Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-11-04
Letter From Boston.

Mr.. EDITOR Boston, for the past
few days, has been rather quiet, owing
to the prevailing horse epidemic. Some
idea of the extent of the disease may be
formed from the fact that no coaches
have been seen in the streets, while some
Of the horse railroads have suspended
business altogether. Others run only
few cars, these few being crowded to
their utmost capacity. Ok teams are
seen quite frequently in the streets and
though their would-be drivers may be
experts in handling reins. a few lessons
from some sturdy farmers boy would
not, methinks, come amiss. Market and
express wagons bearing such notices as
''what we know about expressing!" &c.,
&C., drawn by stalwart men, were, on
their first appearance, preceded in some
instances by band of music, drum corps,
&c. But now they, together with wheel
barrows and hand carts that were sud-
denly produced from Somewhere, looking
old, dingy, and rather the worse for their
long neglect and disuse, have ceased to
be novelty. But the crowd of weary,
foot-sore pedestrians, composed largely
of wealthy, aristocratic ladies, who mast
do their fall and aointer shopping, though
compelled to go on foot; and downtown
merchants with elongated, lugubrious
countenances at their unwonted exercise,
afford never-failing source of amuse-
ment. This morn however, the increased
activity and hustle in the streets lead to
the hope that the worst is over, though
the easterly wind and cloudy sky, be-
tokening rain, are unfavorable for those
now conyalescing. But few fatal cases
are as yet reported.
Last eve. the Republican torch-light
procession took place, and though not as
great as was expected, was yet beauti-
full sight and quite successful demon
stration." Several transparencies were
borne by the various divisions. One
carried by colored battalion in the I'd
division, bore the portraits of Grant and
Wilson on one side, and on the reverse
the national shield bearing the inscrip-
ton Anything won't beat Grant" The
Peabody Grant Guards, Sd division, had
a transparency with the inscription,
1.-The Tanners of Peabody will vote for
the Tanner of Galena," also side Of
leather with Greeley fan for head and
on the tail card marked Gratz Brown.
On one side was "a Greeley hide well
tanned by e. S. Grant," on the other
''To be cut up Nov. 9Th by Henry viii.
son, cobbler." Eastern Tanner Battalion
a transparency representing President
Grant on the road to the White House
and Greeley on mule PROSTATE; reverse
spread eagle and the moto "Union For
ever" Brookline Tanner Battalion
motto, ''Gen. Grant, mighty in war, pat
riotic and wise as civil magistrate
The Examinations along the route wer'
fine, consisting of colored lights, anc
houses trimmed with evergreen, rendered
sparkling and bright with gas jets. A
622 Washington street, engravings O
Washington and Grant were displayed
Illuminated with gas jets and canopiec
with the stars and stripes. Scolley anc
Bowdoin squares were brilliant with col
ored fires, while rockets, red and blu
lights were seen on every side. TIL
general tone of sentiment is for Grant
and it is laughable to hear men denounc
ing iercely Grant and the present ad
ministration, Greeley and his supporters
and crying REFORM REFORM yet doinI
nothing to bring about the result the
so earnestly desire They remind m
forcibly of certain wild animals, who
when caught and securely chained, ca
do nothing to express their natural in
stincts but growl.
Small pox is raging on some of tn
principal streets, and many are PAM
stricken-some visitors so much so tina
though stopping in a part of the cit
farthest removed from the disease, onl
remain single day; and sensation ste
ries are rife. The majority however
while taking every precaution, go calml
about their daily avocations. Of publ
amusements, lectures, &c., "more anon.
E. E.
Boston, OctOber 81 1872