The Portland daily press., 1863-02-05
Letter from Boston.
BosToN, Feb. 3, 1863.

DOoAoN, GU. %, iCOo
To the Editors of the Daily Press:
Gen. Mcclellan still refuses to submit to be-
ing received or dinnerized, or any of that
sort of uncomfortable and unsatisfactory hum
bug. On Monday he was ready to see his
friends at the fremont House; but the crowd
was SO great, and the rooms were so small,
that this kind Of reception was deemed i'm
practicable; and so the front doors were
locked to the n-comers and out-goers, and
everybody had to wait in the mud. The as
sembly in the street was very large. From
Scollay's building to "Southmayds" the crowd
filed the highway, and there was hardly stand
ing room. Here they hurrahed, and hungrily
waited to see the General. He made his ap-
pearance at three o'clock on the balcony,
when the entire throng cheered loud and long.
He merely waved his acknowledgements to the
populace and retired. For the benefit of
those who lave not yet seen the General, let
me say that they must not expect to see jet
black moustache, or an eye anxious and fierce
like the twenty-five cent pictures of him. On
the contrary, they will see well-built, fine
looking man, with a good natured smirk on his
military countenance, and a very rusty nous
tache Upon the whole the writer, who was
one of the aforesaid mob, was glad to know
that the General appreciated the honor of ten
thousand hearty cheers. 1t was really an hon.
or for any man, public or private, to receive.
SOLDIERS INFIRMARIEs.
On Saturday the general visited the vari-
Gus soldiers hospitals in the city, and was
warmly welcomed by all the sick and conva-
lescent. His visit will do much to cure good
many of the doubtful cases; those patients
where hope or fear will turn the quivering
balance. Mcclellan also visited the Massa-
chusetts General Hospital, where he was re-
ceived by the students of the Medical School,
His wife was accompanied by DR.. Warren; DIR.
Bigelow did the honors Of the surgical wards.
Mcclellan certainly has the golden gift of ST.
lence, for nobody has yet been able to get
speech from him in Boston. He will leave In
the city thousands of well-wishers.
THEATERs.
The celebrities come aud go. Booth and
Forrest, Miss Bateman and Laura Keene,
Booth, Jr., and Mrs. Page. Soon we are to
heve an opera, and then everything will be in
full .farore. They had row at the Museum
tie other night, but the morning papers kept
mum about it, and SO l suppose it wasn't to be
mentioned out of the family.
TERESA cARRENo.
This piano forte prodigy has been playing
here for ever so long, and always for STARE
welf' houses. She has had several "adieus'
and c.ro las. a. 81.
ances"-but now has gone. She is, as you
know, young. IL she wasn't, she couldn't I'LL
her halls night after night. Butin spite of her
Gender years, it is about time for her to either
wear long dresses or else stop growing. She
is smart little girl, who can play pretty well,
"considerng;' but, all newspaper puts aside,
there are dozen better. although older, ar
tlstes In this city. don't think age ought TO
make so much difference about musicians as it
seems to; music doesn't belong to Years or
scores of years. For my own part had rath-
er hear a fine pianist OF fifty, execute his mu-
sic in an effective manner, than to listen to an
infant in arms. And so had any old bachelor
BARNUM THE ENTIcER.
This sly old catch penny, who knows
what people want to see and what they will
pay for, has now two monsters upon exhibi-
ton. One of these is the Hippopotamus, called
facetously on the show bills, 1.-The Behemoth
Of the Book of job" The other is the fat wo-
man, who must be the Leviathan also referred
to in that ancient writing; At least we can say
so with the same proDriety. These two mann
moths draw large houses.
Barnum, the gay deceiver, has come out in
front of his tubs and tanks, Diogenes-ike with
lantern. We can't yet tell what man he is
after, but he has his eye on somebody. The
new Lantern is a subdued copy of the paste
board palace in Bridgeport, "lranistan," which
took to itself wings But Barnum is irrepress-
ible, and we must all acknowledge that he is
really handy to have in the city. His amuse-
ments are just as harmless rs the old lyceums
and debating-clubs in thecountry.
MoxIE.