The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-22
Concord.

Correspondence ofthe Herald)
CoNcoRp, N. H., Aug I6, 1872
Boston and Nashua Railroads. Centre Harbr-Ct
Nillerites-Gop Dorr and Mr. Ho
ms, &c.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, Esq
DEAR SIR
Although few copies of your excellent pap
weekly find their way to this place and ale cage
seized upon, and read with great interest, belle
you have never received (or at least have neverpt
lished) any communication from the capital of
"Granite State"
Concord is fast becoming known to the trav
ling community as the great thoroughfare on I
route from Boston to Lake Winnipissiogre and b
White Mountains
The Boston and Nashua railroad has recently be
extended from the latter place to this town, and
be open for the whole distance from Boston (sever
five miles) on the LIST ofnext month. The cars nd
run to Hooksett, eight miles below us, and trav
lers to the White Mountains, who leave Boston
the morning train, stop here to dine, and at Cen
Harbor Qorty miles above) to lodge, arriving at d
Mountains the next afternoon, via, Conway al
the Notch.
Centre Harbor is one of the most beautiful plaj
on the route-has an excellent hotel and is situad
at the head of Lake WInnepissiogee and in the Il
mediate vicinity of the celebrated cred Hill"
med for the beautiful landscape which is present
from Its summit. The travel to the Mountains d
season greatly exceeds that of previous years, a
the stages arriving here at noon literally "ca
more quiet ride, and to pass the night in Conco|
can take the O'Clock, p. M. train from Boston a
arrive here at p. M. Our hotels are as good if |
superior to any that may be found in the count
andwith the exception the ceremony and etique|
observed in the public houses of the metropo|
they are not even surpassed by the latter. Wehi|
good houses, fat landlords, and tables supplied wi
avery variety of fare which the season atfords|
What more could you ask for among the rocks a
hills of New Hampshire Concord is much
banks OF the Merrimack, as well as for its EXCEL
hotels and neat public and private buildings
Among the public ediices are the State Hou
State Prison, and State Lunatlc Asylum. The
ter is very handsome new building, recently ere
ed at the expense of the State, and now very nea
completed. 1t is similar in its construction to
Massachusetts, Hospital, at Worcester, and cal
lated to accommodate lbs patients
We have recently had, in this vicinity, a gra
encampment OF the disciples and apostles Of t
great "Second Advent" Humbug-Miller. III
meeting was conducted after the manner OF Met
dist camp meetings, and continued four of five da
The daily services were held under large avn
or "tent," of sufficient capacity TO hold from
5000 human souls and bodies. Father Miller h
self was not here, but his apostles labored ncessa
ly, day and night, in exhortng those who attenC
the meeting and the public in general TO prep
themselves for the final advent of Christ, and
total conflustification Of this world, somewh
about the first OF next April. The ardor of the
lertes was somewhat dampened for two or IN .
days, near the close Of their meeting, by incess
showers OF ram which fell upon them; at one Il
prostrating their "big tents and driving them r
their quarters. Very few converts Were made
their ridiculous DOCTRINES and the poor fellows W
much dlsheartened because they could not succ'
IN convincing their hearers that the end OF
world is near by
perceive, by your paper, that you have receI
taken journey to Montreal and Quebec W |
did you not return by way of Burlington
through New Hampshire II is one of the best
pleasantest routes TO Boston and New York,
besides, everybody would have been glad TO
Bennett. In one of your letters from Montres
noticed that you made mention of circumsta
which had occurred short time before in the
,hedral there, relating to the kicking out and can
of couple Of Presbyterian clergymen, from
States, for refusing TO knee during the celebrat
of mass. Two of our worthy and respects
young men, citizens of this town, were much an
I'd on reading your version of an adventure
which they were the acting parties-or rather
ties acted upon, since one of them did receiv
slight blow over the shoulders for refusing to
in ceremony, the nature of which he did not
mediately perceive. The gentlemen mentio
were Messrs. W and E, not exa,
=" Presbyterian cergymen," but young men by |
means disposed to recognise bgotry, be it Cath,
or Protestant.
| also perceive that one Of your correspondent
Richmond, Va, reports the name of Cover
Dorr, as one OF the strangers recently arrived
that city. This s a mistake. Governor DeIr is
soiournng at keene, in this State, and we \
Hampshire "Locos" being in favor of free