The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-23
Our Boston Correspond ence,

Our Boston Correspond ence.
Bosros, Jan. 10, 1853.
ne Condition Of the Strecs--Pauperism Yioldons Of
the Liquor La,c-A Neo AdjGtaW Gneral-Tte Eiec-
10. Of shoGs- The franklin Sta.te-Neso Hp,pshire
Mr. Wells at Adnchester-- Governor Baker-Mr Banks.
The phrase take ones life in his hand was never
more unhappiy illustrated than by the state Of affairs
in Boston at this moment You can't walk any drec.
ton without finding yourself encompassed about with
troubles The streets full of stun that much
seubles the softest kind Of SALT into which your legs
sink from six TO twenty inches according to the
circumstances Of the case, and in which, when you
chance to fall you are pretty be smothered-sor
the time sleigbs and other vehicles encompass you
around ON every de front and rear and on the tanks.
Ieicles fall from caves your head, or whole heaps
Of snow from roofs clothing you for the time like
bride, though not quite 30 gracefully Young men
engaged in clearing off roofs or balconies take
especial delight In shovelhag the intrusive ari-
Gle upon the heaas Of pedestrians. Other young
men, In Cutting up the ice on the sidewalks,
scatter 1t about like grapeshot making "a Spread to
the infinite danger NJ your eyes. Under pretence OF
"sprinklibg the sidewaA - some ingenious shop boy
tches bushel Of ashes your person as you pass
his coor msditating the moustrous nature of the
humbug involved In the praises of early rising There
square foot Of the rOo which has not Its smooth
piece Of ice to trip up, and lucky you
do not happen to pitch head first into the window OF
some jeweer croekery dealer, who will be found just
70 unreasonable expect you will pay for his broken
glass and wares, your broken head ought to be re
garded receipt In fun for the damage you have done.
The streets about two feet higher than the sidewalks
that You must jump down upon the latter, which,
considering their condition. is anything but joke TO
gentlemen Of Q rheumatic turn, whose hams happea
to be tiHe weaker than they in those days whes
they "went gipseying' and sang Cloves Young
D1esm.o To " dump" into cellar il by no means
agreeable advertisement as one might conclude from
the streets apythng like ORDER my old friend Tur
ner the superintendent would accomplish the task but
it seems among the unaccomplshable things OF this
world though he has legion Of work. endeavor-
ing to make travel decent.
The Society tor the Prevention Of pauperism report
that durrg the quarter ending December 81 1885, tho
women who applied at its office for employment were
934 OF whom only $50 were Americans Protestants.
under and 2l3 between 10 and 10 years. Employ
ment oupd for 1877 of these applicants. The number
Of males who applied was 246, Of whom l39 were minors
40 were found employment
The number of complaints that made of violation
ofhe liquor law in Boston, in 1885, the passage of
the new law in May last, 3d. suppose that it
would be exaggerson TO say that the law vioar
ed at least saw 600 times. Not of the parties
about to tinker the laws that offenders may be reach
ed bin has already been reported peremptorily
curing that nriss shall regard al laws Is
not This IL expected to be passed aud then the
'rummies' to be put to the question, with some
chance OF an anawer being pressed out of them But
they will PROBABLY persevere they should be sub
jected to what Mrs. Camp would call the tortoise Of
the Imposition
Colonel Hawkes. of Northampton is understood TO have
received the appointment of Adjutant General, vice
Sone removed The latter gentleman was appointed BY
Governor Boutwell, held the Office under two coal-
ton, two vhg, and one Know Nothing administration
Colonel Hawkes. was Know Nothing Senator in 1855,
he left at hcme and his party has done the hand
some thing by him. | suppose Gen. Devereux did not
provided for One Of papers denies that Gen. Stone
10 to be removed.
II what hear on the subject is true, the dominant
party about to get rio OF the pressure that has been
brought bear upon its leaders for places of Sheriff. by
having resort to ingenious dodge By the last amend
ments to the constitution Sheriifs placed among
those officers who elected for three years by the
people. supposed that the next election would be
made next November and hence 1t became matter OF
consequence keep in the part and to get
in, the other, the popular idea being that the
PANTS of the Office would have the best chance for
cesses Great efforts have been mace 70 get in, and
equally great to keep in. But toe story now
that is to be passed providing that shers shall
De chosen at the ing wnen 1he towns make
choice of their elec'men and other officers Should this
contemplated aDgements be carried OUT the Governor
would be saved from the unpleasant work OF removing
Of his old personal friends For the brief time that
the offices would then have to be filed under the old
gime IT woud not be worth while to disturb tue gentle
men whose official life is disagreeabe spectacle to
the Know Nothings. When tho candidates should be
before the people it wcud be TOR them to decide
who should arrest and hang them There are number
applicants for each place that s thought be In the
line OF removal and between much worth his Excel
lency probably gnds it hard to decide.
The Franklin Statue Committee had full meeting on
the evening Of the 17th at the house OF their chairman
Hon. r. c. winthrop. It appears from report made.
ha. the statue is 80 far Go as to ALLOW the
OF next August An informal vote on the sub
ject of site for the statue was taken, after
discussion, and the majority .xere in favor of
City Hall qnare School street The subject referred
the Executive Committee with four others from the
General Committed A tribute of respect paid to
the of he
resolution, and the vacancy in the committee caused
by his death filed. Mr. Winthrop entertained the
committee after the conclusion of their labor WI
| sumpuous supper.
The Manchester Democrat, in the account which il
OF the 18TH says-"Though frequently referring to the
distinguished Of New Hampshire Mr. Wells did
not name Franklin Pierce He did not even indirectly
auce to a single act of his administration Knowing
from personal acquaintance the corrupt and reacheous
character the he would not degrade himself as
to commend the individual or his acts and be therefore
maintained silence in regard to both These bitter
words.
Governor Draper has not gone to Washington but has
reu ned to Concord whence he goes to Portland and a
terwards to The national capital He will, probably, be
Governor Of Kansas The appointment would be one
In on Of Mr.. Banks, purporng to be written
by Colonel schoeler Of tho Cincinnati Gazette that gen.
take. MI Banks was born at waltham, the Both .
January 1876 and consequently is not yet quite forty
Representatives in the years 1s49 80 51 and 49, He
Speaker Of that body in 1851 and 49, In 1850 he
elected Senator from Mddiesex county, but never
accepted he Office. In 1853 he delegate from Wal
than to the Constitutional Convention Of which body he
was chosen President He nominated for Congress
in 1850 but withdrew from the canvass. In 1852 he
chosen tn Congress- at the second trial by the abolition
s.s. Two years later he reelected by the Know
Hotbings which party then embraced about four fifth,
Of the free sellers. he originally machinst, and
ia emphaticaly the of his own works. lie began to
figure in polite in $780, and Of the young men
who attached to the latMr Rantoul Before he
tered the legislature he at different times held Office in the
| Boston Custom House, under Mr.. Rantoul Mr. Williams
and Governor Norton At time he studied the law
and proposed devotng himself to that most jealous Of
professions. Had he done he must have soon risen
to influence opulence. he has peculiartie
intellect and that always of great use in
an advocate But politics have led him astray and his
time and talents have been wasted ON what are unpro
atable pursuits. ALTOONA.
| The Seminole War.
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