The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-15

Business in Bostoa-Aoum Aubwn--Ercsh Pond
Bunker Museum 1heat,'icuk-Ihe RGiners
at ltc Boston Muscuni-Ffee Concert at LoccH
&c. &C.
FRIEND BENNETT
left our good city Of Gotham week since, for
the land of steady habits | find that business in
Boston is decidedly better than in New York
whether this is owing to Yankee cuteness or some
other cause is more than can tell leave that
problem for iinanciers to solve-my turn you know
being more for pleasure than business. On Sunday
last, in company with some friends, ] visited Mount
Auburn, the great " city CT the dead" 1t is some
five miles from Boston, and contains hundred
and ten acres beautifully laid out in square and fami
ly vaults-each square being surrounded with iron
fences OF various patterns, within which are hun
dreds OF specimens Of powers, and beau iiful.
Mount Auburn is for the most part a grove, and the
vast area is lntersccted with gravel walks and car
rage paths, which are much used after church on
the Sabbath by the proprietors of the cemetery and
their invited friends other persons being permit
ted to visit here on Sunday
On Monday we drove out to Fresh Pond, IA
shonable resort, eis hit miles from Boston. 1t has
fine hotel, beautiful grove, splendid lake. &c. and
Is well attendedb by the pcasure-seekng portion of
the community.
Yesterday we visited Bunker Hill and wendell our
way to the top OF the monument an elevation OF
some two hundred and twenty feet The view
from here, rs OF course very extensive, beating Bar
NUNS Garden all hollow. We looked and wondered
and philosophical TILL o'clock, full of glory. and
then came down again. Mr.. Harrington has been
selling out his extensive museum at auction
Among the bidders for the last three days, noticed
Mr.. Barnum, the interchangeable manager of the Anne
rican Museum in New York. He is making good
of the $500, which he took on the Fourth of
obServed at pf he mo ,e
paintings were knocked down 10 him. and some
great bargains he had, too. Some of the finest and
largest originals, which cost Mr.. II. from 500 to
$50 each, Mr.. Barnum bought for less than $50
each. noticed also that he purchased many of the
most valuable among the curiositics But need not
have mentioned this for as it is generally under
stood that Mr. i. does not hide his light under
bushe; we might have reasonably expected that in
due time he would have given all necessary infor-
nation regarding the additions to his museum to the
public.
Thcatrcals are of the dullest kind here The
fremont stands enantless once rnore-the National
Is dong slim buslness-the Boston Museum is do.
ing well. Mr.. KimbaIl, the manager, is one of the
finest fellows ave--he has decidedly the neatest
adjustment OF the kind have ever seen, and the
whole ls arranged with the most consrmnlate tack
and good taste. The Ralners are engaged at the
Museum this week, and of course large fashionable
and delighted audiences attend here.
Let me recommend to all our friends coming TO
Boston to stop at the American House, in Hanover
street. The proprietor, Mr.. Rice is a gentleman OF
the first water, and his establishment is conducted
with neatness and good order. All friends OF good
living had better stop here.
/ have Just returned from Lowell, where went
yesterday evening to get look at the pretty
girls !" and fine view had OF them, as well as
delightful walk through the various factories, NC.
an account of which must reserve for future let
ter. free concert was advertised TO be givea at
the City Hall in Lowell last evening by a Mr.. Her
rick dropped in there ard found the room crowd
ed with some twelve hundred persons, three quarters
of which were ladies, Thew were listening to
professor Henick, weo, " solitary and alone''
occupied little cpbby hole VIII ere he whined out