Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-12
FROM OUR BOSTON CoRREsp oNDENT.
BosroN, Feb. IL, 1859.

The Legislature is making good progress
1t does days work each day. That is not
only something, but much. The orders of
the day are gone through with pluck and
determination that is mainly creditable The
only danger is, that thoroughness may be sac
rifced to haste. However as nothing of the
sort has yet been discovered, there is no reason
to regret that our public servants are SO dill
gent and determined. If they insist upon
laboring day in and day out, in this manner,
in the face of all precedent, and at no little
expense for gas-bills, why, it must be submit
ted to, by the people. As things go, do not
see how the session can go above a month
longer, that is to the middle of March-unless
indeed it is protracted by interminable hear
ings before committees. You, long ago, no
doubt, saw that the petition law requiring
petitions to be published given time before
the assembling of the Legislature, is mere
sham. To be sure, where parties have failed
to comply with the act, the committees report
leave to withdraw but the petitions are almost
invariably recommitted, with instructions to
give hearing. Thus the matter is just as
open as it was before the law was passed. 1t
is this disregard of the law, if anything, that
will prolong the session, longer than would be
the case otherwise.
The House talks and works the Senate
only works. The latter is not talking body,
Messrs. Butler and Branning, perhaps, except
ed These gentlemen edo" most of the de-
bate, and a good Tor bad) deal of this of per-
sonal nature. Gen. Butler does like to prick
the sides of Mr.. Branning, which the latter
does not like. The consequence is, the West
ern gentleman often exhibits no little heat and
feeling The General is too tough to be par
ticularly affected by return fires, of which Mr..
Branning makes many that are direct and
close, Both afford much amusement and some
instruction to the Board.
The Cataract of the Ganges," at the Bos-
ton Theater is pouring cataract of gold into
the treasury. 1t has cleared cheap of mon
| ey already-enough, and more than enough, to
make up for all past deficits. 1t was lucky
hit for Mr.. Barry to make. The play was pro-
| duced with much misgivings, but these were
\ dispeled after the first week The audiences
have nearly filled the Theatre ever since, each
| performance bringing in from $500 to $1,000.
| Nothing like it has occurred in the history of
this Theater. Not only did the play delight
Boston, but half the State, for trains and ex-
cursion parties are made up for almost every
evening This success has nearly ruined 9TH
er places Of amusement, the Museum except
ed, which is not influenced or affected by any
thing.
Religion is reviving again in Boston Ser
vices are regularly held in some of the fowlest
localities in town. Globe Hall, for instance,
rank with all that ruin, vice, knayery, could
make place, is the scene of daily prayer
meeting; and on Sunday, of regular service.
To be sure, there are % cent dances in the
evening, at which the most abandoned of cour-
tesans resort and there is riotng of the worst
kind. Very many who attend the dances and
drink the drains, also attend the services.
Another place is Tammany Hall, place with
very black reputation, and formerly most
miscellaneous dance-hall Sermons are preach
ed here every evaning to audiences of about
400. 1t is to be hoped that in boarding the
lion in his den, the lion may be captured.
Rev. Mr.. Eddy well says if sinners will not
come to the churches, the preachers must go
to the sinners.
Powers statue of Webster, at the Atheneum,
is exciting much criticism. Many regard it as
failure, but others, and good judges, think it
a success. 1t represents Mr.. Webster as he
was thirty years ago whereas the standard of
comparison is made when the great man had
retired to Marshfield year or two before his
DEATH am inclined to think the statue will
triumph and that the fame of the artist will
not suffer but be increased by this production
Crowds resort to the Atheneum. The manner
in which the ladies dispose of this great work
of art, is often more amusing than just
A prominent auctioneer firm in this city has
recently been dissolved on account of one of
the partners extending his amours upon forbid
den ground-the ground being member of
one of the firms family. Things got serious,
and, of course, climax was inevitable. The
offending party stepped out, with hot blood on
both sides. Here the matter rests A wicked
world, this; and Boston is no better than other
localities. People need looking after, now-a-
days.
The uppermost amusement among us, to
those who have nota Cataract" in their eye,
is skating. Everybody skates-boys, girls,
men, women. Nobody is quiet till a pair is
mounted, and then there is anything but quiet.
Thousands resort to the Back Bay. AT the
Fair Grounds the thing is less Democratic.
The grounds are flowed daily, band of music
is employed, and, when the moon does not
shine, sundry lanterns do. 1t is pleasant
sign of the times, that so healthy an amuse-
ment has got possession of the people. Much
good will come out of it.
Our heavy merchants are already doing a
Spring trade" The prospect is excellent.
Pearl and Franklin streets are beaming, and
Washington and fremont now are anticipating
lively times.
The post Office question is still in an agitated
condition. The last move is, to prevent its re-
moval till next Congress. We shall see.
CHRISTOPHER.