, 1869-06-25

TEE srHuEE.
There Ia little for Iour regular correspondent to
gieau IN ne:,. shIch your special representative
has so thoroI gtiS rcape1. But 1t mar be well to
eay that frc r Boeton point OF gtsw, the success
Of the Peace Festival has been beyond all expec-
tatton- There wa4 good deal Of lingering
tncredr1lty up to the last momens
IN regard to the feasibility OF .n. 1uno1e's
schcme: but bow the NOS. charJ. End couserya-
tive tn such matters admit tint the thing he pro-
posed was worth doing, and that II has been doas
IN duch manner as to please great multitude al
people, to tend toward popular education In u11si-
cal matters. and to add to the prestige Of Boston
10 STea1 many ways, and, indirectly, to its
prosperity. Whether a. musical experiment the
Jubilee has demonstrated that chorus OF 10 ,oOj
voices Is lnost elective than one Of half Or third
Of the nurubcr Is 4 matter for the musical crtNce
to bicfct :tbori, aud they arc sure to he
divided about something. Everybody ageeB
Thai Nj. Gilmore has deserved svathny
Of bis fet1ow.ctizeas, and how he IL
TO be recompeoscd, ,-roE that tie time Tor an
sdequate complimentary benefit, to gather In the
crowds In the c!ry, has gpne by,-sa question or
comncn ttscIs5lou. Perhaps tic Executive Com
mittee Will lay out ! comfortable slcc for him
rom the treasury Of the festival Perhaps there
vii! tc subscription, with figures large enough
to cover the purchase OF house and q little BUD
get Of bouts 70 Ire On Perhaps the torgctil
Public viii let the whole excitement die away
before any thing Is done. and the protector Will
have nothlng but enlarged fame to chow for his
project.
The great amount OF money which Was to be
made BY the feEi1rai docs not appear to have
6oEed Into the e1pe-ted chaunelaL When the
battle over tho use OF the Common WIS In pro-
grfss, an enth1sia1t1c Alderman estimated thAt
TIC festival vouid bring here million stranaras
each Of whom would spend nfty dol],ra tn boston,
cnEdching the city to thst extent Acting on ttia
baats the retall dr3 Eoods stores prepared for the
busiest week OF record. MessTs- Jof1an, Marsh
L Co. set lunch IN sheir basement, and announced
thai thct ctesIs would not be allowed TO 20 home
to di11er, Eut would be allowed ntteca
minutes for the meal, at the coat Of the
firm. The disappointment may be Imagined
when tho week paEsed with less rather than mo,e
than tie usual everyday bustnesa. For efcry
vistcr frrEa abroad Who pattpl1zed store, Bos-
,onian staia away to aso!d the expected crowd.
There was money madc during the week; but 1t
'as made By the sa1lzuads, By the hotels, the cat
lag houses, the newspapers
An to the 1utllee Itself, It Is already mantfe5t
| hat il WAS net a mcncJ-maklns enterprise. The
widows and orphans of the soldiers will get no
tenent from Il. There H1]l he no surplus fuud TO
divide AMONG the toWns and cities In proportion
tu their subscriptions for season Tickets Nr. GIL
motcs original modest estimate Of ID expense Of
a hundred and nfty Thousand dollars has
been Just doubled by the greater sQbst.n-
liberal acdttora ta the cost under the DIRECTION Of
the Citizens Committee. To meet Ibis amount
the receipts arc Us fet inndequate; but, It Il
thought. With one Or tTo extra concerts. to be
given duHng the camtng month, the debtor and
creditor aecoonta caa te n1nde about cyen-
THE LkGI6L4TrHE.
The General Court Is Sill sitting at the State
NTut,an Ia. L.
railroad Speed and viii, doubtless reach an a41-
before this reaches Chicago TIE only
great measure ftausatercd has been the bill lend
Ing three million dollars to the trunk tine through
the state, not YET organxed or hid ont: aud this
has teen let donn gently by reference 70 the mex:
LcStslatrre. which VII, doubtless, pass It II the
road makes ans psos1eAs at ii in the meantime.
The seasion Of the Legislature has lasted so long
that It has pass Cd the ilt eyen Of the endurance
CT III. Htnan. the President OF the Senate, who
has been waiting Tor The adiournment to rale the
place 10 which he hrs been appointed On The i
oerch. II became Necessary for Nj. I'ttraan to
qehuf5 Tor hl5 1udSeshtp at once; SO oa Saturday
be omitted The Chair Of the Senate, WITH the reas
Eatt4ng speeches and Iote Of thanks which haye
beeonae customary on zach occasions. The honor
of tlnEg THE place for the remainder of the ses.
OF i've days at the no4t-wAs generous.
u given Iy the prohibition party to Ar. George O.
OF the license party. Nj. P1imaos
acceptance oI judicial dlguities Was made the oc-
caslnn OF ktng1las display Of passion and sac.-
Ahness bf Nj. Thomas Drew, the immaculate
gentleman "ho swure 10 har1ng l:ackMaihsl
4 r7uroad company ont Of $4,000 tor
holding hia tongue abcut Its Affairs Thls person.
wrote a!esser to Governor ClAftn which be n,u-
sell at once caused 10 oe published In the news
papess}, accusing III. PitEAa Of the ct1;uc Of
forgery This sensational accusation proved 70
be founded on the fact that committee Of the |
SENATE n1 alnerded the notes Of tie Clerk Of that
BODY. OF tes remarks made before iss bar b. Mr,
Drew In his character Of q recusa1t witness. TheT
s.iof,5 corrected the notes By adding the wurds
II an eager desire TO pat ne CITY tie. soad,n
Which Iii. Drew actually uttered. aud for which
be Was called to osuer, but which the reporter
.ad falled TO catch. The Governor Simply III
orrne1 NJ. Drew t1:t the place to bring his ac-
suta'ton, stoce Nj. E7trr.a Fad accepted
bis appointment ~ Judge, was before
he Leglsature: ami this Al. Drew,
treadlDg The t.c IKE other hurut chil-
1fru, sef.alned from doing, c1emplrytug Ia
he whole aaa!r the familiar truth that person
may gain crest reputation Tor ahagpucss By
a5'ung LIS tongue, who viii utterly destroy Ii
hen be Is icapradent eaoCgh 70 opc1 Ills mouth.
AE7 AND LrTERArtRE.
Our artists ase nearly AL o1 on their sumraer
bradford Is hunting In his chartered sseanas, to |
he TO ssIi.e, whittier the completion OF the rail-
Dad across the cas;tueat has scat la1re uamoef
II our painters.
Mr. William WIllards port1stt o6 Geresa1 o. q
Toward, which the alt.st spent several months al
asaiogtoa to pac:, Is en- exhibition At cne OF cur
galleries. fo- few days, before go.ag 10 :ts Nh,
destination, Bosdo!n College
figure -pkece by LII. J. Fo1croft Co!e, HThe
las been on exhibition here for
:oue tr-e- Il Is 10 be published - an engraving.
Ut. CHARLES i. R7ss Is engaged oa wctk very
much ta-rer than anything be has before under
aten, II hlch vii occupy hin during most Of tac
md fall It Is, Ike al bis recent et1arta,
! s~1sa landscape, with mo7n.a!1s IN the back
ground, aud VIII r: likely to attract Intention
Nj. Ea1ter Bracket p masterpiece in the line OF
tst po:tra1tnne, "Tne Monarch Of the St:tam.
> nne salmon lying on the Tocta beside stream
In which he hiss ia5r been captured, has be:1 s3sa
10 SO to Eugsand.
NJ. William Hennesst IL not a Boston astist; bat
an hle to inform sou that be Is b1sii =. ucfk
upon setn. yery elaborate illustrations 0. Ms.
iroEning's c1qr,ate1poem. "L.15 Geraitines
Courtship," which Cta:les Scr.n1er I ca. will
publish ln hs!Iltsot stJ;e IN the gls-ocoE seasoa
good deal Of st1ention Is ssuacteI here BY
The exhibition Of subscription coptes OF Nl2a Hos
nera . Zeaohl.,F bust and statue!te, Produced
IN tes7s-co,ta u c1.esso company.
Lee Shepard have Published the ffst ot = ta-
1es o1 chtIdren's bcoks, entitled = Pltt5 Gsa5k
Journey to the Cotton Islands, by Ar8. Caroline
Il Dali As1 Dall ras written much IN eolro-
ve1sy, defence Of the fights Of women. an1 social
science gene-al1y, ana hhR tectured often; nas
think this l. her rrzs essaJ tn juvenile lterature
The obEcf Of the book ~ the saEs 10 preface Of
any pages Is to gtEe children. tn pleasant. en-
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