The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-09-02
Boston Correspondence.

boston correspondence
The Public Mind-Sumter and Charleston
Effects Of the IVeather-7he Loyal and
Traitors = The Difference - arrest of a
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Assauits - Return
Of Mass Regt8aents-Ihe Second Port Of
ERtry-Sdn Francisco us. Boston-Gro,rth
Of Boston-A Prosperous Ward-" Reisa-
. Jursement'-4D,usem + - -1
BosroN, Aug. 81, 1868.
To the Editor Of the Press:
The all engrossing subject of thought and
conversation the past week has been the attack
upon Sumter aud the siege OF Charleston--the
story OF the telegraph liiot stories, can happily
be said) has been exclusively from that quarter
with one terrible exception, (Lawrence,) and
the one continual word upon the news-boys'
lips has been the name oil that famous fortress
and that will continue TO be the topic until
the inevitable glorioas consumnatioh is at
tanned, Tor thence are turned with eager inter-
est the hearts of the whole country, North and
South-how terribly eager must the latter be
and the world looks earnestly on. A most
comfortable week we have had-the weather
was admirably calculated TO enable us TO right
ly receive and properly digest the reports,
freighted as they were with the fate Of na
ton; II was cool aud pleasant, but TO the in
habitants oi Charleston, how hot! 1t was un-
doubtedly warm enough in that hot-bed of
treason with Yankee fire before the introduc-
tion of Yankee Greek. Autumn is close at
hand-with to-day expire the summer months
and the invgorating breezes OF the past day
or two only remind us of the comfort ahead,
while the "breezesD they (''our misguided
brethrenl experience, should serve to remind
them OF their portion hereafter, the nature of
which deponent saith not-the Bible does 1t
is proper aud natural that Copperheads should
sylnpathize with them, aud in their tender care
and company we leave them.
Aatn t,x,a 1fft. A. -
city succeeded in arrestng the murderer of
yeupg Sawyer, who was stabbed on fremont
street Tuesday evening the 18th inst, to which
i alluded last week. He was found at a hotel
in Marblehead, where he was stopping under
an assumed name and ignorant of the death of
his victim. He was brought to this city, and,
together with an accomplice, arraigned before
the Police Court on Friday last for wiful MUIR
sder. They waived examination and were fully
committed to jail to await the action Of the
grand jury. The two girls who were with the
murdered man when attacked were held as
witnesses in default of bail in $1,000 each, as
were also large number of other government
witnesses in $50 each. b. 4. Russell ESQ. is
retained by defendants as counsel. Murder
Gus assaults are increasing to an alarming ex-
tent in this city and vicinity-hardly day
passes without one. Mr.. James A. Coverly, of
Coverly d Co., corner of fremont and Winter
streets, was shot by burglar who was sur
prised by him In the act Of entering his store
on Monday evening. The assassin, who is but
seventeen years of age, but an old offender, was
secured after a chase, Mr.. C. joining. The ball
entered Mr.. Coverly's cheek, and, hitting the
bone, dropped into his mouth. He will soon
be about as usual On Friday afternoon an
officer in the House Of Correction at South
Boston was assaulted by a prisoner with
cleayer and terribly injured. BY dexterously
avoiding the force OF the blows, the officer
saved his life. The prisoner was secured and
will meet his deserts. He is New York
rough, and was TO be free in six months.
The Mass. 4Sth arrived in this city from the
Mississippi on Sunday the 23d, Numbering $50
men out of the 800 with which it left. 1t did
good service. The SD regiment, with ga men,
arrived home at Fitchburg on Monday, and
grand reception was given it, the escort and
regiment forming one of the most imposing
professions ever witnessed in that city. The
GsHrmania, Gllmore's, and Brigade Bands of
this city were present On Friday next the
41th will pass through the city again previous
TO being mustered out of service in order TO
give last and more favorable opportunity for
our citizens to see this fine regiment
A telegraphic despatch from Washington on
Thursday announced that San Francisco is the
second port of entry, SO far as revenue is con-
Heerned, in the country, standing next to New
York. This was startling intelligence, and
involved miraculous and stupendous increase
OF business since last heard from, which is al
most daily. Before the days of Gov Sey-
mour 1t was considered true saving that "fg-
ures won't lie." But Boston and San Francis
co ngures are as yet Immaculate; let us see
wnat they say: the income at this port for the
month OF July--on which the claim is based
was s4ooSoS4l. while at the latter port it was
put s4io,oo9-or forty thousand dollars less
lnan tnas OF Boston. The receipts at this
port curing the same month last year were
over a million dollars. The importafiops This
season have been very light - not so LIGHT.
however, as to give our smart, rapidly whereas
ing and loyal rival city the proud title claimed
We will willingly resign il to her when il is
indubitably hers. Now that am on Boston,s
greatness it is opportune to make an addenda
to the paragraph in my last concerning her
wealth. The rapid increase OF the wealth of
this city Is shown by the fact that in 1885 the
totai valuation was but S79302 600 - now
single ward exceeds this amount by over a
quarter Oh million dollars! Since 1853 our
annaaisncome ann has been nearly ten millions, or
S9o,oiz,ooV during the decade. A much great
er gain wih De shown at the close of the next
aecaae, ror We are Just beginning to grow. Il
say ~we"-would l were one OF them) Ward
-1l-"South end'-exhibts the greatest in
crease of any other ward. The population
is about thirty Thousand and the valuation un
wards of thirty-two millions of dollars In
both equal to the whole of Portland. Jts ran
i'd growth In ten years will be realized bv com.
pairing the above amounts TO zero. for that
nearly expresses its value ten years AGO lis
splendid avenues and streets, and beautiful
parks and squares render this ward the most
attractye Of any in this city, and new church
edifices are constantlyin process of erection at
the South end, whittier the societies invariably
tend. The new and splendid City Hospital,
with its fine dome, extensive and prospective