The Republican journal., 1872-03-28
Letter From Boston.
Correspondenceo fthe journal.

The inhabitants of good old Maine have
spoken loud and long upon the discom-
future occasioned by the severe freezing
up in that locality; but such visitation is
mercy in comparison with the interim
nable blowing up which Boston has had to
take from saucy old March. The suffer-
ings and notifications of the poor I'M
fortunates of the female persuasion have
been innumerable, and they all Join
heartily in the song-"Never mind the
weather when the wind don't blow To
be sure the deectabe males have no par
ticular fancy for eyes full of dust, and
teeth like graters but combine with that
the possibility, and even probability of an
earnest opposer of the Black Crook Civ
ing an exhibition Of that order gratuit-
ously, and one gets slight idea of the
danger to which ''innocents abroad have
been exposed daily.
Even the event of ST. Patricks Day had
no effect upon the stubborn demon. and
the fine old suits displayed in the motley
procession were greatly damaged by the
clouds of dust which swept over them.
The ceremonies were very much after the
order of the hundred and ninetv-nine
previous ones. A long procession, repre-
senting the sons OF Erin, from the veneer
able old Father Contessor, to Dick of the
North End. Some Of the uniforms were
really very handsome, and the fine display
Of aristOcratic beavers, cut after the exact
pattern worn by the sainted patriarch
himself, suggested how tenderly the loved
old relic had been preserved for the an
nual airing
The attention of the public is each day
turned more and more to the great com
rapidly tending toward completion Work
upon the Coliseum is pushed forward as
fast as the severe weather will permit,
and the business transacted in the little
office behind Music Hall, known as the
abiding place of the committee, has no
limit Letters are received daily from
societies in Europe, expressing their de
sire to join the great chorus, and the
agents Of several steamship lines have
assured the transportation committee Of
carrying delegates at reduced fares. The
music committee are busily engaged pre-
pairing and mailing the music to the many
societies, which is no small branch of the
business, as twenty thousand copies OF
each piece are printed. Ii has been de-
cided to devote one day of the Jubilee to
the performance of original composition,
by American composers, and many Of our
distinguished artists are working diligent-
ly for the honor OF being registered upon
the list. l.. NJ, Southland has already sent
in his production-a concert overture en-
titled. Might in the Forest" ard Prof
Carl Zerrahn is working upon piece
which will not fail of acceptance All
the celebrities from abroad, official, social,
musical and governmental, are expected,
and preparations for their entertainment
have commenced
The Parker House has the plan laid for
its improvements. The Revere is under
going thorough repairs, and other hotels
are fitting up all the little spare hooks,
knowing when the great crash comes,
poor humanity can be squeezed into a
very small space at very large price.
Spite of the slowly approaching spring
some OF the enterprisng dry Gncda .nnaas
have had their openings among the mum
Der Jordan, Marsh & Co., who never fail
in doing justice to the subject OF style
And this was not an exception. The dis
play of suits was very fine Many Of the
most admired were cut with poliyaise,
similar to the ones worn the past season.
The millinery department did much credit
to the artistic skill Of their employee, c.
c. Gregg, which shows that he has not
fallen behind since leaving the inhabi-
tants OF good old Belfast to other hands
Several other merchants adv ertise their
annual display to take place soon after
which snatches from the whole, will make
quite a chapter on the important subject
OF what to wear and how to wear it.
The extent of local intelligence is OF a
decidedly BRET order there beng, at
present. nothing agtating the minds of
the people, save the Jubilee Prepare
tons for the Homeopathic Fair are So ex-
tensive that they propose to wait TIL after
the Jubilee, and hold it in the Coliseum.
1t will undoubtedly be the finest entertain
ment of the kind ever held in the city.
Quite an excitement is exhibited among
the children of the public schools, occa
stoned by the competition for the prize in
composition upon the subject of Cruelty to
Animals. About five hundred names are
entered upon the list, and the working Of
the little brains is almost suf1iicen. to call
forth commentator from the poor dumb
beasts. Gov. Washburn is to distribute
the prizes at Music Hall.
There has seemed of late disposition
on the part of some relentless fire bug TO
vent his spleen on the public schools
Since the burning of the school-house in
CharlestOwn, there has been one burned
in Roxbury. Many Of the pupils had very
narrow escapes; several We're quite seri-
ously injured, while only few evenings
since an attempt was made to fire Univer-
sity Hall at Harvard College
The visit Of the japanese embassy is
looked forward to with much interest. 1t
is stated that the supper to be given them
by the Board of Trade will be prepared at
the Revere House; the number of plates
limited to five hundred and fifty, and the
tickets are set at twenty-five dollars each.
The merry chime Of sleigh bells is
something seldom heard in Boston on the
twenty-ffth of March, but this last old
fashioned snow storm has out generated
Gil L., - l..