New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-03
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Correspondence Of The Tribune.
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Correspondence OF ne lflDuhf
MANCHESTER n II. Jan. g $50.
GESrLEAEN Strangers visiting Boston, who
are AZ al interested In the manufacturing interest, Of
the country should not neglect 10 extend their tour to
this new city. You start from Boston al in ths morn
ing and after two hours ride on railroad not sur.
passed u equaed IN the country for rapidly ease and
comfort arrive here Ia ample time % canine the place
snd everything II interest connected with the factories
before the lsst train 81 returns Aiter leaving
Lowell The road winds sloug the banks Of the beautiful
Merrimack rendered immortal By Wbittier's muse
and though Il ia now frozen over, and the hiitops IN
the vicinity covered With snow, one can form some
idea hON charming ine scenery must BE-. when nature
s freed from the sy mantle aud vigorous IN the bright
vCs.ure and bamy gales Of Sammcr IS you approach
ths city the huge mills aud long blocks % boarding
houses a. once remind you, thar Ike Lowell, /, 10 ex-
clgsively a manufacturing place. Eight years ago
river and Il s the largest place In the state con
t.inng Pcpulat1n % up Sard Of lJ0lu, and rapidly
Increasing The boarding houses here are substantially
buit Of brick IN blocks ~ ten or dozen, are three
stories hig1 srd Afford the operatives wsn and COM
Portable home IN lively contrast @ the misery " pen,
Up garrett hhy cellar % which tho seansiresscs u
our over grown cities are no, uriTeqleniy driven.
noticed tEo Of neat brick dwellings, two stories
high running through the city and informed ha,
they were built for and occupied By the oyerseers who
receive tom - 10 = per day and live Ia very com
~ table maDrer. These Overscers are very popular
among tie operatives. and some ~ them have ia,ey
received Tey valuable preser from those over whom
they ststionet-such a. elegant Bibles. center IA
bies. sofas. &c. An overseer IN the stark Ns
named M0wsti more fortunate than others received
eleg AIT silver pitcher costing upward u hundred
dollars.
The srourd On which the city "a bulk formerly
owned BY Judge stark grandson Of Gen stark whose
name and fame dear % every son OF Nss. Hsnp
shire as MS Dan Granite hills Judge stark now re-
sides on splendid place. few miles below. ~ the
Junction Of the Plscatsqaoz and Merrimsck visited
the 5urs! ground Of the sisrk family siiusied mile
above tle city. plain granite shaft with the simple
Inscription John stark points a. the spot where rest
ice remains q laai brave and trleheartod Republican
b the side Of he remains Of ne General those Of
he ~.e Elizabeth and not Molly" az the bOErs
piers have H. when relating the cd speech Of her hus
band, delivered before the battle Of Bennington.
TIE City Of Manchester 10 quite ,asteluly laid out
the streets Of good width aud thekly planted With
trees then there several handsous squares neatly
enclosed gnich N Sumner uusi presents very pretty
appearance everything about the place seems new
and clean there are dirty s.reets houses or
veEy poor people 20 Be seen 10 other cities q
ia size which i probably 70 Be attributed the fsc. Of
the population bong a!no., exclusively American.
ClroD.