The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-21
Our Boston Correspondence.


BosIoN, Oct Is, 1861.
Tho Var Enthusiasm Dying O,a-yecre,asy Sctrard's
Ci,cular-Bos'on Harbor Decentralization Of me
Ladics-7he Parsons and the War-Arrest Of Reoel IN
DSg1ise-Edoayd Everett and Charles Sumner on me
Gredt RebelEion-Racing on the Franklin Cou,se-Cdty
and Mr.. 1Icknor-A Nao Light in Me Clerical Firma-
nsent, DC, de-, de-
have been spending the past week in this city, and
venture send you few items concerning what going
on here in the "hub of tho universe"
First In order, OF COURSE come military matters Enlist
ment goes on but slowly and less enthusiasm is manifest
Cd with regard TO the than expected to nd-lesa,
think than exhibited in New York The letter Of sec
rotary Seward directs attention harbor defeces
but though those Of Boston VIGOROUSLY deficient there
to be little disposition to improve them the part
Of the authorities and this apathy apparently arises from
the impression that there ID little prospect Of these
defnces being called into action least for some time 70
como. Admitting that TO be the case, still the maxim
should not be forgottenIn time Of peace prepare t0
war" In the matter II providing blankets socks &c Tor
the soldiers the ladies OF iS city and vicinity are wide
awake and doing nobk Rey. Dr.. Putnam, Of kox-
bury, gave notice to the ladies q ne congregson last
Sunday that he would provide yarn for all those who de-
sred IT, that each might be and knit her pair Of
socks.
Tho Unitarian Autumnal Convention has been in session
In the Hollis street church this week have dropped
in several times during tho SESSIONS and have found the
war tho principal topic Several of the army chapains
belonging this denomination present. and stirred
the hearts Of the great congregation TO edo and dare
more and more in this for Union and liberty. 0ae
Of these chapains Rev. Mr.. Woodbury., Of Provi-
dence who went out with Burnside and the First Rhode
Island regiment Another Rev. Arthur b. Fuller, Of
Watcrtown, chaplain of the Sixteenth Massachusetts
regiment, who had just arrived on visit home from
Fortress Monroe having in charge SIS 900 in gold sent
on by the soldiers to their families here. Mr. +. de-
cared that victory the southern rebels would
not in his opinion be so easy as had been ANTICIPATED
and unless the North should wake up Immediately and
thoroughly to the magnitude OF their undertaking, the
war would be very long and very bloody one.
William Pierce Of this city, who has been Tor some
arrested yesterday afternoon by Marshal Reyes on
suspicion Of being traitor and was arragned this morn
ing before United States Commissioner Merwn. From
the evidence appeared that he had been going around
here in disguise under the assumed OF johnson 81
complete his disguise that Miss Campbell, his sister,
n-law, testified that when he introduced to her I'M
der his assumed name she did not recognise him; but an
other sister inaw, Mrs. Duffy, did, and exclaimed,
"W Pierce, You rebel % and afterwards said she hoped
he would be arrested but, she says this was all
Joke" The counsel for the government, T. X othop,
desiring put in evidence which could be obtained
to-day, the hearing was adjourned till tomorrow At
ten A. NJ
Hon Edward Everett opened the Mercantile Library
Of lectures in the Music Hall "Wednesday
Ming and Charles Sumner is to open the fraternity course
in the fremont Temple this evening Both ch osc for
his usual calm and conservative manner on Wednesday
evening, and became terribly in earnest aims rvalng
the late Rufus Choate in the vgor and Of his
diction and gesticulaton
There pretty good racing yesterday at the
Franklin Course. The Bencia Boy victorious over
Lady Stewart in Eve mile race, doing it in 1905 In
the afternoon for horses that had never rotcd
faster than 245 or, and the Cochoco Belle black
mare, driven by H. II. Smith, bore of the palm. The
time Of the miles was 2:43-242-241.
singular came before OF the Boston courts
this week, in which Mr. Ticknor Of the well known pub
fishing firm Of Ticknor Fields, defendant, and
city hackman was plaintiff. Plaintiff, not knowing de-
PENDANT, attempted TO victmize him by charging him
81 so for carrying him from the Eastern Ralroa depot
" his house in Beacon street, thiryve cents being all
that the law allows. His pretence for doing this was
remark Of Mr. he stepped into the carriage that he
would like to have him drive right off, and not wait to
other passengers This was oil that was said and
arriving at the house, five minutes drive, tho impa
dent Jehu demanded 81 So and its being refused sat
down on Mr.. rs trunk, and nduged in insulting re-
marks. This more than ono Of the solid men Of
Boston" could stand he knocked Jehu OIL by rapid
flank movement and, rescuing hs baggage passed into
his mansion The avarcous hickman was worsed in tho
court the ground that other bargain being made
tho usual rate only was due.
Mr.. Hammond blue light revival preacher is here
from Scotland getting up an untimely religious excite
ment in Salem street church. Having noticed Naming
advertisement in tho daily papers-"You have heard
Cough: 20 and hear Hammond"-I dropped in tho
other evening to what was going on The inquiry
meeting progressing, and some hundreds, mostly
young people, were present know not why but tho
preacher came u leading by the hand pretty young
lady, and asked me To talk with her. II might have
been ungaan in me, but declined, and desired to DO
excused from taking any active part in the exercises He
Inquired what church belonged TO- informed him that,
notwithstanding my pi0us appearance, was not church
member and was in fact only New York sinner looking
upon the Boston saints sAhr' said he, taking by
the buttOnhole, "then do me favor; you see what
glorious revival Two got up hero; give mo litle
uce in tho New York papers" promised him would,
and thus fulfil it. Very likely he will be in New York