Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-01
Sightseeing In and around Boston.

Correspondence of The Star.
BosrON, Sept 25th, 1857.
Having dined at the fremont House. our party
prepared for sights seeing in and around Boston,
and, after a diligent search through the crooked,
narrow streets, succeeded in finding the wherea-
bouts Of our friends, (Messrs. Raymond and o.
Brien, formerly Of Washington who were to do
the agreeable In our organizations.
BOSTON COMMON. -
This accomplished, the frst place that claimed
our admiration was Boston Common, the place SO
highly priced by every Bostonian. Here we
found large parties Of men and boys engaged in
the health. giving pastime of playing cricket,
the upper walks men, women, and children were
enjoying themselves in promenadng. es.
STATE STREET az i.
was next visited, and although it after the
hour of Change, the busy hum and care-worn
ed that the financial fever had broken out among
them, and the crisis had come. Rushing up,
down, across, and around the street, with gyrat-
ing arms, if the de- I'll were after them, remind
ed us Of the Bedlam scenes heard of in our child
hood
The Horticultural Exhibition at Music Hall
was next visited. Here the finest fruits, flowers
&c, we had ever seen were on exhibition, evil
dencing that considerable care is taken In the
Bay State In the production of that which is cal
cuated to please the fancy and satisfy the palate
Of the most fastdious epicurean.
THRBosroN THEATRE i
next claimed our attention. Herewe found young
Edwin Booth persOnating the crook back tyrant
Richard Ill, supported by good company. The
tragedy went off well-alf the actors doing Jus
tice to their parts. This was succeeded by
farce, which possessed the merit of being new as
we'll as laughable, creating much merriment
among the staid Bostonans. The ''Boston' is a
theatre Of the first class, comfortably seating
about three thousand persons, to each one being
allotted a spring seat chair which closes mp ON
rising, thus allowing ample room for the ingress
and egress of the most expansive crinoline Al
together, this is the best arranged theatre we
ever visited and the large auditory mig htly in
attendance attest the appreciation, by citizen and
strange of its admirable arrangements and the
talented company now on IFS boards.
THE PARKER HOUSE.
ION our way from the theatre, we stopped at the
Parker House (the only hotel we found in Boston
conducted on the European plan) and partook Of
supper. The eating apartments are furnished i'm
the best style but the oysters served up, are not
such as can be had at Gartier's, 'Potentini,s or
any other restaurant in Washington and it re-
CURED stretch Of the Imagination to convince
some OF the party that what they were mastcating
were bivalvss. .s. -. ...
TIE STATE HOUSE, ETC. r4
Rambling through the streets after this we
passed the State House, which crowns the city
having been built near the summit of Beacon
Hill the Hancock residence. where the old pa
triot John Hancock lived and died. the mansion
OF the late Amos Lawrence; the Cochituate Reser-
volr and other places Of note; finally bringing up
at the fremont House about o clock a. m. where
we retired for the night.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
On the morrow we sailed forth, and visited
the office Of the Chief Of Police, where we found
Chief Colburne, with his Deputy, and the Cap
tains Of the different districts, closing up the
business OF the past night. Useful information
was here obtained, as well as copy of the Police
Regulations, recently printed, which was pre-
, scented to US by the gentlemanly Chief, to whom
we are indebted for kind attention.
cHARLEsTowS,
the oldest town in Middlesex county, was next
visited. Here, during tue country's Revolution
airy struggle, fought one of the bloodiest bat
tles-;hat of Bunker Hill. -....
THE NAVY YARD
Passing on hurriedly, we reached the Navy
Yard, the walls Of which enclose about co acres
and officers quarters, barracks, timber sheds,
shops, &c.
AT the wharf was the steam frigate Merrimac,
preparing for her sea duty, on which they are To
leave the end of the present month An exami-
nation OF this noble vessel showed everything on
board to be In appie-pe order satisfying US that
wherever she may go, the honor of our country
Will be upheld by her gallant officers and crew
Near by, is the receiving ship, the Ohio, "A
which we did not visit, owing to want of time
In the Dry Dock-which is BAL feet in length,
50 in width, and 80 deep-is the steam frigate
Roanoke: which has been locked for repairs of
the unfortunate strain she received in launching
at the Gosport Navy Yard.
The Government Rope Walk here is, without
doubt one OF the best In the world, being well
| worth visit. Some time was here spent in ex-
aiming the different departments-the hemp
room, the spinning, &c. &c, well as the rope
walk. which, blythe way, is thirteen hundred
and fifty feet long. The hawser, cables cordage,
&c, Of all the United States ships are here man
ufactured it being so highly priced that in some
instances owners of merchantmen, We are told
have obtained permission, at times Of slack work
to have their outfit manufactured here they, OF
course, furnishing the material and paying labor
hire.
Bunker Hill Monument could not be passed
without examination; so thence We are preparing
TO wend our steps this letter closes. r. Nj.