, 1869-10-19

hla storfea haye at least TIT fent II purpose or
i Lesson concealed 1i&nfn tne4r d1eut ns1Tati1e:
but the content. Of this book ne especially de-
voted 70 the question 10 when Nj. Ha1e has given
. ereat deal OF the thought Of hh busy 1tfe-thAt
OF providing suitable bones for tho poar OF cihex
Ftrzt comes preface, explau1u4 aud reanrnntng
the srtas need In this direction, t1ustrated By
the 4uthorx own ministerial Life, INIT In the cit7
Of Worcester, where half the working men own
,heir houseS, ard then In the city Of Boatou,
where talr nre crowded into miserable
unhealthy tenerens1. Mr.. hale posnta
cut tho weakness Of elective city
governments ~ compared With tho old Greek
md Romish sJa1em Of trimming. and pernauen
tenure. He refers also TO the evil effects OF astt-
nela1 obstacles to marriage, and suegosts, Is liz
contribution to the fama1e snhr3ge discuzsson,
that the nau1ed man AMI the rarried Eom1n
b<spg one, ate now has the suffrage, and " how
would II acswef 10 withdraw the suffrage from
the unmarried men:'' observing that tnis would pat
them on IN equality with the unmarried wofnen
aud there would be possibility, II they were
troubled pI It's loss. Of rrgatatng the privilege.
Tten follows Iii. Hale'a Ingenious aud chsEao-
ter1stac paper % "s.ha1ia," u puhtahed IN the
Atlantic Monthly; .How They Lived At Ea-
guadayick, !" = still morc direct tnagual! ftaliza-
ton Of the authors practical Ctopia: "low rhe5
Live in vtnelsud." no fcuou, but plain atate-
ent Of the theory and results OF this very JErBey
colony, which MI. Hale greatly admires; and the
tad, tragic cetAJ. " How They Lire IN Boston, and
How They Die Therr," drar pz1uted IN the Adst7-
tiser nbout tMo month"; ngu. This Is IN actual
stair unent, under Te7 thtn gutse of dct1ou, Of
tie authors oFn researches IN the coutta OF Kiug
Cholera 1nfaQtutn, the tenement houses. he ha4
Froken with great platnpeas, setting down even
the EuubsI1 ot the actuhl houses ytslted. One
Of them was In a condition 30 g1ostlT defiant OF
the law, IN the matter Of fences, wstetlsloset4,
whtteWaAh, and 10 forth, that MI. HAle
complained of II before magistrate;
whereupop The owner FASTENED TO hare
II Int tn completa condition, and then
had the aesu1anee TO announce his purpose Of
aniDg the philanthzuplc clergyman md author for
libel The acton was never brought, however.
The volume concludes with kllu more plain,
earnest, unta1nlshed exposition Of the wutert
projects, allowing how country homes may be pro-
v,ded for the lsoo1tng men Of Bostoo, as sccesu-
bic as thetr present Roxhuty Easements and II.
| tics, cosurg no more, but enabling erery tenant
| to become. In limited number Of Jears, \ free
/ holder, and 10 ulaAing him Trustworthy and Use
ful member Of eoc1ttI.
POLITICAL
I The political Bnrfsee does not get much gsirred
| up yet There are absolutely 10 meetings, DEM
oczattc or Republican. tn any paFt Of the State.
Tue Crtspins are boastiog Of the big vose theJ VIII
throw for tho ~cSianx1ntns candidate, Nj. Cham
betlu who has written letter Of the franLest re-
pud&anon styte; but no one fsncies 1t vii! reach
ten thousand Perh4ps u Interesting a. any pat
| OF the Geld ID tho Lowell Congressional District,
late Nj. BontW whera Dr. J. c. Aver, who hss
made hls mtl1tors By patent uedtetnea IL reaSI 70
| spcrd nls tnousand8 for 6eat IN the Capitol lie
II NOS tho surt Of man 10 suit the yoeFs Of tho dis
trlcf, and his wealth would 60 for very little II
there were some competitor Of btains, integrity.
| ana prominence before the pupllc. No
| auch man conea torKard; and 1t u safe
to predict thai, however the nomination may tuIp,
the repre- fentati1e Of the district will ros exerl
any great influence upon Liquidation Tor some time
| to come.
| VARIOUS MATTERS.
We are having m epidemic Of small deta1ca-
t!ona, TNo trusted dEy goods clerks nAFe, wlthtu
fhc past week, been touui out In Systematic rob
beftes Of merchandise from their employers, ruu
ning buck for long pesiad. In both cases thf
original theft made neces1J secold criminal
the receiver OF lhc property, and suggests some
very grave lectures to respectable ladies who hays
been In the habit Of buying goods from itlne1aut
pcdderS at half cost, On the comparatively lnnocen
theory that they are smugg.ed. Then boy O
1G, the sou Of the best OF parents, the
messenger Of O bank. has suddenly vanished Wilt
The turn ct sa,e0o, with which he Was seut On al
et1aud. The police are hunting for him, and
pathetic little "pel1onal" advertisement Issue
from tho fpst that, II he Viii communicate WITH
his antcted naotne1, "al WILL be well"
| We ata oulJ just getting over the 1esult1 of tn
blockade which the stor1n We4t OF us established
week sgc. Ths Newspaper otaces arc del0ge'
with arze&fs OF nails; and the rai1roa
peop,e are appalled, at tina Accommodations q
freight. One line has J. 800 cara waiting at III
nseaEs, all bound for Boston, snu MI loaded rt
} freight for which the city Is waiting. Th
scarcity Of beef and af butter has amounted ainos
1 IN a famine. RHvERE.