The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-06-30

DUSTIN, juno ~, 1913.
Incendiarism has increased so much of late in
Boston and its vicinity, that it has been found ne
cessary greatly to increase the rates of insurance to
meet the augmented risk. week or two since
repeated attempts made to fire houses and
barns in Brooknc. In one instance the incendi-
airy was shot at and wounded, but escaped to utter
anonymous threats against the whole town and the
house where he was baified, in particular. day
or two afterwards barn at Jamaica Plain was
fred and consumed, in conformity with threat
that il should be done if the occupant did not send
the writer fifty dollars. And night before last there
were three incendiary fires, almost simultaneous in
Roxbury, attended with loss of property and the
burning of seven horses. Great excitement pre-
walls in consequence of these atrocities. 1t is evil
dent that there is organized gang of fendish dep
redators, who have become bold and expert in
incendiarism by practices, and who are withheld
only by fear of the vigilance of the inhabitants from
firing every house and barn in the vicinity. The
most energetic measures for ferreting out these
wretches are earnestly called for by citizens
Threatening letters, in handwriting similar to
that which menaced the destruction of the barn in
Brookline which menace was fulfilled, have been
received by other parties; and the success which
has attended the efforts of the incendares thus far,
in spite of all the vigilance employed against them,
seems to battle prevention.
A semi-annual Horticultural exhibition, of three
days duration, is now open in our city, and, for
the present, Horticultural Hall is the resort of
fashio nd uello cnfo In
which might not be appropriately cassed under
those heads. The show of roses is superb there
being thousands of varieties. The grapes exhibit
ed are the largest and finest have ever SEEM some
the :" Canon Hall variety being as large as the
largest pigeons eggs was particularly interested
in some very beautiful orchideous plants, sent by
Mr.. Lowell of Roxbury, which thrived on char
coal and dry fragments of earthen ware, instead of
good loamy soil One variety of these plants has
its roots exposed to the air, and is vegetable para
dox, conducting itself just all other vegetables
do not, and having flower like an insect
Without any intention prepense of insinuating
a puff, must be permitted to say something of
the newly enlarged hotel, of which we Bostonians
are now bragging-I mean the Revere House.
We assert that We now have the best public house
in the country and with all Difference to the Others
] will say. come and judge for yourselves if we are
not right. The recently added wing is, in itself,
palace. 1t contains l02 rooms, making the num-
Der in the whole house 329. This new wing is l65
feet long and between 60 and 70 wide Upon the
first floor is a straight suite of three spacious and
superbly appointed parlors, the third of which
opens upon lady's ordinary of lofty and elegant
dimensions. Over this are three stories, with
suite of eleven large and exqusitey furnished par
Tors on every story; so that, throwing the doors
open, you have beautiful coup-d'e from the
first to the eleventh. The carpets of these rooms
are almost all of American manufacture the most
sumptuous being some velvet and tapestry carpets,
manufactured at Roxbury, in this State believe
there are specimens of the same in the White
House, at Washington. Mr.. Paran Stevens is the
host of the Revere House; and need not say
more in his behalf, than that all the internal ar
rangements Of the establishment are worthy of the
splendid and commodious appointments which first
elicit the admiration of visitors
Your compositor, the other day, made me speak
of Nantucket as one Of the watering places within
an hours ride of Boston. .Nantasket was the word
To reach the former place, one has to go to New
Bedford, and take the steamer while the access to
the latter place is short, direct, and convenient,
either by water or land. Still Nantucket is an in
teresting and agreeable summer resort although its
population has been somewhat thinned of late by
the California fever. 90