The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-16


| them to come and visit in some such seasons,
| and think they will 60 back with better opin.
ION of Southern slave holders and slave-holding
ministers. than many OF them seem now to have
Let this be remembered.
Correspondence Of the Herald
BosroN, August IA, 1874.
Rides and Hotels What's Fair for One is for
| Another-F ashionable-Nep Bmidings-Scenery
around Boston, &c. &c.
| knew no better way Of passing this dreamy
afternoon, than Of writing you. 1t may be consi-
dered peculiarly, but prefer ride or drive in
the morning, to any other time. In the neighbour
hood of city one has the road more to ones self,
consequently less dust-then, the horses are fresh,
as are the faces at the cottage wlndows-people
are more willing to let you drive in their grounds,
| if you SO choose, than at later hour when they
| have been dozen times trespassed upon-and, in
Short let any one try drive at eight o'clock or So
after an agreeable breakfast, and if they do not
agree with me, they are welcome to sultry crawl
the world, believe. the United States Hotel, and
not by comparison either, for my last eighteen
months have been divided between Cozzens' and
| the Astor, as you may know-so may be c0nsl
! dered tolerable Judge. My mind was made up
for the American or fremont. When in the cars
from Worcester to Boston, in reply to passenger
! to which house was best, heard the Conductor
say, the fremont, American, or the United States
| Hoie-I concluded on the latter.
Very few fashi0nabes are vlsible-Beacon street
| looks quite deserted-Temple Place, fremont and
Summer streets have a few sensible ones left, who
| prefer the comforts Of home, with the chance Of
| morning and evening breeze, to the many incon-
venences of travel, or the privations Of country
| life. There were never more strangers here than
at present, | am told, but they must be OF very
quiet class.
The mania for building is almost alarming.
Houses are gcing up in almost every street, whole
blocks in many. Rents are never,helessyer high,
much has been said OF the many rides and the fine
scenery around Boston-ot the great Mount Au-
burn in particular-the cemetery OF this emporium,
that little remains Tor me, excepting 10 rejoice with
others that the great gate of entrance OF wood in
imitation Of stone, has given place to one OF sub
stantial Quincy granite, and the pine fence of en-
e e 9aTeo @ M
M A., who has SO long been famous for his polite
ness and hospitality in allowing strangers to admire
them, has lately forbidden all ingress He is satia-
ted with gratified faces.
Charlestown is rapidly growing, to the pretended
| Indifference Of the Bostonians but their real
chagrn Singular enough though it may be, they
seem TO hate the very name Of their sister city, |
| town." said | to Boston friend the other day.
" Pig town we call it," he replied do not think
It at all fair, tor 1t Is very pleasant place, and
much Of is venerable looking; and, then, it con-
tains the Monument
1.-THE Navy yard looks well. The receiving ship,
Ohio, Captain William Hunter, is in her summer
i
ed divine service last Sunday morning, and was
much impressed with the scene--so many of the
hardy sons OF the ocean joining In the service oil
The church OF America, and as devout and attentive
| as the fair damsels of the congregation, of whom
there were not few from the city and elsewhere.
BY the by, the reverend officiating gentleman on
the occasion, boards at the U. s. Hotel, and would,
doubtless, add his testimony to mine in its favor.
party OF wild fellows are for the White Noun
| tains Ho ! in day or two, and l am thinking
seriously Of making, one OF them. shall at least
set out; but il find tempting nook, somewhere
near the sea shore, may slip away from them.
There eastern heiress at the hotel two days
since, who-but, on the whole, think had better
say more OF her in my next. Expect to hear from
me soon, and meantime, and ever, believe me
yours, faithfully. X.
The WHEAT CRoP IN KENTUCKY. Wheel
ing Gazette gives dlsheartenng accounts in relation
to the wheat crop Of that immediate neghborhood The
editor says 1.-The wheat fields in this vicinity in har
vest presented most promising appearance and i was
supposed at that time that we would have harvest rich
and abundant beyond oil former precedent. As soon
however the farmers commenced thrsshng out their
grain, the discovery made that the fattering ndca
tons Of abundant yield above referred to- decep
vethere was to be sure, an unusual amount Of straw
but the yield Of grain fell far short Of the reasonable
Pectaons Of our worthy agricuurst and II was also
discovered that great deal Of the wheat light and
shrvelled some Of II requiring five pecks in
make bushel of the standard weight: We also regret
withstandng oil these we are inclined to be
eve that the aggregate amount Of wheat obtained this
in the agricultural region Of country adjacent to
yield Of former seasons, for assured that much
more wheat last fall and spring than usual
many Of farmers have undoubtedly harvested
ally fine crops"
MURDER AND ARSON IN THE INDIAN COUNTRY
We learn from gentleman just from the lndiaT
country that on "Wednesday the nth inst the trading
house on Little River in the Creek Nation belonging Il
MIR. Thomas Hazen Of this town, has been burned ant
two young men (brothers) well known and highly re
spected in this place. named Arid with two other meI
whose unable to learn have been murdered
and the goods in the store carried of by party OF wild
Indians headed by the notorious STAIRS The Indians
| said to be Comanches
-Four men, Rhea. MITCHELL White and Jones, were tried
and condemned before his honor Chief Justice Lynch
the 10Th inst. South sulphur, Texas for killing two
men and boy OF the Delaware tribe OF friendly In
dams. They executed under said sentence, the
next day in the presence OF large number OF persona
.q,kansas Inteiiigeneev, Juiy "a
FROM RIO GRANDk-The brig Nimble, Ferrell,
arrived this morning from Rio Grande, which
place she left the I'd July She reports that the mar
kes glutted with -four and all imports were gene
rally excessively dull Hides very scarce, and yes
sells lying ondemurrage, waiting produce, hdes
were not quiet, but still strong and numerous In arms
and often capturing villages and considerable towns.
Baltimore Patriot, .1ug. IL.
CANAL IN NEw GRANADA-We learn that Messrs
William Stephens and Andrew Hague, OF this city
have contracted with the authorities Of New Granada Il
construct canal from the Bay Of Carthagens to the Rive
Msgdalena, distance OF eighteen miles This canal vii
open the City Of Carthagena vast extent Of the int
ror country AMI will revive the business Of that ancien
CITY, s. Gassns.
SpEEp.-The distance from New York to Boston
by way Of the Long island Railroad, is 200 miles II
accomplished In ten hours and few minutes. This !
making better time than the Western Railway.
DRTRoT.-Thcre has probably never been more
building In any one season In the city OF Detroit than thu
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