter than that Of 1852 aud there
l02 less members than there that year. and yet
bill this year is the largest This has happened from
increase Of the per diem from two dollars to three
lars-a measure not to DO condemned in itself, but
hch was impotic under the circumstances.
The House, with almost hundred wing majority,
fused to with the Senate in the good work Of
Betting monument to Mr.. Webster. The wings are
ecious set Of towards and deserve to be beaten but
neither they shall receive their deserts is yet to BIO de-
bed upon They attribute the failure of the project to
Q "factious opposition Of the free soiers-there
Eng some wings to each free soer in the House.
ID many democrats ready to aid the former il they
build but act. 1t is quite evident that tho wings are
irving get free soil and abolition votes and they have
suited Mr.. Websters memory in their desire to conc
Mr.. Eastburn, city printer, has just published his
hnual, which is sort Of book that would have de-
khted the heart of Mr. Arthur Gride had it not been
ok en- BY loss OF Madeline Brays fortune besrs
title Of List OF Persons, Copartnershps and Cor
nations, who were taxed on Six Thousand Dollars and
wards in the city Of Boston, in the year 1853 specify
the amount of tax On real and personal estate,
verally, oonformably to order of the city councils
ther Long indeed, to be sure, but nightly suggestive
contains IA pages and though it has great same
In respects there s vast variety of figures,
pm the insignificant six thousand to the majestic mill
IN, There more than ave thousand of indi-
iuals firms, and corporations in the book. Abbott
wrense stands at the head of the list, aud Charles
inner At the bottom Of it. The former pays $500 40
property Of the value Of 81 4,000 and the latter
% 90 ON $4,000. The next highest individual
Mr.. Lawrence is David Sears, whose possessions
valued sa at sses loo and whose taxes are siSsl
an this book makes them out. No doubts that
Iawrence's death would be profitable three
lions of dollars to his heirs. He would cut mp to
at amount. He has great deal of property out of
on and that in the city il probably moderated to the
Of half mn He also a,sd as %snSss
much larger William App.ton now one Of our mem
is taxed for SSH 900. The Appletons have brains
ID benovolence as well as money. The Brookses main
In their reputation for weAth-Peter G Brooks agur-
at $S6S, OOO Edward Brooks, 1884,, 900; and Gorham
looks, SIG 900 John bryant is taxed 1896 400 and
iam Sturgis on $3.50 500. John Gray stands al the
81 Of his brother Francis e E. GRAY s45 Donald
kay, the great shipbuiider, and also ue builder Of
eat ships, Is taxed at $4,000. Our public men have
a Rufus Cboate only s2s, 600 Mr.: Prescott the
storian, Is taxed on slA,soo and Mr. Hilliard
only s11oos John A. Lowell Love, is the richest
75, 500 Francis G. Lowell pays on $i44,2oo. George W.
anan stands at the head Of his name-e2o5 900; and
aries Lyman, $4,000. John Hancock is good for
O7, 600, that the is respectable as it
eighty years ago Colonel Greene is rated at 900
fhA NJ 40 hraiu nfr1op
imals. He is much richer than the amount set down
ainst his name represents him William Foster Otis is
600 These gentlemen arc sons of the late H. G. Otis
siah Quincy Sen il rated at 1928 000 but he is much
her than that Report says that he has made, will
IKE half million of dollars out of the purchase Of the
wharf property. Josiah Quincy, Jr., does not figure
the Boston L5ro Orc for 1852 except in the charac
of trustee Robert G. Shaw taxed on 1904 900; and
bert G.. Shaw & Co. taxed on $500 900. Lemuei
aw, Chief Justice Of our Supreme Court has Sl07 500.
muel A. Eliot is set down for $4,000 Most, il not
= Of these properties are greatly moderated, the
pdesty of toward the tax gatherer in regard to
cir possessions being proverbial.
The death Of Mr. Jamieson Naval Storekeeper of the
JAMESTOWN Navy Yard, has placed good thing at the
posal Of the President. The place is nominay worth
200 per annum but its real value to be measured by
conscience and ability Of the gentleman holding it.
e gentleman is said to have made fortune out Of
years possession Of it, and that is not very easily
out of roo He used to purchase hay at $40 per
really fifteen or twenty dollars, and pocketng the DIFF
renee beside feeding his horses cows and so FORTH
OF tho purchase. THIS way, ana some ObneTB OF
n;lar character he vas enabled to make up for the
ror OF the government in keeping the salary so small
Jameson good officer; but his chief merit, SO
AZ securing the appointment was the fact that he
Gene raj Perces brother law, the President being
an inHdel in the matter Of taking care Of the men,
Of his own family understood th shas MT h,er1e
orckeepers ONCE is the principal applicant for the
place. and as he is backed by Buckingham, of the
s and several other gentlemen, who have benevolent
engaged in the work of saving the authorities at
ashingon al trouble in the matter Of Massachusetts,
pintment his chances Of success are thought to be
TIE Atheneum Gallery of Paintings and Sculpture has
ut been opened. The exhibition promises to be good
this season but it is yet too early pronounce upon
The Atheneum library will soon be closed and so
main for about six weeks. is the custom to keep it
ut up about fortnight in May but as time is nee led
ly taken Of since they were placed in the new
d ing-t has been resolved to complete their arrange
ent this year.
&c City Library viii be opened on Tuesday next. It
nj IL coo volumes-not very large number TO be
for the "American Athens" but just II 900 times
eater than had before Then it will grow, pro-
He'd there shall not be works stolen from than
lded TO the institution.
The decision Of the Shaw case whereby Mrs Shaw has
lowered SIS, 600 from the Boston and Worcester Rail
"a il very generally approved. Her husband was
bed, and herself horribly manged by train of cars
the Worcester road She ia invalid for life, hclp-
g both in body and in mind. The has been taken
to the full bench Of the Supreme Court.
n the of Southwick against the city of Boston, the
y this morning brought in verdict fer the plaintiff
Ting him So 900 damages, two-ffths of his claim
injuries received by falling into the passage Of
press Of the Traveller newspaper Office, on Con-
ess square, time since, whereby the entire lower
UT Of his body completely paralyzed 1t was proved
the jurys satisfaction that the railing that separated
sidewalk from tho passage way was too low, there
Ing ordinance which requires that all such ratings
all be IS inches in height, whereas the railing in the
hance referred to but 20 inches high II was en-
avored TO show In defence that the plaintiff intox
ted at the time OF the accident and Mr. Choate
ed all his peculiar powers to convince the jury that he
leaning the raing-and in the net of initiating
ptain Lemuel Gulliver when that great man en-
Dyed ~ chief VI the ere department in Lilliput and
ccaly engaged In extngushng the condasrstion that
consuming the royal palace-when be fell, and thus
exercising that due which the law requires OF all
m This plan failed, and properly SO, Mr. choate being
thoroughly defeated in the as he had been
glorious in the otherfor he VAS senior counsel for
.. Shaw. Justice done in each instance.
There doubts expressed in some quarters whether
loan Of the States credit in aid Of the tunnel
likely to prove of My to tie undertaking after ALL
bill granting the loan Of the public credit has been
Strngently framed, in order 70 prevent loss to the
Ate-snd without such provisions it would not have
en carried-that somebody must lose little, per-
ps good deal, in the way Of investing money before
State aid be rendered available. great amount
private capital must be raised and expended on the
before there touched dollar OF the