The Republican journal., 1873-02-13
Letter From Boston.
correspondence of the journal.

| ldFOlltt ldiluoHt iOI lnlo season Oh Ile
year-mud. slosh, and the inevitable drip
pings from the buildings for a top knot.
| Somehow she seems more natural in this
attire than in the dainty white gown, so
much admired the past few weeks. A
general elevation of teamsters, and bus
drivers from sleighs to carriages is notice
able, each from his lofty seat seeming to
say, chow high up is this?" No more
Jolly sleighrides from Charlestown to the
utmost limits of the South End for five
cents; but again the numbering old
coaches beat up Washington street, tack
ing ship as often as q we'll regulated
coaster in the channels OF Belfast Bay.
Pedestrians pick dainty along. the favor
ed masculine, unincumbered by train,
rather taking the lead, and entirely heed
less Of the scattering he gives poor Flora
! McFllmsy in the rear, who is forced to
wait at the overlooked crossings for a
| policeman to take her up tenderly
The last dodge Of the wary dry goods
man. is the sale of remnants, which Great
ed immense agitation among the poor
| teminines the past week. Spite of wind
weather and mud there was q steady
crowd at the advertised places. each eager
to purchase the last end of something, if
1t were not more than the wag OF the
! watch dogs frisky appendage. No doubt
there remained only small remnants Of
| cash in the numerous pocket books, when
| they unwound themselves from the iascin-
| atmg net.
| AT two OF three of the establishments
noticed boy standing by the entrance
| taking account of stock, bv the method
lumber is counted five straight lines, and
the fifth crossing them off aslant-rather
a doubtful compliment to every fifth,
| reasoned, so made point Of getting out
| on the first round In credit to the enter
prise, all must admit that such genuine
bargains in dry goods have seldom been
offered in Boston.
Not a small company of sght-sepers
may be found at the new residence of the
Post Office, which IS certainly one of the
most novel scenes occasioned by the great
! fire. Ii was almost comical, the slight
Jogging Uncle Samuel gave his healthy
mail in the cradle of liberty; but to see
the busy chaps since he Joined the church.
| is worth more money than the price OF adj
mission In the place where so MANY re-
Spected citizens of Boston have sat, Sab
bath after Sabbath, stands the letter boxes
OF the merchants and business people.
which effectuallv hides the view Of the
pulpit, toward which they were wont to
solemn voice preaching repentance, but u
continued chatter from male and female
| the rustic of paper, stamping and clink-
| inc Of boxes; such q complication Of
| sounds rs we hardly believed would ever
resound through the Old South Church.
| Perched in the singing seats. are the
| carriers, fitting hther and thither in shirt
| sleeves, looking like most anything but Il
respectable choir in q we'll regulated
| church. Outwardly, the appearance OF the
| ancient landmark is but little changed,
| save in the resemblance of having gath
cred 4 few grand children about her, in
| the form Of little sheds and extensions,
| which look as though they had nestled
closely to her side for protection in their
extreme youth.
With the approaching March comes the
mania for balls Foremost among them
! the printers Of the city are to unite in one
| grand shaking off Of duty, and Join in the
| giddv dance Members OF the Press in
| general will interest themselves, and it
! promises to be a grand success. Close
| behind them the policemen will throw
| down the baton, and arrest the attention
OF the public by the annual display of
| buttons and fine toilets with the famous
! entertainment which characterizes their
| yearly good time at Music Hall Then
! st. Patrick inspires his worshippers soon,
! and divers other fraternities which serves
| for amusement as The season for other
| branches wane.
| The lecture lovers have been richly en-
| tertalned by the appearance Of Miss Emily
| Faithful Of London, who has created much
| sensation as a woman OF rare abilities and
| pleasing address. Not wholly give to
woman's rights, she advocates strongly
the elevation Of the sex and ref 3rn She
! has been guest of several prominent
citizens, and has received much attention
from the city officials.
An alarm of fire. at the Globe Theatre.
q few evenings since, caused quite panic
in the house. Some of the scenery caught
from the lights, and gave n lively scene
not advertised. With considerable diff
Guilty the fire was extnguished. and the
performance resumed, but the hehotders
We're affected much like the contents Of
a corn pepper.
Murders, nianticides and suicides con
tinue to fill a large share OF the space fol
the horrible in the daily journals, while
the court record tells facts and devotion.
ments of numerous ones of the past.
The little Love child still lives, but small
hope is entertained of its final recovery
Only twenty-iour deaths by small Don
the past week, and we hear but few
swearing words called forth by colliding
OF vaccination tender spots
The narrow guage railroad which once
pointed 80 decidedly in the direction OF
Bangor seems to have been DETECTED
toward Bocksport, il we may Judge b,
the following from the Machias Repnbli
can--
II Is very doubtful whether Machas Will vol,
dollar for the survey of the road from Els
worth to Calais until something more is know,
in regard to the policy to be pursued There i
des,ded reaction against Bangor as a terminus
and in favor of Bucksport This reaction is Sc
unmistakable, that no one now thinks of Ban
gor with favor, and we know some of our mo,