The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-10-23
Letter from Boston.
Correspondence of the Journal.

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settled condition. The ordinance estab
fishing fire commission passed the alder
men last week and had its second reading
in the council, but failed to reach its final
reading on a motion to suspend the rules
No doubt is entertained that the measure
will be acted upon aifirmativclv at the
meeting this week, but there is u strong
probability that Il few alterations will be
made by the popular branch, insignificant
IN character, yet sufficient to send the bill
back to the aldermen, and thus further de
lay the establishment Of the new fire board.
In the School Committee, at their meet
ing tomorrow evening, the much yexed
question OF corporal punishment will be
considered and an effort made to delegate
the correctional department into the hands
OF single teacher,-to be, of course. OF
the male persuasion and muscularly en-
lowed proportionately to the demands
i presumably necessary in one holding 50
oncrous a position.
| CharleStOWnS malcOntent, in the an
neXation matter have about given over
their intended contest Of the legality of
the vote uniting their city with Boston,
and will submit to their fate rs graciously
as their feelings will permit.
| Newton, which has voted to herself all |
the pomp and circumstance pertaining to
4 city, will doubtless ccde to Boston that
portion of her territory containing the
Chestnut-llil Reservoir, and Brooklinc
will be asked for a slice of her domain
sufficient TO unite Brighton now Ward 10,
with the city proper These questions
will come before the Legislature this Win |
ter, but the inevitable annexation Of both |
Brookline and Newton in their entirety |
will oyershadow and take precedence of |
the transterence OF the comparatively |
small tracts to be asked for by this city
The suicide Of Manuel Borge> dc Franz
HenriquiS, on Friday afternoon OF last |
week, caused profound sorrow and aston
lshment among his many friends and ac- |
qualntances, as he was q gentleman high |
" esteemed for his many estimable quail |
ties, and one whose cheerful and happy !
disposition would seem TO precIude the |
possibility Of his ending his own life. The |
| deceased was n native Of the Azores, and
shipped from his home when boy on a
whaling voyage. Upon the return Of the
vessel in which he started 60 New Bed
printing office, where he learned the
trade, and afterwards came to this city,
now some twenty-three years since. He
then went to Winchendon, and in com
pany with u fellow craftsman cstab-
hSed weekly newspaper. but not meet
ing the success anticipated, rclnquishcd
this undertaking, and returning to this
city, was given the forcmanship of the
celebrated Riverside Press al Cambridge.
remaining in that position six or eight
| years, subsequently having charge Of Rand
Il Avery's printing office, Boston. ior two
years more He served atwo years clerk
ship in the state adjutant- generals office,
when he was appointed vicc-consul for
Brazil.
The confidence game" has been twice
successfully played, the past week by ap-
parently the same parties On Thursday
Il stranger from Farhavcn, Conn.,, and the
: next day Charles b. Woods, from Your
| State, We're the victims, each being Undue
ed to loan money to a ncWly-matie &C
quaintance to enable the latter To- pay u
sum due to third party met in their
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ported to be gold and bonds in evidence
Of his abundant ability, could he exchange
the same, to meet not only the present, |
but many and more considerable demands |
upon his purse. In each case the rogue
was allowed to enter building, while the |
countryman awaited at the sidewalk for |
him to return with the money he had re- |
ceived in exchange for some of his gold" |
etc. Patient walters are popularity consid- |
cred to be no losers but as the waiter in !
each of these cases was a loser. it is to be |
presumed they We're anything but patient |
Now in most cases of over-rcaching, |
there are two rogues concerned in the |
transaction, the lupe being the more read |
lily deceived in his overwcenin@ belief that |
he is doing Il pretty neat thing in the way |
of sharp dealing; and when such an one |
gets tleeced we are all ready to cry 'scry-
| ed him right But in eases like those |
above, we have some pity to accord to the |
unsuspecting victim though after so many
! cases of the kind have been noticed in the |
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entirely free from blame who allows HIM |
| self to be dome by so threadbare u trick |
1t is hard to be obliged to look upon every |
stranger rs L thief nor is ii desirable; but |
it is well to look upon him as one who |
| nl0y turn out to be 4 thief and therefore |
| wise to be on our guard. \ stranger in |
the city should be especially shy of the |
over-communicatve man. for he may be
| unerringly set down as being fool or
| knavc, and dangerous in either ease If |
he be only fool, his ioqnacity may prove
| contagious, and very soon two fools will !
be talking instead ri one And remcm-
Der that honest men do not transact linan-
cial business with chance acquaintance,
and if you suffer yourself 50 to do, then
you can safely put yourself down rs dis
honest OF lacking sense, in either of which
events you will receive little pity if You
get duped.
Financial affairs still wear u gloomy
look, though "better feeling is the daily
report No absolute failures are reported
but | hear of three extensions asked for,
respectively in the rea-cstatc, manufac-
turing and mercantile lines, but each party
is said to be possessed Of abundant assets
and will, it is reasonable to hope, come
out all right.
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