New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-16
FISHING, MUSEUM LOWELL ISLAND A.

Coresporeenee Of The ~ \ rns1ne-
SALEM M.s. Thsn-asy An. a IA.
left Nesfork on Saturday evening last svelts,~
but found IL Agreeably cool the Bay state Tor ~
River. What palaces those boats are though m.
il delightful Old city, and quiet country yI..
excepting on one or two OF the business street. ~
halb is good one, and years ago there we're ,,,r
eighty sail from this town engaged IN the East ma
trade DON their shipping Is almost wholly coofpnI !,
tie coastng trade which increasing and business az.
ersll, is much mole brisk than il Was ten y,nns -
Philips (tbe Free Soil candidate for Goyertnr /. -
wears ago. GoOdhue 4 BOvker ISs mercAan.s ri
there are other good firms that doing mich IA, M.
city There is very interesting free Museum Ae-s
established in 1879 by the East India Marine Socess
the III. bers of which were, and must be- captains a.,
suptrcargoes Who have sailed beyond Cape Of Coed Han
or Cape Horn. The Society has fund Of over S2aa
out Of the proceeds OF which the expenses are paid S
over 81 900 annually distributed 10 widows and orphan.
Of members Of the Society. The cuOsiiies 10 the W.
scum over 1900 fom all quarters OF the globe Aehe,.
have all been donated by members OF the Society an
there al extraordinary gobular box representing Ia
day If Judgment, supposed 70 have been carved bys
monk IN the fourteenth century. lt Is onlg | ga
inches IN diameter inside aud contains hundred ana
eight figures carved perfectly 20 give the expre>
sion of each face. Upon the upper hemisphere litt,
above the center ia the midst 0i circles Of Angels
f,ure representing the Deity Immediately beox Is "A.
Virgin Mary Peter, angels with muslcl mstTumeat
&c. Upon the other hemisphere Is ngure repressl.
lng the SAVIOR, seated upOu an eAenucl aTch reRrt
s.ntiDg the vault Of Heaven in the character fudge
mankind On his right are five female figures kneeliz
in alteration On the left are five male figures la ia
Interior portion We behold the resurrection Of the dead
and the punishment Of the wicked In the 0regrugl
the flames of purgstory eDvelop the damned There 3
a beautiful model of an - guu-shp with sails spreA
made from soup bones by prisoner az DartmoOr, Ia
noticeds Chinese gun taken by the English al Nngpos
in lsl2 The gun is very small one, and The eArraz
is entirely Of camphor wood. would like 10 menlloai
good many other curiosties but you have not the space
Lowell Island about four miles down the harbor has 10
come very fashionable place of resort for families freq
Salem Boston, Lowell &c. The City ts'hers have
usually had an annual chowder party Ola the Island aada
year or two ago the property bought by stephen
Philips wbo formed Stock Company aud large hoe
has been erected and is filled 20 overlooking The fishing
of the barbOr is glorious ahen YOU don't get sicll
We Of party OF twenty three yesterday, and ony
three well among US, but good many cod haddoek
pollock &c, were caught, notwithstanding Your humble
servant sick enough TO thoroughly despse hshng ba
the lady under my charge, quite an intimate friend
of mine was not sick, aud caught enough 10 euti.le
me TO share of the chowder which was got up on our
retarn to the little cove where we found sti water
There several good singers Of the party, and the
excursion minus the hearing, delightful one, and
have notion to try it again ON my next visit here