The Republican journal., 1873-08-07
Letter from Eoston.
Correspondence Of the Journal.


delivery Of the State Constabulary force,
whereby one full dozen supporters Of the
dignity of the Commonwealth are now in
Il situation similar to that of one Wilkins
Micawbcr, Esq, and anxiouSly looking
forward for something to turn up that
shall offset the turning up of Friday last
which resulted in their turning out In
our political arena, you must know, we
have to do with Il certain nondescript,
which not only has the congenital bodily
gift of being able to look, but has also &C
quircd q sympathetic mental ability OF
placing himself upon both sides of any
great moral question, and proving. to his
own satisfaction at least that black and
white are Of one and the same shade, and
their apparent difference in color pro
ceeds, not from the nature of the substance
OF matter looked at, but from the peculiar
nature Of the vision of the looker-on
Hence he tells the temperance, or more
properly the prohibitory advocates, that
the reason why SO much drunkenness eN-
lists in our midst is because OF the non-en-
forcement of the liquor law; and to the
manufacturers and importers of and deal
els in the contraband liquids he straight
way says that, only enforce this obnoxious
law for but one year, and the people will
rise in their might and wipe it forever
from the statute books, and then You have
and drink at your own sweet will.
Well, I'LL this is already we'll known and
equally we'll understood from Maine to
California; but what | wished to say was
that the Police Commissioners had become
tolerably certain that this apostle OF drunk
erance-if | may coin a suitable word
had been interviewing the deputies III the
Boston district 1t will be remembered
that General Butler has said that the law
was not enforced in this city, where the
business was immense, while in the coun-
try towns. where the traffic is next to
nothing under any circumstances, the
dealers were driven to the wall and fore
ed to relinquish business: at the same
time intimating very strongly that the
officers of the State force We're directed,
| OF ut least permitted to thus discriminate
in favor Of the capital. Now in order to
prove that such discrimination actu-
ally existed, it is limited that the General
made Overtures of II most convincing ma
ture to the officers in this district IN con
sequence of which they had become more
lax in their duties-in many words,
they had gone over to the enemy. These
gentlemen We're therefore politely inform
ed that their several designations would be
accepted 1T headquarters should il enter
their respective heads TO do So cruel Il
thing, Notwithstanding the resultant ago
wealth. But it hadn't occurred to these
gentlemen to resign their positions; on
the contrary they showed themselves ut
terly opposed to relinquishing their oner-
Gus burdens, and gave the commissioners
to understand that they should continue
to act, rather than cause 50 much grief Is
would necessarily follow their Nacating
their offices. On Friday, these ronstableS
We're finally relieved from what anxiety
they may have felt upon the subject by
each, with single exception, receiving 4
billet-dOuN informing him that he was
dismissed from the service OF the State
One of their number. Mr. Tobev. becom-
NJ ':----A H.'t it WAS imnn~~ih"
To-beN Il constable any longer, antcipa-
ted the action OF the Commission by res
ignaton.
The places thus left vacant will mdoubt-
eddy DO at once re:iled, Judging from the
surprisingly large number of gentlemen
who have already signitrd their willing
ness to serve the State, to the neglect OF
their important businesses. if amy they
have
IAN OUNCE OF CIvET GOOD AroTHECAHN.
You must bear with me while | say Il
few words more regarding the ..AlillerS
what len@thily in my former letter. The
cause Of complaint instead Of abating, has
increasedapparently day by day, if it were
possible for 50 disgusting an emanatiun to
become worse. On Thursday evening
last, the Cambridge Aldermen. acting ~
a Board OF Health, accompanied by prom
inent citizens, visited the rendering works
Of Mr. j. p. Squire, whrr, they were
shown the working Of y new apparatus
for obviating the disagreeablr odorS com
planned of. and each and all went thence
thoroughly satisfied that the uti,,ut Mulc
had been attained, that they could now re-
tire to their respective touches and sleeI
the sleep so long denied them in conSe-
luence of the poisonous rNhalatlons waited
upon the night air But mark the sequel
o, the obstnlcv of immaterlal matter
To show its contempt for the puny efforts
Of man, and laughing at his boasted
victory, as he thought over the mtphltlt
destroyer Of his sleep, that very night
the unseen but powerful odor silently
crept over the city in fuller volume than
ever, invading every dwelling within 4
| mile with its noisomc presence, and turn
ing black the paint on houses at least
half that distance from the Slaughtcring
| establishment. The silvered doorplatc,
We're changed to sombrc black, and not
| mfrequently the silver money and watches
| i'll the pockets of gentlemen's clothing
| were similarly furnished
There seems to be Il decided opinion IL
| both Cambridge and Boston that thes,
smells proceed, if not entirely. at leas
principally from Mr. Squires works; bu
| it is much easier to locate than to abate ;
nuisance of so lucrative nature as is thi
to many parties. Not to mention tn,
parties carrying on the business. and thu
| | II. ~.