New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
BOSTON,.
VARIOUS INVESTIGATIONS -- Personal -
MUSICAL.

tFROM Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE
BOsToN. Feb. IG.-The little discrepancy OF
sI7. 900 duo TO the elasticity OF badly mado las" an
nounced the past week in the accounts Of the venerable
General OF Lumber would have made sen'2-
ton under the Butler regime The old lumber surveyor
Cram now bis cIgheth year. Is precisely ono OF those
barnacc. the shp OF state TINT reform has been bndly
feeling for without much The smancss and
bluucss Of Grams SHINING show how little Is to be
caught even in drag net at the state House Ths ON
ca Is allowed his fees up 20 the amount of $1,000 per an
nun. Since S75 they have not exceeded mat sum bt
fore that year they did IT, and no took oUt MS
expenses laforc turning In tho balance. His lawyer
and HE friends claim that he warranted in doing 'hs
by the terms the law anyhow that the statute Of lin
itatous deblrs any action Nevertheless Governor Robin
SON. in duty bound has proceeded quietly against the
aged delinquent for $1,000 The Legislature viii be pc
titioned ior his relief ho Of otherwise unoenahc
record
Governor Robinson i constantly adding to tho respect
and popularity in which he f. held. His faculty for
speechmaking very happy not less Than that OF
either ofhistwo predecessors, who were quite remark
able in that line.
Tho two most liberal pulps In the city and the ones
most affiliated with Wendell Phillips and hs "isms.' DIR.
Bartos and Dr. James Freeman Charkcs have been the
load in criticism Of the great agttatOr. Both Dr.
Barto and DR.. Clarke lament his ruthless and restless
spirit of attack and intimate that ho not only pushed his
assaults Crilft, Dlil ulsnoOOrdD9. HOWEVER lhcJ
mp his virtues ~ far Oulw weighing his vices.
Dr Bario Colonel T. W. Hlgin'on, the Rev = VI IIol-
Land aud been before the legislative commit
tee praying for the removal Of the disabilities Of atheists
s Witnesses Of Law. Colonel IilggnS0n showed
that the disability imposed so lately as lS19. Tho
committee appeared favorable for repeal
The scnsaon Of the week In tho Iegislatro has been
the attack by ex-tuitcl States DsricAttorney Cum
mngs on the div dend made of the state stock If tho
Boston and Albany Railroad sold by the state and pur-
chased by the corporation under an aot OF The Legislature
in Governor Lon1, la,t term Mr. Cummings dcnounces
il a. an Illegal stock dend and against the states beet
interest g,ins the stockholders engaged in It 10 per cent
profit on their investment.
The petition Of the yctim7cd shareholders OF the de-
fuuct Pacific Bank just published also uses hard ana
plain words against those in authority Bank Exam
iner Needham and Controller Knox declaring them puEt
ceDE crivtins clear outrage on their Interests
The CITY Council again Witnessed The attempt of the
Democratic City Committee 10 mark the ballots Oi mem
Der. by numbered tickets The election OF lht nS ireS-
idppt of Tho Council be trustee Of IN" Public lDi
rs snpplans gentleman and scholar with a Clfy Han
politician III that important trust
The iDaury in the case Of the City Of Columbus has
been deferred all the week owing to the Illness OF ne
captln OF the Glaucs which sailed by the wreck with
out assisting tho survivors i'm it, rigging The only I'M
potant testimony received this week shows thai Hard
awake al 800 fifteen minutes before the catastrophe
This indicates that the pilot house windows were closed
and the glare Of the Gay Head light on tho frosted pane
was perhaps mistaken for the moonlight.
The Henschcls' farewell recals have been wonderfully
successful hundreds being turned away from tho doors
Carl Faeen. pianist. has had complete triumph
repetition OF GOuOds " exemption Will Dc the next
musical event Of importance. This VIII occur At Ihe
Icchanics Buding where the Wagner Festival OF IhcO-
dorc Thoma, be held The " Princess lda> success
al the Boston Museum Is but $3.50.