The Republican journal., 1871-05-25

Correspondence Of the journal.
BosroN, May =, lS7
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Boston, May y, 1871.
THE WEATHER
has been very line the past week. The
warm, lifcgiving sun has shone every day,
making the green spots, dotted here and
there over our city. to look charmingly
inviting. oar Com non and Public Gar
dens are filed with lovers of nature, list
ching to the swee, songs Of the many
birds, which build their nests, and rear
their young in this beautiful spot,-or
vending thoir way to the pond, and TAX
ING stand on the bridge which spans the
beautiful sheet of water, watch the grace
ful swans Is they swim SO proudly past,
or admire the little children rs they sail
along in the little boats. hardly knowing
which are the mos charming. Beholders
| could almost Imagine that they We're in
the garden Of Eden, and that sin and
world But the hum of the busy city,
| which rcnetratc5 even this charming re-
treat Soon recalls the dreamer, and warns
/ him that by the sweat OF his brow he
must earn his daily bread. With a sigh
Of regret he tlrns TO leave the happy
place, and takes his way across the Com
mon, past tine Parade Ground, where
hundreds OF people are assembled, watch
inc the base ball clubs, which may be
seen almost every afternoon, engaged in
this lively Il ort. lie cannot resist the
tcmptati0n. and 50 minGlcs with the crowd
and watches he strife for . while. Grow
Ing weary of this, if hc be q Psychologist
NJ can wand h into the heart Of our great
rity, amd tah re His stand "a the corner of
soi,ir onr W lc Streets crossing Washing
tom street. watch the living panorama
moving before him. II il indeed pretty
sight ~ ScA the @aily dressed throng
huryine hlhrr and thithcr, each and
every one in emit ON their own affairs. Here
Il group OF laughing school GIRLS, with no
thought or care for The morrow, there the
matrun who must care for many little
ones. and who is now ont on a shopping
expedition hat her treasures may want
for nothing. Nest comes the merry boys
last out of school, hurrying home to Join
their companions in their sport. One can
Not hclp thinking that in few Short years
their flceS, now 50 happy, will be is care
laden Us in the mans who follows behind
with bowed head and thoughtful mcin.
Not even the beautiful weather, or the
noisy crowd he moves along with has
power to draw him out of himself He
hts eyes yet he sees not, ears yet he hears
not. Let us hope that kind greeting
awaits him in the home he is seeking.
Our storrkccpers are in the best of humor,
for the sunshmy weather is pouring piles
/ of money into their Golfers.
A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
occurred lust Tuesday afternoon on I
wharf. !. commenced il u building oc-
cupied by the Savannah and Halifax
Steamboat Co. The building being of
wood burned very rapidly The steamer
| Commerce, lying at the wharf, tool, fire,
and was towcd out into the stream, when
4 tug having a force pump aboard came
alongside, ana did good service in cxtin-
| gushing the fire. The damage TO the
| Another steamer lying near caught, but
I the fire wa soon put out, and She sustain
ed but Slight damages. The building
contained u quantity of cotton besides
other merchandise, consisting OF boots
Shoes. and furniture. which was damaged
more or less. There was also large lot
of molassos, ten h0@sheadS were entirely
destroyed. The boys around the wharf
have been having u sweet time. The total
loss is estimated ut about so 1000.
4 BANK ROEBER ARRESTED.
Friday night officer Drew and detective
Sargent arrived in this city, having in
custody Young man named William A.
Glover They arrested him in New York
on suspicion Of his being connected with
the Boyiston Bank robbery, which was
committed during the night of November
2Oth, 1869, and which created great sen
sation at the time, because Of the masnI-
tudc Of the robbery and the cunning dis
PLAYED He was arrested without diff
Guilty, and came along with the officers
very uuctly Glover is about 30 years
of ACE, Of @ight complexion, was neatly
dressed, quite gcntlcmanly in appearance,
and is not y person one would be likely
to think of in connection with u robbery.
On his person was found $500 in money
and a valuable gold watch and chain, but
nothing to implicate him in the robbery.
He was held in So, 900 bonds, which was
subsequently increased to $500 He is
married man, having u wife and child
in New York.
REMOVAL OF TIE HOUSE OF CORRECTION.
The Committee on Public Institutions
gave a hearing Thursday morning, on the
proposed removal Of the House of Corrcc-
ton to some island in the harbor. The
reason for bringing the question up at
the present time, is that q portion OF the
buildings have been destroyed by fire,
and new ones must be erected. 1t IS