, 1869-05-28
BOSTON,.
Legislative Matters.
The Police and Blaok-Mail In,
quiries.
The Programme Of the Peace
Jubilee.
Literary and Other Matters
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Literary and Other Matters,
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IuE LKGIstA71yE INVESTIGATIONS.
II Il 8atnAct,on to announce IA. ANYTHING
with OH IeTiI!sture u obont cou-
peteu slnee th2t body Itself L. very far from co.,
cluding tts session, h0. WILL probably, hold pos
session Of tie Stale uouse untD driven avay By
Inc heats of 1nly. and theu ciese up IL business
IN hu17J AMI confusion prolific Of blnnders- The
Liquor blu IL In q particularly unpromislnS dead
President Of the Senste to committee o! an even
number, equally divided the great test question
OF lager Of no lager. But Il safe to s3s that the
TWO leading Investigations n committee rooms,
which hsvs attracted nore Of the attentson OF the
public tban anything done In the Legislature |
proper, are substantially completed
The inquiry OF the Metropolitan Polcc Commit
tee, which 6floched Into an t0FenHsaoou into tha
prob.ty Of the Boston detective o,lca.,
ends with no more practical results than |
such extra judicial Inquiries usually have. \ great
deal Of evidence was listened to; two lawyers
Eereg gwen an opportunity TO e11n some hunl.cla
Of dollars, and to throw great deal OF dirt ;.
each other and at each others witnesses; and
those who 1e{ore thought the detectives g,ea.
E1scals viii think 40 stu, while those who con-
stdezed them models OF integrity and e11cien1
w1Il not change their opinion. The report Of The
committee, while leaving this po.nt undecided,
win, undoubtedly, recommend the estabi!Ahmcn:
OF thorough going Metropolitan Police, giving
the city Of Boston entirely Into The hands Of S:ate
orcera- It's to be hoped that On the passage Of
the bill through the Legislature IN amendment
Will te secured leaving The enforcement Of purely
municipal osdinAnceR, for Sidewalk cleaning ac.,
IN the hands OF municipal officers.
The other commttee-that lnto legislative coz
ruruon-has much less 70 show Tor its 1abora
Ar. Drew, After all his pluekJ submission to tE,-
pr1sunment, has consented to give bis testimony;
and according tohis sworn statement, corrnlor-
ated By th1t OF Nj, Edrdge, Of the Hartford /
E1!e RatIrusd the unch.taked-of t1zasActlon be-
tween the tWo was simply 4 b. Of
private blacfua,ing. Ar, Drew formed
purpose to deTresa the stock Of Ihe rnl1road by
writing articles 70 be printed, BY soEse ys1e,4ous
means, In the ncwspaper1. Nj. EldT.dSe endeav
oEed 10 buy hln Oh, and, at Inst, by bidding ~
high "A eleven or twelve tho1sand doliars. sue
ceedeta IN purchasing his k1ence- THIS, by no
means cTeditAhlc amir TO him, Drew relates with
entire coolness, and says this was the heal and
front Of the offence. the Legislature not being
thought OF In connection with It The Springfield
republican, which, as the original accuset, has q
reputation to keep up In the matter, says this oc
CuIlcu WILLIE hAe R1aAlla8 VI Et&S1 tVSA2 Hn3 Oe-
fore the authorities al the State House; that Mr.
Drews threatened exposures endangered the
credit OF the road there md not in the s:ock may
let, and that Nj. EldndgeB known shreEdncss
Is inconsistent with any other explanation
TIE PEAcE JULIE
The Musical Committee acting IS coaLjptora With
| NJ Gilmore have, after much deuherattou and
| with no little did1cultJ, decided upon the pro-
gfantne for the eve dsJB Of the Pence Festival
has hcAy, IN @1Htf fhn
| sic, 50 that people Of dlTesse tastes can choose
the date OF their attendance, Il they oee not DIS
| posed TO lido the whole jubilee, The inst day
| will he varied and Introductory. Dr. Aart.a
Lutacr's choral, "a Strong Castle Is CIR Lori, -
Is the opening piece, and Will be given
! With the fail force Of CHORUS, orchestra
ard orgsn The overture TO ''Tannha1.
| scr" follows, with snail md "selec, v
| orchestra OF only si1 hundred Instruments. Nine.
| Parcpa-RoaA hka two solos-Gounod's "A:e
Mart1, !" With m ntlIgato of two hundred rioltns
| and the "Tndamma.us'' from Eoss.n!H "Staba.
Mater" III. Holmes "Hynn Of Peace" is to be
given on THIS da|, and Mozar:'s Twelfth Mas,
tnel "CoEonAuon March f-om Ne5eraecrl
"rropac;e," the overture to William TELL" nnt
. couple OF national airs With cannon and bell &C
comranlmcnrs complete the ntst d.s's schedule
The oraior1cal exercises which are TO precedt
the music arr net fnlly arranged. The proceed
tnSs are to begin at o'clock. AMI At the sauc
time on the following days. 1tia estimated tina
the concerts viii Last TWO hours, and that neari!
rs uuch time will be needed beforehand to NJ
| range the chorote8
Tie second day y programmed. I. Ealnly classical
and made up OF symphony and otatorio music
Nl=s Adelaide Philips, the only other sulolst en-
gase'i o5 The committee, appears for tho QEst time
and llanaeit Messiah samson. "JudA
Aaecan1u henoelSsoAn EHan IN
Aasan "eVauoh aIe Represented ID sne selec
uoos,*hicn neauoe Iso oDeethosch !" symptom
u = MAJOR.
lae tnu,l aas, rue l'ta Oh ooae hnd anatsefsaf
OF tne hatlle oi bnnkcf Hhl is 1nahe up Of pat11o
ie ma multaly nu1nocFs, anu II - neTc I'M mos
| o. 'ne eensAtionA ano SAAne ~ naoe'is ieatuies
tee 'estha eot1s IL sn's 'tuiupetets Pe'
iHu tue SOLO pa11 ~ 'ae overture
TN u:a'oh 1ae steas Aoposuon -
nnpEa1 Aasen composed o1tne occasion eo1as
III he:c' Ennared "nemsfss " OF Inc bosp1
Fire department Bang tne anfus IN tnel "Anf
chor1s, from "TroFaso1c Aadame Nosa IS
III up her voice twice, the chorus Joining hes
, "Tee star spanGied banner. The aIteFnoo
closes with "ola Hundred. = the audience }otnin
u Inc lsss stanza Iola . sne das, eNnel' wac
tne "elAe u Inc stAe no3se Will aea.o4ct ~
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d cr,,re succes The volume or round raised e7,
h, this frsct,ou OF the vocal force OF the 4,,y
u | ls Immense md has rarely been para1leled
c | American concerts.
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