The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-12-28
Letter From Boston.
Correspondence of the journal.
Boston, Dec. 25, 1871.

comes in as soft and smiling as mild
May morning, and as bland and capti-
waiting as patent-leather politician, or a
handsome woman surrounded by room
full Of admirers. Iii right beginning
Of the carnival week, that is not to term-
nate until after the birth of the New Year,
and we hope it will continue to continue.
We are quite sure the oldest inhabitant
can't remember anything like it, if he
taxes his memory ever so hard. Bright
blue skies, dotted here and there with
clouds of feecy white, and sunshine so
warm and glad and bright as to cause
one to almost fancy that it has accidental
ly lost its way, or at best must be stray
ing from some balmier cline. Every
body seems happy with the unusual dem
onstration and are apparently enjoying it
quite as much as the keen, frosty air and
| snow covered streets, which were the
general expectation On Saturday 'Man
proposes and God dsposes' however,
sayeth the old adage, and the disposition
came this time in the shape of good
smart rain-storm which departing left no
trace of snow behind, and remanded once
more to dark and unused corners all the
bright pretty sleighs and .ilngling bells.
! THE CHANGES OF WEATHER
have indeed been very numerous and
quite unpreeedenl all this past week
The saying First it snew, then it blew
and then it thew has found ample IL
| lustraton. The coolest day." the
'warmes. day" the 'snowiest day." the
"rainest day." and the ''windiest day" of
| the season haying all been comprised
within the seven, and the memory of man
runneth not back to the time when there
was anything like it. Saturday night
wound up the weeks varieties with q
september gale slightly modified.
Shutters. awnings, high-topped chmneys
and other accessible property slammed,
banged, toppled over OF took French
leave The street lights were blown out,
and somehow the wires of the fire alarm
became entangled with those of the tele-
| graph causing them to strike furious and
| frequent alarms Of fire, much to the per-
plexity and anxiety OF would be peaceful
uppermost in the well-ordered land of the
Hubites
| HOW TO PURIFY THE BALLOT
Is a subject which engrosses much time
and large share Of argument. Every
body confesses it ought to be done but
how to do it they are not agreed. Pretty
woman don't care anything about it;
modest ones don't know anything about
it; strong minded ones could do it if they
had a chance wise men shake their heads
with a sagacous mo, no we must try
some other PLAN" reformers want an
educational basis and rogues say you
can't do anything about it, Thus the
various opinions and plans are argued
reasoned and urged, week in and week
out. Every one is sure they have the
| llput lutd IL OllltlS tOultl NC pClSulucu W
the same course of thought. But others
are sure of the very same thing, so the
| poor ballot gets not much help from its
many doctors. Election succeeds election
and one party cries cheat whilst the other
retorts liar. Meanwhile. some ingenious
| individual has discovered or invented
| tp to nJ, 10, boI, ha
| little. II ooliiotyI lu ItnU .lV lnttitnvl
of taking the vote of the plebescitum in
France. The names of the voters are to
| be registered with Il corresponding
| coupon, the coupon to be given to voters
and the names not checked until they are
presented. This, it is alleged, will do
away with the practice Of " repeat
ing" but how about the tratlicking
it does not so clearly explain. We
strongly suspect that under this new sys-
| tenn. this latter branch of business would
| be more flourishing than ever. .
| THE COLISEUM
| for the International Peace jubilee has
| been designed by Mr. Francis Allen of
| this city. 1t is to be S22 feet in length
| and 422 feet in breadth with = height of
| 172 feet, covering an area Of trlie less
than eight acres. 1t is to have self
| supporting roof heavily trnssed the in
yention of Mr.. Allen and when com
pleted is TO accommodate an audience of
10000, q chorus OF 20, 600 and an orchestra
of 2000 making over 100000 in all The
building material will be iron, glass and
wood and the decorations the flags, shields
and notices of all nations From the
grand tower, which is to 240 feet in
height, is to float over all other flags the
banner Of universal peace.
VARIOUS ITEMS.
The Woman's Suffrage Bazaar realized
$1,000 from their weeks effort
The Young Mems Christian Union re-
ceiyed $1,000 from some kind hearted
man. 1t seems strange that Il similar AS
sociation is not started, for women, who
need it much more
Another section of Internationals has
been founded in Boston. making three
now we'll started, and each with large
number of members .
People seeking lodgings al the Police
Stations We're never SO numerous before.
A hard winter and much distress is pre-
dicted, many thousands boinS Vul of
| work.
The annual ball of the German Turner's
is to take place at Music Hall on the Doth
ofJanuary The Germana and Gilmore's
bands furnish the music. PERCIE.
| The members of the bar in Knox County
are d Jolly set. Last week they rartook
of bar supper at Thorndike Hotel. at
which were also present Judge Kent, Mr..
Reporter Pulsfer and others. Hon. A. P.
Gould presided, and Hiram Bliss, Jr.