, 1869-03-04

When NC Of Massachusetts herr Of the IN
cidents Of 1cgialation at Albany, or tho po-
teucy Of the lobby Ut Washington, We aro apt
to .xisc our eyes and be thankful that ne arc |
not s4 these pub1icans. But Of late suspicion |
OF improper Influences Ut the State House |
has ept abroad, and now VIC are actually |
promised a.committee Of Investigation. The
basis for the inquiry h ANAL enough, and In |
most States would pass upnouced. Nobody |
has even charged drsct corruption upon any |
member Of either branch Of the Aegi!tt11r-
II has only been alleged that tho lobby has
Ihan it possessed} simply BY hospitality, |
social influence, and tho use OF the arts Of |
log rolling. Last winter this clique Of men |
dId become morc ostentadous than ever,
owing to tho peculiar composition Of the
Re1usIieea mada good deal Of cspitA for |
Itself by very minute aud unreseryed |
x.pase OF the operations and preten. |
tions Of the Third Honse.. This winter the |
sa1ne paper has attempted TO repeat is sue
cesstnl ee1 sation, and has printed another
e1ef, arc additional semtnIsccnces OF the last
sesxiours do!nes. The most prominent state
ments made sre that the Hartford & Efle
| Railroad, a frequent and successful applicant
water nuoux the outkIde agents to sccom.
| pl.h ita ENDS aud that cue man, supposed
10 possess special Influence, received from the
| corporation ten thousand dollars, merely for
the easy task OF keeping his mouth shnt.
such charges as these will be very difficult
| Of investigation; but tho Legislature has
chosen to 10 sensitive, and committee to
look INTO things Is seriously talked of,
] TIE LIQUOR QUESTION. ....
On Tuesday or "Wednesday, 1t La expected,
the conmlstse on the license law viii make
lts report, aud the General Court will be able
fai1ly to begin, 10 the frat days Of spring, tic
task which should have been the main duty
oI the winter. The commlttc Is q largt one,
be manifold. Nine, II Is said, Will favor the
amended, with its old restrIctions, agains:
the lesser lquoss dealers and against
spottecanes, in tull 1orrc. Five Or
sso. u" u cider ess spd 'R perhaps fsseR'n e. rra
or three represent the insignificant minority
! In TIC present Legislature In Inyor or The ex-
isting syssem.. The struggle IN TIC House
and senate will bo long one, aad 1t Is In
possible to cunteci ure lis results.
TIE sUSDAT QUESTION.
Prominent Bostohians nre still assltattng
tho quettlon Of opening the Public Library
On Sundays; aud. - the Cs,y solicitor hiss
forbidden By statute. a 5l1l Il before the Leg
la.ature to remove The legal bar Anung The
movers in this project ars tuch clerg5 men -
, Edward K. Hale. James Freeman Ctsrse and
! RUFUS Ellis, such leaders OF opinion ~ Wen.
I dell Phillips, literary men IKE James 7.
: and J0roan, Hursn d Co., ahd names which
r 20 one would iook tos In such li1t. like
} thnl Of Within Warren, the comedian
: 4 LEGISLATIVE rsctpESr.
The House last week lost By death It's old
b est mea.b,r. lsev. Dr.. Vail, venerable
q 10 The Il nate. iew weeks ago, the rules wcrs
e suspended 70 tnat DR.. Vail cast bis yote frst
t instead OF a: :. end Of the alphabet, ~ usual
d People noting this 10 the reports supposed
!. Drctos'a age md sacred calling, though IL
|. odd occasion WAS chusen for II. Really i
Il was because he had heard By telegraph tina
+ his house was on fire, aud wanted to 70 hon
at 5ncc to sttcn< to thc connavEatlon. a
: about . hundred votes might have bee,
. spared aud Mr. sumner still elected. toe oil
= clefCymaL's 1em4in ng 70 yote It all undc
II the circumstances must b sci down As q n
= ma1kable LA amer Of political enthusiasm.
q It1snAar Axn DRAMATIC NATTERs:
le lineuisbed hon bis bithl5 sueessfu
h "school," bis three-act comedy Of" nonat,
e. hAs bern p1oduced here At the Museum, Al
so shines With reflected GlorS rather than By II
sc own light. Thoat ~hothaye kren,thc trst Wei
10 sec 1se secood also for Intelligent conpar
r son ; and a, every body within = hEY nile +,
to tlus seems to be rushing for tickets
r school, p 81 uome'' Is secure Of a very goo
rs run. The play is not without clsvcrncs
;" though sketchy and showing sleus Of has
ct w1itiiE; bur It's radical defect Is ID the ptol
or tnat feature Of It which leavta the eudien.
,p an unsettled tramc Of mind, their sEV-
ty | thiee bestowed where thE author seems to hs1
% coupted on the1 detestation. lhu princIp
ID female 1,essopa9e II a beautiful adrcnlnrcss
on woman evil rathet BY totce ot sufroundtu:
10 than bY my pa!ufal wlckedness, wh
he Is schcming to bccome the wife off rich ol
at nan. The son Of this man. going under 4
O SnS ft,t hA md ne
Il every art o. eeccit, cliclti the genuine, pa
is k.cnxte love ol The woman for bimself; au
II: having 50 "cxposed her character," tur
nt her coldly nortir. With the Concurrence Of Il
;s- ia'her bile the eursain f4lls on the restore
he putty and haPpl- eds Of s' Home" Perha
ral BY the urskiiliulnces Of the au:hor IN ustr
c2. his materials, the treachery and duplicttT
sn- the hero Is made moro obrt1us 10 the aud
uE cnce than thst OF the adventures; and q
s9rdissy taf s5%p15es Gs The
'ey aud xe1y lively farce Is required to resto
thriz normal good hu,Do1:
During the past week The library ct I
M Rev. Ilenty Gl!cs. tho scholar. critic, essa
o. thss city. For many years past ihh gen,
tao man, An invalid from els birth, has been {
'rn' barred IRON tho possibility OF any kind
oar labor. Subscriptions hare been started
Tor him; his vile has tried ~ read his lcctui
up ior his teuedt, other friends have doue
to saua. Mr. AlRer and others have Wnti
og. and delivered lec1nre4 especially tor this p
.nts posc; and IN these ways considerable 81
Eh. have becn coll. csed. But the costly u,
In room has dcyoured them al and 1t last
did The library VAS not large on AID G
rest tuned at ndard rather than rare books :;
a, ii hroueht. II very f4is prices, only th
.ion II The I Household Edition" +" of Cha,
he Reade's uoFelt has been completed By
4 Rs | Issue. in one volnme, VI the Ioycaxt's shor
by sto1ses, from Peg WoiRpRton."
tate heade's hrs' std perhaps bs1t 1ok. to 81
der The suthoE b Is written little but fiction.
# 1t edition is to1crao9y complete Of hts chi
alu. wo1ka-lackipg, g., fAy ~ I remember, D.
'ou: "The Eirhsh Commandment" AID those
oses .EsT.s,ntly ansry psssp.nsr p ae,tsss as.
who and originality. -1hcrr Is no portrait OF
Reahe. i, being one OF hls ecctntrtcittes
nth: 10 exhibit evcn counterfeit psesentuent
ts44l his lace to the put1,c zaze-
ttec. The publishers of Ar. Bartlctts admir-
rort | manual Of = Familiar Quotations e1ct
or'e aeed. perhaps. By tie *ucce-s Of the sae'
uor. sire editions Of that work, arc going TO Is
who Dictionary Of ''FauiliA7 Latin Gut
nu!d tEont." on similar plan. but acconps1
here with parallel pasascts, And 1rautlx Ion ne
sell aud % forth. The book yin nasnrs!,s
try- attain 10 the Hlde popularity Of its Eng
ouse. rfyal, but, II ven done, will become eqal
ctson With that = 'ecesttiJ upon
emo oet6 Of scholars and literary Il
I'd 90 | One Of those books ~hlch, Ia The etu
| the tlne, when everything Is = It should Be,
! wss be made specially OF Western puhliss
houscs. appears in Boston this 'Teek y
ad- General; er, Twelve Signts In the Euui
Csmr," IN spite Of IT. sensational title,
rrcofd OF tact, bring substantially a I
Th scr1p1 ot the norc interesting adveusuEts
nj e1peftehcA ot o4f SEae1a4 oa1ts" "
:. men, man arnoug The ptout ers who setsles
So. Aissiskippi valley. NneotAn, lo~A,
- - i clergyman II Residing, IN this Safe.
80 70 published hy Lee 4 shepard.
ID spi1ltnalikm In general and "Plaucheste
i .he particular was puhlishe1 yesterday. AMI