The Republican journal., 1873-10-30
LETTER from Boston.
correspondence Of the Journal.

their coming until the fall. The air fairly
tastes good in its purity, the sun still dis
pcnses heat sufficient to put off the reign
Of the furnace, and the clear blue of the
SKY contrasted with the parti-colored land
scape iillsup the measure oflovelincss. The
men, the former Oh shopping bent and
the latter in quest Of the whercwithal to
keep the dear creatures in happy mood
The theatres and other places of amuse-
mcnt are crowded nightly, and with the
exception of afternoon lectures, which
have proved decided failure, the caterers
to the amusement-seekin public have had
their efforts rewarded by full houses, which
means for them tul1 pockets
The premonitory symptoms of winter
are beginning to develop. The innumera-
bic caravan of pole-bearers is daily seen
vending its way toward that dark river
where the ansuspecting smelt eagerly
snaps at the luscious schrimp, and where
hopes and fears, ordinations of pleasure
and words Of biblical quantness. well up
in the fishers heart the sunny Italian
chestnut-roaSter has established himself
upon the street corner, where the glow Of
his charcoal fire nightly sends forth warm
| welcome TO the lover of the insidious fruit ::
and fair commenced at Horticultural
| Hall today in aid of the House OF the Good
Shepherd, and the Parker Memorial fair
| begins tomorrow, than which no more Ger
tain evidence of winter could be given.
And the winter on which we are enter
ing will doubtless long be remembered for
| its many tales of suffering and crime. oc-
caSioned by the large numbers Of the I'M
employed. Mr. ", II. Fay, superintendent
| Of the Employment Bureau Of the Young
Mems Christian Association, in Il card to
the Advertiser appealing for aid from the
public, states that there are now fifteen
hundred Wcll-skilled mechanics wandering
about Boston streets in the vain search for
something to do. Last Spring there was
Il great influx Of mechanics and laborers to
the city caused by the prospect presented in
the rebuilding Of the burnt district, and
now that that work is approaching com
pletion, the ranks of these involuntary
oilers will be largely swelled Man must
eat. and if he cannot get bread bv work he
must get it as best he can and hence an
unusual number of petty crimes will ne
cessarily ensuc from the stagnation in all
branches Of trade and manufacture.
The bill establishing the Fire Commits
sion has passed both branches of the City
| Council and received the signature of the
Mayor, and now the interest centres upon
the question Of the probable incumbents Of
the new positions, which it is thought will
be worth $4,000 apiece, and though great
many disinterested gentlemen are obvi-
ou>lN willing to serve their fellow citizens
in this manner, it would be premature to
spoken of will be nominated to the board.
Having disposed of the Fire-C ommis-
sion question, the Council is now called
upon to appropriate the necessary funds
to carry forward the undertaking already
commenced of procuring water from Sud
bury River The annexation of Charles
town, with her MyStic-Pond water. has
probrd z decidedly disturbing element in
this water question, and while one portion
OF the community cry out against the I'M
necessary expense of five millions which
they claim will be required to perfect the
Sudbury River scheme. whereas one mil
lion Will suffice to give us all the water
we can use if taken from Mystic Pond.
their opponents rctort that the Mystic
water would be dear at any price, and tell
unpleasant stories of tanneries, dyehouses,
heep-slaughtering establishments. etc.
which swell the volume and add to the
strength Of the aqueous element 50 highly
esteemed by the jewellers around the clas-
SIC ground where Warren fell In fact,
Boston is suffering from a severe attack
OF water on the brain, and men are heard
to discourse most eloquently on Il theme
with which they We're supposed to be Ell
tlrely unacquainted; but then that Prohib-
ltory law, you know. maj be enforced
sometime in the dim future, and-wen,
some folks get along on water, and per-
haps they might work into it gradually
themselves.
Al,l ~ {I,n,- |. 4.
Wells Me, emulous Of the example fur
nlshed by the preceding weeks trio, in
consideration Of a furtive glance youch-
sated at newly acquantances
pocket-book, stuffed to replction with what
purported to be Uncle Samuel's promises
to pay, briskly paid over to the exhibitor
OF said pocket-book and contents the sum
OF twenty-five dollars in legal money.
Charles would like to see that fellow
again
Our suburb OF Chelsea has been the
scene of Il murder of the most unfeelino
character. The murderer, John McCoolc,
after beating his mother to death and then
throwing her out of the window, gets
assistance and brings her into the house
again, very coolly stopping to light his
pipe before going to the rescue of his be-
loved parent. John and his friends gave
notice at the Marshars office that his
mother had fallen out Of the window, but
upon investigation by the coroner the fact
was elected that the deceased went
through the window not Of her own volt
ton, and the sons evidence was sufficient
to indlct him for the murder with every
reason 10 believe Il conviction will
follow
But rogue is never sure of the gal
lows until after the event, and it seems
also that the State Prison is about to be
deprived of one Of its artisans. Glover
convicted OF being accessory before the
TACT in the Hoylston Bank Robbery, was