Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-13
BOSTON CORRESPONDENCE,
The Railroad Jubilee.-Order of arrangements.
railroad Traffic and other Staiistics.-H -Healy's
Webster Picture.-- Citizen Soldiery.-E Erensen.


railroad Traffic and other Statistics. - Healy's
Webster Picture.-C Citizen Soldiery. FSrensen.
Bosros sErrrMBHR 9, 1851.
Many usrous citizens Of the District Of Columbia have
already been invited, by dsputaiOn from civic autho
rifles visit this city week and may not be aiss
state the arrangements for The festival which il Is hoped they
will winessa RALRoAa JUBrLEE for celebrating the final
completion of the great lines of railway communication be-
tween Boston, the Cansdas and the Great West and the
establishment Of line Of American Atlantic steamers
The idea borrowed from the New York celebration Of the
completion Of the Erie canal years ago, and money has bssn
avishly appropriated by the City Govemment while our
merchant princes have subscribed with equal iberay.
intended that the festival shall supass in magu6cence any
public display Of rejoicing witnessed this continent
The prominent invited guests will be publicly received BY
Mayor BIexIow on Wednesday morning, September II,
end escorted By military the houses Of their entsstainsr
al The principal citizens having asadsssd hOsPit6y duns
the festival Thas afternoon the City Goxenmsnt win show
their ons to the strangers, and carriages enssgsd .
convey parties to the reservoirs Bunker Hill Cambridge the
Navy Yard, &c.
On Thursday, the is.h squadron Of steamers win con-
vey the party down the hsrbor and they will be shown the
fofcaons farm school for truant boys emgrant ssysums,
and other city institutions. collation. will be served up in
the hospital Deer Island, where foe thousand plates
shipping in the harbor will be decorated with flags, and
lutes ill be fired.
On Friday, the l9h there will be grand procession,
escorted by the Boston Brigade, Gen. Andrews fine body
Of artillery, lancers, infantry, and rHsmen. Ahos Of pub
lie scholars will line the common, and present novel yet
imposing array for in these public schools lies the strength
Of New Engands power There will be exercises in Fa-
neu Hail. and dinner for least Eve thousand guests in
pavilion which il to be erected on the common. Some
half dozen displays Of fireworks in the evening will conclude
the festivities. 4
Bostonans have good to thus honor the completion
Of their internal channels Of commerce, for is the ron
horse which brings the increased and traffic which
is fast enrchDg the Tremonane pennsus and enlagng
its bounds far into the surrounding waters. On Saturday
last tho efficient City Marshal e. Tukey, ESQ., stationed
thryve various localities, to keep count Of those
who entered the city, and those who left it, between haPas
six A. M and hafpast p M. The seven main rail-
roads brought in 963 persons 1882 in ll6
trains and carried ont II s5a persons, s72 in l2O
ransmany citizens leaving for the country Saturday,
which for the Of ougoers ncomes
There also 532 freight cars and in in n trains
These statistics show the Of travel
railroads. and recapnstion Of the entire nsress and egess