The Republican journal., 1882-01-26

correspondence of the Journal

correspondence OF tn6 Journal
BosToN, Jan. 81, 1882 The inspectors of pub
lie buildings have recently been making a tour of
our theatres and have generally found them in
good condition as regard exits in Of fire, al
though one or two have been compelled to make
some alterations to enhance the safety of the au-
diences. But with all their vigilance | think it
would be impossible for an audience to get out Of
theatre in Of panic without moro or less
being injured Each theatre is to have a special
fire alarm box attached and a trained fireman on
duty at all times. The late Vienna disaster has
rather stirred up the authorities and it is to be
hoped it may have such effect as will prevent
any such occurrence IN this city
The electric light is now in very general use in
this city. many business houses using 1t in prefer
ence to gas and an effort is being made to have
the municipality adopt it for general use all over
the city 1t would be very novel sight to the
publ garden lighted in this manner. All Of the
summer resorts Boston the light and it
proves a very strong attraction Although it is
rather early in the season to talk about such a
subject, the proprietors ofthe summer resorts have
begun their preparations for the seasons campaign
Boston is most delightful place to live in during
the summer time on account of its numerous
pleasure retreats IN such close proximity to the
city and the members of the Can't-get away Club
are very fortunate in being 50 well provided for
doubt if there is any business in which there
is much competition as in the printing bust
ness 1t seems mystery how many printers
make living in this city, aud il is very seldom
that printer fails Boston has some two hundred
printing establishments, varying in size from the
small job office employing one man, 10 Rand,
Avery Il Co S immense office, employing nearly
five hundred people To give an idea as to how
they cut under one another, will mention the
following: firm in this city had large cata
logue to print, and gave it to one Of the large Of
fees to estimate on, who gave very moderate,
and might say low price The firm also gave it
to another house who returned figures u,sctq fre
doiio,x lower than the first Composition is tie
life of the printing business
The most too hitter, utterly Oscar Wilde is to ia
vor the Hub with visit during the present week,
and will without doubt receive royal welcome
from the asthotes of Boston SCRUGGINs
SHIPPING ITEMS. The New York Pilot Com
missloners annual report shows that during the
year 1881 there 1866 vessels pIloted to and
from that port, and the sum of s,51 403 IL receiv
ed for such services. This is decrease Of l. s.
per cent in the number Of vessels and L.. 8 per
cent less in the pi!otage fees Several lumber
laden vessels which have left Quebec since the
middle of September have not yet arrived .-..An
Havana letter says: There are rumors Of
steam line soon to be established between Glen
fuegos and Boston, to accommodate the largely
increasing traffic between those ports. Sugars to
the bulk of - 900 hogsheaas were sent fro:a one
port to the other last year while the import trade
Of the former has correspondingly enlarged Nh.
Sch, Elizabeth Foster Of Beverly, G5 II tons
Essex built IN 1850 has been sold to Maine parties
and will hail from Casuue. -. The RocklaLd and
B!uehilI Steamboat Company stockholders have
| elected directors follows: George Gregory H.
II. Crie John Bird, Chas. H. Berry Augustus NJ
Shaw, of kockland; " B. rhurlow Of Deer Isle :;
II. B Darling, of Bluehl the "Rodsers so
often mentioned in connection with the Arctic
searches for the Jeanette. is the vessel that
was built by Goss a Sawyer for steam whacr,-
the first steam whaler ever built aud then
called the Mary and Helen. Her name chang
ed after she was sold to the Government. -. W ork
upon the steamer City Of Richmond, repairing at
the marine railway Of Goss, Sawyer 4 Packard, is
| progressing rapidly. ! number Of new frames
and keel have been pat in, also new hog beam "
In the spring she will be ready for her route from
Portland to Mt Desert The shipbuilding on the
Tyne last year amounted to 10000 tons an in
crease Of y 900 tons over the previous year The
| famous old packet slp Constantine, originally
built for Grinnell, Minturn Il Co is missing -.. In
the case of the bark Sarah Z. Frazer which was
run down by steamer Sandman two years age,
$4,000 damages have been paid --.Pilots and
masters of sailing vessels have been ordered to
sound fog horns every two minutes when moving
up or down Boston harbor after dark 80. The YES
sells of the revenue marine now number thirty six
| of which live sailing and thirty-one steam
! propelled The estimated value Of vessels and
their cargoes imperied by the sea and assisted by
revenue vessels during the year S2766, $50
| The expenses of the service were SS46,79l 99..-.
| The Village Herald says Paul Tomlinson, at North
| Newcastle, is getting out frames for two schooners
| Of $50 tons each for W. Adams a Son, of Booth
bay. They will have one ready for sea the first Of
April, the other the first of June, 1t is hauled TO
Sheepscot, thence to Boothbay by water. The
new ship Gen. Knox, Capt Henry, which arrived
at Norfolk 10Th inst from Thomaston, was out in
| the gale of Dee. 3lst Capt Henry states that the
| wind commenced to blow from \ Z increasing
| to gale and then hurricane; the wind suddenly
| shifting, struck the ship the beam, and IN
| Stacking the weather braces they got adTltt and
| the yards went fore and aft, driving the ship into
| the trough Of the sea The man at the wheel was
thrown over and severely injured The crew suf
fered severely from cold and several Of them were
| frostbtten A boy from Walloboro fell from the
| upper topsai yard to the deck but was not hunt
beyond some light bruises is Stated that the
Campobeo managers have requested the Inter
national Steamship Company to run line of daily
| steamers between Mt Desert and the new sum
mer resort next season, and have given notice
that unless this is done they must themselves
| establish such communication. .Goss SAWYER Il
| Packard, of Bath, working on nine vessels of
different sizes at present, including the steam
whaler but not including the City OF Richmond
which is on their marine railway When all hands
are at work there are over coo men on the pay roll
Generalities.
The Boston Cooperative Store has proved IN