Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-05-25
Our Boston Letter.
BOSTON. NAV 18th. 1871


Editor Rutland Herald Our legis-
lature is still in session, but it will prob
ably adjourn at the end of this month,
which would be three months sooner than
last year that is about the length of the
entire session in some States. But the
liquor question and the State constabu-
larry are before it. and may occupy many
days of it's time. You are probably aware
that our State constable arrangement is
not above suspicion, and one of the com.
mittees, with some energetic haters from
among the people, have given it a
thorough exposure. The champion of the
liquor party is one Rev. Lovejoy,
man whose practical religion and preach
ing put him into the Democratic party
and among the copperheads during the
war. That sphere Of duty ended it was
the most natural thing for him to become
shepherd for this flock. There is also
certain judge in this part of the State
who is known to be a Jacks )nian Demo
erat, with Websterisn cast of features
and intellect, of course, who is cons antly
aching for an opportunity to make a de-
cision on the same side. Lately he has
done so and reversed the sentiment, in sp'
pearance, II not the reality of all that has
been yet decided by our courts in favor
of restricting the sale and use of liquor.
so that all the rank and file of the free
liquor interests of all shades are free to
get drunk, and do so, and stagger through
the streets, with increasing freedom from
the restraint Of the notion that once pre-
vailed in the public, that it was injurious
TO a man to be seen drunk in the streets
But it is among the laboring portion that
these public exhibitions are the most
common.
Public improvements more or less great
and important are going on in this city,
hut cease to attract more than individual
attention from their common constant oc-
ourrence. Some amusing feats are per-
formed by the mechanics, which are
mostly lost to the world. In widening
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End, at the junction of cross street
where the blocks of houses on opposite
sides of the street ended with the avenue,
it was necessary to remove these outside
corner buildings. But to demolish them
was not thought of as they were modern
high, valuable brick dwellings; they were
therefore disconnected on their minor
ends from their fellows, making them, as
they faced each other rights and lefts
They were then moved on to the avenue
and placed side by side at right angles to
their former position and their inside,
ragged ends joined together, making the
joining in front but barely sperceptible
from the neatness with which the whole
was done; not a window, with their large
glass panes, being disturbed. Yet this,
or similar feats are of constant occurrence.
One part of our city is called the Neck,
or was so called, from the fact that salt
water almost surrounded the land leaving
a narrow line of land loading to the
country. These saltwater bays are
almost filed up and the city is assuming
a form that is more regular and equally
dense in all directions. The grade of it's
lowest places is being raised and streets
made into avenues. One of the finest will
be broadway" a street running east and
west at right angles to our main streets,
already long in existence in South Boeton
which wide street passes a ship channel
and railroads high above them by splen. |
did iron bridge. Columbus avenue a new
street on new land, centering into the
city business portion, at the Common, has
been for some time near to its limit at the
Common, but ended for the time only by
running against the walls of the Boston
and Providence Railroad depot. The city
has purchased the part required, being
nearly the whole of a comparatively new
passenger station, and this street will so.r
be completed. There is a perfect STAN.
pede of churshes into the new territorv
which before the war was only water.
Brattle street church society, familiar to
many, lie the last one TO move. This
church has carried In the surface Of it's
outer wall cannon ball which was fred
from Charlestown at the time Of the bat.
tie Of Bunker Hill, constant reminder
that this church has colonial history.
but not SO celebrated as the "Old South,
though its ecclesiastical history and list /