New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-30
BOSTON.
THE CAMPAIGN-THE DRoUTH-PERSoNAL
AND LITERARY.
lBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUyE.l

lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNEl
RosToN Sept 29-The lively Boston rally to rat
jfy Robnson's nomination, coming on the very oay
of Buffers nomination. coupled with the declna-
ton of the nominee for Northumberland on the
Bntler ticket, ex-Mayor Prince. blue-blood'
Democrat has distinctly dashed the buoyant con-
fidepce of the Butleutes. Robinson proves to have
a magnificent effect on the crowd after all. Ills
cool. dry, determined manner evidently covers
fiery though restrained intensity, ana carries
conviction that anything he undertakes VIII
be put through, il within the power oil any man.
The only anxiety now is that the majority nav not
ne large one Nobody has yet spoken it IN public,
hut the apprehension exists that if there were the
least ground or chance for cOntesting the result
Butler would like nothing better than to throw the
State into the turmoil OF a suspended or dual
government figure in the midst of the ex-
oltemept. and show the National Democracy
what he would do If he should ever be
placed in the circumstances OF IIlden III 1871
There must be more than the ordinary political up
turning as the result of this election at the Oest
From the nature of the case the left wing OF the
Marty. the one that never tolerated Butler III his
Republican days Is the one that is now forcing the
fighting and 1t will hardly rellnquish the leader
ship If victory crowns its campaign. In that event
some of the old warehouses that are more than haI
the anti-Buter oldlne Democrats now acting
with the Republicans may stay.
Tie long drouth was broken by smart rain Of
three hours Monday night, but this does not more
than dampen the watershed OF the cltys supply
Three more rains like will be needed 10 contribute
awning measurable to the alarm.ngy depleted
lake The statistics Of the Signal Service show Au-
sust and September to have been the driest months
-l,oi. RI If rive We
vearso raorGlnarlv far behind in the rainfall that
II cannot catch up to the average, except by
almost continuous stoFming from now to January.
The Boston and ALBANY Railroad "eut Melon"
4be old State stock sold to the corporation last year
at 100 now standing at 1S5. Evidently antcipai-
ing a popular growl the road announces reduction
of passenger rates of quarter of a cent per mile
Even at the new rates the road, which has spent
about all 1t can lay out on periectng itself and its
eouinment. will make such dividends that some
experts say il is as likely as not TO go to 25O or
800.
The Rev DR.. Phillips Brookss entertainment at
breakfast by his ministers in token of their
10Y at seeing him back was strictly private affair."
no reports of the speeches having been made. and
no journalists not also Of the cloth having been
invited. This much Is certain it was very hearty
not to say jolly affair.
The book announcements of the Boston publishers
fill column on column OF the newspapers but
nothing very striking appears except the
expectation of prosperity for the trade.
There is the best authority for denying the re-
ported purpose of the Scribners to start rlval
illustrated magazine. their agreement with TIE Cen
tury Company preventing any such enterprise Tor
some wears TO come This runor first started here,
and it is proper to correct it from here.
Some little social scandal has been created by
Custom House seizures during the past week. 1t is
not only the trunks of the fashionable millinerS
whose names have appeared in the newspapers. that
have been found to contain dutlable articles, and
have been confiscated pending settlement.