The New York herald., 1844-07-03
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BosIos, July ], 1874
| ] would have liked to give you yesterday, as the
fittest occasion, some idea of Boston preaching
and Boston preachers, their in-goings and their
shorc omings their rtyle and their want oi style,
their luxu.iaIce and their barrenness, their natural
bent and their assumed tendencies, their struggles
between interest and inclination, their ambition,
their humility, their kindness, their intolerance,
their lust, aud their love- To treat this manifold
theme as it should be treated, IN all its wncings
and ramhcaticns, its length, depth. breadth and
thickness, contract for ink by the gallon, and pa
per by the ream, would be the first requsIte-es-
pecially If the work include an appended history Of
the ASPIRATIONS the notifications, the speculations,
conceils, follies, and vagares Of the demi-seini
saints-the uniedged ministry, whose creed 10
| vet callow, and which circumstances Is veto de-
lerinlne-the fancy preachers, out OF place, and
never 10 get plsce-.he unripe windialls OF lh' oo
| glca seminar s-young gentlemen IN doctIinal
doubt, white cfavats, infinite incer'iiude and in
verted dlckeys But l wish TO attempt no more
than 10 give bird's-eye view OF tins finr field,
through I'll, medium OF a letter sheet and I'll DO II
sometime, if break down"
/ There was magnificent exhibition oil fruits and
| flowers, at the Horticultural Rooms, IN fremont
Row, on Saturday: Warren, arellred ,,bbon man,
after having dealt for years IN arnclal flowers, has
deserted the counter tor the garden, and devoies
| his time TO the cultivation and Improvement of
plants and fruits, the richest and raIest which ma
ture Will vouchsaie 10 this cline There are ma
| ny other amateur gardeners and horticuurists
| amongst such OF the Boston merchants and proies-
| sonal men, retired or otherwise, as have summer
| residences little way out Of the city, and they
are al the expense OF many improvements 10 agri-
culture, OF which the practical farmer eventually
reaps the benefit. DIR. Howard, OF Brookline, /.
one of these. Elias Phinney, Esq, Of Lexington,
| manures. stocks, breeding. ETC., attract vsiloIs
from the remotest parts OF the country There is
not, perhaps, better farm in the State, II we ex-
cept one adjoining dor sale, beileve) belonging
to Theodore Phlnney, OF Cuba. Daniel Websters
fine farm in Marshfeld, is said TO owe IFS fruitful
ness entirely to cultivation, and he has quite aston
| showing them the capabilities Of their coil. The
| excellent use to which he APPLIES the immense
quantities Of kep-weed, devils-aprons, ee-grass,
and deiunct fish, continually cast by the upon
the beach, which forms one boundary OF his es
tate, would !ertiliZe a sand bank. In late srol
to Hampton Beach, in New Hampshire. was glad
to that the farmers in that vicinity have plenty
OF this KIND OF manure, aud are entlIely success
full in its application. To recur to "Back Dan
he has another and much better farm IN Franklin,
N. H., once his fathers homestead Near by saw
a small building in which the Defender OF The
Constitution taught his nei ghbor's children during
his college yacatIcn, how 10 spell baker" lie
resides on this farm some portion OF his time, and
deyotes considerable attention to improvements IN
agriculture and stock breeding. He has mngnlh-
cent Scotch bull (presented TO him while IN Scot
| land), and COW that Is said to yie ID iwenty-one
quarts per diem. When at home, he takes great
pleasure in showing strangers about his place, and
| at such times is very obhglng cordial and Jocose
During a visit which party, OF which was one,
made tohis farm last fall, he spoke with some PRIDE
| OF his bull Urom Ayrshire, think II s), and evi-
| IDENTIFY held him IN higher admiration than he ex-
| pressed. His pIgs, too, were splendid specimens
| BY the way, this reminds me of one OF Websters
dry jokes, made while condescendng 10 play the
cicerone for Some of his pigs had escaped
| from the pen, asd were making sad havoc IN bed
Of kitchen slufis. "Ilalo John," said Daniel, 10
his foreman, a tall, si.b.sded Yankee, ho could
have turned Horseshoe Robinson round his fiuger,
''your pigs are helping themselves" eyes, SIR"
replied the man, co1ly examining the ren. they've
rooted out" "umph.", rreIoned the retired states
i men, drlIy, radicals eh p
| This morning, posters were found stuck on all
the corners, calling meeting OF ciizens IN favor
of Joe Smith for President, al the Melodeon, this
forenoon. considerable number OF people as
| sembled in consequence OF this announcement
| amongst them many women, who, OF course. so IN
| for Jor'e notions Of spiritual busbandry.
/ T.. M.-Ihe Acadia sailed al halt past +. M
With 76 passengers for Liverpool ana i2 for Halifax
Amongst theae Jared Sparks, the historian,
bis wife, and servant.
dropped III This afternoon upon the Jefiersonian
| Con, ention Of Mormonites A gaunt seven iooier,
| IN brown linen bowse, was blasting away, al the
top OF his sentorian lungs, 10 about two hundred
looking women ever saw They advertise that
| .';he Western orators, Gen. Lyman White. Hon.
Brigham Young, Hon. H. G.. Kimball, Hon. 0.
Hyde, Hon. w. Woodruff, Professor Orson Pratt,
| and others, will address the convention" think
| It must have been Ors0n who was speaking while
| was present. There will be rowdy time 10
nght. AMI
| ANOTHER NRw York AND LIVERPOOL. PACKET.
The New Workers will soon have full line OF