The Republican journal., 1874-01-08
letter from Boston.
Correspondence of the journal.


whole country seems to have become sud
denly alive to the necessity OF u radical
change IL the imposition and collection OF
dltleS on imports; and what has already
caused no little veNation and pecuniary
loss to the firm Immediately conccrned,-
ana 1t would seem that discrepancies in
The customs accounts might not neceesari-
" prove IN intent to defraud the Govern
lnenf, but rather that the science OF inn
posts as administered by our customs au-
| thorllles IS what ''no iellah can find out N
may be the means of removing an I'M
Just and mischieyous line of action In the
secret service OF the Revenue Department
and perhaps the service itself. 4 week
ago there We're not wanting those who
spoke cYncally of Jordan. Marsh Il Co.,
they having all along been looking for
Just such an ovcrhaulng by Uncle sam ;
and these people seemed rather happy than
otherwise, not only that they had proH ed
themselves 50 eminently president, but
also perhaps because, in the universal
game Of tectcr they find in the downfall of
the suspected house Il cOrrelatiye elevation
Of their own establishments. But so general
has been the sympathy expressed Tor the
victims of what are on all hands conceded
to be- ways that are dark III this cat-and-
mouse treatment of importers. that these
knowing ones have suddenly hid thrir lumi-
mostly mder the bushel If closr-mouthed
fetlcence. 1t seems peculiarly hard that
the firm should have been all alone nour-
ishing the viper that was 10 envpnom the
bosom that gave it warmth A secret
agent set To watch the navigating of
vessel whose departure from the right
course may have been through his own IN
territorial talse-steerin@. "a confidential
custom-houSe clerk discovering grave
errors in his own accounts. tor which lis
employers are To be mulcted truly, that
jewel, consistency, had never better sell
ting.
Mention was recently made in this cor
rcspondence Of Judge Aldrich. aud ii is su
rarely the law-breakcr get hi, deserts.
that | am constrained 10 again allldc to
his diSpensation of Justice. One Slattcrv.
Il burglar, was last week convicted and
sentenced to the State Prison for ten years
Immediately after receiving sentence and
before leaving the Court House. he at
tempted to make his escape from the
custody Of nm officer by throwing red pep
per into the latter's eyes For this he was
brought into court, the case on trial sus-
pended, his sentence revised and five wears
added 10 the ten previously imposed
Bully for You, Judge And again. His
Honor has ruled that a police officer vino
is not a constable cannot make liquor
seizure, and IN fact has no business what
ever IN 4 bar-room-bnt we beg to differ
from the Court here, for. if we mistake
not some police officers ~ have business
that calls them to bar-rooms both early
and often, though as to the nature of that
business this deponent sayeth naught
And now that the Legislature is on the
eve OF assembling, this liquor harlequin
again leaps into the political arena, greet
ing the assembled wisdom with his CHEEKY
- :, ''-it"l.'~ '.Tl"r. is AGAIN" Martin
Griffin, one Of the Liquor Commissioners,
on his recent resignation Of his Office. took
occasion to speak out in meeting saying
that he was unwilling ID remain On the
board as he had become convinced that
the liquor law was not. nor indeed was ii
possible To be, impaltially administered,
under the policy pursued by the Commits
siOnerS And then again at the recent
meeting OF the temperance Alliance, some
little dissatisfaction was expressed with
the Governors course in regard 10 the en-
iorcement of the frohibitoly law, and
while Rev s. ii Nibbert ami James II.
Roberts thought he lacked the backbone
TO stand up to his convictions of right,
Rev. Drs. Miner ANA Pierce We're Of the
belief that the governor had done and
would continue - Ito all in his power 10
further the cause Tor which they We're
working. The Alliance will doubtless
labor with the Legislature tor an act plac-
ing the police force OF this city under State
control but it is safe 10 say they are
doomed To certain disappointment il they
look to a successful termination Of their
laborS in that direction, this year, il ever.
The arbitrary and partial manner in which
seizures are conducted, gross iavoritsm,
or rather sycophancy, being displayed
towards the politically powerful dispenser
of drains, while other dealers are persecut-
ed with a spitetnl persistency,- has pro-
duced a feeling of disgust in the breasts of
many who had previously looked upon the
matter with indifference, as something of
SO little moment as to be unworthy sober
thought.
Boston feels terribly disappointed that
she is to be deprived Of the post-otlce that
she had looked forward to 50 hopefully,
and in its stead is to be put off with half a
building. 1t sounds queer TO hear that the
new post-oilice, without the heretofore
contemplated addition, will not accOmmo-
date the business of the department nearly
50 wen as does the Old South Church
but such is s;id 10 be the fact The streets
in the vicinity of the new building We're
wldened at great expense, and consider
able area lett vacant, in direct anticipa-
ton OF the extension of the structure, aud
it does bear peculiarly hard upon Boston
to be deserted by our common Uncle when
she had set her heart upon having pub
lie ediiice that would compare iayorably
with those erected by private enterprise
in the vicinity OF the post-otfice site.
The recently annexed city Of Charles
town and towns of West RoNbury and
Brighton, to-day became 4 part of this mu-
nicipalitv, and before tho year closes the
union will doubtless BE blessed by the ad-
e ~ a