Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-04-03

Special Correspondence Of the Sentinel.
BosToN, Mass, March 25.-People
who have always lived in a warm and
pleasant climate, such as | imagine
you have "away down in the Caro-
linas," can hardly comprehend what
cold and disagreeable winter we have
had here this season. | say cold, and
yet, presume, that the thermometer
has not averaged as low as former
winters, but it has had most disa-
greeable way Of fuctuating, that keeps
us all unprepared.
A fair sample Of the weather of the
past winter, has been something like
this: A man goes to his Office in the
morning, finds that the air is clear
and pleasant, is sorry he wears his
overcoat, as 1t Is too warm. Speaks to
his clerks about the unprecedent
weather for this time of the year; goes to
dinner a few hours later, find it is
showing, number of inches already
on the pavements, remains in the
house couple of hours, and starts for
his Office again, when he discovers
that the rain. is descending in torrents,
| which causes him to return for that
piece of public property known as the
umbrella AS he leaves the office in
the evening for home, he finds that it
| has ceased to rain, and that it has
turned so cold that the mercury in the
thermometer has got discouraged, the
side walk is one coat Of ice and the
chances are that the air is soon filled
| II, . l., Al, Il J
gentleman forcibly takes seat.
The servants OF the people, at these
quarters in the big house ON Beacon
Hill, have this winter given very good
satisfaction, far more indeed, than was
anticipated at the beginning of the
session. [ believe that Gov Butler
| has got avery good successor, although
| voted for the gallant old soldier and
hope | shall have the pleasure of help
ing him to higher office, for | think
with Northern man, backed up by a
man from the South, will give the
country sure Democratic victory
this year.
One of the best bills this winter is
that which prevents youthful illitera-
cy, which provides a fine of not more
than $50 for any person who employs
minor under IA years of age, who
cannot read anl write English, except
during vacation of the public schools,
but when the labor of the minor is re-
ally needed for the support of his fam
lily, the committee may make such ar
rangemcnts as it sees tit, for his edu-
cation.
There has been a law passed, which
/ will be cursed by the brutes known as
fe-beaters-this gives the beater not
less than ten, nor more than thirty
lashes upon the bare back Every
| State should pass this bill, of course it
seems british, going back as it were
to the dark ages, but / say, that if a
man is british enough to beat his
wife, he is brute enough to also be
| beaten.
For many years there has been a
statute law in Massachusetts, which
prohibited a mans testimony being
taken in court, if he happened to dis,
believe in personal God, or what
believe is called an Atheist That
law has been repealed, and man can
among men, if he is an Atheist. The
old law was no doubt unjust, and it il
noticeable that a Catholic Senator
took prominent part in having it re
pealed.
Boston the coming season will try
the experiment of the elevated Rail
road. The Governor signed the bill
this week. The road is the Meig's in
vention, which is only run on one rail
| have never seen the model, but un
derstand that it is a wonderful inven
ton, and one sure to meet winh sue
cess. Bye and bye, perhaps l viii
write you description of it. 1t can b,
, seen any time, in full operation at thi
office on Court Street.
, Perhaps it will not be amiss to give
little description of some of our the
aters and other places where an hou
or two can be spent, either for pleas
ure or instruction. The largest thea
ter in this part of the country, or a
least the one with the largest stage
to produce grand sensations, is tn
Boston Theater, Tompkins & Hill pro
, prietors, at present the play of 9Th
: Silver King" is on the boards. Th,
next on the list, would be the Glob
Theatre, who has for its manager ant
proprietor, Mr.. John Stetson, who ha
risen from the position of common
blacksmith, to the one he now holds
! The play this week is the Hanlon's il
' "LeVoyage EnLuisse.'
The old and reliable Boston Museum
is where the refined people go, it ais
catches the country Deacons and Par
sons, for they have for an excuse,
: wish to see the collection in the mus
s cum, and how easy it is to step bacl
and see the performances. Mr.. r. M
Fields, is yet the manager.
The Park Theatre, Abby and Sch
oeffel proprietors, are convulsing tn
people with laugher, by having thei
a stage peopled by John T. Raymond
and his company.
The House of Comic Opera, tn
Bijou is doing fine business, as al
the others, in spite of the bad weather
/ The Howard Athenaum is the mos
popular place in Boston, it is never i
want of an audience, it is alway
crowded to its utmost capacity. Th
Windsor and Boylston, | believe CON