The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-10
Our Boston Correspondence.

nc Teachers -Drunkards- Proportion fran
the temperance Men Reiatire to Trial BY Jury
The knoc Nothing State Council Dissafisfeo
Democrats The Democratic Nomination for Go
rs,7,oy and the Maine Latc--1he Anti. Main,
Lar Increment
Many people are coming to the conclusion in Bos
ton that one reason why provisions are 80 high is to
be found in the mOnopozing character of the sys
tenn pursued by the occupants of Faneuil Hall Mar
ket who are neither more nor less than the enemies
of the people, not few of whom they cause to be
halfEtaryed The market has entirely departed
from its original character, and does now exactly
what ii established to prevent others from doing
1t was founded in order that it might secure Oh
benefits Of the retail system to our citizens and now
il has become wholesale concern, and untes with
certain country producers to get the control of al
kinds Of meats, fruits and vegetables The plen.
teousness Of the season has effect on prices when
men thus act The idea OF getting rid Of the con
cern finds more and more favor, as people becom
convinced that the market is q nuisance. What W
Want is free trade, and before great while we shall
have it, unless We are fools.
An evening paper states that the sewerage of
Boston amounts to seventy miles, and that it cost
several millions Of dollars. The present annual cost
of the sewers 20 large as to admit Of full grown
men passing through them. Near tidewater enor-
nous rats get into the sewers, and to defend them.
selves against whose attacks the explorers of these
interesting regions arm themselves with clubs. IN
til 1923, the town city government had nothing to
do with making sewers. Citizens used to combine
for their construction. The sewers are kept clean
by the liberal o. Cochituatc water, and this is
NJ I'm oh bt tba hal
Boston is SO good
Among the passengers by the Canada for Liver
pool, were DR.. Able and wife, who are bound for the
HISTORIAN country in Kurdistan. DR.. Able is medi-
o. missionary Of the American Board He is ma
tive Of Boston, and Mrs. Able was formerly Miss
Nye, OF North Fairhaven They will proceed to their
destination via Constantinope and Trebizond and
viii have chance to get look or two at the rough
gentlemen who are settling the destnes of the world
in Europe and Asia.
General Wilson has achieved what is considered
strong proof Of notoriey he has got into the shop
windows-that is, he is looking out Of them. His
"pcter, daguerreotyred by Whipple has been ltho-
graphed, and is very good likeness.
Mr.. Wilmington, who has so long and ably edited
the Charleston Courier, is spending the warm
weather at Philips's Beach. in Lynn. He is suffer
ing from cataracts, and win undergo 40 operation
for their removal.
large quantity of unclaimed goods was sold, by
auction, at the Worcester railroad station house, on
Thursday. The most important article. of lcath-
er, and valued at 81 600, marke1 IT II. Pierce
New York"
The census OF Boston, it is now said will foot up
100 0O0 showing increase of about % 900 in Eve
years.
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Two Catholic female teachers Of public schools in
Lowell have been dismissed by the committee. Their
chools are said 10 have been equal to any in that
city.
The everlasting potatoe rot has made it, appear
ance on some farms in the towns of Tisbury and
ChImark, on Martha's Vineyard
The number of drunkards brought before our lowe
courts continues to be as great as ever. The new
law Is at an absolute stand in Boston, The police
seem to care very little about it. 1t is proposed by
come of its friends, that persons charged with viola
tons Of the law in Suffolk county shall be tried in
some one of the neighborng counties, say Middesex
or Norfolk, or Essex. As law already exists allow.
ing convicts, charged with crimes committed in the
State prison, to be tried in either Middesex or Suf
folk, they say that precedent for the law they de-
Uand exists. But what would they say if it were
proposed to have persons charged with violations of
the fugitive slave law in Massachusetts, tried in New
York or Pennsylvania? They would then be very
eloquent on the theme of jures Of the vicinage.
The meeting of the Know Nothing State Council
the It'll, Is not intended, to think 1t
is to nominate candidates for State officers 1t il
ar meeting OF that body; but what gives il Inn
err a the fact that it can, and probably will,
do smsthne e 'or"ara for or !, .bp prevent ra he m
sion plan. A rev eensyrs..- :, ,der H r : ' :"
tend to remove some Of the scrupes Against joining
Il that have had weight with not few minds. The
Know Nothing nominations viii not be made for
some ttlne "a ctme Last year they were not made
unI sbDr: i,cte Der had about bali expired, and Is
net 9ev that they will he made at an earlier date
''Iis year.
Some vigorous and dissatisfied gentlemen in the
demuciaic PARTY are said to lie engaged Ia move
meDt thar will make some sport II IL shall bc perse-
,ered in and they carry out their threats They are
getting IN PETITIONS for the removal of General
Peas,ee Mr.. Andros, Mr.. Adams Bailey deputy col
lector) Mr.. Croker, Mr.. +. Webster. and host Of
occupans OF lesser Offices on the ground that they
are not proscriptiyc enough. The President and
secretary Of the Treasury will be little amused.
take st. when they shall receive these petitions. II
il understood 10 be the intention Of the petitioners
to get the request endorsed by the democratic state
convention which will meet month hence. Their
ATTEMPT vii, make that body's proceedings lively
and interesting; but thai whi comply WIN ahe y,
exceedingly modest request, | am not prepared to
believe. II there we're nothing ese to be brought
against the administration than the character OF most
at its appointments here It would have nothing tofear
rom II opponents The discontented gentlemen
are out of Office and wish To get into 1t, and hence
their erumbing and threatened action, which, should
come win have the merit a affording some gra-
tuitous fun to our public.
The movement 20 place Mr. Griswold at the head
OF the Massachusetts, democracy Is still going on,
and bids fair 10 succeed 1t IL intended to put him
up for the purpose Of getting the support OF the OPP
conen.s Of Che LIQUOR law he having written letter
against that law though II he were elected Governor
ne would hnmhug them az badly as they have been
humbugsedb by others who endeavored 30 make ap.
gear that they were "all right on the question new
democratic paper, urt started in Springfield, states
that Mr.. Grigwold did not vote for the liquor law oil
1852, and that the democratic wing OF the coalition
in the Senate Of ~ voted unanimously against the
law with two exceptions. The man who would
make such statement this must either be Singh
larly Indifferent to the truth, sngularly ignorant
The fasehood Is based on a supposed difference DC.
tween the law az il originally passed the Senate, and