The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-11-11

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Miss Lucy Crouch, gold thimble for her wax
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Co. first class diploma for FIRE bricks and tiles.
CLASS No LXIII.
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pioma Tor wrought iroo street lantern.
major Ben. Perley Poore and his Apples in
Boston.
The telegraph, yesterday, announced that Msior
Ben. Perley Poore had arrived in Boston, with the
wheelbarrow of apples, which he had rolled So
miles in payment of a bet won by Col Burbank.
The BosteA Traveller describes his arrival;
Major Poo-e, with his wheelbarrow and barrel al
apples, started this morning from Maiden at half
past eight O'Clock. amid the good wishes of peonla
vi Gh sexes and parties.
He proceeded along at good pace and BY easy
house at the further end of Maiden bridge when
Messrs. Cutting & Turner, daeuerreetypists 10
fremont Row, accosted him and requested Der.
mission to take his likeness, e costume as also the
counterparts OF his wheebarrow and his barrel Of
apples This request was Politely compiled with,
and hne picture was secured.
Inc Major then persevered in his Journeys
democratic friend having paid his toll fare in con.
sideration probably, of the advantage derived by
his candidate from the Fillmore party organization
The Major, with only one halt arrived at the
weighing machine on the centre of the bridge,
when the weighing master insisted on his subject.
| ing himself to the balance. We are sorry to saw
that the Ma jor was found wanting here Barrow;
barrel and all, the weight was three hundred and
| sixty five pounds. The Major weighed alone one
hundred and eighty-ive pounds-twelve pounds
less than when lie started from home. His heart,
however, had not lost fraction of his size as was
ON -
| it time He was considerably fatigued-his hand 3
much blisered-and his shoulders where the stra 0
bearing the barrow crossed them, are black as
iEk; yet his courage was untamed, and he propel-
| led along with unfiagging spirits.
AT the Canal Brewery at the Somerville and
Maiden Bridge, about . hundred friends met the
Major. One of whom carried a banner bearing
| the words
"Ben Perley Poore may his faithfulness to his
pledges be initiated by the next Administration"
Forming in somewhat irregular procession
the party preceded the Major TO the Main streer,
Charlestowp, where another crowd was assembled
and received him with three cheers. The con
gratulatons he received at this point crafty
ing to him, as they were honest and heartfelt on
the part of the Rivers
At the City Hotel there was another halt, a
greater accession of people, and more cheers,
which were repeated at Joel Wright's, where the
this point to the Fillmore Head Quarters, on
Charlestown square, his progress was more like
that of conquering hero, than q wheelbarrow
| man with load of Poore apples.
The Charlestown Fillmore Club had here pre-
vided refreshments, and alarge company were IS.
| sembed to do Major Poore honor, among whom
we saw men Of all political parties participating
The health Of Major Poore was given and loud
y responded to- In turn he gave the health of the
next President of the Unit Cd States whom all were
bound to honor. Sundry friendly toasts were Civ.
en-, after which the crowd outside den aded
OF the wheelbarrow man. He went out and spok G
| briefly to the people misunderstanding that his
| grandfather had travelled from New bury to Bun
he himself should fail to wheel his barrow in fulfil
| ment Of an honorable wager, the same distance
| In three days.
Further proceedings took place of little impor-
tance, when the Major took up bis barrow again,
amid three cheers "for the next Governor of Mas
| sachusetts," and was proceeding on his way,
when halt was called escort was looked
| for from Boston in few minutes. The wheelbar-
row was dropped at this ntimation, and the GROVE
| busted themselves in complimentirg the Major on
| his pluck. The Charlestewn men fell in two and
two and went forth to meet the Bostonians on the
| other side of the draw, in 3 few minutes after
| wards. There was at least 500 Of the former,
| and the number fast increasing.
Before the party had proceeded the breadth OF
| the square, q courier arrived from Boston with
| the Information that an escort was on the way to
| meet Major Poors at the line between that city
| and Charlestown.
|
| Capt. Snow, and a delegation of Fillmore men,
| headed by the Boston Cornet Band, arrived in the
square at halfpas one. In fifteen minutes the
escort, Major Poors and wheelbarrow, started for
| Boston.
| The procession had not advanced twenty roda
before the rush of the curious crowd rendered II
| necessary to draw rope Of protection about the
redoub table hero of the day and his barrow, when
they proceeded without further difficulty.
On Chariestown bridge the procession made .
brief halt it shortly after entered Boston and pro
| cesded up Charlestown street amid the cheers Oi
| immense crowds on the sidewalks. The Major
| continued to trundls his barrow with sturdinesi
and vigor, and like true military man, as he IS
| kept perfect step to the music of the band Vi
| course he WAS the observed of all observer, anG
every step Of his progress was hailed with rounds
| of applause from the spectators.
Before entering Haymarket Square, the process
| sion again halted for moment, after which Il
passed into Blackstone street, where it again halt
| ed for brief time, during which hundreds crowd
| cd about the Major and his wheelbarrow. Aftel
this it again srtsd amid rapturous cheers, coming
| from the ranks of the procession, the sidewalks
| windows and carriages In the street A large
| crowd appeared in front of Faneuil Hall, and OF
the steps of the custom house, who testified thei
| delight by noisy applause. Just before entering
State street there was another halt, the time
which was principally occupied by cheers for "oul
next Governor" Fillmore and Ben Perley Poore.
Whom the procession turned into State street, the
scene was strongly suggestive of some of the mos
mark personal evstions in the history of Boston
30 deuss was the crowd Ia and either side of the
street, that the procession advanced with difficulty
and the rush Of spectators from either hand almost
completely broke up the order of the ranks. The
Major himself would have been sadly hustled but for
the energetic protection of the guard of honor Al
most every window and balcony, and even the tops
buildings were crowded with spectators, all apps
rently dying with laughter" the figure cut by
the humorous Major. The applause loud aDc
continuous, and not few white han6kerchi.fs way
cd In honor OF him of the -elbsrrow who plodd
nd trun lad afA iy he haa
the Journal sfce, where he again rested and receiv
ed new applause.
fesuuing his journey, he passed mp Court street
TO fremont Row, amid fresh cheers, clsppipg oil
hands and waving Of handkerchiefs. Amer brei
tsrry st this point the pfocession again stated snd
cid again halt Till the and apples had
reach sd the froat OF the fremont House. when the
conditions of the wager bad besa fully fulfilled and
| the pledge of the Major redeemed.
The crowd In fEont iof the hotel wAs dense. and
much incemmoded BY the numerous carriages and
carts which were drawn up In the Streets and flied
by parties anxious TO zee the arrival Of the gall pf
vhselbarow man. The police could not. By any
physcal energy they could exert prevent the great
oreauure and tbs apples were hnslly dumped, after
thsv had trayeIssd the corns Of quite number OF
the crowd The effort to land the burden was great
er than that required prope' any one Of the
| miller Of the rosd from Newbury. II was Kindness
alone which caused the obstruction nnd trsube' but
not exactly % comfortably place ask indnsss might
haye bean However everything eLdcd pisesAntly,
/ - .L- n. ~was Enaliv NJ uuQog the