The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-20
BY THE EASTERN MAIL.
Boston.
Correspondence of the Herald.l

Correspondence ofthe HERALD
BosToN, June 10, l645.
State Of Trade Characteristics Of the Bostonions-Odd
Fsllows Celebration Of the Bells, &c.
Business of almost every description is good here at
present The sidewalks of every business street is
verea with bales and boxes and hundreds
and repass through the every hour loaded with
every sort of merchandise for home market for
export to foreign clmes. Our people pursue business
from Monday morning to Saturday night with intense.
that commands success and secures its reward
From the end of the week to the other business is
their only thought. If you them the street they
walk hurriedly and exhibit countenance full Of
thought. No people in any section Of country in
cnsey apply themselves business as we do and most
Europeans affirm that days labor in this city, taking
into account the constancy with which they have to
work. is nearly equal to and quarter days labor in
their country. Yet such business, absorbed people
we do always think of business ;hen trade
inactive and the markets close become literary sci
cntfc temperate, from desire to gain cheer
ing hopes for SOUL we attend some
warm religious controversy In the fall when business
various kinds Of and paronise the humbugs
And of all the different subjects which presented
last winter know Of none unless photography that is
the at-oneme all important subject, of temperance is
not progressingI shall not say that it is rerogradng
hut well know from daily observation that the Is
not advancing here just with locomotive speed.
Legal suasion the most absurd that
dealers more united and determined than before The
liquor shops are very little fewer in number than
they three years ago. There mistake that the
quantity of spirits drunk here just much former
ly. By moral suasion the Westinghouse did very
much for degraded humanity but by legal suason they
will neither advance their cause induce the spirit
dealers to give up their business This temperance bust
here, has often seemed to to be money making
subject. We have had the fremont Temple filed,
dozens of times, at a York shilling ticket The society
that had the management Of these meetings, lent
ssance whatever to the society that has dead house
for nebratcs in Court street. where the unfortunate
lodged fed and clothed as the may require Humid
reds OF dollars have been raiseby these meetings and
place of meeting. Now should like to ascertain to
what purpose these funds have been appropriated and If
likely to benefit the cause, for myself Washing
tonian2
The Odd Fellows celebration will prove splendid
pageant and the day will most probably be spent
citizens holiday. Numbers arrived last night from
all quarters and by - o'clock to-day they will all be in
procession.
All the bells in city ollcd yesterday from
IL to PM, in commemoraton Of the death of General
Jackson.
The beautiful yacht Mist, the arrival of which men,
toned in my last has attracted considerable attention
among aquatic gentry She will probably leave here
Friday, and perhaps visit few Of Eastern
ports There have been but few arrivals this port
ccpting coasters, for some days past We look
ing out tor the Steamer Caledonia. JOHN BUNYAN.