, 1866-07-14


eyent, which in times TO come will he men,
toned with the deaths Of Adams and Jeffer-
eon, the capture Of Vicksburg and the victo-
ry OF Gettysburg. as having made the annf-
versary Of our Independence additionally me-
morahle. The conaaSration has naturally
excited more interest In Boston than else
where, the ties between the two cities being
so many and close. Almost every one here
has friends or acquaintances IN the stricken
city, and this intimacy gives IN extra impe-
tus here to the generosity everywhere mani
tested in behalf Of the most needy sufferers.
At first spontaneous contributions aocked In
from MI quarters, and with astonishing
s'1s 1as Lea In on tns S Merchants E1essn9s Sss
TO organize the giving; on Sunday
boxes were passed around In many Of The
churches; to-day long list Of "sub-com-
mittecs on subscriptions" with four OF tiye
representatives Of every different branch of
business, Is announced and every day the
papers arc burdened with long double col
amounts varying from ono dollar to two thou.
sand. The total amount Of money gifts IL
now over $751; ,Oo0, and tho work of soliciting
has hardly begun.
An enterprising Boston photographer has
tened to Portland Immediately on the receipt
Of news Of the coulagration, aud took several
views OF the Immense area of ruins from DIFF
sale here, aud arc eagerly purchased by those
familiar with the localities. The trees were
Of course killed by the fire ; hut few Of them
were burned down, most Of the lea1css trunks
still standing among the forest OF chlmneYa,
and adding MI especially mournful element TO
the pictures.
AN ADRoIr ROBBERY.
State street Is excited to-day over the reye-
lations oi one Of the most ingenious robberies
en- record. A broker named Gooding occu-
pics half Of one of the best Offices on the
street, near the bead, Oh the rorth side, and
opposite the old State House. Tue other half
was unoccupied until few dayn aso. A
man calling himself Blanchard took lease
off, tor the ostensible purpose Of setting up q
in advance, and was at once accepted as re-
spectacle tenant. he hired carpenters and
papcr-hangers With great show OF energy,
and, In few days, made the apartment quite
uninhabitable With lumber, paiat-pots and
shavings. Last evening he obtained Mr..
Gooding's key, on the pretext that he wanted
hours and, thus provided with admission
and q blind to lull to sleep the sus-
picions Of the patrolling policeman,
hc went to work on the safe. lie
h1ed of the riycts BY patient labor, md made
his way inside without the use Of gnnpowder.
bills. bonds, cold aud watches to the amount
Of about s17, 900. The robbery was not dis
covered until the opening Of business hours
this morning, when the burglar aad 7,seMdo
bookseller was probably far ont Ct
reach. II SO happens that the carpenter
who did the robbers work for him
rom aise ae meu who had at bars a Aimed 1s to do
It; 20 he gets very little sympathy in his loss
Of time, labor and material. The broker,
loo. fancz, meets more jokes AZ to the
slrewd manner In WHICH he was Induced to
open his door to the dcspoller, than he does
compassion for his misfortune.
TIE BOSTON THEATRE.
The closing struggle, for the present at
1east, OF contest whic1l has been wagcd with
q great deal Of acrimony. took place here to-
day. You must know TINT the Boston Thea
tire, sometimes called the Academy Of Music,
Was built by number of public spirited gen.
tlcmcn, who formed themselves Into stock
company-not as specializing enterprise for
I,ccuniary gain. but for the general good Of
The city. The shares were fixed At a thousand
dollars each, to further the liberal purposes
Of the movers In the matter. For several
years past the theatre has been conducted
with profit to The lessecs, but little satisfuc--
tion to the intelligent pnblIc-the policy Of
the managers being solely to put money II
their own purses by the engagement ol s.ock
companies inferior IN quality and iuadc11 ate in
numbers, and the presentation Of -Sectacles
and sensational attractions. II wa ell known
that parties holding lnrge amounts Of stock,
and controlling more 6y the proxy system,
md represented On the Board OF Directors.
were directly interested in the management
Of the theatre as partners, aud SO enabled to
carry matters with high hnnd, voting thcm-
selves the lease ut low figure, and other
Wise looking after their own interests to the
dc,riment ot that Of the stockholders gen.
orally.
This came to a climax Ia January last,
when the lease Of The theatre for the season
of 1S6G-7 was awarded. Sealed proposals were
advertised for Mr.. Joseph Leonard, q pros
pe9n oysT ona o. .ne sa
citizen, offered SIS, ,0oo-fity per cent more
than the current rate-yith the avowed In
tcntion Of engaging first class talent fD every
department, and carrying on the theatre on
libernl theories, ID the confidence that the
public would support an attempt to make It
rctt, the well-knowu theatrical spcculatoF,
with keen eye to the nctual value Of the
property, offered So, 900 for the lease. Other
persons offered lesser sums, and the smallest
bid presented was that In the names Of Ed
win Booth and ]. s. CLARK, Of S20, 900. These
latter were well understood to be acting
merely as agents for the parties then In con-
troll Of the theatre, and TO represent policy
exhibited in their two theatres IN Phlladel-
phia and New York, Of cheap companies and
occasional stars. Both gentlemen are highly
esteemed In Boston, personally and Us artists,
but the tendency Of public sentiment Is de-
cldcdlr averse terthelc being allowed to cover
with the lustre of their names tie renewal Of
the tenure Of meanness In the management.
But meanness had the majority in the
Board OF Directors, and II was voted to
award the lease to the lowest bidder, One
public-spfrited director, but In a minority, re-
fused to sign tne. lease, declaring y fraud
OF no avail. An attempt was next made to
effect revolution in the Board Of Directors,
at the annual meeting which took place to-
day !; and for several weeks proxies have been
In active demand, and par has been paid for
the first time for shares usually worth about
meeting was held, aud was = stormy one.
Charges Of corruption wer. freely made. and
rs rehcment1y denied; but debate was Of
little consequence with neanness holding, as
By skilled management and large expenditure
ii had contriyed to do. small share mtjor-
ity, and tho election sustained the old Board,
and, iufcreDtfally, its doin.s.
VARIOUS MATTERS. -.
We hare Ind another spell OF equatorial
weather since wrote you last, relieved ~
length oy q delightful shower. Daring the
storm flash OF lightning rang the lire alarm
bell In the steeple Of the Old South Church,
and mention Of this fact IN one Of the papers
uHE CNlCu 1OEtu 4AltG u AAsSuSsauAA 10 " w.
effect which the multiplication Of telegraph
wires may have upon the electricity In the
mir, md consequently upon the human
system.
About hundred and ten thousand people
have thus far sought refftshment In the six
free pnbllc baths, during the months since
they were opened. That at the South End
stands at the head Of the list, having accom-
modaied c,SS72 men, 2. ,167 boys, 497 women
and 3,231 girls according 10 the official figures.
The first OF our experiments OF free con-
certs on tho Common occurred on Friday
evening last, Gilmore's Band furnishing the
music. The mercury stood at ninety-eisht,
and rs a consequence only about thousand
people were present. Experience suggests
that the concerts would be acceptable to
greater number II they began at seven
o'clock than at SIX, and also thst simple
airs would be more popular with the attend
ants at such entertainments than selections
from the operas.
c. o. r. 4. Stephens has arrived Ia this city
tonight, and, With his retinuc Of q hundred
lrishmen md a brass band, Is passing under
nv Widow as write
General Sherman Is to spend a day here the
latter part Of this week. He has never VS.
tied New England before, and will be eordi-
nlIy welcomed, REVERE.
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