The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-06-25
Correspondence Of the Republic.
BosroS, June 81, ls4s.

BosroN, June 81, i849.
The hot weather is fast driving our people off TO
the neghboring watering places; and Nahant, Nam
tucket Gloucester, and Newport begin to fill up
We have numerous beautiful seaside retreats
within few hours journey; indeed, some may be
reached in less than hour from State street. such
as Nantucket Phillips's beach, and Nahant Glou-
cester promises to be place of great resort the
present season, the railroad having been completed
TO that ancient town, and new hotel opened
There is place in the country that can surpass
Gloucester in its bold marine scenery, its extensive
and magnificent beaches, and its many facilities for
Cape Ann, the eastern extremity of Massachusetts,
and on the north shore of Massachusetts, Bay -
1t has one of the most picturesque and capacious
harbors on the Atlantic coast. You are about
two hours in reaching Gloucester by the cars, from
Boston. The magnolia blooms and fourishes in
digenously in Gloucester, which is the only spot
in New England where it is SO found The present
condition of this interesting seaport is prosperous
and its prospects are very encouraging
The Hon. Jared Sparks was naugura,ed yester-
day at Cambridge, as President of Harvard Col
lege. There was very large attendance from
Boston and the adjacent towns. The weather was
intensely hot; and there being some delay in the
formation of the procession, indispensable these
occasions, great grumbling ensued among the poor
fellows (among whom were many venerable alum
ni who were kept waiting in the hot DUST beneath a
blazing sun, until the band struck up the signal to
move Preliminary to the inaugural ceremonies,
the students, in conformity with an old custom,
planted what they call "President's tree" A fine
Norwegian fir was borne in wagon to suitable
spot where it was planted in the presence Of Mr..
Sparks. In the afternoon there were appropriate
ceremonies in the church, with music, Latin odes,
&c. Governor Briggs presented to the new President
the charter, keys and seal of the University
panyng the induction into Office with ONE we'll
timed remarks; to which Mr.. Sparks replied. After
music and other services, Mr.. Sparks delivered his
inaugural address, which occupied an hour and a
half in the delivery. It was tiresome for the first
hour, but the speaker brought up handsomely at
the last heat, and closed eIoquently That word
heat is hardly figure of speech in this connection
The church was crowded to overlooking, great
proportion of the audience being ladies' and you
may imagine what Auttering of fans and waving
of white handkerchiefs there were.
The services in the church having terminated, the
procession formed anew, and marched to Harvard
Hall, where collation., of which strawberries and
ices were the prominent components, presented
itself. A great number having entered, quite a
disurba nee sprang up among some of the outsiders,
principally Students entitled to ngress; and these
classic ceremonies we're profaned by what was
neither more nor less than row. 1t was caused by
one of the police striking student over the heed
with his staff Upon this, the cry of Harvard
raised among the students, and had it not been
for the timely Intervention of Mr.. Josiah Quincy,
jr., the consequences might have been serious As
it was, two three of the police all the per-
sons injured.
The inaugural celebration terminated at nine
o'clock with an instantaneous illumination of all the
surrounding buildings. 1t was managed with ex
cellent effect, and in a very liberal and tasteful man
ner.
At the table where the collation. was spread some
tastefully printed pieces of verse were circulated,
from which select the following To those fami-
liar with his style, need not say they by Doc
tor Holmes:
A SCINTILLA
Twelve well-crammed lines, firm, juicy, marrowy,
sweet,
No bone or trimmings, nothing there but meat,
With rhyme through them like a golden
skewer,
Taste might approve and patience may endure"
THE EXECUTION.
Long live old Harvard Lo, her rushing train
Grees a new sign board stretched across the plain;
While the bell rings-(and that the bell shall do
Till Charles shall drop his worn channel through)
II gently hints to every that banks,
Here comes the engine-don't you see the sparks!
How changed this scene The forest path is clear,
That mighty engine finds no Indian here
The worlds great Teachers quit their native Alps
To fill the skulls once trembling for their scalps,
When the red neighbors Of our ancient School
Left their own wigwam others wigs to cool
Being on an excursion down the harbor yester-
day, had the pleasure of inspecting the interior of
Fort Warren, on Georges island. Ii may not be
generally known that, within six miles Of Boston,
a fort which when finished will be one of the most
complete and gigantic in the world, is now in pro-
cess of construction. Its cost thus far, is upwards
of 8, 2OO, 600; and it was commenced in 1888. 1t
will probably cost "Uncle Sam" two millions of
dollars before it is completed. %
(From some unexplained cause the letters Of our
New York and Baltimore correspondents, which
should have been received for to-days paper, have
failed To reach us.)
CENTURY AGO.
But for the inopportune rush of the foreign news,
and, what has still more subdued our moralizing
propensities, the tremendous heat Of the weather