Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-15
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Nsw Enslana -. >uanmar1.

gregationaist, of Boston, is now in England
collecting materials for an exhaustive history oil
the founding Of the Ner England colonies,
with special reference to the religious idea ont
of which the formation of the colonies grew.
There is no means by which the domestic
trade of Boston can he exactly aSceTtained. The
proportion which the domestic commerce of the
entire country bears TO its foreign commerce has
been estimated al fi0m fifteen TO one, TO fifty TO
one. Taking the lowest ratio, that adopted by
Secretary Boutwell, in his last report, and multi
plying the amount of B9ston's foreign com
merce, 80 100000 hyshiieen We have twelve hun
died millions for the domestic trade OF the year.
There has been marked revival in the East
India trade with Boston, but the most impOr
tant commercial event OF the year has been rhe
re-esta5lIShment Of regular steam communica-
ton between Boston and Liverpool. The pres
sure OF Height upon this route has been very
great, and il has happened more than once that
three ocean steamers have Sarrived from Liver
pool and that three have taken their departure
from that port-ip~ a single week. The amount
of grain Stripped from Liverpool for the Cunard
line between April Sth and December 26th in
Gliding thirty-three sailings was 70S584 bush
els, with goodly proportion OF other domestic
producfs
At Boston, last year, the receipts of cotton
were about $4,000 bales larger than in any pre-
vious year. ana larger by more than $4,000 bales
than III 1870. The receipts Of wool also were
10 excess OF any previous year. Inc receipts oil
domestic wool comprised about one third OF the
entire clip OF the country, and the sales and
reSales averaged million pounds Il week during
the year. OF sugar, 59SS94 bags and Al ,921
boxes were received in 1871, against z14 5T3 bags
and "a 704 boxes in 1870. The receipts of com
were about tour million bushels against two and
half millions in 1870, and OF wheat about half
million bushels against two hundred and thir-
teen thousand the year before.
On the first day ofJanuary the letter carriers
COZ nocied with the Boston post office, delivered
1881 letters, being the largest number ever de-
llvered in any one day. Stree the Inauguration
of the new free deliver system, it has been grad
ually gaming in popular favor, and il only needs
hearty cooperation on the part of all recipients
OF letters, by providing suitable and convenient
boxes Tor the reception of letters to make the
system complete and greatly TO the advantage
OF all interested. The post office department has
slgnihed its willingness to do its share in in-
creaslng the number of deliveries, it the people
will do theirs by furnishing proper receptacles
for mail matter.
Concerning the boot and shoe trade the Com
merclal Bulletin says: "New York, Baltimore,
Philadelphia and many of the large western
towns aud cities have been well represented in
our market the past week, large number of
buyers being in town prospecting amongst the
boot and shoe manufacturers on Pearl and High
Streets. For the past two or three months the
localities where this large branch Of business is
Prosecuted have looked like the banquet hall
deserted, comparatively speaking, but the new
year has opened auspicously, and business is
again resuming its wonted activity Sidewalks
az n-aib vOil- ull6l Win cases, teams are ul-
lng up the street, transporting them to the ship.
ping points, and with settlements about over
removals and the general clearing up over with,
the shoe business promises well for SPRING"
A document has been forwarded to the secre-
tary OF the navy 10y leading republican citizens
OF Charle>town in which they complain that the
lud9emnt of one man has been allowed to
superscde that of the republican committee and
That this individual has welded almost auto
cratic power in dispensing the public patronage,
OF selectlDW- Tptnlpinu and AiSpharlriOu
yard employees, while the recommendations Of
the elnzens have been ignored The letter states
that "men OF long standing as answering lead.
ers IN the republican party, men possessing all
the elements, moral, intellectual and material
which command respect who are Justly entitled,
and who have been accus stoned 10 have their
suggestions respectfully considered when they
have recommended men for employment in the
navy yard, have been practically told that their
recommendations, to be cffectual must have the
endorsement of this posSessor of autOcratic
power The letter further states that this power
has been used in 'disgraceful INSCRIPTIONS
and outrageous" manner; that "efforts have
been made 20 establish a reign of terror among
the employees, to drive them, in violation of
tnelr freedom. TO vote on local issues according
10 the wish of this autocratc dictator. Spies
lniormers and satellites, holding places in the
navy yard, have attempted openly to cocrce men
TO vote on these issues as desired BY this dis
,Ienser oil government patronage by threats IF
belQg discharged from the government employ
menu
Bos .op does large business in shoe backing
Few probably, are aware of what large quanti-
ties oil the aboYe-named goods 20 into cOnsump-
ton annually in New England alone TO say
nothing of the large shipments made to other
countries. There are not less than 500 600 en-
ployed in this business in Boston, which is the
heaoquarttTs for these goods in this section of
the country, and manufacturers in all the shoe
districts OF New England send there for supplies
lDeIe are thee or four manufacturers of shoe
backing and four or FIVE of dressing One firm
that OF b. F Brown & Co, use up from 10 900 to
100000 boxes every i onth for paste backing
al OF winch they make themselves and sell
their dressing both in boxes and in bulk The
celebrated Army and Navy" backing fnds'its
way All over tins country, west, south, and to
Saifolnla, and is also shipped TO the Sandwich
Islands, South America, and MI alung the Pacific
COAST. The demand for backing to ship berius
about the middle oil February, and shoe dealers
VIII Degln to send in their orders as soon as they
get thoroughly established on spring work
MahulactuferS generally are making prcpara-
mons Tor the spring demand, and are antcipa-
ing The made by keeping their works in full
operation
The following sensible language is from the
Commercial Bulletin: "A new field of enter
Prise, and one which will surely bring its re-
wa'd, Is now open TO the first coura Eeous and
inderendeut boot and shoe manufacturer who
dafes make really good, honest article fit Tor
real areor For long time there has existed
which too many of the boots aud shoes in our
ma ket ale put together causing them TO be
cast aside long before the stock itself has been
worn out. Children's shoes, in particular, are
the most siighted, being hastily put together
with small rotten thread, the buttons imper-
fecty sewed on in most instances, and the boot
or shoe perhaps embelliShed with gew gaWS of
no use TO the wearer Consequently, long oc-
fore the leather has exhausted Itself by wear
the stitching rips out, The buttons fly off toe
heels aie all askew, and the structure is a wreck
10 DE sure "6obbers" do not object, but parents
Wto have ~ charge the supplying Of these
goods, do object, and are clamoring for some
change TO be made that shall remedy This sbod-
dJ state OF things. Let some public spirited
manufacturer take this matter in hand and &c
the first in the field TO advertise Blanks boots
and shoes Thoroughly made in every particular
warranted not to rip, buttons not TO come eff,
will surprise him."
Acco ding 10 the report of the secretary of
the Boston board OF trade, the amount of the
Guys taxable properly and its wealth are
constantly and steadily increasing The yalaa-
non OF the real property at The last assessm, nj
was e395, 2l4 $50 or thirty millions in advance
OF the preceding year IN some wards of the
CRY there has been considerable activity in real
estate, especially in those wards in which COM
mercial buildings are rapidly supercedinp dwell
lieg houses, and 10 the four wards of the city
= which formerly comprised the separate munich
paties OF RJxbury and Dorchester. In these
latter there was gai9 in 1870 and 1871 of ten
MILLIONS OF dollars. The Valuation OF personal
estate, Set down al S2O2 600 600, shows an ap.
parent decrease of nearly 17,O000 600 dollars
III consequence of the change in assessing bank
stocks, uuder the act of May 26 1871. Adding
Sl5,35S,O0O Tor bank stock taxable in the city
under the new law would give total of S9f7,-
44o,o QUO, and decrease, compared with 1870, Of
Sl,OT, 100 There was falling off from 1869
under this head OF six and halfmnlion dollars.
occasloned mainly in both instances by tbe re.
moyal Of wealthy citizens to adjacent towns
The total taxable valuation for 1871 was
S6l2 ,663,55O, showing net gain Tor the year of
S32,6 800, aud an advance of more than 100
per cent. in the last eight years I he value Of
ARCHAEOLOGICAL estate in the city has doubted
in the pasi six years This valuation of more
than SIX hundred millions is for tie municiral
population Of only about quarter OF million.
and not for the metropolitan population of half
million
MiDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Inc companies having Insurance on the
I1Ornklke manufacturing companys mills
a., burntd out last week, have effected a set
Element for S27 600, deduction OF ten per cent
flom the $4,000 insurance; although the
ThOrndike company claim that their loss Is to