Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-08-30

have Its compromising advantages and disadvantages
From and manufactures Massachusetts, aud the
New England States generally have derived much wealth
and the means of securing the advance ontegence and
comfort, but by devotion to money getting
confinement in crowded factories or close counting
rooms-over coddleing in Close furnaceheated houses
in winter-over tear and wear generally, they have
measureably lost the power of enjoying these things
Tall chimneys are the noticeable features of nearly all
New England towns and cites-we will do them the
justice to add that from the looks of the steepes the
churches are not neglected With stones every where
they build elaborate churches of wood.
| Boston Common is something Of which Bostonians
may we'll be proud. There is nothing like it In the
country. 1t contains fortyfve acres In the very
heart of the city where ground possesses value almost
fabulous The newer portions Of the city are laid out
with some appearance of human desgn-the older por-
tons are the result ofthe combined genius of the early
puritan COWS and pigs the streets following the tracks
made by these savory and sagacous animals The
wholesale business streets rapidly changing from the
brick structures of old Boston to imposing blocks OF
granite or Sidney free stone. Brown stone, although
met WITH nothing like as plenty in New York and
the eye wearied of the eternal brown roces in the
lief afforded by the change. We like the style of build
ing in Boston better than we do that prevalent IN New
York.
At the Navy Yard al Charestown saw on the
stocks the sbip-ofthe-ne Virginia commenced in 1920
Her companion ship, the Vermont, was launched some
years SINCE and she lies moored just she was launched
The Colorado and another steamer undergoing re-
pairs. Split shoe on board Colorado-make claim a
gainst the Government Get bill for the relief of -
ETC., etc. through next Congress.
They have a rope walk in the Navy Yard 1900 feet
long, said to be the longest in the world which accounts
for the long yarns which the sailors spin. From
point about where the most Northern of the hphouSes
now stands, the British column started its march
up Bunker Hill, or accurately Breeds Hill. On
the 7h inst we started march The sun was hot
and the day was hot, and took our time but the
British found the ascent hotter and the road harder to
travel on the 18th June, l775. The Monuments
plain granite obelisk-like all other obeisks is thing
without artistic design, differing little except in size
from granite gate-post. 1t is supposed to mark the
spot where Warren fell -
Great is Diana of the Ephesians! On Saturday that
great virtuous and patriotic ctzenhat iusrious de
fender of Lis country John c. Keenan, arrived at North
Chelsea suburb of Boston, and they fired national
salute of thirty-three guns in his honor.
At sundry points along the route we sundry poi
ical flags. We saw Vide Awakes and we Demo
Gratis in procession but Of these and other thing here
after.
We have spoken above of things in Boston-we might
have added that we paid visit to Faneuil Hall, does
every body-saw the forts and entertainments thrown uI
on the several heights by the patrotsbesides other
things too numerous to mention. We might add, that
in all probability the population of Boston proper-the
old peninsula, is rather decreasing than increasing
business houses are taking the place of dwelling houses
and driving the residents to some of the adjoining mu
inequalities But if take larger view, and include
Boston all the built up portions whose streets are
continuous with it, the population is increasing almost
as fast any of Atlantic cities with the exception
of New York and Brooklyn 1t might be safe to say
that it is improving fast any, New York not ex
ceped Boston appears to grow in spite OF obstacles
Philadelphia grows in spite of herself and the slow PEG
! pie who live there. New York grows in spite Of it;
wckednesS, possibly because of it. People like little
comfortable wickedness now and then. New York il
nearly always crowded
We saw the exterior of the Great Eastern but die
get board last Thursday week she sailed
was not open for visitors We lost our breakfast tina
morning in order to 60 to the foot of Ninth Street th
her picturesno great beauty-nor yet particularly ugly
Commercially her trip has been a failure she goe
] home without freight or passengers. We believe sh
/ did have few light vehicles on board. She M gh
have made more money as show-ship than she did,
she had been managed with any approach to common
sense or common decency, but the Cape May trip d'
for her. until the last day. when there something
: a rush.
The New York Central Park may be central some
time during the next century. 1t is only accessible nov
to those who have time and vehicles If supposed to
intended to as lungs for crowded city, we on
say that the suppostion is violent one. 1t is al
most out of hunanity's reach. New York, regard
its people and government is jolly humbug. The cit
government humbugs and cheats the people, and th
people in jolly sort of way humhug and cheat eac
other and the rest Of mankind much as the law allows
They give literally aud take literally There are
very good people occasionally in New " rk and Their
are considerable number that are not-but the plac
keeps moving There is no stagnation there. They'll
CO. if they go to the devil 1t is to be hoped that ai
share go heaven but not hotel keepers hackriver
They never annoy Saint Peter, whose key might rus
for hem
= The approaches to New York either through tn
NarroWS the Staten Island Sound or Long Island Scum
are really beautiful, especialy.hose through the MAJ
rows through Staten Island Sound. For miles Their
is succession of Villas country Seats public buildings
churches, improved grounds towns, retreats he
tels excursion steamers yachts forts, lighthouses etc
ETC. You feel that you in the vicinity of grea
centre of trade, capital and population.
Philadelphia extends and keeps extending. It is
perfect gridiron of railroads Railroads everywhere
Through Chestnut street. and crowded as is
Through Walnut street, through all the streets, yo
It can't go amiss We stopped night at Jones' Hote