New-York tribune., 1879-11-24
BOSTON TOPICS.
ArFAIRs OF THE STATE AND CIT

NARD-AkIilUE SUI LiNAN AND HE LANDtL AM
HAYDN CONCERT.
fFroM AZ OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or TIIE rRInrNEl
BosroN, Nov. 2O.-The renomnaton Of Mayor
Pi1nce was carried III the Democratic Convention
last night with less friction than anyone anticipated.
In his inaugural address of January last he barely
escaped saving that hc would not again be a candi-
datc-every body understood that this was the idea
be meant to convey ~ somewhat amhlguOusly
worded sentence; but have not at any time lately
doubted that he meant to get the nomination tins
week if he could and though the malcontents of
the party have been exceedingly active against him
for the past ten days. they not able to muser
strength enough to force yea and nay vote in the
conventions His Republican competitor at the polls
will be Mr. Solomon Steboins. who has been III one
branch or other of the City Council for eight or ten
years. has an almost unequalled acquaintance with
everything pertaining to city affairs and is wide
awake business man of large experience and high
standing. He has been treasurer of the Republican
State Central Committee for several years without
beng much of partisan in city matters as this
might lead one TO expect. and would make an un-
commonly vigorous and intelligent Mayor. But
see no reason as yet to change the opinion hereto
fore expressed that Mr. Prince ia to reign at City
Hall for another year. Some of his appointments
have been about offensive 10 decent men as they
well could be; otherwise he Is n Chief Magistrate
of whom the city has no occasion to he ashamed.
The women are gong to make themselves more of
power IN the coming election than folks generally
n few months ago believed they would. Though the
new law allows them 70 vote for nothing except
members of the School Board, In several wards their
influence Will have something to do with the choice
of Couuclmen. The terms of eight Of the gentle
men on the School Committee expire this year. and
it is strongly urged that two or three women ought
a.. "a ,,osao
ings at which this line of action is advocated
holding in various parts of the city, and women who
have been assessed are now reminded by all the news
papers that If they wish to vote, they must call at
the proper office and be registered or before
Tuesday next. The Republicans are virtually
pledged to put the names Of couple of women on
their ticket for School Committee, and do not see
how. under all the Circumstances. the Democrats
can afford to do less than make the same cOnces-
SION Two women were nominated last evening on
the Cambridge School Board by the convention Of
those who have controlled the City Government
during The present year. And | hear from LYNN
thatone woman is toleraby sure of an election there
Mcssrs. I.ught0n, OsgoOd & Co. are nearly
through with the opg list of books they announced
for publication early in tho Autumn. What may
fairly be regarded. from many points of view. as the
most important number IN thai list VIII be gwen 10
Illustrations Of 1Ilwthorn@s Scarlet Letter. This
is 10 De large quaro volume. with very hand
some iitle-page and cover. The pictures or compo-
sitons are an even dozen in number. each about
foot by sixteen inches in siz', printed on heavy
cream-tlnted paper by the helIoiype process. The
bool, VIII readily commend itself to oil cultivated
persons WHO are looking for really
choice holiday gift. 1hs, however, is but
small part of what should BE- said re-
gardng Il. The FIRST of the plates give, AS Hester
Pnnne, with her baby Oh her arm, standing on The
steps Oi Boson's fir, jail. whence she rs to 90 IN
moment under charge of the grim t0Wn-bcadle,
through the crowd OF curious and jbng spectators,
to the Market Place, there TO show her scarlet Le'
ter until an hour past meridian from the scaiiod oi
the pIlory. Tue last OF the series gives us. seven
years ater that scaiioid and the NJ rket Place and
another crowd of wondering people, Immediately
after the close of the Election Day services il
the church. with Arthur DImmesdae, the preacher
of the sermon, dying on the scaHoli IN
Hesfei's arms having jnst made confess on OF
his sin. and revealed the imprint of the Scarlet
Letter IN his own frsh It. would not DE correct to
say that all the scenes illustrated are ns striking
and dramatic as these two, though there are at
least tnree or four more plates that scarcely fall
behind the first and last. and the mistake has no.
where been made of undertaking to 90 what could
not be done. Darley has fully recognized the
powers and limitations OF his art; he las worked
IN harmony with the letter and spirit of the great
romauce and the result Is book worthy 90 20 lntO
ones library as q companion of his " Margarct."
The auction sale here of the Autograph collection
Of the late Colonel Braniz Mayer. for many years
President Of the Historical Society of Maryland,
realized about 50 900 for the $50 numbers on the
catalogue The highest prices obtained were for
documents as follows: Tifty-onc dollars fora single
page letter Of Martha Washington. written from
Mount Vernon in 1702 SO for a single-p ge letter
Of old Josiah Franklin. father OF the renowned
Ben, written from Boston IN January. 1913; and
&i2 for a letter from Count Pulaski, dated in l77S.
Besides On sc there were five numbers tl4t sod at
figures between $50 and $40. with uiue more that
went OIL at between so and $50 each. The
highest rrics obtained for any one OF the
sixteen George WashngtOus was SlS-a two
page pol tical letter written from Philadelphia
in February. 1894. OF seventy numbers under the
head "War OF the Rebellion" embracing most OF
the leading officers both sides, Jefferson DAVIS sold
for - so Lincoln of 1864 tor Sill Lee of 1865 tor
S3 90 Grant of 1868 for rs 20, General Jeb Stuart
0 o64 for $21, and StOnewall Jackson OF 1862 for
$50 | know a gentleman VINO mas bali dozen
letters of old Stonewalfs, all written from the field
In the Spring of 1862, which presume be would be-
glad to sell at something less than that rate. Siy
own letter from the famous rebel leader is brief but
characteristic
My DEAR GENERAL EwELL; Yes eiday Goa gave US
the victory al N .DoNell, wnicn IL so miles west OF
stuuntpn. hope ~ be with you In few da's. Very
tiuly yours, L. j. JACKSON.
There can be no doubt that are TO have a gem
eral reconsideration of the liquor question at the
coming legislative session. A considerable number
of prohibitory Jaw gentlemen are membcrs-clect
OF the lower branch, and l hear that efforts are
already making TO pledge them body on the
SpeakeTshp issue, tnat the control of the House
NAV be III the hands of those who not satisfied
with the license law. But l see no reason yet for
apprehendng the displacement OF that law by a
prohlbitory statute though some mod liicatlOns OF
A. are probable enough and the insertion of a local
onion clause is not among the impossible ties.
Toward thus end the women OF the State who
=. int. the