The Portland daily press., 1867-02-11
Matters i'm Boston.
fcoRREsPoNDENcE OF THE PREss.l
BOSTON. Feb. q. 1867.
THE SNOW.

BOSTON, Feb. 9, 1867.
THE SNOW.
Notwithstanding Names reputation for Sc
have any adequate idea of the immense amount
of snow that was piled up in Boston by the last
two great snow storms. After the sidewalks
had been shoveled off into the narrow streets,
there was no possible passing with teams till
the snow was carted off, Here was job for
all the idle Irishmen in town, and one thousand
OF them were employed, night and day until
the top of the heap had been reduced, when
the force was reduced to five hundred, and
about this number are still employed digging
down and carting of. Some goes into the docks
and much of it, now well mulched with filth
goes on to the Common. Meanwhile every
backyard and alley was filed full to the brim
to the great detriment of ash and swill men
and for two long weeks more thorough block
ade was kept on the basement stories of dwell
ings, than our feet ever kept off Charleston
and Wilmington. Now the streets are knee
deep with dirty slosh, with rather damaging
prospects for Balmorals and crinoline.
1.-THE BOSTON SLATE"
Certain parties have been in terrible sus-
pense over the offices of Collector and Naval
Officer for the port of Boston, ever since the
present session of Congress began. Mr.. Ham,
lin promised to become one of the most popular
Collectors Boston ever had; he was affable and
dpproachablc,- what could never be said of his
predecessor; but just as he was getting used to
the harness, he resigned. Gen. Couch, his sue
cessor, Iopine, might have succeeded better
had he not been under the dictation of clique
of notorious Copper|leads, who have been per-
sistent in having loyal and competent men put
out and men quit the reverse put into office
As the Senate has rejected him, the man who
seems most likely to take his place is Mr..
Kingsbury, of your State, who is now acting as
Deputy. AS he was placed there by Secretary
McCullOch's directions, and is very gentle
manly man, and quite popular with our COM
mercial people, his chance is good; that he has
little hold as a strong politician, however, is
against him. As to General Swift, the present
Naval Officer, the least said the better. He has
been squelched, as he ought to be.
"THE BLACK CROOK" .H
This spectacle was played about three
months in New York before it was introduced
at the Continental" in this city, 1t has had
unbounded success in both cities, its attractive
features being nothing'more or less than about
forty pretty girls, whose costume is SO arranged
as to make them appear as much undressed as
the law will allow-as the poet says, when
unadorned, adorned the most" 1t is a great
compliment to the dear creatures that all the
men wish to see as much of them as possible.
We are now having reaction from the gem
eral dullness that followed the storm, and the
southerly wind has driven in fleet of large
vessels, giving our harbor its usual lively ap-
pearance. Theatricals have never been more
prosperous. shopping" is once more lively,
and but for the prevalence eff the small -pox and
measles, the health of the city would be re-
markably good. Ni" ExcENTRIc