, 1866-12-21

Eafs 0I iuG NEW EuSIaHu CfeeQ W6G d btdu-
1ous non-obscrEsnce Of Christina aud the
stern old settlers Of l69O found = consolation
among the tolls and perils And hardships or
that rough December in recording With alg
exuliAtion, Of tho 25th, that '.no man rested
all shat day." But Two centuries and hair
have worn that aEny, with the memory OF
the persecutions which caused It: and
though still long way behind the
universal heartincss Of Old England
In celebrating thcfcsf1va1, New EnrlauI Ia
rathcf 10 advance Of the rest of the United
States In regard for Christmas. The New
forkers stick TO their fashion OF making
gala day OF the first in the year, which has
never got footholu in the Eastern States.
and the Bostonians every year make more
and more of Christmas, while In the country
towns neither day Is marked BY even a aus-
pcnsion Of labor or an interruption of tim
sessions Of the schools. The grand Chr3st.
mas dinner Isl feature of the day on tho
other side of the Atlantic which Is not couied
In our obseryauccu the Thanksgiving t.a.t
seems TO take the place OF it; hui
tue holiday: the so exchange Of cheerful
through the medium Of the Juvenile
stocking, the illuminated tree, or The
mythical Santa Clans, are almost pnnn1.
mousty rccoe enized In Boston and its neIgh1or-
hood AS necessary atcompanitncnts Of Christ
mas day. The retail dealers in fancy souds,
toys and books. recognize this as theirr chief
harvest time Of the year, strain vi their en-.
ezgies 10 meet it.. ah1 uccept the !ull after
II Ii over us the proper time for rest. Now.
adays our leading dealers in eir. articles all
make q trip or send special representative
to Paris III tue early uututnn: instead of
makinE thci- selections second hand Of the
jobbers, or in New York aud the result is
that their sturus present M exceedingly
fascinating array OF novelties aud oddities.
fresh trona the Inns gination Of the FRENCH con.
triveF. The fashion In toys this year Ia for
musical articles, from tho photograph album.
which be%iuo to play au air trom an opera az
soon as It is opened, and stops rhort when Won
close the cover, to the chlld's toy Juggier.
who keeps certain brass balls apparensIy
lyDg II the air over bis head, while the
3xsiE SaIK ,ns Mnsh Geaatss hlm gtiuds out also
goods, OF wood, Initiating leather, have
taken tie place Of the Scotch plaid kuIck-
packs, SO in tavor whllu ago; and of course
bronzes, IN an Infinite variety of new and
quaint designs, arc in fashion now as a.
ways. There nrc only u few new th1nra In
silver ware, ald in the department OF illus
trated books there is a remarkable falling OF
from the profus1ou aud elegance Of last wear,
IL must have proved very Improbable to
make tnem, 10 explain 60 marked change.
We have had our very placid city election.
with the light vote Of 10000 or so. which
We have become accustomed to, and oaly
one ripple on the tranquil surface In the sim
Eular ct mphcation in tho Third Ward. Here.
tie colorea population being very numerous,
thc democrats nominated d black man for
the City Council. The Republicans nominated
white man rs usual, and many of the bluck
citizens who had hitherto voted the Rcpub.
hcan ticket went over TO the other side In
consequence A vigorous contest followed.
Inc lrlshnen yotcd for the negro without
an audible murmur, and at the close of the
polls both candidates had precisely the same
number OF votes. As In all cases Of
crca DE- oa t5s Ipee'a1 ap.t election ae ~; was
and both parties, coming out in full
force, the Republicans elected their
white Councilman by q majority Of about
forty, and the Democrats have eaten thcir
own words OF the last thirty years without
:, We orr looking forward to the inaugusa-
tlon Of the new City Government rs the sig
nal for a reform in the police which ms1ly
believe to be greatly needed. A most tla-
Grant case Of the kind complained Of has oc-
hdcucc woman, who went about swindliug
people ont Of money, given for charitable OBJ
(ects, on the strength of forged letter or
Introduction from q well-kno N clergyman.
She was detected and arrested in one Or the
stores which she visited, &nd taken to the
police station; and there, soliciting a pri-
vstc interview with tho Captain Of The dls-
trict, was soon after set free in some mystic
Iious way, without an examination or tie
knowledge Of those who had complained
against her. Such things, occurring one
after another, soon create n stronr feeling
ngalnst the police officials, which will hnd
expression In some way.
THE SOLDIERS MONUMENT.
The City Hall people, aud those of the
public at large who feel any Interest In 1t, are
nCitated considerably over nex develop
mcut Of the soldiers monument matter.
Fifty thousand dollars were at first appro-
printed TO erect the monument on the Com
mon. On comparison OF the designs and
estimates, it was found that structure cred
itRble to the city could not be had for that
money, and as much more was added to the
appropriation. Somebody suggested that
s,ion Would eood day u lay ihs cor
ner stone, With appropriate ceremonies; 80
around for the foundation Is broken la hot
haste, when suddenly It Is found that sixty
thousand dollars tnore will be needed to
build the monument according to the ac-
ccptcd designs, and another grant is asked
| for. There is q strong inclination In many
| quarters to reward such extraordinary mis-
1Akes IN calculation BY abandoning the pro.
| quite como to that yet.
| 4 NEW HOTEL.
! At last one OF the numerous vague schemes
for new hotel in Boston has taken shape.
|
ment is to occupy site at the South End,
q mile abovs any existing hotel, hut no
further from State street than tho ct. Nicho.
las Is from Wall street, IN New York ; but it
is not to be house Of the first magnitude,
as the design contemplates front Of only
two hundred feet, AMI only about three hun
drcd rooms. Meanwhile, thert Is hint also
OF another enterprise Of the same kind, on a
scale more commensurate With the increas.
inE demand 81 The travelling public, N the
| iact that the trustees of the Sears
estate, representing capital of several mil
Hons. have pp1 chased one ofthe finest sites In
Hoston, on Ttemont street, fronting the
Common: 1t is as yet only suru1ise that
s.Sais s,,n!., me e., trustees With The purpose ol
compared with recently ruling rates for real
estate here, thirty. dollars per foot for M
area Of ecyen thousand feet. would seem to
Indicate some well.dcNucd intention of en-
p'oy,ug the land for some profitable pnr.
pose.
THEATRICAL MATTERS.
Amufements were never so dull at thfs
season. and the managers seem to have sunk
into general lethargy which must aoou
have an 1ntavorahle effect upon their treas.
urtes. The only notable events Of the past
week hare been the production OF Daly'e
version of "Griffsth Gauut at the Boston
Theatre, made town talk By the ludlcrout
exploit Of the pig In the iair scene, iu jump.
Ing orcr the footlighss and hiding himself
AAAoAE lAG chHla AuA alA4C5 oi LII aAA1Co ~
the rar9uette, inteIrupting the play and caus
ing central confusion on the stage aud In the
audience and the debut Of a young lady
who made q less decided sensation
BY hiring the Howard Athenauu
and It's stock com pauy for one night and per-
forming Pdalin<, In The Lady Of Lyons In
tame, spiritlcss, school-sirlish manner.
This week John brougham reappcats, after a
severe illness Of a fortnight, aud DR.. Jones,
Boston physician, who has written wretch
ed plays, at Intervals, for the last quarter OF
century, brings ont new drama Of the ro-
mantle sensational order, In ecren acts, at
another theatre. The naudel aud Haydn
Society, including six or seven hundred oi
our beat resident amateur SINCE rs, Is busy Ii
,ehea1sinE The Messiah." to be given next
Sunday evening. as q Christmas oratorio,
with professional sclotsts and Instrument.
nlists.
| VARIOUS NAT1ERs.
Adtntant General William Sehou1cr, who
fas held that important position in Alassa'
chusettt since before the beginning of the
war, has been superseded, or relieved, or
whatever the Prope! word may be, BY the
nineham, not very generally known. has
hren appointed in htA rtaca. General eehou
1cr's optu opposition tc the election OF Gen.
crnl B. F. Butler to Congress Is understood
to have bad something 10 do with the change.
Another change, which has made EDod
deal Of talk, Is the removal from service at
the Custom House Of firm Of Government
the head Of which has done some splendid
service In the late war. The position is
taken nom them 10 be given to Mr.. Pres.
eott. the .-ther Of Miss Harriet Prescott,
the authorcss, and consequently fathcr.Iu-
law and protcgc Of Mr. r. u. $podori, the